RECENT events in Casablanca have confirmed the old rugby adage that you are never so vulnerable as when you have just scored.
It was the 45th minute and Namibia were leading 35-0 when Morocco’s loose head Bilal Dhikal was sent off for a dangerous tiptackle on Namibia lock Ruan Ludick, after which the Namibians opted for a scrum five from which they easily marched over for a penalty try. So far so normal. But then, while the Namibians were celebrating and ambling back to their half, the Moroccan left wing Mohamed Qadri gathered the ball, sprinted to the halfway line and took a dropped ...