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2005 Africa Cup
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International rugby competition
6th Africa Cup(CAR championship) Morocco 3 September 2005 –9 November 2005 Morocco Madagascar 12 KENCIVMDGMARNAMZAFTUNUGAZIM 2004 2006
The 2005 Africa Cup (official name "Top 9") was the 6th edition of the continental rugby union tournament arranged by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR).
It was won by Morocco, who defeated Madagascar in the final.
The final was played at the Stade de France before the match between France and South Africa match of the 2005 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe. The match was arranged in that venue, due to participation of South African Amateurs selection, who were surprisingly defeated in the semifinal by Madagascar.
Division 1 (Africa Cup)
First round
Pool A
3 September 2005 UGA 5 – 13 ZIM Kampala
17 September 2005 ZIM 29 – 47 RSA Harare
1 October 2005 RSA 98 – 10 UGA Johannesburg
Three points for a victory, two for a draw, and one for a loss
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|Played
!width=40|Won
!width=40|Drawn
!width=40|Lost
!width=40|For
!width=40|Against
!width=40|Difference
!width=40|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center
|align=left|RSA
|2||2||0||0||145||39||+ 106||6
|- align=center
|align=left| ZIM
|2||1||0||1||42||52||- 10||4
|- align=center
|align=left| UGA
|2||0||0||2||15||111||- 96||2
|}
Pool B
3 September 2005 NAM 6 – 0 CIV FORFAIT
17 September 2005 MDG 30 – 10 CIV Antananarivo
1 October 2005 NAM 55 – 17 MDG Windhoek
Three points for a victory, two for a draw, and one for a loss
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|Played
!width=40|Won
!width=40|Drawn
!width=40|Lost
!width=40|For
!width=40|Against
!width=40|Difference
!width=40|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center
|align=left|NAM
|2||2||0||0||61||17||+ 44||6
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center
|align=left| MDG
|2||1||0||1||47||65||- 18||4
|- align=center
|align=left| CIV
|1||0||0||1||10||36||- 26||1
|}
Pool C
23 April 2005 TUN 3 – 10 MAR Tunis
7 May 2005 MAR 19 – 3 KEN Casablanca
21 May 2005 KEN 37 – 15 TUN Nairobi
Three points for a victory, two for a draw, and one for a loss
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=165|Team
!width=40|Played
!width=40|Won
!width=40|Drawn
!width=40|Lost
!width=40|For
!width=40|Against
!width=40|Difference
!width=40|Pts
|- bgcolor=#ccffcc align=center
|align=left|MAR
|2||2||0||0||29||6||+ 23||6
|- align=center
|align=left| KEN
|2||1||0||1||40||34||+6||4
|- align=center
|align=left| TUN
|2||0||0||2||18||27||- 29||2
|}
Knockout stage
Semifinals
5 November 2005 RSA 31 – 33 MDG Johannesburg
5 November 2005 MAR 49 – 0 NAM Casablanca
Final
26 November 2005 MAR 43 – 6 MDG Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Division 2
2005 CAR Development Trophy
External links
Rugby : le Maroc champion d’Afrique - aujourdhui.ma
2005
Category:2004 rugby union tournaments for national teams
Category:2005 in African rugby union