The 2015 RA Africa Cup Sevens is an Olympic qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa on 14–15 November 2015.[1] It was the 3rd championship in a series that began in 2013.
The tournament will have the top team qualify directly to the Olympics, and the second, third, and fourth place teams qualify for the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.
North Qualifying
Note: Cameroon was scheduled to compete, but was unable to attend. Morocco took their spot in the competition.
Pool Stage
| Key to colours in group tables
|
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Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal
|
Pool A
| Teams
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
+/−
|
Pts
|
 Ivory Coast
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
10 |
+17 |
6
|
 Togo
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
24 |
E |
4
|
 Ghana
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
22 |
39 |
–17 |
2
|
| Ivory Coast | 15 - 10 | Ghana |
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| Togo | 24 - 12 | Ghana |
| | |
| Ivory Coast | 12 – 0 | Togo |
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Pool B
| Teams
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Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
+/−
|
Pts
|
 Morocco
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
68 |
7 |
+61 |
6
|
 Nigeria
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
43 |
21 |
+22 |
4
|
 Mali
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
83 |
–83 |
2
|
Knockout stage
Bowl
| Final |
| | |
| 7 June 2015 – Lomé
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| Ghana | 27 |
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| Mali | 7
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Plate
| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| 7 June 2015 – Lomé
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| Ivory Coast | 5 |
| 7 June 2015 – Lomé
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| Nigeria | 14
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| Ivory Coast | 26 |
| 7 June 2015 – Lomé
|
| | Togo | 5
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| Morocco | 29 |
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| Togo | 0
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Cup
Final North Qualifying standings
| Legend
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| Qualified for the Rugby Africa Olympic tournament
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South Qualifying
Note: Zambia has already qualified for the 2015 Rugby Africa Men's Sevens Championships after receiving the 8th Qualification spot with South Africa qualifying directly to the Olympics and no longer participating in the Championships
Pool Stage
| Key to colours in group tables
|
|
|
Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal
|
Pool A
| Teams
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
+/−
|
Pts
|
 Zambia
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
19 |
+27 |
6
|
 Botswana
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
45 |
21 |
+24 |
4
|
 Burundi
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
58 |
–51 |
2
|
| Botswana | 33 – 0 | Burundi |
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Pool B
| Teams
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
+/−
|
Pts
|
 Mauritius
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
12 |
+26 |
6
|
 Congo
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
45 |
45 |
E |
4
|
 Rwanda
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
21 |
47 |
–26 |
2
|
| Mauritius | 24 - 12 | Congo |
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| Rwanda | 21 - 33 | Congo |
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| Mauritius | 14 – 0 | Rwanda |
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Knockout stage
Bowl
| Final |
| | |
| 27 July 2015 – Kigali
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| Burundi | 0 |
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| Rwanda | 19
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Plate
| Semi-finals | | Final |
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| 27 July 2015 – Kigali
| | |
|
| Zambia | 40 |
| 27 July 2015 – Kigali
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| Congo | 7
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| Congo | 17 |
| 27 July 2015 – Kigali
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| | Botswana | 24
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| Mauritius | 35 |
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| Botswana | 26
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Cup
Final South Qualifying standings
| Legend
|
| Qualified for the Rugby Africa Olympic tournament
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| Rank
|
Team
|
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Zambia
|
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Mauritius
|
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Botswana
|
| 4 |
Congo
|
| 5 |
Rwanda
|
| 6 |
Burundi
|
South Africa
Kenya
Zimbabwe
