Competitions
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Rugby Africa stages 5 competitions across the African Continent:
- The Rugby Africa Cup where the 16 best African teams will compete in a truly continental rugby championship made up of 20 matches divided into 3 stages. In 2019, the teams of Rwanda, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mauritius, Madagascar, Nigeria, Botswana, and Senegal will compete in a pre-selection tournament in order to access the final stage and be part of the 12 best African teams.
- The U20 Barthés Trophy which gathers 3 pools depending on the level of the participating teams and the ranking of the previous year. In 2019, Pool A has been hosted and won by Kenya, Pool B will be hosted by Zimbabwe and Pool by Uganda.
- The Rugby Africa Women’s Cup which enables one of the 4 participating teams to qualify for the Women’s Rugby World Cup to be held in 2021, in New Zealand. The 4 teams participating teams will compete for the golden ticket to NZ in Johannesburg, South Africa between the 9th and 17Th of August 2019.
Following these fifteen-a-side tournaments, Rugby Africa wished to organize 7s competitions as well.
- Africa Women’s Sevens with 12 teams, serving as Olympic Qualifier in 2019. The competition will be held in Jemmel, Tunisia, on the 12th and 13th of October 2019. The participating teams are: Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Senegal, Botswana, Zambia, Morocco, Mauritius, South Africa, Ghana, Tunisia
- Africa Men’s Sevens with 14 teams to be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the 8th and 9th of November 2019. The participating teams are: Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Madagascar, Zambia, Tunisia, Senegal, Morocco, Namibia, Ghana, Botswana, Mauritius, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria
- The Regional Sevens gathering, center, west, and southern African countries
On this page, you will find all our competitions information and ranking.
