The 2015 RA Africa Cup Sevens is an Olympic qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa on 14–15 November 2015.[1] It was the 3rd championship in a series that began in 2013.
| 2015 Africa Cup Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  South Africa |
| Date | 14–15 November |
| Nations | 12 (finals) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kenya |
| Runners-up |  Zimbabwe |
| Third |  Morocco |
← 2014 2016 → | |
The tournament qualified directly for the Olympics, while the second, third, and fourth place teams earned spots in the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Qualifications
editNorth Qualifying
editNote: Cameroon was scheduled to compete, but was unable to attend. Morocco took their spot in the competition.
Pool Stage
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal | |
Pool A
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivory Coast
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 6 |
 Togo
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24 | E | 4 |
 Ghana
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 39 | –17 | 2 |
Pool B
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 7 | +61 | 6 |
 Nigeria
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 4 |
 Mali
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | –83 | 2 |
Knockout stage
editBowl
edit| Final | ||
| 7 June 2015 – Lomé | ||
| Ghana | 27 | |
| Mali | 7 | |
Plate
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 June 2015 – Lomé | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 5 | |||||
| 7 June 2015 – Lomé | ||||||
| Nigeria | 14 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 26 | |||||
| 7 June 2015 – Lomé | ||||||
| Togo | 5 | |||||
| Morocco | 29 | |||||
| Togo | 0 | |||||
Cup
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 June 2015 – Lomé | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 5 | |||||
| 7 June 2015 – Lomé | ||||||
| Nigeria | 14 | |||||
| Nigeria | 7 | |||||
| 7 June 2015 – Lomé | ||||||
| Morocco | 34 | |||||
| Morocco | 29 | |||||
| Togo | 0 | |||||
Final North Qualifying standings
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified for the Rugby Africa Olympic tournament |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Morocco
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Nigeria
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Ivory Coast
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| 4 | Togo
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| 5 | Ghana
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| 6 | Mali
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South Qualifying
editNote: Zambia has already qualified for the 2015 Rugby Africa Men's Sevens Championships after receiving the 8th Qualification spot with South Africa qualifying directly to the Olympics and no longer participating in the Championships
Pool Stage
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal | |
Pool A
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zambia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 6 |
 Botswana
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 4 |
 Burundi
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 58 | –51 | 2 |
Pool B
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mauritius
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 6 |
 Congo
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 45 | E | 4 |
 Rwanda
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 47 | –26 | 2 |
Knockout stage
editBowl
edit| Final | ||
| 27 July 2015 – Kigali | ||
| Burundi | 0 | |
| Rwanda | 19 | |
Plate
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 July 2015 – Kigali | ||||||
| Zambia | 40 | |||||
| 27 July 2015 – Kigali | ||||||
| Congo | 7 | |||||
| Congo | 17 | |||||
| 27 July 2015 – Kigali | ||||||
| Botswana | 24 | |||||
| Mauritius | 35 | |||||
| Botswana | 26 | |||||
Cup
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 July 2015 – Kigali | ||||||
| Zambia | 40 | |||||
| 27 July 2015 – Kigali | ||||||
| Congo | 7 | |||||
| Zambia | 38 | |||||
| 27 July 2015 – Kigali | ||||||
| Mauritius | 21 | |||||
| Mauritius | 35 | |||||
| Botswana | 26 | |||||
Final South Qualifying standings
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified for the Rugby Africa Olympic tournament |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| |
Zambia
|
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Mauritius
|
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Botswana
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| 4 | Congo
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| 5 | Rwanda
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| 6 | Burundi
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Final Tournament
editTeams
editSouth Africa already qualified for the Olympics by finishing 2nd in 2014–15 Sevens World Series. Zambia was then given the final spot by finishing the previous tournament in 9th place[2]
Pool Stage
editTeams ranked 1-8 qualify for Cup Quarterfinals.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal | |
Pool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 5 | +118 | 9 |
 Madagascar
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 92 | –32 | 5 |
 Senegal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 77 | –41 | 5 |
| Mauritius
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 96 | –45 | 5 |
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 12 | +110 | 9 |
 Uganda
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 7 |
| Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 64 | –21 | 5 |
| Zambia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 114 | –95 | 3 |
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Namibia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 31 | +71 | 9 |
 Tunisia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 7 |
| Morocco
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 5 |
| Botswana
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 102 | –90 | 3 |
Placement Stage
editFinal Tournament Bowl
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana (11)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 9 |
| Mauritius (10)
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 5 |
| Senegal (9)
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 5 |
| Zambia (12)
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 83 | -38 | 5 |
Final Tournament Plate
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 November 2015 - 13:28 - Johannesburg | ||||||
| Madagascar | 24 | |||||
| 15 November 2015 - 16:37 - Johannesburg | ||||||
| Uganda | 7 | |||||
| Madagascar | 17 | |||||
| 15 November 2015 - 13:53 - Johannesburg | ||||||
| Namibia | 24 | |||||
| Namibia | 39 | |||||
| Nigeria | 5 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 November 2015 - 16:12 - Johannesburg | ||||||
| Uganda | 27 | |||||
| Nigeria | 7 | |||||
Semi-finals
editSeventh place match
editPlate final match
editFinal Tournament Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - 10:44 - Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Kenya (1) | 41 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - 14:18 - Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Madagascar (8) | 0 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 42 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - 11:09 - Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 12 | |||||||||
| Uganda (4) | 14 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - 17:27 - Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Tunisia (5) | 19 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 21 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - 11:34 - Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 17 | |||||||||
| Namibia (3) | 15 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - 14:43 - Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Morocco (6) | 17 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - 11:59 - Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 26 | Third place | ||||||||
| Zimbabwe (2) | 31 | |||||||||
| 15 November 2015 - 17:02 - Johannesburg | ||||||||||
| Nigeria (7) | 10 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 12 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 19 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
editSemi-finals
editThird place match
editFinal
editFinal standings
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. |
| Qualified for the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament. |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Kenya
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Zimbabwe
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Morocco
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| 4 | Tunisia
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| 5 | Namibia
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| 6 | Madagascar
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| 7 | Uganda
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| 8 | Nigeria
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| 9 | Botswana
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| 10 | Mauritius
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| 11 | Senegal
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| 12 | Zambia
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