Namibia's 29 men strong squad set for World Rugby Nations Cup in Uruguay

Source: Xinhua| 2019-05-28 23:35:49|Editor: huaxia
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WINDHOEK, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Namibia's senior men's rugby team, "Welwitschias" will depart for Uruguay on Friday for the World Rugby Nations Cup 2019, the Namibia Rugby Union announced Tuesday.

The 29-man team, coached by Phil Davies, is scheduled to play three games against Argentina, Uruguay and Russia during the tour from June 4 to 15,.

"The World Rugby Nations Cup provides a vital opportunity for the competition teams to advance their Rugby World Cup preparations and test their squad selections just three months ahead of the showpiece tournament in Japan," World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said. Enditem

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