2012 CAR Women's Sevens

The 2012 CAR Women's Sevens was a qualification tournament for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens which took place in Rabat on 29 to 30 September 2012.[1][2] There was only one spot available in the World Cup for the region since South Africa had qualified automatically from their semifinal placement in the 2009 World Cup Sevens.[3]

2012 CAR Women's Sevens
Hosts Morocco
Date29−30 September
Nations7
Final positions
Champions Tunisia
Runners-up Kenya
Third Uganda
Series details
Matches played15
2008
2013

Tunisia defeated Kenya in the Cup final and qualified for the World Cup.[4]

Qualifications

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2011 CAR tournament - zone North

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The tournament took place on 23 and 24 April n Thies, Senegal.[5] Tournament semi-finalists will qualify for the 2012 CAR Women's Sevens, which will act as a qualifier for the 2013 World Cup. Nigeria withdrew at the last minute, Niger arrived with a team composed mainly by U18 girls and were excluded.

Pool stage

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Pool A
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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Tunisia 2 2 0 66 0
  Burkina Faso 1 0 1 20 31
  Egypt 2 0 2 5 60
  • Tunisia 40-0 Egypt
  • Burkina Faso 20-5 Egypt
  • Tunisia 26-0 Burkina Faso
Pool B
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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Senegal 2 0 0 22 12
  Morocco 1 0 1 17 10
  Cameroon 0 0 2 7 24
  • Senegal 12-7 Cameroon
  • Morocco 12-0 Cameroon
  • Senegal 10-5 Morocco

Knockout stage

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5th place
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5th Place
 
  
 
 
 
 
  Cameroon 27
 
 
  Egypt 0
 
Semi-finals
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Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Senegal 24
 
 
 
  Burkina Faso 0
 
  Tunisia 5
 
 
 
  Senegal 0
 
  Tunisia 24
 
 
  Morocco 0
 
3rd Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Morocco 19
 
 
  Burkina Faso 5

Source:[6]

2011 CAR tournament - zone South

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The tournament occurred on 29 and 30 October 2011 in Botswana.[7] Tournament semi-finalists will qualify for the 2012 CAR Women's Sevens, which will act as a qualifier for the 2013 World Cup.

Teams

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  • Participants:

Pools stage

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Pool A
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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  South Africa 3 0 0 132 5
  Zimbabwe 2 0 1 64 49
  Zambia 1 0 2 32 53
  Rwanda 0 0 3 0 111
  • South Africa 34-0 Zambia
  • Rwanda 0-40 Zimbabwe
  • South Africa 37-5 Zimbabwe
  • Rwanda 0-20 Zambia
  • Zambia 12-19 Zimbabwe
  • Rwanda 0-51 South Africa
Pool B
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Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against
  Uganda 3 0 0 51 12
  Kenya 2 0 1 65 27
  Madagascar 1 0 2 24 46
  Botswana 0 0 3 7 62
  • Kenya 5-17 Uganda
  • Botswana 0-14 Madagascar
  • Kenya 29-10 Madagascar
  • Botswana 7-17 Uganda
  • Madagascar 0-17 Uganda
  • Botswana 0-31 Kenya

Knockout stage

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Plate semi-finals
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Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Botswana 5
 
 
 
  Zambia 19
 
  Zambia 15
 
 
 
  Madagascar 14
 
  Madagascar 36
 
 
  Rwanda 0
 
7th Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Botswana 24
 
 
  Rwanda 0
Cup Semi-finals
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Semi-finalsCup Final
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Kenya 5
 
 
 
  South Africa 14
 
  South Africa 42
 
 
 
  Uganda 5
 
  Uganda 7
 
 
  Zimbabwe 0
 
3rd Place
 
 
 
 
 
  Kenya 17
 
 
  Zimbabwe 0

Main tournament

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Qualified teams

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Eight teams were expected to compete, but Cameroon who replaced Burkina Faso withdrew from the tournament.[2] Zambia replaced South Africa.

Pool stage

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Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/– Pts
  Kenya 3 3 0 0 77 5 +72 9
  Tunisia 3 2 0 1 73 7 +66 7
  Zambia 3 1 0 2 5 72 –67 5
  Morocco 3 0 0 3 0 71 –71 3

Source:[1][4]

29 September 2012
Tunisia  36–0  Zambia
Rabat

29 September 2012
Kenya  34–0  Morocco
Rabat

29 September 2012
Kenya  36–0  Zambia
Rabat

29 September 2012
Tunisia  32–0  Morocco
Rabat

29 September 2012
Morocco  0–5  Zambia
Rabat

29 September 2012
Tunisia  5–7  Kenya
Rabat

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Uganda 2 2 0 0 34 5 +29 6
  Senegal 2 1 0 1 7 27 -20 4
  Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2 10 19 -9 2

Source:[1][4]

29 September 2012
Senegal  7–5  Zimbabwe
Rabat

29 September 2012
Uganda  12–5  Zimbabwe
Rabat

29 September 2012
Uganda  22–0  Senegal
Rabat

Knockout round

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Plate

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Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
30 September 2012
 
 
  Morocco0
 
30 September 2012
 
  Zimbabwe5
 
  Zimbabwe14
 
30 September 2012
 
  Zambia10
 
  ZambiaBye
 
 
 
 
 
Semi-finalsCup / Qualifier Final
 
      
 
30 September 2012
 
 
  Kenya7
 
30 September 2012
 
  Senegal0
 
  Kenya10
 
30 September 2012
 
  Tunisia14
 
  Tunisia19
 
 
  Uganda5
 
Third place
 
 
30 September 2012
 
 
  Senegal5
 
 
  Uganda12

Source:[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Young, Wendy (2012-09-28). "Uganda and Kenya women dream of Rugby World Cup Sevens – Confederation Africane de Rugby (CAR) Sevens". scrumhalfconnection.com. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  2. ^ a b "Uganda and Kenya unbeaten on day one of Africa Rugby Women's Sevens". boxscorenews.com. 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ^ Birch, John (2013-04-20). "African Sevens Championship preview". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  4. ^ a b c d "Tunisia women qualify for RWC Sevens 2013". rwcsevens.com. 29 September 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Tournoi international de rugby féminin à 7 au Sénégal 23-24 avril 2011". Archived from the original on 2011-04-16. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  6. ^ "In second period of overtime". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  7. ^ "Rugby à 7". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-04-14.