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1993 Wales rugby union tour of Zimbabwe and Namibia
Manager	Bob Norster
Coach	Alan Davies
Tour captain	Gareth Llewellyn
Summary	P W D L
Total	06 06 00 00
Test match	03 03 00 00
Opponent	P W D L
Zimbabwe	2 2 0 0
Namibia	1 1 0 0
Tour chronology
← 1991 Australia 1994 Canada/Oceania →

TheWales national rugby union team toured southern Africa in May and June 1993.^[1][2] They played six matches, including two tests againstZimbabwe^[2] and one againstNamibia. They won all six matches on the tour, culminating with a 56–17 win over theSouth African Barbarians.

The team was very experimental, as some of the best Welsh players were involved in theLions tour to New Zealand. Three players made their test debuts in the first game against Zimbabwe:Simon Hill,Lyn Jones andNeil Boobyer.

Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away
22 May 1993	Hartsfield Rugby Grounds,Bulawayo	Zimbabwe	14–35	Wales
25 May 1993	Harare	Zimbabwe B	13–64	Welsh XV
29 May 1993	Police Grounds,Harare	Zimbabwe	13–42	Wales
2 June 1993	Windhoek	Namibia B	10–47	Welsh XV
5 June 1993	Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium,Windhoek	Namibia	23–38	Wales
9 June 1993	Windhoek	South African Barbarians	17–56	Welsh XV

22 May 1993

Zimbabwe	14–35	Wales
Try:Olonga Pen:Walters (3)	Report 1 Report 2	Try:Moon Hill Proctor P. Davies Con:Jenkins (3) Pen:Jenkins (2) Drop:A. Davies

Hartsfield Rugby Grounds,Bulawayo Referee:Ian Rogers (South Africa)

FB 15 Ian Noble RW 14 Dave Nash OC 13 Mark Letcher IC 12 Dave Walters (c) LW 11 Victor Olonga FH 10 Craig Brown SH 9 Sean Day N8 8 Enrico Fargnoli OF 7 Brendon Dawson BF 6 Shaun Landman RL 5 Tendayi Tabvuma LL 4 Rob Demblon TP 3 Adrian Garvey HK 2 Brian Beattie LP 1 Gary Snyder Coach: Colin Osborne

FB 15 Mike Rayer RW 14 Simon Hill OC 13 Roger Bidgood IC 12 Neil Jenkins LW 11 Wayne Proctor  48' FH 10 Adrian Davies SH 9 Rupert Moon N8 8 Emyr Lewis  77' OF 7 Lyn Jones BF 6 Mark Perego RL 5 Gareth Llewellyn (c) LL 4 Phil Davies TP 3 Hugh Williams-Jones HK 2 Andrew Lamerton LP 1 Mike Griffiths Replacements: CE Neil Boobyer  48' N8 Stuart Davies  77' Coach: Alan Davies

25 May 1993

Zimbabwe B	13–64	Welsh XV
Try:Kirkman (2) Pen:Veldman		Try: I. Jones (2) Rayer (2) Arnold Buckett Hill Howley Jenkins Woodland Con:Jenkins (7)

Harare

29 May 1993

Zimbabwe	13–42	Wales
Try:Olonga Con:Noble Pen:Noble (2)	Report 1 Report 2	Try:Llewellyn (2) Bidgood S. Davies J. Davies Jenkins Con:Jenkins (3) Pen:Jenkins (2)

Police Grounds,Harare Referee:Ian Anderson (South Africa)

FB 15 Ian Noble RW 14 William Schultz OC 13 Mark Letcher IC 12 Dave Walters (c) LW 11 Victor Olonga FH 10 Craig Brown SH 9 Ewan MacMillan N8 8 David Kirkman OF 7 Brendon Dawson BF 6 Shaun Landman RL 5 Tendayi Tabvuma LL 4 Rob Demblon TP 3 Adrian Garvey HK 2 Brian Beattie LP 1 Gary Snyder Coach: Colin Osborne

FB 15 Neil Jenkins RW 14 Simon Hill OC 13 Roger Bidgood IC 12 Neil Boobyer LW 11 Wayne Proctor FH 10 Adrian Davies SH 9 Rupert Moon N8 8 Emyr Lewis OF 7 Lyn Jones BF 6 Stuart Davies RL 5 Gareth Llewellyn (c) LL 4 Paul Arnold TP 3 John Davies HK 2 Andrew Lamerton LP 1 Mike Griffiths Coach: Alan Davies

2 June 1993

Namibia B	10–47	Welsh XV
Try:Grous Con:Horn Pen:Horn		Try:Proctor (2) Boobyer (2) Rayer McBryde Howley Con:Jenkins (6)

Windhoek

5 June 1993

Namibia	23–38	Wales
Try:Coetzee Kotze Con:Coetzee (2) Pen:Coetzee (3)	Report	Try:Lewis (2) Proctor Hill Moon Con:Jenkins (2) Pen:Jenkins (3)

Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium,Windhoek Referee:Ken McCartney (Scotland)

FB 15 Jaco Coetzee RW 14 Gerhard Mans (c) OC 13 Henning Snyman IC 12 Michael Marais LW 11 Eden Meyer FH 10 Migiel Booysen SH 9 Basie Buitendag N8 8 Khaki Goosen OF 7 Henry Brink BF 6 Barries Barnard RL 5 Bernard Malgas LL 4 Dirk Kotze TP 3 Abe van Wyk HK 2 Stephan Smith LP 1 Cassie Derks Coach: unknown

FB 15 Mike Rayer RW 14 Simon Hill OC 13 Neil Boobyer IC 12 Roger Bidgood LW 11 Wayne Proctor FH 10 Neil Jenkins SH 9 Rupert Moon N8 8 Emyr Lewis OF 7 Lyn Jones BF 6 Stuart Davies RL 5 Gareth Llewellyn (c) LL 4 Phil Davies TP 3 Hugh Williams-Jones HK 2 Andrew Lamerton LP 1 Mike Griffiths Replacements: FL Mark Perego Coach: Alan Davies

9 June 1993

South African Barbarians	17–56	Welsh XV
Try:Barnard Stransky Con:Stransky (2) Pen:Stransky		Try: I. Jones (2) P. Davies A. Davies S. Davies J. Davies Perego Proctor Con:Jenkins (5) Pen:Jenkins (2)

Windhoek

• Owen, Arwyn (ed.).Rugby Annual for Wales 1993-94. Cardiff: Welsh Brewers.

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