To face France this Thursday in Marseille (9 p.m.), Namibia coach Allister Coetzee made no fewer than nine changes to his starting XV. Johan Deysel retains his role as captain and Gerswin Mouton continues.
We don’t take the same ones and we don’t start again, that’s in any case what must be said on the Namibian side. After the defeat against the Blacks (71-3), Allister Coetzee, the Namibian coach, opted for a reshuffle of his troops before facing the XV of France. Only six players retain their place, among them, their center and captain Johan Deysel and winger Gerswin Mouton, the only player on the team to have scored a try in this competition. They should therefore continue their third match just like the two Johan Coetzee and Retief, the only four players in this case. Cliven Loubser, who had done rather well in his match against New Zealand, returned to his position as fly-half.
The starting XV : 15. Van der Berg; 14. Mouton; 13. Deysel (cap.) ; 12. Citizen; 11. Greyling; 10. Loubser ; 9. Theron; 7. Retive; 8. Gaoseb; 6. Katjijeko; 5. Ludick; 4. Jericho; 3. Coetzee; 2. Van der Westhuizen; 1. Sethi.
The replacements : 16. Nortje ; 17. Approach ; 18. Shifuka ; 19. Van Lill ; 20. Hardwick ; 21. Blaauw ; 22. Isaac ; 23. Rossouw.
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