Debut of national teams. Italy coach Conor O’Shea has named a 31-man squad for Japan 2019 with Sergio Parisse confirmed as captain in his fifth Rugby World Cup. The two have faced off before twice before Namibia made their debut on the world cup scene with Namibia winning both matches held in June of 1991. Their debut appearance was in 2011, but they failed to record a victory in New Zealand. Namibia inch closer towards qualification for Rugby World Cup 2019 with a 58-28 win over Zimbabwe, while Philip Wokorach was Uganda's hero in their 67-12 defeat of Tunisia in the latest Rugby Africa Gold Cup … However they are yet to win any of their matches, suffering 15 losses from 15 games so far. New Zealand's world champion All Blacks wins 58-14 against a largely semi-pro Namibia team of farmers, dentists and traders. From 1987 until 2011, each edition featured at least one new debuting country. Talismanic number eight Parisse made his tournament debut as a replacement against New Zealand in Melbourne in 2003 and will come up against the All Blacks again in Toyota City 16 years later – almost to the day. The Namibia national rugby union team represents Namibia in men's international rugby union competitions nicknamed the Welwitschias, are a tier-two nation in the World Rugby tier system, and have participated in five Rugby World Cup competitions since their first appearance in 1999.They are governed by the Namibia Rugby Union.. Namibia has been playing international rugby since the … In August 2018, the Welwitchias qualified for their sixth Rugby World Cup by defeating Kenya 53-28 in Windhoek. But after representing Namibia on the wrong side of a record defeat in the Rugby World Cup, losing 142-0 to the Wallabies in Adelaide in 2003, Kees Lensing learnt to turn the radio off. Namibia have now appeared at every World Cup since making their debut in 1999, though their 19 matches at the finals have all ended in defeat with more than 1000 points conceded. Chad Plato (C) of Namibia celebrates with his teammates after scoring a try during the Rugby World Cup match between Italy and Namibia at Hanzono Stadium in … Having made five world cup appearances since 1999 this will be Namibia’s sixth Rugby World Cup appearance. 25 nations have thus far qualified for the Rugby World Cup. The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987.Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. Some clam up. Some seethe. When you have suffered 19 successive defeats at the Rugby World Cup, being drawn in the same pool as title favourites New Zealand and South Africa should be a time for national angst, but Namibia are ready to prove they are making significant strides on the international stage. Not every inflated Rugby World Cup scoreline tells the full story and this was a prime example. World Cup track record: Namibia first qualified for the Rugby World Cup back in 1999, the fourth edition of the tournament, and have been at every Rugby World Cup since then including 2015. Some scheme. From 1987 until 2011, each edition featured at least one new debuting country. The competition consisted of 48 matches over 44 days; 42 matches were … Nickname: Welwitschias. It simply featured the return of Uruguay after not qualifying for the 2007 and 2011 editions.