2019–20 Rugby Africa Cup
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The 2019-20 Rugby Africa Cup is the first season of a restructuring of international rugby union competition by Rugby Africa after a loss of broadcast sponsorship caused the cancellation of the 2019 Rugby Africa Gold Cup, itself only the third edition of a previous restructuring of the continent's tournament.
The new Rugby Africa Cup replaces the multi-tiered Gold, Silver, and Bronze Cups with a seeded group stage followed by a knockout round.[1] This results in fewer matches being played, but also greatly reduced costs and travel times from the round-robin Gold Cup.
The group stage of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Structure[]
The top sixteen nations in African rugby enter the competition, with the bottom eight entering in the elimination stage.[3][4] Each team plays a single match and the four winners move onto the group stage, with four groups of three. The four group winners then enter the semi-finals.
Seeding[]
The sixteen participating teams were seeded as follows:
(World Rankings taken from November 13, 2019)[5]
Seed | Team | 2018 position | WR Ranking |
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1 | Namibia | 1st Gold Cup | 22 |
2 | Kenya | 2nd Gold Cup | 32 |
3 | Uganda | 3rd Gold Cup | 41 |
4 | Tunisia | 4th Gold Cup | 39 |
5 | Zimbabwe | 5th Gold Cup | 34 |
6 | Algeria | 1st Silver Cup | n/a |
7 | Morocco | 6th Gold Cup | 48 |
8 | Zambia | 2nd Silver Cup | 67 |
9 | Madagascar | 3rd Silver Cup | 51 |
10 | Ivory Coast | 4th Silver Cup | 43 |
11 | Senegal | 5th Silver Cup | 54 |
12 | Ghana | 1st Bronze Cup | 92 |
13 | Botswana | 6th Silver Cup | 71 |
14 | Mauritius | 2nd Bronze Cup | 93 |
15 | Rwanda | 3rd Bronze Cup | 95 |
16 | Nigeria | n/a | 70 |
Elimination Stage[]
The elimination stage matches will be played from November to December 2019
Elimination 1
Elimination 2
23 November 2019 | Ivory Coast | 60-3 | Rwanda | Bingerville Stadium, Abidjan | |
15:00 | Try: Bakary Meite 5', 34' Salif Toure 21' Konan Aghien Nguessan 46' Issa Bossono 58', 80' Paul Diallo Dit Peres 64' Mohamed Barro 73' Con: Jonathan Lo (3/5) 22', 35', 59' Douho Kouhon (1/2) 74' Pen: Jonathan Lo (4/4) 12', 19', 26', 29' |
WR Report | Pen: Moise Habumugisha 70' |
Attendance: 3,500 |
Elimination 3
30 November 2019 | Senegal | 63-0 | Mauritius | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar | |
Try: Ousmane Ndiaye 20', 42' Abdelkarim Fofana 24', 37' Moussa Barry 29' Mamadou Lamine Niang 32' Ibrahima Thiaw 48' Sagna Pape Alassane 69' Mamadou Ndiaye 76' Con: Mamadou Ndiaye (5/7) 21', 29', 33', 38', 49' Sall Mansour (1/1) 70' Ibrahima Diao (0/1) Pen: Sall Mansour (1/1) 5' Mamadou Ndiaye (1/2) 28' Cards: Antoine Laporte 59' |
WR Report | Attendance: 1,000 |
Elimination 4
1 December 2019 | Madagascar | 63-3 | Nigeria | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo | |
Try: Rija Rakotoarimanana 6' Zhinot Hery 44', 59', 71' Zo Randrianarisoa 46' Herizo Rasoanaivo 53' Tahina Ratsimandresy 56' Tinelly Rabemananjara 66' Fabrice Ramangalahy 80+1' Con: Herizo Rasoanaivo (4/6) 7', 44', 47', 67' Hery Rakotomanalina (1/2) 56' Zo Randrianarisoa 80+2' Pen: Herizo Rasoanaivo (2/4) 3', 15' |
WR Report | Pen: Sulaiman Abdulganiyu 75' Cards: Praise Rufus-Ashiedu 15' |
Attendance: 30,000 |
Group Stage[]
The group stage will be held from June-July 2020[6]
Group A[]
2019-2020 Rugby Africa Gold Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Madagascar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, Pts = Log Points. |
Namibia | Cancelled | Zambia | |||
12 June 2020 | Zambia | Cancelled | Madagascar | ||
28 June 2020 | Madagascar | Cancelled | Namibia | ||
Group B[]
2019-2020 Rugby Africa Gold Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Kenya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, Pts = Log Points. |
30 May 2020 | Kenya | Cancelled | Morocco | ||
13 June 2020 | Morocco | Cancelled | Ivory Coast | ||
27 June 2020 | Ivory Coast | Cancelled | Kenya | ||
Group C[]
2019-2020 Rugby Africa Gold Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Senegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, Pts = Log Points. |
Uganda | Cancelled | Algeria | |||
20 June 2020 | Algeria | Cancelled | Senegal | ||
4 July 2020 | Senegal | Cancelled | Uganda | ||
Group D[]
2019-2020 Rugby Africa Gold Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, Pts = Log Points. |
Tunisia | Cancelled | Zimbabwe | |||
20 June 2020 | Zimbabwe | Cancelled | Ghana | ||
4 July 2020 | Ghana | Cancelled | Tunisia | ||
Knock-Out Stage[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Group A Winner | ||||||
Group D Winner | ||||||
Group B Winner | ||||||
Group C Winner | ||||||
Third place play-off | ||||||
References[]
- ^ "Continental championship Rugby Africa Cup 2020 season starts with new spectator experience". November 13, 2019.
- ^ "2020".
- ^ "Ghana Eagles meet Botswana Vultures in historic Rugby Africa Cup 2020 kick-off match". November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Côte d'Ivoire Elephants encounter Rwanda Silverbacks in Rugby Africa Cup 2020 elimination stage". November 18, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Rankings | World Rugby | worldrugby.org". www.world.rugby.
- ^ "Ghana defeats Botswana 36-25 in Rugby Africa Cup 2020 kick-off match". November 23, 2019.
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