Canterbury design traditional jerseys for the 'Welwitschias' in their forthcoming Rugby World Cup campaign The navy blue of Namibia shins through with Canterbury's home shirt design. A lighter shade of blue flows horizontally across the jersey in a pinstripe fashion which gives the traditional look a modernised feel. White trim features on the home jersey at the side panels … [Read more...]
RWC: Wales crush weary Namibians
Wales routed a weary Namibia 81-7 in New Plymouth as they stormed to second place in Pool D tonight. The Africans fought back from a fiery Welsh start to but faded badly once again as Wales piled on nine of their twelve tries in the second period to record their largest ever win at a World Cup. A tight schedule may be to blame for increasingly fatigued Namibian performances, … [Read more...]
RWC: Match Preview: Wales – Namibia
Namibia line up for their last match of the World Cup in New Plymouth to face a buoyant Welsh squad that have impressed against quality opposition in Pool D so far. The Namibians were embarrassed last time out against neighbours South Africa, conceding 87 points without scoring in return, and the second tier nation have a tough four day turnaround to complicate matters further. … [Read more...]
RWC: South Africa demolish Namibia in derby
South Africa demolished their smaller neighbours Namibia 87-0 in a one-sided Pool D match tonight, with livewire halfback Francois Hougaard – who looks a real threat to Fourie du Preez’ starting role - and impressive wing Gion Aplon both scoring braces in a game that featured twelve tries. Bryan Habana became the top South African try-scorer of all time after a 15 month absence … [Read more...]
RWC: Match Preview: South Africa – Namibia
South Africa take on their smaller neighbours Namibia in an anticipated derby match in Pool D, 8pm local time. South Africa has named a strong team to play their former province, despite the only previous match between the two ending 103-13 in favour of the defending champions in 2007. South Africa will focus on a repeat of their masterful defensive effort against Fiji, in … [Read more...]