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2012 Africa Cup

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The 2012 Africa Cup was the twelfth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR). The tournaments between 2012 and 2014 will also serve as qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

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Changes from last season

Changes from the 2011 Africa Cup:

  •  Morocco and  Namibia were relegated from Division 1A to Division 1B after withdrawing from the 2011 event.
  •  Uganda and  Zimbabwe were promoted from Division 1B to Division 1A.
  •  Ivory Coast were relegated from Division 1B to Division 1C after withdrawing from the 2011 event.
  •  Senegal were promoted from Division 1C to Division 1B.
  •  Mauritius and  Nigeria were promoted from Division 1D to Division 1C.
  • Division 1D was discontinued.
  • Division 2 (North) and Division 2 (South) were merged into a single Division 2.
  •  Algeria and  Egypt joined in Division 2.
  •  Chad withdrew from Division 2 (North).
  •  Burundi and  Rwanda withdrew from Division 2.
  •  DR Congo,  Congo,  Gabon,  Libya,  Mauritania,  Réunion,  Swaziland and  Tanzania - who all withdrew at some stage for the 2011 tournament - were not included in the 2012 tournament.
  • Group 1A

    Group 1A was held from 10–14 July in Tunis, Tunisia.

    Teams

    The teams competing in Group 1A:

  •  Kenya
  •  Tunisia
  •  Uganda
  •  Zimbabwe
  • Group 1B

    Group 1B was held from 4–11 July in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

    Teams

    The teams competing in Group 1B:

  •  Madagascar
  •  Morocco
  •  Namibia
  •  Senegal
  • Final

  • Two all-time Test rugby records were set in this match:
  • Namibia's 54 points set a new record for the highest score by a losing team. The previous record was set by  Wales in their 50–44 loss to  Argentina in Tucumán in 2004.
  • The full-time score of 43–43 was the highest-scoring draw at full-time in history. The previous record was 30–30, set first by  South Africa and  France at Durban in 2005 and then by  Lithuania and  Sweden at Kaunas in a 2011 European Nations Cup match.
  • Group 1C

    Group 1C was held on 22–28 July in Gaborone, Botswana. There were three rounds, with no final.

    Cameroon withdraw at a very late stage, and as such, the tournament was reduced to a 5-team tournament.

    Teams

    The teams competing in Group 1C:

  •  Botswana
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Mauritius
  •  Nigeria
  •  Zambia
  •  Cameroon - withdrawn
  • Division 2

    Division 2 was held on 29–30 June in Lomé, Togo. The tournament was played under Rugby 7's laws.

    Teams

    The teams competing in Division 2:

  •  Benin
  •  Burkina Faso
  •  Egypt
  •  Ghana
  •  Mali
  •  Niger
  •  Togo A
  •  Togo B
  • Pool A

    Match Schedule

    Pool B

    Match Schedule

    Under-19

    An Under-19 competition was held from 25 Aug - 1 Sep in Harare, Zimbabwe. The winner will qualify for the 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. The winner of Division B (Madagascar) will replace the last place finisher in Division A (Tunisia) for the 2013 tournament.

    Teams

    The teams competing in the Under-19 competition:
    Division A

  •  Kenya
  •  Namibia
  •  Tunisia
  •  Zimbabwe
  • Division B

  •  Madagascar
  •  Morocco
  •  Zambia
  • Uganda pulled out of Division B, and was replaced with a Harare U19 Select XV.

    Division A

    Match Schedule

    Division B

    Match Schedule

    References

    2012 Africa Cup Wikipedia


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