Exciting rugby drama thrills

Unam rugby team proved why they are champions after narrowly defeating Western Suburbs by 24-23 points in the Namibian rugby league on Saturday.Rugby thirsty fans cheered their respective clubs as the players on the field did not fail to disappoint.The game was won in the first half when Unam's Martin Camlo gave his team the first try of the match.However, suburbs dominated the second half with some intriguing thrust as they pushed for what was to be an incredible comeback.Suburbs where pushing to get more points on the board, but Unam's defence had the last say in the match.The teams started off cautiously until Martin Camlo made the most of interchange passes to score the game's first try in the 15th minute. Chessborough Lawrence and Klim also gave the visitors two tries in the match.Suburbs responded with scoring two penalties which got the stadium roaring. The Khomasdal based side surrendered a 23 -19 lead in the second half of the match after failing to sustain their momentum. One of the turning points in the game was when two Suburbs players got sin bins for reckless playing.JC Winkler and Nikin Cloete's sin bins made it hard for the Suburbs team to make a comeback.Unam's coach Johan Diergaardt expressed his joy after a hard fought victory.“The players tend to relax and take things easy if the game becomes easy for them. “The team lost concentration in the second half and that almost cost us a game.“I think we almost lost this game because we did not use our chances when we had them,” he said. Western Suburbs officials also praised the Unam Rugby team for giving them a tough game.The Suburbs officials felt that Unam was stronger than them in many aspects of the match.The other matches played on Saturday saw Rehoboth claiming bragging rights after defeating their bitter rivals Reho Falcons 22- 19. Kudus also earned good points with a narrow 23-22 victory over Walvis Bay.Jesse Jackson Kauraisa

Exciting rugby drama thrills

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Namibian Sun 2025-03-07

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