Welwitschias lose after late comeback
Submitted by editor on Sun, 05/26/2013 - 08:47.
The Welwitschias lost 26-23 to a South African Presidents XV in their final practise match ahead of the Senegal tour on Saturday afternoon.
The Welwitschias made a late comeback after trailing 26-9 at halftime but in the end the Presidents team held on for a hard fought victory.
Flyhalf Theuns Kotze gave the Welwitschias a 6-0 lead after two early penalties but the South Africans went ahead after a try by fullback Hoffman Maritz converted by flyhalf Richard Croy.
Another Kotze penalty put Namibia 9-7 ahead but the Presidents XV struck back with a converted try by Croy.
SA Presidents team ready for Namibia
Submitted by editor on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 13:29.
The South African Presidents team arrived in Windhoek on Thursday and are highly motivated for Saturday’s match against the Welwitschias.
The Presidents team was recently selected to compete in next month’s IRB Tbilisi Cup in Georgia and they will use the Namibian encounter as a warmup match for that tournament.
At a press conference in Windhoek on Friday, their coach Jimmy Stonehouse said they were thankful for the opportunity to play against Namibia.
“We will compete in the Tblisi Cup in Georgia so we need some game time and its nice to come to Namibia,” he said.
R1 million prize money for Cosafa Cup
Submitted by editor on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 12:39.
The prize-money for the COSAFA Cup Zambia 2013 has been set with teams competing for a share of over R1-million.
The regional championship makes a return after a three year absence and will be played from July 6-20 in three venues across Zambia.
Twelve of the 14 COSAFA member countries will be present, along with guest nations Kenya and Equatorial Guinea.
The winning country will go home with R500 000, while the runners up in the July 20 Final will receive R250 000. The team that collects the bronze medal will earn R150 000.
MB action at the coast
Submitted by editor on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 06:48.
Mountain Bike action goes to the coast this weekend as the third race in the KIA Cross Country series takes place on Saturday while the second race in the marathon series takes place on Sunday.
Saturday’s Cross Country event will start and finish at the Rooibank Reservoir just outside Walvis Bay. Club members can participate for free, while non-members have to pay N$50.
Riders will be divided into two groups according to their category. Registration closes half an hour before the start of each race.
Junior cricketers off to Uganda
Submitted by editor on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 06:17.
Namibia’s national Under 19 cricket team left for Uganda on Thursday to compete in the African qualifiers for next year’s Junior World Cup.
Only the winning team will qualify for the 2014 Junior World Cup in Dubai, but at a capping ceremony on Wednesday night the team was in high spirits and determined to qualify.
Namibia qualified for last year’s Junior World Cup in Australia and with five members of the 14-man squad remaining from that team, their chances are good of qualifying for the second successive time.
