Zimbabwe: World's Rugby Nursery

Harare — AS the 13th British and Irish Lions' tour of South Africa in 121 years draws to a close, with the final Test at Ellis Park in Johannesburg tomorrow, it's a remarkable tribute to the productivity of Zimbabwean rugby that the ailing game continues to bathe in the global spotlight.

World champions South Africa lead the three-Test series 2-0 - after close and brutal battles in Durban and Pretoria - but the name of little Zimbabwe has featured prominently in this blood-and-thunder showdown.

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