North Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Egypt |
| Date | 26–30 October |
| No. of nations | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Algeria |
| Runner-up | Egypt |
← 2009 | |
The 2010 CAR Development Trophy , also known as the 2010 African Development Trophy, was the seventh edition of third (former second) level rugby union tournament in Africa. The competition involved ten teams that are divided into two zones North, central and south.
Two tournaments were held in northern and southern zones. The northern tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt. [1] [2] The southern tournament was held in an away/home legs.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Egypt |
| Date | 26–30 October |
| No. of nations | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Algeria |
| Runner-up | Egypt |
← 2009 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12–20 December 2009 |
| No. of nations | 2 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Rwanda |
| Runner-up |  Burundi |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 2 |
← 2009 | |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | ||||
| 1 | Rwanda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Burundi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
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