2025 Rugby Africa Women's Cup Division 1
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host | Ivory Coast |
| Venue | San-Pédro |
| Date | 11–19 April 2025 |
| Countries | Ivory Coast Tunisia Uganda Zimbabwe |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Uganda |
| Runner-up | Tunisia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
The 2025 Rugby Africa Women's Cup Division 1 was the first edition of the Women's Division 1 tournament and a qualifier for the 2025 Rugby Africa Women's Cup.[1][2] The event was held at Stade Auguste-Denis in San-Pédro, Ivory Coast from 11 to 19 April 2025.[1][2]
Uganda secured promotion to the 2025 Rugby Africa Women's Cup after defeating Zimbabwe in the final match.[3]
Venue
| San-Pédro | |
|---|---|
| Stade Auguste Denise | |
| Capacity: 8,000 | |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uganda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 17 | +125 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2025 Africa Women's Cup |
| 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 98 | −21 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 132 | −124 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Rugby Africa
Fixtures
Round 1
| 11 April 2025 | (1BP) Uganda | 27–10 | Tunisia | Stade Auguste Denise, San-Pédro | ||
| 14:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Peace Lekuru (3) 9' m, 20' m, 61' c Lydia Namabiro 25' m Angella Nanyonjo 33' m Con: Bushira Namutebi 62' Cards: Janati Nandudu 55' |
report | Try: Zaineb Dabki 40' m Yasmine Korbi 53' m Cards: Habiba Lafi 31' |
Referee: Bineta Sene (SEN) |
| 11 April 2025 | (1BP) Zimbabwe | 46–8 | Ivory Coast | Stade Auguste Denise, San-Pédro | ||
| 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Pauline Sianga 39' m Rufaro Tagarira (2) 51' c, 71' m Chiwoniso Emelda Mabika 64' m Ruvimbo Mudyanadzo (2) 66' c, 80' c Nokuthaba Mzizi 77' c Con: Precious Chirinda (2) 51', 67' Rufaro Tagarira (2) 78', 80' Pen: Tarren Munodaani 29' |
report | Try: Mariam Zon 21' m Pen: Julie Bleu 32' Cards: Anne N'Dri 6' Julie Bleu 7' Fatoumata Cisse 33' Nambalo Cisse 63' |
Referee: Mercy Dudi (KRU) |
Round 2
| 15 April 2025 | (2BP) Zimbabwe | 24–27 | Tunisia (1BP) | Stade Auguste Denise, San-Pédro | ||
| 14:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Ruvimbo Mudyanadzo (2) 24' m, 77' c Rufaro Tagarira 60' m Nokutenda Shoriwa 69' c Con: Precious Kudzanai Chirinda 70' Pauline Sianga 77' |
report | Try: Lamia Mlawah 12' m Sameh Lahouel 26' m Falfoul Sandaise 31' c Ben Charrada Halima 72' m Habiba Lafi 80' m Con: Nour Ayari 31' |
Referee: Victor Ojuku (KRU) |
| 15 April 2025 | (1BP) Uganda | 52–0 | Ivory Coast | Stade Auguste Denise, San-Pédro | ||
| 16:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Grace Auma (2) 23' m, 54' m Peace Lekuru (3) 37' m, 45' m, 65' m Bushira Namutebi 41' m Lydia Namabiro 47' c Sarah Nakafeero 62' m Comfort Anganyika 71' m Christine Kokoi 77' m Con: Bushira Namutebi 48' Cards: Suzan Adong 25' |
report | Cards: Celestine Guei 26' Adeline Lamoine 32' Fatoumata Cisse 40' |
Referee: Youness Marfoq (FRMR) |
Round 3
| 19 April 2025 | (1BP) Tunisia | 34–0 | Ivory Coast | Stade Auguste Denise, San-Pédro | ||
| 10:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Chtioui Zahra 5' c Ranim Madouri (2) 13' c, 40' c Oumayma Dziri 47' c Yasmine Korbi 53' m Ahed Ragoubi 58' m Con: Nour Ayari (4) 5', 14', 40', 47' |
report | Cards: Maraim Sanogo 50' Germaine Folly 66' |
Referee: Mercy Dudi (KRU) |
| 19 April 2025 | Zimbabwe | 7–63 | Uganda (1BP) | Stade Auguste Denise, San-Pédro | ||
| 12:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Try: Chiwoniso Emelda Mabika 41' c Con: Precious Kudzanai Chirinda 42' Cards: Ruvimbo Mudyanadzo 15' Hazel Njaya 60' Fadzai Mandizha 73' |
report | Try: Lydia Namabiro (4) 16' c, 40' c, 47' c, 78' c Peace Lekuru (3) 29' c, 35' m, 56' m Agnes Nakuya 50' m Grace Auma 69' m Yvonne Najjuma 76' m Con: Bushira Namutebi (5) 16', 29', 40', 47', 78' Pen: Bushira Namutebi 4' |
Referee: Bineta Sene (SEN) |
Source:[4]
References
- ^ a b Nicole, Vervelde (2025-04-10). "A Nice Balance of the Regions as Côte d'Ivoire Hosts Rugby Africa Women's Cup Division 1". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Nicole, Vervelde (2025-04-11). "Rugby Africa Women's Cup Division One: Where to Watch Match Day One Today?". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Nicole, Vervelde (2025-04-19). "Uganda Secures Promotion to 2025 Rugby Africa Women's Cup". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Nicole, Vervelde (2025-04-16). "Heartbreak for Zimbabwe at last-gasp as Uganda Dominates Hosts in Match Day Two". Rugby Afrique. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
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