2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens
The 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens was a women's rugby sevens tournament for the continental championship of Africa and a qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] The competition was held in Kempton Park, South Africa on 26–27 September 2015.[2] It was the fifth all-continental African Women's Sevens Championship, hosting teams from both Northern and Southern Africa.
2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens | |
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Hosts | South Africa |
Date | 26–27 September |
Nations | 10 teams |
Final positions | |
Champions | South Africa |
Runners-up | Kenya |
Third | Tunisia |
← 2014 2016 → |
South Africa, as the tournament winner, qualified directly for the Olympic Games but their National Olympic Committee decided not to send a team so the runner-up, Kenya, took their place. The next three place-getters, Tunisia, Zimbabwe and Tunisia progressed to the final qualifying competition to play-off for inclusion in the 2016 Games.
Teams
- Botswana
- Kenya
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Pool Stage
Pool A
Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts South Africa 4 4 0 0 189 0 +189 9 Zimbabwe 4 3 0 1 89 50 +39 9 Uganda 4 2 0 2 58 75 -17 6 Namibia 4 1 0 3 34 119 −85 3 Zambia 4 0 0 4 10 145 −135 0
- South Africa 57-0 Zambia
- Zimbabwe 19-5 Uganda
- South Africa 60-0 Namibia
- Zimbabwe 37-0 Zambia
- Uganda 17-7 Namibia
- South Africa 33-0 Zimbabwe
- Uganda 36-0 Zambia
- Zimbabwe 33-12 Namibia
- South Africa 39-0 Uganda
- Namibia 15-10 Zambia
Pool B
Ranking | Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Points |
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1 | Kenya | 4 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 14 | 12 |
2 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 31 | 10 |
3 | Madagascar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 57 | 8 |
4 | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 106 | 6 |
5 | Botswana | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 168 | 4 |
- Kenya 46-7 Botswana
- Tunisia 15-12 Madagascar
- Kenya 52-0 Senegal
- Tunisia 47-0 Botswana
- Madagascar 14-5 Senegal
- Kenya 19 -7 Tunisia
- Madagascar 43-7 Botswana
- Tunisia 40-0 Senegal
- Kenya 33-0 Madagascar
- Senegal 32-0 Botswana
Placement Stage
Bowl (9th/10th Place)
- Zambia 5-12 Botswana
Plate (5th/8th Place)
Semi-finals
- Uganda 10-15 Senegal (After Extra Time)
- Namibia 0-43 Madagascar
7th/8th Place
- Uganda 28-0 Namibia
Plate Final (5th/6th Place)
- Senegal 0-15 Madagascar
Cup (1st/4th Place)
Semi-finals
- South Africa 34-0 Tunisia
- Zimbabwe 0-39 Kenya
3rd/4th Place
- Zimbabwe 0-33 Tunisia
Final
- South Africa 31-5 Kenya
Final standings
Legend |
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Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
Qualified for the Final 2016 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament. |
Rank | Team |
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South Africa | |
Kenya | |
Tunisia | |
4 | Zimbabwe |
5 | Madagascar |
6 | Senegal |
7 | Uganda |
8 | Namibia |
9 | Botswana |
10 | Zambia |
South Africa will not participate in the 2016 Olympics.[3][4] Previously SASCOC chief executive Tubby Reddy had stated that winning the continental qualifier would not be enough.[5] Kenya, as the second-placed team in the African qualifiers, advance to the Olympics.[6] Madagascar, the fifth-place finisher in qualifying, was named as a replacement.[7]
References
- Olympic qualification tournaments Scrum Queens
- Rugby Afrique 2015 Competitions
- "SASCOC Board will not be considered continental qualification". Archived from the original on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- "Kenya women replace South Africa for Rio". Americas Rugby News. 11 December 2015.
- "SA athletes face tough Olympic qualifying criteria". Sport.
- "Qualification Process" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- "South Africa reject Olympic invitation". Scrum Queens. 17 November 2015.