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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. The tournament, hosted together with 2012 African Women's Sevens, was held in Rabat on September 29–30, 2012.

General

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. The two finalists gained promotion to the World Cup in 2013.

Group stage

Group A

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

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

Bowl (5th–8th places)

 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

 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

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

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

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