The 2015 Africa Cup will be the fifteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by Rugby Africa.[1][2]

15th Africa Cup
Final positions
Champions Namibia
Runner-up Zimbabwe
2014
2016

Changes from last season

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Changes from the 2014 Africa Cup:

  • All Division 2 tournaments will be held as 15-a-side tournaments
  •   Tunisia was promoted to Division 1A
  •   Madagascar was relegated to Division 1B
  •   Botswana and   Mauritius were promoted to Division 1B
  •   Cameroon was added to Division 1C, after serving a suspension from Rugby Africa
  •   Morocco was added to Division 1C, despite missing the 2014 tournament.
  •   Congo was added to Division 2 South
  •   Eswatini was relegated to Division 2
  •   Lesotho and   Malawi were added to Division 2.

Division 1A

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Division 1A will be played during June and July 2015. The matches will be hosted by each of the Division 1A teams, with the top two ranked teams (Namibia and Zimbabwe hosting two matches each. The format is a single round robin, home or away format.

The competing teams are:

Key to colours in group tables
Champions
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Namibia (22) 3 3 0 0 148 33 +115 9
2   Zimbabwe (27) 3 2 0 1 53 108 –55 6
3   Kenya (29) 3 1 0 2 79 89 –10 3
4   Tunisia (36) 3 0 0 3 37 87 –50 0

Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament World Rugby rankings

Match Schedule

6 June 2015 Tunisia   14 – 22   Namibia National Stadium, Nabeul  
16:30 CET (UTC+1) Try: Auoadi Chahir 31' m
Con: Chams Edin Khalifa (0/1)
Pen: Chams Edin Khalifa (2/2) 17', 47', 49'
Report[3] Try: PJ van Lill 3' c
David Philander (2) 10' m, 76' c
Con: Theuns Kotzé (2/3) 4', 76'
Pen: Theuns Kotzé (1/2) 60'
Cards: Roderique Victor   57' to 67'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
13 June 2015 Zimbabwe   28 – 20   Kenya Jubilee Field, Harare  
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Try: Sanele Sibanda 11' c
Riaan O'Neill 15' c
Tafadzwa Chitokwindo 70' m
Con: Tichafara Makwanya (2/2) 12', 16'
Pen: Tichafara Makwanya (3/4) 21', 46, 59'
Cards: Fortune Chipendo   51' to 61'
Report[4] Try: Jacob Ojee 19' m
Darwin Mukidza 35' c
Joshua Chisanga 38' m
Con: Darwin Mukidza (1/3) 36'
Pen: Darwin Mukidza (1/2) 51'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa)
28 June 2015 Kenya   46 – 15   Tunisia RFUEA Ground, Nairobi  
15:00 EAT (UTC+3) Try: Darwin Mukidza (2) 8' c, 59' m
Sammy Oliech (2) 20' c, 64' c
Robert Aringo 69' c
Vincent Mose 79' c
Con: Darwin Mukidza (5/6) 9', 21', 64', 69', 80'
Pen: Darwin Mukidza (2/3) 48', 67'
Report[5] Pen: Khlifa Eddin (4/5) 6', 12', 40', 61'
Drop: Khlifa Eddin (1/1) 4'
Cards: Haythem Cheli   78' to 80'
Referee: Kurt Weaver (USA)
4 July 2015 Zimbabwe   19 – 8   Tunisia Jubilee Field, Harare  
15:30 EET (UTC+2) Try: Fortune Chipendu 26' c
Con: Tichafara Makwanya (1/1) 27'
Pen: Tichafara Makwanya (3/3) 6', 13', 61'
Lenience Tambwera (1/1) 79'
Report[6] Try: Mlise Mohammed 42' m
Pen: Chams Edin Khalifa (1/1) 17'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kurt Weaver (USA)
8 August 2015 Namibia   46 – 13   Kenya Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek  
16:00 WAT (UTC+01) Try: Chrysander Botha 9' c
David Philander 28' c
Darryl de la Harpe (2) 38' m, 43' c
Penalty try 63' c
Renaldo Bothma 69' c
Con: Theuns Kotzé (5/6) 10', 29', 44', 65', 70'
Pen: Theuns Kotzé (2/2) 5', 14'
Report[7] Try: Joshua Chisanga 73' c
Con: Darwin Mukidza (1/1) 74'
Pen: Darwin Mukidza (2/2) 6', 19'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Lesego Legoete (South Africa)
15 August 2015 Namibia   80 – 6   Zimbabwe Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek  
15:00 WAT (UTC+01) Try: Rohan Kitshoff (3) 20' c, 40' c, 70' c
Renaldo Bothma 32' c
JC Greyling 35' c
Johan Deysel 45' c
Russell van Wyk (2) 51' c, 72' m
Johnny Redelinghuys (2) 56' c, 79' c
PJ van Lill 59' m
Tinus du Plessis 76' c
Con: Theuns Kotzé (10/12) 20', 33', 36', 40', 45', 52', 57', 70', 77', 80'
Report[8] Pen: Tichafara Makwanya (2/3) 14', 26' Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

Division 1B

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Division 1B will be held between 3 and 11 July 2015, in Kampala, Uganda.

The competing teams are:

Key to colours in group tables
Champions
Relegated
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Uganda (56) 3 3 0 0 134 32 +102 15
2   Madagascar (46) 3 3 0 0 99 68 +31 14
3   Senegal (42) 3 1 0 2 82 48 +34 6
4   Botswana (70) 3 1 0 2 54 116 -62 4
5   Ivory Coast (49) 3 1 0 2 59 89 -30 4
6   Mauritius (91) 3 0 0 3 38 110 -72 0

Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament World Rugby rankings.

Match Schedule

5 July 2015 Madagascar   36 - 18   Botswana Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda  
5 July 2015 Uganda   40 - 11   Ivory Coast Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda  
5 July 2015 Mauritius   3 - 42   Senegal Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda  
8 July 2015 Uganda   35 - 11   Mauritius Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda  
8 July 2015 Senegal   21 - 26   Botswana Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda  
8 July 2015 Ivory Coast   26 - 30   Madagascar Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda  
11 July 2015 Senegal   19 - 22   Ivory Coast Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda  
11 July 2015 Madagascar   33 - 24   Mauritius Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda  
11 July 2015 Uganda   59 - 10   Botswana Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda  

Division 1C

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Division 1C will be held between 22 and 27 June 2015, in Lusaka, Zambia. The competing teams are:

Morocco were originally scheduled to compete, but are not listed on the most recent schedule.[2] Cameroon apparently withdrew from the tournament.

Key to colours in group tables
Champions
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Zambia (88) 2 2 0 0 34 20 +14 6
2   Nigeria (75) 2 1 0 1 42 38 +4 3
3   Zimbabwe B 2 0 0 2 35 53 -18 0

Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament World Rugby rankings

Match Schedule


21 June 2015 Zambia   15 - 8   Nigeria Lusaka, Zambia  
24 June 2015 Nigeria   34 - 23   Zimbabwe B Lusaka, Zambia  
27 June 2015 Zimbabwe B   12 - 19   Zambia Lusaka, Zambia  

Division 2

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Division 2 is split into regional based tournaments, in the north and south of Africa.

North

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The North Group tournament will be held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso between 23 and 31 May 2015. The competing teams are:

Key to colours in group tables
Champions
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Niger 3 3 0 0 160 30 +130 15
2   Mali 3 3 0 0 115 24 +91 15
3   Burkina Faso 3 3 0 0 99 10 +89 13
4   Ghana 3 0 0 3 17 64 -47 0
5   Togo 3 0 0 3 34 101 -67 0
6   Benin 3 0 0 3 13 209 -196 0

Match Schedule

24 May 2015 Burkina Faso   67 – 3   Benin Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  
WR Result
24 May 2015 Togo   12 – 31   Mali Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  
WR Result
24 May 2015 Niger   28 – 10   Ghana Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  
WR Result
27 May 2015 Mali   24 – 7   Ghana Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  
27 May 2015 Niger   80 – 5   Benin Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  
27 May 2015 Burkina Faso   20 – 7   Togo Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  
30 May 2015 Burkina Faso   12 – 0   Ghana Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  
30 May 2015 Niger   50 – 15   Togo Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  
30 May 2015 Mali   60 – 0   Benin Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso  

South East

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The South-East Group tournament will be held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo between 25–30 June 2015. The competing teams are:

Burundi and Congo apparently withdrew from the tournament.

Match Schedule

30 June 2015 DR Congo   29 - 3   Rwanda Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo  

South

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The South Group tournament will be held in Lesotho between 7–13 June 2015. The competing teams are:

Malawi apparently withdrew from the tournament.

Match Schedule

30 June 2015 Eswatini   10 - 13   Lesotho Bambatha Sports Arena, Maseru, Lesotho  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Competitions 2015". Rugby Afrique. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b "RUGBY AFRIQUE 2015 COMPETITIONS" (PDF). Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Positive start by Namibia". namibian.com.na. Retrieved 14 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Simbas fall to narrow defeat in Harare". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  5. ^ "Simbas maul Tunisia". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
  6. ^ "ZIMBO Flavour. . . Sables dismiss Tunisia | the Zimbabwe Daily". Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  7. ^ "Namibia sweep aside Kenya - IOL Sport". iol.co.za. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Namibia thrash Zimbabwe 80-6". namibian.com.na. Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.