Rugby Africa Sevens
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| Sport | Rugby sevens |
|---|---|
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | Africa |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 Kenya |
The Africa Cup Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament involving African nations, organised by Rugby Africa. Since 2013 the tournament has been contested on an annual basis. The 2015 edition also acted as an Olympics qualification tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Prior to 2013, African Sevens tournaments were also held to determine qualification to the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
Results
Winners and runners-up for official Rugby Africa and IRB (WR) sevens tournaments:
Africa Sevens tournaments
| Year | Venue | Final | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | |||
| 2000 | Nairobi |  Zimbabwe | 26–14 | Kenya |
[1] |
| 2004 | Lusaka | Kenya | 33–14 |  Namibia |
[2] |
| 2008 | Tunis | Kenya | 26–14 | Zimbabwe |
[3] |
| 2012 | Rabat | Zimbabwe | 33–10 |  Morocco |
[4] |
Africa Cup Sevens
| Year | Venue | Final | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | |||
| 2013 | Mombasa | Kenya | 24–19 | Zimbabwe |
[5] |
| 2014 | Harare |  South Africa | 38–5 | Kenya |
[6] |
| 2015 | Johannesburg | Kenya | 19–17 | Zimbabwe |
[7] |
See also
References
- ↑ RWC Qualifier: Nairobi, Kenya. 6/23/2000 - 6/24/2000. Rugby7. 2000.
- ↑ RWC Qualifier: Lusaka, Zambia. 7/26/2004 - 7/27/2004. Rugby7. 2004.
- ↑ Africa Qualifier: Tunis, Tunisia. 10/31/2008 - 11/1/2008. Rugby7. 2008.
- ↑ RWC Qualifier: Rabat, Morocco. 9/29/2012 - 9/30/2012. Rugby7. 2012.
- ↑ Shujaa win the Africa Cup Sevens. CAR. April 28, 2013.
- ↑ SA win it, Zim qualify for Hong Kong Daily news. 1 December 2014.
- ↑ Kenya qualify for Rio 2016 Sport 24. 15 November 2015
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