2001 Africa Cup

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2nd Africa Cup
Date17 March 2001 –
10 November 2001
Countries Ivory Coast
 Morocco
 Namibia
 South Africa Amateurs[1]
 Tunisia
 Zimbabwe
Final positions
Champions South Africa Amateurs
Runner-up Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
2000
2002

The 2001 Africa Cup (officially called at that time "Africa Top Six") was the second edition of the highest-level rugby union tournament in Africa. Six teams participated (South Africa with an under-23 amateurs team). The teams were divided in two pools played on a home-away basis.

Division 1 (Africa Cup)[]

Regional pools[]

Pool South[]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  South Africa Amateurs 4 4 0 0 250 77 +173 8
2  Namibia 4 1 0 2 73 143 -111 7
3  Zimbabwe 4 1 0 2 91 194 -103 2
26 May 2001
Namibia  15 – 60  South Africa Amateurs

2 June 2001
Zimbabwe  20 – 71  South Africa Amateurs

16 June 2001
South Africa Amateurs  41 – 13  Namibia

23 June 2001
South Africa Amateurs  78 – 29  Zimbabwe

7 July 2001
Zimbabwe  27 – 26  Namibia

14 July 2001
Namibia  19 – 15  Zimbabwe

Pool North[]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Morocco 4 4 0 0 85 46 +39 8
2  Ivory Coast 4 1 1 2 86 49 +37 4
3  Tunisia 4 0 1 3 28 104 -76 0
17 March 2001
Tunisia  14 – 17  Morocco

7 April 2001
Ivory Coast  11 – 18  Morocco

21 April 2001
Morocco  20 – 18  Ivory Coast
Fes

28 April 2001
Tunisia  11 – 11  Ivory Coast

12 May 2001
Ivory Coast  46 – 0  Tunisia

19 May 2001
Morocco  30 – 3  Tunisia

Final[]

10 November 2001
Morocco  20 – 36  South Africa Amateurs

Division 2[]

This tournament serve too with the Division 1 for the 2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Round 1[]

Kenya exempted from the Round 1.

Pool A[]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Cameroon 2 1 0 1 41 25 +16 4
2  Uganda 2 1 0 1 21 29 -8 4
3  Zambia 2 1 0 1 37 45 -8 4
28 July 2001
Zambia  25 – 24  Cameroon

11 August 2001
Uganda  21 – 12  Zambia

25 August 2001
Cameroon  17 – 0  Uganda

Pool B[]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Madagascar 2 2 0 0 57 32 +25 6
2  Botswana 2 1 0 1 24 34 -10 4
3  Swaziland 2 0 0 2 24 39 -15 2
1 September 2001
Botswana  13 – 3  Swaziland

16 September 2001
Madagascar  31 – 11  Botswana

29 September 2001
Swaziland  21 – 26  Madagascar

Round 2[]

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Madagascar 2 2 0 0 57 44 +13 6
2  Kenya 2 1 0 1 60 42 +18 4
3  Cameroon 2 0 0 2 39 70 -31 2
13 October 2001
Madagascar  27 – 20  Kenya

27 October 2001
Cameroon  24 – 30  Madagascar

24 November 2001
Kenya  40 – 15  Cameroon

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ South Africa sent only amateur players
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