African Women's Rugby OQT: Overview, groups, team schedule to watch and how to watch these Paris 2024 qualifiers live
The eight best African women's rugby 7s nations will meet in Tunisia to compete for the continental title, but above all an Olympic quota for the Paris 2024 Games. Find out what you need to know about the tournament scheduled to take place in Monastir from 14 to 15 October.
An Olympic quota for the
is up for grabs in Monastir from 14 to 15 October.
The city in northeastern Tunisia is hosting the Olympic Qualification Tournament (OQT) of the African Women's Rugby 7s Regional Associations. Eight nations are participating, but only one will join France, New Zealand, Australia, the United States, Ireland, Brazil and Great Britain at the next Olympics.
While the South Africans are favourites, it should not be forgotten that they have never competed in the women's Olympic
tournament. Kenya represented the African continent at
and
. But be careful, it would be a serious mistake to sum up this event as a confrontation between these two leading nations of African rugby 7s...
Teams to watch, group, schedule, how to watch live: find out everything you need to know about the African Women's Rugby OQT.
Teams to watch at the African Women's Rugby OQT
South Africaare the overwhelming favourites for the African Women's Rugby 7s Regional Associations Olympic Qualification Tournament. Proving their dominance on a continental scale, theSpringbokshave been the only African representatives in the World Rugby Seven Series since 2020 with participation in one stage per season. The South Africans will now have to assume this status on the pitch of the Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium. And it won't be easy, as the result of the last Africa Women's Sevens Cup final proves. In 2022, already in Tunisia, South Africa won the title after winning the final by a single point againstMadagascar(15-14). TheLadies Makishave been growing steadily in recent years. Last year, they even had the honour of participating in the 7 Rugby World Cup 2022s. Will this experience be enough to allow them to climb the last step and discover the Olympic Games? The two days of competition scheduled in Monastir will tell us. At home,Tunisiawill try to win the Olympic quota. The Tunisians prepared for this deadline by sharing a training camp with the France team during the summer. They will try to take advantage of this learning to return to France next summer. Kenyawill also be formidable. Since Rio 2016 and the entry of rugby 7s into the Olympic programme, no other country has represented Africa at the Olympics in women's rugby sevens. Will theLionessesmake it three?African Women's Rugby OQT Groups
Group A- South Africa
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
- Madagascar
- Kenya
- Zambia
- Ghana
African Women's Rugby OQT Program
Times indicated in local time, to get French time, add an hourSaturday, October 14
- 9:00 am: Tunisia - Uganda
- 9:22 am: South Africa v Zimbabwe
- 9:44 am: Kenya v Zambia
- 10:06 am: Madagascar - Ghana
- 11:44 am: Tunisia v Zimbabwe
- 12:06 p.m.: South Africa v Uganda
- 12:28 p.m.: Kenya v Ghana
- 12:50 pm: Madagascar - Zambia
- 14.56pm: Uganda v Zimbabwe
- 15.18pm: Zambia v Ghana
- 15:40 pm: Madagascar - Kenya
- 16:02 pm: South Africa v Tunisia
Sunday, October 15
- 10:00 a.m.: 3rd Group A - 4th Group B
- 10:22 a.m.: 3rd Group B - 4th Group A
- 10:44 am: 1st Pool A - 2nd Pool B
- 11:06 am: 1st Pool B - 2nd Pool A
- 12:44 p.m.: Loser Group 3 A - Group 4 B - Loser Group 3 B - Group 4 A
- 13:08 p.m.: Winner 3rd Group A - 4th Group B - Winner 3rd Group B - 4th Group A
- 13:35 p.m.: Loser 1st Pool A - 2nd Pool B - Loser 1st Pool B - 2nd Pool A
- 14:12 pm: Winner 1st Pool A - 2nd Pool B - Winner 1st Pool B - 2nd Pool A
How to Watch African Women's Rugby OQT Live
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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.
