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2014 Africa Cup
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The 2014 Africa Cup was the fourteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR). The tournament, as well as the 2012 and 2013 editions of it, served as the qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Changes from the 2013 Africa Cup:
- Division 2 North was held as a Rugby Sevens tournament, while Division 2 South was played as a 15-a-side tournament.
- Division 3 is no longer on the programme. It was scheduled for 2013 however, due to economic and political instability, no games were played
- Namibia was promoted to Division 1A
- Uganda was relegated to Division 1B
- Ivory Coast was promoted to Division 1B
- Botswana was relegated to Division 1C
- Eswatini was added to Division 1C despite not competing last year, replacing Niger, who will instead play in Division 2 North
- DR Congo was scheduled to play in Division 3 Central in 2013, but was unable to. They will compete in the new Division 2 South tournament.
- The following teams competed in XV last year, but will only compete in VII in 2014: Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger
Division 1A was held between 26 June and 6 July 2014, at the Mahamasina Municipal Stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The winner qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup as Africa 1, and the runner up qualified for the repechage. The competing teams were:
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Tablepoints | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia (22) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 59 | +76 | 10 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe (30) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 56 | +49 | 10 |
| 3 | Kenya (33) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 10 |
| 4 | Madagascar (35) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 180 | –148 | 0 |
Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament IRB rankings
Match Schedule
| 13:00 (EAT) | Try: Humphrey Kayange,Michael Okombe,Edwin Achayo,Andrew AmondeCon: Lavin Asego 3Pen: Lavin Asego | Match Report | Try: Heinrich Smit 2,Chrysander BothaCon: Theuns Kotzé 2Pen: Theuns Kotzé | Attendance: 35,000Referee: Luke Pearce |
| 15:00 (EAT) | Try: Jacques Leitao 4,Lambert Groenewald,Riaan O'Neill,Stephan Hunduza,Farai MudarikiCon: Guy Cronjé 6,Lenience TambweraPen: Guy Cronjé | Match Report | Try: Jean de Dieu Rakotonirina,Jose Rakoto Harison,Solonirina RasoanaivoCon: Jose Rakoto Harison 2Pen: Jose Rakoto Harison | Attendance: 35,000Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| 13:00 (EAT) | Try: Daniel Hondo,Tangai NemadireCon: Guy Cronjé 2Pen: Guy Cronjé 2 | Match Report | Try: Penalty try,Renaldo Bothma,Rohan KitshoffCon: Theuns Kotzé 3Pen: Theuns Kotzé | Referee: Francisco Pastrana |
| 15:00 (EAT) | Referee: Luke Pearce |
| Match Report | Try: Hilton Mudariki,Riaan O'Neill,Guy CronjéCon: Guy Cronjé 2Pen: Guy Cronjé 3 | Referee: Lourens van der Merwe |
| Match Report | Try: Renaldo Bothma 4,David Philander 2,Penalty try 2,Rohan Kitshoff,Jaco Engels,Chrysander Botha,Heinrich Smit,Johann TrompCon: Theuns Kotzé 12 | Referee: Francisco Pastrana |
Division 1B was held between 9 and 14 June 2014, in Tunis, Tunisia. The competing teams were:
- Ivory Coast
- Senegal
- Tunisia
- Uganda
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 10 June 2014 | ||||||
| Uganda | 19 | |||||
| 14 June 2014 | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 21 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 6 | |||||
| 10 June 2014 | ||||||
| Tunisia | 26 | |||||
| Tunisia | 22 | |||||
| Senegal | 14 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 14 June 2014 | ||||||
| Uganda | 31 | |||||
| Senegal | 32 |
Semi-finals
3rd Place Playoff
Final
Division 1C was held between 14 and 21 June 2014, in Gaborone, Botswana.
Morocco were initially supposed to play in Division 1C, but withdrew; they were replaced by South African club side, the 2014 SARU Community Cup champions Rustenburg Impala.
The competing teams were:
- Botswana
- Morocco
- Mauritius
- Nigeria
- Eswatini
- Zambia
- Rustenburg Impala
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Tablepoints | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rustenburg Impala | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 36 | +165 | 15 |
| 2 | Mauritius | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 218 | 78 | +140 | 10 |
| 3 | Botswana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 68 | +93 | 10 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 126 | −35 | 5 |
| 5 | Zambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 153 | −92 | 5 |
| 6 | Eswatini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 281 | −271 | 0 |
Match Schedule
Like in 2013, Division 2 is divided into North and South Groups. The North tournament was conducted under 7-a-side laws (similar to the 2012 tournament), while the South tournament was conducted under 15-a-side laws.
The North Group tournament was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on 17 and 18 May 2014. The competing teams were:
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
- Mali
- Niger
- Togo
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Tablepoints | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Togo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 13 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 31 | +59 | 13 |
| 3 | Ghana | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 37 | +63 | 12 |
| 4 | Niger | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 9 |
| 5 | Mali | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 8 |
| 6 | Benin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 145 | -133 | 5 |
Match Schedule
The South Group tournament was held in Kigali, Rwanda in between 3–7 June 2014. The competing teams were:
- Burundi
- DR Congo
- Rwanda
Only 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo players arrived for their match against Burundi. A match was played, with DRC winning 20-7. However, Burundi were awarded the match on forfeit, due to DRC only having 11 eligible players available.
| Pen: Christian Mugabonihera 2 | Report | Try: Abdul Ngoge,Benjamin Makombe,Vincent Kamali |
- Africa Cup
- 2015 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification
- 2015 Rugby World Cup – Repechage qualification
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