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2007 Africa Cup

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8th Africa Cup
Tournament details
Date26 May 2007 –
27 November 2007
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Uganda
Runner-up Madagascar
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
2006

The 2007 Africa Cup was the eighth edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa. The competition involved twelve teams that were divided into two zones (North and South). Each zone was then divided into two pools of three. Each pool winner then qualified for a semi-final; the semi-final winners then played each other in the final.

Nations

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The teams competing were:

°South Africa sent only amateur players.

Division 1 (Africa Cup)

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Pool stage

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Pool winners qualify for the semi-finals.

Bonus point system: 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 0 for a loss, 1 point for scoring four tries in a game, 1 point for losing by seven or less.

North Pool Group A

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Place Nation Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1  Kenya 2 2 0 0 45 35 0 8
2  Morocco 2 1 0 1 36 29 1 5
3  Cameroon 2 0 0 2 25 42 1 1
26 May 2007
Morocco 20 – 6 Cameroon
Casablanca

23 June 2007
Kenya 23 – 16 Morocco
Nairobi

7 July 2007
Cameroon 19 – 22 Kenya
Yaoundé

North Pool Group B

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Place Nation Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost for against
1  Ivory Coast 2 2 0 0 28 24 0 8
2  Tunisia 2 1 0 1 25 22 1 5
3  Senegal 2 0 0 2 16 23 2 2
26 May 2007
Senegal 10 – 12 Ivory Coast
Dakar

23 June 2007
Tunisia 11 – 6 Senegal
Tunis

7 July 2007
Ivory Coast 16 – 14 Tunisia
Abidjan

South Pool Group A

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Place Nation Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost against for
1  Uganda 2 2 0 0 41 24 0 8
2  Namibia 2 1 0 1 102 30 2 6
3  Zambia 2 0 0 2 15 104 0 0
26 May 2007
Namibia 83 – 10 Zambia
Windhoek

23 June 2007
Uganda 20 – 19 Namibia
Kampala

7 July 2007
Zambia 5 – 21 Uganda
Lusaka

South Pool Group B

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Place Nation Games Points Bonus Table
points
played won drawn lost against for
1  Madagascar 2 2 0 0 51 29 0 8
2  South Africa Amateurs 2 1 0 1 45 29 1 5
3  Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2 37 75 1 1
26 May 2007
South Africa Amateurs 45 – 8 Zimbabwe
Johannesburg

23 June 2007
Madagascar 21 – 0
(withdrew)
 South Africa Amateurs

7 July 2007
Zimbabwe 29 – 30 Madagascar
Harare

Knockout stage

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Played in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Semi-finals

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26 September 2007
Uganda 24 – 12 Kenya
Antananarivo

26 September 2007
Madagascar 32 – 25 Ivory Coast
Antananarivo

Third place play-off

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29 September 2007
Kenya 20 – 17 Ivory Coast
Antananarivo

Final

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Division 2

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