Namibia Rugby Union have named their 23 man U20 squad to face Kenya in their first match in the 2024 Barthes Cup in Harare, Zimbabwe.
The named squad will be under the captaincy of hooker Edward Drotsky who will play alongside Otja Auala and Ian Klitzke in the front row.
The second row will feature locks William Lottering and Arenzo Izaacs who will play alongside flankers Kistings Minyoi and Claus Otto while Ben Burger completes the pack side as the eighth man.
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Johannes Rossouw and Petrus Tromp will take charge of the play formations as scrum half and fly-half respectively.
The back three positions will see Rasarus Joseph covering the left wing as the blind side winger while Suramie Kabombo take cover the right wing as the open side winger and Ashton Isaacs will hold the center back as the fullback.
The center positions will see Xavier Mouton and JP Van Wyk gearing up as 12 and 13 respectively.
Namibia STARTING XV
01 Otja Auala
02 Edward Drotsky (C)
03 Ian Klitzke
04 William Lottering
05 Arenzo Izaacs
06 Kistings Minyoι
07 Claus Otto
08 Ben Burger
09 Johannes Rossouw
10 Petrus Tromp
11 Rasarus Joseph
12 Xavier Mouton
13 Jp Van Wyk
14 Suramie Kabombo
15 Ashton Isaacs
RESERVE
16. Armand Combrinck.
17. Gianluca Savoldelli.
18. Joshua Bester.
19. John Campbell.
20. Ferion Beukes.
21. Denver Beukes.
22. Michael Koopmann.
23. Henrick Van Schalkwyk.
