2007 CAR Development Trophy

The 2007 CAR Development Trophy is the fourth edition of second level rugby union tournament in Africa. The competition involves sixteen teams that are divided into two zones (North and South). Each zone is then divided into two pools of four. Each pool winner then qualifies for the final, so there is a winner for both north and south. [citation needed]

South Section edit

2007 CAR Development Trophy
South Section
Tournament details
Date19 June–
18 August 2007
Teams7
Final positions
Champions  Botswana
Runner-up  Tanzania
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
2006
2008


Pool A edit

  • Burundi withdrew for financial reasons.
Place Nation Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1   Tanzania 2 2 0 0 71 17 1 9
2   Mayotte 2 1 0 1 69 18 2 6
3   Rwanda 2 0 0 2 111 6 0 0
26 June 2007
Tanzania  18 - 11  Mayotte
Arusha

28 June 2007
Mayotte  58 - 0  Rwanda
Arusha

30 June 2007
Tanzania  53 - 6  Rwanda
Arusha


Pool B edit

Place Nation Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1   Botswana 3 2 0 1 83 26 2 10
2   Réunion 3 2 0 1 79 30 2 10
3   Mauritius 3 2 0 1 69 55 1 9
4   Eswatini 3 0 0 3 19 139 0 0
  • Botswana Qualified due to better point score (+57) against (+39)
17 July 2007
Mauritius  41 - 12  Eswatini
Gaborone

17 July 2007
Botswana  6 - 15  Réunion
Gaborone

19 July 2007
Botswana  46 - 0  Eswatini
Gaborone

19 July 2007
Mauritius  17 - 12  Réunion
Gaborone

21 July 2007
Réunion  52 - 7  Eswatini
Gaborone

21 July 2007
Botswana  31 - 11  Mauritius
Gaborone

Final edit

18 August 2007
Botswana  37 - 14  Tanzania
Gaborone

North Section edit

2007 CAR Development Trophy
North Section
Tournament details
Date19 June–
17 July 2007
Teams8
Final positions
Champions  Nigeria
Runner-up  Burkina Faso
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
2006
2008

Pool A edit

Place Nation Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1   Burkina Faso 3 3 0 0 54 3 1 13
2   Mali 3 2 0 1 42 16 1 9
3   Niger 3 1 0 2 63 18 3 7
4   Chad 3 0 0 3 0 122 0 0
19 June 2007
Mali  32 - 0  Chad
Ouagadougou

19 June 2007
Burkina Faso  8 - 3  Niger
Ouagadougou

20 June 2007
Mali  10 - 6  Niger
Ouagadougou

20 June 2007
Burkina Faso  36 - 0  Chad
Ouagadougou

22 June 2007
Burkina Faso  10 - 0  Mali
Ouagadougou

22 June 2007
Niger  54 - 0  Chad
Ouagadougou

Pool B edit

Place Nation Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1   Nigeria 3 3 0 0 83 26 1 13
2   Togo 3 2 0 1 46 38 0 8
3   Ghana 3 1 0 2 39 55 0 4
4   Benin 3 0 0 3 21 70 1 1
11 July 2007
Togo  21 - 10  Ghana
Lagos

11 July 2007
Nigeria  36 - 6  Benin
Lagos

14 July 2007
Togo  14 - 8  Benin
Lagos

14 July 2007
Nigeria  27 - 9  Ghana
Lagos

17 July 2007
Ghana  20 - 7  Benin
Lagos

17 July 2007
Nigeria  20 - 11  Togo
Lagos

Final edit

Nigeria won for Burkina Faso withdraw