The 2012 CAR Women's Sevens was a qualification tournament for the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens which took place in Rabat on 29 to 30 September 2012.[1][2] There was only one spot available in the World Cup for the region since South Africa had qualified automatically from their semifinal placement in the 2009 World Cup Sevens.[3]
Tunisia defeated Kenya in the Cup final and qualified for the World Cup.[4]
Qualifications
2011 CAR tournament - zone North
The tournament took place on 23 and 24 April n Thies, Senegal.[5] Tournament semi-finalists will qualify for the 2012 CAR Women's Sevens, which will act as a qualifier for the 2013 World Cup. Nigeria withdrew at the last minute, Niger arrived with a team composed mainly by U18 girls and were excluded.
Pool stage
Pool A
| Nation
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
For
|
Against
|
| Tunisia
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
66
|
0
|
| Burkina Faso
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
20
|
31
|
| Egypt
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
60
|
- Tunisia 40-0 Egypt
- Burkina Faso 20-5 Egypt
- Tunisia 26-0 Burkina Faso
Pool B
| Nation
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
For
|
Against
|
| Senegal
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
22
|
12
|
| Morocco
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
17
|
10
|
| Cameroon
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
24
|
- Senegal 12-7 Cameroon
- Morocco 12-0 Cameroon
- Senegal 10-5 Morocco
Knockout stage
5th place
| 5th Place |
| | |
| |
|
| Cameroon | 27 |
|
| Egypt | 0
|
|
Semi-finals
| Semi-finals | | Cup Final |
| | | | | | |
| | | |
|
| Senegal | 24 |
| |
| Burkina Faso | 0
| |
| Tunisia | 5 |
| |
| | Senegal | 0
|
| Tunisia | 24 |
| |
| Morocco | 0
| |
| 3rd Place |
| |
| |
|
| Morocco | 19 |
|
| Burkina Faso | 5
|
Source:[6]
2011 CAR tournament - zone South
The tournament occurred on 29 and 30 October 2011 in Botswana.[7] Tournament semi-finalists will qualify for the 2012 CAR Women's Sevens, which will act as a qualifier for the 2013 World Cup.
Teams
Pools stage
Pool A
| Nation
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
For
|
Against
|
| South Africa
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
132 |
5
|
| Zimbabwe
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
64 |
49
|
| Zambia
|
1 |
0 |
2 |
32 |
53
|
| Rwanda
|
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
111
|
- South Africa 34-0 Zambia
- Rwanda 0-40 Zimbabwe
- South Africa 37-5 Zimbabwe
- Rwanda 0-20 Zambia
- Zambia 12-19 Zimbabwe
- Rwanda 0-51 South Africa
Pool B
| Nation
|
Won
|
Drawn
|
Lost
|
For
|
Against
|
| Uganda
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
12
|
| Kenya
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
65 |
27
|
| Madagascar
|
1 |
0 |
2 |
24 |
46
|
| Botswana
|
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
62
|
- Kenya 5-17 Uganda
- Botswana 0-14 Madagascar
- Kenya 29-10 Madagascar
- Botswana 7-17 Uganda
- Madagascar 0-17 Uganda
- Botswana 0-31 Kenya
Knockout stage
Plate semi-finals
| Semi-finals | | Plate Final |
| | | | | | |
| | | |
|
| Botswana | 5 |
| |
| Zambia | 19
| |
| Zambia | 15 |
| |
| | Madagascar | 14
|
| Madagascar | 36 |
| |
| Rwanda | 0
| |
| 7th Place |
| |
| |
|
| Botswana | 24 |
|
| Rwanda | 0
|
Cup Semi-finals
Main tournament
Qualified teams
Eight teams were expected to compete, but Cameroon who replaced Burkina Faso withdrew from the tournament.[2] Zambia replaced South Africa.
Pool stage
Pool A
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
+/–
|
Pts
|
| Kenya
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
77 |
5 |
+72 |
9
|
| Tunisia
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
73 |
7 |
+66 |
7
|
| Zambia
|
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
72 |
–67 |
5
|
| Morocco
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
71 |
–71 |
3
|
Source:[1][4]
Pool B
| Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
+/-
|
Pts
|
| Uganda
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
5 |
+29 |
6
|
| Senegal
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
27 |
-20 |
4
|
| Zimbabwe
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
19 |
-9 |
2
|
Source:[1][4]
Knockout round
Plate
| Semi-finals | | Plate Final |
| | | | | | |
| 30 September 2012
| | |
|
| Morocco | 0 |
| 30 September 2012
|
| Zimbabwe | 5
| |
| Zimbabwe | 14 |
| 30 September 2012
|
| | Zambia | 10
|
| Zambia | Bye |
| |
| | | |
|
Cup
| Semi-finals | | Cup / Qualifier Final |
| | | | | | |
| 30 September 2012
| | |
|
| Kenya | 7 |
| 30 September 2012
|
| Senegal | 0
| |
| Kenya | 10 |
| 30 September 2012
|
| | Tunisia | 14
|
| Tunisia | 19 |
| |
| Uganda | 5
| |
| Third place |
| |
| 30 September 2012
|
|
| Senegal | 5 |
|
| Uganda | 12
|
Source:[1][4]
References