Namibia at the Rugby World Cup

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]

Map of countries' best results

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
16 16 16 20 20 20 20 20 20
 Namibia — — — 19th 20th 20th 20th 18th 17th

1999 Rugby World Cup (Pool C)
Main article: 1999 Rugby World Cup
Team
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 France 3300108529
 Fiji 3201124687
 Canada 3102114825
 Namibia 3003421863
1 October 1999
Fiji  67–18  Namibia
Try: Lasagavibau (2)
S. Tawake
Rauluni
Satala
Mocelutu
Smith
Tiko
Katalau
Con: Serevi (8)
Pen: Serevi (2)
 Try: Jacobs
Senekal
Con: Van Dyk
Pen: Van Dyk (2)
8 October 1999
France  47–13  Namibia
Try: Mola (3)
Ntamack
Dourthe
Mignoni
Bernat-Salles
Con: Dourthe (4)
Pen: Dourthe (3)
 Try: Samuelson
Con: Van Dyk
Pen: Van Dyk (2)
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Referee: Chris White (England)
14 October 1999
Canada  72–11  Namibia
Try: Stanley (2)
Snow (2)
Nichols (2)
Charron
Ross
Williams
Con: Rees (9)
Pen: Rees (3)
 Try: Hough
Pen: Van Dyk (2)
Stade de Toulouse
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)

2003 Rugby World Cup (Pool A)
Main article: 2003 Rugby World Cup
Team
 Pld W D L PF PA BP Pts
 Australia 440027332218
 Ireland 430114156315
 Argentina 420214057311
 Romania 41036519215
 Namibia 40042831000
14 October 2003
Argentina  67–14  Namibia
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  Namibia
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: Andrew Cole (Australia)
25 October 2003
Australia  142–0  Namibia
Try: Latham (5)
Lyons
Mortlock
Tuqiri (3)
Penalty try
Rogers (2)
Paul
Giteau (3)
Grey
Turinui (2)
Burke
Roe
Con: Rogers (16)
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
30 October 2003
Namibia  7–37  Romania
Try: Isaacs
Con: Wessels
 Try: Petrechei
Sirbu
Chiriac
Teodorescu
Sauan
Con: Tofan (3)
Pen: Tofan (2)
Aurora Stadium, Launceston
Attendance: 15,457
Referee: Peter Marshall (Australia)

2007 Rugby World Cup (Pool D)
Main article: 2007 Rugby World Cup Pool D
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Argentina 44001614333+110218
 France 43012418837+151315
 Ireland 420296482−1819
 Georgia 4103550111−6115
 Namibia 4004330212−18200
9 September 2007
20:00
 Ireland 32–17  Namibia
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+'
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 33,694
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)
16 September 2007
21:00
France  87–10  Namibia
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'
Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 35,339
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
22 September 2007
21:00
Argentina  63–3  Namibia
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  Namibia
Try: Giorgadze 37' c
Machkhaneli 70' c
Kacharava 80+' c
Con: Kvirikashvili (3/3)
Pen: Kvirikashvili (3/6) 8', 26', 69'
 Report
Stade Félix Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 32,549
Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

2011 Rugby World Cup (Pool D)
Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool D
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 South Africa 44002116624+142218
 Wales 43012318034+146315
 Samoa 420299149+42210
 Fiji 4103759167−10815
 Namibia 4004544266−22200
10 September 2011
15:30
Fiji  49–25  Namibia
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  Namibia
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  Namibia
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  Namibia
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)
Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
Attendance: 13,710
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)

2015 Rugby World Cup (Pool C)
Main article: 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool C
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 New Zealand 44002517449+125319
 Argentina 43012217970+109315
 Georgia 4202553123–7008
 Tonga 4103870130–6026
 Namibia 4004870174–10411
24 September 2015
20:00
New Zealand  58–14  Namibia
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  Namibia
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'
Sandy Park, Exeter
Attendance: 10,103
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
7 October 2015
20:00
Namibia  16–17  Georgia
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'
Sandy Park, Exeter
Attendance: 11,156
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
11 October 2015
12:00
Argentina  64–19  Namibia
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)
Main article: 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 New Zealand 43102215722+135216
 South Africa 43012718536+149315
 Italy 4211149878+20212
 Namibia 4013334175–14102
 Canada 4013214177–16302
22 September 2019
14:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Italy  47–22  Namibia
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'
28 September 2019
18:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) South Africa  57–3  Namibia
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'
City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota
Attendance: 36,449
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
6 October 2019
13:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) New Zealand  71–9  Namibia
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'
Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu
Attendance: 48,354
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
13 October 2019
12:15 JST (UTC+09)
Namibia  0–0
(Cancelled)		  Canada

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 %
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 0%
 Australia 1 0 0 1 0%
 Canada 1 0 0 1 0%
 Fiji 2 0 0 2 0%
 France 2 0 0 2 0%
 Georgia 2 0 0 2 0%
 Ireland 2 0 0 2 0%
 Italy 1 0 0 1 0%
 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 0%
 Romania 1 0 0 1 0%
 Samoa 1 0 0 1 0%
 South Africa 2 0 0 2 0%
 Tonga 1 0 0 1 0%
 Wales 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

Biggest losing margin

Most tries in a game

Individual records

Most appearances overall

Most points overall

Most points in a match

Most tries overall

Most penalty goals overall

References
  1. Meagher, Gerard (18 September 2015). "Rugby World Cup 2015 power rankings: New Zealand on top at kick-off". The Guardian sport blog.
  2. "NAMIBIA V CANADA MATCH CANCELLED". Rugby World Cup. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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