2019 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification

Qualifying for the 2019 Rugby World Cup for Africa Rugby will begin in June 2016, where across 3 years, 14 teams will compete for one direct qualification spot into the final tournament, and one spot in the Repechage tournament.

Format

The Africa Cup, controlled by Rugby Africa (CAR), will be the regional qualification tournament for Rugby World Cup 2019, with Divisions 1A, 1B and 1C being involved in the process. The teams competing in the 2016 1B and 1C Divisions will act as Round 1, with the winner of Division 1C being promoted to 1B, for the second regional qualification round in 2017. While the teams competing in Division 1B, will be contesting against each other to earn the right to remain in Division 1B for the second regional qualification round, with the team placed bottom being eliminated from Rugby World Cup contention.

2017 saw Divisions 1A and 1B act as Round 2, with the winner of Division 1B being promoted to 1A, for the third and final regional qualification round in 2018. The teams competing in Division 1A, will be competing against each other to stay in the top division, with the bottom placed team being relegated and therefore eliminated from Rugby World Cup contention.

2018 will see the final round take place, with the winner of Division 1A qualifying as Africa 1, and the runner-up, Africa 2, advancing to the Repechage tournament for a second chance to qualify.

Entrants

Fourteen teams will compete for the 2019 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification. Shown in parentheses are the teams world rankings prior to the first African qualification match on 5 June 2016 (currently set as of 28 March 2016).

Qualified nations

Round 1

Main article: 2016 Africa Cup

The first round will consist of ten matches between 10 teams. The winner of the Africa Cup Division 1C (Round 1A), will advance to the second round and will be promoted to division 1B for 2017, while the top five teams in division 1B (Round 1B), will also advance into the second round.

Round 1A: 2016 Africa Cup Division 1C

Africa Cup Division 1C will be contested by four teams in a knockout format. The tournament will be held in Casablanca, Morocco.

Semi-finals Final
5 June 2016 – Casablanca
  Cameroon    
  Mauritius    
 
11 June 2016 – Casablanca
     TBD  
   TBD  
Third place play-off
5 June 2016 – Casablanca 11 June 2016 – Casablanca
  Morocco    TBD  
  Nigeria      TBD  

Round 1B: 2016 Africa Cup Division 1B

Africa Cup Division 1B will be contested by six teams, in a two-group round-robin tournament. Pool 1 will be held in Tunis, Tunisia, while Pool 2 will be held in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Pool 1

Advances to division final
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Botswana000000000
1 Ivory Coast000000000
1 Tunisia000000000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 4 points
Draw - 2 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Pool 2

Advances to division final
Place Nation Games Points Bonus
points		 Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Madagascar000000000
1 Senegal000000000
1 Zambia000000000
Points were awarded to the teams as follows:
Win - 4 points
Draw - 2 points
4 or more tries - 1 point
Loss within 7 points - 1 point
Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points

Final

16 July 2016
TBD v TBD
TBD

Round 2

Round 2A: 2017 Africa Cup Division 1B

Teams and fixtures to be decided.

Round 2B: 2017 Africa Cup Division 1A

Teams and fixtures to be decided.

Round 3: 2018 Africa Cup Division 1A

Teams and fixtures to be decided.

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