2003 Africa Cup, second division

The 2003 Africa Cup second division was the second edition of lower level rugby union tournament in Africa. The teams were divided in two zones, with a final between the winner of each zone.

2003 Africa Cup second division
Tournament details
Date9 September–
20 December 2003
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Cameroon
Runner-up Zambia
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
2002
2004

South Zone

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In the South Zone, played in Lusaka, four teams were involved. Uganda played with the second team, after the promotion of first team in the first division.

Semifinals

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9 September 2003
Uganda A  100 - 0  Burundi
Lusaka

9 September 2003
Zambia  107 - 9  Rwanda
Lusaka

Finals

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  • Third place
13 September 2003
Burundi  7 - 18  Rwanda
Lusaka

  • First place
13 September 2003
Zambia  44 - 17Uganda A
Lusaka

North Zone

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Played in Bamako, with eight teams divided in two pools of four.

Pool 1

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Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA BP Pts
1   Mali 3 3 0 0 98 24 1 13
2   Niger 3 2 0 1 77 31 2 10
3   Senegal 3 1 0 2 37 30 2 6
4   Benin 3 0 0 3 5 132 0 0
5 October 2003
Niger  8 - 6  Senegal
Bamako

5 October 2003
Mali  56 - 0  Benin
Bamako

8 October 2003
Mali  25 - 18  Niger
Bamako

8 October 2003
Senegal  25 - 5  Benin
Bamako

10 October 2003
Niger  51 - 0  Benin
Bamako

10 October 2003
Mali  17 - 6  Senegal
Bamako

Pool 2

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Pos. Team Pld W D L PF PA BP Pts
1   Cameroon 3 3 0 0 201 6 3 15
2   Ghana 3 2 0 1 46 57 1 9
3   Togo 3 1 0 2 28 101 1 5
4   Mauritania 3 0 0 3 15 126 0 0
5 October 2003
Cameroon  80 - 3  Togo
Bamako

5 October 2003
Ghana  29 - 8  Mauritania
Bamako

8 October 2003
Cameroon  40 - 3  Ghana
Bamako

8 October 2003
Togo  16 - 7  Mauritania
Bamako

10 October 2003
Cameroon  81 - 0  Mauritania
Bamako

10 October 2003
Ghana  14 - 9  Togo
Bamako

Finals

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  • Seventh place final
12 October 2003
Benin  6 - 0  Mauritania
Bamako

  • Fifth place final
12 October 2003
Senegal  8 - 6  Togo
Bamako

  • Third place final
12 October 2003
Ghana  3 - 29  Niger
Bamako

  • First place final
12 October 2003
Cameroon  49 - 0  Mali
Bamako

Final

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The final of the tournament, between the winner of each zone, was played in Chingola, Zambia and was won by Cameroon.

20 December 2003
Zambia  13 - 17  Cameroon
Chingola

See also

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References and notes

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