The 2004 CAR Development Trophy was the third edition of lower level rugby union tournament in Africa. After a preliminary, the teams were divided in three pools, with a final between the winner of each of them.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 May– 27 November 2004 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Botswana |
| Runner-up |  Mali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 21 |
← 2003 2005 → | |
Preliminary
edit| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | diff. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tanzania |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 15 | +94 | 4 |
| 2 |  Rwanda |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 67 | -37 | 2 |
| 3 |  Burundi |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 75 | -57 | 0 |
First round
editPool South
edit| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | diff. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 34 | +39 | 4 |
| 2 |  Eswatini |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 25 | +33 | 2 |
| 3 | Tanzania |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 74 | -62 | 0 |
Pool North "A"
edit| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | diff. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 21 | +115 | 6 |
| 2 |  Senegal |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 21 | +70 | 4 |
| 3 |  Burkina Faso |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 2 |
| 4 |  Mauritania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 189 | -189 | 0 |
Pool North "B"
edit| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | diff. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Niger |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 3 | +68 | 5 |
| 2 |  Togo |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 3 |
| 3 |  Benin |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 51 | -34 | 3 |
| 4 |  Ghana |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 46 | -38 | 1 |
Final Pool
edit| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | diff. | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botswana |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | +43 | 4 |
| 2 | Mali |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | == | 2 |
| 3 | Niger |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 48 | -43 | 0 |