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 |
| Date | 29−30 September |
| Nations | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tunisia |
| Runners-up |  Kenya |
| Third |  Uganda |
| Series details | |
| Matches played | 15 |
← 2008 2013 → | |
Tunisia defeated Kenya in the Cup final and qualified for the World Cup.[4]
Teams edit
Eight teams were expected to compete, but Cameroon withdrew from the tournament.[2]
Pool stage edit
Pool A
| 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 |
Pool B
| 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 |
Knockout round edit
Plate
| Semi-finals | Plate Final | |||||
| 30 September 2012 | ||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||
| 30 September 2012 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 5 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 14 | |||||
| 30 September 2012 | ||||||
| Zambia | 10 | |||||
| Zambia | Bye | |||||
Cup
| Semi-finals | Cup / Qualifier Final | |||||
| 30 September 2012 | ||||||
| Kenya | 7 | |||||
| 30 September 2012 | ||||||
| Senegal | 0 | |||||
| Kenya | 10 | |||||
| 30 September 2012 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 14 | |||||
| Tunisia | 19 | |||||
| Uganda | 5 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 September 2012 | ||||||
| Senegal | 5 | |||||
| Uganda | 12 | |||||
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Uganda and Kenya unbeaten on day one of Africa Rugby Women's Sevens". boxscorenews.com. 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ Birch, John (2013-04-20). "African Sevens Championship preview". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ 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.