2001 Africa Cup

2nd Africa Cup

Date	17 March 2001 – 10 November 2001
Countries	Ivory Coast  Morocco  Namibia  South Africa Amateurs[1]  Tunisia  Zimbabwe
Final positions
Champions	South Africa
Runner-up	Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 Africa Cup (officially called at that time "Africa Top Six") was the second edition of the highest-level rugby union tournament in Africa. Six teams participated (South Africa with an under-23 amateurs team). The teams were divided in two pools played on a home-away basis.

Pool South

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	South Africa Am.	4	4	0	0	250	77	+173	8
2	Namibia	4	1	0	2	73	143	-111	7
3	Zimbabwe	4	1	0	2	91	194	-103	2

26 May 2001

Namibia	15 - 60	South Africa Amateurs

Windhoek

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2 June 2001

Zimbabwe	20 - 71	South Africa Amateurs

Bulawayo

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16 June 2001

South Africa Amateurs	41 - 13	Namibia

Johannesburg

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23 June 2001

South Africa Amateurs	78 - 29	Zimbabwe

Durban

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7 July 2001

Zimbabwe	27 - 26	Namibia

Harare

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14 July 2001

Namibia	19 - 15	Zimbabwe

Windhoek

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Pool North

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Morocco	4	4	0	0	85	46	+39	8
2	Ivory Coast	4	1	1	2	86	49	+37	4
2	Tunisia	4	0	1	3	28	104	-76	0

17 March 2001

Tunisia	14 - 17	Morocco

Tunis

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7 April 2001

Ivory Coast	11 - 18	Morocco

Abidjan

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21 April 2001

Morocco	20 - 18	Ivory Coast

Fes

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28 April 2001

Tunisia	11 - 11	Ivory Coast

Tunis

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12 May 2001

Ivory Coast	46 - 0	Tunisia

Abidjan

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19 May 2001

Morocco	30 - 3	Tunisia

Marrakesh

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Final

10 November 2001

Morocco	20 - 36	South Africa Amateurs

Casablanca

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References and notes

1. South Africa sent only amateur players