2012 African Sevens Championship

The 2012 African Sevens was an international rugby sevens competition organized by the Confederation of African Rugby. It was the fourth edition of the African Sevens, which had been held every four years since the year 2000, and served as the African continental qualifier for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament, hosted together with 2012 African Women's Sevens, was held in Rabat on September 29–30, 2012. General The tournament was played at Stade Bourgogne in the Moroccan city of Rabat. The event was attended by eight rugby sevens nations. On the first day they were playing in two groups of four. The second day there were places at stake was not only the medals of the event, but also two places in the finals of 2013 World Cup. The teams from South Africa and Kenya, who had already qualified for the World Cup, did not compete. In their absence, Zimbabwe won the competition, defeating Tunisia in the final. The two finalists gained promotion to the World Cup in 2013. Group stage Group A TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−PtsMAD33007434 +409NGR32014827 +217ZAM31022762 -355MAR30031743 -263 29 September 2012 MAR 0–10 ZAM Stade Bourgogne 29 September 2012 MAD 15–12 NGR Stade Bourgogne 29 September 2012 MAD 45–12 ZAM Stade Bourgogne 29 September 2012 MAR 7–19 NGR Stade Bourgogne 29 September 2012 NGR 17–5 ZAM Stade Bourgogne 29 September 2012 MAR 10–14 MAD Stade Bourgogne Group B TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−PtsZIM33006214 +489TUN32015510 +457CIV31022674 -485NAM30031762 -453 29 September 2012 ZIM 26–7 CIV Stade Bourgogne 29 September 2012 TUN 17–0 NAM Stade Bourgogne 29 September 2012 TUN 38–0 CIV Stade Bourgogne 29 September 2012 ZIM 26–7 NAM Stade Bourgogne 29 September 2012 NAM 10–19 CIV Stade Bourgogne 29 September 2012 ZIM 10–0 TUN Stade Bourgogne Knockout phase Bowl (5th–8th places) 30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne ZAM 10 NAM 22 30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne CIV 12 MAR 7 30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne NAM 24 CIV 7 30 September 2012 - Stade Bourgogne ZAM 5 MAR 14 Cup 30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne MAD 0 TUN 7 30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne ZIM 19 NGR 14 30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne TUN 12 ZIM 33 30 September 2012 - Stade Bourgogne MAD 12 NGR 19 Outright RankNationNotes 1ZIM promoted to 2013 World Cup 2TUN promoted to 2013 World Cup 3NGR 4MAD 5NAM 6CIV 7MAR 8ZAM References RWC Qualifier: Rabat, Morocco. 9/29/2012 - 9/30/2012 Rugby7 http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=MOR-2012 External links CARSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes expanded 2012 Category:2012 rugby sevens competitions Category:2012 in African rugby union rugby union Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Morocco