Namibia

Namibia kicked-off their RWC 2019 qualifying campaign with a bang, downing Uganda 55-6 in Windhoek. The match was the second of what as the opening day of Africa’s regional qualifying for RWC 2019. Competing in the Gold Cup are Namibia, Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The six African countries are …

Namibia head coach Phil Davies is not taking any chances in the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers, taking his best available side to compete for the Rugby Africa Gold Cup. The winner of the regional competition advances directly to Rugby World Cup 2019 as ‘Africa 1’ while the second-place team will …

Spain’s quest to qualify for a second RWC was greatly boosted today. Los Leones completed a shock 22-10 win over Romania in a RWC qualifier in Madrid. Having won last weekend away against Russia today’s result gives World Rugby and the RWC a shake-up. The result puts Spain in top …

Los Teros are running hot. This is no secret. Uruguay qualified for RWC 2019 last week and ended 2017 with a historic series win over Namibia in Africa. What is less known is Uruguay’s Winning Streak. Los Teros have won their last 13 capped test matches, as recognized by World …

Only four Spots Remain for RWC 2019 – Who can qualify? There are opportunities for countries from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. They come in the form of (a) direct regional qualification and (b) repechage. Uruguay sealed the final spot in Pool D of RWC 2019. The South …

Uruguayan second-rower Ignacio Dotti was cited for foul play by World Rugby on Saturday. He was yellow carded in the first half against Namibia in game two of the two-match series. The citing commissioner required that Dotti appear at a hearing before the independent Judicial Officer Robert Stelzner SC (South …

Uruguay made history today in Africa. Los Teros completed an historic series win over Namibia, a country to have played in the past five Rugby World Cups. Today’s 39-34 victory followed a 52-36 win in the first test last Saturday. As was the case in game one the scoring opened through …

Namibia and Uruguay will play the second of two test matches on Saturday. Un game one Los Teros had a commanding lead before being threatened by the Africans. Ultimately they would go on to record a memorable 52-36 victory. Despite both Namibia and Uruguay having plenty of Rugby World Cup …

Uruguay traveled to Windhoek for the first time in their history to play Namibia in the first of two tests at Hage Geingob Stadium on Saturday. The high-scoring affair saw both sides scoring multiple tries in exhausting back-and-forth action that required water breaks in the heat that topped 30°C. Los …

Uruguay overcame Namibia in Windhoek, winning 52-36 this afternoon. They did so with veteran no 8, Alejandro Nieto running in a hat-trick. The match was just the second in history between the countries. In coming away with a victory Los Teros now hold a 2-0 record. The countries are similar in …