2017 Africa Cup Sevens Explained

Date:6–7 October
Nations:10
Prevseason:2016
Nextseason:2018

The 2017 Africa Cup Sevens is a rugby sevens tournament held in Kampala, Uganda on 6–7 October 2017.[1] [2] [3] It will be the 5th championship in a series that began in 2013.

The 2017 tournament serves as a qualifier for the following:

Teams

Pool stage

All matches are East Africa Time

Pool A

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
440014329+11412
43015773−1610
41127187−167
41036995−266
40133490−565

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Pool B

TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts
440010929+8012
43017138+3310
42025362−98
40134083−435
40133899−615

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Knockout stage

9th Place

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5th Place

Standings

Legend
bgcolor=#cfcGreen fillQualified to 2018 Hong Kong Sevens
and 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Blue barQualified to 2018 Commonwealth Games
width=50Rankwidth=140Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uganda Beats Tunisia to Africa Cup Sevens Hosting Rights. allafrica.com. 20 June 2017. 27 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Schedule of the competitions 2017. 19 January 2017.
  3. Web site: Uganda to host 2017 Africa Rugby Sevens. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810155220/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/10/c_136515760.htm. dead. August 10, 2017. Xinhua. 10 August 2017. 12 August 2017.
  4. Web site: Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 . 2017-07-27 . 2016-09-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160915084634/http://www.rwcsevens.com/qualification . dead .
  5. Web site: Athlete Allocation System. 15 March 2017 . www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 27 July 2017.