RUGBY AFRIQUE/AFRICA RUGBY CUP/ 3 rd PLACE / RESUME MATCH NAMIBIE 38-27 KENYA

in the city of marel but as rugby can be so unpredictable maybe in many ways what his plans are for this game with 12 changes made in the game only three players retaining their place from the semifinal and that of course means that it's to be yeah definitely beginning of this tournament everyone thought this was going to be the final but uh interestingly it is a bronze game third and fourth placement playoff uh and we're yet to see of course uh um Jerome powerwater for Kenya intentionally they believe that maybe also their Fringe players can uh prove otherwise but Namibia already on the ascendancy here in a game that has uh been delayed to kick off because of um the fifth place playoff game to take the penalty can they split the PS yes uh and U that is D he was executed right there you can see the replay yeah brilliant Focus there already good execution there Adrian get the ball picks it up now is number thir on Jac Namibia continuing to pile on the pressure continuing to build up as of course teron Jack scram half on to the outside to find the Back N JC gets the ball again and now it is the flyer denzo breu turnover good by um Team Kenya and ball is dropped there by Kenya's shot number 14a P seem to have a l it but then Kenya recover quite well as the momentum continues to build zil picks it up play backya each time they tried to make it they broken back and but then they now got some bit of freeway as the run is made in there on the right now ball given it to Angela Michael can he be stop his tackle there brilliant tackle coming in from chot 15 Neil JC of Namibia as he sto the Kenyans now Kenya can they really get that ball over the line and yes they indeed do that and that's going to be dve for Kenya difficult angle I must admit and clearly was always is going to be easy Foria will get us underway here through denzo bruer Kenya received the ball quite well they tried to make some strides in they were held back by Namibia who are unrelenting here and then the kick coming in from Wong abdala but the ball just doesn't find touch it's now Brewer for Namibia kicks for territory makes the Chas the ball is received by Kenya and again the four back Barry Robinson this time it's going to be a kicking game it appears uh Ruben the two teams just do not want to play in their area yeah of course the conditions are hot so many of uh of the efforts will be played through kicking cuz teams don't want to exert a lot of energy in their own half especially in this heat they want to make sure exact when they moving to show that they actually not offside so I think uh the Kenyan forwards did not do that and uh as of course Namibia go back ahead one point um to the advantage drop out there by Kenya interesting to see if they're going to go for the short one to try and and contest and gather or they're going to go for the long one focusing on [Music] territory guess it's um one that um really allows them an opportunity to contest there as uh it is a penalty to not ready to exact so much as they go for another penalty and this time it's successful three out of four that is n points him good direction good distance keeps his head down as he's kicking Focus does not change his trajectory and as you can see splitting the therea oo stopped in his tracks though by Namibia and now almost losing the ball was with strong abdalah of Kenya but they able to really kick it for territory back in the hands of Namibia and it's Brewer now Kenya rather for Namibia Kenya inviting a lot of pressure on themselves and the namibians also making sure that they putting piling on all the intensity they even with the Press they're not allowing Kenya to kick the ball out comfortably so it always goes back to their hands and now they get to play yet again beautiful play by the namibians and now shot number six got he opens up on the first side and start 14 maet quiron makes it his third try attack was from the namibian in opening up the Kenyan defense and finding the man there maette quiron unmarked unal for [Music] coming everyone yeah definitely this is the kind of stuff that coaches show um during trainings of youngsters is how you commit and pass commit and pass and that four of five very confident kick oh yeah and that's beautifully done a scrum down for Namibia Theon Jac gets the ball again Namibia they really trying to open up this Kenyan side and they do a good job at the Rock there but then there is a penalty there as um for Namibia I think they're going to go for PA here after what Kenya just there oh they're going to try and push for go quickly and they do it fast there and Namibia evading tacklers there that's going to be a try shot number 11 for Namibia Jacob Lloyd completes the move that was expa play by The namibian Who mean business not the team that we saw crumble against Zimbabwe in midweek yeah definitely they are great as you can see quick start catching the the Kenya and sleeping moreor attitude from the Kenya you do not show your back especially in those moments great awareness the quick tap and go and then the step pitting one pitting two pitting three lazy lazy tackles there by the Kenyans and it is a try for Namibia who extend their but great awareness there just observing that the Kenyans were showing their a neck tackle just feel that maybe the referee was quite lenient as now an opportunity for the extras and it is uh bre yes and it's goodia now 23 points Justin feel that um finishing third or fourth would make a huge difference um to his uh future plans so it's a it's uh more of um giving everybody a run out to see how they apply themselves um Namibia continue to control matters here big collection there from Kenya's number Juma Clinton well compared to what the result was um two years ago when this Africa Cup was played in Mar France was 36-0 for Namibia this time it's 235 so maybe there's an improvement from Kenya already yeah there is definitely on the day it's going to be a huge test for him if he can just execute it and here he goes and yes it'sing brilliant the first half should be coming to a close and then there's another knock on by Kenya's Titan will height musi bit of concentration problems for the Kenyans as uh Namibia will probably want to end the F half on the high but not in that manner as there is a knock on and that Mars the end of the first half that has been quite interesting expect any major turnaround in this second half from what we saw in the first half well anything is possible in sport but uh Namibia is not uh your usual customer so it's interesting but uh the one thing I'd like to see change in this second half is Kenya's attitude I think in the first half they were really they didn't have that energy in them and uh so many things that could have been done better from just a mental and uh a a a resolve um standpoint yeah that even it all sometimes it all starts with just that that mentality of wanting something they didn't look like they wanted it as much as uh Namibia did and that's very good play coming in from the Kenyans between um oono or and um adaka rather richel wera here continue to find each other quite smoothly here the Kenyans gaining territory and that bust of energy that is being showcased there by mukami m and they get closer now and that is musila held back but can they stop on Sando Kenya getting closer to the try line are they about to pick their second try and definitely onera o starting like a house on fire and that is exactly not easy on people's hearts especially if you were supporting either side oh yeah definitely continue to pile on the pressure's been to Kenya bar Robinson but a big steal there by the namibians and it is off side was [Music] it I think advantage and they're going back to the Penalty however the referee is not pleased about something that has been repetitive but look at how he read three points added to Kenya and he does well executes the penalty Kenya also trying to turn over the ball Namibia still maintain control they're trying to force the issue trying to go for a try here as um ludik Ruan goes down and Kenya do a good job now forcing the penalty here Andia just did not release the ball while on the ground and now Kenya trying to rush them back here B Oro Tak Wala he finds his mate here and that is um sauna Eugene one of the substitutes playing as a prop and then they break up the Kenyan lines here that's a substitute for Namibia harom nandi will not miss from there and that was out of the blue beautiful grabble kick and nandy kbe gathers well Kenya were really very porous at that point they just couldn't stop that Onslaught from them then of course losing the ball so they didn't have a of uh of of a kick that is uh that just happens by chance it is this game you need take something extraordinary and they do well there on the line out as umand Malcolm picks it up and Kenya trying to force the ball over the line here that Namibia are about to relent ball seems to be unplayable at this point Kenya trying to pick it up and it is sauna Eugene trying to get it out there and it seems like Kenya getting ever closer to getting that try in take a bit of real brute strength here but also some fine technique as they push their way over the line can they get it there Amia not allowing Kenya to get anywhere close to that try line and again Kenya finding the resistance of the namibians still Amia doing a good job defensively to keep Kenya Bay resolute defense there by the Naman yeah and that's uh a try for Kenya eventually get the conversion right yeah bar Robinson adding the extras that's as uh Namibia now in a position where they're receiving all the punches as we are seeing another substitution now in this case for Namibia shot number 17 jaob definitely Namibia is not going to make it a walk in the park as they really trying to slow the ball down [Music] manage the game and you can see Advantage there trying to break the lines here the as uh Jacobs Loyd gets in to Kenya's 22 continue to share the ball and then the newly introduced man that is Van Weck Cas using his fresh body to give Kenya a bit of knock here then shot number seven that's Max Keto Namibia and that is on The Blind Side Namibia and playing brilliantly here and definitely going to be a try by namibia's shot number n and taco as you can see instead of going on the other side um ja Theon coming to The Blind Side committing and passing and then the support line able to gather the step back and the score that was intelligent and Lloyd finding um his scram off but now that's a Miss second Miss choosing not to play 50/50 and just start playing and that is George nambu leading from the front the captain go again just not finding Nam easy here ASA Eugene gains few inches into territory of Namibia now Ken with the break away can they get the try in oh no here in the rugby Africa Cup we are not using the touch much he the assistant says it's a try which is quite tough so he will take positives and the fact that Namibia has really played well he has seen the youngsters that can hold it in the tough times and he will compliment them with more of the seniors and make a very good squad maybe trying to execute them M here putting pressure on Kenya but then there was a side entry there by the K as the H go so this should be the last Act of this game as denzo Brewer definitely KS it out into touch and that marks the end of the game and it doesn't think about going for he did consult on the bench and asking him should he go for the lineup and he got the signal they told him it's not worth us getting [Applause]