Archive - Aug 2, 2008

Namibia hold out to beat Zimbabwe

Namibia withstood a late comeback by Zimbabwe to win their Rugby World Cup qualifying match 35-21 in Windhoek on Saturday.

Namibia seemed to be heading for a big victory when they ran in four early tries to take a 28-0 lead at halftime. But Namibia could not maintain their momentum after the break and instead it was Zimbabwe who fought back strongly with three second half tries.