2019 LSF Rugby Invitational
Livingstone
21st September 2019
LSF Rugby Invitational
Background
In 1949, a team composed of players from both sides of the Zambezi, beat the New Zealand All Blacks in a series. The Rhodesian team won the first match 10-8, and drew the second game 3-3, hence winning the series 1-0. On a historical basis therefore, a joint side of present-day Zambia and Zimbabwe remains the only non-test side in the world to win a game and a series against the All Blacks.
2019 Event
The aim of the 2019 LSF Rugby Invitational event was to rekindle the sporting prowess of Livingstone whilst supporting the sport section of the Southern Province Exposition.
Fast forward to 2019 Zambia and Zimbabwe played an unofficial invitational match at the Acacia International School. The teams composed of current A team players and rising stars. Before the main game, was tag rugby, touch rugby and 7s contact played by students from the local schools around Livingstone and Victoria Falls. Teams included the Livingstone Rhinos, Victoria Falls Red bulls and Acacia international school.
Participants
Participants included the following:
Juniors Tag Rugby
– Acacia international school team
– Livingstone Rhinos
– Victoria falls red bulls
7s Contact Rugby Teams
– Livingstone Rhinos
– Victoria Falls Red Bulls
Main Game
– Zambia vs. Zimbabwe
2019 results
Results of the Rugby Games
The Rugby event kicked off with a Juniors Tag Rugby game between Acacia International School and Livingstone Rhinos ending at 20 – 50 in favour of the Rhinos and ended with the main game between Zambia and Zimbabwe which saw Zimbabwe take the win with 24 – 13. (See table below)
| Competitors | Winner | Score | |
| Main Game | Zambia vs Zimbabwean | Zimbabwean | 24 – 13 |
| Junior Tag Rugby | Red Bulls vs Acacia | Red Bulls | 20 – 20 |
| Acacia vs Rhinos | Rhinos | 20 – 50 | |
| Rhinos vs Red Bulls | Rhinos | 40 – 10 | |
| 7s Rugby | Rhinos vs Red Bulls | Rhinos | 21 – 12 |
| Girls Tag Rugby | Rhinos vs Red Bulls | Rhinos | 35 – 10 |
Results of the Rugby Games
The Rugby event kicked off with a Juniors Tag Rugby game between Acacia International School and Livingstone Rhinos ending at 20 – 50 in favour of the Rhinos and ended with the main game between Zambia and Zimbabwe which saw Zimbabwe take the win with 24 – 13. (See table below)
| Main Game | |
| Competitors | Zambia vs Zimbabwean |
| Winner | Zimbabwean |
| Score | 24 – 13 |
| Junior Tag Rugby | |
| Competitors | Red Bulls vs Acacia |
| Winner | Red Bulls |
| Score | 20 – 20 |
| Competitors | Acacia vs Rhinos |
| Winner | Rhinos |
| Score | 20 – 50 |
| Competitors | Rhinos vs Red Bulls |
| Winner | Rhinos |
| Score | 40 – 10 |
| 7s Rugby | |
| Competitors | Rhinos vs Red Bulls |
| Winner | Rhinos |
| Score | 21 – 12 |
| Girls Tag Rugby | |
| Competitors | Rhinos vs Red Bulls |
| Winner | Rhinos |
| Score | 35 – 10 |
2019 Rugby Gallery
Photos taken by Sand Media