2004 CAR Development Trophy
      
2004 CAR Development Trophy| Tournament details | 
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| Date | 1 May– 27 November 2004
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| No. of nations | 13 | 
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| Final positions | 
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| Champions |  Botswana | 
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| Runner-up |  Mali | 
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| Tournament statistics | 
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| Matches played | 21 | 
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The 2004 CAR Development Trophy was the third edition of lower level rugby union tournament in Africa.
After a preliminary, the teams were divided in three pools, with a final between the winner of each of them.
Preliminary
 First Round 
 Pool South 
 Pool North "A" 
 Pool North "B" 
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | diff. | Pts | 
| 1 |  Niger | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 3 | +68 | 5 | 
| 2 |  Togo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 3 | 
| 3 |  Benin | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 51 | -34 | 3 | 
| 4 |  Ghana | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 46 | -38 | 1 | 
 Final Pool 
| Pos. | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | diff. | Pts | 
| 1 |  Botswana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | +43 | 4 | 
| 2 |  Mali | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | == | 2 | 
| 3 |  Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 48 | -43 | 0 | 
 See also 
 References 
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