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2018 Africa Men's Sevens
Hosts Tunesien
Date13–14 October
Nations12
Final positions
Champions Simbabwe
Runners-up Kenia
Third Uganda
2017
2019

The 2018 Africa Men's Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Monastir, Tunisia on 13–14 October 2018. It was the 6th championship in a series that began in 2013.[1][2]

Pool stage

Legend
Advances to cup playoff
Advances to 9th Place Playoff

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Kenia 2 2 0 0 90 0 +90 6
 Marokko 2 1 0 1 24 41 -17 3
 Botswana 2 0 0 2 0 73 -73 0

13 October 2018
11:00
Kenia 49−0 Botswana

13 October 2018
12:15
Marokko 24−0 Botswana

13 October 2018
14:40
Kenia 41−0 Marokko

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Uganda 2 2 0 0 76 0 +76 6
 Senegal 2 1 0 1 24 43 -19 3
 Ghana 2 0 0 2 12 69 -57 0

13 October 2018
11:22
Uganda 45−0 Ghana

13 October 2018
13:12
Senegal 24−12 Ghana

13 October 2018
15:02
Uganda 31−0 Senegal

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Simbabwe 2 2 0 0 60 6 +55 6
 Tunesien 2 1 0 1 36 36 0 3
 Mauritius 2 0 0 0 10 65 -55 0

13 October 2018
11:44
Simbabwe 34−0 Mauritius

13 October 2018
13:34
Tunesien 31−10 Mauritius

13 October 2018
15:24
Simbabwe 26−5 Tunesien

Pool D

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Madagaskar 2 2 0 0 43 31 +12 6
 Sambia 2 1 0 1 40 26 +14 3
 Namibia 2 0 0 2 26 52 -26 0

13 October 2018
12:06
Madagaskar 24−19 Namibia

13 October 2018
13:56
Sambia 28−7 Namibia

13 October 2018
15:46
Madagaskar 19−12 Sambia

Knockout stage

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 October 2018 10:00
 
 
 Kenia33
 
14 October 2018 12:58
 
 Sambia7
 
 Kenia36
 
14 October 2018 11:08
 
 Madagaskar5
 
 Madagaskar33
 
14 October 2018 15:52
 
 Marokko10
 
 Kenia5
 
14 October 2018 10:22
 
 Simbabwe17
 
 Uganda14
 
14 October 2018 13:20
 
 Tunesien10
 
 Uganda19
 
14 October 2018 10:44
 
 Simbabwe24 Third place
 
 Simbabwe19
 
14 October 2018 15:30
 
 Senegal0
 
 Madagaskar19
 
 
 Uganda24
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
14 October 2018 - 12:14
 
 
 Sambia42
 
14 October 2018 - 15:08
 
 Marokko14
 
 Sambia24
 
14 October 2018 - 12:36
 
 Tunesien14
 
 Tunesien12
 
 
 Senegal7
 
Seventh Place
 
 
14 October 2018 - 14:46
 
 
 Marokko24
 
 
 Senegal26

9th Place

 
Semi-finalsNinth Place
 
      
 
14 October 2018 - 11:30
 
 
 Namibia14
 
14 October 2018 - 14:24
 
 Botswana0
 
 Namibia24
 
14 October 2018 - 11:52
 
 Ghana14
 
 Ghana40
 
 
 Mauritius0
 
12th Place
 
 
14 October 2018 - 14:02
 
 
 Botswana12
 
 
 Mauritius0

Standings

Legend
Qualified to 2019 Hong Kong Sevens
Already a core team
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Simbabwe
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kenia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Uganda
4  Madagaskar
5  Sambia
6  Tunesien
7  Senegal
8  Marokko
9  Namibia
10  Ghana
11  Botswana
12  Mauritius

References

  1. ^ "The 12 best African teams compete in the Africa Men's Sevens tournament, the biggest Africa rugby event". africanews.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Rugby Africa's Sevens tournament available Live on YouTube". CNBC Africa. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.