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2019 Rugby Africa season

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19th Africa Cup
Final positions
Champions Zimbabwe
Runner-up Kenya
2018
2019-20


The 2019 Rugby Africa season experienced significant restructuring and downsizing from the previous two seasons due to the loss of sponsor Kwese Sports.[1] Due to the lack of funding, the previous formats of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze divisions of the Africa Cup were replaced with a revival of the Victoria Cup[2] and a regional West African series.

Men's Tournaments

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Victoria Cup

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The Victoria Cup was held for the first time since 2011 and featured four nations playing a double round robin. The fixtures between Kenya and Uganda doubled as the two legs of the Elgon Cup.

2019 Victoria Cup
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1  Zimbabwe 6 5 0 1 187 132 +55 3 23
2  Kenya 6 4 0 2 168 104 +64 5 21
3  Uganda 6 3 0 3 146 140 +6 2 14
4  Zambia 6 0 0 6 102 227 -125 0 0
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points.
1 bonus point for a loss by less than 8 points, 1 bonus point for scoring 3 more tries than opponent

Matches

22 June 2019 Kenya  13-16  Uganda Mamboleo Showground, Kisumu  
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13 July 2019 Uganda  5-16  Kenya Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala  
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13 July 2019 Zimbabwe  39-10  Zambia Harare Sports Club, Harare  
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27 July 2019 Zambia  23-43  Kenya Diggers Rugby Club, Kitwe  
WR Report Attendance: 3,500
27 July 2019 Uganda  26-31  Zimbabwe Legends RC, Kampala  
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3 August 2019 Zimbabwe  30-29  Kenya Hartsfield, Bulawayo  
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Attendance: 2,500
17 August 2019 Uganda  38-22  Zambia Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala  
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24 August 2019 Zimbabwe  32-26  Uganda Harare Sports Club, Harare  
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24 August 2019 Kenya  31-16  Zambia RFUEA Ground, Nairobi  
WR Report Attendance: 1,800
31 August 2019 Zambia  26-35  Uganda Chester Dean Arena, Lusaka  
WR Report Attendance: 2,000
14 September 2019 Zambia  5-41  Zimbabwe Chester Dean Arena, Lusaka  
WR Report Attendance: 2,500
21 September 2019 Kenya  36-14  Zimbabwe NAC Grounds, Nairobi  
WR Report Attendance: 2,500

West African Series

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The Ghana Rugby Football Union organized a regional series for West African nations.[3]

2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1  Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 37 26 +11 0 8
2  Nigeria 2 1 0 1 28 27 +1 1 5
3  Ghana 2 0 0 2 24 36 -12 1 1
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points.
1 bonus point for a loss by less than 8 points, 1 bonus point for scoring 3 more tries than opponent
28 July 2019 Ghana  12-22  Ivory Coast Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina  
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Attendance: 100
31 July 2019 Ivory Coast  15-14  Nigeria Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina  
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Attendance: 100
3 August 2019 Ghana  12-14  Nigeria Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina  
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Attendance: 150

References

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  1. ^ Njiru, Eric. "Africa Gold Cup cancelled". ragahouse.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ world.rugby. "Zimbabwe win Victoria Cup | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  3. ^ https://www.world.rugby/tournament/1950[permanent dead link]