Namibia women's national rugby union team
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| Union | Namibia Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Christel Janet Kotze |
| World Rugby ranking | |
| Current | 66 (as of 2 March 2026) |
| Highest | 57 |
| Lowest | 66 (2026) |
| First international | |
Namibia  31–10  Botswana(Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek; 19 October 2013) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Namibia 31–10 Botswana (Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek; 19 October 2013) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
South Africa  128–3 Namibia(City Park, Cape Town; 23 June 2022) | |
The Namibia women's national rugby union team are a national sports team that represents Namibia in women's international rugby union. They played their first test match in 2013.
Namibia played their first test match against Botswana on 19 October 2013 in Windhoek, Namibia.[1][2] They were absent from the international scene for eight years before playing their second test against Zambia on 13 November 2021 at Windhoek.[3][4]
Namibia competed at the 2022 Rugby Africa Women's Cup and were grouped with South Africa and Zimbabwe in Pool A.[5] They lost both matches, Zimbabwe thrashed them 72–0 and South Africa crossed the try line a record 20 times with a score of 128–3.[6][7][5][8]
