The 2025 Rugby Africa Cup was the 20th edition of the Rugby Africa Cup. Administered by Rugby Africa, it was held from 8 to 19 July in Kampala, Uganda for the second consecutive time, featuring eight teams.
The competition also served as a qualification for the 2027 Rugby World Cup with winners Zimbabwe qualifying for the World Cup, and runners-up Namibia progressing to an Africa / Asia play-off match.
Venue Kampala Mandela National Stadium annex Capacity: 10,000
Participants NationStadiumHead coachCaptainHome stadiumCapacityLocationAhmed Zabana Stadium40,000Oran Adrien BuononatoRabah AbdelkaderFelix Houphouet Boigny Stadium33,000Abidjan Edgar BabouEdgar BabouRFUEA Ground6,000Nairobi Jerome PaarwaterDaniel SikutaStade Tessema5,000Casablanca Pierre ChadebechHoussine ArabatHage Geingob Rugby Stadium10,000Windhoek Jacques BurgerPrince !GaosebStade Iba Mar Diop5,000Dakar Jean-Marc FoucrasDemba KaneLegends Rugby Grounds5,000Kampala Fred MudoolaByron OketayotNational Sports Stadium60,000Harare Piet BenadeHilton Mudariki
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Team details FB 15Cliven LoubserRW 14Jay-Cee NelOC 13Le Roux MalanIC 12Danco BurgerLW 11Jurgen MeyerFH 10André van den Berg SH 9 Jacques Theron N8 8 Richard HardwickOF 7 Wian Conradie BF 6 Prince ǃGaoseb (c) RL 5 Tiaan de KlerkLL 4 Adriaan Ludick TP 3 Aranos Coetzee HK 2 Louis van der Westhuizen LP 1 Otja Auala Replacements:HK 16Armand Combrinck PR 17Jason Benade PR 18Haitembu Shikufa LK 19Johan Retief FL 20Max Katjijeko SH 21AJ Kearns FH 22Tiaan Swanepoel FL 23Adriaan Booysen Coach: Jacques Burger FB 15Tapiwa MafuraRW 14Matthew McNabOC 13Brandon MudzekenyedziIC 12Kudzai Mashawi LW 11Edward Sigauke FH 10Ian PriorSH 9 Hilton Mudariki (c) N8 8 Jason Fraser OF 7 Dylan Utete BF 6 Tinotenda MavesereRL 5 Simba SirahaLL 4 Godfrey MuzanargwoTP 3 Cleopas Kundiona HK 2 Simba Mandioma LP 1 Victor Mupunga Replacements:HK 16Liam Larkan PR 17Tyran Fagan PR 18Bornwell Gwinji LK 19Tadiwanashe GwashuFL 20Aiden Burnett SH 21Keegan Joubert CE 22Dion Khumalo FH 23Bruce Houston Coach: Piet Bienade Assistant referees: Sylvain Mane (Senegal) Ronald Wutimber (Uganda)
Classification stage
Semi-finals
7th/8th play-off
5th/6th play-off
Final standings Pos.TeamQualificationQualified for the 2027 Men's Rugby World CupQualified for the 2027 Men's Rugby World Cup – Regional play-off45678
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