2017 Africa Women’s Sevens: South Africa victorious
Thanks to their victory 17 points to 15 in the final of the Africa Women’s Sevens against Kenya, the South African ladies have now qualified for the 2018 Sevens Rugby World Cup in San Francisco.
8 teams competed in this tournament which was held at Jemmal stadium in Monastir, Tunisia the 16
th
and 17
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of September : South Africa, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Uganda, Senegal, Tunisia and Zimbabwe.
This edition of the tournament was a tribute to African Women.
A training camp for female referees was organized in parallel of the tournament: In addition to referees appointed for the tournament, six up and coming talents (4 Tunisian girls, 1 Senegalese, 1 Malagasy and 1 Moroccan) were given the opportunity to grow their refereeing skills under close supervision from Salem Attalah. All trainees acted whether as central referees or side-line judges during the Africa Women’s Sevens.
Tournament ranking:
- South Africa
- Kenya
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Madagascar
- Senegal
- Zimbabwe
- Morocco
First day log (2017/09/16) :
Second day log (2017/09/17) :
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About Rugby Africa:
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.
