2018 Africa Men's Sevens

2018 Africa Men's Sevens
Hosts Tunisia
Date13–14 October
Nations12
Final positions
Champions Zimbabwe
Runners-up Kenya
Third Uganda
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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]

Pool stage

Legend
Advances to cup playoff
Advances to 9th Place Playoff

Pool A

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
13 October 2018
11:00
Kenya 49−0 Botswana
13 October 2018
12:15
Morocco 24−0 Botswana
13 October 2018
14:40
Kenya 41−0 Morocco

Pool B

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
13 October 2018
11:22
Uganda 45−0 Ghana
13 October 2018
13:12
Senegal 24−12 Ghana
13 October 2018
15:02
Uganda 31−0 Senegal

Pool C

Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Zimbabwe 2 2 0 0 60 6 +55 6
 Tunisia 2 1 0 1 36 36 0 3
 Mauritius 2 0 0 0 10 65 -55 0
13 October 2018
11:44
Zimbabwe 34−0 Mauritius
13 October 2018
13:34
Tunisia 31−10 Mauritius
13 October 2018
15:24
Zimbabwe 26−5 Tunisia

Pool D

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
13 October 2018
12:06
Madagascar 24−19 Namibia
13 October 2018
13:56
Zambia 28−7 Namibia
13 October 2018
15:46
Madagascar 19−12 Zambia

Knockout stage

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 October 2018 10:00
 
 
 Kenya33
 
14 October 2018 12:58
 
 Zambia7
 
 Kenya36
 
14 October 2018 11:08
 
 Madagascar5
 
 Madagascar33
 
 14 October 2018 15:52
 
 Morocco10
 
 Kenya5
 
 14 October 2018 10:22
 
 Zimbabwe17
 
 Uganda14
 
14 October 2018 13:20
 
 Tunisia10
 
 Uganda19
 
 14 October 2018 10:44
 
 Zimbabwe24 Third place
 
 Zimbabwe19
 
 14 October 2018 15:30
 
 Senegal0
 
 Madagascar19
 
 
 Uganda24
 

Plate

 
Semi-finalsPlate Final
 
      
 
14 October 2018 - 12:14
 
 
 Zambia42
 
14 October 2018 - 15:08
 
 Morocco14
 
 Zambia24
 
14 October 2018 - 12:36
 
 Tunisia14
 
 Tunisia12
 
 
 Senegal7
 
Seventh Place
 
 
14 October 2018 - 14:46
 
 
 Morocco24
 
 
 Senegal26

9th Place

 
Semi-finalsNinth Place
 
      
 
14 October 2018 - 11:30
 
 
 Namibia14
 
14 October 2018 - 14:24
 
 Botswana0
 
 Namibia24
 
14 October 2018 - 11:52
 
 Ghana14
 
 Ghana40
 
 
 Mauritius0
 
12th Place
 
 
14 October 2018 - 14:02
 
 
 Botswana12
 
 
 Mauritius0

Standings

Legend
Qualified to 2019 Hong Kong Sevens
Already a core team
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Zimbabwe
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kenya
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Uganda
4  Madagascar
5  Zambia
6  Tunisia
7  Senegal
8  Morocco
9  Namibia
10  Ghana
11  Botswana
12  Mauritius

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Rugby Africa's Sevens tournament available Live on YouTube". CNBC Africa. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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