ZRRS Referees Handle Women
Zimbabwe Referees go on World Rugby Duty Top Zimbabwe female rugby referee, Precious Pazani took charge of the women’s Rugby World Cup qualifier between…
Zimbabwe Referees go on World Rugby Duty
Top Zimbabwe female rugby referee, PreciousPazani took charge of the women’s Rugby World Cup qualifier between Kenya and Colombia at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on the 25th of August.
The fixture was originally set for 18 April 2021 before being postponed in support of the Kenyan Government’s precautionary measures to protect public health against the Covid-19 pandemic which ravaged local and international sport. She was assisted by top Zimbabwean referee Talent Gandiwa and top Ugandan Referee Saudah Jamilah Adiru as her Assistant Referees. Mudiwa Mundawarara, a retired Zimbabwean referee was at the same match in his capacity as Rugby Africa’s referees' manager.
In the last two months, the quartet of rugby officials have handled matches at the Rugby Africa pool Stages across the length and breadth of Africa.
The 2021 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup for women, to be held in New Zealand in the cities of Auckland and Whangārei. It was originally to be held in 2021, but was officially postponed by a year in March 2021 due to Covid-19 and will now take place from 8 October to 12 November 2022.
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Precious Pazani and her team for the RWC qualifier (Photo Credit: Kenya Rugby Union/Arigi Obiero)
Precious Pazani and her team before kickoff of the RWC qualifier (Photo Credit: Kenya Rugby Union/Arigi Obiero)
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Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) is the governing body of rugby in Africa and one of the regional associations under World Rugby. It unites all African countries that play rugby union, rugby sevens, and women’s rugby. Rugby Africa organizes various competitions, including the qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup and the Africa Sevens, a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games. With 39 member unions, Rugby Africa is dedicated to promoting and developing rugby across the continent. World Rugby highlighted Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as three of the six emerging nations experiencing strong growth in rugby.
