Africa Women's Sevens


The Africa Women's Sevens is the continental championship for women's international rugby sevens in Africa. The tournament sanctioned and sponsored by Rugby Africa which is the rugby union governing body for the continent.
The first official regional 7s championship for international women's teams from Africa was held in Tunisia in 2004, although this only included teams from Northern Africa. The first World Cup Sevens qualifier for women's teams from Africa was held in Uganda in 2008. Since then, African championships have periodically served as pre-qualifying competitions for the Rugby 7s World Cup, or other sevens tournaments such as at the Summer Olympics.

Background

— also known as 7-a-side, or 7s — is a short form of the sport of rugby union that was first played in 1883. The first internationals took place in 1973. As women's rugby union developed in the 1960s and 1970s the format became very popular as it allowed games, and entire leagues, to be developed in countries even when player numbers were small, and it remains the main form the women's game is played in most parts of the world.
However, although the first women's international rugby union 15-a-side test match took place in 1982, it was not until 1997 before the first women's international 7s tournaments were played, when the 1997 Hong Kong Sevens included a women's tournament for the first time. Over the next decade the number of tournaments grew, with almost every region developing regular championship competitions. This reached its zenith with 2009's inaugural women's tournament for the Rugby World Cup Sevens, shortly followed by the announcement that women's rugby sevens will be included in the Olympics from 2016.

Honours

Winners of continent-wide African Championship tournaments for national women's sevens teams:*
* Note: Does not include regional competitions for Northern or Southern Africa, or tournaments including developmental sides or non-national teams.
The following are details of all regional women's international championships played in South America, listed chronologically with the earliest first, with all result details, where known.

2004 CAR Tournaments

CAR North Tournament 2004

Played in Tunisia.

Group Stage


GROUP A
TeamWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Tunisia2005617
Béziers 1014427
Malta0021066

  • Tunisia 22-12 Béziers
  • Béziers 32-5 Malta
  • Tunisia 34-5 Malta


GROUP B
TeamWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Montpellier 200275
Tunisia Universities1011020
Portugal0021022

  • Montpellier 12-5 Portugal
  • Tunisia Universities 0-15 Montpellier
  • Tunisia Universities 10-5 Portugal

Classification Stage

Semi Finals
5th/6th Place
3rd/4th Place
Final
October 2004.
Results not available. Rwanda and Burundi sent their national teams to play against club teams from Uganda and Kenya, Mwamba ). Thunderbirds from Uganda won the tournament.

2005 CAR Tournaments

CAR North Tournament 2005

Played in Tunisia. Montpellier known to have played.

CAR South Tournament 2005

Planned for Kampala, 5–6 November.
The International Rugby Board through the Confederation of African Rugby offered 10,000 US dollars towards the first African women's rugby tournament to be held in Uganda. However CAR did not release the money as promised so it was called off. CAR released the money the following year for the first CAR 7s tournament where Uganda, Uganda Select, Kenya, South Africa, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia and Zimbabwe participated

2006 CAR Tournaments

CAR North Tournament 2006

Played in Tunisia. Montpellier known to have played.

CAR South Tournament 2006

Played in Uganda.

CAR Tournament 2006

Venue/Date: Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala, Uganda, 24 June 2006 ' Summarised'

Pool Stages


POOL One
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
South Africa Emerging300625
Kenya2015514
Zambia1022148
Uganda Select003576

  • South Africa Emerging 26-0 Zambia
  • Kenya 33-0 Uganda Select
  • South Africa Emerging 22-5 Uganda Select
  • Kenya 22-0 Zambia
  • Zambia 21-0 Uganda Select
  • South Africa Emerging 14-0 Kenya


POOL Two
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Uganda3001345
Rwanda2017124
Zimbabwe1021579
Burundi0030112

  • Uganda 24-5 Rwanda
  • Zimbabwe 15-0 Burundi
  • Uganda 56-0 Burundi
  • Zimbabwe 0-25 Rwanda
  • Rwanda 41-0 Burundi
  • Uganda 54-0 Zimbabwe

Classification Stages

Semi Finals Plate
Semi Finals Cup
Plate Final
1st/2nd Final

CAR North Tournament 2007

Date/Venue: Tunis, Tunisia, 9–10 March 2007 ' Summarised
Matches
  • Tunisia 5-0 Arabian Gulf
  • Uganda 22-0 Ivory Coast
  • Tunisian Universities 5-5 Arabian Gulf
  • Tunisia 36-0 Ivory Coast
  • Uganda 5-0 Tunisian Universities
  • Tunisia 17-5 Tunisian Universities
  • Uganda 17-10 Arabian Gulf
  • Arabian Gulf beat Ivory Coast
  • Tunisian Universities beat Ivory Coast
  • Uganda 5-5 Tunisia
Final Placings'
Date/Venue: Kyadondo Club, Kampala, Uganda, 16 June 2007 ' Summarised'

Pool Stages


POOL One
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Emerging South Africa40012524
Kenya3019838
Uganda Select2023747
Zambia1039041
Burundi0040200

  • Emerging South Africa 14-12 Zambia
  • Kenya 57-0 Burundi
  • Emerging South Africa 28-0 Uganda Select
  • Kenya 17-14 Zambia
  • Emerging South Africa 59-0 Burundi
  • Zambia 7-10 Uganda Select
  • Kenya 12-0 Uganda Select
  • Zambia 57-0 Burundi
  • Burundi 0-27 Uganda Select
  • Emerging South Africa 24-12 Kenya


POOL Two
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Uganda40012910
Tunisia30110927
Pretoria University2028540
Zimbabwe10324122
Rwanda0045153

  • Uganda 44-0 Rwanda
  • Tunisia 14-10 Pretoria University
  • Uganda 42-0 Zimbabwe
  • Tunisia 47-0 Rwanda
  • Uganda 26-5 Pretoria University
  • Rwanda 5-24 Zimbabwe
  • Tunisia 43-0 Zimbabwe
  • Rwanda 0-38 Pretoria University
  • Pretoria University 32-0 Zimbabwe
  • Uganda 17-5 Tunisia

Classification Stages

Plate Semi Finals
1st-4th Semi Finals
Plate Final
1st/2nd Final

African Tournament 2008

Venue/Date: East London, South Africa, August 7–9, 2008.
Venue/Date: Kampala, Uganda on September 20 to September 21, 2008 with two teams to qualify for Dubai 2009.
Invitations were forwarded to the following countries:

South Africa
Kenya
Uganda
Côte d'Ivoire
Tunisia
Madagascar
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Nigeria
Zambia

POOL A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
South Africa3001105
Kenya2014255
Zambia1025051
Uganda A003091

  • South Africa 43-0 Uganda A
  • Kenya 20-19 Zambia
  • South Africa 31-0 Zambia
  • Kenya 17-0 Uganda A
  • Uganda A 0-31 Zambia
  • South Africa 36-5 Kenya


POOL B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Tunisia3001105
Uganda2018112
Zimbabwe1022483
Botswana0030115

  • Uganda 30-0 Zimbabwe
  • Tunisia 45-0 Botswana
  • Uganda 46-0 Botswana
  • Tunisia 53-0 Zimbabwe
  • Zimbabwe 24-0 Botswana
  • Uganda 5-12 Tunisia

Classification Stages

Cup Semi Finals
Winners qualify for Dubai
Bowl Semi Finals
Shield Final
Bowl Final
Plate Final
Cup Final

CAR North West 2009

Venue/Date: 6–7 June 2009, Accra, Ghana. Ivory Coast were invited but did not attend.

Pool Stages

Pool A
Ghana, Burkina Faso, Tunisia
Pool B
Nigeria, Egypt, Togo, Morocco
Semi Finals
3rd Place
Final
Possibly 25–26 September 2009, Kampala, Uganda. Cancelled due to a lack of sponsorship

2010 CAR Tournaments

CAR North West 2010

28 & 29 May 2010. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Mali withdrew and were replaced by Burkina Faso

POOL A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Senegal210??
Morocco2016410
Ghana111??
Togo003??

  • Morocco 29-0 Togo
  • Morocco 28-0 Ghana
  • Senegal 10-7 Morocco
  • Senegal 5-5 Ghana
  • Senegal beat Togo
  • Ghana beat Togo
Semi-finals
  • Senegal 7-0 Burkina Faso
  • Tunisia 43-0 Morocco
Consolation semifinals
  • Ivory Coast beat Togo
  • Ghana beat Burkina Faso B
7th place final
  • Togo beat Burkina Faso B


POOL B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Tunisia3001180
Burkina Faso A201??
Ivory Coast102??
Burkina Faso B003??

  • Burkina Faso A 0-41 Tunisia
  • Ivory Coast A 0-40 Tunisia
  • Burkina Faso beat Ivory Coast
  • Burkina Faso B 0-37 Tunisia
  • Burkina Faso A beat Burkina Faso B
  • Burkina Faso B lost to Ivory Coast
5th place final
  • Ivory Coast beat Ghana
3rd place final
  • Morocco 12-0 Burkina Faso
Final
  • Tunisia 50-0 Senegal

2011 CAR Tournaments

CAR North 2011

23–24 April 2011. Thies, Senegal
Tournament semi-finalists will qualify for the 2012 African Sevens Championship, which will act as a qualifier for the 2013 World Cup. Nigeria withdrew at the last minute, Niger arrived with a team composed mainly by U18 girls and were excluded.

POOL A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Tunisia220660
Burkina Faso1012031
Egypt202560

  • Tunisia 40-0 Egypt
  • Burkina Faso 20-5 Egypt
  • Tunisia 26-0 Burkina Faso

    5th place

  • Cameroon 27-0 Egypt

    Semi-finals

  • Senegal 24-0 Burkina Faso
  • Tunisia 24-0 Morocco


POOL B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Senegal2002212
Morocco1011710
Cameroon002724

  • Senegal 12-7 Cameroon
  • Morocco 12-0 Cameroon
  • Senegal 10-5 Morocco

    3rd place

  • Morocco 19-5 Burkina Faso

    Final

  • Senegal 0-5 Tunisia

CAR South 2011

29–30 October 2011. Botswana
Tournament semi-finalists will qualify for the 2012 African Sevens Championship, which will act as a qualifier for the 2013 World Cup

POOL A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
South Africa3001325
Zimbabwe2016449
Zambia1023253
Rwanda0030111

  • South Africa 34-0 Zambia
  • Rwanda 0-40 Zimbabwe
  • South Africa 37-5 Zimbabwe
  • Rwanda 0-20 Zambia
  • Zambia 12-19 Zimbabwe
  • Rwanda 0-51 South Africa

    Plate semi-finals

  • Botswana 5-19 Zambia
  • Madagascar 36-0 Rwanda

    Plate final (5th/6th)

  • Madagascar 14-15 Zambia

    7th/8th place

  • Botswana 24-0 Rwanda


POOL B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Uganda3005112
Kenya2016527
Madagascar1022446
Botswana003762

  • Kenya 5-17 Uganda
  • Botswana 0-14 Madagascar
  • Kenya 29-10 Madagascar
  • Botswana 7-17 Uganda
  • Madagascar 0-17 Uganda
  • Botswana 0-31 Kenya

    Semi-finals

  • Kenya 5-14 South Africa
  • Uganda 7-0 Zimbabwe

    3rd place

  • Kenya 17-0 Zimbabwe

    Final

  • South Africa 42-5 Uganda

African Championship/World Cup Qualifier 2012

29–30 September 2012. Rabat, Morocco
South Africa withdrew as they automatically qualified for the World Cup. Cameroon withdrew on the morning of the tournament. Tunisia qualify for the finals in Moscow.

POOL A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Kenya300775
Tunisia201737
Zambia102572
Morocco003071

  • Tunisia 36-0 Zambia
  • Kenya 34-0 Morocco
  • Kenya 36-0 Zambia
  • Tunisia 32-0 Morocco
  • Morocco 0-5 Zambia
  • Tunisia 5-7 Kenya

    Plate semi-finals

  • Zimbabwe 5-0 Morocco
  • Zambia bye

    Plate final (5th/6th)

  • Zambia 10-14 Zimbabwe

    7th place

  • Morocco


POOL B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Uganda200345
Senegal101727
Zimbabwe0021019

  • Senegal 7-5 Zimbabwe
  • Uganda 12-5 Zimbabwe
  • Uganda 22-0 Senegal

    Semi-finals

  • Kenya 7-0 Senegal
  • Uganda 5-19 Tunisia

    3rd place

  • Uganda 12-5 Senegal

    Final

  • Tunisia 14-10 Kenya

African Championship 2013

20–21 April 2013. Tunis, Tunisia

POOL A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
South Africa200630
Kenya1012943
Senegal002756

  • South Africa 27-0 Senegal
  • Kenya 29-7 Senegal
  • South Africa 36-0 Kenya

    Plate final (5th/6th)

  • Zimbabwe 19-0 Senegal


POOL B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Tunisia200295
Uganda1012912
Zimbabwe002041

  • Tunisia 17-0 Zimbabwe
  • Uganda 24-0 Zimbabwe
  • Tunisia 12-5 Uganda

    Semi-finals

  • South Africa 17-0 Uganda
  • Tunisia 15-7 Kenya

    3rd place

  • Uganda 12-0 Kenya

    Final

  • Tunisia 5-29 South Africa

African Championship 2014

12 April 2014. Machakos, Kenya

POOL A
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
South Africa3005912
Kenya2015835
Madagascar1024557
Senegal0031460

  • Senegal 14-19 Madagascar
  • Kenya 24-14 Madagascar
  • South Africa 19-0 Senegal
  • Kenya 22-0 Senegal
  • South Africa 19-12 Madagascar
  • South Africa 21-12 Kenya

    Bowl Semi-finals

  • Namibia 0-40 Madagascar
  • Uganda 24-10 Senegal

    Bowl final (5th/6th)

  • Madagascar 5-10 Uganda

    Shield Final (7th/8th)

  • Namibia 0-33 Senegal


POOL B
NationWonDrawnLostForAgainst
Tunisia300647
Zimbabwe2014326
Uganda1025724
Namibia0030107

  • Zimbabwe 33-0 Namibia
  • Uganda 45-0 Namibia
  • Tunisia 21-0 Zimbabwe
  • Uganda 5-10 Zimbabwe
  • Tunisia 29-0 Namibia
  • Tunisia 14-7 Uganda

    Semi-finals

  • Tunisia 10-14 Kenya
  • South Africa 43-0 Zimbabwe

    Plate final (3rd/4th)

  • Tunisia 31-0 Zimbabwe

    Final

  • Kenya 0-15 South Africa