The 2012 African Sevens was an international
rugby sevens competition organized by the
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 ...
. It was the fourth edition of the
African Sevens, which had been held every four years since the year 2000, and served as the African
continental qualifier for the 2013
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens (RWCS) is the quadrennial world championship of rugby sevens, a variant of rugby union. Organised by World Rugby, it currently consists of men's and women's tournaments, and is the highest level of competition in the sport ...
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[ The tournament, hosted together with 2012 African Women's Sevens, was held in Rabat on September 29–30, 2012.
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General
The tournament was played at Stade Bourgogne in the Moroccan city of Rabat. The event was attended by eight rugby sevens nations. On the first day they were playing in two groups of four. The second day there were places at stake was not only the medals of the event, but also two places in the finals of 2013 World Cup.
The teams from South Africa and Kenya, who had already qualified for the World Cup, did not compete. In their absence, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...
won the competition, defeating Tunisia
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in the final.[ The two finalists gained promotion to the World Cup in 2013.
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Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout phase
Bowl
Cup
Outright
References
External links
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2012 rugby sevens competitions
2012 in African rugby union
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 ...
International rugby union competitions hosted by Morocco