NAMIBIA will on Saturday kick-start its preparations for the International Rugby Board (IRB) Nations Cup slated for Romania from June 4 to 22 this year.
The Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) on Tuesday called up over 80 players to report for national trials at the Hage Geingob Stadium on Saturday.
In a media statement issued on Tuesday, the NRU said players who do not attend trials will not be in the final team to Romania.
However, players who have sustained injuries should submit a medical certificate if they cannot attend trials.The players called up for trials should be at the field at 11h00.
In the 2008 IRB Nations Cup played in Romania, Namibia won only one match out of four played during the tournament. The South African A-team are the defending champions.
The Namibian players are: Forwards – Johny Redelinghuys (Wanderers), Gavin Benade ( Rehoboth Rugby Club), Gerson Ouseb (Unam), Tos Mouton (Rehoboth Rugby club), Theo Coetzee (Western Suburbs), Shaun Esterhuizen (United), Brendon Walters (Western Suburbs), Gerhard Loubser (Mariental), Tjino Tjirare (Unam), Hauta Veii (Western Suburbs), Leon Erasmus (Kudus), Henk Roets (United), Heinz Koll (Wanderers), Wacca Kazombiaze ( Reho Falcons), Julian Botes (Wanderers), Muino Kasiringua (Unam), Grant Nesh (Kudus), Frank van Zyl (Mariental), Morne Blom (United), Eugene Forbes (Rehoboth), Victor Rodriques (Western Suburbs), Renaud van Neel (Unam), Riaan Louw (Unam), Riaan Louw (Mariental), Ricardo Kubas (Kudus), Melando Titus (R/Falcons), Chrysbaurn Blom (Unam), Jasper van Dyk (Mariental), Dwayne Henckert (Unam), Michael Mckenze (United), Johan Wohler (Rehoboth), Ashley Platt (Kudus), PJ van Lill (Wanderers), Kerneels Myburgh (Mariental), Bertus O’Callaghan (Pukke), Lloyd Busch (Western Suburbs), Derick Louw (Unam), Nico Esterhuizen (Keetmanshoop), Gawan Esterhuizen, (Western Suburbs), Leroy Renscke (United), Wimpie Nel (Mariental) and Morris Kapitako (Reho Falcons). Backs – Eugene Jantjies (Western Suburbs), Ismael du Plessis (Unam), Jurie van Tonder (United), Ashley Tjombe (Western Suburbs), Macho Prinsloo (Wanderers), Godwin Walters (Western Suburbs), Nathan van Wyk (Rehoboth), Charlton Brussel (Western Suburbs), Heini Bock (Reho Falcons), Russel van Wyk (Reho Falcons), Ashwin Walters (Western Suburbs), Willy Junius (United), Darryl dela Harpe (Western Suburbs), Tinus Venter (United), Johan Adriaanse (Mariental), Werner Meyer (Rehoboth), Desmond Snyders (Rehoboth), Keaton Freygang (Rehoboth), Luwayne Botes (Wanderers), Bradley Klaasen (Unam), Graeme van Wyk (Rehoboth), Pieter Lensing (Wanderers), Sergio de la Harpe (Western Sububurbs), Bimbo Mbai (Unam), Chrysander Botha (Kudus), TC Losper (Western Suburbs), Lean Stoop (Wanderers), Robert Herridge (United), Elrich Jansen (Rehoboth), Colin de Koe (Reho Falcons), Jacky Bock (Reho Falcons), Marius du Plessis (Mariental), John Drotsky (Unam), Bradley Isaks (Unam), Llewelyn Winckler (Western Suburbs) and Justin Nel (Western Suburbs). – Nampa
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