Suburbs II win club champs at coast

NAMIBIA Medical Care (NMC) Western Suburbs II won the Windhoek Lager Rugby Club regional championship leg in Swakopmund at the weekend.

Suburbs II beat Walvis Bay Rugby Club, formerly known as Atlantis, 10-5. Kudus ended third and Windhoek Rugby Club, who replaced Swakopmund II, ended fourth.As regional tournament winners, Suburbs II received N$5 000, Walvis Bay earned N$2 500, Kudus received N$1 500 and Windhoek Rugby Club received N$1 000.The championship is organised by Western Suburbs and is taking place for the second consecutive year, courtesy of Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL), which sponsored the event to the tune of N$303 000.The next leg of the regional competition will take place in Keetmanshoop on May 20.The final is billed for Windhoek on June 24.* Meanwhile, a large number of Namibian long-haul runners are preparing for the annual Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday.More than 40 Namibians have entered for ‘the world’s most beautiful marathon’, the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon sponsored by Nike.This year’s event promises to be the best ever with a record field of almost 10 000 for the half marathon (21 km) and one of the biggest fields in the ultra (56 km), with nearly 8 000 runners lining up at the start line at 07h00.-NampaKudus ended third and Windhoek Rugby Club, who replaced Swakopmund II, ended fourth.As regional tournament winners, Suburbs II received N$5 000, Walvis Bay earned N$2 500, Kudus received N$1 500 and Windhoek Rugby Club received N$1 000.The championship is organised by Western Suburbs and is taking place for the second consecutive year, courtesy of Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL), which sponsored the event to the tune of N$303 000.The next leg of the regional competition will take place in Keetmanshoop on May 20.The final is billed for Windhoek on June 24.* Meanwhile, a large number of Namibian long-haul runners are preparing for the annual Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday.More than 40 Namibians have entered for ‘the world’s most beautiful marathon’, the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon sponsored by Nike.This year’s event promises to be the best ever with a record field of almost 10 000 for the half marathon (21 km) and one of the biggest fields in the ultra (56 km), with nearly 8 000 runners lining up at the start line at 07h00.-Nampa