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- ↑ Rugby – Player statistics Tela Takura – club stats
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- ↑ Old Hararians suffer defeat
- ↑ Tangai Nemadire to make first League appearance
- ↑ Young Sables in make-or-break tie
- ↑ Microsoft Corp : MSFT Company News at Zecco
- ↑ Young Sables in senior team
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- ↑ International Rugby Board
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- ↑ Rugby Mag, Life Wins Berth in College 7s Championships, 29 September 2012, "Life Wins Berth in College 7s Championships". Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2012.