2018 Africa Women's Sevens
| 2018 Africa Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Botswana |
| Date | 26–27 May |
| Nations | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kenya |
| Runners-up |  Uganda |
| Third |  Tunisia |
← 2017 2019 → | |
The 2018 Africa Women's Sevens was a women's rugby sevens tournament held in Gaborone, Botswana on 26–27 May 2018.[1]
Kenya as the highest ranked team qualified for the 2018 Dubai Women's Sevens and 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens. Uganda also qualified for 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens.
Teams[edit]
South Africa was initially scheduled to compete, but pulled out to prepare for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[2]
Pool stage[edit]
All times in Central Africa Time (UTC+02:00)
| Legend |
|---|
| Seeded 1–2 in knockout round |
| Seeded 3–4 in knockout round |
| Seeded 5–6 in knockout round |
Pool A[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +83 | 0 | +83 | 6 |
 Madagascar
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 4 |
 Senegal
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | −81 | 2 |
| 26 May 2018 | Madagascar
|
40–0 | Senegal
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 10:08 |
| 26 May 2018 | Kenya
|
41–0 | Senegal
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 11:44 |
| 26 May 2018 | Kenya
|
42–0 | Madagascar
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 13:20 |
Pool B[edit]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 5 |
| Uganda
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 5 |
 Zimbabwe
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 51 | –37 | 2 |
| 26 May 2018 | Uganda
|
20–7 | Zimbabwe
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 10:30 |
| 26 May 2018 | Tunisia
|
31–7 | Zimbabwe
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 12:06 |
| 26 May 2018 | Tunisia
|
10–10 | Uganda
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 13:42 |
Pool C[edit]
| Semi-finals | 7th–8th seeding | |||||
| 26 May 2018 – 10:52 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
 Morocco | 20 | |||||
| 26 May 2018 – 14:04 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
 Zambia | 26 | |||||
| Zambia | 5 | |||||
| 26 May 2018 – 12:28 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
| Botswana | 5 | |||||
| Botswana | 15 | |||||
 Mauritius | 10 | |||||
| 9th–10th seeding | ||||||
| 26 May 2018 – 14:26 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
| Morocco | 24 | |||||
| Mauritius | 5 | |||||
| 26 May 2018 | Morocco
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20–26 | Zambia
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| 10:52 |
| 26 May 2018 | Botswana
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15–10 | Mauritius
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| 12:28 |
| 26 May 2018 | Zambia
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5–5 | Botswana
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| 14:04 |
| 26 May 2018 | Morocco
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24–5 | Mauritius
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| 14:26 |
Knockout stage[edit]
Placement Match[edit]
| 26 May 2018 | Morocco
|
22–5 | Mauritius
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 10:58 |
Fifth Place[edit]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 May 2018 – 11:42 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
| Zambia | 15 | |||||
| 27 May 2018 – 14:16 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 17 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||
| 27 May 2018 – 12:04 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
| Senegal | 5 | |||||
| Botswana | 10 | |||||
| Senegal | 22 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 13:54 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
| Zambia | 5 | |||||
| Botswana | 12 | |||||
Cup[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 9:30 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 42 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 12:26 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Zambia | 5 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 27 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 11:36 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Madagascar | 0 | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 24 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 15:22 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 5 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 29 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 9:52 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 7 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 36 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 12:48 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 5 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 10:14 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 10 | Third place | ||||||||
| Uganda | 12 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 14:38 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Senegal | 5 | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 7 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 22 | |||||||||
Standings[edit]
| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified to 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Kenya
|
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Uganda
|
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Tunisia
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| 4 | Madagascar
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| 5 | Zimbabwe
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| 6 | Senegal
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| 7 | Botswana
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| 8 | Zambia
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| 9 | Morocco
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| 10 | Mauritius
|
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Rugby Africa's yearly Women's Sevens tournament will conclude a full week devoted to the place of women in rugby in Gaborone, Botswana". Rugby Afrique. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Africa 7s Women's fixtures". ragahouse.com. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.