The 2017 Africa Cup Sevens is a rugby sevens tournament held in Kampala, Uganda on 6–7 October 2017.[1][2][3] It will be the 5th championship in a series that began in 2013.
| 2017 Africa Cup Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Uganda |
| Date | 6–7 October |
| Nations | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Uganda |
| Runners-up |  Zimbabwe |
| Third |  Madagascar |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 tournament serves as a qualifier for the following:
- The 2018 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier tournament, where two teams compete for a chance to be a core team of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series
- The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, also involving the top two[4]
- The 2018 Commonwealth Games, with the top two Commonwealth of Nations members eligible.[5]
Teams edit
- Notes:
- ^ Ghana makes its tournament debut after being a full World Rugby member in May 2017[6]
- ^ Namibia was originally scheduled to attend, but with Namibia Rugby Union citing financial reasons for pulling the team for the tournament, Mauritius was invited in its place[7]
Pool stage edit
All matches are East Africa Time (UTC+3:00)
| Legend |
|---|
| Advanced to cup quarterfinals |
Pool A edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 29 | +114 | 12 |
 Zambia
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 73 | −16 | 10 |
 Tunisia
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 87 | −16 | 7 |
 Morocco
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 95 | −26 | 6 |
 Ghana
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 90 | −56 | 5 |
Pool B edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 29 | +80 | 12 |
| Zimbabwe
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 38 | +33 | 10 |
 Senegal
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 8 |
 Botswana
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 83 | −43 | 5 |
 Mauritius
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 99 | −61 | 5 |
Knockout stage edit
9th Place edit
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 7 October 2017 - 11:00 | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 33 | |||||||||
| 7 October 2017 - 14:04 | ||||||||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 38 | |||||||||
| 7 October 2017 - 12:06 | ||||||||||
| Zambia | 12 | |||||||||
| Zambia | 33 | |||||||||
| 7 October 2017 - 16:46 | ||||||||||
| Senegal | 21 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 October 2017 - 11:22 | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 7 | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 33 | |||||||||
| 7 October 2017 - 14:26 | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 15 | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 10 | |||||||||
| 7 October 2017 - 11:44 | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 21 | Third place | ||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 17 | |||||||||
| 7 October 2017 - 16:24 | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 12 | |||||||||
| Zambia | 7 | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 26 | |||||||||
5th Place edit
| Semi-finals | Fifth Place | |||||
| 7 October 2017 - 13:20 | ||||||
| Botswana | 12 | |||||
| 7 October 2017 - 16:02 | ||||||
| Senegal | 27 | |||||
| Senegal | 12 | |||||
| 7 October 2017 - 13:42 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 35 | |||||
| Morocco | 10 | |||||
| Tunisia | 14 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 7 October 2017 - 15:40 | ||||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||
| Morocco | 10 | |||||
Standings edit
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Green fill | Qualified to 2018 Hong Kong Sevens and 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens |
| Blue bar | Qualified to 2018 Commonwealth Games |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Uganda
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Zimbabwe
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Madagascar
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| 4 | Zambia
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| 5 | Tunisia
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| 6 | Senegal
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| 7 | Morocco
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| 8 | Botswana
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| 9 | Ghana
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| 10 | Mauritius
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Uganda Beats Tunisia to Africa Cup Sevens Hosting Rights". allafrica.com. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Schedule of the competitions 2017". 19 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Uganda to host 2017 Africa Rugby Sevens". Xinhua. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on August 10, 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ^ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Ghana Rugby seizes opportunity to qualify for world tournament". citifmonline.com. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ Namibia rugby sevens post on Facebook