2018 Rugby Africa season
The 2018 Rugby Africa season contains a series of rugby union tournaments scheduled for 2018 and organised by the governing body of rugby union in Africa, Rugby Africa. The top-tier event is the Rugby Africa Gold Cup – formerly simply known as the Africa Cup – a six-team competition which was played on a round-robin basis from May to August 2018.
| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  Namibia |
| Runner-up |  Kenya |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Teams
The following teams will take part in the 2018 Rugby Africa season.
Rankings are taken from the start of each division[1]
| Gold Cup | Silver Cup | Bronze Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 2017 position | WR Rank | Team | 2017 position | WR Rank | Team | 2017 position | WR Rank |
| Kenya | 2nd Gold Cup | 28 |  Algeria | 1st Bronze Cup | N/A |  Ghana | 1st RC West 1 | 93 |
 Morocco | 1st Silver Cup | 38 |  Botswana | 4th Silver Cup | 67 |  Lesotho | 1st RC South | N/A |
| Namibia | 1st Gold Cup | 24 |  Ivory Coast | 2nd Silver Cup | 50 |  Mauritius | 4th Bronze Cup | 90 |
 Tunisia | 4th Gold Cup | 42 |  Madagascar | 3rd Silver Cup | 46 |  Rwanda | 3rd Bronze Cup | 91 |
 Uganda | 3rd Gold Cup | 37 |  Senegal | 6th Gold Cup | 49 | |||
 Zimbabwe | 5th Gold Cup | 44 |  Zambia | 2nd Bronze Cup | 78 | |||
Gold Cup
| 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Kenya Morocco Namibia Tunisia Uganda Zimbabwe |
| Date | 16 June – 18 August 2018 |
The 2018 edition of the Rugby Africa Gold Cup will be played by the national teams of Namibia, Kenya, Uganda, Morocco, Zimbabwe and Tunisia. The competition will be played in a league format with 15 home or away matches (dependent on their 2017 league position) between the 16th of June and the 18th of August 2018. Points accumulated for the 2018 edition are as follows:[2]
Victory: 4 points + 1 bonus point for winning by three tries or more.
Draw: 2 points
Loss: 0 point + 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points or less
This year's edition also doubles as qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The first place team will qualify for the World Cup directly, while the 2nd place team will qualify for the Repechage competition. All others will be eliminated from World Cup contention.
Standings
Standings for the Gold Cup are:
| 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Namibia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 347 | 69 | +278 | 5 | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kenya | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 135 | +71 | 1 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Uganda | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 172 | -12 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tunisia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 279 | -213 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 139 | 162 | -23 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Morocco | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 99 | 197 | -98 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matches
| 16 June 2018 | Namibia |
55-6 | Uganda |
Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek | |
| 16:00 | Try: Janco Venter 7' Johan Deysel 14', 29' Obert Nortjé 19' Louis van der Westhuizen 48', 75' Wian Conradie 55' JC Greyling 58' Chrysander Botha 68' Con: Cliven Loubser (4/8) 8', 15', 20', 56' PW Steenkamp (1/1) 76' |
WR Report RA Report |
Pen: James Ijongat (2/3) 35', 53' Cards: Saul Kivumbi  18' to 28' |
Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Cwengile Jadeweni |
| 16 June 2018 | Zimbabwe |
23-23 | Morocco |
Machinery Exchange Rugby Stadium, Harare | |
| 13:30 | Try: Shingi Katsvere 10', 28' Con: Lenience Tambwera (2/2) 11', 29' Pen: Lenience Tambwera (3/6) 59', 65', 72' |
WR Report RA Report |
Try: Jaoudat Souheyl 30' Qadiri Karim 67' Con: Hmdouch Chakir (2/2) 31', 67' Pen: Hmdouch Chakir (3/5) 7', 36', 40' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Quinton Imellman |
| 23 June 2018 | Namibia |
118-0 | Tunisia |
Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek | |
| 16:00 | Try: Lesley Klim 2', 14', 44', 63' Johan Deysel 10' Chrysander Botha 21', 51', 70' Max Katjijeko 27' Wian Conradie 30' penalty try 34' JC Greyling 36', 42', 60', 76' PJ van Lill 66' Damian Stevens 78' Johann Tromp 80+1' Con: Cliven Loubser 3', 11', 15', 27', 31', 43', 52', 61' PW Steenkamp 67', 70', 77', 79' Chrysander Botha 80+2' Cards: Rohan Kitshoff 58' to 68' |
Report | Cards: Hossem Khalfi 26' to 36' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Quinton Immelman |
| 23 June 2018 | Morocco |
24-28 | Kenya |
Stade du C.O.C., Casablanca | |
| 17:00 | Try: Fahd Rguibi Idrissi 11' Salim Boukanoucha 28' Hocine Arabat 48' Frank Nassik 71' Con: Hmdouch Chakir (1/3) 49' Bryan Brichet (1/1) 72' |
Report | Try: Biko Adema 3' Tony Onyango 51', 65' Moses Amusala 57' Con: Darwin Mukidza (4/4) 4', 52', 58', 65' Cards: Edmund Anya 74' to 80' |
Attendance: 800 Referee:  Sebastien Minery |
| 30 June 2018 | Kenya |
45-36 | Zimbabwe |
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | |
| 15:00 | Try: Davis Chenge 4', 13', 17' Tony Onyango 20' Penalty Try 36' Martin Owilla 79' Dalmus Chityui 80+2' Con: Darwin Mukidza 5', 14', 19', 80+3' Cards: Peter Kilonzo 45' to 55' |
Report | Try: Tapfuma Parirenyatna 10' Denford Mutamangira 26' David Makanda 40+4' Farai Mudariki 41' Penalty Try 45' Matthew Mcivab 54' Con: Lenience Tambwera 28', 55' Cards: Fortunate Chipendo 34' to 40+4' |
Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tual Trainini |
| 30 June 2018 | Morocco |
7-63 | Namibia |
Stade du C.O.C., Casablanca | |
| 16:00 | Try: Qadiri Karim 47' Con: Hmiddouch Chakir 48' Cards: Dikhal Bilal  45' |
Report | Try: Aranos Coetzee 7' PJ van Lill 11' Janco Venter 19', 70' Justin Newman 30', 38' penalty try 46' Cliven Loubser 54', 78' Con: Cliven Loubser 8', 12', 20', 31', 39', 55', 71', 78' |
Attendance: 600 Referee: Adrien Descottes |
| 7 July 2018 | Kenya |
38-22 | Uganda |
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | |
| 15:00 | Try: Jacob Ojee 6' Davis Chenge 20' Samson Onsomu 28' Felix Ayange 36' Moses Amusala 80+1' Con: Darwin Mukidza 8', 21', 29', 37', 80+2' Pen: Darwin Mukidza 49' Cards: Andrew Chogo 63' to 73' |
Report | Try: Philip Wokorach 14', 71' Ivan Magomu 45' Michael Okorach 62' Con: Philip Wokorach 46' |
Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Quinton Immelman |
| 7 July 2018 | Tunisia |
18-14 | Zimbabwe |
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir | |
| 16:00 | Try: Mohamed Mliss 24' Issam Werhani 61' Con: Mohamed Ali Gafsi 61' Pen: Mohamed Ali Gafsi 57' Drop: Mohamed Ali Gafsi 80' Cards: Heythem Chelly 42' to 52' Hichem Mokni 69' to 79' |
Report | Try: Lenience Tambwagra 28' Brendon Mandivenga 51' Con: Lenience Tambwagra 29', 51' Cards: Kudzai Mashawi 55' to 65' |
Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Jonathan Dufort |
| 4 August 2018 | Uganda |
67-12 | Tunisia |
Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | |
| 4 August 2018 | Zimbabwe |
28 - 58 | Namibia |
Police Grounds, Harare | |
| 11 August 2018 | Uganda |
47-29 | Morocco |
Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | |
| 11 August 2018 | Kenya |
67-0 | Tunisia |
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | |
| 18 August 2018 | Tunisia |
36-13 | Morocco |
Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir | |
| 18 August 2018 | Namibia |
53-28 | Kenya |
Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek | |
| 18 August 2018 | Uganda |
18-38 | Zimbabwe |
Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | |
Silver Cup
| 2018 Rugby Africa Silver Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Algeria Botswana Ivory Coast Madagascar Senegal Zambia |
| Date | 8 July - 25 August 2018 |
Unlike the 2017 edition, the 2018 Silver Cup will be split into two groups of 3 teams each. By beating Zambia 31-0, Algeria won the competition and will automatically join the Gold Cup alongside Zambia. [3]
Group North
Standings
| 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Algeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Senegal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matches
| 8 July 2018 | Algeria |
22-18 | Senegal |
Stade Alain Coulon, Toulouse | |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Try: Enzo Kralfa  27' Mohamed Belguidoum 33' Penalty Try 73'Con: Enzo Kralfa (1/2) 35' Pen: Enzo Kralfa (1/1)  20'Cards: Jonathan Franquine 14' to 24' |
report | Pen: Aldric Folliot (5/8) 4', 15', 24', 40+1', 49' Drop: Maxime Boyer (1/1) 60' |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Laurent Cardona (France) |
| 11 July 2018 | Ivory Coast |
25-21 | Senegal |
Stade Alain Coulon, Toulouse | |
| 14 July 2018 | Algeria |
23-13 | Ivory Coast |
Stade Alain Coulon, Toulouse | |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Try: Walid Batchali 58' Djamel Ouchene 79'Con: Yoan Saby (1/1) 60' Enzo Kralfa (1/1) 79' Pen: Yoan Saby (3/3) 24', 39', 50' |
report | Try: Florian N'Gbala 44' Con: Jonathan Kévin Lo (1/1) 45' Pen: Jonathan Kévin Lo (2/4) 30', 35' |
Attendance: 300 Referee: Pierre Brousset (France) |
Group South
Standings
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| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Zambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 42 | +21 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Madagascar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 49 | +44 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Botswana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 96 | -65 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matches
| 8 July 2018 | Zambia |
32-13 | Botswana |
Leopards Cage stadium, Mufulira | |
| 15:30 (UTC+2) | Try: Laston Mukosa 1' Martin Chisanga 5' Fernard Kashimoto 12' Jubilee Chisenga 75' Oscar Bwalya 76' Con: David Chisanga 13' Laston Mukosa 77' Pen: Dean Zulu 40' Cards: Fernard Kashimoto 42' to 52' Berthlock Sikaona 48' to 58' |
Report | Try: Kao Chibana 63' Con: Kaelo Mogotsi 63' Pen: Kaelo Mogotsi 16', 48' |
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Talent Gandiwa |
| 11 July 2018 | Botswana |
18-64 | Madagascar |
Leopards Cage stadium, Mufulira | |
| 15:30 (UTC+2) |
| 14 July 2018 | Madagascar |
29-31 | Zambia |
Leopards Cage stadium, Mufulira[4] | |
| 15:30 (UTC+2) |
Bronze Cup
| 2018 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Ghana Lesotho Mauritius Rwanda |
| Date | 9–12 May 2018 |
| Champions | Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Mauritius |
The 2018 Bronze Cup was contested as a single elimination bracket with 4 teams.[5]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 May 2018 - 13:00 | ||||||
| Ghana | 57 | |||||
| 12 May 2018 - 15:00 | ||||||
| Rwanda | 0 | |||||
| Ghana | 23 | |||||
| 9 May 2018 - 15:00 | ||||||
| Mauritius | 17 | |||||
| Mauritius | 49 | |||||
| Lesotho | 16 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 12 May 2018 - 13:00 | ||||||
| Rwanda | 32 | |||||
| Lesotho | 22 | |||||
Matches
Semi-finals
| 9 May 2018 | Ghana |
57-0 | Rwanda |
Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina | |
| 13:00 | Try: Emmanuel Kalos 6', 10' Yussif Jalilu Abdul 30' Michael Acquaye 34', 49', 58' Hamza Suleiman Mohammed 54' Yaka Lukman 75' Con: Alexander G.A. Akoto 7', 31', 34', 50', 55' Kofi A. Anokye Appiah 59', 76' Pen: Alexander G.A. Akoto 14' Cards: Yussif Jalilu Abdul 56' to 66' Adamson C. Percy 61' to 71' |
Report | Cards: Sharif Gasore 47' to 57' |
Referee: Saudah Adiru |
| 9 May 2018 | Mauritius |
49-16 | Lesotho |
Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina | |
| 15:00 | Try: David Maringo 7', 46' Yannic Bax 68' Ludovic Leclair 69', 72' Olivier Baissac 74' Con: Jean-Philippe Nontocchio 47', 69', 72', 74' Pen: Jean-Philippe Nontocchio 23', 34', 75' Cards: Olivier Baissac 49' to 59' |
Report | Try: Bokana Ncheke 28' Con: Bonki Mochesane 28' Pen: Bonki Mochesane 2', 5', 50' |
Referee: Victor Oduor |
3rd Place Match
| 12 May 2018 | Rwanda |
32-22 | Lesotho |
Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina | |
| 13:00 | Try: Sharif Gasore 9' Gerard Niyoneza 29' Charles Kayiranga 32', 76' Jean Dedieu Hakizimana 40' Con: Charles Kayiranga 10' Emmanuel Nduwayezu 33' Pen: Charles Kayiranga 72' |
Report | Try: Sekola Rhetabile 47' Tlani Nkuka 68' Paul Mane 80+3' Con: Bougi Mochesane 48', 80+4' Pen: Bougi Mochesane 64' |
Referee: Victor Oduor |
Final
| 12 May 2018 | Ghana |
23-17 | Mauritius |
Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina | |
| 15:00 | Try: Michael Acqueye 38' Selom Gavor 49', 62' Con: Kofi Appiah 50' Pen: Kofi Appiah 19', 58' Cards: Alexander G.A. Akoto 14' to 24' Prince Boamah 61' to 71' |
Report | Try: Olivier Braissac 32' David Marengo 70' Francois Martin 74' Con: Christophe Rousset 71' Cards: Balagen Videlingen 15' to 25' |
Referee: Victor Oduor |
References
- "Men's Rankings | World Rugby". Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- "Gold Cup 2018". Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- "Silver Cup 2018". Archived from the original on 23 October 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- "Zambia rugby Silver Cup preps intensify". CNBCafrica.com (Press release). 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- "Bronze Cup 2018".
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