Wanderers, Grootfontein face tough encounters

Log leaders FNB Wanderers and FNB Grootfontein both face tough encounters in the Namibia Rugby Premier League this weekend as teams battle it out to reach the knockout stages of the tournament.

Wanderers, who lead the log on 51 points, face a tough home game against FNB Unam, who still have quite a bit of ground to make up if they hope to reach the knockout stages.

Unam are currently fifth on the log on 31 points – still seven points behind fourth-placed FNB Kudus – and will have to start winning some matches if they hope to make the semi-finals.

They had a slow start to the season winning just two of their first six matches, and by 20 June were trailing in seventh position on the log.

Since then, however, Unam’s fortunes have changed as they put together an unbeaten three-match run to move up to fifth place and within touching distance of the knockout stages.

Last weekend, they were in fine form, running in 10 tries to thump bottom-of-the-log FNB Western Suburbs 68-10 at home.