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The2014 Africa Cup was the fourteenth edition of theAfrica Cup, an annual internationalrugby union tournament for African nations organised by theConfederation of African Rugby (CAR).[1] The tournament, as well as the2012 and2013 editions of it, served as thequalifiers for the2015 Rugby World Cup.
Changes from the2013 Africa Cup:
Division 1A was held between 26 June and 6 July 2014, at theMahamasina Municipal Stadium inAntananarivo,Madagascar. The winner qualified for the2015 Rugby World Cup as Africa 1, and the runner up qualified for therepechage. The competing teams were:
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 59 | +76 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 56 | +49 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 50 | +23 | 10 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 180 | –148 | 0 |
Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament IRB rankings
Match Schedule[2]
28 June 2014 | Kenya ![]() | 29 – 22 | ![]() | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium,Antananarivo,Madagascar | ||
13:00 (EAT) | Try:Humphrey Kayange, Michael Okombe, Edwin Achayo, Andrew Amonde Con: Lavin Asego 3 Pen: Lavin Asego | Match Report | Try: Heinrich Smit 2, Chrysander Botha Con:Theuns Kotzé 2 Pen:Theuns Kotzé | Attendance: 35,000 Referee: ![]() |
28 June 2014 | Zimbabwe ![]() | 57 – 22 | ![]() | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium,Antananarivo,Madagascar | ||
15:00 (EAT) | Try: Jacques Leitao 4, Lambert Groenewald, Riaan O'Neill, Stephan Hunduza, Farai Mudariki Con:Guy Cronjé 6, Lenience Tambwera Pen:Guy Cronjé | Match Report | Try: Jean de Dieu Rakotonirina, Jose Rakoto Harison, Solonirina Rasoanaivo Con: Jose Rakoto Harison 2 Pen: Jose Rakoto Harison | Attendance: 35,000 Referee: ![]() |
2 July 2014 | Zimbabwe ![]() | 20 – 24 | ![]() | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium,Antananarivo,Madagascar | ||
13:00 (EAT) | Try:Daniel Hondo, Tangai Nemadire Con:Guy Cronjé 2 Pen:Guy Cronjé 2 | Match Report | Try: Penalty try, Renaldo Bothma, Rohan Kitshoff Con:Theuns Kotzé 3 Pen:Theuns Kotzé | Referee:![]() |
2 July 2014 | Kenya ![]() | 34 – 0 | ![]() | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium,Antananarivo,Madagascar | ||
15:00 (EAT) | Referee:![]() |
6 July 2014 | Kenya ![]() | 10 – 28 | ![]() | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium,Antananarivo,Madagascar | ||
Match Report | Try: Hilton Mudariki, Riaan O'Neill, Guy Cronjé Con:Guy Cronjé 2 Pen:Guy Cronjé 3 | Referee:![]() |
6 July 2014 | Madagascar ![]() | 10 – 89 | ![]() | Mahamasina Municipal Stadium,Antananarivo,Madagascar | ||
Match Report | Try:Renaldo Bothma 4, David Philander 2, Penalty try 2, Rohan Kitshoff, Jaco Engels, Chrysander Botha, Heinrich Smit, Johan Tromp Con:Theuns Kotzé 12 | Referee:![]() |
Division 1B was held between 9 and 14 June 2014, inTunis, Tunisia. The competing teams were:
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
10 June 2014 | ||||||
![]() | 19 | |||||
14 June 2014 | ||||||
![]() | 21 | |||||
![]() | 6 | |||||
10 June 2014 | ||||||
![]() | 26 | |||||
![]() | 22 | |||||
![]() | 14 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
14 June 2014 | ||||||
![]() | 31 | |||||
![]() | 32 |
Semi-finals
10 June 2014 | Uganda ![]() | 19 – 21 | ![]() | Stade Municipal,Nabeul,Tunisia | ||
10 June 2014 | Tunisia ![]() | 22 – 14 | ![]() | Stade Municipal,Nabeul,Tunisia | ||
3rd Place Playoff
14 June 2014 | Uganda ![]() | 31 – 32 | ![]() | Stade Municipal,Nabeul,Tunisia | ||
Final
14 June 2014 | Tunisia ![]() | 26 – 6 | ![]() | Stade Municipal,Nabeul,Tunisia | ||
Division 1C was held between 14 and 21 June 2014, inGaborone, Botswana.
Morocco were initially supposed to play in Division 1C, but withdrew; they were replaced by South African club side, the2014 SARU Community Cup champions Rustenburg Impala.[3]
The competing teams were:
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 36 | +165 | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 218 | 78 | +140 | 10 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 68 | +93 | 10 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 126 | −35 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 153 | −92 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 281 | −271 | 0 |
Match Schedule[4]
15 June 2014 | Mauritius ![]() | 17 – 61 | ![]() | University of Botswana Stadium,Gaborone,Botswana | ||
15 June 2014 | Botswana ![]() | 86 – 0 | ![]() | University of Botswana Stadium,Gaborone,Botswana | ||
15 June 2014 | Nigeria ![]() | 20 – 30 | ![]() | University of Botswana Stadium,Gaborone,Botswana | ||
18 June 2014 | Nigeria ![]() | 61 – 10 | ![]() | University of Botswana Stadium,Gaborone,Botswana | ||
18 June 2014 | Zambia ![]() | 17 – 67 | ![]() | University of Botswana Stadium,Gaborone,Botswana | ||
18 June 2014 | Botswana ![]() | 9 – 54 | ![]() | University of Botswana Stadium,Gaborone,Botswana | ||
21 June 2014 | Botswana ![]() | 66 – 14 | ![]() | University of Botswana Stadium,Gaborone,Botswana | ||
21 June 2014 | Rustenburg Impala![]() | 86 – 10 | ![]() | University of Botswana Stadium,Gaborone,Botswana | ||
21 June 2014 | Mauritius ![]() | 134 – 0 | ![]() | University of Botswana Stadium,Gaborone,Botswana | ||
Like in 2013, Division 2 is divided into North and South Groups. The North tournament was conducted under 7-a-side laws (similar to the2012 tournament), while the South tournament was conducted under 15-a-side laws.
The North Group tournament was held inOuagadougou, Burkina Faso on 17 and 18 May 2014. The competing teams were:
Place | Nation[5] | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 57 | +10 | 13 |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 31 | +59 | 13 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 37 | +63 | 12 |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 50 | 51 | -1 | 8 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 145 | -133 | 5 |
Match Schedule
17 May 2014 | Mali ![]() | 26 – 5 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
17 May 2014 | Burkina Faso ![]() | 5 – 12 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
17 May 2014 | Niger ![]() | 0 – 10 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
17 May 2014 | Togo ![]() | 22 – 0 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
17 May 2014 | Mali ![]() | 12 – 12 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
17 May 2014 | Niger ![]() | 7 – 12 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
17 May 2014 | Ghana ![]() | 33 – 0 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
17 May 2014 | Niger ![]() | 7 – 26 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
17 May 2014 | Burkina Faso ![]() | 15 – 7 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
17 May 2014 | Togo ![]() | 0 – 40 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
17 May 2014 | Burkina Faso ![]() | 33 – 0 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
17 May 2014 | Niger ![]() | 12 – 0 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
18 May 2014 | Burkina Faso ![]() | 25 – 5 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
18 May 2014 | Mali ![]() | 5 – 7 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
18 May 2014 | Niger ![]() | 31 – 7 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
18 May 2014 | Mali ![]() | 25 – 12 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
18 May 2014 | Mali ![]() | 5 – 5 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
18 May 2014 | Togo ![]() | 10 – 5 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
18 May 2014 | Burkina Faso ![]() | 8 – 5 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
18 May 2014 | Niger ![]() | 10 – 5 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
18 May 2014 | Burkina Faso ![]() | 15 – 5 | ![]() | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
The South Group tournament was held inKigali, Rwanda in between 3–7 June 2014. The competing teams were:
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus points | Table points | |||||
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played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 1 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 0 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 0 | 4 |
Only 11Democratic Republic of the Congo players arrived for their match againstBurundi. A match was played, with DRC winning 20-7.[6] However, Burundi were awarded the match on forfeit, due to DRC only having 11 eligible players available.[7]
3 June 2014 | Burundi ![]() | 6-15 | ![]() | Amahoro Stadium,Kigali City,Rwanda | ||
Pen: Christian Mugabonihera 2 | Report | Try: Abdul Ngoge, Benjamin Makombe, Vincent Kamali |
5 June 2014 | Burundi ![]() | Burundi win on forfeit | ![]() | Amahoro Stadium,Kigali City,Rwanda | ||
7 June 2014 | Rwanda ![]() | 5 - 9 | ![]() | Amahoro Stadium,Kigali City,Rwanda | ||