Pumas set to pounce

The Windhoek Draught Welwitschias are set to play log leaders, the ISG Pumas, at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge.They will have a huge mountain to climb tomorrow, following five straight defeats so far this season, including last weekend's 81-8 thumping by the Leopards on their home turf.The only try for the home side came from replacement forward Uazikamisa Mieze in the 49th minute, with Henrique Olivier slotting a first-half penalty goal.Namibia are at the bottom of their group and with no hope of making it to the next stages of the tournament. Tomorrow's match is expected to kick off at 15:00.The Welwitschias began their SuperSport Rugby Challenge campaign on the back foot, with a 23-40 defeat to the Xerox Golden Lions in their first match.They then suffered a 21-87 defeat to the Vodacom Blue Bulls in their second SuperSport Rugby Challenge match.The team also lost 24-61- to the Tafel Lager Griquas in their third match and lost their fourth match 24-34 to the Griffons.Namibia's first-choice players were unavailable for the match against the Leopards last weekend, as most of them left for the Rugby Nations Cup tournament in Uruguay.A squad of locally based players were selected for the final matches of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge.The only match left for the Namibians will be against the Falcons on 8 June.As it stands, the Pumas lead the group on 25 points, followed by the Tafel Lager Griquas on 21 points. They are followed by the Golden Lions (17), Vodacom Blue Bulls (15) and Valke (13), while sixth spot is occupied by the Leopards (11) and seventh by the Down Touch Griffons (11). Namibia sit at the bottom of the log with no points.The Welwitschias squad is as follows: Wilfred Saunderson, Gerhard Thirion, Simon Kanime, Ruan Ludick, Reinhardt Carelse, Joshua Jacobs, Kami Mieze, Driaan Vorster, JC Winker, Hanreco van Zyl, Paulus Hangula, Henrique Olivier, Milan van Wyk, Jamie Joseph, Lorenzo Louis, Roderique Victor, Graham April, Enzio Kotzee, Gilad Kotzee, Gilad Plaatjies, Jay-C Olivier, Chad Plato and Russell van Wyk.LIMBA MUPETAMI

Pumas set to pounce

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Namibian Sun 2026-07-24

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