The 2016
RA Africa Cup Sevens was a
rugby sevens tournament held in
Safaricom Stadium,
Nairobi
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on 23–24 September 2016.
It was the 4th championship in
a series that began in 2013.
The top two placed teams (excluding Kenya) will qualify to the
2017 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2017 Hong Kong Sevens was the 42nd edition of the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, and the seventh tournament of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 7–9 April 2017 at Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong.
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, where they will have a chance to earn core team status in the
Sevens World Series
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Teams
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Pool Stage
Teams ranked 1-4 qualify to Cup Semi-finals
Teams ranked 5-8 qualify to Plate semi-finals
Teams ranked 9-12 go into relegation semi-finals
All times
Eastern Africa Time (
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Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Knockout stage
Relegation Semi-Final
Plate Semi-final
Cup Semi-final
Final standings
References
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2016 rugby sevens competitions
2016 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 Kenya