2006 Africa Cup

The 2006 Africa Cup was the seventh edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa. In this edition, the tournament expanded from nine nations to twelve leading to a change in the format of the tournament which now includes four pools of three teams. Results from Pool 1 & 2 also counted for the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Nations

The teams competing were:

• Cameroon
• Ivory Coast
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Morocco
• Namibia
• Senegal
• South Africa Amateurs°
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

°South Africa sent only amateur players.

Scores and Standings

Pool Stage

Pool 1 & 2 were played on home and away basis as they also counted for Round 2 of 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Pool winners qualify for the semi-finals.

Pool 1

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Namibia	4	2	0	2	+59	8
Tunisia	4	2	0	2	+24	8
Kenya	4	2	0	2	-83	8

Date	Match	Venue	Result
27-May-2006	Namibia - Kenya	Windhoek (Namibia)	84-12
10-Jun-2006	Kenya - Tunisia	Nairobi (Kenya)	25-21
01-Jul-2006	Tunisia - Namibia	Tunis (Tunisia)	24-7
09-Sep-2006	Kenya - Namibia	Nairobi (Kenya)	30-26
23-Sep-2006	Tunisia - Kenya	Tunis (Tunisia)	31-12
07-Oct-2006	Namibia - Tunisia	Windhoek (Namibia)	23-15

Pool 2

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Morocco	4	3	1	0	+51	11
Ivory Coast	4	1	1	2	-28	7
Uganda	4	1	0	3	-23	6

Date	Match	Venue	Result
03-Jun-2006	Morocco - Uganda	Casablanca (Morocco)	36-3
17-Jun-2006	Côte d'Ivoire - Morocco	Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)	9-9
01-Jul-2006	Uganda - Côte d'Ivoire	Kampala (Uganda)	30-7
09-Sep-2006	Uganda - Morocco	Kampala (Uganda)	3-5
23-Sep-2006	Côte d'Ivoire - Uganda	Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)	18-7
07-Oct-2006	Morocco - Côte d'Ivoire	Casablanca (Morocco)	23-7

Pool 3

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
South Africa Amateurs	2	2	0	0	100	4
Senegal	2	1	0	1	-75	2
Cameroon	2	0	0	2	-25	0

Date	Match	Venue	Result
08-Apr-2006	Senegal - Cameroon	Dakar (Senegal)	16-20
10-Jun-2006	South Africa Amateur - Senegal	Durban (South Africa)	84-5
01-Jul-2006	Cameroon - South Africa Amateur	Yaoundé (Cameroon)	9-30

Pool 4

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Madagascar	2	1	1	0	41	3
Zambia	2	1	0	1	-37	2
Zimbabwe	2	0	1	1	-4	1

Date	Match	Venue	Result
15-Aug-2006	Zimbabwe - Madagascar	Harare (Zimbabwe)	22-22
26-Aug-2006	Madagascar - Zambia	Antananarivo (Madagascar)	59-18
16-Sep-2006	Zambia - Zimbabwe	Lusaka (Zambia)	14-10

Semi-finals

Second semi-final on home and away because of the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
07-Oct-2006	South Africa Amateur - Madagascar	Johannesburg (South Africa)	48-6
28-Oct-2006	Namibia - Morocco	Windhoek (Namibia)	25-7
11-Nov-2006	Morocco - Namibia	Casablanca (Morocco)	8-27

Final

Date	Match	Venue	Result
3-Dec-2006	South Africa Amateur - Namibia	Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek (Namibia)	29-27