De Villiers defiant despite poor form

ZIMBABWE rugby team coach Peter de Villiers insists he still has what it takes to turn around the team’s fortunes after the Sables slumped to their third straight defeat following a 58-28 defeat to Namibia at Hartsfield Rugby Ground on Saturday and edged closer towards relegation to the second-tier of African rugby.

The only consolation for the Sables was that they became the only team in the ongoing World Cup qualification to score four tries against Namibia and secure a bonus point, which could prove vital ahead of their relegation play-off in Uganda in August 18.

Namibia was just simply by far the better side on the day and their dominant victory put them within 80 minutes of a sixth successive Rugby World Cup appearance should they overcome Kenya at home in a fortnight.

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