Davies to advise Currie Cup teamWelwitschias seek improvement next year The acting CEO of the Namibia Rugby Union, Elizma Theron, has announced that national senior team coach Phil Davies will be helping out the Currie Cup team during training. Senior national rugby team coach Phil Davies has been tasked to assist the Windhoek Drought Welwitschias with their preparations for next year''s competition, Namibia Rugby Union (NRU) acting CEO Elizma Theron said yesterday.Namibia''s Currie Cup team is expected to participate in the South African competition for the second time early next year.
The team''s poor performance in this year''s competition, in which they did not win a single match, is said to be the reason why the NRU has enlisted Davies''s services.
Davies will not be the coach but will advise the players and the coach during training sessions.
“We were definitely not happy about our performances in the competition this year and that is why we brought in Davies to offer some of his expertise,” Theron said.
“We realised that the team started preparing late in the last competition, which made it hard for us to win any match.
“That is why we started with the training camp today already, although the competition will only take place next year.
“Davies is a man with enormous experience who we know can boost the performance of the Currie Cup team going forward,” Theron said.
Theron announced that the union was also appointing a new coach for the second-string side, who would replace John Williams by Monday.
She would not disclose the name of the coach at this stage.
“We want to add value to our home games in the competition by adding various artists to the entertainment list.
“The fact that Windhoek Draught and FNB have committed themselves to sponsor us for the next three years is also something which is very pleasing.
“Therefore, we plan on improving their brand at the rugby stadium, which I believe is a logical and honourable thing to do,” Theron said.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA