Rugby

Western Suburbs will meet Wanderers in the semifinals of the MTC Premier League at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium this weekend.
Western Suburbs managed to claim the final semifinal spot when they beat Unam 23-0 at Suburbs Park on September 8. The victory saw them edging Unam into fourth spot on the log with 16 points, while Unam dropped down to fifth spot on 15 points.

By Alastair Eykyn of BBC

Someone give these guys a game. Namibia used the biggest stage of all to highlight the problems facing rugbyâ??s so-called "minnows".
Their commitment, passion and unquestionable talent was there for all to see in Bordeaux on Sunday, as they threw an industrial-sized spanner in the Irish works. But how on earth do they progress from here?

Ireland won the match 32-17, but Namibia won the hearts of rugby fans all over the world with a brilliant display in their opening World Cup match on Sunday night.
No one had given Namibia a chance against one of the favourites for the World Cup, but Namibia rose to the occasion with a memorable and inspired performance.

Western Suburbs beat Unam 23-0 in a MTC Rugby Premier League match on Saturday to qualify for the MTC Premier League semifinals.
The students gave a great performance against Suburbs, on their home ground at Suburbs Park, and in fact dominated the set pieces in the first half. They had the upper hand in the scrums, winning two tight heads in the first half, but their backline wasted possession with far too many handling errors.

The Rugby website www.rugby365.com reports that Namibia is prepared and looking forward to its match against ireland on Sunday:

Namibia coach Hakkies Husselman believes his side can follow in Argentina's footsteps by springing a major World Cup upset.

Namibian rugby is in a crisis following a decision by the International Rugby Board to ban Namibia Rugby Union president Dirk Conradie and its CEO Christo Alexander from the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup.

Namibian rugby player Roger Thompson has been banned for two years by the International Rugby Board, following a positive doping offence.
The IRB issued a statement on September 3, saying that Thompson had been tested positive for an anabolic steroid after a random doping test on December 18, 2006.

The Namibian rugby team received a rousing farewell at a function in its honour at the Windhoek Country Club on Friday evening.

Ywan Yang of the French embassy was clearly excited about the forthcoming World Cup, saying that France was committed to making it a huge success.

Wanderers gained revenge against Western Suburbs with a 36-22 victory in an MTC Rugby Premier League match on August 18, after leading 24-5 at halftime.
It was the first time that the two sides had met since their first round match, three months ago to the day, was postponed. That match was postponed when Wanderers obtained a court interdict to prevent the first round final between Suburbs and Reho Falcon from taking place, after Wanderers claimed that some Suburbs players were not correctly registered.

South Africaâ??s Springboks overpowered Namibia 105-13 in the first ever rugby test match between the two nations at Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday night, after leading 44-7 at halftime.
South Africa were just too powerful and slick for a game Namibia who hardly got any possession and had to defend for most of the match.