Wales (22) 81 / Namibia (0) 7 (Final Score)
Wales and Namibia did battle in New Plymouth at 08:30 SA Time (19:30 NZ Time).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & CSN on TV in SA.
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Wales made it hard for themselves in the first half, only scoring 3 tries in that period, but the second half was a different story, with the tries eventually raining on Namibia towards the end.
Namibia now exits the World Cup, all their Pool games done and dusted.
Scorers:
Wales:
- Penalties – Stephen Jones (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Scott Williams (3), Aled Brew (1), Toby Faletau (1), Gethin Jenkins (1), George North (2), Jonathan Davies (1), Lloyd Williams (1), Lee Byrne (1), Alun Wyn Jones (1)
- Conversions – Stephen Jones (6), Rhys Priestland (3)
Namibia:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Heinz Koll (1)
- Conversions – Theuns Kotze (1)
Teams:
Wales: 15 Lee Byrne, 14 Leigh Halfpenny, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Scott Williams, 11 Aled Brew, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Tavis Knoyle, 8 Toby Faletau, 7 Sam Warburton (captain), 6 Ryan Jones, 5 Alun Wyn Jones, 4 Bradley Davies, 3 Craig Mitchell, 2 Lloyd Burns, 1 Gethin Jenkins.
Replacements: 16 Ken Owens, 17 Ryan Bevington, 18 Luke Charteris, 19 Andy Powell, 20 Lloyd Williams, 21 Rhys Priestland, 22 George North.
Namibia: 15 Chrysander Botha, 14 Danie van Wyk, 13 Piet van Zyl, 12 Darryl de La Harpe, 11 Danie Dames, 10 Theuns Kotze, 9 Eugene Jantjies, 8 Jacques Nieuwenhuis, 7 Jacques Burger (captain), 6 Tinus du Plessis, 5 Nico Esterhuyse, 4 Heinz Koll, 3 Jané du Toit, 2 Hugo Horn, 1 Johnnie Redelinghuys.
Replacements: 16 Bertus O’Callaghan, 17 Raoul Larson, 18 Wacca Kazombiaze, 19 Rohan Kitshoff, 20 Ryan de la Harpe, 21 TC Losper, 22 David Philander.
Date: Monday 26 September
Kick-off: 08:.30 SA Time (19:30 NZ Time)
Venue: Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth
Expected weather conditions: Partly cloudy but clearing with a high of 14°C, dropping to 7°C.
Referee: Steve Walsh (Australia)
Assistant referees: Alain Rolland (Ireland), Carlo Damasco (Italy)
TMO: Giulio De Santis (Italy)
Relieving penalty Namibia
Al amper 10 minute scoreless, Namibia at least fighting back a bit
Ciao a tutti! Or should that be just Bigblu and super
29 @ superBul:
Ek wonder nogal hoe gaan die res van die span lyk….
Gaan Gurthro begin of gaan dit Beast wees?
Is Bakkies weer reg?
Die res van die span sal voorspelbaar wees
Vic has to play to get some game time.
33 @ The_Young_Turk:
Hello.
I was forced to watch the M-Net movie last night, Eat Pray, Love…. with the Pretty Woman girl… whatshername…. in the leading role (fark what a kak chick fliek).
Anyway she went to Italy, the deurmekaar koekie…. and learnt some Italian….
That was about as exciting as it got….
JS on the bench is better than JS on the field. JS out of the team would be the best.
Early engage by Namibia…. Wales choose to scrum again
37 @ The_Young_Turk:
With that I agree!
@ grootblousmile:
Did she learn Italian from some stallion?
@ grootblousmile:
34
maak nie rerig saak nie beide is in goeie vorm, gaan hy vir Frans Steyn weer speel op senter , dit gaan ou JdeV nogal bietjie in die koue laat
40 @ The_Young_Turk:
Yip, but she was acting all celebit…. hehehe
Penalty Namibia…. 50m, he hits the post…
41 @ superBul:
Snor het mos klaar gesê Fransie is sy beste Binnesenter
Lemoenetyd
Jis ouens julle haat vir JS soveel soos wat smallies vir die Sharks haat. Glo my PdeV het n goeie move aan die gang met JS. JS speel goeie rugby, bring stabiliteit doen goeie goed tot laat in die game , maw hy is super fiks. Dit bring sonder vele woorde n besef van goeie werks etiek in die span in. Dalk gee hy bietjie weg met JS vs BduP maar die spangees en stabiliteit moet nie NOU versteur word nie.
The ease with which Wales is dealing with Namibia should put the Boks win in perspective. Matches against the minnows are no reflection of a top tier team’s true ability.
Great comeback by Namibia, they missed 2 penalties in the period since the 17:01 minute try by Toby Faletau. 23 min no score conceded
46 @ superBul:
Jy verwar haat met ons eerlike opinie oor spel en spelpeil…
Ek dink Bissie is die beter speler.
Verder dink ek daar is genoeg leiers in die span.
@ superBul:
Smit should have retired 2 years ago. However that argument is moot as he is in the team now. So the best place for him is on the bench – in case of injury to Bissie!
2dn Half ON!
My Bru pick was a bit light, I feel.
Picked Wales by only 45
Another relieving penalty for Namibia
The_Young_Turk wrote:
and now it is imposible to change it without a breakup in the team. If he did not believe in Smit the change should have happened like you said 2 years back. The way Smit is playing now shows that Peter knew what he wants. He also tried to make sure he keeps his chosen captain in the team by making him a prop, it was his escape route. He will never drop his captain now. What makes me happy is how John Smit is uping his own game, he knows the presure on him and he does not shy away from his responsibility.
If Bissy plays against Samoa i hope his dicipline is tops, he tends to take matters too far when the heat is on. That is my only worry.
Wales not really impressing, even though they are controlling most aspects
Again a last ditch knock by Wales
Try Scott Williams again.
Bonus point try for Wales
Wales 29 / 0
Namibia kept them scoreless for 30 minutes, hope they keep their effort up
Try Jenkins… the Welsh prop
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