Welwitschias host Boland at Swakop

The West Coast Sharks Rugby Club are the hosts of this historic match. This is the last match for the Welwitschias in the Currie Cup and their first at the coastal town.Rugby fans at the coast are excited about the match as it is a great opportunity for them to see the Welwitschias players in action in their town. One rugby fan, Henry Paulus, said he would be one of the first people at the stadium to support the team. “It will be my first time to see the Welwitschias play. This is good entertainment for us rugby fans,” he said. Another fan, Wylles Botes, said he always watches rugby matches on TV and will enjoy the Welwitschias match live this time around. The Windhoek Draught Welwitschias suffered a 26-25 defeat to the Border Bulldogs last weekend. A try on the fulltime hooter allowed the Border Bulldogs to edge the visiting Windhoek Draught Welwitschias in a breathless finish to their Currie Cup First Division encounter at the BCM Stadium in East London. A fantastic effort from the Bulldogs pack in the second half laid the platform for the thrilling win, with a monster scrum in the dying seconds. Prior to the match, Welwitschias coach Lyn Jones made nine changes to his starting line-up. Several players were injured and that disrupted the team, which had been playing well with all the players present. Five of the changes were among the forwards and four in the back line. In their match, Boland Cavaliers scored seven tries on their way to a convincing 48-20 bonus-point victory over the SWD Eagles at the Boland Stadium in Wellington to move into fourth place in the division last weekend. Apart from the match there will be a rugby clinic for under-11 and -13 players as well as a schools' match between Pro-Ed Academy and WBPHS. There will also be a Barbarians match between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay teams for the crowd's enjoyment. The Welwitschias squad: Mahco Prinsloo, Johann Tromp, Lesley Klim, Darryl de la Harpe, David Philander, Theuns Kotze, Eugene Jantjies, Thomas Kali, Thoasau Forbes, Rohan Kitshoff, Denzel van Wyk, Ruan Ludick, Herman Grobler, Obert Nortje and Hauta Veii. Reserves: Niel van Vuuren, AJ de Klerk, Nelius Theron, Muniovita Kasiringua, Riaan de Klerk, PW Steenkamp and Henrich Smit.

Welwitschias host Boland at Swakop

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Namibian Sun 2026-01-30

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