Russia dominate Namibia

Jesse Jackson Kauraisa Namibia’s senior national rugby team lost 20-47 to Russia on Saturday afternoon in a match played in Krasnodar.The Russia game was the opener of an end-of-year European tour.It was the Russians who looked more dangerous from the start of the match, as they forced the Namibian side backwards most occasions.Namibia had a nervous start and never looked like threatening the well-organised Russian defence.The Russian backs all scored for tries in a match they dominated from the outset.The Russians led 19-6 at halftime and looked comfortable, as little pressure was applied by their opponents.Russian flyhalf Yury Kushnarev converted six of the seven tries for a personal tally of 12 points.TC Kisting and Darryl de la Harpe converted two Namibian tries, with PW Steenkamp converting another other two.Clive Loubser landed two penalties in the match. Namibia play Spain next on 17 November and the final match of their tour against Portugal will place on 24 November.The Namibian squad is as follows: Andre Rademeyer, Casper Viviers, Desiderius Sethie, Jason Benade, A J De Klerk, Obert Nortje, Niël Van Vuuren, Tjiuee Uanivi, Ruan Ludick, Adriaan Ludick, Thomasau Forbes, Max Katjijeko, Renaldo Bothma, Prince Goaseb, Rohan Kitshoff (vice-captain), Damian Stevens, Wihan von Wielligh, Cliven Loubser, PW Steenkamp, Henrique Olivier, Darryl de la Harpe (captain), JC Greyling, Janry Du Toit, Johann Tromp, Chrysander Botha, Chad Plato, TC Kisting and Justin Newman.The management team consist of eight members: Phil Davies (head coach), Irvin Newman (team manager), JP Nel (assistant coach), Dominic Le Roux (Player Monitoring), Sam Pickford (analyst), Vernon Morkel (team doctor), Innis Erasmus (head of physiotherapy) and Sergio De La Harpe (Strength and conditioning).

Russia dominate Namibia

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Namibian Sun 2025-11-11

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