The 2007 Africa Cup was the eighth edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa. The competition involved twelve teams that were divided into two zones (North and South). Each zone was then divided into two pools of three. Each pool winner then qualified for a semi-final; the semi-final winners then played each other in the final.

8th Africa Cup
Tournament details
Date26 May 2007 –
27 November 2007
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Uganda
Runner-up Madagascar
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
2006

Nations edit

The teams competing were:

°South Africa sent only amateur players.

Division 1 (Africa Cup) edit

Pool stage edit

Pool winners qualify for the semi-finals.

Bonus point system: 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 0 for a loss, 1 point for scoring four tries in a game, 1 point for losing by seven or less.

North Pool Group A edit

Place Nation Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1   Kenya 2 2 0 0 45 35 0 8
2   Morocco 2 1 0 1 36 29 1 5
3   Cameroon 2 0 0 2 25 42 1 1
26 May 2007
Morocco  20 – 6  Cameroon
Casablanca

23 June 2007
Kenya  23 – 16  Morocco
Nairobi

7 July 2007
Cameroon  19 – 22  Kenya
Yaoundé

North Pool Group B edit

Place Nation Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1   Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 28 24 0 8
2   Tunisia 2 1 0 1 25 22 1 5
3   Senegal 2 0 0 2 16 23 2 2
26 May 2007
Senegal  10 – 12  Ivory Coast
Dakar

23 June 2007
Tunisia  11 – 6  Senegal
Tunis

7 July 2007
Ivory Coast  16 – 14  Tunisia
Abidjan

South Pool Group A edit

Place Nation Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost against for
1   Uganda 2 2 0 0 41 24 0 8
2   Namibia 2 1 0 1 102 30 2 6
3   Zambia 2 0 0 2 15 104 0 0
26 May 2007
Namibia  83 – 10  Zambia
Windhoek

23 June 2007
Uganda  20 – 19  Namibia
Kampala

7 July 2007
Zambia  5 – 21  Uganda
Lusaka

South Pool Group B edit

Place Nation Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost against for
1   Madagascar 2 2 0 0 51 29 0 8
2   South Africa Amateurs 2 1 0 1 45 29 1 5
3   Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2 37 75 1 1
26 May 2007
South Africa Amateurs  45 – 8  Zimbabwe
Johannesburg

23 June 2007
Madagascar  21 – 0
(withdrew)
  South Africa Amateurs

7 July 2007
Zimbabwe  29 – 30  Madagascar
Harare

Knockout stage edit

Played in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Semi-finals edit

26 September 2007
Uganda  24 – 12  Kenya
Antananarivo

26 September 2007
Madagascar  32 – 25  Ivory Coast
Antananarivo

Third place play-off edit

29 September 2007
Kenya  20 – 17  Ivory Coast
Antananarivo

Final edit

Division 2 edit

External links edit