The 2022 Africa Men's Sevens are an annual

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tournament that took place at the

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between 23 and 24 April 2022; they were held in

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for the second time. The top three teams qualified for the

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, and the top two teams qualified to the 2022 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series. In addition, the top two Commonwealth teams not already qualified for the

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via the

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booked their places in

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. Fourteen teams participated in the tournament, including

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champions

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Format

Teams are seeded according to their performances in the previous championship and regional qualifiers. First-round results determine whether they advance to the Cup pools (for the top eight teams) or the Trophy pools (for the other six teams). In the Cup competition, the top two teams in each pool advance to the semi-finals (and final / third-place match thereafter). The third-placed teams in each pool contest a fifth-place match, with all other teams (including those in the Trophy competition) given a final ranking after the pool stage since the competition was delayed by inclement weather on the morning of the second day.

Teams

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Tournament play

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Opening round

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- The teams were allocated to pools according to the above results: * Pool A: Winners of matches 1, 4, and 5, and the losing team with the smallest losing margin * Pool B: Winners of matches 2, 3, 6, and 7 * Pool C: The losing teams with the 2nd, 5th, and 6th smallest losing margins * Pool D: The losing teams with the 3rd, 4th, and 7th smallest losing margins

Pool stage

;Pool A (Cup) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Pool B (Cup) ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Pool C (Trophy) ---- ---- ;Pool D (Trophy) ---- ----

Knockout stage (Cup only)

;Semi-finals ---- ;Fifth-place match ;Third-place match ;Final

Final standings

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References

External links

Tournament site
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Africa Men's Sevens The Africa Men's Sevens, formerly the Africa Cup Sevens, is an annual rugby sevens tournament involving African nations, organised by Rugby Africa. Since 2013 the event has been contested on an annual basis. The tournament is also acts as a q ...