Namibia at the Rugby World Cup
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Namibia has competed in five Rugby World Cup tournaments, having qualified as the African representative. The Namibian rugby union team, nicknamed the Welwitschias after the Namibian national symbol, made their first appearance at the Rugby World Cup in 1999 and appeared at the following four tournaments. Namibia has so far played 19 games at that cup without ever winning one.[1]
Namibia's best match result was in 2015 when they lost to Georgia by a single point. So far Namibia has not hosted any World Cup games.
By position[]
Team | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 |
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16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
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— | — | — | 19th | 20th | 20th | 20th | 18th | 17th |
1999 Rugby World Cup (Pool C)[]
P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 52 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 68 | 7 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 114 | 82 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 186 | 3 |
1 October 1999
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Fiji ![]() |
67–18 | ![]() |
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Try: Lasagavibau (2) S. Tawake Rauluni Satala Mocelutu Smith Tiko Katalau Con: Serevi (8) Pen: (2) |
Try: Senekal Con: Pen: (2) |
8 October 1999
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France ![]() |
47–13 | ![]() |
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Try: Mola (3) Ntamack Dourthe Mignoni Bernat-Salles Con: Dourthe (4) Pen: Dourthe (3) |
Try: Con: Pen: (2) |
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Referee: Chris White (England) |
14 October 1999
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Canada ![]() |
72–11 | ![]() |
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Try: Stanley (2) Snow (2) (2) Charron Ross Williams Con: Rees (9) Pen: Rees (3) |
Try: Pen: (2) |
Stade de Toulouse
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia) |
2003 Rugby World Cup (Pool A)[]
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | BP | Pts | |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 32 | 2 | 18 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 56 | 3 | 15 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 57 | 3 | 11 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 192 | 1 | 5 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 310 | 0 | 0 |
14 October 2003
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Argentina ![]() |
67–14 | ![]() |
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Try: Méndez Bouza (2) J. Fernández Miranda Penalty try (2) Gaitán (3) N. Fernández Miranda Con: Quesada (7) Pen: Quesada |
Try: Grobier Husselman Con: Wessels (2) |
19 October 2003
|
Ireland ![]() |
64–7 | ![]() |
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Try: Quinlan (2) Dempsey Hickie Horan Miller (2) G. Easterby S. Horgan Kelly Con: O'Gara (7) |
Try: Powell Con: Wessels |
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 35,382 Referee: (Australia) |
25 October 2003
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Australia ![]() |
142–0 | ![]() |
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Try: Latham (5) Lyons Mortlock Tuqiri (3) Penalty try Rogers (2) Paul Giteau (3) Grey Turinui (2) Burke Roe Con: Rogers (16) |
30 October 2003
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Namibia ![]() |
7–37 | ![]() |
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Try: Con: Wessels |
Try: Petrechei Sirbu Chiriac Teodorescu Sauan Con: Tofan (3) Pen: Tofan (2) |
Aurora Stadium, Launceston
Attendance: 15,457 Referee: (Australia) |
2007 Rugby World Cup (Pool D)[]
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 143 | 33 | +110 | 2 | 18 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 188 | 37 | +151 | 3 | 15 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 64 | 82 | −18 | 1 | 9 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 111 | −61 | 1 | 5 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 212 | −182 | 0 | 0 |
9 September 2007
20:00 |
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32–17 | ![]() |
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Try: O'Driscoll 5' c Trimble 19' m Easterby 30' m Penalty try 49' c Flannery 76' m Con: O'Gara (2/5) Pen: O'Gara (1/1) 17' |
Report | Try: Nieuwenhuis 60' c Van Zyl 64' c Con: Wessels (2/2) Pen: Wessels (1/2) 40+' |
16 September 2007
21:00 |
France ![]() |
87–10 | ![]() |
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Try: Heymans 7' m Marty 11' c Dusautoir 21' c Nallet (2) 32' c, 40+' c Clerc (3) 38' c, 59' c, 65' c Bonnaire 47' c Chabal (2) 49' c, 54' c Elissalde 56' c Ibañez 75' m Con: Elissalde (11/13) |
Report | Try: Langenhoven 79' c Con: Losper (1/1) Drop: Wessels (1/1) 10' |
22 September 2007
21:00 |
Argentina ![]() |
63–3 | ![]() |
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Try: Roncero 25' c Leguizamón (2) 35' m, 52' c M. Contepomi 38' c F. Contepomi 45' c Tiesi 55' m Corleto 58' m Penalty try 63' c Todeschini 71' c Con: Contepomi (4/7) Todeschini (2/2) Pen: F. Contepomi (2/2) 10', 20' |
Report | Pen: Schreuder (1/1) 7' |
26 September 2007
18:00 |
Georgia ![]() |
30–0 | ![]() |
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Try: Giorgadze 37' c Machkhaneli 70' c Kacharava 80+' c Con: Kvirikashvili (3/3) Pen: Kvirikashvili (3/6) 8', 26', 69' |
Report |
2011 Rugby World Cup (Pool D)[]
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 166 | 24 | +142 | 2 | 18 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 180 | 34 | +146 | 3 | 15 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 91 | 49 | +42 | 2 | 10 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 167 | −108 | 1 | 5 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 266 | −222 | 0 | 0 |
10 September 2011
15:30 |
Fiji ![]() |
49–25 | ![]() |
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Try: Goneva (4) 6' c, 20' m, 40+' c, 51' c Nakarawa 18' c Nalaga 77' c Con: Bai (5/6) Pen: Bai (3/3) 17', 24', 75' |
Report | Try: Koll 43' m Botha 56' m Pen: Kotzé (2/3) 4', 37' Drop: Kotzé (3/3) 11', 13', 15' |
14 September 2011
14:30 |
Samoa ![]() |
49–12 | ![]() |
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Try: Fotuali'i 1' c Tuilagi (3) 17' c, 35' m, 55' c Williams 59' c Penalty try 70' c Con: T. Pisi (2/2) Williams (2/3) Pen: T. Pisi (2/2) 10', 24' Williams (1/1) 53' |
Report | Try: van Wyk 63' m Kotzé 79' c Con: Kotzé (1/2) |
22 September 2011
20:00 |
South Africa ![]() |
87–0 | ![]() |
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Try: Aplon (2) 7' c, 65' c Habana 22' c Penalty try 30' c Fourie 38' c F. Steyn 49' c M. Steyn 61' c De Jongh (2) 63' c, 71' c Hougaard (2) 68' c, 80' c Rossouw 78' c Con: M. Steyn (6/6) Pienaar (6/6) Pen: M. Steyn (1/1) 4' |
Report |
26 September 2011
19:30 |
Wales ![]() |
81–7 | ![]() |
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Try: S. Williams (3) 8' m, 47' c, 70' c Brew 14' c Faletau 18' c Jenkins 50' c North (2) 61' c, 66' c J. Davies 62' c L. Williams 75' m Byrne 77' m A.W. Jones 80+' c Con: S. Jones (6/7) Priestland (3/5) Pen: S. Jones (1/1) 3' |
Report | Try: Koll 53' c Con: Kotzé (1/1) |
2015 Rugby World Cup (Pool C)[]
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 174 | 49 | +125 | 3 | 19 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 179 | 70 | +109 | 3 | 15 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 53 | 123 | –70 | 0 | 8 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 70 | 130 | –60 | 2 | 6 |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 70 | 174 | –104 | 1 | 1 |
24 September 2015
20:00 |
New Zealand ![]() |
58–14 | ![]() |
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Try: Vito 6' c Milner-Skudder (2) 10' m, 40' m Fekitoa 21' c Barrett 31' c Savea (2) 47' c, 75' m Smith 61' m Taylor 79' c Con: Barrett (4/8) 7', 21', 32', 80' Slade (1/1) 48' Pen: Barrett (1/1) 5' |
Report | Try: Deysel 51' m Con: Kotzé (0/1) Pen: Kotzé (3/3) 14', 23', 44' |
Olympic Stadium, London
Attendance: 51,820 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
29 September 2015
16:45 |
Tonga ![]() |
35–21 | ![]() |
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Try: Veainu (2) 6' c, 55' m Ram (2) 12' m, 45' m Fosita 25' c Con: Lilo (2/5) 7', 26' Pen: Lilo (1/2) 35' Morath (1/1) 73' |
Report | Try: Tromp 18' c Burger (2) 49' c, 67' c Con: Kotzé (3/3) 19', 49', 68' |
7 October 2015
20:00 |
Namibia ![]() |
16–17 | ![]() |
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Try: Kotzé 74' c Con: Kotzé (1/1) 76' Pen: Kotzé (3/3) 2', 18', 71' |
Report | Try: Gorgodze 50' c Malaghuradze 55' c Con: Kvirikashvili (2/2) 51', 56' Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/1) 68' |
11 October 2015
12:00 |
Argentina ![]() |
64–19 | ![]() |
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Try: Hernández 7' c Moroni 19' c Agulla 24' c Isa 36' m Noguera Paz 40' c Alemanno 49' c Senatore 64' c Montoya 69' c Cubelli 74' c Con: González Iglesias (4/5) 8', 20', 26', 40' Socino (4/4) 50', 65', 70', 75' Pen: González Iglesias (1/2) 12' |
Report | Try: Tromp 13' c Greyling 46' c Jantjies 80' m Con: Kotzé (2/2) 14', 47' Redelinghuys (0/1) |
2019 Rugby World Cup (Pool B)[]
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 157 | 22 | +135 | 2 | 16 |
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 185 | 36 | +149 | 3 | 15 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 98 | 78 | +20 | 2 | 12 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 175 | –141 | 0 | 2 |
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 177 | –163 | 0 | 2 |
(1 BP) Italy ![]() |
47–22 | ![]() |
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Try: Penalty try 11' Allan 26' c Tebaldi 40+1' c Bellini 44' c Canna 47' c Polledri 70' m Minozzi 76' c Con: Allan (3/3) 27', 40+2', 45' Canna (2/3) 48', 77' |
Report | Try: Stevens 6' c Greyling 57' m Plato 79' c Con: Loubser (2/3) 7', 80' Pen: Loubser (1/1) 51' |
(1 BP) South Africa ![]() |
57–3 | ![]() |
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Try: Mbonambi (2) 10' c, 17' c Louw 15' m Mapimpi (2) 27' m, 54' c Am 42' c Gelant 48' c Kolisi 59' m Brits 64' c Con: E. Jantjies (6/9) 11', 19', 43', 50', 55', 66' |
Report | Pen: Loubser (1/2) 24' |
(1 BP) New Zealand ![]() |
71–9 | ![]() |
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Try: Reece (2) 6' m, 53' c Lienert-Brown (2) 21' m, 47' c Ta'avao 36' c B. Smith (2) 40+5' c, 68' c Moody 42' m Whitelock 56' c J. Barrett 76' c Perenara 79' m Con: J. Barrett (8/11) 37', 40+6', 44', 48', 53', 57', 69', 77' |
Report | Pen: Stevens (3/3) 3', 26', 30' |
Notes:
- Despite both teams naming their sides, this match was cancelled following an evacuation order in Kamaishi during Typhoon Hagibis and awarded as a 0–0 draw.[2]
Overall record[]
Namibia vs | Played | Win | Draw | Lost | Win % |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
Overall | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0% |
Team records[]
Most points in a game
Biggest winning margin
- Never won a match.
Highest score against
- 142 vs
Australia (2003)
- 87 vs
France (2007)
- 87 vs
South Africa (2011)
- 81 vs
Wales (2011)
Biggest losing margin
- 142 vs
Australia (2003)
- 87 vs
South Africa (2011)
- 77 vs
France (2007)
- 74 vs
Wales (2011)
Most tries in a game
- 3 vs
Tonga (2015)
- 3 vs
Argentina (2015)
- 3 vs
Italy (2019)
- 2 vs
Fiji (1999)
- 2 vs
Argentina (2003)
- 2 vs
Ireland (2007)
- 2 vs
Fiji (2011)
- 2 vs
Samoa (2011)
Individual records[]
Most appearances overall
- 14 Eugene Jantjies
- 11 Jacques Burger
- 11 Tinus du Plessis
- 11 Hugo Horn
- 11 Johnny Redelinghuys
Most points overall
- 59 Theuns Kotzé
- 22
- 18 Emile Wessels
- 14 Damian Stevens
Most points in a match
- 16 Theuns Kotzé vs
Georgia (2015)
- 15 Theuns Kotzé vs
Fiji (2011)
- 10 Jacques Burger vs
Tonga (2015)
- 9 Theuns Kotzé vs
New Zealand (2015)
- 9 Damian Stevens vs
New Zealand (2019)
Most tries overall
- 2 Jacques Burger
- 2 Heinz Koll
- 2 Theuns Kotzé
- 2 Johann Tromp
- 2 JC Greyling
Most penalty goals overall
References[]
- ^ Meagher, Gerard (18 September 2015). "Rugby World Cup 2015 power rankings: New Zealand on top at kick-off". The Guardian sport blog.
- ^ "NAMIBIA V CANADA MATCH CANCELLED". Rugby World Cup. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, (ISBN 1860746020)
- Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
- Rugby World Cup by nation
- Namibia national rugby union team