2019 Africa Men's Sevens

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.

2019 Africa Men's Sevens
Hosts South Africa
Date8–9 November
Nations14
Final positions
Champions Kenya
Runners-up Uganda
Third Zimbabwe
← 2018
2020 →

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, Ivory Coast and Nigeria, 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
 Ivory Coast 33006512+539
 Burkina Faso 32015924+357
 Mali 31022037–175
 Guinea 30031081–713
15 September 2018
11:00
Ivory Coast  26–0  Guinea

15 September 2018
11:22
Burkina Faso  12–0  Mali

15 September 2018
12:50
Ivory Coast  20–5  Mali

15 September 2018
13:12
Burkina Faso  40–5  Guinea

15 September 2018
14:40
Ivory Coast  19–7  Burkina Faso

15 September 2018
15:02
Mali  15–5  Guinea

Pool B
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Nigeria 3300720+729
 Algeria 32013217+157
 Niger 31021948–295
 Benin 30031472–583
15 September 2018
11:44
Nigeria  26–0  Niger

15 September 2018
12:06
Algeria  17–7  Benin

15 September 2018
13:34
Nigeria  36–0  Benin

15 September 2018
13:56
Algeria  15–0  Niger

15 September 2018
15:24
Nigeria  10–0  Algeria

15 September 2018
15:46
Benin  7–19  Niger

Knockout stage

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
16 September - 10:00
 
 
 Niger22
 
16 September - 11:50
 
 Guinea0
 
 Niger5
 
16 September - 10:22
 
 Mali10
 
 Mali5
 
 
 Benin0
 
Seventh place
 
 
16 September - 11:28
 
 
 Guinea0
 
 
 Benin24

Africa Sevens Qualification

 
Semi-finalsCup/Africa Sevens Qualification
 
      
 
16 September - 10:44
 
 
 Ivory Coast10
 
16 September - 12:34
 
 Algeria7
 
 Ivory Coast22
 
16 September - 11:06
 
 Nigeria17
 
 Nigeria17
 
 
 Burkina Faso7
 
Third place
 
 
16 September - 12:12
 
 
 Algeria0
 
 
 Burkina Faso29

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.

  1.  Zimbabwe
  2.  Kenya
  3.  Uganda
  4.  Madagascar
  5.  Zambia
  6.  Tunisia
  7.  Senegal
  8.  Morocco
  9.  Namibia
  10.  Ghana
  11.  Botswana
  12.  Mauritius
  13.  Ivory Coast
  14.  Nigeria

Opening round
8 November 2019
9:00
Zimbabwe  24–21  Nigeria
8 November 2019
9:22
Kenya  36–7  Ivory Coast
8 November 2019
9:44
Uganda  57–0  Mauritius
8 November 2019
10:06
Madagascar  38–12  Botswana
8 November 2019
10:28
Zambia  19–7  Ghana
8 November 2019
10:50
Tunisia  21–26  Namibia
8 November 2019
11:12
Senegal  29–17  Morocco

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 33008119+629
 Madagascar 32019343+507
 Zambia 31024759–125
 Nigeria 300319119–1003
8 November
12:43
Madagascar  28–21  Zambia
Bosman Stadium
8 November
13:05
Zimbabwe  47–0  Nigeria
Bosman Stadium
8 November
15:25
Madagascar  53–7  Nigeria
Bosman Stadium
8 November
15:47
Zimbabwe  19–7  Zambia
Bosman Stadium
9 November
9:44
Zambia  19–12  Nigeria
Bosman Stadium
9 November
10:06
Zimbabwe  15–12  Madagascar
Bosman Stadium

Pool B (Championship)
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Kenya 33001077+1009
 Uganda 32019453+417
 Namibia 31025587–325
 Senegal 300331140–1093
8 November
13:27
Uganda  35–17  Namibia
Bosman Stadium
8 November
13:49
Kenya  50–0  Senegal
Bosman Stadium
8 November
16:09
Uganda  52–12  Senegal
Bosman Stadium
8 November
16:31
Kenya  33–0  Namibia
Bosman Stadium
9 November
10:28
Namibia  38–19  Senegal
Bosman Stadium
9 November
10:50
Kenya  24–7  Uganda
Bosman Stadium

Pool C (Consolation)
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Ivory Coast 22006820+486
 Tunisia 21013333–4
 Botswana 20022270–482
8 November
11:59
Tunisia  5–26  Ivory Coast
Bosman Stadium
8 November
14:41
Botswana  15–42  Ivory Coast
Bosman Stadium
9 November
9:00
Tunisia  28–7  Botswana
Bosman Stadium

Pool D (Consolation)
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Morocco 22003426+86
 Ghana 21015022+284
 Mauritius 20023167–362
8 November
12:21
Morocco  24–19  Mauritius
Bosman Stadium
8 November
15:03
Ghana  43–12  Mauritius
Bosman Stadium
9 November
9:22
Morocco  10–7  Ghana
Bosman Stadium

Knockout Stage
13th place play-off
9 November
12:16
Botswana  0–31  Mauritius
Bosman Stadium

Ninth place play-off

 
Semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
9 November – 11:32 – Bosman Stadium
 
 
 Ivory Coast15
 
9 November – 14:50 - Bosman Stadium
 
 Ghana19
 
 Ghana33
 
9 November – 11:54 – Bosman Stadium
 
 Morocco10
 
 Morocco28
 
 
 Tunisia21
 
Eleventh place
 
 
9 November - 14:28 – Bosman Stadium
 
 
 Ivory Coast14
 
 
 Tunisia19
7th place play-off
9 November
14:06
Nigeria  12–14  Senegal
Bosman Stadium
5th place play-off
9 November
13:44
Zambia  5–28  Namibia
Bosman Stadium

Olympic Qualification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
9 November – 12:38 – Bosman Stadium
 
 
 Zimbabwe12
 
9 November – 15:34 – Bosman Stadium
 
 Uganda21
 
 Uganda0
 
9 November – 13:00 – Bosman Stadium
 
 Kenya29
 
 Kenya40
 
 
 Madagascar14
 
Third place
 
 
9 November – 15:12 – Bosman Stadium
 
 
 Zimbabwe24
 
 
 Madagascar7

Placings
Place Team Qualification
 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 Zambia
7 Senegal
8 Nigeria
9 Ghana
10 Morocco
11 Tunisia
12 Ivory Coast
13 Mauritius
14 Botswana

Source:

Legend
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
  1. "Nigeria Rugby Sevens to play in 2020 Olympic qualifiers". Rugby Africa. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Sport: Tonga, PNG included in new Sevens Challenger Series". Radio New Zealand. 18 December 2019.
  3. "Regional Sevens 2018". Rugby Africa. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. "Men's Sevens 2019". Rugby Africa. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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