Glory beckons for Namibia

Namibia will face Samoa today in their third group match of the World Rugby U-20 Trophy, currently taking place in Romania.The team has put on some dazzling displays so far, after beating hosts Romania 55-26 with an excellent display of attacking rugby, and then thumping Hong Kong 85-10 in their second match.This has given the team and country hope that they can in fact make it to the final of the competition. Head coach Henry Kemp said Samoa is a physical side, who enjoy using their strength. “Their line formation is also good and they might use this against the Namibian side as we have struggled with this,” Kemp said via WhatsApp.“They are also unpredictable, but our speed and ball handling skills is better. We just have to make a turnaround when given the chance.”Kemp added they will play the high-tempo game they played against Romania and Hong Kong.“The team spirit is high and the boys are looking forward to challenge Samoa,” he added.In Pool A, Namibia leads the way on 10 points, with Samoa second.The Namibians have a superior points scored vs points conceded ratio. Romania and Hong Kong have no points.In Pool B, Fiji leads with 10 points, followed by 2017 runner-ups Portugal with six, while Uruguay sits on five points and Canada on two.The winners of the tournament will be promoted to the World Rugby U-20 Championship in 2019.The Namibian team is as follows: André Rademeyer, JT Basson, Patrick Schickerling, Adriaan Ludick, Wynand Breytenbach, Peter Diergaardt, Gerbus van Wyk, Oderich Mouton (captain), Jacques Theron, Denzo Bruwer, Warren Ludwig, Gerswin Mouton, Elmarco Beukes, Rudi Pretorius and Chad Plato (vice-captain). The replacements are Eloff du Plessis, Chris Swanepoel, Gerhard Opperman, Adriaan Venter, Gilad Plaatjies, Hanreco van Zyl, Delron Brandt and Darryl Wellman.The match kicks off at 12:00 Namibian time and will also be live streamed live from Bucharest on worldrugby.org, as well on World Rugby's Facebook and Twitter pages. LIMBA MUPETAMI

Glory beckons for Namibia

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Namibian Sun 2025-03-07

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