TheBreakdown
Full time14 December 2012
United Arab Emirates
14–65
Zimbabwe
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Cup of Nations 2012Head-to-head

Zimbabwe won by 51 points.

Scoring

  1. 6’TZimbabwe try · Biselele Tshamala0–5
  2. 7’CZimbabwe conversion · Linience Tambwera0–7
  3. 17’PUnited Arab Emirates penalty · James Ham3–7
  4. 21’PUnited Arab Emirates penalty · James Ham6–7
  5. 27’PUnited Arab Emirates penalty · James Ham9–7
  6. 31’PZimbabwe penalty · Linience Tambwera9–10
  7. 37’TZimbabwe try · Kudakwashe Chiwanza9–15
  8. 38’CZimbabwe conversion · Linience Tambwera9–17
  9. 47’TZimbabwe try · Takunda Chifokoyo9–22
  10. 50’TZimbabwe try · Shayne Makombe9–27
  11. 51’CZimbabwe conversion · Linience Tambwera9–29
  12. 63’TZimbabwe try · Kudakwashe Chiwanza9–34
  13. 65’CZimbabwe conversion · Linience Tambwera9–36
  14. 68’PZimbabwe penalty · Linience Tambwera9–39
  15. 69’TZimbabwe try · Shingai Mpofu9–44
  16. 70’CZimbabwe conversion · Linience Tambwera9–46
  17. 72’TZimbabwe try · Jan Ferreira9–51
  18. 73’CZimbabwe conversion · Linience Tambwera9–53
  19. 76’TUnited Arab Emirates try · Ross Coombe14–53
  20. 78’TZimbabwe try · Kudakwashe Chiwanza14–58
  21. 80’CZimbabwe conversion · Linience Tambwera14–60
  22. 81’TZimbabwe try · Tichafara Makwanya14–65

Line-ups

United Arab Emirates

  1. 1Chris Jones-GriffithsProp
  2. 2Jonathan GreenwoodHooker
  3. 3Brett BowieProp
  4. 4Philip StevensSecond row
  5. 5Anthony MurphySecond row
  6. 6William DrinkwaterFlanker
  7. 7Guy PotterFlanker
  8. 8Renier ElsNumber 8
  9. 9Jon BesterScrum-half
  10. 10James HamFly-half
  11. 11Malcolm GreensladeWing
  12. 12Chris BurchCentre
  13. 13Ross CoombeCentre
  14. 14Hareb Al QzriWing
  15. 15Tom CalnanFull-back
  16. 16Graham MurphyBench
  17. 17Kristian StinsonBench
  18. 18Riaan BoshoffBench
  19. 19Duncan MurrayBench
  20. 20Ali GhulamBench
  21. 21Mohammed AbbasBench
  22. 22Josh DransfieldBench
  23. 23Hassan Al NoobiBench

Zimbabwe

  1. 1Pieter JoubertProp
  2. 2Keith MurrayHooker
  3. 3Tapiwa MagwenziProp
  4. 4Jan FerreiraSecond row
  5. 5Sanele SibandaSecond row
  6. 6Shingai MpofuFlanker
  7. 7Biselele TshamalaFlanker
  8. 8Takunda ChifokoyoNumber 8
  9. 9Graham KaulbackScrum-half
  10. 10Linience TambweraFly-half
  11. 11Kudakwashe ChiwanzaWing
  12. 12Simbarashe ChirimuutaCentre
  13. 13Shayne MakombeCentre
  14. 14Stephan HunduzaWing
  15. 15Jonathan McWadeFull-back
  16. 16Brian MakamureBench
  17. 17Simbarashe MusarurwaBench
  18. 18Nicholas WinwoodBench
  19. 19Costa DinhaBench
  20. 20Tonderai ChigumburaBench
  21. 21Scott JonesBench
  22. 22Tichafara MakwanyaBench
  23. 23Tommy NelsonBench

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Context

All-time, United Arab Emirates 0–2 Zimbabwe in 2 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

United Arab Emirates going in
Zimbabwe going in

Also on this day

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