Rugby

Western Suburbs started the rugby season on a high note when they beat the defending champions Wanderers 48-38 in the MTC Premier League at their home ground, Suburbs Park on Saturday.
The teams weighed up evenly in the forward exchanges, but Suburbsâ?? fleet-footed backline and the accurate goalkicking by fullback McGrath van Wyk ultimately made the difference.

A last minute try by Christo Steenkamp saw United come from behind to beat Wanderers 21-18 in their annual derby at the Wanderers field on Saturday.
Wanderers had seemed to secure victory when flanker Wolfie Duvenhage barged over for a try from a lineout, with only three minutes remaining, but United refused to surrender and immediately attacked from the kickoff. They took play into Wanderersâ?? quarter, and when they won second phase possession and spun the ball down the backline, centre Steenkamp cut through Wanderersâ?? defence to dive over under the posts.

Namibiaâ??s national rugby team will play South Africaâ??s Springboks in a warm-up match before leaving for France to participate in the Rugby World Cup.
The South African Sunday newspaper Rapport reported that Namibia will play the Springboks at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in the Polokwane area of Limpopo province on August 15.

Reho Falcon won the MTC Rugby Club Championships when they beat Western Suburbs 6-3 in the final on March 3.
Both teams had try-scoring opportunities, but handling errors and poor options saw the chances going astray.

Namibia will participate in this yearâ??s International Rugby Board (IRB) Nations Cup competition in Bucharest, Romania from June 5-16, the IRB announced on Wednesday.
The Nations Cup is an international representative competition that involves a blend of Tier 1 A teams and Tier 2 and Tier 3 teams.

South Western Districts comfortably won their second match against a Namibian invitation team 54-12 at the Hage Geingob Stadium in Windhoek on Friday night.
After a young and inexperienced Namibian team lost the first encounter 64-7 on Wednesday, Namibian coach Johan Venter selected a more experienced team for the second encounter.

South Western Districts overwhelmed Namibia 64-7 in a rugby friendly encounter at Windhoekâ??s Hage Geingob Stadium on Wednesday night.
It was a young Namibian team which was selected after trial matches the previous Saturday, and their inexperience was quickly exposed.

Namibia qualified for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France after convincingly beating Morroco 52-15 on aggregate, home and away over the past month.
Namibia won the first leg encounter 25-7 in Windhoek on October 28, and then put in a superb performance to beat Morocco 27-8 in Casablanca on November 11.

South Africaâ??s Amateur Rugby team narrowly beat Namibia 29-27 in Windhoek on December 1 to win the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) Cup Trophy.
It was a great match that saw the lead changing several times and Namibia can be pleased with its performance against a team comprising of some of South Africaâ??s top young talent.

Namibia qualified for the 2007 Rugby World Cup after convincingly beating Morocco 27-8 in Casablanca on November 11.
Despite holding an 18-point advantage after winning the first leg 25-7 in Windhoek, Namibia went all out for a victory. They soaked up Moroccoâ??s pressure with a great disciplined and defensive display, and then put the issue beyond doubt with some great tries in the second half.