2007 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 March 2005 – 11 November 2006 |
| No. of nations | 13 |
← 2003 2011 → | |
In qualifying for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, there was one place available for African teams, and one place in the repechage. In the group rounds, there were three points awarded for a win, two for a draw, and one for a loss. There were no bonus points awarded.
Namibia won the qualification process and qualified as Africa 1. Morocco, as Africa 2, advanced to the Repechage Round, where they were defeated by Portugal.
Qualification process
Round 1a
Two groups of three teams each, winners of each group playoff for one place in Africa Round 1b.
Round 1b
Two groups of three teams each, winners of each group qualify for Africa Round 2, second placed teams playoff for the remaining place in Africa Round 2.
Round 2
Two groups of three teams each, winners of each group qualify for Africa Round 3.
Round 3
Playoff of the winners of each group in Round 2, winner qualifies for World Cup as Africa 1, Runner up advances to the Repechage Round as Africa 2, to play Europe 4.
Round 1a
Northern Pool
Final Standings
| Advances to playoff |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table
points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | difference | |||
| 1 |  Senegal
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +46 | 6 |
| 2 |  Cameroon
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 4 |
| 3 |  Nigeria
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -50 | 2 |
| Matches |
|---|
Southern Pool
Final Standings
| Advances to playoff |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table
points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | difference | |||
| 1 |  Zambia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| 2 |  Botswana
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 4 |
| 3 |  Eswatini
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 4 |
| Matches |
|---|
Playoff
| Matches |
|---|
Senegal win 35–20 on aggregate and advance to round 1b.
Round 1b
Pool A
Final Standings
| Qualifies to Round 2 |
| Advances to playoff |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table
points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | difference | |||
| 1 |  Ivory Coast
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +44 | 6 |
| 2 |  Zimbabwe
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -24 | 4 |
| 3 | Senegal
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -20 | 2 |
| Matches |
|---|
Pool B
Final Standings
| Qualifies to Round 2 |
| Advances to playoff |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table
points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | difference | |||
| 1 |  Kenya
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 5 |
| 2 |  Uganda
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Madagascar
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 3 |
| Matches |
|---|
Playoff
| Matches |
|---|
Uganda win 36–31 on aggregate and advances to round 2.
Round 2
Pool 1
Final Standings
| Qualifies to Round 3 |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table
points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | difference | |||
| 1 |  Namibia
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +57 | 8 |
| 2 |  Tunisia
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +24 | 8 |
| 3 | Kenya
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -81 | 8 |
| Matches |
|---|
Pool 2
Final Standings
| Qualifies to Round 3 |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table
points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | difference | |||
| 1 |  Morocco
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +51 | 11 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -30 | 7 |
| 3 | Uganda
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -21 | 6 |
| Matches |
|---|
Round 3 – 2006
Namibia won 52–15 on aggregate and qualified directly to Rugby World Cup 2007 as Africa 1. Morocco advanced to the Repechage Round as Africa 2, where they were eliminated by Portugal as Europe 4.