THE Cheetahs, Zimbabwe’s rugby side beat Kenya 19-12 in the Shield final at the 2011/12 HSBC IRB World Sevens Series in Port Elizabeth yesterday. The Zimbabweans won Shield in George, South Africa last year and lost in the Shield semifinals in Dubai last week.
The Cheetahs had dispatched Morocco 21-14 in the semi finals. Wensley Mbanje planted two tries while Justin Coles had a try with Gardner Nechironga and Tangai Nemadire with one conversion apiece to bring victory to the Cheetahs.
Kenya managed two tries through Oscar Ouma and Dennis Ombachi. Kennedy Moseti picked two points from a conversion. The victory came after the Cheetahs failed to qualify in the main cup when they were knocked out by United States 26-0 in the Bowls quarter finals.— OWN STAFF
