2018 Africa Women's Sevens
Hosts Botswana
Date26–27 May
Nations10
Final positions
Champions Kenya
Runners-up Uganda
Third Tunisia
2017
2019

The 2018 Africa Women's Sevens was a women's rugby sevens tournament held in Gaborone, Botswana on 26–27 May 2018.[1]

Kenya as the highest ranked team qualified for the 2018 Dubai Women's Sevens and 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens. Uganda also qualified for 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens.

Teams

South Africa was initially scheduled to compete, but pulled out to prepare for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[2]

Pool stage

All times in Central Africa Time (UTC+02:00)

Legend
Seeded 1–2 in knockout round
Seeded 3–4 in knockout round
Seeded 5–6 in knockout round

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Kenya 2200+830+836
 Madagascar 21014042−24
 Senegal 2002081−812

26 May 2018 Madagascar  40–0  Senegal Gaborone, Botswana  
10:08
26 May 2018 Kenya  41–0  Senegal Gaborone, Botswana  
11:44
26 May 2018 Kenya  42–0  Madagascar Gaborone, Botswana  
13:20

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
 Tunisia 21104117+245
 Uganda 21103017+135
 Zimbabwe 20021451–372

26 May 2018 Uganda  20–7  Zimbabwe Gaborone, Botswana  
10:30
26 May 2018 Tunisia  31–7  Zimbabwe Gaborone, Botswana  
12:06
26 May 2018 Tunisia  10–10  Uganda Gaborone, Botswana  
13:42

Pool C

 
Semi-finals7th–8th seeding
 
      
 
26 May 2018 – 10:52 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 
 Morocco20
 
26 May 2018 – 14:04 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 Zambia26
 
 Zambia5
 
26 May 2018 – 12:28 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 Botswana5
 
 Botswana15
 
 
 Mauritius10
 
9th–10th seeding
 
 
26 May 2018 – 14:26 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 
 Morocco24
 
 
 Mauritius5

26 May 2018 Morocco  20–26  Zambia  
10:52
26 May 2018 Botswana  15–10  Mauritius  
12:28
26 May 2018 Zambia  5–5  Botswana  
14:04
26 May 2018 Morocco  24–5  Mauritius  
14:26

[2]

Knockout stage

Placement Match

26 May 2018 Morocco  22–5  Mauritius Gaborone, Botswana  
10:58

Fifth Place

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 May 2018 – 11:42 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 
 Zambia15
 
27 May 2018 – 14:16 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 Zimbabwe17
 
 Zimbabwe19
 
27 May 2018 – 12:04 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 Senegal5
 
 Botswana10
 
 
 Senegal22
 
Seventh Place
 
 
27 May 2018 – 13:54 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 
 Zambia5
 
 
 Botswana12

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 May 2018 – 9:30 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 
 Kenya42
 
27 May 2018 – 12:26 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 Zambia5
 
 Kenya27
 
27 May 2018 – 11:36 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 Madagascar0
 
 Madagascar24
 
27 May 2018 – 15:22 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 Zimbabwe5
 
 Kenya29
 
27 May 2018 – 9:52 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 Uganda7
 
 Tunisia36
 
27 May 2018 – 12:48 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 Botswana0
 
 Tunisia5
 
27 May 2018 – 10:14 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 Uganda10 Third place
 
 Uganda12
 
27 May 2018 – 14:38 – Gaborone, Botswana
 
 Senegal5
 
 Madagascar7
 
 
 Tunisia22
 

Standings

Legend
Qualified to 2019 Hong Kong Women's Sevens
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kenya
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Uganda
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tunisia
4 Madagascar
5 Zimbabwe
6 Senegal
7 Botswana
8 Zambia
9 Morocco
10 Mauritius

See also

References

  1. "Rugby Africa's yearly Women's Sevens tournament will conclude a full week devoted to the place of women in rugby in Gaborone, Botswana". Rugby Afrique. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Africa 7s Women's fixtures". ragahouse.com. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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