Nedbank Zimbabwe renewed its sponsorship of the Sables rugby team as a platinum sponsor and the Sables’ financial services partner. The Sables team qualified for the Currie Cup tournament, which was held in South Africa. The Zimbabwe Sables participated in the tournament as the Goshawks. From the team’s performance at the qualifiers, the team proceeded to participate at the Africa Cup in France. The team did not qualify for the World Cup scheduled for 2023.

Nedbank will, however, continue to identify areas for developing rugby from grassroots level, ie U17 and U20 rugby teams, as well as in a bid to qualify for regional and international tournaments, advancing the youth of Zimbabwe through sport.

Nedbank launched a local rugby cup, which was introduced as a platform to scout for talent from various rugby clubs countrywide. Some of the talented players were identified during the tournament and were selected to represent the country at the Currie Cup in South Africa. We have identified this platform as a rugby incubator to develop local talent to ultimately represent the country regionally and globally.

Nedbank Zimbabwe partnered with YAFM, a local radio station from the Midlands region in their cycling competition, which covers the whole Great Dyke region. The event attracted cyclists from the top mines in the countries and the cycling community who all cycled for a charitable cause.