Namibia has made the World Cup on five occasions, in 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015, but has never won a game.

He missed out on winning a Rugby World Cup but Paulse did win the Tri-Nations with the Boks in 2004, scoring in the 40-26 win over the All Blacks at Ellis Park. Some seethe. Namibia qualify for 2019 Rugby World Cup. 25 nations have thus far qualified for the Rugby World Cup. Chad Plato (C) of Namibia celebrates with his teammates after scoring a try during the Rugby World Cup match between Italy and Namibia at Hanzono Stadium in … Chad Plato (C) of Namibia celebrates with his teammates after scoring a try during the Rugby World Cup match between Italy and Namibia at Hanzono Stadium in Kobe, Japan, 22 September 2019. Italy coach Conor O’Shea has named a 31-man squad for Japan 2019 with Sergio Parisse confirmed as captain in his fifth Rugby World Cup. Well, there you have it, 20 interesting that you might not have know about the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Namibia inch closer towards qualification for Rugby World Cup 2019 with a 58-28 win over Zimbabwe, while Philip Wokorach was Uganda's hero in their 67-12 defeat of Tunisia in the latest Rugby Africa Gold Cup … Namibia has competed in five Rugby World Cup tournaments, having qualified as the African representative. Johan Tromp was the first to cross before the inspirational Burger dotted down twice as Namibia continued to serve notice to their opponents that they weren’t to be taken lightly. Talismanic number eight Parisse made his tournament debut as a replacement against New Zealand in Melbourne in 2003 and will come up against the All Blacks again in Toyota City 16 years later – almost to the day.
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. WINDHOEK - Namibia booked their place at the World Cup for the sixth successive time on Saturday with a 53-28 victory over Kenya. Debut of national teams. The Russian’s aim in Japan is to secure that elusive first-ever competition victory. The match was a straight shootout for the Africa Gold Cup title, which would determine World Cup qualification. Debut of national teams. Players to watch: Vasily Artemyev (Full-back/Wing) Russia are competing in only their second ever Rugby World Cup after qualifying for the 2019 edition of the tournament. Namibia have now appeared at every World Cup since making their debut in 1999, though their 19 matches at the finals have all ended in defeat with more than 1000 points conceded.