Welwitschias start new era against Zambia
The Namibian Welwitschias embark on a new chapter when they take on Zambia in an international rugby friendly at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium on Sunday. It will be Namibia’s first international match of the year and also their first since they missed out on qualifying for the 2027 Rugby World Cup at last year’s […] The post Welwitschias start new era against Zambia appeared first on The Namibian .
The Namibian Welwitschias embark on a new chapter when they take on Zambia in an international rugby friendly at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium on Sunday.
It will be Namibia’s first international match of the year and also their first since they missed out on qualifying for the 2027 Rugby World Cup at last year’s qualifiers in Dubai.
That meant that Namibia missed out on the world cup for the first time since 1999, with the result that they are now starting over and looking further ahead to qualifying for the 2031 World Cup.
The Namibia Rugby Union roped in the services of former Kenya and Western Province coach Jerome Paarwater and along with local coaching assistants, a mostly local-based squad has been preparing for the Zambia match as well as an encounter against the Blue Bulls on 11 July.
