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Full time20 July 2009
Zimbabwe
31–22
Madagascar
University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana · Confederation of African Rugby Championship 2009Head-to-head

Zimbabwe won by 9 points.

Scoring

  1. 7’PZimbabwe penalty · Tichafara Makwanya3–0
  2. 8’TMadagascar try · Rija Edmond Rakotoarimanana3–5
  3. 23’TMadagascar try · Lantoniaina Sidoni Rakotoarisoa3–10
  4. 31’PZimbabwe penalty · Tichafara Makwanya6–10
  5. 36’PZimbabwe penalty · Tichafara Makwanya9–10
  6. 45’TZimbabwe try · Norman Mukondiwa14–10
  7. 46’CZimbabwe conversion · Tichafara Makwanya16–10
  8. 51’TZimbabwe try · Dimitry Zanvernidos21–10
  9. 56’TZimbabwe try · Costa Dinha26–10
  10. 58’TMadagascar try · Rija Edmond Rakotoarimanana26–15
  11. 59’CMadagascar conversion · Rija Edmond Rakotoarimanana26–17
  12. 62’TZimbabwe try · Dimitry Zanvernidos31–17
  13. 82’TMadagascar try · Rija Edmond Rakotoarimanana31–22

Line-ups

Zimbabwe

  1. 1Alfred SairaiProp
  2. 2Devon EsbachHooker
  3. 3Rocky GurumaniProp
  4. 4Kundai HatendiSecond row
  5. 5Kyle de BeerSecond row
  6. 6Jacques LeitaoFlanker
  7. 7Costa DinhaFlanker
  8. 8Norman MukondiwaNumber 8
  9. 9Tapiwa MafiScrum-half
  10. 10Tichafara MakwanyaFly-half
  11. 11Jafet NdebeleWing
  12. 12Paul StaakCentre
  13. 13Daniel HondoCentre
  14. 14Gardner NechirongaWing
  15. 15Tafadzwa MhendeFull-back
  16. 16Prayer ChitenderuBench
  17. 17Dimitry ZanvernidosBench
  18. 18Pieter JoubertBench
  19. 19Njabulo NdlovuBench
  20. 20Theo WealeBench
  21. 21Gary HewittBench
  22. 22Bernard MukondiwaBench

Madagascar

  1. 1Dimbiniaina RabemananjaraProp
  2. 2Marson AndriamananjaraHooker
  3. 3Hermen Ibrahim RandrianiainaProp
  4. 4Tolotra RamaromiantsoSecond row
  5. 5Zo RandrianarisoaSecond row
  6. 6Jean de Dieu RakotonirinaFlanker
  7. 7Toussaint RabearilalaFlanker
  8. 8Mboazafy RakotariveloNumber 8
  9. 9Nirina BayardScrum-half
  10. 10Lantoniaina Sidoni RakotoarisoaFly-half
  11. 11Jacquot Hary NirinaWing
  12. 12Bienvenue MananjarasoaCentre
  13. 13Rija Edmond RakotoarimananaCentre
  14. 14Benjaniaina RakotoariveloWing
  15. 15Tiana RavelomanantsoaFull-back
  16. 16Christian AndrianjakaBench
  17. 17Hasina RakotoariveloBench
  18. 18Antonio RakotozananyBench
  19. 19Feno RakotondrazakaBench
  20. 20Fabiela FiavotaBench
  21. 21Jean Fiarana HajaBench
  22. 22Herilaza RamanoelinaBench

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Context

All-time, Zimbabwe 7–3 Madagascar, 1 drawn in 11 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Zimbabwe going in
Madagascar going in

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Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.