Novel Ford sponsors Namibian sevens team

Namibia''s sevens rugby team on Tuesday received a sponsorship of N$175 000 from car dealer Novel Ford ahead of their trip to Swakopmund for the Safland Sevens Rugby Tournament.The tournament will take place on Saturday and Sunday.This is the second successive annual sevens rugby tournament in Namibia and will see international teams such as South Africa''s Blitzbokke battling it out with the Namibian sevens rugby team.Speaking to the media at the sponsorship announcement Rosie Moolman, dealer principal at Novel Ford, said the sponsorship will be used towards the team''s accommodation, transport and kit for the tournament.“It''s important for Novel Ford to be associated with a young and vibrant team in an exciting format of the game and in the process supporting the talented youth of our country,” she said. Included in the sponsorship will be three vehicles - two seven-seat buses that will transport players from Windhoek to Swakopmund and a vehicle that will be used by team officials.Other invited teams competing in the tournament are from Uganda, Poland, Germany, Italy, the United States, Argentina, Germany, Kenya and Zimbabwe.Last year''s tournament was held in Windhoek and was won by South Africa.Rugby sevens is a variant of rugby in which teams are made up of seven players playing seven-minute halves, instead of the usual 15 players playing 40-minute halves.NAMPA

Novel Ford sponsors Namibian sevens team

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Namibian Sun 2025-08-07

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