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The six team Division 1A (also the [[2018 Africa Cup|2018 Gold Cup]]) will compete for a place in the World Cup and a place in the World Cup qualification repechage tournament.
The six team Division 1A (also the [[2018 Africa Cup|2018 Gold Cup]]) will compete for a place in the World Cup and a place in the World Cup qualification repechage tournament.

==African Repechage play-off==
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:03, 21 June 2017

Qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup for Africa Rugby began in June 2016, where across 3 years, 14 teams will compete for one direct qualification spot into the final tournament, and one spot in the Repechage tournament.

Format

The Africa Cup, controlled by Rugby Africa (CAR), will be the regional qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup 2019.

The first qualifying round will be the 2016 1B and 1C Divisions. The winner of Division 1C will be promoted to 1B and the second round of qualifying, while the team placed bottom in 1B will be relegated and eliminated from Rugby World Cup contention. Similarly, 2017 will see Divisions 1A and 1B act as Round 2. The winner of Division 1B will advance to the Africa repechage play-off, while the top 4 teams from Division 1A will remain in 1A and advance to Round 3. In Round 3, the winners of the 2018 Division 1A will qualify for the World Cup as 'Africa 1', while the second placed side will advance to the Africa repechage play-off. The winner of the play-off will enter the Repechage tournament.[1]

Entrants

Fourteen teams will compete for the 2019 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification. The teams world rankings are prior to the first African qualification match on 5 June 2016.

Nation Rank Begins play Qualifying status
 Botswana 63 26 June 2016
 Cameroon 92 5 June 2016 Withdrew from World Cup contention in June 2016
 Ivory Coast 52 29 June 2016
 Kenya 28 24 June 2017
 Madagascar 41 12 June 2016
 Mauritius 88 10 July 2016 Eliminated by Nigeria on 13 July 2016
 Morocco 54 10 July 2016
 Namibia 21 1 July 2017
 Nigeria 79 13 July 2016 Eliminated by Morocco on 16 July 2016
 Senegal 50 15 June 2016
 South Africa 3 N/A Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2015 World Cup
 Tunisia 39 26 June 2016
 Uganda 47 24 June 2017
 Zambia 82 12 June 2016 Eliminated by Senegal on 15 June 2016
 Zimbabwe 31 24 June 2017

Round 1

Main article: 2016 Africa Cup

The first round consisted of ten matches between 10 teams. The winner of the Africa Cup Division 1C advanced to the second round and will be promoted to division 1B for 2017, while the top five teams in division 1B will also advance into the second round.

2016 Africa Cup Division 1B

Africa Cup Division 1B was contested by six teams, in a two-group round-robin tournament. Pool 1 was held in Monastir, Tunisia, while Pool 2 was held in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The team with the worst record was relegated to Division 1C in 2017, and thus eliminated from qualification.

Pool A

Advances to Round 2, Div 1A
Advances to Round 2, Div 1B
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points 		Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Senegal 2 2 0 0 84 27 +57 1 9
2  Madagascar 2 1 0 1 48 45 +3 1 5
3  Zambia 2 0 0 2 18 78 –60 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 4 points
Draw - 2 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Pool B

Advances to Round 2, Div 1A
Advances to Round 2, Div 1B
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points 		Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Tunisia 2 2 0 0 93 15 +78 2 10
2  Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 25 63 –38 0 4
3  Botswana 2 0 0 2 23 63 –40 1 1
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 4 points
Draw - 2 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Final

The two pool winners contested the final. Both teams advance to the 2017 Africa Gold Cup and the losers remaining in Division 1B.

12 November 2016
15:00
Senegal 15–14 Tunisia
Ben Jannet stadium, Monastir, Tunisia
Referee: Constant Cap (Kenya)

2016 Africa Cup Division 1C

Africa Cup Division 1C was contested by three teams in a round-robin tournament. Cameroon were meant to compete but withdrew from the tournament after it was rescheduled for a date. The tournament was held in Casablanca, Morocco.

Advances to Round 2, Div 1B
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points 		Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Morocco 2 2 0 0 121 13 +108 2 10
2  Nigeria 2 1 0 1 41 74 –33 1 5
3  Mauritius 2 0 0 2 24 99 –75 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 4 points
Draw - 2 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Round 2

Main article: 2017 Africa Cup

The second round will see the five highest finishers of the six teams in Division 1A (also the Gold Cup) progress to the 2018 Gold Cup, with the last place side relegated to the Silver Division, and eliminated from World Cup qualification.[2]

Round 2: 2017 Division 1A

Advances to Round 3
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points 		Table
points
played won drawn lost for against diff
1  Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0
2  Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0
3  Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0
4  Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0
5  Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0
6  Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 4 points
Draw - 2 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Round 2: 2017 Division 1B

The 2017 Africa Silver Cup will be contested by four teams in a knockout format. The tournament will be held in Casablanca, Morocco.[3] The winner will advance to the 2018 Gold Cup, with all other teams eliminated from World Cup qualification.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 July 2017 – Casablanca
 
 
 Ivory Coast
 
8 July 2017 – Casablanca
 
 Botswana
 
 
 
5 July 2017 – Casablanca
 
 
 
 Morocco
 
 
 Madagascar
 
Third place play-off
 
 
8 July 2017 – Casablanca
 
 
 
 
 
 

Round 3

Main article: 2018 Africa Cup

The six team Division 1A (also the 2018 Gold Cup) will compete for a place in the World Cup and a place in the World Cup qualification repechage tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Afrique - Processus de qualification" (in French). World Rugby. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ http://www.rugbyafrique.com/ra-gold-cup/
  3. ^ http://les-archives-de-serge.over-blog.com/2015/11/coupe-du-monde-de-rugby-a-xv-hommes-qualifications-2019.html
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