2012 Namibian Tri-Nations

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Tournament details
Host nationFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Venue Hage Geingob Stadium
Date10 November 2012 (2012-11-10)
17 November 2012 (2012-11-17)
Countries
No. of nations4
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Runner-upFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Tries scored21 (7 per match)
2013

The Namibian Tri-Nations tournament (or Windhoek Lager Tri-Nations Rugby Series for sponsorship reasons) was designed to bring more international rugby union test matches to the lower tiered teams in the Confederation of African Rugby region. [1] Originally, the hosts Namibia were invited to Europe by the International Rugby Board to play part in the 2012 International Rugby Series. However, Namibia turned the offer down to create their own tournament so they could bring more international rugby to the Namibian fans at home. [2]

Contents

The tournament consisted of two further developing rugby nations: Europe's Spain and fellow African nation Zimbabwe. The tournament was played between November 10 and November 17, but was only played on three dedicated days at Namibia's national stadium, Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium in Windhoek. The tournament opened with the hosts playing Zimbabwe and ended again with the hosts, this time playing against Spain.

With the end result between Namibia and Spain, the European side won the tournament with two wins out of two. [3]

Table

PlaceNationGamesPointsBonus
points
Table
points
PlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstDifference4 Tries7 Point Loss
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 22008551+34109
2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 21017471+3116
3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 20024784-37112

Matches

Namibia v Zimbabwe

10 November 2012
16:00 WAST (UTC+2)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg37–33Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Try: Neel
Botha
Tromp
Redelinghuys
Con: Kotzé (1/4)
Pen: Kotzé (4)
Drop: Kotzé (1)
Report [4] Try: Makwanya
Penalty try
Nemadire (2)
Sithole
Con: Makwanya (1/5)
Pen: Makwanya (2)
Namibia Coach:
Flag of Namibia.svg Johan Diergaardt
Zimbabwe Coach:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Brendon Dawson

Zimbabwe v Spain

14 November 2012
18:00 WAST (UTC+2)
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg14–47Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: S Jones
Pen: Tichafara Makwanya (3)
Report [5] Try: Anaya (2)
Magunazelaia
Sempere
C Smith
Tudela
Con: Carrión (3)
Sempere
Pen: Carrión (3)
Zimbabwe Coach:
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Brendon Dawson
Spain Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Bryce Bevin

Namibia v Spain

17 November 2012
16:00 WAST (UTC+2)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg37–38Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Try: Nel
de la Harpe
Tromp
Con: Kotzé (2/3)
Pen: Kotzé (6/8)
Report [6] Try: Tudela
Pardo
Feijoo
Con: Javier Carrión (1/3)
Pen: Javier Carrión (6/6)
Jaime Nava (1/1)
Drop: Jake Carter (0/1)
Namibia Coach:
Flag of Namibia.svg Johan Diergaardt
Spain Coach:
Flag of New Zealand.svg Bryce Bevin

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  2. Windhoek Lager to sponsor Tri-Nations Rugby Series Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine
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