2012 CAR Women's Sevens explained
| Countries: |  Morocco |
| Date: | 29−30 September |
| Nations: | 7 |
| Prevseason: | 2008 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
| Matches: | 15 |
The 2012 CAR Women's Sevens was a qualification tournament for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens which took place in Rabat on 29 to 30 September 2012.[1] [2] There was only one spot available in the World Cup for the region since South Africa had qualified automatically from their semifinal placement in the 2009 World Cup Sevens.[3]
Tunisia defeated Kenya in the Cup final and qualified for the World Cup.[4]
Qualifications
2011 CAR tournament - zone North
The tournament took place on 23 and 24 April n Thies, Senegal.[5] Tournament semi-finalists will qualify for the 2012 CAR Women's Sevens, which will act as a qualifier for the 2013 World Cup. Nigeria withdrew at the last minute, Niger arrived with a team composed mainly by U18 girls and were excluded.
Pool stage
Pool A
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 31 |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 60 | |
- Tunisia 40-0 Egypt
- Burkina Faso 20-5 Egypt
- Tunisia 26-0 Burkina Faso
Pool B
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 24 | |
- Senegal 12-7 Cameroon
- Morocco 12-0 Cameroon
- Senegal 10-5 Morocco
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Source:[6]
2011 CAR tournament - zone South
The tournament occurred on 29 and 30 October 2011 in Botswana.[7] Tournament semi-finalists will qualify for the 2012 CAR Women's Sevens, which will act as a qualifier for the 2013 World Cup.
Teams
Pools stage
Pool A
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 49 |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 53 |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 111 | |
- South Africa 34-0 Zambia
- Rwanda 0-40 Zimbabwe
- South Africa 37-5 Zimbabwe
- Rwanda 0-20 Zambia
- Zambia 12-19 Zimbabwe
- Rwanda 0-51 South Africa
Pool B
| Nation | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against |
|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 12 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 27 |
| 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 46 |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 62 | |
- Kenya 5-17 Uganda
- Botswana 0-14 Madagascar
- Kenya 29-10 Madagascar
- Botswana 7-17 Uganda
- Madagascar 0-17 Uganda
- Botswana 0-31 Kenya
Knockout stage
Cup Semi-finals
Main tournament
Qualified teams
Eight teams were expected to compete, but Cameroon who replaced Burkina Faso withdrew from the tournament. Zambia replaced South Africa.
Pool stage
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/– | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 5 | +72 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 7 | +66 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 72 | –67 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | –71 | 3 | |
Source:--------------------
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | +29 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 27 | -20 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 2 | |
Source:--------
Knockout round
Cup
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Notes and References
- Web site: Young . Wendy . 2012-09-28 . Uganda and Kenya women dream of Rugby World Cup Sevens – Confederation Africane de Rugby (CAR) Sevens . 2024-02-05 . scrumhalfconnection.com.
- Web site: 2012-09-29 . Uganda and Kenya unbeaten on day one of Africa Rugby Women's Sevens . 2024-02-05 . boxscorenews.com.
- Web site: Birch . John . 2013-04-20 . African Sevens Championship preview . 2024-02-05 . Scrum Queens . en.
- Web site: Tunisia women qualify for RWC Sevens 2013. rwcsevens.com. 29 September 2012. 3 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025115133/http://www.rwcsevens.com/women/news/newsid=2063732.html#tunisia+women+qualify+rwc+sevens+2013. 25 October 2012.
- Web site: Tournoi international de rugby féminin à 7 au Sénégal 23-24 avril 2011 . 2011-04-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110416092823/http://www.senegal-rugby.com/Tournoi-international-de-rugby-feminin-a-7-au-Senegal-23-24-avril-2011_a200.html . 2011-04-16 .
- Web site: In second period of overtime . 2011-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120314162014/http://www.senesport.info/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2909:rugby-la-tunisie-sur-le-toit-de-la-zone-nord-et-le-senegal-2eme-se-qualifient-pour-le-championnat-dafrique&catid=1:latest-news . 2012-03-14 . dead .
- Web site: Rugby à 7 . 2011-04-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323050216/http://www.confederation-africaine-rugby.com/index.php/fr/competitions/calendrierscomp/43-rugby-a-7 . 2012-03-23 .
