Namibia - Rugby World Cup Team Stats
Namibia have played in the last two world cups, playing 7 matches, and they are yet to win a game.
They conceded a record 310 points in their 4 pool matches in 2003, an average of 77 points per game.
This total included a world cup record marginal defeat of 142-0 against Australia.
The Australians scored a world cup record 22 tries in this match.
Ireland will be the first team to meet Namibia twice when they play on Sunday.
At 25th, Namibia are the lowest ranked team playing in the 2007 world cup.
Their lowest defeat in the world cup to date is the 37-7 loss to Romania in 2003.
Namibia themselves scored over a century of points and ‘nilled’ a team when beating Madagascar 116-0 in 2002.
To reach the 2007 world cup final stages Namibia beat Morocco in a 2 leg play-off winning 52-15 on aggregate.
Namibia have scored 70 points in their 7 world cup matches including 8 tries.
Although they have scored 8 tries, no player has scored more than one.
Their top points scorer is Lean van Dyk with 22 in 1999.
Namibia have never dropped a goal in a world cup match.
They have never had a player sent off in either tournament but Heino Senekal received a yellow card in the match against Ireland in 2003.
They do hold the uniqe distinction of Rudie van Vuuren becoming the first man to play in a rugby world cup and cricket world cup when he appeared for Namibia in both competitions in 2003.
Last month they lost 105-13 to South Africa.
Namibian born Percy Montgomery scored a South African record 35 points in the match.
Herman Lintvelt, Dean Mouton and Heino Senekal will all be playing in their third world cup.
Namibian coach Hakkies Husselman played for them in the 2003 tournament and at 34 years of age is the youngest coach at this year’s world cup
