2000 Africa Cup

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1st Africa Cup
Tournament details
Date17 June 2000–
15 December 2000
No. of nations Ivory Coast [1]
 Morocco
 Namibia
 South Africa Amateurs[2]
 Tunisia
 Zimbabwe
Final positions
Champions South Africa Amateurs
Runner-up Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
2001 →

The 2000 Africa Cup (officially called at those time "Africa Top Six") was the first edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa.[3]

Only five teams were involved due to the withdrawal of the Ivory Coast. South Africa participated with an Under-23 amateurs team.[4]

The teams were divided in two pool played on home away basis.[5]

Pool South[]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  South Africa Amateurs 4 4 0 0 259 43 +216 8
2  Namibia 4 2 0 2 93 204 -111 4
3  Zimbabwe 4 0 0 4 82 187 -105 0
17 June 2000
South Africa Amateurs  64 - 12  Zimbabwe
24 June 2000
South Africa Amateurs  91 - 3  Namibia
1 July 2000
Zimbabwe  26 - 31  Namibia
8 July 2000
Namibia  18 - 53  South Africa Amateurs
15 July 2000
Zimbabwe  10 - 51  South Africa Amateurs
22 July 2000
Namibia  41 - 34  Zimbabwe

Pool North[]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Morocco 2 2 0 0 42 29 +13 4
2  Tunisia 2 0 0 2 29 42 -13 0
7 October 2000
Morocco  27 - 9  Tunisia
4 November 2000
Tunisia  20 - 25  Morocco

Final[]

16 December 2000
Morocco  14 - 44  South Africa Amateurs

Citations[]

  1. ^ withdraw
  2. ^ South Africa sent only amateur players
  3. ^ "SA U23 away to Morocco for final". news 24 archives. 26 June 2001.
  4. ^ "2000 South Africa Match results". n.d.
  5. ^ "Rugby Africa - ABOUT US". n.d.

References[]

Rugby Africa: ABOUT US n.d., viewed 8 April 2018, http://www.rugbyafrique.com/about-us/

SA U23 away to Morocco for final, news 24 archives 2001, viewed 8 April 2018, https://www.news24.com/

South Africa Match results (2000), ESPN Scrum n.d., viewed 8 April 2018, http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/match_results.html?id=2000;team=5;type=year

External links[]

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