2016 Africa Cup Sevens

The 2016 RA Africa Cup Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Safaricom Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya on 23–24 September 2016.[1] It was the 4th championship in a series that began in 2013.

2016 Africa Cup Sevens
Hosts Kenya
Date23–24 September
Nations12
Final positions
Champions Uganda
Runners-up Namibia
Third Kenya
2015
2017

The top two placed teams (excluding Kenya) will qualify to the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens, where they will have a chance to earn core team status in the Sevens World Series

Teams

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Pool Stage

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Teams ranked 1-4 qualify to Cup Semi-finals Teams ranked 5-8 qualify to Plate semi-finals Teams ranked 9-12 go into relegation semi-finals

All times Eastern Africa Time (UTC+3)

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Semi-final
Teams that advanced to relegation semi-finals

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Kenya 2 2 0 0 64 5 +59 6
  Nigeria 2 1 0 1 41 38 +3 4
  Senegal 2 0 0 2 5 67 –62 2
23 September 2016
12:06
Kenya  33-5  Nigeria
23 September 2016
15:36
Senegal  5-36  Nigeria
23 September 2016
19:14
Kenya  31-0  Senegal

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Uganda 2 2 0 0 54 21 +33 6
  Zimbabwe 2 1 0 1 68 19 +49 4
  Mauritius 2 0 0 2 7 89 –82 2
23 September 2016
11:44
Zimbabwe  14-19  Uganda
23 September 2016
15:14
Mauritius  7-35  Uganda
23 September 2016
18:54
Zimbabwe  54-0  Mauritius

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Madagascar 2 2 0 0 59 0 +59 6
  Morocco 2 1 0 1 22 31 -9 4
  Zambia 2 0 0 2 12 62 –50 2
23 September 2016
11:22
Morocco  0-19  Madagascar
23 September 2016
14:52
Zambia  0-40  Madagascar
23 September 2016
18:32
Morocco  22-12  Zambia

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  Namibia 2 2 0 0 36 12 +24 6
  Tunisia 2 1 0 1 24 24 0 4
  Botswana 2 0 0 2 14 38 –24 2
23 September 2016
11:00
Tunisia  5-17  Namibia
23 September 2016
14:30
Botswana  7-19  Namibia
23 September 2016
18:10
Tunisia  19-7  Botswana

Knockout stage

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Relegation Semi-Final

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 Sept - 11:12
 
 
  Botswana (9) 24
 
24 Sept - 15:58
 
  Mauritius (12) 21
 
  Botswana 0
 
24 Sept - 11:34
 
  Senegal 55
 
  Zambia (10) 14
 
 
  Senegal (11) 24
 
Third place
 
 
24 Sept - 15:36
 
 
  Mauritius 0
 
 
  Zambia 45

Plate Semi-final

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 Sept - 11:56
 
 
  Zimbabwe (5) 24
 
24 Sept - 16:42
 
  Morocco (8) 5
 
  Zimbabwe 14
 
24 Sept - 12:18
 
  Tunisia 7
 
  Nigeria (6) 7
 
 
  Tunisia (7) 12
 
Third place
 
 
24 Sept - 16:20
 
 
  Morocco 5
 
 
  Nigeria 12

Cup Semi-final

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 Sept - 12:40
 
 
  Madagascar (1) 7
 
24 Sept - 17:26
 
  Namibia (4) 10
 
  Namibia 19
 
24 Sept - 13:02
 
  Uganda 38
 
  Kenya (2) 12
 
 
  Uganda (3) 17
 
Third place
 
 
24 Sept - 17:04
 
 
  Madagascar 0
 
 
  Kenya 46

Final standings

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Legend
Winner and qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens
Qualified for the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens.
Relegated
Rank Team
    Uganda
    Namibia
    Kenya
4   Madagascar
5   Zimbabwe
6   Tunisia
7   Nigeria
8   Morocco
9   Senegal
10   Botswana
11   Zambia
12   Mauritius

References

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  1. ^ "Africa Cup 7s in Kenya". 23 September 2016.