2019 Africa Men's Sevens
2019 Africa Men's Sevens | |
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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 |
15 September 2018
11:00 |
26–0 | ||
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15 September 2018
11:22 |
12–0 | ||
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15 September 2018
12:50 |
20–5 | ||
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15 September 2018
13:12 |
40–5 | ||
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15 September 2018
14:40 |
19–7 | ||
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15 September 2018
15:02 |
15–5 | ||
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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 |
15 September 2018
11:44 |
26–0 | ||
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15 September 2018
12:06 |
17–7 | ||
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15 September 2018
13:34 |
36–0 | ||
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15 September 2018
13:56 |
15–0 | ||
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15 September 2018
15:24 |
10–0 | ||
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15 September 2018
15:46 |
7–19 | ||
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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[]
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 |
9 November
9:44 |
19–12 | ||
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Bosman Stadium
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Pool B (Championship)[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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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 |
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 |
8 November
14:41 |
15–42 | ||
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Bosman Stadium
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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 |
8 November
15:03 |
43–12 | ||
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Bosman Stadium
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Knockout Stage[]
- 13th place play-off
9 November
12:16 |
0–31 | ||
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Bosman Stadium
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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
9 November
14:06 |
12–14 | ||
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Bosman Stadium
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- 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 |
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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 | |
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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[]
- ^ "Nigeria Rugby Sevens to play in 2020 Olympic qualifiers". Rugby Africa. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Sport: Tonga, PNG included in new Sevens Challenger Series". Radio New Zealand. 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Regional Sevens 2018". Rugby Africa. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Men's Sevens 2019". Rugby Africa. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
- Rugby Africa Sevens
- 2019 rugby sevens competitions
- 2019 in African rugby union
- 2019 in South African rugby union
- November 2019 sports events in South Africa