2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens |
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Hosts | Tunisia |
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Date | 16–17 September |
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Nations | 8 |
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Final positions |
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Champions | South Africa |
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Runners-up | Kenya |
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Third | Tunisia |
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The 2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens was a women's rugby sevens tournament held in Monastir, Tunisia on 16–17 September 2017.[1] This tournament served as a qualifier for two tournaments, only the winner qualifies for next years 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, whereas the top two teams qualify for the 2018 Commonwealth Games which will also be held the following year.[2][3][4]
South Africa won the tournament and qualified for the Sevens World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, runner-up, Kenya, qualified for the latter.[5][6][7]
Teams
Eight teams competed in the tournament.[1]
Pool stage
Pool A
Source: [4]
Pool B
Knockout stage
Cup
Fifth Place
Standings
See also
References
- ^ a b "Schedule - Rugby Africa Rugby Africa". rugbyafrique.com. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018". rwcsevens.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Lady Rugby Cranes draw familiar foes in Africa 7s". monitor.co.ug. Daily Monitor. 3 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "2017 Africa Women's Sevens: South Africa victorious". Rugby Afrique. 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "2017 in Review: The road to Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018". www.world.rugby. 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ Yinglun, Shi (2018-02-01). "Kenya coach upbeat about medal chances at Commonwealth Games". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.