The Men Behind Zimbabwe’s Rugby Revival ft. Hilton Mudariki & Pieter Bernade

from HG Rugby · host Huw Griffin

The Zimbabwe Sables are back at the rugby World Cup! In this podcast I was delighted to be joined by both Zimbabwe's captain Hilton Mudariki and their head coach Pieter Bernade to talk about all things Sables The guys tell me how they went 2 years without playing a match to winning back to back Rugby Africa titles and qualifying for Australia 2027, the truth about Zimbabwean club rugby, what it means to represent their country on the world stage and how they want to face when they get to the World Cup. It was a wonderful conversation and I hope you enjoy it! #rugby #zimbabwe #sables #worldcup #africa #interview #history #skills #inspiration Follow me on twitter: https://x.com/HuwGriffinRugby Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61580910041103 Chapters 0:00 The Success Story 3:55 What Zimbabwe Got Right 8:15 Zimbabwean In Jersey 9:50 Club Rugby In Zimbabwe 15:13 Bringing Players Home 22:12 Zimbabwe Rugby Culture 24:46 The Game Plan 35:30 Rugby Inspirations 40:18 Thoughts on Namibia 43:20 What's Next? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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