2019–20 Rugby Africa Cup

The 2019-20 Rugby Africa Cup is the first season of a restructuring of international rugby union competition by Rugby Africa after a loss of broadcast sponsorship caused the cancellation of the 2019 Rugby Africa Gold Cup, itself only the third edition of a previous restructuring of the continent's tournament.

20th Africa Cup
← 2019

The new Rugby Africa Cup replaces the multi-tiered Gold, Silver, and Bronze Cups with a seeded group stage followed by a knockout round.[1] This results in fewer matches being played, but also greatly reduced costs and travel times from the round-robin Gold Cup.

The group stage of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Structure

The top sixteen nations in African rugby enter the competition, with the bottom eight entering in the elimination stage.[3][4] Each team plays a single match and the four winners move onto the group stage, with four groups of three. The four group winners then enter the semi-finals.

Seeding

The sixteen participating teams were seeded as follows:

(World Rankings taken from November 13, 2019)[5]

Location of teams in the 2019-20 Rugby Africa Cup
Teams entering in group stage
Teams entering in elimination stage
Seed Team 2018 position WR Ranking
1 Namibia1st Gold Cup22
2 Kenya2nd Gold Cup32
3 Uganda3rd Gold Cup41
4 Tunisia4th Gold Cup39
5 Zimbabwe5th Gold Cup34
6 Algeria1st Silver Cupn/a
7 Morocco6th Gold Cup48
8 Zambia2nd Silver Cup67
9 Madagascar3rd Silver Cup51
10 Ivory Coast4th Silver Cup43
11 Senegal5th Silver Cup54
12 Ghana1st Bronze Cup92
13 Botswana6th Silver Cup71
14 Mauritius2nd Bronze Cup93
15 Rwanda3rd Bronze Cup95
16 Nigerian/a70

Elimination Stage

The elimination stage matches will be played from November to December 2019

Elimination 1

23 November 2019
11:00
Ghana  36-25  Botswana

Elimination 2

23 November 2019 Ivory Coast  60-3  Rwanda Bingerville Stadium, Abidjan  
15:00 Try: Bakary Meite 5', 34'
Salif Toure 21'
Konan Aghien Nguessan 46'
Issa Bossono 58', 80'
Paul Diallo Dit Peres 64'
Mohamed Barro 73'
Con: Jonathan Lo (3/5) 22', 35', 59'
Douho Kouhon (1/2) 74'
Pen: Jonathan Lo (4/4) 12', 19', 26', 29'
 WR Report Pen: Moise Habumugisha 70'
 Attendance: 3,500


Elimination 3

30 November 2019 Senegal  63-0  Mauritius Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar  
Try: Ousmane Ndiaye 20', 42'
Abdelkarim Fofana 24', 37'
Moussa Barry 29'
Mamadou Lamine Niang 32'
Ibrahima Thiaw 48'
Sagna Pape Alassane 69'
Mamadou Ndiaye 76'
Con: Mamadou Ndiaye (5/7) 21', 29', 33', 38', 49'
Sall Mansour (1/1) 70'
Ibrahima Diao (0/1)
Pen: Sall Mansour (1/1) 5'
Mamadou Ndiaye (1/2) 28'
Cards: Antoine Laporte  59'		 WR Report Attendance: 1,000


Elimination 4

1 December 2019 Madagascar  63-3  Nigeria Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo  
Try: Rija Rakotoarimanana 6'
Zhinot Hery 44', 59', 71'
Zo Randrianarisoa 46'
Herizo Rasoanaivo 53'
Tahina Ratsimandresy 56'
Tinelly Rabemananjara 66'
Fabrice Ramangalahy 80+1'
Con: Herizo Rasoanaivo (4/6) 7', 44', 47', 67'
Hery Rakotomanalina (1/2) 56'
Zo Randrianarisoa 80+2'
Pen: Herizo Rasoanaivo (2/4) 3', 15'
 WR Report Pen: Sulaiman Abdulganiyu 75'
Cards: Praise Rufus-Ashiedu  15'		 Attendance: 30,000

Group Stage

The group stage will be held from June-July 2020[6]

Group A
2019-2020 Rugby Africa Gold Cup
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Namibia000000000
2 Zambia000000000
3 Madagascar000000000
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, Pts = Log Points.
Namibia  Cancelled  Zambia  
12 June 2020 Zambia  Cancelled  Madagascar  
28 June 2020 Madagascar  Cancelled  Namibia  


Group B
2019-2020 Rugby Africa Gold Cup
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Kenya000000000
2 Morocco000000000
3 Ivory Coast000000000
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, Pts = Log Points.
30 May 2020 Kenya  Cancelled  Morocco  
13 June 2020 Morocco  Cancelled  Ivory Coast  
27 June 2020 Ivory Coast  Cancelled  Kenya  

Group C
2019-2020 Rugby Africa Gold Cup
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Uganda000000000
2 Algeria000000000
3 Senegal000000000
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, Pts = Log Points.
Uganda  Cancelled  Algeria  
20 June 2020 Algeria  Cancelled  Senegal  
4 July 2020 Senegal  Cancelled  Uganda  

Group D
2019-2020 Rugby Africa Gold Cup
Pos Team Pl W D L PF PA PD BP Pts
1 Tunisia000000000
2 Zimbabwe000000000
3 Ghana000000000
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, Pts = Log Points.
Tunisia  Cancelled  Zimbabwe  
20 June 2020 Zimbabwe  Cancelled  Ghana  
4 July 2020 Ghana  Cancelled  Tunisia  

Knock-Out Stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Group A Winner
 
 
 
 Group D Winner
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Group B Winner
 
 
 Group C Winner
 
Third place play-off
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

References
  1. "Continental championship Rugby Africa Cup 2020 season starts with new spectator experience". November 13, 2019.
  2. "2020".
  3. "Ghana Eagles meet Botswana Vultures in historic Rugby Africa Cup 2020 kick-off match". November 18, 2019.
  4. "Côte d'Ivoire Elephants encounter Rwanda Silverbacks in Rugby Africa Cup 2020 elimination stage". November 18, 2019.
  5. "Men's Rankings | World Rugby | worldrugby.org". www.world.rugby.
  6. "Ghana defeats Botswana 36-25 in Rugby Africa Cup 2020 kick-off match". November 23, 2019.
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