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)
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Teams that advanced to the Cup Semi-final
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Teams that advanced to relegation semi-finals
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Pool A
| Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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PF
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PA
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PD
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Pts
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 Kenya
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2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
64 |
5 |
+59 |
6
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 Nigeria
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2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
38 |
+3 |
4
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 Senegal
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2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
67 |
–62 |
2
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Pool B
| Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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PF
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PA
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PD
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Pts
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 Uganda
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2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
21 |
+33 |
6
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 Zimbabwe
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2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
68 |
19 |
+49 |
4
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 Mauritius
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2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
89 |
–82 |
2
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Pool C
Pool D
| Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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PF
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PA
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PD
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Pts
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 Namibia
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2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
12 |
+24 |
6
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 Tunisia
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2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
24 |
0 |
4
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 Botswana
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2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
14 |
38 |
–24 |
2
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Knockout stage
Relegation Semi-Final
| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| 24 Sept - 11:12
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| Botswana (9) | 24
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| 24 Sept - 15:58
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| Mauritius (12) | 21
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| Botswana | 0
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| 24 Sept - 11:34
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| | Senegal | 55
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|  Zambia (10) | 14
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| Senegal (11) | 24
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| Third place |
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| 24 Sept - 15:36
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| Mauritius | 0
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| Zambia | 45
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Plate Semi-final
Cup Semi-final
Final standings
References
Madagascar
Morocco
