Coach Venter to hear fate this week

WINDHOEK – Suspended senior national rugby coach Johan Venter will appear before the Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) Disciplinary Committee (DC) this week.

Venter was suspended last week for allegedly failing to adhere to the rules and regulations of his employment as senior national coach when the Webb Ellis rugby trophy was presented in Namibia late last week. Namibia is set to compete at the (IRB) Rugby World Cup in France starting in September.NRU chief executive officer Christo Alexander said Venter’s conduct was not in line with the stipulated rules and regulations.An interim committee was due to meet last night to determine the date for the hearing.Alexander would not say what measures would be taken if Venter was found guilty, but played down any expulsion.Alexander said that assistant coach Hakkies Husselman took over in an acting capacity to prepare the team for the forthcoming Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) match against Zambia on May 26 at the Hage Geingob Stadium.On June 23, Namibia will play an away match against Uganda in the group stages of the CAR competition.NampaNamibia is set to compete at the (IRB) Rugby World Cup in France starting in September.NRU chief executive officer Christo Alexander said Venter’s conduct was not in line with the stipulated rules and regulations.An interim committee was due to meet last night to determine the date for the hearing.Alexander would not say what measures would be taken if Venter was found guilty, but played down any expulsion.Alexander said that assistant coach Hakkies Husselman took over in an acting capacity to prepare the team for the forthcoming Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) match against Zambia on May 26 at the Hage Geingob Stadium.On June 23, Namibia will play an away match against Uganda in the group stages of the CAR competition.Nampa