2015 Africa Cup
| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  Namibia |
| Runner-up |  Zimbabwe |
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The 2015 Africa Cup will be the fifteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by Rugby Africa.[1][2]
Changes from last season
[edit]Changes from the 2014 Africa Cup:
- All Division 2 tournaments will be held as 15-a-side tournaments
Tunisia was promoted to Division 1A
Madagascar was relegated to Division 1B
Botswana and 
Mauritius were promoted to Division 1B
Cameroon was added to Division 1C, after serving a suspension from Rugby Africa
Morocco was added to Division 1C, despite missing the 2014 tournament.
Congo was added to Division 2 South
Eswatini was relegated to Division 2
Lesotho and 
Malawi were added to Division 2.
Division 1A
[edit]Division 1A will be played during June and July 2015. The matches will be hosted by each of the Division 1A teams, with the top two ranked teams (Namibia and Zimbabwe hosting two matches each. The format is a single round robin, home or away format.
The competing teams are:
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| Relegated | |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 | Namibia (22) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 33 | +115 | 9 |
| 2 | Zimbabwe (27) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 108 | –55 | 6 |
| 3 |  Kenya (29) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 89 | –10 | 3 |
| 4 |  Tunisia (36) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 87 | –50 | 0 |
Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament World Rugby rankings
Match Schedule
| 6 June 2015 | Tunisia | 14 – 22 | Namibia | National Stadium, Nabeul | ||
| 16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Try: Auoadi Chahir 31' m Con: Chams Edin Khalifa (0/1) Pen: Chams Edin Khalifa (2/2) 17', 47', 49' | Report[3] | Try: PJ van Lill 3' c David Philander (2) 10' m, 76' c Con: Theuns Kotzé (2/3) 4', 76' Pen: Theuns Kotzé (1/2) 60' Cards: Roderique Victor  57' to 67' | Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) |
| 13 June 2015 | Zimbabwe | 28 – 20 | Kenya | Jubilee Field, Harare | ||
| 15:30 EET (UTC+2) | Try: Sanele Sibanda 11' c Riaan O'Neill 15' c Tafadzwa Chitokwindo 70' m Con: Tichafara Makwanya (2/2) 12', 16' Pen: Tichafara Makwanya (3/4) 21', 46, 59' Cards: Fortune Chipendo 51' to 61' | Report[4] | Try: Jacob Ojee 19' m Darwin Mukidza 35' c Joshua Chisanga 38' m Con: Darwin Mukidza (1/3) 36' Pen: Darwin Mukidza (1/2) 51' | Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Stuart Berry (South Africa) |
| 28 June 2015 | Kenya | 46 – 15 | Tunisia | RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | ||
| 15:00 EAT (UTC+3) | Try: Darwin Mukidza (2) 8' c, 59' m Sammy Oliech (2) 20' c, 64' c Robert Aringo 69' c Vincent Mose 79' c Con: Darwin Mukidza (5/6) 9', 21', 64', 69', 80' Pen: Darwin Mukidza (2/3) 48', 67' | Report[5] | Pen: Khlifa Eddin (4/5) 6', 12', 40', 61' Drop: Khlifa Eddin (1/1) 4' Cards: Haythem Cheli 78' to 80' | Referee: Kurt Weaver (USA) |
| 4 July 2015 | Zimbabwe | 19 – 8 | Tunisia | Jubilee Field, Harare | ||
| 15:30 EET (UTC+2) | Try: Fortune Chipendu 26' c Con: Tichafara Makwanya (1/1) 27' Pen: Tichafara Makwanya (3/3) 6', 13', 61' Lenience Tambwera (1/1) 79' | Report[6] | Try: Mlise Mohammed 42' m Pen: Chams Edin Khalifa (1/1) 17' | Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Kurt Weaver (USA) |
| 8 August 2015 | Namibia | 46 – 13 | Kenya | Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek | ||
| 16:00 WAT (UTC+01) | Try: Chrysander Botha 9' c David Philander 28' c Darryl de la Harpe (2) 38' m, 43' c Penalty try 63' c Renaldo Bothma 69' c Con: Theuns Kotzé (5/6) 10', 29', 44', 65', 70' Pen: Theuns Kotzé (2/2) 5', 14' | Report[7] | Try: Joshua Chisanga 73' c Con: Darwin Mukidza (1/1) 74' Pen: Darwin Mukidza (2/2) 6', 19' | Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Lesego Legoete (South Africa) |
| 15 August 2015 | Namibia | 80 – 6 | Zimbabwe | Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek | ||
| 15:00 WAT (UTC+01) | Try: Rohan Kitshoff (3) 20' c, 40' c, 70' c Renaldo Bothma 32' c JC Greyling 35' c Johan Deysel 45' c Russell van Wyk (2) 51' c, 72' m Johnny Redelinghuys (2) 56' c, 79' c PJ van Lill 59' m Tinus du Plessis 76' c Con: Theuns Kotzé (10/12) 20', 33', 36', 40', 45', 52', 57', 70', 77', 80' | Report[8] | Pen: Tichafara Makwanya (2/3) 14', 26' | Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa) |
Division 1B
[edit]Division 1B will be held between 3 and 11 July 2015, in Kampala, Uganda.
The competing teams are:
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| Relegated | |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Uganda (56) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 32 | +102 | 15 |
| 2 |  Madagascar (46) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 68 | +31 | 14 |
| 3 |  Senegal (42) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 48 | +34 | 6 |
| 4 |  Botswana (70) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 116 | -62 | 4 |
| 5 |  Ivory Coast (49) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 89 | -30 | 4 |
| 6 |  Mauritius (91) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 110 | -72 | 0 |
Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament World Rugby rankings.
Match Schedule
| 5 July 2015 | Madagascar | 36 - 18 | Botswana | Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda | ||
| 5 July 2015 | Uganda | 40 - 11 | Ivory Coast | Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda | ||
| 5 July 2015 | Mauritius | 3 - 42 | Senegal | Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda | ||
| 8 July 2015 | Uganda | 35 - 11 | Mauritius | Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda | ||
| 8 July 2015 | Senegal | 21 - 26 | Botswana | Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda | ||
| 8 July 2015 | Ivory Coast | 26 - 30 | Madagascar | Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda | ||
| 11 July 2015 | Senegal | 19 - 22 | Ivory Coast | Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda | ||
| 11 July 2015 | Madagascar | 33 - 24 | Mauritius | Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda | ||
| 11 July 2015 | Uganda | 59 - 10 | Botswana | Kyadondo Grounds, Kampala, Uganda | ||
Division 1C
[edit]Division 1C will be held between 22 and 27 June 2015, in Lusaka, Zambia. The competing teams are:
Morocco were originally scheduled to compete, but are not listed on the most recent schedule.[2] Cameroon apparently withdrew from the tournament.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Zambia (88) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 6 |
| 2 |  Nigeria (75) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 3 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 0 |
Numbers in parentheses are pre-tournament World Rugby rankings
Match Schedule
| 21 June 2015 | Zambia | 15 - 8 | Nigeria | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| 24 June 2015 | Nigeria | 34 - 23 | Zimbabwe B | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
| 27 June 2015 | Zimbabwe B | 12 - 19 | Zambia | Lusaka, Zambia | ||
Division 2
[edit]Division 2 is split into regional based tournaments, in the north and south of Africa.
North
[edit]The North Group tournament will be held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso between 23 and 31 May 2015. The competing teams are:
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Champions | |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | |||
| 1 |  Niger | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 30 | +130 | 15 |
| 2 |  Mali | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 24 | +91 | 15 |
| 3 |  Burkina Faso | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 10 | +89 | 13 |
| 4 |  Ghana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 64 | -47 | 0 |
| 5 |  Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 101 | -67 | 0 |
| 6 |  Benin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 209 | -196 | 0 |
Match Schedule
| 24 May 2015 | Burkina Faso | 67 – 3 | Benin | Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| WR Result |
| 24 May 2015 | Togo | 12 – 31 | Mali | Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| WR Result |
| 24 May 2015 | Niger | 28 – 10 | Ghana | Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| WR Result |
| 27 May 2015 | Mali | 24 – 7 | Ghana | Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 27 May 2015 | Niger | 80 – 5 | Benin | Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 27 May 2015 | Burkina Faso | 20 – 7 | Togo | Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 30 May 2015 | Burkina Faso | 12 – 0 | Ghana | Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 30 May 2015 | Niger | 50 – 15 | Togo | Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
| 30 May 2015 | Mali | 60 – 0 | Benin | Stade de l'Union Sportive des Forces Armées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | ||
South East
[edit]The South-East Group tournament will be held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo between 25–30 June 2015. The competing teams are:
Burundi and Congo apparently withdrew from the tournament.
Match Schedule
| 30 June 2015 | DR Congo  | 29 - 3 |  Rwanda | Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
South
[edit]The South Group tournament will be held in Lesotho between 7–13 June 2015. The competing teams are:
Malawi apparently withdrew from the tournament.
Match Schedule
| 30 June 2015 | Eswatini  | 10 - 13 |  Lesotho | Bambatha Sports Arena, Maseru, Lesotho | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Competitions 2015". Rugby Afrique. 16 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ a b "RUGBY AFRIQUE 2015 COMPETITIONS" (PDF). Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ "Positive start by Namibia". namibian.com.na. Retrieved 14 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Simbas fall to narrow defeat in Harare". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ^ "Simbas maul Tunisia". Archived from the original on 2015-07-13. Retrieved 2015-07-13.
- ^ "ZIMBO Flavour. . . Sables dismiss Tunisia | the Zimbabwe Daily". Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
- ^ "Namibia sweep aside Kenya - IOL Sport". iol.co.za. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Namibia thrash Zimbabwe 80-6". namibian.com.na. Archived from the original on 17 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.