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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
 
 
 Zambia10
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
 
 Namibia22
 
 Namibia24
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
 
 Ivory Coast7
 
 Ivory Coast12
 
 
 Morocco7
 
Third place
 
 
30 September 2012 - Stade Bourgogne
 
 
 Zambia5
 
 
 Morocco14

Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
 
 
 Madagascar0
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
 
 Tunisia7
 
 Tunisia12
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
 
 Zimbabwe33
 
 Zimbabwe19
 
 
 Nigeria14
 
Third place
 
 
30 September 2012 - Stade Bourgogne
 
 
 Madagascar12
 
 
 Nigeria19

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

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