The 2019 Africa Men's Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Johannesburg on 8–9 November 2019. It was the seventh championship in Africa Men's Sevens, a series that began in 2013.
This tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics, with the champion team Kenya advancing.
The next two best-placed teams, Uganda and Zimbabwe were eligible to compete at a final Olympic qualifier tournament, as well as the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.
2018 Africa Regional Sevens – West
On 15–16 September 2018, eight teams took part in a regional tournament at Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The highest ranking teams, Ivory Coast and Nigeria, advanced based on their top two finishes. All times in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00).
Pool Stage
Pool A TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts33006512+53932015924+35731022037–17530031081–713
Pool B TeamsPldWDLPFPA+/−Pts3300720+72932013217+15731021948–29530031472–583
Knockout stage
Plate
Africa Sevens Qualification
Main tournament All times in South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)
Teams The order of teams is based upon seeding from the prior year's tournament's placement.
Opening round
Pool stage
The teams were allocated to pools according to the results of the opening round:
Pool A: Winners of matches 1, 4, and 5, and the losing team with the smallest losing margin
Pool B: Winners of matches 2, 3, 6, and 7
Pool C: The losing teams with the 2nd, 5th, and 6th smallest losing margins
Pool D: The losing teams with the 3rd, 4th, and 7th smallest losing margins
Pool A (Championship) TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33008119+62932019343+50731024759–125300319119–1003
Pool B (Championship) TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts33001077+100932019453+41731025587–325300331140–1093
Pool C (Consolation) TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts22006820+48621013333–420022270–482
Pool D (Consolation) TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts22003426+8621015022+28420023167–362
Knockout stage
13th place play-off
Ninth place play-off
7th place play-off
5th place play-off
Olympic Qualification
Placings PlaceTeamQualification Direct qualification to the Olympic Sevens for 2020 Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger Series for 2020 Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger Series for 20204567891011121314
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Legend Green fill Direct qualification to the Olympic Sevens Blue fill Entry to Olympic qualifier and World Rugby Challenger SeriesDark bar Already a core team in World Series
References