2015 Africa Cup Sevens

Hosts|  South Africa
Date| 14–15 November
Nations| 12 (finals)
Final positions
Champions|  Kenya
Runners-up|  Zimbabwe
Third|  Morocco

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The 2015 RA Africa Cup Sevens is an Olympic qualification tournament for rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa on 14–15 November 2015.[1] It was the 3rd championship in a series that began in 2013.

The tournament qualified directly for the Olympics, while the second, third, and fourth place teams earned spots in the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.

## Qualifications

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### North Qualifying

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Note: Cameroon was scheduled to compete, but was unable to attend. Morocco took their spot in the competition.

#### Pool Stage

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Key to colours in group tables

| Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal

##### Pool A

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Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Ivory Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 6
Togo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 24 | E | 4
Ghana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 39 | –17 | 2

6 June 2015

Ivory Coast| 15 - 10|  Ghana

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Lomé

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6 June 2015

Togo| 24 - 12|  Ghana

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Lomé

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6 June 2015

Ivory Coast| 12 – 0|  Togo

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Lomé

##### Pool B

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Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Morocco | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 7 | +61 | 6
Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 4
Mali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | –83 | 2

6 June 2015

Nigeria| 36 - 0|  Mali

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Lome

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6 June 2015

Morocco| 47 - 0|  Mali

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Lomé

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6 June 2015

Nigeria| 7 – 21|  Morocco

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Lomé

#### Knockout stage

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##### Bowl

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| Final

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| 7 June 2015 – Lomé

|  Ghana| 27

|  Mali| 7

##### Plate

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 7 June 2015 – Lomé | |

|  Ivory Coast| 5

| 7 June 2015 – Lomé

|  Nigeria| 14 |

|  Ivory Coast| 26

| 7 June 2015 – Lomé

| |  Togo| 5

|  Morocco| 29

|  Togo| 0 |

##### Cup

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 7 June 2015 – Lomé | |

|  Ivory Coast| 5

| 7 June 2015 – Lomé

|  Nigeria| 14 |

|  Nigeria| 7

| 7 June 2015 – Lomé

| |  Morocco| 34

|  Morocco| 29

|  Togo| 0 |

#### Final North Qualifying standings

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Legend

Qualified for the Rugby Africa Olympic tournament
Rank  | Team

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|  Morocco
|  Nigeria
|  Ivory Coast
4 |  Togo
5 |  Ghana
6 |  Mali

### South Qualifying

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Note: Zambia has already qualified for the 2015 Rugby Africa Men's Sevens Championships after receiving the 8th Qualification spot with South Africa qualifying directly to the Olympics and no longer participating in the Championships

#### Pool Stage

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Key to colours in group tables

| Teams that advanced to the Cup Semifinal

##### Pool A

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Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Zambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 19 | +27 | 6
Botswana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 21 | +24 | 4
Burundi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 58 | –51 | 2

26 July 2015

Botswana| 12 - 21|  Zambia

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Kigali

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26 July 2015

Burundi| 7 - 25|  Zambia

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Kigali

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26 July 2015

Botswana| 33 – 0|  Burundi

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Kigali

##### Pool B

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Teams  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | +/−  | Pts

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Mauritius | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 6
Congo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 45 | E | 4
Rwanda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 47 | –26 | 2

26 July 2015

Mauritius| 24 - 12|  Congo

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Kigali

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26 July 2015

Rwanda| 21 - 33|  Congo

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Kigali

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26 July 2015

Mauritius| 14 – 0|  Rwanda

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Kigali

#### Knockout stage

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##### Bowl

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| Final

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| 27 July 2015 – Kigali

|  Burundi| 0

|  Rwanda| 19

##### Plate

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 27 July 2015 – Kigali | |

|  Zambia| 40

| 27 July 2015 – Kigali

|  Congo| 7 |

|  Congo| 17

| 27 July 2015 – Kigali

| |  Botswana| 24

|  Mauritius| 35

|  Botswana| 26 |

##### Cup

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 27 July 2015 – Kigali | |

|  Zambia| 40

| 27 July 2015 – Kigali

|  Congo| 7 |

|  Zambia| 38

| 27 July 2015 – Kigali

| |  Mauritius| 21

|  Mauritius| 35

|  Botswana| 26 |

#### Final South Qualifying standings

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Legend

Qualified for the Rugby Africa Olympic tournament
Rank  | Team

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|  Zambia
|  Mauritius
|  Botswana
4 |  Congo
5 |  Rwanda
6 |  Burundi

## Final Tournament

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### Teams

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* Kenya
* Madagascar
* Namibia
* Senegal
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe
* Morocco (North Qualifier)
* Nigeria (North Qualifier)
* Mauritius (South Qualifier)
* Botswana (South Qualifier)

South Africa already qualified for the Olympics by finishing 2nd in 2014–15 Sevens World Series. Zambia was then given the final spot by finishing the previous tournament in 9th place[2]

### Pool Stage

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Teams ranked 1-8 qualify for Cup Quarterfinals.

All times SAST (UTC+2)

Key to colours in group tables

| Teams that advanced to the Cup Quarterfinal

#### Pool A

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | Pts

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Kenya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 5 | +118 | 9
Madagascar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 92 | –32 | 5
Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 77 | –41 | 5
Mauritius | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 96 | –45 | 5

14 November 2015
10:00

Kenya | 50–5|  Mauritius

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
11:06

Madagascar | 33–17|  Senegal

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
12:42

Kenya | 27–0|  Senegal

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
13:48

Madagascar | 27–29|  Mauritius

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
15:14

Kenya | 46–0|  Madagascar

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
16:20

Senegal | 19–17|  Mauritius

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

#### Pool B

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | Pts

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Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 12 | +110 | 9
Uganda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 60 | +6 | 7
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 64 | –21 | 5
Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 114 | –95 | 3

14 November 2015
10:22

Zimbabwe | 31–12|  Nigeria

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
11:28

Uganda | 47–5|  Zambia

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
13:04

Zimbabwe | 48–0|  Zambia

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
14:10

Uganda | 19–12|  Nigeria

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
15:36

Zimbabwe | 43–0|  Uganda

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
16:42

Zambia | 14–19|  Nigeria

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

#### Pool C

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | Pts

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Namibia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 31 | +71 | 9
Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 69 | -14 | 7
Morocco | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 50 | +33 | 5
Botswana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 102 | –90 | 3

14 November 2015
10:44

Tunisia | 24–7|  Botswana

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
11:50

Namibia | 24–21|  Morocco

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
13:26

Tunisia | 21–17|  Morocco

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
14:32

Namibia | 33–0|  Botswana

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
15:58

Tunisia | 10–45|  Namibia

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

14 November 2015
17:04

Morocco | 45–5|  Botswana

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

### Placement Stage

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#### Final Tournament Bowl

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | Pts

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Botswana (11)  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 42 | +25 | 9
Mauritius (10)  | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 5
Senegal (9)  | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 74 | -15 | 5
Zambia (12)  | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 83 | -38 | 5

15 November 2015
10:00

Senegal| 40-10|  Zambia

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

15 November 2015
10:22

Mauritius| 14–17|  Botswana

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

15 November 2015
12:44

Senegal| 14–24|  Botswana

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

15 November 2015
13:06

Mauritius| 17–21|  Zambia

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

15 November 2015
15:28

Botswana| 26–14|  Zambia

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

15 November 2015
15:50

Senegal| 5–40|  Mauritius

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

#### Final Tournament Plate

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| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 15 November 2015 - 13:28 - Johannesburg | |

|  Madagascar | 24

| 15 November 2015 - 16:37 - Johannesburg

|  Uganda| 7 |

|  Madagascar | 17

| 15 November 2015 - 13:53 - Johannesburg

| |  Namibia | 24

|  Namibia | 39

|  Nigeria | 5 |

| Third place

| 15 November 2015 - 16:12 - Johannesburg

|  Uganda| 27

|  Nigeria| 7

##### Semi-finals

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15 November 2015
13:28

Madagascar| 24–7|  Uganda

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

15 November 2015
13:53

Namibia| 39–5|  Nigeria

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

##### Seventh place match

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15 November 2015
16:12

Uganda| 27–7|  Nigeria

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

##### Plate final match

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15 November 2015
16:37

Madagascar| 17–24|  Namibia

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

#### Final Tournament Cup

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| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 15 November 2015 - 10:44 - Johannesburg | | | | |

|  Kenya (1) | 41

| 15 November 2015 - 14:18 - Johannesburg

|  Madagascar (8)| 0 |

|  Kenya | 42

| 15 November 2015 - 11:09 - Johannesburg

| |  Tunisia | 12 |

|  Uganda (4)| 14

| | 15 November 2015 - 17:27 - Johannesburg

|  Tunisia (5)| 19 |

|  Kenya| 21

| 15 November 2015 - 11:34 - Johannesburg

| |  Zimbabwe| 17

|  Namibia (3)| 15

| 15 November 2015 - 14:43 - Johannesburg |

|  Morocco (6)| 17 |

|  Morocco | 0

| 15 November 2015 - 11:59 - Johannesburg

| |  Zimbabwe | 26 | | Third place

|  Zimbabwe (2)| 31

| | 15 November 2015 - 17:02 - Johannesburg

|  Nigeria (7)| 10 |

|  Tunisia | 12

|  Morocco | 19

##### Quarter-finals

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15 November 2015
10:44

Kenya| 41–0|  Madagascar

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

15 November 2015
11:09

Uganda| 14–19|  Tunisia

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

15 November 2015
11:34

Namibia| 15–17|  Morocco

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

15 November 2015
11:59

Zimbabwe| 31–10|  Nigeria

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

##### Semi-finals

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15 November 2015
14:18

Kenya| 42–12|  Tunisia

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

15 November 2015
14:43

Morocco| 0–26|  Zimbabwe

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

##### Third place match

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15 November 2015
17:02

Tunisia| 12–19|  Morocco

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

##### Final

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15 November 2015
17:27

Kenya| 21–17|  Zimbabwe

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Barnard Stadium, Kempton Park, Johannesburg

## Final standings

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Legend

Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Qualified for the 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Rank  | Team

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|  Kenya
|  Zimbabwe
|  Morocco
4 |  Tunisia
5 |  Namibia
6 |  Madagascar
7 |  Uganda
8 |  Nigeria
9 |  Botswana
10 |  Mauritius
11 |  Senegal
12 |  Zambia

## See also

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* 2015 Rugby Africa Women's Sevens Championships

## References

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1. ^ RUGBY AFRIQUE 2015 COMPETITIONS
2. ^ First step: Rwanda

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