2012 Africa Cup

12th Africa Cup

Final positions
Champions	Zimbabwe
Runner-up	Uganda
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The 2012 Africa Cup was the twelfth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR). ^{[1] [2]} The tournaments between 2012 and 2014 will also serve as qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Changes from last season

Changes from the 2011 Africa Cup:

•   Morocco and   Namibia were relegated from Division 1A to Division 1B after withdrawing from the 2011 event.
•   Uganda and   Zimbabwe were promoted from Division 1B to Division 1A.
•   Ivory Coast were relegated from Division 1B to Division 1C after withdrawing from the 2011 event.
•   Senegal were promoted from Division 1C to Division 1B.
•   Mauritius and   Nigeria were promoted from Division 1D to Division 1C.
• Division 1D was discontinued.
• Division 2 (North) and Division 2 (South) were merged into a single Division 2.
•   Algeria and   Egypt joined in Division 2.
•   Chad withdrew from Division 2 (North).
•   Burundi and   Rwanda withdrew from Division 2.
•   DR Congo,   Congo,   Gabon,   Libya,   Mauritania,   Réunion,   Eswatini and   Tanzania - who all withdrew at some stage for the 2011 tournament - were not included in the 2012 tournament.

Group 1A

Group 1A was held from 10 to 14 July in Tunis, Tunisia.

Teams

The teams competing in Group 1A:

•   Kenya
•   Tunisia
•   Uganda
•   Zimbabwe

Table

2012 Africa Cup Group 1A Classification
Pos	Team
1	Zimbabwe
2	Uganda
3	Kenya
4	Tunisia
Zimbabwe were crowned champions.   Tunisia were relegated to Group 1B.

Results

Semi-finals

	10 July 2012	Tunisia	14 – 30	Zimbabwe	Stade Municipal de Jemmal
					Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Cyril Lafon

	10 July 2012	Uganda	21 – 19	Kenya	Stade Municipal de Jemmal
					Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Arnaud Blondel

Third place playoff

	14 July 2012	Tunisia	24 – 31	Kenya	Stade Municipal de Jemmal
		Try: Khalfi Gmir Con: Bahraoiui Pen: Chelly Bahraoiui Drop: Aissa Khalifa		Try: Mose Ajimo Onyango (2) Ouma Con: Mose Jenis (2)	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Arnaud Blondel

Final

14 July 2012

Zimbabwe	22 - 18	Uganda
Try: Karuru 53' c Con: Tambwera (1/1) 54' Pen: Tambwera 11', 31', 46', 59', 63'		Try: Lubega 70' Ogwete 77' c Con: Kizza (1/2) 77' Pen: Kinene 48', 66'

Stade Municipal de Jemmal, Jemmal Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Cyril Lafon (France)

FB 15 Tangai Nemadire RW 14 Kuda Chiwanza OC 13 Josh Rowe IC 12 Daniel Hondo LW 11 Gardner Nechirounga FH 10 Lenience Tambwera SH 9 Scotty Jones  75' N8 8 Norman Mukondiwa OF 7 Jacques Leitao BF 6 Shingi Mpofu RL 5 Costa Dinha  52' LL 4 Jan Ferreira  52' TP 3 Pieter Joubert  63' HK 2 Tatenda Karuru LP 1 Denford Mutamangira Replacements: 16 Prayer Chitenderu 17 Brian Makamure  63' 18 Fortune Chipendu  52' 19 Takunda Chifokoyo  52' 20 Charles Jiji  75' 21 Tichafara Makwanya 22 Raymond De Jong

FB 15 Benon Kizza RW 14 Justin Kimono OC 13 Michael Okobal IC 12 Paul Kabazzi LW 11 Bishop Onen  50' FH 10 Edmond Tumusiime SH 9 Anthony Kinene  63' N8 8 Marvin Odong  45' OF 7 Mathias Ochwo 57' to 67' BF 6 Scott Oluoch 45' to 55' RL 5 Timothy Dumba  45' LL 4 Romano Ogwal TP 3 Brian Odong  76' HK 2 Alex Mubiru  74' LP 1 Ronald Adigasi Replacements: 16 Solomon Mawanda  74' 17 Asuman Mugerwa  76' 18 Joel Anguyo  45' 19 Steven Ogwete  45' 20 Knoren Olwen 21 Ambrose Kamanyire  63' 22 Felix Lubega  64'

Touch judges: Bouked Hamda (Tunisia) Mehdi Hzssayoun (Tunisia)

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Group 1B

Group 1B was held from 4–11 July in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

Teams

The teams competing in Group 1B:

•   Madagascar
•   Morocco
•   Namibia
•   Senegal

Table

2011 Africa Cup Group 1B Classification
Pos	Team
1	Madagascar
2	Namibia
3	Senegal
4	Morocco

  Madagascar were promoted to Group 1A.
  Morocco were relegated to Group 1C and eliminated from the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Results

Semi-finals

	4 July 2012	Madagascar	35 – 28	Morocco	Mahamasina Stadium
	13:00 EAT (UTC-03)	Try: Rakotoarimanana (2) Razafindranaivo Rakotoarisoa Con: Rakoto Harison (2) Pen: Rakoto Harison (3)	Report	Try: Penalty try Achabar Sanchez Boukanoucha Con: Sanchez (4)	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Pro Legoete

	4 July 2012	Namibia	20 – 18	Senegal	Mahamasina Stadium
	15:00 EAT (UTC-03)	Try: Kotzé Nel Con: Kotzé (2) Pen: Kotzé Drop: Kotzé	Report	Pen: Folliot (3) Sargos Drop: Sargos (2)	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mark Lawrence

Third place playoff

	8 July 2012	Morocco	25 – 26	Senegal	Mahamasina Stadium
	13:00 EAT (UTC-03)	Try: El Hamzaoui Rieger Pen: Rieger (3) Drop: Rieger (2)	Report	Try: Koïta Gros (2) Con: Folliot (2) Pen: Boyer Sargos Folliot Drop: Boyer	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Pro Legoete

Final

	8 July 2012	Madagascar	57 – 54 (a.e.t.)	Namibia	Mahamasina Stadium
	15:00 EAT (UTC-03)	Try: Jacquot Harinirina  2' c Rija Edmond Rakotoarimanana  12' m  18' c  78' c José Rakoto Harison  40' c  80' c Sidonie Rakotoarisoa  86' c Boniface Rebearilala Toussain  100' c Con: José Rakoto Harison 3', 20', 79', 86', 100' Rija Edmond Rakotoarimanana 40', 80' Pen: Rakotoarimanana 31'	Report	Try: Lean Stoop  21' c Johnny Redelinghuys  35' c Shaun Esterhuizen  43' m  63' m Chrysander Botha  48' m Petrus Human  66' c Arthur Bouwer  72' c Justin Nel  82' m Con: Theuns Kotzé 22', 36', 68', 73' Pen: Theuns Kotzé 98' Drop: Eugene Jantjies 85'	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Mark Lawrence

Madagascar FB 15 Bernard Razafindranaivo  52' RG 14 Benjaniaina Rakotoarivelo OC 13 Sidonie Rakotoarisoa IC 12 Rija Edmond Rakotoarimanana LW 11 Jacquot Harinirina FH 10 José Rakoto Harison (c) SH 9 Bienvenue Mananjarasoa N8 8 Tahina Randrianarison  74' OF 7 Rodolphe Andriambololona BF 6 Boniface Rebearilala Toussain RL 5 Claudio Ravelonomenjanahary LL 4 Tolotra Ratsimba Ramaromiantso TP 3 Christian Andrianjaka HK 2 Hasina Rakotoarivelo  69' LP 1 Rodolphe Randriamanantena  56' Replacements: 16 Vonjiniana Adriamananjara 17 Donald Rakotonialoma  56' 18 Bruno Rakotonirina  74' 19 Tiana Ravelomanantsoa  69' 20 Simon Randrianantenaina 21 Herilaza Ramanoelina 22 Heriso Rasoanaivo  52' Coach: Berthin Rafalimanana

Namibia FB 15 Justin Nel RW 14 Lean Stoop  47' OC 13 Danie Dames IC 12 Arthur Bouwer LW 11 Chrysander Botha 31' to 41' FH 10 Theuns Kotzé SH 9 Eugene Jantjies N8 8 PJ van Lill (c) OF 7 Morné Blom BF 6 Petrus Human RL 5 Heinz Koll LL 4 Hendrik Franken  60' TP 3 Collen Smith HK 2 Shaun Esterhuizen  65' LP 1 Johnny Redelinghuys Replacements: 16 Carel Swanepoel  65' 17 Martin Goeieman 18 Shaun du Preez 19 Harold Kasera  60' 20 Herman Ströh  47' 76' to 86' 21 Godwin Walters 22 Roger Thompson Coach: Danie Vermeulen

Touch judges: Gauthier Ozoux Willy Pondgera

• Two all-time Test rugby records were set in this match: ^[5]
  • Namibia's 54 points set a new record for the highest score by a losing team. The previous record was set by   Wales in their 50–44 loss to   Argentina in Tucumán in 2004.
  • The full-time score of 43–43 was the highest-scoring draw at full-time in history. The previous record was 30–30, set first by   South Africa and   France at Durban in 2005 and then by   Lithuania and   Sweden at Kaunas in a 2011 European Nations Cup match.

Group 1C

Group 1C was held on 22–28 July in Gaborone, Botswana. There were three rounds, with no final. ^[6]

Cameroon withdraw at a very late stage, and as such, the tournament was reduced to a 5-team tournament. ^[7]

Teams

The teams competing in Group 1C:

•   Botswana
•   Ivory Coast
•   Mauritius
•   Nigeria
•   Zambia
•   Cameroon - withdrawn

Games

Game Day 1

22 July 2012 14:00

Mauritius	26 – 22	Nigeria
Try: Erik Wiehe Lagesse 5', Jean Philippe Montocchio 34' Con: Robert Boulle (2) Pen: Robert Boulle (4)		Try: Ejike Uzoigwe 57', Adedoyin Layade 70', David Akinluyi 79' Con: David Akinluyi (2) Pen: David Akinluyi

UB Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Referee: Denis Anguyo

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22 July 2012 16:00

Botswana	23 – 15	Zambia
Try: Munyaradzi Mhonda 33', Jerome Alabu 40', Batsile Kabo 53' Con: Mawela Ntjidzibiki Pen: Mawela Ntjidzibiki (2)		Try: Benaya Mukwamba 67', Daniel Sakala 80' Con: Benaya Mukwamba Drop: Benaya Mukwamba

UB Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Referee: Gabriel Masenda

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Game Day 2

25 July 2012 16:00

Ivory Coast	29 – 17	Nigeria
Try: Kassi Anzian 9', Oscar Lasme 45' Con: Jean Oulama (2) Pen: Jean Oulama (4) Drop: Jean Oulama		Try: Olawale Doherty 70' Pen: Aliyu Shelleng (4)

UB Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Referee: Emmanuel Masinki

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Game Day 3

28 July 2012 14:00 CAT

Ivory Coast	24 – 18	Zambia
Try: Issiaka Meite 24', Oscar Lasme 30' Con: Jean Oulouma Pen: Jean Oulouma (4)		Try: John Mulenga 7', Angel Chibwe 11' Con: John Mulenga Pen: 2 penalties

UB Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Referee: Emmanuel Massinki

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28 July 2012 16:00 CAT

Botswana	25 – 14	Mauritius
Try: Bernard De Beer 8', Munyaradzi Mhonda 23', Tshoganetso Katse 71' Con: Eddie Oosthuizen (2) Pen: Eddie Oosthuizen (2)		Try: Erik Wiehe Lagesse 35' Pen: Dominique Rey (2), Robert Boulle

UB Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Referee: Andrew Karani

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Final table

Promoted to 2013 Africa Cup Div 1B

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Botswana	2	2	0	0	48	29	+19	8
2	Ivory Coast	2	2	0	0	53	35	+18	8
3	Mauritius	2	1	0	1	40	47	-7	4
4	Zambia	2	0	0	2	33	47	-14	1
5	Nigeria	2	0	0	2	39	55	-16	1

Division 2

Division 2 was held on 29–30 June in Lomé, Togo. The tournament was played under Rugby 7's laws. ^[8]

Teams

The teams competing in Division 2:

•   Benin
•   Burkina Faso
•   Egypt
•   Ghana
•   Mali
•   Niger
•   Togo A
•   Togo B

Pool A

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Burkina Faso	3	1	2	0	26	19	+7	7
2	Mali	3	2	0	1	26	19	+7	6
3	Egypt	3	1	1	1	40	33	+7	5
4	Benin	3	0	1	2	15	36	-21	2

Match Schedule

	29 June 2012	Mali	14 – 7	Egypt

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	29 June 2012	Burkina Faso	5 – 5	Benin

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	29 June 2012	Mali	12 – 5	Benin

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	29 June 2012	Burkina Faso	14 – 14	Egypt

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	29 June 2012	Mali	0 – 7	Burkina Faso

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	29 June 2012	Benin	5 – 19	Egypt

Pool B

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Niger	3	3	0	0	38	5	+33	9
2	Ghana	3	2	0	1	22	12	+10	6
3	Togo A	3	1	0	2	17	17	0	3
4	Togo B	3	0	0	3	0	43	-43	0

Match Schedule

	29 June 2012	Niger	14 – 0	Togo B

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	29 June 2012	Ghana	5 – 0	Togo A

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	29 June 2012	Niger	12 – 0	Togo A

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	29 June 2012	Ghana	12 – 0	Togo B

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	29 June 2012	Niger	12 – 5	Ghana

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	29 June 2012	Togo	17 – 0	Togo B

Knockout stage

Plate Semi-finals

		Egypt	0 – 0	Togo B

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		Benin	0 – 12	Togo A

Cup Semi-finals

		Burkina Faso	0 – 10	Ghana

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		Niger	0 – 0	Mali

Seventh-place game

		Benin	10 – 5	Togo B

Plate final

		Egypt	5 – 7	Togo A

Third-place game

		Burkina Faso	14 – 0	Mali

Cup final

		Ghana	5 – 12	Niger
			Report

Under-19

An Under-19 competition was held from 25 Aug - 1 Sep in Harare, Zimbabwe. The winner will qualify for the 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. The winner of Division B (Madagascar) will replace the last place finisher in Division A (Tunisia) for the 2013 tournament. ^[9]

Teams

The teams competing in the Under-19 competition:
Division A

•   Kenya
•   Namibia
•   Tunisia
•   Zimbabwe

Division B

•   Madagascar
•   Morocco
•   Zambia

Uganda pulled out of Division B, and was replaced with a Harare U19 Select XV.

Division A

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Namibia	3	3	0	0	127	41	+86	9
2	Zimbabwe	3	2	0	1	78	54	+24	6
3	Kenya	3	1	0	2	43	62	-19	3
4	Tunisia	3	0	0	3	17	108	-91	0

Match Schedule

	25 August 2012	Zimbabwe	13 – 10	Kenya	Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe

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	25 August 2012	Namibia	44 – 7	Tunisia	Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe

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	28 August 2012	Zimbabwe	42 – 0	Tunisia	Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe

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	28 August 2012	Namibia	39 – 11	Kenya	Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe

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	1 September 2012	Zimbabwe	23 – 44	Namibia	Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe

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	1 September 2012	Kenya	22 – 10	Tunisia	Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe

Division B

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	difference
1	Harare Select XV	3	2	1	0	94	51	+43	7
2	Madagascar	3	2	1	0	81	51	+30	7
3	Morocco	3	1	0	2	64	100	-36	3
4	Zambia	3	0	0	3	47	84	-37	0

Match Schedule

	25 August 2012	Harare Select XV	27 – 14	Zambia	Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe

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	25 August 2012	Madagascar	34 – 17	Morocco	Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe

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	28 August 2012	Harare Select XV	38 – 8	Morocco	Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe

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	28 August 2012	Zambia	5 – 18	Madagascar	Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe

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	1 September 2012	Harare Select XV	29 – 29	Madagascar	Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe

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	1 September 2012	Morocco	39 – 28	Zambia	Prince Edward School, Harare, Zimbabwe

See also

• Africa Cup
• 2015 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification

References

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