2013 Namibian Tri-Nations
{{Infobox rugby tournament
|host = Namibia
|venue = Hage Geingob Stadium
|date = {{Start date|2013|11|08|df=y}}–
{{End date|2013|11|16|df=y}}
|countries = {{Plainlist|
- {{ru|NAM}}
- {{ru|KEN}}
- {{ru|ZIM}}
}}
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|nations = 3
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|preceded by = 2012
|succeeded by = TBC
}}
The Namibian Tri-Nations tournament is the second edition of the Tier 3 African tournament that coincides with the 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests. With 2012 Champions Spain touring South America in the 2013 end-of-year international window, Kenya will join hosts Namibia and Zimbabwe over the 3 match days.{{Cite web |url=http://www.kenyarfu.com/index.php/national-teams/kenya-xv/524-kenya-face-namibia-and-zimbabwe-in-november-tri-nations-series |title=Kenya face Namibia and Zimbabwe in November tri-nations series |access-date=2013-10-10 |archive-date=2013-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005103224/http://www.kenyarfu.com/index.php/national-teams/kenya-xv/524-kenya-face-namibia-and-zimbabwe-in-november-tri-nations-series |url-status=dead }}
The tournament will return to the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium in Windhoek over 3 match days with in a period of a week, 8 November - 16 November. Coincidentally, the three teams competing will all compete in the 2014 Africa Cup Division 1A tournament along with Madagascar who is competing in the Serendib International Cup.[http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid=2068928.html#sri+lanka+host+irb+supported+event Sri Lanka to host new IRB supported event with Madagascar and Poland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002055920/http://www.irb.com/newsmedia/mediazone/pressrelease/newsid%3D2068928.html |date=2013-10-02 }}
Table
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| rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"| Place
! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"| Nation ! colspan="4" style="width:32%;"| Games ! colspan="3" style="width:18%;"| Points ! colspan="2" style="width:16%;"| Bonus ! rowspan="2" style="width:10%;"| Table | |||||||||||
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| style="width:8%;"| Played
! style="width:8%;"| Won ! style="width:8%;"| Drawn ! style="width:8%;"| Lost ! style="width:8%;"| For ! style="width:8%;"| Against ! style="width:8%;"| Difference ! style="width:8%;"| 4 Tries ! style="width:8%;"| 7 Point Loss | |||||||||||
| align=center
| 1 | align=left | {{Ru|NAM}} | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 61 | +29 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| align=center
| 2 | align=left | {{Ru|ZIM}} | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| align=center
| 3 | align=left | {{Ru|KEN}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 84 | -35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches
=Namibia v Zimbabwe=
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|date = 8 November 2013
|home = {{Ru-rt|NAM}}
|score = 35 - 26
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|stadium = Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek
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|referee = Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
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=Kenya v Zimbabwe=
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|date = 12 November 2013
|home = {{Ru-rt|KEN}}
|score = 14 - 29
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|referee = Jackie Husselmann (Namibia)
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=Namibia v Kenya=
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|date = 16 November 2013
|home = {{Ru-rt|NAM}}
|score = 55-35
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|referee = Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
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See also
References
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Category:2013 in African rugby union