Uruguay takes series

The national senior rugby team, the Welwitschias, lost to Uruguay despite putting on a gallant performance in very hot weather in Windhoek. In the first ten minutes of the match the visiting side scored a try from Mateo Sanguinetti. The conversion was done by Rodrigo Silva.In the 14th minute another try came from Agustin Ormaechea, and again Silva did not fail to convert.Cliven Loubser, who received the Man of the Match award in the first test, scored a free kick much to the excitement of the crowd who came out to support the home side. The home side was gaining momentum as captain Rohan Kitskoff scored a try and the young Loubser again stepped up and converted the try. In the 30th minute JC Greyling passed a brilliant ball to De la Harpe who leaped through the Uruguay defence to score, and Loubser converted giving Namibia a 17 – 14 lead.Before halftime Silva spoiled the excitement for Namibia. levelling the score 17 - 17. In the second half fatigue started to show in both teams but the Uruguayans stood their ground, showing some brilliant individual play and winning the match. Captain of Namibia Kitshoff expressed his disappointment with the loss but said the team played well. “We scored great tries and will take the lessons from the test matches and work on our mistakes as we have a lot of work to do,” he said. Uruguay's captain Juan Manuel Gaminara said the match was tough and the Namibians were not a walk in the park. He thanked the Namibian Rugby Union for the great hospitality. The home team lost their opening match in the test series against Uruguay 36-52. The second test was much better in terms of structure and the build-up going forward. According to the latest world rankings, Uruguay were ranked 19th and Namibia 21st in the world before this test series. Scores: Two tries by centre Darryl de la Harpe, centre JC Greyling, flanker Rohan Kitshoff, substitute hooker Obert Nortje. Cliven Loubser scored one penalty and converted two and Theuns Kotze has one conversion. Frederico Favaro had four conversions and two penalties. Santiago Arata, prop Juan Echeverria, scrumhalf Agustin Ormaechea, and hooker German Kessler had two tries.LIMBA MUPETAMI

Uruguay takes series

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Namibian Sun 2025-09-04

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