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7th Africa Cup
Date8 April 2006 –
2 December 2006
Countries Cameroon
 Ivory Coast
 Kenya
 Madagascar
 Morocco
 Namibia
 Senegal
 South Africa Amateurs[1]
 Tunisia
 Uganda
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe
Final positions
Champions South Africa Amateurs
Runner-up Namibia
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
← 2005
2007 →

The 2006 Africa Cup was the seventh edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa. In this edition, the tournament expanded from nine nations to twelve leading to a change in the format of the tournament which now includes four pools of three teams. Results from Pool 1 & 2 also counted for the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Division 1 (Africa Cup)

Pool Stage

Pool 1 & 2 were played on home and away basis as they also counted for Round 2 of 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying. Pool winners qualify for the semi-finals.

Pool 1

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Namibia 4 2 0 2 140 81 +59 8
2  Tunisia 4 2 0 2 91 67 +24 8
3  Kenya 4 2 0 2 79 162 -83 8
27 May 2006
Namibia 84 – 12 Kenya
Windhoek
10 June 2006
Kenya 25 – 21 Tunisia
Nairobi
1 July 2006
Tunisia 24 – 7 Namibia
Tunis
2 September 2006
Kenya 30 – 26 Namibia
Nairobi
16 September 2006
Tunisia 31 – 12 Kenya
Tunis
7 October 2006
Namibia 23 – 15 Tunisia
Windhoek

Pool 2

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Morocco 4 3 1 0 73 22 +51 11
2  Ivory Coast 4 1 1 2 41 73 -32 7
3  Uganda 4 1 0 3 47 66 -19 6
3 June 2006
Morocco 36 – 3 Uganda
Casablanca
17 June 2006
Ivory Coast 9 – 9 Morocco
Abidjan
1 July 2006
Uganda 32 – 7 Ivory Coast
Kampala
2 September 2006
Uganda 3 – 5 Morocco
Kampala
16 September 2006
Ivory Coast 18 – 9 Uganda
Abidjan
7 October 2006
Morocco 23 – 7 Ivory Coast
Casablanca

Pool 3

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  South Africa Amateurs 2 2 0 0 114 14 +100 6
2  Senegal 2 1 0 1 25 100 -75 4
3  Cameroon 2 0 0 2 25 50 -25 2
8 April 2006
Senegal 20 – 16 Cameroon
Dakar
10 June 2006
South Africa Amateurs 84 – 5 Senegal
Durban
1 July 2006
Cameroon 9 – 30 South Africa Amateurs
Douala

Pool 4

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Madagascar 2 1 1 0 81 40 +41 5
2  Zambia 2 1 0 1 32 69 -37 4
3  Zimbabwe 2 0 1 1 32 36 -4 2
12 August 2006
Zimbabwe 22 – 22 Madagascar
Harare
26 August 2006
Madagascar 59 – 18 Zambia
Antananarivo
2 September 2006
Zambia 14 – 10 Zimbabwe
Lusaka

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Second semi-final on home and away because of the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

7 October 2006
South Africa Amateurs 48 – 6 Madagascar
Johannesburg

South Africa qualified to final.

28 October 2006
Namibia 25 – 7 Morocco
Windhoek
11 November 2006
Morocco 8 – 27 Namibia
Casablanca

Namibia qualified to final e to 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Final

2 December 2006
Namibia 27 – 29 South Africa Amateurs
Windhoek

Division 2

Main article: 2006 CAR Development Trophy

Notes and references

  1. ^ South Africa sent only amateur players
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