Zimbabwe upsets fancied Uruguay in IRB sevens WC to go into the bowl quarter finals

[zimeric]

ZIMBABWE 28- 24 URUGUAY
Zimbabwe staged a minor boilover with a win over more fancied Uruguay in the pool stages to help set themselves up for a spot in the Bowl quarter finals...

Zimbabwe raced ahead to a comfortable lead in the first stansa.. 21 points to 5
or was it?
Uruguay staged a spirited comeback in the second half. It was too little too late however and Zimbabwe took the honours with a shock 28 - 24 win over the talented Uruguayans

Wesley Mbanje showed his talent with two tries and helped setup a third. And Grant Mitchell was great with for conversions from 4 tries... made more difficult due to the drop kick requirement!

Zimbabwe had two tough games earlier losing to Wales & Argentina so were motivated to win this to keep out of the Plate draw..


Their next game today is the Bowl quarter final against Georgia another more fancied opponent but one they have beaten comfortably before...

[zimeric]

Bowl quarter final, Zimbabwe 28-10 Georgia: Two first half tries by Tangai Nemadire gave Zimbabwe the upper hand in their sudden-death match with Georgia. Leading 14-5 at the break Wesley Mbanje extended the lead with a converted try after some adventurous play by the African nation. Jaques Leitao ended Georgia's campaign with another sharptry for Zimbabwe to progress to the semi finals.