Rugby Africa Women's Cup
The Rugby Africa Women's Cup is an international women's rugby union competition contested by women's national teams from Africa.
Current season or competition: 2021 Rugby Africa Women's Cup | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2019 |
| Governing body | Africa (Rugby Africa) |
| Holders |  South Africa (2019) |
| Most titles | South Africa (1 title) |
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third | Score | Fourth | ||
| 2019 | Johannesburg, South Africa |
South Africa |
n/a |  Kenya |
 Madagascar |
n/a |  Uganda |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | ||||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, only test matches | ||||||
- ^n/a : A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
Editions
2019 Rugby Africa Women's Cup
The 2019 championship was held in South Africa and was the 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifier for the African continent. The tournament was played as a single round-robin at the Bosman Stadium in Brakpan from 9–17 August 2019.[1] Four women's national teams competed.[2]
South Africa was undefeated in their three matches and won direct entry to the 2021 World Cup.[1] Kenya advanced to the cross-regional repechage play-off against the South American winner.[1]
Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 7 | +194 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Kenya |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Madagascar |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 123 | -103 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Uganda |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 141 | -114 | 0 | 2 |
Round 1
| Test:1337 | 2019-08-09 | Madagascar |
5–35 | Kenya |
Johannesburg [-/-/-] |
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| Test:1338 | 2019-08-09 | South Africa |
89–7 | Uganda |
Johannesburg [-/-/-] |
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Round 2
| Test:1340 | 2019-08-13 | Kenya |
37–5 | Uganda |
Johannesburg [-/-/-] |
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| Test:1341 | 2019-08-13 | South Africa |
73–0 | Madagascar |
Johannesburg [-/-/-] |
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Round 3
| Test:1343 | 2019-08-17 | South Africa |
39–0 | Kenya |
Johannesburg [-/-/-] |
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| Test:1344 | 2019-08-17 | Madagascar |
15–15 | Uganda |
Johannesburg [-/-/-] |
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2021 season
The 2021 Rugby Africa Cup Women’s 15s tournament was apparently planned to take place from 9 – 17 October 2021, at the Stade de Rugby d’El Menzah in Tunis, Tunisia.[4] However only test matches were played during 2021.[5]
| Test:1397 | 2021-06-09 | Burkina Faso  |
0–37 |  Cameroon |
[-/-/-] |
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| Test:1398 | 2021-06-12 | Cameroon |
35–3 | Burkina Faso |
[-/-/-] |
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| Test:1399 | 2021-07-03 | Kenya |
15–27 | Madagascar |
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi [26/4/2] |
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| Test:1400 | 2021-07-11 | Madagascar |
10–0 | Kenya |
Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi [5/27/3] |
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| Test:1401 | 2021-07-14 | Uganda |
41–0 |  Zimbabwe |
Kyadondo RFC, Kampala [27/7/1] |
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| Test:1402 | 2021-07-18 | Zimbabwe |
3–34 | Uganda |
Kyadondo RFC, Kampala [8/28/2] |
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| Test:1412 | 2021-10-09 | Tunisia  |
14–3 |  Senegal |
Stade El Menzah, Tunis [-/-/-] |
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| Test:1413 | 2021-07-13 | Senegal |
45–5 |  Ivory Coast |
Stade El Menzah, Tunis [-/-/-] |
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| Test:1415 | 2021-07-16 | Tunisia |
61–0 | Ivory Coast |
Stade El Menzah, Tunis [-/-/-] |
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See also
References
- "Springbok Women Qualify for 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup". Rugby Africa. Johannesburg: Rugby Africa. 18 August 2019.
- Langat, Kennedy (12 August 2019). "Kenya to face Uganda on Tuesday in Rugby Africa Women's Cup". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020.
- "RUGBY AFRICA W'S CUP 2019". Rugby Africa. Johannesburg: Rugby Africa.
- AfricaNews (2021-10-05). "Rugby Africa Cup Women's 15s Tournament to Take Place between 9 - 17 October 2021". Africanews. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- "Series of test matches between various African teams". Rugby Africa official website. 2021.