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. 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.
Tunisia defeated Kenya in the Cup final and qualified for the World Cup.
Qualifications 2011 CAR tournament - zone North The tournament took place on 23 and 24 April n Thies, Senegal. 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 2 2 0 66 0 1 0 1 20 31 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 2 0 0 22 12 1 0 1 17 10 0 0 2 7 24 Senegal 12-7 Cameroon Morocco 12-0 Cameroon Senegal 10-5 Morocco
Knockout stage 5th place
Semi-finals
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2011 CAR tournament - zone South The tournament occurred on 29 and 30 October 2011 in Botswana. Tournament semi-finalists will qualify for the 2012 CAR Women's Sevens, which will act as a qualifier for the 2013 World Cup.
Teams Participants:
Pools stage Pool A Nation Won Drawn Lost For Against 3 0 0 132 5 2 0 1 64 49 1 0 2 32 53 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 3 0 0 51 12 2 0 1 65 27 1 0 2 24 46 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
Cup Semi-finals
Main tournament Qualified teams Eight teams were expected to compete, but Cameroon who replaced Burkina Faso withdrew from the tournament. Zambia replaced South Africa.
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Knockout round Plate
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