TIME TO STEP UP: Winger JC Greyling (right) in action at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Photo: Contributed

TIME TO STEP UP: Winger JC Greyling (right) in action at the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Photo: Contributed

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NRU names 35-man touring squad

Limba Mupetami

1 Year Ago - 2023-07-21 11:40:00

The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) has announced its touring squad of 35 players to the World Rugby Nations Cup 2023 in South America.

Namibia will open their tour against Argentina A on Saturday, 29 July, in Montevideo. A week later, they will face the home nation Uruguay, before flying over to Santiago for another test against Chile (first-time Rugby World Cup 2023 qualifiers).

The players are:

Props: Herman Agenbag, Jason Benade, Aranos Coetzee, Desiderius Sethie, Haitembu Shikufa, Casper Viviers.

Hookers: Gihard Visagie, Torsten van Jaarsveld, Louis van der Westhuizen.

Locks: Tiaan de Klerk, Adriaan Ludick, Ruan Ludick, Mahepisa Tjeriko, Tjiuee Uanivi, PJ van Lill.

Loose forwards: Adriaan Booysen, Wian Conradie, Richard Hardwick, Max Katjijeko, Prince !Goaseb, Johan Retief, Johan Luttig.

Scrumhalves: Helarius 'TC' Kisting, Damian Stevens, Jacques Theron.

Fly-halves: Tiaan Swanepoel, André van der Berg.

Centres: Danco Burger, Johan Deysel, Le Roux Malan, Jay-Cee Nel.

Wings and full-backs: JC Greyling, Gerswin Mouton, Chad Plato and Divan Rossouw.

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