2019 Africa Men's Sevens

2019 Africa Men's Sevens
Hosts South Africa
Date8–9 November
Nations14
Final positions
Champions Kenya
Runners-up Uganda
Third Zimbabwe
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The 2019 Africa Men's Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Johannesburg on 8–9 November 2019. It was the seventh championship in Africa Men's Sevens, a series that began in 2013.

This tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics, with the champion team Kenya advancing.

The next two best-placed teams, Uganda and Zimbabwe were eligible to compete at a final Olympic qualifier tournament,[1] as well as the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.[2]

2018 Africa Regional Sevens – West

On 15–16 September 2018, eight teams took part in a regional tournament at Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The highest ranking teams, Ivory Coast and Nigeria, advanced based on their top two finishes. All times in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00).[3]

Pool Stage
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Ivory Coast 3 3 0 0 65 12 +53 9
 Burkina Faso 3 2 0 1 59 24 +35 7
 Mali 3 1 0 2 20 37 –17 5
 Guinea 3 0 0 3 10 81 –71 3
15 September 2018
11:00
Ivory Coast 26–0 Guinea
15 September 2018
11:22
Burkina Faso 12–0 Mali
15 September 2018
12:50
Ivory Coast 20–5 Mali
15 September 2018
13:12
Burkina Faso 40–5 Guinea
15 September 2018
14:40
Ivory Coast 19–7 Burkina Faso
15 September 2018
15:02
Mali 15–5 Guinea
Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Nigeria 3 3 0 0 72 0 +72 9
 Algeria 3 2 0 1 32 17 +15 7
 Niger 3 1 0 2 19 48 –29 5
 Benin 3 0 0 3 14 72 –58 3
15 September 2018
11:44
Nigeria 26–0 Niger
15 September 2018
12:06
Algeria 17–7 Benin
15 September 2018
13:34
Nigeria 36–0 Benin
15 September 2018
13:56
Algeria 15–0 Niger
15 September 2018
15:24
Nigeria 10–0 Algeria
15 September 2018
15:46
Benin 7–19 Niger
Knockout stage

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
16 September - 10:00
 
 
 Niger22
 
16 September - 11:50
 
 Guinea0
 
 Niger5
 
16 September - 10:22
 
 Mali10
 
 Mali5
 
 
 Benin0
 
Seventh place
 
 
16 September - 11:28
 
 
 Guinea0
 
 
 Benin24

Africa Sevens Qualification

 
Semi-finalsCup/Africa Sevens Qualification
 
      
 
16 September - 10:44
 
 
 Ivory Coast10
 
16 September - 12:34
 
 Algeria7
 
 Ivory Coast22
 
16 September - 11:06
 
 Nigeria17
 
 Nigeria17
 
 
 Burkina Faso7
 
Third place
 
 
16 September - 12:12
 
 
 Algeria0
 
 
 Burkina Faso29

Main tournament

All times in South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)[4]

Teams

The order of teams is based upon seeding from the prior year's tournament's placement.

  1.  Zimbabwe
  2.  Kenya
  3.  Uganda
  4.  Madagascar
  5.  Zambia
  6.  Tunisia
  7.  Senegal
  8.  Morocco
  9.  Namibia
  10.  Ghana
  11.  Botswana
  12.  Mauritius
  13.  Ivory Coast
  14.  Nigeria

Opening round

8 November 2019
9:00
Zimbabwe 24–21 Nigeria
Bosman Stadium
8 November 2019
9:22
Kenya 36–7 Ivory Coast
Bosman Stadium
8 November 2019
9:44
Uganda 57–0 Mauritius
Bosman Stadium
8 November 2019
10:06
Madagascar 38–12 Botswana
Bosman Stadium
8 November 2019
10:28
Zambia 19–7 Ghana
Bosman Stadium
8 November 2019
10:50
Tunisia 21–26 Namibia
Bosman Stadium
8 November 2019
11:12
Senegal 29–17 Morocco
Bosman Stadium

Pool stage

The teams were allocated to pools according to the results of the opening round:

Pool A: Winners of matches 1, 4, and 5, and the losing team with the smallest losing margin

Pool B: Winners of matches 2, 3, 6, and 7

Pool C: The losing teams with the 2nd, 5th, and 6th smallest losing margins

Pool D: The losing teams with the 3rd, 4th, and 7th smallest losing margins

Pool A (Championship)

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 81 19 +62 9
 Madagascar 3 2 0 1 93 43 +50 7
 Zambia 3 1 0 2 47 59 –12 5
 Nigeria 3 0 0 3 19 119 –100 3
8 November
12:43
Madagascar 28–21 Zambia
Bosman Stadium
8 November
13:05
Zimbabwe 47–0 Nigeria
Bosman Stadium
8 November
15:25
Madagascar 53–7 Nigeria
Bosman Stadium
8 November
15:47
Zimbabwe 19–7 Zambia
Bosman Stadium
9 November
9:44
Zambia 19–12 Nigeria
Bosman Stadium
9 November
10:06
Zimbabwe 15–12 Madagascar
Bosman Stadium

Pool B (Championship)

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Kenya 3 3 0 0 107 7 +100 9
 Uganda 3 2 0 1 94 53 +41 7
 Namibia 3 1 0 2 55 87 –32 5
 Senegal 3 0 0 3 31 140 –109 3
8 November
13:27
Uganda 35–17 Namibia
Bosman Stadium
8 November
13:49
Kenya 50–0 Senegal
Bosman Stadium
8 November
16:09
Uganda 52–12 Senegal
Bosman Stadium
8 November
16:31
Kenya 33–0 Namibia
Bosman Stadium
9 November
10:28
Namibia 38–19 Senegal
Bosman Stadium
9 November
10:50
Kenya 24–7 Uganda
Bosman Stadium

Pool C (Consolation)

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 68 20 +48 6
 Tunisia 2 1 0 1 33 33 – 4
 Botswana 2 0 0 2 22 70 –48 2
8 November
11:59
Tunisia 5–26 Ivory Coast
Bosman Stadium
8 November
14:41
Botswana 15–42 Ivory Coast
Bosman Stadium
9 November
9:00
Tunisia 28–7 Botswana
Bosman Stadium

Pool D (Consolation)

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Morocco 2 2 0 0 34 26 +8 6
 Ghana 2 1 0 1 50 22 +28 4
 Mauritius 2 0 0 2 31 67 –36 2
8 November
12:21
Morocco 24–19 Mauritius
Bosman Stadium
8 November
15:03
Ghana 43–12 Mauritius
Bosman Stadium
9 November
9:22
Morocco 10–7 Ghana
Bosman Stadium

Knockout stage

13th place play-off
9 November
12:16
Botswana 0–31 Mauritius
Bosman Stadium

Ninth place play-off

 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
9 November – 11:32 – Bosman Stadium
 
 
 Ivory Coast15
 
9 November – 14:50 - Bosman Stadium
 
 Ghana19
 
 Ghana33
 
9 November – 11:54 – Bosman Stadium
 
 Morocco10
 
 Morocco28
 
 
 Tunisia21
 
Eleventh place
 
 
9 November - 14:28 – Bosman Stadium
 
 
 Ivory Coast14
 
 
 Tunisia19
7th place play-off
9 November
14:06
Nigeria 12–14 Senegal
Bosman Stadium
5th place play-off
9 November
13:44
Zambia 5–28 Namibia
Bosman Stadium

Olympic Qualification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 November – 12:38 – Bosman Stadium
 
 
 Zimbabwe12
 
9 November – 15:34 – Bosman Stadium
 
 Uganda21
 
 Uganda0
 
9 November – 13:00 – Bosman Stadium
 
 Kenya29
 
 Kenya40
 
 
 Madagascar14
 
Third place
 
 
9 November – 15:12 – Bosman Stadium
 
 
 Zimbabwe24
 
 
 Madagascar7

Placings

Place Team Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya Direct qualification to the Olympic Sevens for 2020
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Uganda Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger Series for 2020
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Zimbabwe Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger Series for 2020
4  Madagascar
5  Namibia
6  Zambia
7  Senegal
8  Nigeria
9  Ghana
10  Morocco
11  Tunisia
12  Ivory Coast
13  Mauritius
14  Botswana

Source: [citation needed]

Legend
Green fill Direct qualification to the Olympic Sevens
Blue fill Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger Series
Dark bar Already a core team in World Series

References

  1. ^ "Nigeria Rugby Sevens to play in 2020 Olympic qualifiers". Rugby Africa. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Sport: Tonga, PNG included in new Sevens Challenger Series". Radio New Zealand. 18 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Regional Sevens 2018". Rugby Africa. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Men's Sevens 2019". Rugby Africa. Retrieved 30 October 2019.