The Namibian Tri-Nations tournament (or Windhoek Lager Tri-Nations Rugby Series for sponsorship reasons) was designed to bring more international rugby union test matches to the lower tiered teams in the Confederation of African Rugby region.[1] Originally, the hosts Namibia were invited to Europe by the International Rugby Board to play part in the 2012 International Rugby Series. However, Namibia turned the offer down to create their own tournament so they could bring more international rugby to the Namibian fans at home.[2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host |  Namibia |
| Venue | Hage Geingob Stadium |
| Date | 10 November 2012 – 17 November 2012 |
| Countries | |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain |
| Runner-up | Namibia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Tries scored | 21 (7 per match) |
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The tournament consisted of two further developing rugby nations: Europe's Spain and fellow African nation Zimbabwe. The tournament was played between November 10 and November 17, but was only played on three dedicated days at Namibia's national stadium, Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium in Windhoek. The tournament opened with the hosts playing Zimbabwe and ended again with the hosts, this time playing against Spain.
With the end result between Namibia and Spain, the European side won the tournament with two wins out of two.[3]
Table edit
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points |
Table points | ||||||
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| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Difference | 4 Tries | 7 Point Loss | |||
| 1 | Spain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 51 | +34 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | Namibia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 71 | +3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 84 | -37 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Matches edit
Namibia v Zimbabwe edit
| 10 November 2012 16:00 WAST (UTC+2) |
| Namibia | 37–33 | Zimbabwe |
| Try: Neel Botha Tromp Redelinghuys Con: Kotzé (1/4) Pen: Kotzé (4) Drop: Kotzé (1) | Report[4] | Try: Makwanya Penalty try Nemadire (2) Sithole Con: Makwanya (1/5) Pen: Makwanya (2) |
| Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa) |
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Zimbabwe v Spain edit
| 14 November 2012 18:00 WAST (UTC+2) |
| Zimbabwe | 14–47 | Spain |
| Try: S Jones Pen: Tichafara Makwanya (3) | Report[5] | Try: Anaya (2) Magunazelaia Sempere C Smith Tudela Con: Carrión (3) Sempere Pen: Carrión (3) |
| Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek Referee: Jason Jaftha (South Africa) |
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Namibia v Spain edit
| 17 November 2012 16:00 WAST (UTC+2) |
| Namibia | 37–38 | Spain |
| Try: Nel de la Harpe Tromp Con: Kotzé (2/3) Pen: Kotzé (6/8) | Report[6] | Try: Tudela Pardo Feijoo Con: Javier Carrión (1/3) Pen: Javier Carrión (6/6) Jaime Nava (1/1) Drop: Jake Carter (0/1) |
| Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa) |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Namibia to play Zimbabwe and Spain in Tri-nations tourney here Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Windhoek Lager to sponsor Tri-Nations Rugby Series Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Informante". www.informante.web.na. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Namibia beat Zimbabwe 37-33 | Namibia Sport". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- ^ "Spain beat Zimbabwe 47-14 | Namibia Sport". www.namibiasport.com.na. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Namibia v Spain". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 14 September 2017.