Namibia Rugby

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Established
1955 (71 years old)

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Rugby

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Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium
(10,000 Capacity)

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Location
Windhoek, Namibia

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Competitions
Rugby World Cup
Rugby Union International Friendlies

Last Edit
cardinaldiehard25: 16/Jun/21

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Results
18 Nov	Namibia R	40 - 31	Brazil Ru
13 Nov	Samoa Rug	26 - 8	Namibia R
08 Nov	Belgium R	22 - 15	Namibia R
27 Jun	Namibia R	6 - 73	Italy Rug
21 Jun	Namibia R	19 - 59	MRU. New

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The Namibia national rugby union team, nicknamed the Welwitschias, are a tier-two nation in the World Rugby tier system, and have participated in five Rugby World Cup competitions since their first appearance in 1999. They are governed by the Namibia Rugby Union.

Namibia has been playing international rugby since the early 1900s. As well as having competed at the World Cup, Namibia annually competes in the Africa Cup. Until independence, players for Namibia were also eligible to represent South Africa, with Namibian-born Springboks including Jan Ellis. As of 28 May 2018 they are ranked 24th in the world.