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| Sport | Rugby union |
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| Founded | 1895 |
| World Rugby affiliation | 1987 |
| Rugby Africa affiliation | 1987 |
| President | Aaron Jani |
| Men's coach | Brendon Dawson |
| Website | http://rugby.co.zw/ |
TheZimbabwe Rugby Union was founded in 1895 as theRhodesia Rugby Football Union, and is the governing body ofrugby union in Zimbabwe.
When thePioneer Column arrived in Rhodesia from theCape Province in 1890, it brought with it the country's first rugby players. The oldest clubs in the country were formed in 1894 inBulawayo and the Rhodesia Rugby Football Union was founded one year later in 1895.[1]
Rhodesia competed in the second division of South Africa'sCurrie Cup.
In 1980 the Rhodesia Rugby Football Union was renamed the Zimbabwe Rugby Union when the country's name changed as well.
Today, rugby union is a popular minority sport inZimbabwe, though nowhere near as popular asfootball orcricket.
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