Namibians visit injured rugby player

HE Namibian Rugby World Cup team may have only just left the district but the first thing they did at their new ‘base’ was visit a special ‘Gizzy lad’.

Poverty Bay age group representative player Joel Tibble, who is in Middlemore Hospital after being seriously injured during a rep game recently, was surprised on Tuesday morning by a visit from the Namibian delegation.Chef de mission and vice president of Namibia Rugby Sarel Losper, along with Gisborne Boys’ High School old boy and Namibian player Tinus du Plessis and other members of the touring party, visited Tibble at his hospital bed.Tibble’s mother Melissa said the visit had made her boy’s day.Poverty Bay Rugby chief executive Mark Weatherall said it was a great effort by the Namibian team, especially considering the busy schedule they had once on the ground in Auckland. ‘As soon as they heard about the incident they wanted to visit Joel, so it’s great to see,’ he says. The Namibian team flew out of Gisborne on Tuesday, and were with Tibble before lunch.Tibble, a student at Gisborne Boys’ High School, was injured when a scrum collapsed during a game earlier this month.- namibiasport.com.na

In an age of information overload, Sunrise is The Namibian’s morning briefing, delivered at 6h00 from Monday to Friday. It offers a curated rundown of the most important stories from the past 24 hours – occasionally with a light, witty touch. It’s an essential way to stay informed. Subscribe and join our newsletter community.

The Namibian uses AI tools to assist with improved quality, accuracy and efficiency, while maintaining editorial oversight and journalistic integrity.