2019 Africa Men's Sevens

2019 Africa Men's Sevens
Hosts	South Africa
Date	8–9 November
Nations	14
Final positions
Champions	Kenya
Runners-up	Uganda
Third	Zimbabwe
← 2018 →

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, and , 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
	3	3	0	0	65	12	+53	9
	3	2	0	1	59	24	+35	7
	3	1	0	2	20	37	–17	5
	3	0	0	3	10	81	–71	3

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Pool B

Teams	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	+/−	Pts
	3	3	0	0	72	0	+72	9
	3	2	0	1	32	17	+15	7
	3	1	0	2	19	48	–29	5
	3	0	0	3	14	72	–58	3

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Knockout stage

Plate

	Semi-finals				Plate Final
	16 September - 10:00
		22
					16 September - 11:50
		0
						5
	16 September - 10:22
						10
		5
		0
					Seventh place
					16 September - 11:28
						0
						24

Africa Sevens Qualification

	Semi-finals				Cup/Africa Sevens Qualification
	16 September - 10:44
		10
					16 September - 12:34
		7
						22
	16 September - 11:06
						17
		17
		7
					Third place
					16 September - 12:12
						0
						29

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.

Opening round[]

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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
	3	1	0	2	47	59	–12	5
	3	0	0	3	19	119	–100	3

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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
	3	0	0	3	31	140	–109	3

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Pool C (Consolation)[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
	2	2	0	0	68	20	+48	6
Tunisia	2	1	0	1	33	33	–	4
	2	0	0	2	22	70	–48	2

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Pool D (Consolation)[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Morocco	2	2	0	0	34	26	+8	6
	2	1	0	1	50	22	+28	4
	2	0	0	2	31	67	–36	2

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Knockout Stage[]

13th place play-off

Ninth place play-off

	Semi-finals				Ninth place
	9 November – 11:32 – Bosman Stadium
		15
					9 November – 14:50 - Bosman Stadium
		19
						33
	9 November – 11:54 – Bosman Stadium
					Morocco	10
	Morocco	28
	Tunisia	21
					Eleventh place
					9 November - 14:28 – Bosman Stadium
						14
					Tunisia	19

7th place play-off

5th place play-off

Olympic Qualification

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 November – 12:38 – Bosman Stadium
	Zimbabwe	12
					9 November – 15:34 – Bosman Stadium
	Uganda	21
					Uganda	0
	9 November – 13:00 – Bosman Stadium
					Kenya	29
	Kenya	40
	Madagascar	14
					Third place
					9 November – 15:12 – Bosman Stadium
					Zimbabwe	24
					Madagascar	7

Placings[]

Place	Team	Qualification
	Kenya	Direct qualification to the Olympic Sevens for 2020
	Uganda	Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger Series for 2020
	Zimbabwe	Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger Series for 2020
4	Madagascar
5	Namibia
6
7
8
9
10	Morocco
11	Tunisia
12
13
14

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[]