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2006 Africa Cup

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7th Africa Cup
Date8 April 2006 –
2 December 2006
Countries Cameroon
 Ivory Coast
 Kenya
 Madagascar
 Morocco
 Namibia
 Senegal
 South Africa Amateurs[1]
 Tunisia
 Uganda
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe
Final positions
Champions South Africa Amateurs
Runner-up Namibia
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
2005
2007

The 2006 Africa Cup was the seventh edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa. In this edition, the tournament expanded from nine nations to twelve leading to a change in the format of the tournament which now includes four pools of three teams. Results from Pool 1 & 2 also counted for the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Division 1 (Africa Cup)

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Pool Stage

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Pool 1 & 2 were played on home and away basis as they also counted for Round 2 of 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying. Pool winners qualify for the semi-finals.

Pool 1

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Namibia 4 2 0 2 140 81 +59 8
2  Tunisia 4 2 0 2 91 67 +24 8
3  Kenya 4 2 0 2 79 162 -83 8
27 May 2006
Namibia 84 – 12 Kenya
Windhoek

10 June 2006
Kenya 25 – 21 Tunisia
Nairobi

1 July 2006
Tunisia 24 – 7 Namibia
Tunis

2 September 2006
Kenya 30 – 26 Namibia
Nairobi

16 September 2006
Tunisia 31 – 12 Kenya
Tunis

7 October 2006
Namibia 23 – 15 Tunisia
Windhoek

Pool 2

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Morocco 4 3 1 0 73 22 +51 11
2  Ivory Coast 4 1 1 2 41 73 -32 7
3  Uganda 4 1 0 3 47 66 -19 6
3 June 2006
Morocco 36 – 3 Uganda
Casablanca

17 June 2006
Ivory Coast 9 – 9 Morocco
Abidjan

1 July 2006
Uganda 32 – 7 Ivory Coast
Kampala

2 September 2006
Uganda 3 – 5 Morocco
Kampala

16 September 2006
Ivory Coast 18 – 9 Uganda
Abidjan

7 October 2006
Morocco 23 – 7 Ivory Coast
Casablanca

Pool 3

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  South Africa Amateurs 2 2 0 0 114 14 +100 6
2  Senegal 2 1 0 1 25 100 -75 4
3  Cameroon 2 0 0 2 25 50 -25 2
8 April 2006
Senegal 20 – 16 Cameroon
Dakar

10 June 2006
South Africa Amateurs 84 – 5 Senegal
Durban

Pool 4

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Madagascar 2 1 1 0 81 40 +41 5
2  Zambia 2 1 0 1 32 69 -37 4
3  Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1 32 36 -4 2
12 August 2006
Zimbabwe 22 – 22 Madagascar
Harare

26 August 2006
Madagascar 59 – 18 Zambia
Antananarivo

16 September 2006
Zambia 14 – 10 Zimbabwe
Lusaka

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Second semi-final on home and away because of the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

South Africa qualified to final.

28 October 2006
Namibia 25 – 7 Morocco
Windhoek

11 November 2006
Morocco 8 – 27 Namibia
Casablanca

Namibia qualified to final e to 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Final

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2 December 2006
Namibia 27 – 29 South Africa Amateurs
Windhoek

Division 2

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ South Africa sent only amateur players