2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens
The 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens was a women's rugby sevens tournament for the continental championship of Africa and a qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] The competition was held in Kempton Park, South Africa on 26–27 September 2015.[2] It was the fifth all-continental African Women's Sevens Championship, hosting teams from both Northern and Southern Africa.
2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens | |
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Hosts | South Africa |
Date | 26–27 September |
Nations | 10 teams |
Final positions | |
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South Africa, as the tournament winner, qualified directly for the Olympic Games but their National Olympic Committee decided not to send a team so the runner-up, Kenya, took their place. The next three place-getters, Tunisia, Zimbabwe and Tunisia progressed to the final qualifying competition to play-off for inclusion in the 2016 Games.
Teams
Botswana
Kenya
Morocco
Namibia
Senegal
South Africa
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Pool Stage
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts South Africa
4 4 0 0 189 0 +189 9 Zimbabwe
4 3 0 1 89 50 +39 9 Uganda
4 2 0 2 58 75 -17 6 Namibia
4 1 0 3 34 119 −85 3 Zambia
4 0 0 4 10 145 −135 0
South Africa 57-0
Zambia
Zimbabwe 19-5
Uganda
South Africa 60-0
Namibia
Zimbabwe 37-0
Zambia
Uganda 17-7
Namibia
South Africa 33-0
Zimbabwe
Uganda 36-0
Zambia
Zimbabwe 33-12
Namibia
South Africa 39-0
Uganda
Namibia 15-10
Zambia
Placement Stage
Bowl (9th/10th Place)
Zambia 5-12
Botswana
Plate (5th/8th Place)
Semi-finals
Uganda 10-15
Senegal (After Extra Time)
Namibia 0-43
Madagascar
7th/8th Place
Uganda 28-0
Namibia
Plate Final (5th/6th Place)
Senegal 0-15
Madagascar
Cup (1st/4th Place)
Semi-finals
South Africa 34-0
Tunisia
Zimbabwe 0-39
Kenya
3rd/4th Place
Zimbabwe 0-33
Tunisia
Final
South Africa 31-5
Kenya
Final standings
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Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
Qualified for the Final 2016 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament. |
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South Africa will not participate in the 2016 Olympics.[3][4] Previously SASCOC chief executive Tubby Reddy had stated that winning the continental qualifier would not be enough.[5] Kenya, as the second-placed team in the African qualifiers, advance to the Olympics.[6] Madagascar, the fifth-place finisher in qualifying, was named as a replacement.[7]
References
- Olympic qualification tournaments Scrum Queens
- SASCOC Board will not be considered continental qualification.
- Kenya Women Replace South Africa for Rio
- SA athletes face tough Olympic qualifying criteria.
- "Qualification Process" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- South Africa Reject Olympic Invitation