2007 Rugby World Cup - Africa qualification

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In qualifying for the 2007 Rugby World Cup,there is one place available for African teams, and one place in the repechage. In the group rounds, there are three points awarded for a win, two for a draw, and one for a loss. There are no bonus points awarded.

Contents 1 Qualification process 1.1 Round 1a 1.2 Round 1b 1.3 Round 2 1.4 Round 3 2 Round 1a 2.1 Northern Pool 2.2 Southern Pool 2.3 Playoff 3 Round 1b 3.1 Pool A 3.2 Pool B 3.3 Playoff 4 Round 2 4.1 Pool 1 4.2 Pool 2 5 Round 3 – 2006

[edit] Qualification process

[edit] Round 1a

Two groups of three teams each, winners of each group playoff for one place in Africa Round 1b

[edit] Round 1b

Two groups of three teams each, winners of each group qualify for Africa Round 2, second placed teams playoff for the remaining place in Africa Round 2.

[edit] Round 2

Two groups of three teams each, winners of each group qualify for Africa Round 3.

[edit] Round 3

Playoff of the winners of each group in Round 2, winner qualifies for World Cup as Africa 1, Runner up advances to the Repechage Round as Africa 2, to play Europe 4.

[edit] Round 1a

[edit] Northern Pool

Senegal advance to playoff.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Senegal	2	2	0	0	46	6
Cameroon	2	1	0	1	4	4
Nigeria	2	0	0	2	-50	2

Date	Match	Venue	Result
12-Mar-2005	Senegal - Nigeria	Dakar (Senegal)	46-6
26-Mar-2005	Cameroon - Senegal	Douala (Cameroon)	0-6
16-Apr-2005	Nigeria - Cameroon	Lagos (Nigeria)	8-18

[edit] Southern Pool

Zambia advance to playoff.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Zambia	2	1	0	1	3	4
Botswana	2	1	0	1	3	4
Swaziland	2	1	0	1	-6	4

Date	Match	Venue	Result
12-Mar-2005	Swaziland - Zambia	Mbabane (Swaziland)	24-23
09-Apr-2005	Zambia - Botswana	Lusaka (Zambia)	28-24
23-Apr-2005	Botswana - Swaziland	Botswana	19-12

[edit] Playoff

Winner advances to Round 1b (Senegal)

Date	Match	Venue	Result
28-May-2005	Senegal - Zambia	Senegal	22-14
04-Jun-2005	Zambia - Senegal	Zambia	6-13

Senegal win 35-20 on aggregate

[edit] Round 1b

[edit] Pool A

Cote d'Ivoire qualifies to Round 2, Zimbabwe advance to playoff.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Côte d'Ivoire	2	2	0	0	44	6
Zimbabwe	2	1	0	1	-24	4
Senegal	2	0	0	2	-20	2

Date	Match	Venue	Result
25-Jun-2005	Zimbabwe - Senegal	Zimbabwe	21-15
09-Jul-2005	Senegal - Cote d'Ivoire	Senegal	6-20
23-Jul-2005	Cote d'Ivoire - Zimbabwe	Côte d'Ivoire	33-3

[edit] Pool B

Kenya qualifies to Round 2, Uganda advance to playoff.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Kenya	2	1	1	0	3	5
Uganda	2	1	0	1	1	4
Madagascar	2	0	1	1	-4	3

Date	Match	Venue	Result
11-Jun-2005	Kenya - Madagascar	Kenya	24-24
25-Jun-2005	Uganda - Kenya	Uganda	5-8
10-Jul-2005	Madagascar - Uganda	Madagascar	14-18

[edit] Playoff

Winner advances to Round 2 (Uganda)

Date	Match	Venue	Result
06-Aug-2005	Zimbabwe - Uganda	Harare (Zimbabwe)	22-16
20-Aug-2005	Uganda - Zimbabwe	Kampala (Uganda)	20-9

Uganda win 36-31 on aggregate

[edit] Round 2

Home AND Away basis.

[edit] Pool 1

Winner (Namibia) qualifies to Round 3.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Namibia	4	2	0	2	+59	8
Tunisia	4	2	0	2	+24	8
Kenya	4	2	0	2	-83	8

Date	Match	Venue	Result
27-May-2006	Namibia - Kenya	Windhoek (Namibia)	84-12
10-Jun-2006	Kenya - Tunisia	Nairobi (Kenya)	25-21
01-Jul-2006	Tunisia - Namibia	Tunis (Tunisia)	24-7
09-Sep-2006	Kenya - Namibia	Nairobi (Kenya)	30-26
23-Sep-2006	Tunisia - Kenya	Tunis (Tunisia)	31-12
07-Oct-2006	Namibia - Tunisia	Windhoek (Namibia)	23-15

[edit] Pool 2

Winner (Morocco) qualifies to Round 3.

Final Standings

Country	GP	W	D	L	+/-	Pts
Morocco	4	3	1	0	+51	11
Côte d'Ivoire	4	1	1	2	-28	7
Uganda	4	1	0	3	-23	6

Date	Match	Venue	Result
03-Jun-2006	Morocco - Uganda	Casablanca (Morocco)	36-3
17-Jun-2006	Cote d'Ivoire - Morocco	Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire)	9-9
01-Jul-2006	Uganda - Cote d'Ivoire	Kampala (Uganda)	30-7
09-Sep-2006	Uganda - Morocco	Kampala (Uganda)	3-5
23-Sep-2006	Cote d'Ivoire - Uganda	Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire)	18-7
07-Oct-2006	Morocco - Cote d'Ivoire	Casablanca (Morocco)	23-7

[edit] Round 3 – 2006

Winner (Namibia) qualifies direct to RWC 2007 as Africa 1. Runner up (Morocco) advances to the Repechage Round as Africa 2, to play Europe 4, the winner playing Americas 4 for Repechage 1.

Date	Match	Venue	Result
28-Oct-2006	Namibia - Morocco	Windhoek (Namibia)	25-7
11-Nov-2006	Morocco - Namibia	Casablanca (Morocco)	8-27

Namibia win 52-15 on aggregate