The 2013 Africa Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR).[1] [2] This tournament, as well as the 2012 and 2014 editions of it, served as the qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Changes from the 2012 Africa Cup:
Division 1A was held between 10 and 14 July 2013, at the Mahamasina Municipal Stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The competing teams will be (pre-tournament IRB World Rankings in parentheses:
Due to losing the third place playoff, Uganda will be demoted to 2014 Africa Cup Division 1B, and was eliminated from 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying.
Semi-finals
3rd Place Playoff
Final
Division 1B was held between 11 and 15 June 2013, at the Iba Mar Diop Stadium in Dakar, Senegal.[3] The competing teams were (pre-tournament IRB World Rankings in parentheses):
Namibia won the tournament, and will be promoted to Division 1A in the 2014 Africa Cup.
Semi-finals
3rd Place Playoff
Final
Division 1C was held between 22 and 29 June 2013, at the Ecole Supérieur des Travaux Publics - Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny Sud in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.[4]
Ivory Coast won the tournament, and will be promoted to Division 1B in the 2014 Africa Cup.[5]
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | (45) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 21 | +157 | 15 | |
| 2 | (33) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 29 | +101 | 10 | |
| 3 | (90) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 51 | +65 | 10 | |
| 4 | (75) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 142 | –109 | 5 | |
| 5 | (NR) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 120 | –84 | 4 | |
| 6 | (96) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 163 | –144 | 0 |
Match Schedule All times in UTC
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Starting in 2013, Division 2 was divided into North and South Groups.
The North Group tournament was held in Niamey, Niger between 3 and 10 June 2013. Due to winning, Niger qualified for the Division 1C tournament which took place three weeks following.
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points [6] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | difference | ||||
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 17 | +77 | 13 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 29 | +53 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 38 | +18 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 32 | +50 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 68 | -46 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 152 | -152 | 0 |
Match Schedule
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The South Group tournament was held in Rwanda on 22 June 2013. In addition to Rwanda and Burundi, it was supposed to also feature Swaziland and Tanzania, however they were unable to attend.
Rather than a full tournament, a single game was held at Stade Amahoro, with Rwanda defeating Burundi with a score of 22 - 0.[7]
Starting in 2013, there is now at third division, split into North and Central groups.
The Central Group tournament was to be held in Democratic Republic of the Congo between 26 and 31 August 2013. However, 26 August came and went with no information about fixtures, and none of the games were played.
Teams:
The North Group tournament was to be held in Egypt between 10 and 13 October 2013. However, no games were scheduled by October 8, and no news about rescheduling was ever released.
Teams: