U20 Barthés Trophy
U20 Barthés Trophy - Following five days of Competition at the Inaugural U20 A & B Barthes Trophy the winners have been crowned.
U20 Barthés Trophy
- Following five days of Competition at the Inaugural U20 A & B Barthes Trophy the winners have been crowned.
This year, the U20 were separated on 2 geographical groups :
Group A : Madagascar, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Kenya which was played in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
Group B : Tunisia, Senegal, Morocco and Ivory Coast which was played in Monastir, Tunisia.
In Group A, Namibia won in the final against Kenya. Namibia have been unbeaten since 2012 and once again have shown that they have prioritised the U20 player pathways.
In Group B, Tunisia won at home after a lively derby against their neighbours from Morocco.
Scores :
Group A :
Namibia 66 - 24 Kenya
Madagascar 36 - 35 Zimbabwe
Madagascar 7 - 66 Namibia
Zimbabwe 24 - 34 Kenya
Group B :
Tunisia 17 - 12 Morocco
Senegal 32 - 10Ivory Coast
Tunisia 47 - 15 Ivory Coast
Morocco 22 - 5 Senegal
Ranking :
| Team | Points | Points marked | Points taken | Goal-average | |
| 1 | Namibia | 10 | 132 | 31 | + 101 |
| 2 | Tunisia | 10 | 64 | 27 | + 37 |
| 3 | Morocco | 05 | 34 | 22 | + 12 |
| 4 | Senegal | 05 | 37 | 32 | + 05 |
| 5 | Kenya | 04 | 58 | 90 | -32 |
| 6 | Madagascar | 04 | 43 | 101 | -58 |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 01 | 59 | 70 | -11 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast | 00 | 25 | 79 | -54 |
Following calculations on points’ difference ; Ivory Coastwill be relegated in 2018.
This Tournament transitions from U19 to the first Regional U20 Trophy in line with World Rugby competition protocols. Namibia qualified in 2016 to participate in the 2016 World Rugby U20 Trophy.
This year, Ivory Coast made a resolute comeback to the competition. The
Elephanteaux
replaced Uganda’s team who could not participate following sanction for non-compliance in 2016.
This competition was an innovation of style and content. It pays tribute to man who changed rugby in Africa; Jean Luc Barthes, affectionately known as “the African” passed away in February 2016. Jean-Luc’s priority was always the development of the game in Africa. Rugby Africa perpetuates his work and honours his contribution to the game and, with his family’s consent, Africa Cup U19 has become the U20 Barthes Trophy.
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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.
