Windhoek
The Namibia Under 20 rugby fifteen paid a courtesy call at the Namibia Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday prior to their departure for Portugal where the youngsters will compete in the World Rugby Under 20 Trophy.
The players were in a jovial mood and looked excited at the prospect of representing their native land abroad. The NSC encouraged the team to go all out and put up a gallant fight for the land of the brave and make the Namibian nation proud.
The World Rugby Under 20 Trophy (known as the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy until 2014) is an international rugby union competition.
Apart from Namibia and hosts Canada, other particpating nations are Georgia, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga and Portugal. The winner of the U20 Trophy graduates to the U20 Championship to be staged next year.
The Namibians open their assault in the youth tourney with a date against hosts Canada on the 12th of May before matches against Tonga and Hong Kong in their group stage.
Full fixtures are as follows:
12 May 2015 – Canada
16 May 2015 – Tonga
20 May 2015 – Hong Kong