In the African Regional
qualifying process, 14 of the 15 eligible IRB member nations took part (South Africa had already qualified from
Rugby World Cup 2007
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 ...
).
The qualifying process began with playoffs in May, 2008. The
2008–09 Africa Cup doubled as the qualifying tournament, with the winner being Africa's direct qualifier. The runner-up of the tournament will be entered into the four-team World Cup playoff for the 20th
2011 Rugby World Cup finalist berth.
The Cup was decided first by four pools of three teams with the pool winners qualifying for the semi-finals.
Namibia swept Tunisia in a two-legged final, qualifying for
Pool D
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* Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming
* Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings
* Tide pool, a rocky po ...
of the
2011 Rugby World Cup, while Tunisia advanced to the
Final Place Playoff.
Preliminary round: May 2008
Two single-legged playoffs were used to cut the nations down from the 14 eligible nations to the 12 who would compete for the
2008–09 Africa Cup. Preliminary round teams were the lowest ranked teams in the north and south respectively.
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
and
Swaziland were eliminated in this round.
Matches
Round 1: June / August 2008
Pool winners qualified for the semi-finals. Pools were determined through world rankings.
Pools decided
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Bonus point system:
*4 points for a win
*2 for a draw
*0 for a loss
*1 point for scoring four tries in a game
*1 point for losing by seven points or less.
Pool A
:
Matches
Pool B
:
Matches
Pool C
:
Matches
Pool D
:
Matches
Round 2: semi-finals - 2009
*Winners on aggregate progress to Round Three.
Round 3: qualification final
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
and Tunisia
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competed for Africa's automatic place in the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals in New Zealand
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over two legs, with Namibia qualifying for their fourth consecutive world cup. Tunisia faced Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
, the third-placed team from Europe, in the semi-finals of the Play-off series.
Namibia won the series 2-0, with an aggregate score of 40-23.
See also
2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying
References
External links
Confirmation from CAR
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2011
Africa
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2008 in African rugby union
2009 in African rugby union