The Namibian rugby team is one of the minor international teams in rugby union. Before Namibia gained its independence in 1990, the team, as South West Africa, played in South Africa's Currie Cup competition. Their best result was in 1989, where they finished third.

Hardened by regular, tough competition, the first few years of Namibian rugby were relatively successful, their best moment being a 2-0 home series victory over Ireland in 1991. With a tiny player base, and starved of strong competition, the team has deteriated in recent years, although they can still boast of being the second strongest team in Africa, after the Springboks, having qualified for the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups. Their record in these tournaments has been poor, and they haven't managed a win. Their record defeat, 142-0 against Australia in the 2003 tournament, led to some questioning the presence of the minnow teams at the tournament.

International Record

Date Opponent Venue Result Event
October 30, 2003 Romania Launceston 7 - 37 RWC 2003
October 25, 2003 Australia Adelaide 0 - 142 RWC 2003
October 19, 2003 Ireland Sydney 7 - 64 RWC 2003
October 14, 2003 Argentina Gosford 14 - 67 RWC 2003
August 16, 2003 Uganda Windhoek 82 - 13
July 14, 2003 Manu Samoa Windhoek 13 - 40
July 5, 2003 South Africa A Windhoek 25 - 9
October 12, 2002 Tunisia Tunis 17 - 24
September 28, 2002 Tunisia Windhoek 26 - 19
July 29, 2002 Zimbabwe Bulawayo 42 - 30
July 14, 2002 Zimbabwe Windhoek 19 - 15
June 15, 2002 Madagaskar Windhoek 116 - 0
July 8, 2001 Zimbabwe Harare 26 - 27
June 23, 2001 Italy Windhoek 24 - 49
June 16, 2001 South Africa U-23 Johannesburg 13 - 41
May 25, 2001 South Africa U-23 Windhoek 15 - 60
September 15, 2000 Uruguay Montivideo 12 - 23
August 7, 2000 South Africa U-23 Windhoek 18 - 53
July 22, 2000 Zimbabwe Windhoek 43 - 34
July 1, 2000 Zimbabwe Harare 31 - 26
June 24, 2000 South Africa U-23 Bloemfontein 3 - 91
October 17, 1999 Germany Gera 79 - 13
October 14, 1999 Canada Toulouse 11 - 72
August 10, 1999 France Bordeaux 13 - 47
July 8, 1999 Zimbabwe Pretoria 32 - 17
January 10, 1999 Fiji Beziers 18 - 67
December 9, 1998 Cote de'Ivorie Casablanca 22 - 10
September 18, 1998 Zimbabwe Casablanca 39 - 14
September 16, 1998 Morroco Casablanca 17 - 8
September 5, 1998 Zimbabwe Windhoek 32 - 26
April 18, 1998 Tunisia Tunis 17 - 20
January 23, 1998 Portugal Lisbon 36 - 19
June 16, 1997 Zimbabwe Bulawayo 26 - 32
May 24, 1997 Tonga Windhoek 14 - 20
April 5, 1996 Zimbabwe Harare 19 - 18
January 3, 1996 Zimbabwe Windhoek 13 - 15
February 6, 1995 Zimbabwe 19 - 14
1/6/1995 Zimbabwe 30 - 25
June 18, 1994 Morroco Casablanca 16 - 16
June 16, 1994 Cote de'Ivorie Casablanca 12 - 13
June 14, 1994 Zimbabwe Casablanca 25 - 20
January 6, 1994 Russia Windhoek 12 - 31
October 7, 1993 Zimbabwe Nairobi 41 - 16
July 7, 1993 Kenya Nairobi 60 - 9
May 6, 1993 Wales Windhoek 23 - 38
March 7, 1993 Arabian Gulf Nairobi 64 - 20
August 5, 1992 Zimbabwe Windhoek 69 - 26
May 1, 1992 Zimbabwe Windhoek 55 - 23
September 12, 1991 Zimbabwe Windhoek 46 - 20
August 8, 1991 Zimbabwe Harare 23 - 16
July 27, 1991 Ireland Windhoek 26 - 15
July 20, 1991 Ireland Windhoek 15 - 6
July 8, 1991 Zimbabwe Windhoek 53 - 9
July 1, 1991 Zimbabwe Windhoek 34 - 15
June 22, 1991 Italy Windhoek 33 - 19
June 15, 1991 Italy Windhoek 17 - 7
May 24, 1991 Portugal Lisbon 34 - 12
January 8, 1991 Zimbabwe Harare 22 - 19
November 13, 1990 France XV Arras 0 - 33
September 6, 1990 Wales Windhoek 30 - 34
June 30, 1990 France XV Windhoek 20 - 25
June 23, 1990 France XV Windhoek 15 - 24
June 2, 1990 Wales Windhoek 9 - 18
April 20, 1990 Portugal Windhoek 88 - 18
January 12, 1989 Zimbabwe Harare 33 - 18

Results Summary

(as of 30/10/2003)
TeamWonDrawnLost
Arabian Gulf100
Argentina001
Australia001
Canada001
Cote de'Ivorie101
Fiji001
France001
France XV003
Germany100
Ireland201
Italy201
Kenya100
Madagascar100
Morroco110
Portugal300
Romania001
Russia001
Samoa001
South Africa A001
South Africa U23004
Tonga001
Tunisia102
Uganda100
Uruguay001
Wales003
Zimbabwe2003
Total35129