Uganda are deserved winners of the Africa Men’s Sevens title at Labourdonnais Sports Grounds in Mauritius when they beat Madagascar 31-12 in the first leg of the tournament.
Uganda started off by opening the scoring through an early try by Aaron Ofoywroth who scored in the right corner after beating the defence.
The final was the first of two, with a second tournament, at the same venue, following next weekend.
Madagascar’s handling then probably cost them a possible early equalizer, but from a turnover they lost the ball, and Uganda quickly launched an attack.
In a tournament of good quality, the one problem seemed to be consistent good handling, and Uganda’s greater experience came to the fore in this aspect of the final.
A try by Adrian Kasito converted by the impressive Philip Wokorach, as player and kicker, put Uganda firmly on their way to the title at 12-0.
Madagascar cut the lead to 12-5, but Wokorach then put Ofoywroth through for Uganda’s third try with a well-held pass on the switch for his sides third try, which was converted. The halftime lead was 19-5, but Madagascar closed the gap with a converted try (19-12).
Then Okeny scored for Uganda, stretching their lead to 24-12. They went further ahead when Kisiga scored but the big comebacks that marked the Makis campaign did not materialise and when Kisaga scored again for Wokorach to convert, the score of 31-12 sent the message that the tournament’s best team had won.
- South Africa took the Bronze medal after a comprehensive win against Burkina Faso, scoring 22 points after halftime in their 35-7 win.
- Sebastiaan Jobb of South Africa was adjudged the most valuable player at the tournament.
Africa Men’s Sevens Results on Day Two
Quarterfinals
Uganda 10-10 Ivory Coast (Uganda won after extra time)
Kenya 7-12 South Africa
Cheetahs 21-24 Burkina Faso
Madagascar 12-5 Mauritius
Ninth places semifinals
Zambia 28-21 Algeria
Nigeria 19-5 Tunisia
Fifth place semifinals
Ivory Coast 7-22 Kenya
Zimbabwe 42-7 Mauritius
Cup semifinals
Uganda 12-0 South Africa
Burkina Faso 19-24 Madagascar
Finals
11th place
Algeria 10-14 Tunisia
9th Place
Zambia 22-7 Nigeria
7th place
Ivory Coast 24-19 Mauritius
5th place
Kenya 19-28 Zimbabwe
Bronze Medal
South Africa 35-7 Burkina Faso
Final
Uganda 31-12 Madagascar
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To Access Media Presentation: https://mauritius.rugby/medal-presentation-mauritius-sevens/
The overall winner of the 2024 Africa Men’s Seven’s tournament will be determined on Saturday, July 6, and Sunday, July 7 at Labourdonnais Sports Grounds in Mauritius. All matches are available for streaming on the Rugby Pass TV, SuperSport Linear, MBC HD, Rugby Africa Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/RugbyAfrique) and YouTube Page (https://www.youtube.com/c/RugbyAfrique).
