Welwitschias face mauling
The Hage Geingob Stadium will play host to a bruising encounter between the home side and the Golden Lions on Saturday.
A wounded Windhoek Draught Welwitschias side will play the Golden Lions on Saturday in their third match of the season in the SuperSport Rugby Challenge.
The Namibians have not had any success since the competition kicked off, losing both their first and second matches.
In their opening match, the Welwitschias lost 39-7 to a more organised Valke side.
In their second match last weekend things did not improve for the Namibians, as they went down 73-20 to the Vodacom Blue Bulls in a match played in Pretoria.
Namibia will now have to dust themselves off and attempt to make an impact on this year's competition.
They will have to improve considerably if they want to keep attracting fans to their matches.
Last year the team made a big effort, which went astray many times.
They finished bottom of their pool after registering just one victory in eight matches.
Their focus this season is to use the SuperSport tournament as a step up from club rugby towards qualification for next year's Rugby World Cup in Japan.
The squad desperately needs to work on technical improvements.
The brain's trust is using young players in these matches, in order to give them experience and exposure.
The SuperSport Rugby Challenge is the secondary domestic rugby union competition in South Africa and the long-term successor of the Vodacom Cup.
The competition is organised by the South African Rugby Union (Saru) and features all 14 South African provincial unions, plus the Welwitschias.
Saturdays match starts at 15:00 at the Hage Geingob Stadium.
The entrance fee is N$50 for adults and N$10 for children.
Tickets are available online at www.webtickets.com.na, at Pick 'n Pay stores or at the entrance.
Food and drinks will be on sale
A possible Welwitschias starting line-up is as follows:
Desiderius Sethie, Obert Nortje, AJ de Klerk, Denzil van Wyk, Ruan Ludick, Cameron Langenhoven, Max Katjijeko, Leneve Damens (captain), Eugene Jantjies, PW Steenkamp, Tuna Amutenya, Darryl de la Harpe, JC Greyling, David Philander and Mahco Prinsloo.
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The Namibians have not had any success since the competition kicked off, losing both their first and second matches.
In their opening match, the Welwitschias lost 39-7 to a more organised Valke side.
In their second match last weekend things did not improve for the Namibians, as they went down 73-20 to the Vodacom Blue Bulls in a match played in Pretoria.
Namibia will now have to dust themselves off and attempt to make an impact on this year's competition.
They will have to improve considerably if they want to keep attracting fans to their matches.
Last year the team made a big effort, which went astray many times.
They finished bottom of their pool after registering just one victory in eight matches.
Their focus this season is to use the SuperSport tournament as a step up from club rugby towards qualification for next year's Rugby World Cup in Japan.
The squad desperately needs to work on technical improvements.
The brain's trust is using young players in these matches, in order to give them experience and exposure.
The SuperSport Rugby Challenge is the secondary domestic rugby union competition in South Africa and the long-term successor of the Vodacom Cup.
The competition is organised by the South African Rugby Union (Saru) and features all 14 South African provincial unions, plus the Welwitschias.
Saturdays match starts at 15:00 at the Hage Geingob Stadium.
The entrance fee is N$50 for adults and N$10 for children.
Tickets are available online at www.webtickets.com.na, at Pick 'n Pay stores or at the entrance.
Food and drinks will be on sale
A possible Welwitschias starting line-up is as follows:
Desiderius Sethie, Obert Nortje, AJ de Klerk, Denzil van Wyk, Ruan Ludick, Cameron Langenhoven, Max Katjijeko, Leneve Damens (captain), Eugene Jantjies, PW Steenkamp, Tuna Amutenya, Darryl de la Harpe, JC Greyling, David Philander and Mahco Prinsloo.
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