African Development Trophy

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The African Development Trophy also called CAR Development Trophy is a rugby union tournament consisting of 16 teams played in the continent of Africa, formerly named the CAR Castel Beer Trophy. It is organised by Rugby Africa and was also known as the CAR Super 16. The tournament contains the teams in the second division of African rugby, below those playing in the Africa Cup. The competition is divided into north and south sections with two pools of four in each section. The winners of these pools will go on to play each other in the final where the winner of both north and south will be found.

African Development Trophy
SportRugby union
Founded2004
First season2004
No. of teams16
ContinentAfrica

Summary

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Second division

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Year Pools Regional Winners Champions
Host Winner Score Runner-up Host Winner Score Runner-up
CAR Castel Beer Trophy (CAR Super 16 Trophy)
2004 North A Dakar, Senegal   Mali n/a   Senegal Bamako, Mali   Botswana n/a   Mali
North B Lomé, Togo   Niger n/a   Togo
South Gaborone, Botswana   Botswana n/a   Swaziland
2005 North Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso   Burkina Faso 16–3   Mali Curepipe, Mauritius   Mauritius 103–3   Burkina Faso
South Dar es Salaam, Tanzania   Mauritius n/a   Tanzania
2006 North Niamey, Niger   Niger withdraw   Nigeria Arusha, Tanzania   Tanzania 29–10   Niger
South Arusha, Tanzania   Tanzania 11–10   Réunion
2007 North Lagos, Nigeria   Nigeria withdraw   Burkina Faso No competition
South Gaborone, Botswana   Botswana 37–14   Tanzania
CAR Development Trophy
2008 North Accra, Ghana   Niger 16–3   Burkina Faso No competition
Center Bujumbura, Burundi   Rwanda n/a   Burundi
South Curepipe, Mauritius   Réunion n/a   Mauritius
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Third division

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Year Pools Regional Winners
Host Winner Score Runner-up
CAR Development Trophy
2009 North Tsévié, Togo   Niger 5–3   Ghana
South Gaborone, Botswana   Zimbabwe 23–3   Botswana
2010 North Cairo, Egypt   Algeria 50–0   Egypt
South Kigali, Rwanda   Rwanda 12–6   Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi 16–0

See also

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