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Rugby Africa

Administrative body for rugby union in Africa

Summary

Administrative body for rugby union in Africa

Field	Value
name	Rugby Africa
native_name	Rugby Afrique
native_name_lang	FR
image	Rugby Africa logo 2018.svg
size	230px
caption
type	Sports federation
formation	1986
2014
headquarters	Tunis
membership	37 unions
leader_title	President
leader_name	Herbert Mensah
leader_title2	Vice President
leader_name2	Andrew Owor
leader_title3	Treasurer
leader_name3	Dr Elvis Tano
leader_title4	Secretary
leader_name4	Jurie Roux
affiliations	World Rugby
website

2014

Rugby Africa is the administrative body for rugby union within the continent of Africa under the authority of World Rugby, which is the world governing body of rugby union. , Rugby Africa has 37 member nations and runs several rugby tournaments for national teams, including the Africa Cup which is the main 15-a-side competition for African national teams.

Rugby Africa was founded in 1986 as the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) to promote, develop, organise and administer the game of rugby in Africa. It was renamed Rugby Africa in December 2014.

The President of Rugby Africa is the Herbert Mensah from Ghana.

History

Logo from 1986 to 2014]] --

The Confederation of African Rugby (French: Confédération Africaine de Rugby) was officially launched in January 1986 in Tunis. The inaugural members at the meeting were Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Senegal, the Seychelles, Tanzania and Tunisia. A meeting was held in July 1992 in Casablanca with the view of integrating the SARFU into the confederation. South Africa had been denied entry until this time because of the government policy of apartheid (South African rugby had been governed by the mainly white South African Rugby Board and the mainly black South African Rugby Union). In March 1992 these were formally combined to form the South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU). The Confederation now has 37 member nations.

African Rugby Charter

The African Rugby Charter was signed by the President of CAR, Abdelaziz Bougja, the then President of the South African Rugby Union (SARFU) Brian van Rooyen, in the presence of former South African president Nelson Mandela, and the South African Minister of Sport, Makhenkesi Stofile.

Members

World Rugby full members who are part of Rugby Africa:

(2021)
(1994)
(2020)
(2021)
(1999)
(2004)
(1988)
(2024)
(1990)
Lesotho Lesotho (2024)
(1998)
(2009)
(1988)
(1990)
(2001)
(2004)
(1999)
(1949)
(1998)
(1988)
(1997)
(1995)
(1987)

World Rugby associate members who are part of Rugby Africa:

(2004)
(2004)
(2004)

World Rugby non-members who are part of Rugby Africa (full or affiliate member):

World Rugby suspended members who are part of Rugby Africa:

(2003)

Non-member countries working with the governing body (Rugby Africa non-members too):

Defunct African National Rugby Union Teams

(1950-1982) (combined players from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania)
(1930s) (now Malawi)
(1910-1979) (now Zimbabwe)
(1971-1997) (Now Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Denotes associate membership date. --

World Rugby Rankings

Competitions

Tournaments run by Rugby Africa include:

;Senior Men ;Men XV

Rugby Africa Cup
- Rugby Africa Gold Cup
- Rugby Africa Silver Cup
- Rugby Africa Bronze Cup
African Development Trophy ;Men VII
Africa Men's Sevens ;Senior Women ;Women XV
Rugby Africa Women's Cup
- Rugby Africa Women's Cup Division 1 ;Women VII
Africa Women's Sevens ;Youth ;Men XV
U20 Barthés Trophy

Development programs

The CAR formed agreements in 2014 which allowed member unions from Anglophone and Francophone nations in Africa to access training programs within the sports academies and administrative headquarters of the South African Rugby Union and French Rugby Federation, respectively. These agreements, designed to foster rugby development across the continent, were signed in January 2015, and followed earlier arrangements with the SARU and French club Castres Olympique which were made in 2006.

Leopards

Main article: African Leopards

The African Leopards are a representative team from Africa which aims to promote the sport throughout the whole of Africa. The Leopards played their first ever match in July 2005 at Ellis Park as a curtain raiser between Springboks and Australia.

World Cup qualifying

Rugby Africa nations participate in qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup every four years. Four Rugby Africa nations – Ivory Coast, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe – have qualified to play in Rugby World Cups.

Tournament	Automatically qualified	Qualified via competition	Qualified via repechage	Eliminated in repechage	Eliminated at final stage	Eliminated at third stage	Eliminated at second stage	Eliminated at first stage	Eliminated at preliminary round
1987
1991
1995

1999

2003



2007


2011



2015



2019



2023



2027

Notes

References

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(14 January 2015). "World Rugby Handbook". World Rugby.
"Inside World Rugby". World Rugby.
(12 May 2021). "Rugby's global expansion increases in Africa".
(21 May 2017). "Ghana welcomed as full member union of World Rugby". World Rugby.
Jepchumba, Priscilla. (2024-11-16). "Rugby's Global Reach Expands As Three Nations Earn Full Membership".
(2024-11-13). "Egypt, Guatemala and Lesotho achieve World Rugby Full Member status".
(12 November 2015). "Rwanda welcomed as full member union of World Rugby". World Rugby.
"General Assembly 2016". Rugby Afrique.
(21 November 2013). "Indonesia becomes full member and Brunei associate member of IRB as two African unions suspended". The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations.
"Competitions".
''Ken Borland'', [http://www.southerntimesafrica.com/articles/9687/CAR-drives-Rugby-s-growth-through-Africa-/#.VOa44KLQtIw CAR drives Rugby's growth through Africa]. The Southern Times. 11 April 2014.
[http://www.rugbyafrique.com/agreements-signature-2/ Agreements signed]. Rugby Afrique. 6 January 2015.

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