2019 Rugby Africa Women's Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  South Africa |
| Date | 9 August 2019–17 August 2019 |
| Countries | South Africa Kenya Madagascar Uganda |
| No. of nations | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | South Africa (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Kenya |
| Tries scored | 54 |
2022 → | |
The 2019 Rugby Africa Women's Cup was the first edition of the Rugby Africa Women's Cup and was held in South Africa. It also doubled as a 2021 Rugby World Cup qualifier for the African continent. The tournament was played as a single round-robin at the Bosman Stadium in Brakpan from 9–17 August 2019.[1] Four women's national teams competed.[2]
South Africa was undefeated in their three matches and won direct entry to the 2021 World Cup.[1] Kenya advanced to the cross-regional repechage play-off against the South American winner.[1]
Table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 7 | +194 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Kenya
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 49 | +23 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Madagascar
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 123 | -103 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Uganda
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 141 | -114 | 0 | 2 |
Match results
Round 1
| Test:1347 | 2019-08-09 | Madagascar
|
5–35 | Kenya
|
Johannesburg [1/23/1]
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| Report |
| Test:1348 | 2019-08-09 | South Africa
|
89–7 | Uganda
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Johannesburg [43/26/2]
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| Report |
Round 2
| Test:1350 | 2019-08-13 | Kenya
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37–5 | Uganda
|
Johannesburg [24/27/23]
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| Report |
| Test:1351 | 2019-08-13 | South Africa
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73–0 | Madagascar
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Johannesburg [44/2/1]
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|
| Report |
Round 3
| Test:1353 | 2019-08-17 | South Africa
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39–0 | Kenya
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Johannesburg [45/25/1]
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| Report |
| Test:1354 | 2019-08-17 | Madagascar
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15–15 | Uganda
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Johannesburg [3/28/1]
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| Report |
References
- ^ a b c "Springbok Women Qualify for 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup". Rugby Africa. Johannesburg: Rugby Africa. 18 August 2019.
- ^ Langat, Kennedy (12 August 2019). "Kenya to face Uganda on Tuesday in Rugby Africa Women's Cup". Kenya Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020.
- ^ "RUGBY AFRICA W'S CUP 2019". Rugby Africa. Johannesburg: Rugby Africa.