TheBreakdown rating #23 · Tests 1981–2026
Zimbabwe
177Tests44%win rate76–2–99W–D–L
Test record
All results- Won
- 76
- Drawn
- 2
- Lost
- 99
- Points
- 4,486–4,376
At home ground: 13–1–12 (52%). Away or neutral: 63–1–87 (42%). Longest winning run 8. Now on a 3-defeat run.
Last 10 Tests
- Lv Canada18 July 2026 · World Rugby Nations Cup 2026 · Winnipeg19–23
- Lv USA11 July 2026 · World Rugby Nations Cup 2026 · North Carolina15–31
- Lv Tonga4 July 2026 · World Rugby Nations Cup 2026 · Denver, Colorado26–36
- Wv Namibia19 July 2025 · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2025 · Namboole30–28
- Wv Kenya13 July 2025 · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2025 · Namboole29–23
- Wv Morocco8 July 2025 · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 2025 · Namboole43–8
- Wv Korea16 Nov 2024 · Men's Internationals 2024 · Incheon27–22
- Wv United Arab Emirates5 Nov 2024 · Men's Internationals 2024 · Dubai62–22
- Wv Algeria28 July 2024 · Confederation of African Rugby Championship 2024 · Namboole29–3
- Wv Namibia24 July 2024 · Confederation of African Rugby Championship 2024 · Namboole32–10
TheBreakdown rating over time
Year-end rating since 1900. How the rating works.
Biggest win
130–10
v Botswana, 7 Sept 1996
Heaviest defeat
6–80
v Namibia, 15 Aug 2015
34
80s
42
90s
29
00s
53
10s
19
20s
Tests to date
Most played opponents
Most capped players
All 429 players- 1Fortunate Chipendu36 Tests · 2005–2018
- 2Hilton Mudariki36 Tests · 2013–2026
- 3Denford Mutamangira34 Tests · 2008–2018
- 4Matthew Mandioma34 Tests · 2013–2026
- 5Tichafara Makwanya31 Tests · 2009–2017
- 6Brendon Dawson30 Tests · 1989–2001
- 7Biselele Tshamala29 Tests · 2012–2022
- 8Jacques Leitao28 Tests · 2006–2017
Counted from the line-ups we hold.
World Cup
- 0
- titles
- 0
- finals
- 0
- top-four finishes
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87
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91
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95
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99
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03
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07
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11
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15
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19
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23
W won · F lost final · 3 third · 4 fourth · – outside the top four. Bar height and letter both show the result.
Records to 2023
Finals
No World Cup final appearances yet.
Scores show Zimbabwe first.
2027 pool
Pool F
Squad
Not yet named
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