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 2015 → | |
The tournament will have the top team qualify directly to the Olympics, and the second, third, and fourth place teams qualify for the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.
North Qualifying Edit
Note: 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
|
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 Edit
Bowl 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 Edit
Note: 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
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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 Edit
Bowl 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 Edit
Teams Edit
South 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 Edit
Teams 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 Edit
Final 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)
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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 Final Matches
Seventh Place Match
Plate Final Match
Final 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 Final Matches
Semi Final Matches
Third Place Match
Final Match
Final 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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