Sables conquer Africa

THE Sables beat Algeria 29-3 in the Rugby Men’s Africa Cup final to be crowned champions in Kampala, Uganda yesterday.

This is the second time the Sables have laid their hands on the continental trophy with their first triumph coming in 2012 after beating Uganda 22-18 in Tunisia. The Sables turned on the heat in this year’s edition of the Rugby Africa Cup accounting for all the big guns starting off with a 22-20 win against host Uganda in their opening quarterfinal match.

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