Current season or competition: 2024 Rugby Africa Women's Cup | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 2019 |
| Governing body | Africa (Rugby Africa) |
| Holders |  South Africa (2024) |
| Most titles | South Africa (3 titles) |
The Rugby Africa Women's Cup is an international women's rugby union competition contested by women's national teams from Africa.
Rugby Africa Women's Cup was initially launched in 2019. South Africa won the inaugural competition in Brakpan and also qualified for the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. [1] [2]
The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. [3] [4] [5] The 2021 tournament was replaced with a series of test matches. [6] [7]
In 2022, the competition consisted of twelve teams that were split into four pools, they played in a single round-robin where the winners qualified to the second phase of the tournament in 2023. South Africa, Kenya, Madagascar and Cameroon were the four teams to qualify after topping their respective pools. [8]
In 2023, South Africa won their second title, and Kenya finished as runners-up. Both teams qualified for the inaugural WXV competition in October, with South Africa set to compete in WXV 2, and Kenya in WXV 3. [9] [10]
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Africa | South Africa |  Kenya |  Madagascar |  Uganda |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | ||||
| 2021 | Series of test matches played | ||||
| 2022 | Qualifier for second phase of tournament in 2023 | ||||
| 2023 | Madagascar | South Africa | Kenya | Madagascar |  Cameroon |
| 2024 | Madagascar | South Africa | Madagascar | Kenya | Cameroon |
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