Namibia demolish Kenya 84-12

IT was one-way traffic for the Namibian rugby side when they demolished Kenya 84-12 in their World Cup qualifier at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium on Saturday.

An in-form Namibian side led 35-0 at halftime and proved no match for the Kenyan side, which did not lose hope, however, despite the tries that came in thick and fast from the locals. Namibian coach Johan Venter told The Namibian Sport after the match that he was happy with the performance of the team and was convinced that the current players will go a long way as they have what it takes.”Firstly I thank the Kenyan players for giving us a good challenge on the day, while I am also very happy with the turnout on the day.The support from the people has been wonderful and this spurred us on to give such a good performance,” he said.Namibia will next meet Tunisia next month, before they go on to face Kenya in a return-leg match in that country.Venter said it was still the beginning of their campaign to qualify for the World Cup, but he was glad that the players have been positive and delivered the goods on the day.”The match to me was clean and I am happy with the discipline shown by the players of both teams,” he added.Prop Deon van der Berg, flanker Herman Lintvelt and winger Melrick Africa all scored two tries each, while eight man Sean Furter, Morne Schreuder at flyhalf and fullback Heini Bock dotted down once each.Vice captain Corne Powell, who was doubtful for the encounter, also went over for a try, while Schreuder was responsible for the conversions and penalties.Schreuder managed to put through a total of 11 of his 12 kicks on the day.The other tries came from substitutes JM Meyer and Roger Thompson.The Namibian team had their intentions clear from the first whistle, as their pack of forward led by captain Kees Lensing dominated the scrums and also gave the opposition no chance in the line-outs.The Namibian back line had good moves lined up for the encounter and executed most of them with precision, leading to the prolific tries.The most notable one was the second-half try by fullback Heini Bock, who quick-stepped his opponents from his own half to speed to the try line, with no-one attempting to chase because of his pace.Veteran players Lintvelt and Furter produced exceptional performances as usual, while their efforts were well complemented by the other forwards, with the backs producing some fireworks each time they put their hands on the ball.Kenya’s tries came from Dan Weku in the first quarter of the second half, while Oscar Osir added a consolation try in the final minutes of the match.Namibian coach Johan Venter told The Namibian Sport after the match that he was happy with the performance of the team and was convinced that the current players will go a long way as they have what it takes.”Firstly I thank the Kenyan players for giving us a good challenge on the day, while I am also very happy with the turnout on the day.The support from the people has been wonderful and this spurred us on to give such a good performance,” he said.Namibia will next meet Tunisia next month, before they go on to face Kenya in a return-leg match in that country. Venter said it was still the beginning of their campaign to qualify for the World Cup, but he was glad that the players have been positive and delivered the goods on the day.”The match to me was clean and I am happy with the discipline shown by the players of both teams,” he added.Prop Deon van der Berg, flanker Herman Lintvelt and winger Melrick Africa all scored two tries each, while eight man Sean Furter, Morne Schreuder at flyhalf and fullback Heini Bock dotted down once each.Vice captain Corne Powell, who was doubtful for the encounter, also went over for a try, while Schreuder was responsible for the conversions and penalties.Schreuder managed to put through a total of 11 of his 12 kicks on the day.The other tries came from substitutes JM Meyer and Roger Thompson.The Namibian team had their intentions clear from the first whistle, as their pack of forward led by captain Kees Lensing dominated the scrums and also gave the opposition no chance in the line-outs.The Namibian back line had good moves lined up for the encounter and executed most of them with precision, leading to the prolific tries.The most notable one was the second-half try by fullback Heini Bock, who quick-stepped his opponents from his own half to speed to the try line, with no-one attempting to chase because of his pace.Veteran players Lintvelt and Furter produced exceptional performances as usual, while their efforts were well complemented by the other forwards, with the backs producing some fireworks each time they put their hands on the ball.Kenya’s tries came from Dan Weku in the first quarter of the second half, while Oscar Osir added a consolation try in the final minutes of the match.