Namibia starts Craven week with a bang

by: Strauss Lunyangwe ---
The Under-18 Coca-Cola Craven Week and Coca-Cola Academy Weeks got off to a flying start at Kearsney College in Durban on Monday with a handful of teams making their presence felt early on.Namibia and Zimbabwe also started the competition on a winning note, as they defeated Griquas and Griquas Rural in their clashes respectively.In the opening matches of the day, Namibia cruised to a 35-3 half-time lead against Griquas CD, which set them up for a confidence-boosting 54-36 victory.Namibia ran in seven tries to soar to an opening game victory over a plucky Griquas side. However, Griquas fought back as the match wound to a close to score five tries of their own, the last being with the final play of the match.The top match-ups in the Coca-Cola Academy Week, meanwhile, will see the Blue Bulls going up against Eastern Province and the Free State lining up against Boland.