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2015 Africa Cup
The 2015 Africa Cup will be the fifteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by Rugby Africa.
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The 2015 Africa Cup will be the fifteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by Rugby Africa.
Changes from the 2014 Africa Cup:
- All Division 2 tournaments will be held as 15-a-side tournaments
- Tunisia was promoted to Division 1A
- Madagascar was relegated to Division 1B
- Botswana and Mauritius were promoted to Division 1B
- Cameroon was added to Division 1C, after serving a suspension from Rugby Africa
- Morocco was added to Division 1C, despite missing the 2014 tournament.
- Congo was added to Division 2 South
- Eswatini was relegated to Division 2
- Lesotho and Malawi were added to Division 2.
Division 1A will be played during June and July 2015. The matches will be hosted by each of the Division 1A teams, with the top two ranked teams (Namibia and Zimbabwe hosting two matches each. The format is a single round robin, home or away format.
The competing teams are:
- Kenya
- Namibia
- Tunisia
- Zimbabwe
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| Relegated |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Tablepoints | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Namibia (22) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 33 | +115 | 9 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe (27) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 108 | –55 | 6 |
| 3 | Kenya (29) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 89 | –10 | 3 |
| 4 | Tunisia (36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 87 | –50 | 0 |
Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament World Rugby rankings
Match Schedule
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Try: Auoadi Chahir 31' mCon: Chams Edin Khalifa (0/1)Pen: Chams Edin Khalifa (2/2) 17', 47', 49' | Report | Try: PJ van Lill 3' cDavid Philander (2) 10' m, 76' cCon: Theuns Kotzé (2/3) 4', 76'Pen: Theuns Kotzé (1/2) 60'Cards: Roderique Victor 57' to 67' | Attendance: 1,000Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) |
| 15:30 EET (UTC+2) | Try: Sanele Sibanda 11' cRiaan O'Neill 15' cTafadzwa Chitokwindo 70' mCon: Tichafara Makwanya (2/2) 12', 16'Pen: Tichafara Makwanya (3/4) 21', 46, 59'Cards: Fortune Chipendo 51' to 61' | Report | Try: Jacob Ojee 19' mDarwin Mukidza 35' cJoshua Chisanga 38' mCon: Darwin Mukidza (1/3) 36'Pen: Darwin Mukidza (1/2) 51' | Attendance: 6,000Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa) |
| 15:00 EAT (UTC+3) | Try: Darwin Mukidza (2) 8' c, 59' mSammy Oliech (2) 20' c, 64' cRobert Aringo 69' cVincent Mose 79' cCon: Darwin Mukidza (5/6) 9', 21', 64', 69', 80'Pen: Darwin Mukidza (2/3) 48', 67' | Report | Pen: Khlifa Eddin (4/5) 6', 12', 40', 61'Drop: Khlifa Eddin (1/1) 4'Cards: Haythem Cheli 78' to 80' | Referee: Kurt Weaver (USA) |
| 15:30 EET (UTC+2) | Try: Fortune Chipendu 26' cCon: Tichafara Makwanya (1/1) 27'Pen: Tichafara Makwanya (3/3) 6', 13', 61'Lenience Tambwera (1/1) 79' | Report | Try: Mlise Mohammed 42' mPen: Chams Edin Khalifa (1/1) 17' | Attendance: 4,000Referee: Kurt Weaver (USA) |
| 16:00 WAT (UTC+01) | Try: Chrysander Botha 9' cDavid Philander 28' cDarryl de la Harpe (2) 38' m, 43' cPenalty try 63' cRenaldo Bothma 69' cCon: Theuns Kotzé (5/6) 10', 29', 44', 65', 70'Pen: Theuns Kotzé (2/2) 5', 14' | Report | Try: Joshua Chisanga 73' cCon: Darwin Mukidza (1/1) 74'Pen: Darwin Mukidza (2/2) 6', 19' | Attendance: 2,000Referee: Lesego Legoete (South Africa) |
| 15:00 WAT (UTC+01) | Try: Rohan Kitshoff (3) 20' c, 40' c, 70' cRenaldo Bothma 32' cJC Greyling 35' cJohan Deysel 45' cRussell van Wyk (2) 51' c, 72' mJohnny Redelinghuys (2) 56' c, 79' cPJ van Lill 59' mTinus du Plessis 76' cCon: Theuns Kotzé (10/12) 20', 33', 36', 40', 45', 52', 57', 70', 77', 80' | Report | Pen: Tichafara Makwanya (2/3) 14', 26' | Attendance: 4,500Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
Division 1B will be held between 3 and 11 July 2015, in Kampala, Uganda.
The competing teams are:
- Botswana
- Ivory Coast
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Senegal
- Uganda
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| Relegated |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Tablepoints | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda (56) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 32 | +102 | 15 |
| 2 | Madagascar (46) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 68 | +31 | 14 |
| 3 | Senegal (42) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 48 | +34 | 6 |
| 4 | Botswana (70) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 116 | -62 | 4 |
| 5 | Ivory Coast (49) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 89 | -30 | 4 |
| 6 | Mauritius (91) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 110 | -72 | 0 |
Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament World Rugby rankings.
Match Schedule
Division 1C will be held between 22 and 27 June 2015, in Lusaka, Zambia. The competing teams are:
- Nigeria
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe B
Morocco were originally scheduled to compete, but are not listed on the most recent schedule. Cameroon apparently withdrew from the tournament.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Champions |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Tablepoints | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia (88) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 6 |
| 2 | Nigeria (75) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 3 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 0 |
Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament World Rugby rankings
Match Schedule
Division 2 is split into regional based tournaments, in the north and south of Africa.
The North Group tournament will be held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso between 23 and 31 May 2015. The competing teams are:
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
- Mali
- Niger
- Togo
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Champions |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Tablepoints | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niger | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 30 | +130 | 15 |
| 2 | Mali | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 24 | +91 | 15 |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 10 | +89 | 13 |
| 4 | Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 64 | -47 | 0 |
| 5 | Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 101 | -67 | 0 |
| 6 | Benin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 209 | -196 | 0 |
Match Schedule
| WR Result |
| WR Result |
| WR Result |
The South-East Group tournament will be held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo between 25–30 June 2015. The competing teams are:
- DR Congo
- Rwanda
Burundi and Congo apparently withdrew from the tournament. The two teams would play two test matches in consecutive days prior to the final.
Match Schedule
| Match Report |
The South Group tournament will be held in Lesotho between 7–13 June 2015. The competing teams are:
- Lesotho
- Eswatini
Malawi apparently withdrew from the tournament.
Match Schedule
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