2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens Explained

Countries:	Tunisia
Date:	16–17 September
Nations:	8
Prevseason:	2016
Nextseason:	2018

The 2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens was a women's rugby sevens tournament held in Monastir, Tunisia on 16–17 September 2017.^[1] This tournament served as a qualifier for two tournaments, only the winner qualifies for next years 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, whereas the top two teams qualify for the 2018 Commonwealth Games which will also be held the following year.^{[2] [3]}

South Africa won the tournament and qualified for the Sevens World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, runner-up, Kenya, qualified for the latter.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Teams

Eight teams competed in the tournament.

Pool stage

Pool A

width=175	Team	width=25 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=25 abbr="Won"	W	width=25 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=25 abbr="Lost"	L	width=32 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=32 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=32 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=25 abbr="Points"	Pts
	3	3	0	0	82	7	+75	9
	3	2	0	1	60	32	+28	7
	3	1	0	2	39	39	0	5
	3	0	0	3	5	108	–103	3

Source: ^[7]

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Pool B

width=175	Team	width=25 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=25 abbr="Won"	W	width=25 abbr="Drawn"	D	width=25 abbr="Lost"	L	width=32 abbr="Points for"	PF	width=32 abbr="Points against"	PA	width=32 abbr="Points difference"	PD	width=25 abbr="Points"	Pts
	3	3	0	0	112	5	+107	9
	3	2	0	1	69	44	+25	7
	3	1	0	2	32	80	–48	5
	3	0	0	3	5	89	–84	3

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Knockout stage

Fifth Place

Standings

Legend
Winner qualifies to 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens
Top two Commonwealth members eligible for 2018 Commonwealth Games

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See also

• 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying – Women
• Rugby sevens at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
• 2017 Africa Cup Sevens (Men)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Schedule - Rugby Africa Rugby Africa. rugbyafrique.com. 19 January 2017 . 6 September 2017.
2. Web site: Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018. rugbybworldcup.com. rwcsevens.com. 6 September 2017. 15 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160915084634/http://www.rwcsevens.com/qualification. dead.
3. Web site: Athlete Allocation System. 15 March 2017 . www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 5 September 2017.
4. Web site: 2017-11-06 . 2017 Africa Women's Sevens: South Africa victorious . 2024-02-18 . Rugby Afrique . en-US.
5. Web site: 2017-12-24 . 2017 in Review: The road to Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 . 2024-02-18 . www.world.rugby.
6. Web site: Yinglun . Shi . 2018-02-01 . Kenya coach upbeat about medal chances at Commonwealth Games . 2024-02-18 . www.xinhuanet.com.
7. Web site: Lady Rugby Cranes draw familiar foes in Africa 7s. 3 September 2017. monitor.co.ug. Daily Monitor. 5 September 2017.