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2012 African Sevens Championship

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The 2012 African Sevens was an international rugby sevens competition organized by the Confederation of African Rugby. 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.[1] The tournament, hosted together with 2012 African Women's Sevens[broken anchor], was held in Rabat on September 29–30, 2012.

General

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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 won the competition, defeating Tunisia in the final.[1] The two finalists gained promotion to the World Cup in 2013.

Group stage

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Group A

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Madagascar 3 3 0 0 74 34 +40 9
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 48 27 +21 7
 Zambia 3 1 0 2 27 62 -35 5
 Morocco 3 0 0 3 17 43 -26 3
29 September 2012
Morocco 0–10 Zambia
Stade Bourgogne

29 September 2012
Madagascar 15–12 Nigeria
Stade Bourgogne

29 September 2012
Madagascar 45–12 Zambia
Stade Bourgogne

29 September 2012
Morocco 7–19 Nigeria
Stade Bourgogne

29 September 2012
Nigeria 17–5 Zambia
Stade Bourgogne

29 September 2012
Morocco 10–14 Madagascar
Stade Bourgogne

Group B

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Teams Pld W D L PF PA +/− Pts
 Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 62 14 +48 9
 Tunisia 3 2 0 1 55 10 +45 7
 Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 26 74 -48 5
 Namibia 3 0 0 3 17 62 -45 3
29 September 2012
Zimbabwe 26–7 Ivory Coast
Stade Bourgogne

29 September 2012
Tunisia 17–0 Namibia
Stade Bourgogne

29 September 2012
Tunisia 38–0 Ivory Coast
Stade Bourgogne

29 September 2012
Zimbabwe 26–7 Namibia
Stade Bourgogne

29 September 2012
Namibia 10–19 Ivory Coast
Stade Bourgogne

29 September 2012
Zimbabwe 10–0 Tunisia
Stade Bourgogne

Knockout phase

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Bowl (5th–8th places)

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
 
 
 Zambia10
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
 
 Namibia22
 
 Namibia24
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
 
 Ivory Coast7
 
 Ivory Coast12
 
 
 Morocco7
 
Third place
 
 
30 September 2012 - Stade Bourgogne
 
 
 Zambia5
 
 
 Morocco14

Cup

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
 
 
 Madagascar0
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
 
 Tunisia7
 
 Tunisia12
 
30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne
 
 Zimbabwe33
 
 Zimbabwe19
 
 
 Nigeria14
 
Third place
 
 
30 September 2012 - Stade Bourgogne
 
 
 Madagascar12
 
 
 Nigeria19

Outright

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Rank Nation Notes
1  Zimbabwe promoted to 2013 World Cup
2  Tunisia promoted to 2013 World Cup
3  Nigeria
4  Madagascar
5  Namibia
6  Ivory Coast
7  Morocco
8  Zambia

References

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  1. ^ a b "RWC Qualifier: Rabat, Morocco. 9/29/2012 - 9/30/2012". Rugby7.
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