Dairibord schools rugby festival roars into life

THE country’s most prestigious schools rugby festival finally kicks off this morning with the cream of Zimbabwean schoolboy rugby expected to showcase their talent for the next five days at Prince Edward and Allan Wilson schools in the capital.

The event is now known as the Dairibord Schools Rugby Festival after Dairibord Zimbabwe (Private) Limited took over as the main sponsors from the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco).

A total of 44 matches are lined up from this morning across five school grounds, four of them at Prince Edward namely the main Jubilee Field, Avenues Field, Chapel Field and Rhodes Field.

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