Namibia beat Madagascar to reach World Cup

Namibia is set to face the All Blacks in their opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup after qualifying with a win over Madagascar.

Namibia has qualified for a fifth consecutive Rugby World Cup after crushing African qualifying tournament hosts Madagascar 89-10 in Antananarivo.

The 'Beef Farmers' go into Pool C, with their opening match of the 2015 tournament against defending champions the New Zealand All Blacks at the London Olympic Stadium.

Namibia will also face Tonga, Georgia and Argentina in the first round of the September 18-October 31 tournament, with the pool winners and runners-up advancing to the quarter-finals.

Second-place Zimbabwe face an early August journey to Siberian city Krasnoyarsk for a repechage semi-final against Russia, with the winners facing Uruguay or Hong Kong for a World Cup place.

Namibia (plus 76 points), Zimbabwe (plus 49) and Kenya (plus 23) all finished the qualifying tournament with 10 points, while Madagascar ended pointless.


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