Namibian rugby star Johan Retief has been ruled out of his country’s final World Cup game against Uruguay later Wednesday, after being “bitten by a spider” at the team’s hotel in Aix-les-Bains, eastern France.
Announcing the Namibian side on Monday, head coach Allister Coetzee described Johan Retief’s situation and omission from the team as “quite a weird one.” “He has developed an abscess close to his pectoral area, which means the wound has been open,” Coetzee told reporters.
The team will also be missing its captain, Johan Deysel, who is serving a six-match suspension for a dangerous tackle during last week’s game against France, which Namibia lost 96-0. Namibia has lost all three of its 2023 World Cup pool matches, conceding 219 points in the process. Having been defeated in all of its games in the past six tournaments, Namibia will now attempt to end that 25-game losing streak against Uruguay.
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