The 2018 Africa Women's Sevens was a women's rugby sevens tournament held in Gaborone, Botswana on 26–27 May 2018.[1]
| 2018 Africa Women's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Botswana |
| Date | 26–27 May |
| Nations | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kenya |
| Runners-up |  Uganda |
| Third |  Tunisia |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Kenya as the highest ranked team qualified for the 2018 Dubai Women's Sevens and 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens. Uganda also qualified for 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens.
Teams edit
South Africa was initially scheduled to compete, but pulled out to prepare for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[2]
Pool stage edit
All times in Central Africa Time (UTC+02:00)
| Legend |
|---|
| Seeded 1–2 in knockout round |
| Seeded 3–4 in knockout round |
| Seeded 5–6 in knockout round |
Pool A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +83 | 0 | +83 | 6 |
 Madagascar
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 4 |
 Senegal
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 81 | −81 | 2 |
| 26 May 2018 | Madagascar
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40–0 | Senegal
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Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 10:08 |
| 26 May 2018 | Kenya
|
41–0 | Senegal
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 11:44 |
| 26 May 2018 | Kenya
|
42–0 | Madagascar
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 13:20 |
Pool B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 5 |
| Uganda
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 5 |
 Zimbabwe
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 51 | –37 | 2 |
| 26 May 2018 | Uganda
|
20–7 | Zimbabwe
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 10:30 |
| 26 May 2018 | Tunisia
|
31–7 | Zimbabwe
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 12:06 |
| 26 May 2018 | Tunisia
|
10–10 | Uganda
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 13:42 |
Pool C edit
| Semi-finals | 7th–8th seeding | |||||
| 26 May 2018 – 10:52 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
 Morocco | 20 | |||||
| 26 May 2018 – 14:04 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
 Zambia | 26 | |||||
| Zambia | 5 | |||||
| 26 May 2018 – 12:28 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
| Botswana | 5 | |||||
| Botswana | 15 | |||||
 Mauritius | 10 | |||||
| 9th–10th seeding | ||||||
| 26 May 2018 – 14:26 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
| Morocco | 24 | |||||
| Mauritius | 5 | |||||
| 26 May 2018 | Morocco
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20–26 | Zambia
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| 10:52 |
| 26 May 2018 | Botswana
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15–10 | Mauritius
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| 12:28 |
| 26 May 2018 | Zambia
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5–5 | Botswana
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| 14:04 |
| 26 May 2018 | Morocco
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24–5 | Mauritius
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| 14:26 |
Knockout stage edit
Placement Match edit
| 26 May 2018 | Morocco
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22–5 | Mauritius
|
Gaborone, Botswana | |
| 10:58 |
Fifth Place edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 May 2018 – 11:42 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
| Zambia | 15 | |||||
| 27 May 2018 – 14:16 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 17 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||
| 27 May 2018 – 12:04 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
| Senegal | 5 | |||||
| Botswana | 10 | |||||
| Senegal | 22 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 13:54 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||
| Zambia | 5 | |||||
| Botswana | 12 | |||||
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 9:30 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 42 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 12:26 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Zambia | 5 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 27 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 11:36 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Madagascar | 0 | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 24 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 15:22 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 5 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 29 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 9:52 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 7 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 36 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 12:48 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 5 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 10:14 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 10 | Third place | ||||||||
| Uganda | 12 | |||||||||
| 27 May 2018 – 14:38 – Gaborone, Botswana | ||||||||||
| Senegal | 5 | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 7 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 22 | |||||||||
Standings edit
| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified to 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Kenya
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Uganda
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Tunisia
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| 4 | Madagascar
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| 5 | Zimbabwe
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| 6 | Senegal
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| 7 | Botswana
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| 8 | Zambia
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| 9 | Morocco
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| 10 | Mauritius
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Rugby Africa's yearly Women's Sevens tournament will conclude a full week devoted to the place of women in rugby in Gaborone, Botswana". Rugby Afrique. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Africa 7s Women's fixtures". ragahouse.com. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.