2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens Explained

Countries:South Africa
Date:26–27 September
Nations:10 teams
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Women's Africa Cup Sevens was a women's rugby sevens tournament for the continental championship of Africa and a qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] The competition was held in Kempton Park, South Africa on 26–27 September 2015.[2] It was the fifth all-continental African Women's Sevens Championship, hosting teams from both Northern and Southern Africa.

South Africa, as the tournament winner, qualified directly for the Olympic Games but their National Olympic Committee decided not to send a team so the runner-up, Kenya, took their place. The next three place-getters, Tunisia, Zimbabwe and Tunisia progressed to the final qualifying competition to play-off for inclusion in the 2016 Games.

Pool Stage

Pool A

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
44001890+1899
43018950+399
42025875-176
410334119−853
400410145−1350

Pool B

RankingNationWonDrawnLostForAgainstPoints
14001481412
23011113110
320272578
4103371066
5004141684

Placement Stage

Bowl (9th/10th Place)

Plate (5th/8th Place)

Semi-finals

7th/8th Place

Plate Final (5th/6th Place)

Cup (1st/4th Place)

Semi-finals

3rd/4th Place

Final

Final standings

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Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Qualified for the Final 2016 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament.
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South Africa will not participate in the 2016 Olympics.[3] [4] Previously SASCOC chief executive Tubby Reddy had stated that winning the continental qualifier would not be enough.[5] Kenya, as the second-placed team in the African qualifiers, advance to the Olympics.[6] Madagascar, the fifth-place finisher in qualifying, was named as a replacement.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.scrumqueens.com/news/olympic-qualification-tournaments Olympic qualification tournaments
  2. http://www.rugbyafrique.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Programme-Compétitions-2015.pdf Rugby Afrique 2015 Competitions
  3. Web site: SASCOC Board will not be considered continental qualification. . 2016-01-12 . 2016-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160221141214/http://www.sascoc.co.za/2015/07/10/sascoc-board-meeting-update/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Kenya women replace South Africa for Rio. Americas Rugby News. 11 December 2015.
  5. Web site: SA athletes face tough Olympic qualifying criteria. Sport.
  6. Web site: Qualification Process . 2 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151010070858/http://corporate.olympics.com.au/files/dmfile/Rio2016QualificationSystem-rugby.pdf . 10 October 2015 .
  7. Web site: South Africa reject Olympic invitation. 17 November 2015. Scrum Queens.