chris

i’m nothing like the cool kids.

[Kate Nokwe @This_Kate]

So, South Africa are:

Back-to-back senior men's Rugby World Cup champions.

Back-to-back senior men's World Sevens champions.

And now

Back-to-back junior men's World Rugby champions.

🔥

[Nyatsimba Mutotesi @timiretimzzy2]

Indrive changed our lives, man
Taxi drivers used to look you straight in the eye and tell you Airport to Westgate is sixty United States dollars.

[Pierre Schoeman (Schoe) @pierraSCHOEMIES]

Against the grain. Against all odds. Twelve years apart.
🏉 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[Tier 2 Rugby @T2Rugby]

Looking at my timeline and it feels like the entire 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe rugby community is desperate to see Mutare native Shingi Manyarara join the Sables team for RWC 2027.

This player was the captain and talisman of the Junior Sables in 2023 and looked destined to fulfil the same role at senior level and be a huge leading figure for the senior Sables for the next three or possibly four RWCs.

He is Zimbabwe born & bred and it wouldn't feel right to see him wear the jersey of any other country. But apparently Frédéric Michalak one of his coaches at Racing 92 told him he could try playing for 🇫🇷 France (for whom he would qualify for on residency by late 2028), so now his head has been turned and Zimbabwe is losing out on one of their best homegrown players.

This is very unfortunate, and is against what international rugby should be, but it appears nothing much can be done. The incentive to play for a Tier 1 nation, where you get massively more money and more recognition is obvious. However this situation is making international rugby more resemble club allegiance. A player shouldn't be aspiring to play for a foreign country where they have no ancestry and are not even qualified for yet.

There are two part solutions to help on this issue. Firstly the residency rules much need to change to put a stop adult residency players. Secondly is to raise the status of club rugby. The players who are stars at club are respected but in a more limited "streets won't forget" kind of way, whereas an ordinary club player who would be considered nothing spectacular and may have been a bit of a journeyman not close to SA or NZ selection gets magically transformed into being perceived as "world class" the minute they find int'l rugby for another Tier 1 nation (if Gibson-Park was the exact same level of player but had a NZ 7s cap in his past so only starred for Leinster for example his reputation would be nowhere near as high outside of Leinster).

So if the rules were better, and the leading elite club players outside of Tier 1 international teams could get more recognition and respect, then it might help.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🗽 Once again, Mikel Merino. 🇪🇸

[Zimbabwe Rugby 🇿🇼 @ZimRugbyZW]

FULL-TIME | Nations Cup 2026

Zimbabwe Sables 26 - 36 Tonga Ikale Tahi

[Chalyn.Rugby @ChalynRugby]

This is the first time that Beauden Barrett has missed the All Blacks’ first match day 23 of the year since 2015. Since making his Test debut in 2012, he had been selected in every opening match day squad from 2013,2014 and 2016 to 2025, making this the end of an extraordinary decade-long run. Wow

#Allblacks #Rugby

[Mr PT @PTChimusoro]

Counting down to the NATIONS CUP! ZIMBABWE SABLES plays TONGA in their opening fixture on Saturday, 4 July.

Tonga, known for their physicality are ranked 19th, Zimbabwe are ranked 24th, this will be a great test.

Wishing our @SablesRugbyZW the best, we know they’ve got this!

[HG Rugby @HuwGriffinRugby]

🧑‍💻 #Springboks captain Siya Kolisi 🇿🇦 had the best carry dominance of any forward in global club rugby this season at 69% 📈

From @OptaJonny #URCGO

[Kobi @UTDKobi]

Who the f is this guy man? He’s everywhere

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Historical World Cup for African teams. 🌍✊🏿

✅🇿🇦 South Africa
✅🇨🇻 Cape Verde
✅🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
✅🇲🇦 Morocco
✅🇸🇳 Senegal
✅🇬🇭 Ghana
✅🇪🇬 Egypt
✅🇨🇩 RD Congo
✅🇩🇿 Algeria
❌🇹🇳 Tunisia

9️⃣/🔟 teams have qualified to World Cup Round of 32 👏🏾✨

[Manchester City @ManCity]

We've unveiled a refurbished community pitch in Soweto on South Africa's Youth Day alongside @Midea 🩵🇿🇦

Read more 🔗 https://t.co/cvOQcLkz2P

[chris @chris_hancha]

@nino_danes @Shadaya_Knight 😅😅😅

[𝓓𝓾𝓴𝓮 🧃 @fwsodiq]

He can turn your worst season into your greatest testimony

[nomsa @moyo35003]

You don't need to have an opinion on everything especially if it doesn't concern your country.

[The Children Are Always Ours @jbreezythahulk]

Best thing Zim can do is play more rugby at the highest level, we must never break out of this WC qualifying cycle.

[Reggie Kastigu @ReggieKastigu]

Breaking 📰

Zimbabwe Sables and Northampton Saints prop Cleopas Kundiona is a 2026 Gallagher Premiership winner in his first season in the East Midlands.

What a season Cleopas has had - joining the club and quickly becoming an important member of the squad.

[Drake Direct @DrakeDirect]

Look Alive
Nonstop
SICKO MODE
Never Recover
Over The Top
Jimmy Cooks
Rich Flex
Circle Loco
Broke Boys
Meltdown
First Person Shooter
Push Ups
Family Matters
What Did I Miss?

Drake and Tay Keith made history together. Thoughts and Prayers to his Family.

[Tay Keith @taykeith]

Life is short so live that shit