2007 Africa Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Date | 26 May 2007 – 27 November 2007 |
| No. of nations | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Uganda |
| Runner-up |  Madagascar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
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The 2007 Africa Cup was the eighth edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa. The competition involved twelve teams that were divided into two zones (North and South). Each zone was then divided into two pools of three. Each pool winner then qualified for a semi-final; the semi-final winners then played each other in the final.
Contents
Nations
The teams competing were:
Cameroon
Ivory Coast
Kenya- Madagascar
Morocco
Namibia
Senegal
South Africa Amateurs°
Tunisia- Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
°South Africa sent only amateur players.
Pool stage
Pool winners qualify for the semi-finals.
Bonus point system: 4 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 0 for a loss, 1 point for scoring four tries in a game, 1 point for losing by seven or less.
North Pool Group A
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | ||||
| 1 | Kenya |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 29 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Cameroon |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 42 | 1 | 1 |
North Pool Group B
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | ||||
| 1 | Ivory Coast |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Tunisia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Senegal |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 2 |
South Pool Group A
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | against | for | ||||
| 1 | Uganda |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Namibia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 30 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Zambia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 104 | 0 | 0 |
South Pool Group B
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | against | for | ||||
| 1 | Madagascar |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 29 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | South Africa Amateurs |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 29 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Zimbabwe |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 75 | 1 | 1 |
- *Win awarded to Madagascar after South Africa Amateurs withdrawal.
Semi-finals
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 26-Sep-2007 | Uganda - Kenya | Antananarivo (Madagascar) | 24-12 |
| 26-Sep-2007 | Madagascar - Côte d'Ivoire | Antananarivo (Madagascar) | 32-25 |
Third place play-off
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 29-Sep-2007 | Côte d'Ivoire - Kenya | Antananarivo (Madagascar) | 17-20 |
Final
| Date | Match | Venue | Result |
| 29-Sep-2007 | Uganda - Madagascar | Antananarivo (Madagascar) | 42-11 |
