2007 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification

International rugby union competition Africa 12 March 2005 11 November 2006 13 2003 2011 In qualifying for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, there was one place available for African teams, and one place in the repechage. In the group rounds, there were three points awarded for a win, two for a draw, and one for a loss. There were no bonus points awarded. Namibia won the qualification process and qualified as Africa 1. Morocco, as Africa 2, advanced to the Repechage Round, where they were defeated by Portugal. Qualification process Round 1a Two groups of three teams each, winners of each group playoff for one place in Africa Round 1b. Round 1b Two groups of three teams each, winners of each group qualify for Africa Round 2, second placed teams playoff for the remaining place in Africa Round 2. Round 2 Two groups of three teams each, winners of each group qualify for Africa Round 3. Round 3 Playoff of the winners of each group in Round 2, winner qualifies for World Cup as Africa 1, Runner up advances to the Repechage Round as Africa 2, to play Europe 4. Round 1a Northern Pool Final Standings Advances to playoff PlaceNationGamesPointsTable pointsplayedwondrawnlostdifference1Senegal2200 +4662Cameroon2101 +443Nigeria2002 -502 Matches 12 March 2005 SEN 46 - 6 NGR Dakar, Senegal 26 March 2005 CMR 0 - 6 SEN Douala, Cameroon 16 April 2005 NGR 8 - 18 CMR Lagos, Nigeria Southern Pool Final Standings Advances to playoff PlaceNationGamesPointsTable pointsplayedwondrawnlostdifference1Zambia2101 +342Botswana2101 +343Eswatini2101 -64 Matches 12 March 2005 SWZ 24 - 23 ZMB Mbabane, Eswatini 09 April 2005 ZMB 28 - 24 BOT Lusaka, Zambia 23 April 2005 BOT 19 - 12 SWZ Botswana Playoff Matches 28 May 2005 SEN 22 - 14 ZMB Senegal 4 June 2005 ZMB 6 - 13 SEN Zambia Senegal true win 35–20 on aggregate and advance to round 1b. Round 1b Pool A Final Standings Qualifies to Round 2 Advances to playoff PlaceNationGamesPointsTable pointsplayedwondrawnlostdifference1Ivory Coast2200 +4462Zimbabwe2101 -2443Senegal2002 -202 Matches 25 June 2005 ZIM 21 - 15 SEN Zimbabwe 09 July 2005 SEN 6 - 20 CIV Senegal 23 July 2005 CIV 33 - 3 ZIM Ivory Coast Pool B Final Standings Qualifies to Round 2 Advances to playoff PlaceNationGamesPointsTable pointsplayedwondrawnlostdifference1Kenya2110 +352Uganda2101 +143Madagascar2011 -43 Matches 11 June 2005 KEN 24 - 24 MAD Kenya 25 June 2005 UGA 5 - 8 KEN Uganda 10 July 2005 MAD 14 - 18 UGA Madagascar Playoff Matches 06 August 2005 ZIM 22 - 16 UGA Harare, Zimbabwe 20 August 2005 UGA 20 - 9 ZIM Kampala, Uganda UGA true win 36–31 on aggregate and advances to round 2. Round 2 Pool 1 Final Standings Qualifies to Round 3 PlaceNationGamesPointsTable pointsplayedwondrawnlostdifference1Namibia4202 +5782Tunisia4202 +2483Kenya4202 -818 Matches 27 May 2006 NAM 82 - 12 KEN Windhoek, Namibia 10 June 2006 KEN 25 - 21 TUN Nairobi, Kenya 01 July 2006 TUN 24 - 7 NAM Tunis, Tunisia 09 September 2006 KEN 30 - 26 NAM Nairobi, Kenya 23 September 2006 TUN 31 - 12 KEN Tunis, Tunisia 07 October 2006 NAM 23 - 15 TUN Windhoek, Namibia Pool 2 Final Standings Qualifies to Round 3 PlaceNationGamesPointsTable pointsplayedwondrawnlostdifference1Morocco4310 +51112Ivory Coast4112 -3073Uganda4103 -216 Matches 03 June 2006 MAR 36 - 3 UGA Casablanca, Morocco 17 June 2006 CIV 9 - 9 MAR Abidjan, Ivory Coast 01 July 2006 UGA 32 - 7 CIV Kampala, Uganda 09 September 2006 UGA 3 - 5 MAR Kampala, Uganda 23 September 2006 CIV 18 - 7 UGA Abidjan, Ivory Coast 07 October 2006 MAR 23 - 7 CIV Casablanca, Morocco Round 3 – 2006 28 October 2006 NAM 25 - 7 MAR Windhoek, Namibia 11 November 2006 MAR 8 - 27 NAM Casablanca, Morocco Namibia true won 52–15 on aggregate and qualified directly to Rugby World Cup 2007 as Africa 1. Morocco true advanced to the Repechage Round as Africa 2, where they were eliminated by Portugal as Europe 4. External links World Cup website 2007 Africa Category:2005 in African rugby union Category:2006 in African rugby union