Van Vuuren makes sporting history
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- Namibia ended the World Cup winless but made history when Rudi van Vuuren came off the replacements' bench against Romania to become the first man to play in both cricket and rugby World Cups.
Fly-half Van Vuuren, who missed his side's earlier matches through injury, appeared in the last 10 minutes as Romania won the pool A game 37-7.
He played in the cricket World Cup earlier in the year.
Romania completely dominated the first half, scoring four of their five tries and 32 points before the break.
The Namibians battled back after the break, with lock Eben Isaacs crashing over before Romania scored another try in the final minutes.
Namibia, Japan and Georgia have all failed to win a point at the tournament.
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