2012 African Sevens Championship

The 2012 African Sevens was an international rugby sevens competition organized by the Confederation of African Rugby. It was the fourth edition of the African Sevens, which had been held every four years since the year 2000, and served as the African continental qualifier for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[1] The tournament, hosted together with 2012 African Women's Sevens, was held in Rabat on September 29–30, 2012.

General

The tournament was played at Stade Bourgogne in the Moroccan city of Rabat. The event was attended by eight rugby sevens nations. On the first day they were playing in two groups of four. The second day there were places at stake was not only the medals of the event, but also two places in the finals of 2013 World Cup.

The teams from South Africa and Kenya, who had already qualified for the World Cup, did not compete. In their absence, Zimbabwe won the competition, defeating Tunisia in the final.[1] The two finalists gained promotion to the World Cup in 2013.

Group Stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Madagascar 3 3 0 0 74 34 +40 9
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 48 27 +21 7
 Zambia 3 1 0 2 27 62 -35 5
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 17 43 -26 3
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Morocco  0–10  Zambia
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Madagascar  15–12  Nigeria
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Madagascar  45–12  Zambia
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Morocco  7–19  Nigeria
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Nigeria  17–5  Zambia
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Morocco  10–14  Madagascar
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Group B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 62 14 +48 9
 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 55 10 +45 7
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 26 74 -48 5
 Namibia 3 0 0 3 17 62 -45 3
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Zimbabwe  26–7  Ivory Coast
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Tunisia  17–0  Namibia
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Tunisia  38–0  Ivory Coast
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Zimbabwe  26–7  Namibia
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Namibia  10–19  Ivory Coast
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Zimbabwe  10–0  Tunisia
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Knockout phase

Bowl

Semi-finals Final
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
  Zambia  10  
  Namibia  22  
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
      Namibia  24
    Ivory Coast  7
Third place
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  Ivory Coast  12   Zambia  5
  Morocco  7     Morocco  14

Cup

Semi-finals Final
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
  Madagascar  0  
  Tunisia  7  
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
      Tunisia  12
    Zimbabwe  33
Third place
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  Zimbabwe  19   Madagascar  12
  Nigeria  14     Nigeria  19

Outright

Rank Nation Notes
1  Zimbabwe promoted to 2013 World Cup
2  Tunisia promoted to 2013 World Cup
3  Nigeria
4  Madagascar
5  Namibia
6  Ivory Coast
7  Morocco
8  Zambia

References

  1. 1 2 "RWC Qualifier: Rabat, Morocco. 9/29/2012 - 9/30/2012". Rugby7.

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