2019 Africa Men's Sevens
2019 Africa Men's Sevens | |
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Hosts | Südafrika |
Date | 8–9 November |
Nations | 14 |
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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 advancing and the next two teams eligible to compete at a final repechage tournament.[1]
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 |
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Simbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 19 | +62 | 9 |
Madagaskar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 43 | +50 | 7 |
Sambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 59 | –12 | 5 |
Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 119 | –100 | 3 |
Pool B (Championship)
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenia | 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 |
Senegal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 140 | –109 | 3 |
Pool C (Consolation)
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Ivory Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 20 | +48 | 6 |
Tunesien | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 33 | - | 4 |
Botswana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 70 | –48 | 2 |
Pool D (Consolation)
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Marokko | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 6 |
Ghana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 22 | +28 | 4 |
Mauritius | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 67 | –36 | 2 |
Knockout Stage
- 13th place play-off
Ninth place play-off
Semi-finals | Ninth place | |||||
9 November – 11:32 – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
Ivory Coast | 15 | |||||
9 November – 14:50 - Bosman Stadium | ||||||
Ghana | 19 | |||||
Ghana | 33 | |||||
9 November – 11:54 – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
Marokko | 10 | |||||
Marokko | 28 | |||||
Tunesien | 21 | |||||
Eleventh place | ||||||
9 November - 14:28 – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
Ivory Coast | 14 | |||||
Tunesien | 19 |
- 7th place play-off
- 5th place play-off
Olympic Qualification
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
9 November – 12:38 – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
Simbabwe | 12 | |||||
9 November – 15:34 – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
Uganda | 21 | |||||
Uganda | 0 | |||||
9 November – 13:00 – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
Kenia | 29 | |||||
Kenia | 40 | |||||
Madagaskar | 14 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
9 November – 15:12 – Bosman Stadium | ||||||
Simbabwe | 24 | |||||
Madagaskar | 7 |
Standings
Legend | |
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Qualified to 2020 Summer Olympics | |
Qualified to Olympic repechage. |
Rank | Team |
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Kenia | |
Uganda | |
Simbabwe | |
4 | Madagaskar |
5 | Namibia |
6 | Sambia |
7 | Senegal |
8 | Nigeria |
9 | Ghana |
10 | Marokko |
11 | Tunesien |
12 | Ivory Coast |
13 | Mauritius |
14 | Botswana |
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.