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Perennial World Cup underdogs Namibia qualify for France 2023
By AAP
Namibia have qualified for their seventh successive Rugby World Cup finals, comprehensively beating Kenya 36-0 in Aix-en-Provence, France to win the Rugby Africa Cup.
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Namibia’s reward is a place in Pool A with hosts France, New Zealand, Italy and Uruguay at the tournament in September next year.
Flanker Wian Conradie scored a hat-trick of tries on Sunday and captain Johan Deysel the other in the final of the African qualifying tournament, played at the Stade Maurice David in the south of France.
Five-eighth Cliven Loubser added four penalties and a conversion, with substitute PW Steenkamp adding another conversion to deny Kenya a first ever qualification.
Namibia have competed at every World Cup since the 1999 tournament but lost all 22 matches they have played in the finals.
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A bunch of idiots running our game! The quotes above are patronising and fly in the face of the rugby public who actually play, coach and watch out fantastic game.
Go to commentsI'll tell you who is stubborn. Mark Reason is stubborn. Reason (whose father was a noted NH poison-pen avowed hater of NZ rugby). Has a history of absurd attacks on NZ rugby. He has found some favour now as most NZ rugby followers have not enjoyed Foster's tenure as coach. The strongest voice in NZ against the ABs during the unparalleled McCaw/Carter era was, you guessed it, Mark Reason. Yup - we'd all like to see Jordan given a decent run at FB. But there is a decent argument for both BB and WJ to start in the back 3 as well. For better or for worse, Mounga appears to be in the box seat at 1st 5/8th for NZ. He has never reached the heights of BB in his early days, let alone, Carter (who like McCaw is utterly without peer). But he's good enough to win a RWC. The rest of his comment are largely in step with what all rugby commentators are saying.
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