The 2015 RA Africa Cup Sevens is an Olympic qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Kempton Park , Gauteng , South Africa on 14–15 November 2015.[ 1] a series that began in 2013 .
The tournament qualified directly for the Olympics, while the second, third, and fourth place teams earned spots in the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament .
Qualifications
North Qualifying
Note : Cameroon was scheduled to compete, but was unable to attend. Morocco took their spot in the competition.
Pool Stage
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal
Pool A
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/−
Pts
Ivory Coast
2
2
0
0
27
10
+17
6
Togo
2
1
0
1
24
24
E
4
Ghana
2
0
0
2
22
39
–17
2
Pool B
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/−
Pts
Morocco
2
2
0
0
68
7
+61
6
Nigeria
2
1
0
1
43
21
+22
4
Mali
2
0
0
2
0
83
–83
2
Knockout stage
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Final North Qualifying standings
Legend
Qualified for the Rugby Africa Olympic tournament
South Qualifying
Note : Zambia has already qualified for the 2015 Rugby Africa Men's Sevens Championships after receiving the 8th Qualification spot with South Africa qualifying directly to the Olympics and no longer participating in the Championships
Pool Stage
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal
Pool A
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/−
Pts
Zambia
2
2
0
0
46
19
+27
6
Botswana
2
1
0
1
45
21
+24
4
Burundi
2
0
0
2
7
58
–51
2
Pool B
Teams
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
+/−
Pts
Mauritius
2
2
0
0
38
12
+26
6
Congo
2
1
0
1
45
45
E
4
Rwanda
2
0
0
2
21
47
–26
2
Knockout stage
Bowl
Plate
Cup
Final South Qualifying standings
Legend
Qualified for the Rugby Africa Olympic tournament
Final Tournament
Teams
South Africa already qualified for the Olympics by finishing 2nd in 2014–15 Sevens World Series . Zambia was then given the final spot by finishing the previous tournament in 9th place[ 2]
Pool Stage
Teams ranked 1-8 qualify for Cup Quarterfinals.
All times SAST (UTC+2 )
Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal
Pool A
Pool B
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Zimbabwe
3
3
0
0
122
12
+110
9
Uganda
3
2
0
1
66
60
+6
7
Nigeria
3
1
0
2
43
64
–21
5
Zambia
3
0
0
3
19
114
–95
3
Pool C
Placement Stage
Final Tournament Bowl
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
Botswana (11)
3
3
0
0
67
42
+25
9
Mauritius (10)
3
1
0
2
71
43
+28
5
Senegal (9)
3
1
0
2
59
74
-15
5
Zambia (12)
3
1
0
2
45
83
-38
5
Final Tournament Plate
Semi-finals
Seventh place match
Plate final match
Final Tournament Cup
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Final standings
See also
References
