2017 Africa Men’s Sevens: Uganda makes a clean sweep again !
Uganda claimed the victory of the 2017 edition of the Africa Men’s Sevens after a thrilling final against Zimbabwe (10 vs 7). The two finalists directly qualified for the 2018 Sevens Rugby World Cup to be held in San Francisco.
Uganda, which won the tournament for the second time in row, also qualified for three stages of the 2018 World Sevens Circuit: Dubai, Cape Town and Honk Kong repechage.
The tournament was held in Kampala, Uganda on the 6
thand 7
thof October 2017 and involved 10 of the best African teams: Zambia, Madagascar, Botswana, Morocco, Uganda, Senegal, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Ghana and Mauritius (Namibia withdrew of the tournament).
Ghana delivered a great performance for its first participation in a continental Sevens Tournament.
A referees training camp was organised in parallel of the tournament by Hendrik Greyvenstein from Sa refs academy.
Final Ranking:
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
- Madagascar
- Zambia
- Tunisia
- Senegal
- Morocco
- Botswana
- Ghana
- Mauritius
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Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) is the governing body of rugby in Africa and one of the regional associations under World Rugby. It unites all African countries that play rugby union, rugby sevens, and women’s rugby. Rugby Africa organizes various competitions, including the qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup and the Africa Sevens, a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games. With 39 member unions, Rugby Africa is dedicated to promoting and developing rugby across the continent. World Rugby highlighted Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as three of the six emerging nations experiencing strong growth in rugby.
