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 |
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| Cameroon | 27 |
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| Egypt | 0 |
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Semi-finals
| Semi-finals | | Cup Final |
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| Senegal | 24 |
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| Burkina Faso | 0 | |
| Tunisia | 5 |
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| | Senegal | 0 |
| Tunisia | 24 |
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| Morocco | 0 | |
| 3rd Place |
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| Morocco | 19 |
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| 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 |
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| Botswana | 5 |
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| Zambia | 19 | |
| Zambia | 15 |
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| | Madagascar | 14 |
| Madagascar | 36 |
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| Rwanda | 0 | |
| 7th Place |
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| Botswana | 24 |
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| 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]
Morocco  | 0–5 | Zambia |
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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]
Senegal  | 7–5 | Zimbabwe |
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Knockout round
Plate
| Semi-finals | | Plate Final |
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| 30 September 2012 | | |
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| Morocco | 0 |
| 30 September 2012 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | |
| Zimbabwe | 14 |
| 30 September 2012 |
| | Zambia | 10 |
| Zambia | Bye |
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Cup
| Semi-finals | | Cup / Qualifier Final |
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| 30 September 2012 | | |
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| Kenya | 7 |
| 30 September 2012 |
| Senegal | 0 | |
| Kenya | 10 |
| 30 September 2012 |
| | Tunisia | 14 |
| Tunisia | 19 |
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| Uganda | 5 | |
| Third place |
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| 30 September 2012 |
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| Senegal | 5 |
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| Uganda | 12 |
Source:[1][4]
References