| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  Zimbabwe |
| Runner-up |  Kenya |
← 2018 2019-20 → | |
The 2019 Rugby Africa season experienced significant restructuring and downsizing from the previous two seasons due to the loss of sponsor Kwese Sports. [1] Due to the lack of funding, the previous formats of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze divisions of the Africa Cup were replaced with a revival of the Victoria Cup [2] and a regional West African series.
The Victoria Cup was held for the first time since 2011 and featured four nations playing a double round robin. The fixtures between Kenya and Uganda doubled as the two legs of the Elgon Cup.
| 2019 Victoria Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 132 | +55 | 3 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kenya | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 104 | +64 | 5 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Uganda | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 140 | +6 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Zambia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 102 | 227 | -125 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. 1 bonus point for a loss by less than 8 points, 1 bonus point for scoring 3 more tries than opponent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matches
| 22 June 2019 | Kenya | 13-16 | Uganda | Mamboleo Showground, Kisumu | |
| WR Report RA Report |
| 13 July 2019 | Uganda | 5-16 | Kenya | Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | |
| WR Report |
| 13 July 2019 | Zimbabwe | 39-10 | Zambia | Harare Sports Club, Harare | |
| WR Report RA Report |
| 27 July 2019 | Zambia | 23-43 | Kenya | Diggers Rugby Club, Kitwe | |
| WR Report | Attendance: 3,500 |
| 27 July 2019 | Uganda | 26-31 | Zimbabwe | Legends RC, Kampala | |
| WR Report |
| 3 August 2019 | Zimbabwe | 30-29 | Kenya | Hartsfield, Bulawayo | |
| WR Report RA Report | Attendance: 2,500 |
| 17 August 2019 | Uganda | 38-22 | Zambia | Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | |
| WR Report |
| 24 August 2019 | Zimbabwe | 32-26 | Uganda | Harare Sports Club, Harare | |
| WR Report |
| 24 August 2019 | Kenya | 31-16 | Zambia | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | |
| WR Report | Attendance: 1,800 |
| 31 August 2019 | Zambia | 26-35 | Uganda | Chester Dean Arena, Lusaka | |
| WR Report | Attendance: 2,000 |
| 14 September 2019 | Zambia | 5-41 | Zimbabwe | Chester Dean Arena, Lusaka | |
| WR Report | Attendance: 2,500 |
| 21 September 2019 | Kenya | 36-14 | Zimbabwe | NAC Grounds, Nairobi | |
| WR Report | Attendance: 2,500 |
The Ghana Rugby Football Union organized a regional series for West African nations. [3]
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| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Ivory Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Ghana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. 1 bonus point for a loss by less than 8 points, 1 bonus point for scoring 3 more tries than opponent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 July 2019 | Ghana | 12-22 | Ivory Coast | Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina | |
| WR Report RA Report | Attendance: 100 |
| 31 July 2019 | Ivory Coast | 15-14 | Nigeria | Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina | |
| WR Report RA Report | Attendance: 100 |
| 3 August 2019 | Ghana | 12-14 | Nigeria | Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina | |
| WR Report RA Report | Attendance: 150 |
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