2023 Africa Men's Sevens Explained
| Countries: | (Qualifier)
(Final tournament) |
| Date: | 24–25 June 2023 (Qualifier)
|
| Nations: | 12 (Qualifier)
12 (Final tournament) |
| Prevseason: | 2022 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2023 Africa Men's Sevens was the 13th edition of the Africa Men's Sevens, an annual African rugby sevens tournament. The qualifier event took place at the Labourdonnais Sports Grounds, Mauritius between 24 and 25 June 2023. The main event took place in Harare, Zimbabwe. The winner qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, and the second and third placed teams qualified for the 2024 Final Olympic Qualification Tournament. In addition, the top two teams qualified for the 2024 Challenger Series.[1]
Twelve teams participated in each tournament
Format
Teams are seeded according to their performances in the previous championship. The top eight teams from the previous championship entered the main tournament, while the remaining twelve entered the qualifier.
Teams
The following teams entered the qualification tournament:[2]
The following teams entered the main tournament:
Qualifier event
Pool stage
| Legend |
|---|
| Advanced to quarter finals |
| Potential quarter finals | |
- Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 21 | +89 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 31 | +65 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 101 | –59 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 112 | –95 | 3 | |
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- Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 12 | +79 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 21 | +44 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 72 | –51 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 91 | –72 | 3 | |
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- Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 27 | +42 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 57 | –24 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 79 | –48 | 3 | |
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Knockout stage
- 9th place
- 5th place
- Cup
Standings
Final tournament
Pool stage
| Legend |
|---|
| Advanced to quarter finals |
| Potential quarter finals | |
- Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 14 | +106 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 48 | +49 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 91 | –53 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 112 | –102 | 3 | |
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- Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 22 | +100 | 9 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 62 | +19 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 91 | –47 | 5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 103 | –72 | 3 | |
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- Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 22 | +72 | 8 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 61 | +25 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 55 | +17 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 133 | –114 | 3 | |
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Knockout stage
- 9th place
- 5th place
- Cup
Standings
References
- Web site: Zimbabwe to host Rugby Africa Sevens Cup . 2023-09-09 . www.thezimbabwean.co.
- Web site: May 19, 2023 . Paris 2024: Nigeria Rugby team battles Ghana In Olympic qualifiers . Vanguard.
