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.
2012, african, sevens, championship, 2012, african, sevens, international, rugby, sevens, competition, organized, confederation, african, rugby, fourth, edition, african, sevens, which, been, held, every, four, years, since, year, 2000, served, african, contin. 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 was held in Rabat on September 29 30 2012 Contents 1 General 2 Group stage 2 1 Group A 2 2 Group B 3 Knockout phase 3 1 Bowl 3 2 Cup 4 Outright 5 References 6 External linksGeneral editThe 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 editGroup A edit Teams Pld W D L PF PA Pts nbsp Madagascar 3 3 0 0 74 34 40 9 nbsp Nigeria 3 2 0 1 48 27 21 7 nbsp Zambia 3 1 0 2 27 62 35 5 nbsp Morocco 3 0 0 3 17 43 26 3 29 September 2012Morocco nbsp 0 10 nbsp ZambiaStade Bourgogne 29 September 2012Madagascar nbsp 15 12 nbsp NigeriaStade Bourgogne 29 September 2012Madagascar nbsp 45 12 nbsp ZambiaStade Bourgogne 29 September 2012Morocco nbsp 7 19 nbsp NigeriaStade Bourgogne 29 September 2012Nigeria nbsp 17 5 nbsp ZambiaStade Bourgogne 29 September 2012Morocco nbsp 10 14 nbsp MadagascarStade Bourgogne Group B edit Teams Pld W D L PF PA Pts nbsp Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 62 14 48 9 nbsp Tunisia 3 2 0 1 55 10 45 7 nbsp Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 26 74 48 5 nbsp Namibia 3 0 0 3 17 62 45 3 29 September 2012Zimbabwe nbsp 26 7 nbsp Ivory CoastStade Bourgogne 29 September 2012Tunisia nbsp 17 0 nbsp NamibiaStade Bourgogne 29 September 2012Tunisia nbsp 38 0 nbsp Ivory CoastStade Bourgogne 29 September 2012Zimbabwe nbsp 26 7 nbsp NamibiaStade Bourgogne 29 September 2012Namibia nbsp 10 19 nbsp Ivory CoastStade Bourgogne 29 September 2012Zimbabwe nbsp 10 0 nbsp TunisiaStade BourgogneKnockout phase editBowl edit Semi finalsFinal 30 September 2012 Stade Bourgogne nbsp Zambia10 30 September 2012 Stade Bourgogne nbsp Namibia22 nbsp Namibia24 30 September 2012 Stade Bourgogne nbsp Ivory Coast7 nbsp Ivory Coast12 nbsp Morocco7 Third place 30 September 2012 Stade Bourgogne nbsp Zambia5 nbsp Morocco14 Cup edit Semi finalsFinal 30 September 2012 Stade Bourgogne nbsp Madagascar0 30 September 2012 Stade Bourgogne nbsp Tunisia7 nbsp Tunisia12 30 September 2012 Stade Bourgogne nbsp Zimbabwe33 nbsp Zimbabwe19 nbsp Nigeria14 Third place 30 September 2012 Stade Bourgogne nbsp Madagascar12 nbsp Nigeria19Outright editRank Nation Notes 1 nbsp Zimbabwe promoted to 2013 World Cup 2 nbsp Tunisia promoted to 2013 World Cup 3 nbsp Nigeria 4 nbsp Madagascar 5 nbsp Namibia 6 nbsp Ivory Coast 7 nbsp Morocco 8 nbsp ZambiaReferences edit a b RWC Qualifier Rabat Morocco 9 29 2012 9 30 2012 Rugby7 External links editCAR permanent dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2012 African Sevens Championship amp oldid 860026175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
