Rugby sevens tournament
The 2016 RA Africa Cup Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Safaricom Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya on 23–24 September 2016.[1] It was the 4th championship in a series that began in 2013.
The top two placed teams (excluding Kenya) will qualify to the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens, where they will have a chance to earn core team status in the Sevens World Series
Teams
Pool Stage
Teams ranked 1-4 qualify to Cup Semi-finals Teams ranked 5-8 qualify to Plate semi-finals Teams ranked 9-12 go into relegation semi-finals
All times Eastern Africa Time (UTC+3)
Key to colours in group tables |
| Teams that advanced to the Cup Semi-final |
| Teams that advanced to relegation semi-finals |
Pool A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
Kenya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 5 | +59 | 6 |
Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 4 |
Senegal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 67 | –62 | 2 |
Pool B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
Uganda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 21 | +33 | 6 |
Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 19 | +49 | 4 |
Mauritius | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 89 | –82 | 2 |
Pool C
Pool D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
Namibia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 12 | +24 | 6 |
Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 4 |
Botswana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 38 | –24 | 2 |
Knockout stage
Relegation Semi-Final
| Semi-finals | | Final |
| | | | | | |
| 24 Sept - 11:12 | | |
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| Botswana (9) | 24 |
| 24 Sept - 15:58 |
| Mauritius (12) | 21 | |
| Botswana | 0 |
| 24 Sept - 11:34 |
| | Senegal | 55 |
| Zambia (10) | 14 |
| |
| Senegal (11) | 24 | |
| Third place |
| |
| 24 Sept - 15:36 |
|
| Mauritius | 0 |
|
| Zambia | 45 |
Plate Semi-final
Cup Semi-final
Final standings
References
- ^ "Africa Cup 7s in Kenya". 23 September 2016.