{"id":46295,"date":"2023-10-05T13:38:48","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T11:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/u20-womens-rugby-tournament-a-success-20231003\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T07:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T05:59:42","slug":"u20-womens-rugby-tournament-a-success-20231003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/u20-womens-rugby-tournament-a-success-20231003\/","title":{"rendered":"U\/20 Women\u2019s rugby tournament a success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The u\/20 women\u2019s rugby tournament festival held in Mthatha last week was described as a success, as some of the teams finished the tournament without a loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among those who won matches included teams from the Western Province, Limpopo and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lissy Wasarirevu,, head coach of the Zimbabwe u\/20 team, describes the u\/20 Women\u2019s National Tournament as a crucial event in terms of development of rugby, both in Zimbabwe and South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s promoting women in many big ways. It helped the development of rugby, and I am happy with how the players reacted to the matches here in Mthatha,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_58f7be47\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rugby\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9486\/df067b807bb04bd78041e6f52b50d2d1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0ff6775c2bc243c4afa933f0b4a88a7e.jpg\" title=\"\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Hoseya Jubase<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur visit to South Africa we take as a big development match, and we are very privileged to play against the South African team and the SA squad. 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