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2015 Africa Cup Sevens
Hosts South Africa
Date14–15 November
Nations12 (finals)
Final positions
Champions Kenya
Runners-up Zimbabwe
Third Morocco
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The 2015 RA Africa Cup Sevens is an Olympic qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa on 14–15 November 2015.[1] It was the 3rd championship in a series that began in 2013.

The tournament will have the top team qualify directly to the Olympics, and the second, third, and fourth place teams qualify for the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.

North Qualifying

Note: Cameroon was scheduled to compete, but was unable to attend. Morocco took their spot in the competition.

Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 27 10 +17 6
 Togo 2 1 0 1 24 24 E 4
 Ghana 2 0 0 2 22 39 –17 2
6 June 2015
 Ivory Coast15 - 10 Ghana
Lomé
6 June 2015
 Togo24 - 12 Ghana
Lomé
6 June 2015
 Ivory Coast12 – 0 Togo
Lomé

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Morocco 2 2 0 0 68 7 +61 6
 Nigeria 2 1 0 1 43 21 +22 4
 Mali 2 0 0 2 0 83 –83 2
6 June 2015
 Nigeria36 - 0 Mali
Lome
6 June 2015
 Morocco47 - 0 Mali
Lomé
6 June 2015
 Nigeria7 – 21 Morocco
Lomé

Knockout stage

Bowl
 
Final
 
  
 
7 June 2015 – Lomé
 
 
 Ghana27
 
 
 Mali7
 
Plate
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 June 2015 – Lomé
 
 
 Ivory Coast5
 
7 June 2015 – Lomé
 
 Nigeria14
 
 Ivory Coast26
 
7 June 2015 – Lomé
 
 Togo5
 
 Morocco29
 
 
 Togo0
 
Cup
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 June 2015 – Lomé
 
 
 Ivory Coast5
 
7 June 2015 – Lomé
 
 Nigeria14
 
 Nigeria7
 
7 June 2015 – Lomé
 
 Morocco34
 
 Morocco29
 
 
 Togo0
 

Final North Qualifying standings

Legend
Qualified for the Rugby Africa Olympic tournament
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Morocco
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Nigeria
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ivory Coast
4  Togo
5  Ghana
6  Mali

South Qualifying

Note: Zambia has already qualified for the 2015 Rugby Africa Men's Sevens Championships after receiving the 8th Qualification spot with South Africa qualifying directly to the Olympics and no longer participating in the Championships

Pool Stage

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal

Pool A

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Zambia 2 2 0 0 46 19 +27 6
 Botswana 2 1 0 1 45 21 +24 4
 Burundi 2 0 0 2 7 58 –51 2
26 July 2015
 Botswana12 - 21 Zambia
Kigali
26 July 2015
 Burundi7 - 25 Zambia
Kigali
26 July 2015
 Botswana33 – 0 Burundi
Kigali

Pool B

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Mauritius 2 2 0 0 38 12 +26 6
 Congo 2 1 0 1 45 45 E 4
 Rwanda 2 0 0 2 21 47 –26 2
26 July 2015
 Mauritius24 - 12 Congo
Kigali
26 July 2015
 Rwanda21 - 33 Congo
Kigali
26 July 2015
 Mauritius14 – 0 Rwanda
Kigali

Knockout stage

Bowl
 
Final
 
  
 
27 July 2015 – Kigali
 
 
 Burundi0
 
 
 Rwanda19
 
Plate
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 July 2015 – Kigali
 
 
 Zambia40
 
27 July 2015 – Kigali
 
 Congo7
 
 Congo17
 
27 July 2015 – Kigali
 
 Botswana24
 
 Mauritius35
 
 
 Botswana26
 
Cup
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 July 2015 – Kigali
 
 
 Zambia40
 
27 July 2015 – Kigali
 
 Congo7
 
 Zambia38
 
27 July 2015 – Kigali
 
 Mauritius21
 
 Mauritius35
 
 
 Botswana26
 

Final South Qualifying standings

Legend
Qualified for the Rugby Africa Olympic tournament
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Zambia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Mauritius
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Botswana
4  Congo
5  Rwanda
6  Burundi

Final Tournament

Teams

South Africa already qualified for the Olympics by finishing 2nd in 2014–15 Sevens World Series. Zambia was then given the final spot by finishing the previous tournament in 9th place[2]

Pool Stage

Teams ranked 1-8 qualify for Cup Quarterfinals.

All times SAST (UTC+2)

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Kenya 3 3 0 0 123 5 +118 9
 Madagascar 3 1 0 2 60 92 –32 5
 Senegal 3 1 0 2 36 77 –41 5
 Mauritius 3 1 0 2 51 96 –45 5
14 November 2015
10:00
Kenya 50–5 Mauritius
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
11:06
Madagascar 33–17 Senegal
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
12:42
Kenya 27–0 Senegal
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
13:48
Madagascar 27–29 Mauritius
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
15:14
Kenya 46–0 Madagascar
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
16:20
Senegal 19–17 Mauritius
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 122 12 +110 9
 Uganda 3 2 0 1 66 60 +6 7
 Nigeria 3 1 0 2 43 64 –21 5
 Zambia 3 0 0 3 19 114 –95 3
14 November 2015
10:22
Zimbabwe 31–12 Nigeria
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
11:28
Uganda 47–5 Zambia
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
13:04
Zimbabwe 48–0 Zambia
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
14:10
Uganda 19–12 Nigeria
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
15:36
Zimbabwe 43–0 Uganda
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
16:42
Zambia 14–19 Nigeria
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Namibia 3 3 0 0 102 31 +71 9
 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 55 69 -14 7
 Morocco 3 1 0 2 83 50 +33 5
 Botswana 3 0 0 3 12 102 –90 3
14 November 2015
10:44
Tunisia 24–7 Botswana
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
11:50
Namibia 24–21 Morocco
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
13:26
Tunisia 21–17 Morocco
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
14:32
Namibia 33–0 Botswana
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
15:58
Tunisia 10–45 Namibia
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
14 November 2015
17:04
Morocco 45–5 Botswana
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

Placement Stage

Final Tournament Bowl

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Botswana (11) 3 3 0 0 67 42 +25 9
 Mauritius (10) 3 1 0 2 71 43 +28 5
 Senegal (9) 3 1 0 2 59 74 -15 5
 Zambia (12) 3 1 0 2 45 83 -38 5
15 November 2015
10:00
 Senegal40-10 Zambia
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
15 November 2015
10:22
 Mauritius14–17 Botswana
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
15 November 2015
12:44
 Senegal14–24 Botswana
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
15 November 2015
13:06
 Mauritius17–21 Zambia
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
15 November 2015
15:28
 Botswana26–14 Zambia
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
15 November 2015
15:50
 Senegal5–40 Mauritius
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

Final Tournament Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 November 2015 - 13:28 - Johannesburg
 
 
 Madagascar 24
 
15 November 2015 - 16:37 - Johannesburg
 
 Uganda7
 
 Madagascar 17
 
15 November 2015 - 13:53 - Johannesburg
 
 Namibia 24
 
 Namibia 39
 
 
 Nigeria 5
 
Third place
 
 
15 November 2015 - 16:12 - Johannesburg
 
 
  Uganda27
 
 
  Nigeria7

Semi Final Matches

15 November 2015
13:28
 Madagascar24–7 Uganda
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
15 November 2015
13:53
 Namibia39–5 Nigeria
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

Seventh Place Match

15 November 2015
16:12
 Uganda27–7 Nigeria
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

Plate Final Match

15 November 2015
16:37
 Madagascar17–24 Namibia
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

Final Tournament Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
15 November 2015 - 10:44 - Johannesburg
 
 
 Kenya (1) 41
 
15 November 2015 - 14:18 - Johannesburg
 
 Madagascar (8)0
 
 Kenya 42
 
15 November 2015 - 11:09 - Johannesburg
 
 Tunisia 12
 
 Uganda (4)14
 
15 November 2015 - 17:27 - Johannesburg
 
 Tunisia (5)19
 
  Kenya21
 
15 November 2015 - 11:34 - Johannesburg
 
  Zimbabwe17
 
 Namibia (3)15
 
15 November 2015 - 14:43 - Johannesburg
 
 Morocco (6)17
 
 Morocco 0
 
15 November 2015 - 11:59 - Johannesburg
 
 Zimbabwe 26 Third place
 
 Zimbabwe (2)31
 
15 November 2015 - 17:02 - Johannesburg
 
 Nigeria (7)10
 
 Tunisia 12
 
 
 Morocco 19
 

Quarter Final Matches

15 November 2015
10:44
 Kenya41–0 Madagascar
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
15 November 2015
11:09
 Uganda14–19 Tunisia
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
15 November 2015
11:34
 Namibia15–17 Morocco
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
15 November 2015
11:59
 Zimbabwe31–10 Nigeria
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

Semi Final Matches

15 November 2015
14:18
 Kenya42–12 Tunisia
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg
15 November 2015
14:43
 Morocco0–26 Zimbabwe
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

Third Place Match

15 November 2015
17:02
 Tunisia12–19 Morocco
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

Final Match

15 November 2015
17:27
 Kenya21–17 Zimbabwe
Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

Final standings

Legend
Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Qualified for the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Zimbabwe
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Morocco
4  Tunisia
5  Namibia
6  Madagascar
7  Uganda
8  Nigeria
9  Botswana
10  Mauritius
11  Senegal
12  Zambia

See also

References

  1. ^ RUGBY AFRIQUE 2015 COMPETITIONS
  2. ^ First step: Rwanda
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