Rugby will be the main attraction this weekend when the Rugby World Cup gets underway tonight with the hosts France taking on New Zealand in Paris, while Namibia open their account against Italy at Saint Etienne tomorrow. The matches herald in a feast of rugby over the next seven weeks before the final is scheduled to take place on 28 October.
Back home, the finals of the Standard Bank Namibia Schools Rugby Tournament take place at the Hage Geingob Stadium with WHS taking on Windhoek Gymnasium in the u19 Super League final on Saturday afternoon.
In football news the Brave Warriors take on South Africain a friendly match at Orlando Stadium in preparation for upcoming 2024 Chan qualification matches.
The final round of the MTC Netball Premier League takes place at the Khomasdal courts on Saturday, with the champions due to be crowned at the prizegiving ceremony at 17h00.
The MTC Hopsol Youth Football Tournament is also nearing completion with the penultimate round of matches taking place on Saturday.
The weekend fixtures are as follows:
Friday, 8 September
Standard Bank Schools Rugby finals, Hage Geingob Stadium
14h00: U14 B: Roots Gym v WHS u14 B
15h10: U19 D: MK Gertze II v WHS III
16h40: U19 Plate: Pro Ed Academy I v WAP I
Saturday, 9 September
Standard Bank Schools Rugby finals, Hage Geingob Stadium
08h00: U14 A: Windhoek Gym u14 A v WHS u14 A
09h10: U15 B: Keetmanshoop PS u15 v Tsumeb Gim u15
10h20: U15 A: Windhoek Gym u15 A v WHS u15 A
11h30: U19 C: HTS I v Keetmanshoop PS I
13h00: U19 B: M&K Gertze v Windhoek Gym II
14h30: U19 A: Moria PS I v Elnatan I
16h15: U19 Super: WHS I v Windhoek Gym I
MTC Netball Premier League @ Khomasdal courts
08h00: NCS v Young Stars
09h30: NFB v Rebels
11h00: Afrocat v Mighty Gunners
12h30: Eleven Arrows v Fatou
14h00: Tigers v Young Stars
15h30: NCS v Namibian Navy
MTC Hopsol Football League
08h30: u11, u12 matches, Ramblers field
08h30: u13 matches, Telecom field
08h30: u15 matches, SKW B field
08h20: u17 matches, Jan Mohr field
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