The 2005 Africa Cup (Official name "Top 9") was the 6th edition of the continental
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
tournament arranged by
Confederation of African Rugby
Rugby Africa, is the administrative body for rugby union within the continent of Africa under the authority of World Rugby, which is the world governing body of rugby union. , Rugby Africa has 37 member nations and runs several rugby tournaments ...
(CAR).
It was won by Morocco, that defeated Madagascar in the final.
The final was played at the "
Stade de France
The Stade de France (, ) is the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis. Its seating capacity of 80,698 makes it the sixth-largest stadium in Europe. The stadium is used by the France national foot ...
" before the match between France and South Africa match of the
2005 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe. The match was arranged in that venue, due to participation of South African Amateurs selection, who were surprisingly defeated in the semifinal by Madagascar.
Division 1 (Africa Cup)
First round
Pool A
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Three point for victory, two for draw, and one for lost
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Pool B
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Three point for victory, two for draw, and one for lost
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Pool C
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Three point for victory, two for draw, and one for lost
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Knockout stage
Semifinals
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Final
Division 2
External links
Rugby : le Maroc champion d’Afrique- ''aujourdhui.ma''
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2005
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2004 rugby union tournaments for national teams
2005 in African rugby union