The 2019 Africa Men's Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Johannesburg on 8–9 November 2018. It was the 7th championship in a series that began in 2013. This tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics, with the champion advancing and the next two teams eligible to compete at a final repechage tournament.[1]
| 2019 Africa Men's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Südafrika |
| Date | 8–9 November |
| Nations | 14 |
← 2018 2020 → | |
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, Ivory Coast and Nigeria, advanced based on their top two finishes. All times in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00).[2]
- Pool Stage
- Pool A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivory Coast
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 12 | +53 | 9 |
 Burkina Faso
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 24 | +35 | 7 |
 Mali
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 37 | –17 | 5 |
 Guinea
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 81 | –71 | 3 |
- Pool B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nigeria
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | +72 | 9 |
 Algerien
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 7 |
 Niger
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 48 | –29 | 5 |
 Benin
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 72 | –58 | 3 |
- Knockout stage
Plate
| Semi-finals | Plate Final | |||||
| 16 September - 10:00 | ||||||
| Niger | 22 | |||||
| 16 September - 11:50 | ||||||
| Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Niger | 5 | |||||
| 16 September - 10:22 | ||||||
| Mali | 10 | |||||
| Mali | 5 | |||||
| Benin | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 16 September - 11:28 | ||||||
| Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Benin | 24 | |||||
Africa Sevens Qualification
| Semi-finals | Cup/Africa Sevens Qualification | |||||
| 16 September - 10:44 | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 10 | |||||
| 16 September - 12:34 | ||||||
| Algerien | 7 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 22 | |||||
| 16 September - 11:06 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 17 | |||||
| Nigeria | 17 | |||||
| Burkina Faso | 7 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 16 September - 12:12 | ||||||
| Algerien | 0 | |||||
| Burkina Faso | 29 | |||||
Main tournament
All times in South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)[3]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Simbabwe
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7 | +59 | 6 |
 Madagaskar
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 28 | +53 | 6 |
 Sambia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 47 | –19 | 2 |
| Nigeria
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 100 | –93 | 2 |
Pool B (Championship)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kenia
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | +50 | 3 |
 Uganda
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 17 | +18 | 3 |
 Namibia
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 35 | –18 | 1 |
 Senegal
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | –50 | 1 |
Pool C (Consolation)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 5 | +21 | 3 |
 Tunesien
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 26 | –21 | 1 |
 Botswana
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pool D (Consolation)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Marokko
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 3 |
 Mauritius
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 24 | –5 | 1 |
 Ghana
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Knockout Stage
- 13th place play-off
| 9 November |
| 3rd Pool C | - | 3rd Pool D |
| Bosman Stadium |
Ninth place play-off
| Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
| 9 November - | ||||||
| 1st Pool C | ||||||
| 9 November - | ||||||
| 2nd Pool D | ||||||
| 9 November - | ||||||
| 1st Pool D | ||||||
| 2nd Pool C | ||||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 9 November - | ||||||
Fifth place play-off
| Semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 9 November - | ||||||
| 3rd Pool A | ||||||
| 9 November - | ||||||
| 4th Pool B | ||||||
| 9 September - | ||||||
| 3rd Pool B | ||||||
| 4th Pool A | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 9 November - | ||||||
Olympic Qualification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 November - | ||||||
| 1st Pool A | ||||||
| 9 November - | ||||||
| 2nd Pool B | ||||||
| 9 November - | ||||||
| 1st Pool B | ||||||
| 2nd Pool A | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 9 November - | ||||||
References
- ^ "Nigeria Rugby Sevens to play in 2020 Olympic qualifiers". Rugby Africa. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Regional Sevens 2018". Rugby Africa. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Men's Sevens 2019". Rugby Africa. Retrieved 30 October 2019.