The Namibia women's national rugby union team are a national sports team that represents Namibia in women's international rugby union. They played their first test match in 2013.
| Union | Namibia Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Christel Janet Kotze |
| World Rugby ranking | |
| Current | 60 (as of 4 December 2023) |
| Highest | 57 |
| First international | |
Namibia  31–10  Botswana(Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek; 19 October 2013) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Namibia 31–10 Botswana (Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek; 19 October 2013) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
South Africa  128–3 Namibia(City Park, Cape Town; 23 June 2022) | |
History edit
Namibia played their first test match against Botswana on 19 October 2013 in Windhoek, Namibia.[1][2] They were absent from the international scene for eight years before playing their second test against Zambia on 13 November 2021 at Windhoek.[3][4]
Namibia competed at the 2022 Rugby Africa Women's Cup and were grouped with South Africa and Zimbabwe in Pool A.[5] They lost both matches, Zimbabwe thrashed them 72–0 and South Africa crossed the try line a record 20 times with a score of 128–3.[6][7][5][8]
Results summary edit
(Full internationals only, updated to 24 April 2023)
| Opponent | First Match | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana |
2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | 100.00% |
| South Africa |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 128 | 0.00% |
 Zambia |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 0.00% |
 Zimbabwe |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 0.00% |
| Summary | 2013 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 285 | 25.00% |
Results edit
Full internationals edit
| Won | Lost | Draw |
| Test | Date | Namibia | Score | Opponent | Venue | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013-10-19 | Namibia |
31–10 | Botswana |
Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek | Test | [9][10] |
| 2 | 2021-11-13 | Namibia |
5–75 | Zambia |
Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek | 2021 Africa Cup | [11][12][13][4] |
| 3 | 2022-06-19 | Namibia |
0–72 | Zimbabwe |
City Park, Cape Town | 2022 Africa Cup | [14][15][16] |
| 4 | 2022-06-23 | Namibia |
3–128 | South Africa |
City Park, Cape Town | 2022 Africa Cup | [14][15][17] |
References edit
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- ^ Birch, John (2013-10-21). "Namibia's winning start to test rugby". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ "Rugby Africa Cup Women's 15s Between Namibia and Zambia: 13 November 2021". Rugby Afrique. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ a b "Zambian women overpower Namibia". The Namibian. 2021-11-15. Archived from the original on 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- ^ a b Birch, John (2022-06-24). "South Africa qualify for Africa Cup finals". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ H-Metro (2022-06-20). "SUPER WOMEN. . . Rugby team bounces back in style". H-Metro. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "Lady Sables move up World Rugby Women's Rankings". ZimsportLive. 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "Another century for Springbok Women in Cape Town". SA Rugby. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
- ^ "Local rugby reaches climax". NamibiaSport.com.na. 2013-10-03. Archived from the original on 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
- ^ "Namibia's winning start to test rugby". ScrumQueens.com. 2013-10-23. Archived from the original on 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Series of test matches between various African teams". Rugby Africa. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Namibia vs Zambia". World Rugby. 2021-11-13. Archived from the original on 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ "Match Sheet". Rugby Africa. 2021-11-13. Archived from the original on 2023-02-18. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ a b "South Africa qualify for Africa Cup finals". ScrumQueens.com. 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-10-15. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ a b "Results on Rugby Afrique Facebook". Rugby Africa. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ "Zimbabwe vs Namibia". World Rugby. 2022-06-19. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "South Africa vs Namibia". World Rugby. 2022-06-23. Archived from the original on 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-06.