Welwitschias face Bulldogs

The Windhoek Draught Welwitschias will face Border Bulldogs in their last away game in the Currie Cup First Division. The two teams find themselves in tight ends of the log going into the match, with the Welwitschias holding the sixth position and the Bulldogs sitting in seventh spot. Bulldogs played last weekend, losing to the Leopards who fought tooth and nail to snatch an exciting 36-32 victory. The Leopards were given an almighty scare by a team which sits second from bottom, but just managed to come away with a bonus point win that sees them keep up the pressure on the top-of-the-log lead by Down Touch Griffons with 25 points. In their last match, the home side lost 36-32 against the SWD Eagles at the Hage Geingob Stadium in a closely contested match. In spite of having to play the last half hour of the match with 14 men on the park after outside centre Tyler Fisher was red-carded, the men from George showed great resolve to cling on for a crucial bonus-point win. It was the Eagles who got proceedings under way with tries from hooker Jacques Vermaak and flank Janneman Stander inside the first 15 minutes to take a 12-0 lead. At the end of the game, eleven tries in total were scored, with the Welwitschias accounting for five and the victorious visitors claiming six. This result caused an upset to the Namibian squad who were hoping to reach the semi-finals in the Currie Cup. After this weekend's match, the home side will cross paths with Boland Cavaliers on 7 October in Swakopmund. This will be the first time that a Currie Cup match is hosted at the coast, this time by West Coast Sharks Rugby Club. The Welwitschias squad is as follows: Hauta Veii, Obert Nortje, AJ de Klerk, Ruan Ludick,Mahepisa Tjeriko, Thomasau Forbes, Max Katjijeko, Adriaan Booysen, Helarius Kisting, Eugene Jantjies (captain), David Philander, Darryl de la Harpe, Lesley Klim, Johann Tromp and Mahco Prinsloo. Replacements Bigman Kaura, Desiderius Sethie, Nelius Theron, Thomas Kali, James Marx, Cameron Klassen and Heinrich Smit. The match will kick off at 15h30.LIMBA MUPETAMI

Welwitschias face Bulldogs

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Namibian Sun 2026-01-30

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