The 2018 Africa Men's Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Monastir, Tunisia on 13–14 October 2018. It was the 6th championship in a series that began in 2013.[1][2]
| 2018 Africa Men's Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Tunisia |
| Date | 13–14 October |
| Nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zimbabwe |
| Runners-up |  Kenya |
| Third |  Uganda |
← 2017 2019 → | |
Pool stage edit
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Advances to cup playoff | |
| Advances to 9th Place Playoff | |
Pool A edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | +90 | 6 |
 Morocco
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 41 | -17 | 3 |
 Botswana
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | -73 | 0 |
Pool B edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | +76 | 6 |
 Senegal
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 3 |
 Ghana
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 69 | -57 | 0 |
Pool C edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 6 | +55 | 6 |
| Tunisia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 3 |
 Mauritius
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 65 | -55 | 0 |
Pool D edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Madagascar
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 31 | +12 | 6 |
 Zambia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 3 |
 Namibia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 52 | -26 | 0 |
Knockout stage edit
Cup edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 14 October 2018 10:00 | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 33 | |||||||||
| 14 October 2018 12:58 | ||||||||||
| Zambia | 7 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 36 | |||||||||
| 14 October 2018 11:08 | ||||||||||
| Madagascar | 5 | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 33 | |||||||||
| 14 October 2018 15:52 | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 10 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 5 | |||||||||
| 14 October 2018 10:22 | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 17 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 14 | |||||||||
| 14 October 2018 13:20 | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 10 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 19 | |||||||||
| 14 October 2018 10:44 | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 24 | Third place | ||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 19 | |||||||||
| 14 October 2018 15:30 | ||||||||||
| Senegal | 0 | |||||||||
| Madagascar | 19 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 24 | |||||||||
Plate edit
| Semi-finals | Plate Final | |||||
| 14 October 2018 - 12:14 | ||||||
| Zambia | 42 | |||||
| 14 October 2018 - 15:08 | ||||||
| Morocco | 14 | |||||
| Zambia | 24 | |||||
| 14 October 2018 - 12:36 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 14 | |||||
| Tunisia | 12 | |||||
| Senegal | 7 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 14 October 2018 - 14:46 | ||||||
| Morocco | 24 | |||||
| Senegal | 26 | |||||
9th Place edit
| Semi-finals | Ninth Place | |||||
| 14 October 2018 - 11:30 | ||||||
| Namibia | 14 | |||||
| 14 October 2018 - 14:24 | ||||||
| Botswana | 0 | |||||
| Namibia | 24 | |||||
| 14 October 2018 - 11:52 | ||||||
| Ghana | 14 | |||||
| Ghana | 40 | |||||
| Mauritius | 0 | |||||
| 12th Place | ||||||
| 14 October 2018 - 14:02 | ||||||
| Botswana | 12 | |||||
| Mauritius | 0 | |||||
Standings edit
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Qualified to 2019 Hong Kong Sevens | |
| Already a core team | |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Zimbabwe
|
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Kenya
|
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Uganda
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| 4 | Madagascar
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| 5 | Zambia
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| 6 | Tunisia
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| 7 | Senegal
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| 8 | Morocco
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| 9 | Namibia
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| 10 | Ghana
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| 11 | Botswana
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| 12 | Mauritius
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References edit
- ^ "The 12 best African teams compete in the Africa Men's Sevens tournament, the biggest Africa rugby event". africanews.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- ^ "Rugby Africa's Sevens tournament available Live on YouTube". CNBC Africa. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.