African Development Trophy

African rugby union tournament

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African Development TrophySport| Rugby union

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Founded| 2004
First season| 2004
No. of teams| 16
Continent| Africa

The African Development Trophy also called CAR Development Trophy is a rugby union tournament consisting of 16 teams played in the continent of Africa, formerly named the CAR Castel Beer Trophy. It is organised by Rugby Africa and was also known as the CAR Super 16. The tournament contains the teams in the second division of African rugby, below those playing in the Africa Cup. The competition is divided into north and south sections with two pools of four in each section. The winners of these pools will go on to play each other in the final where the winner of both north and south will be found.

In 2004, a second division called CAR Development Trophy was renamed the African Development Trophy reserved for U19 national teams.

## Summary

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### Second division

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Year  | Pools  | Regional Winners  | Champions

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Host  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up  | Host  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up
CAR Castel Beer Trophy (CAR Super 16 Trophy)
2004 | North A  | Dakar, Senegal |  Mali | n/a |  Senegal | Bamako, Mali |  Botswana | n/a |  Mali
North B  | Lomé, Togo |  Niger | n/a |  Togo
South  | Gaborone, Botswana |  Botswana | n/a |  Swaziland
2005 | North  | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |  Burkina Faso | 16–3 |  Mali | Curepipe, Mauritius |  Mauritius | 103–3 |  Burkina Faso
South  | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Mauritius | n/a |  Tanzania
2006 | North  | Niamey, Niger |  Niger | withdraw |  Nigeria | Arusha, Tanzania |  Tanzania | 29–10 |  Niger
South  | Arusha, Tanzania |  Tanzania | 11–10 |  Réunion
2007 | North  | Lagos, Nigeria |  Nigeria | withdraw |  Burkina Faso | No competition
South  | Gaborone, Botswana |  Botswana | 37–14 |  Tanzania
CAR Development Trophy
2008 | North  | Accra, Ghana |  Niger | 16–3 |  Burkina Faso | No competition
Center  | Bujumbura, Burundi |  Rwanda | n/a |  Burundi
South  | Curepipe, Mauritius |  Réunion | n/a |  Mauritius

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

### Third division

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Year  | Pools  | Regional Winners

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Host  | Winner  | Score  | Runner-up
CAR Development Trophy
2009 | North  | Tsévié, Togo |  Niger | 5–3 |  Ghana
South  | Gaborone, Botswana |  Zimbabwe | 23–3 |  Botswana
2010 | North  | Cairo, Egypt |  Algeria | 50–0 |  Egypt
South  | Kigali, Rwanda |  Rwanda | 12–6 |  Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi | 16–0

## See also

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* Africa Cup

## External links

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* Official website

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Rugby Africa Cup

Tournaments|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008–09
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2019–20
* 2021–22
* 2024
* 2025

Divisional Tournaments|

| Trophy|

* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010

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Dev. Trophy|

* 2009
* 2010

* Rugby Africa
* Rugby Africa Women's Cup

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International rugby union competitions

* World Rugby
* Africa
* Asia
* Europe
* North America
* South America
* Oceania

Worldwide|

| Men|

* World Cup
* Nations Championship
* World Cup Sevens
* Sevens Series
* U20 World Championship
* U20 Trophy

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Women|

* World Cup
* World Cup Sevens
* Sevens Series
* Rugby X
* WXV

Multi-sport events|

* Olympic Games (7s)
* Asian Games
* Commonwealth Games (7s)
* Mediterranean Games
* Pacific Games (7s)
* Pan American Games
* World Games

Intercontinental|

* Americas Pacific Challenge
* Nations Cup
* Pacific Nations Cup
* Pacific Rugby Challenge
* The Rugby Championship
* Pacific Four Series
* Arab Rugby Sevens Men's
* Arab Rugby Sevens Women's
* The Rugby Championship U20

Continental|

| Africa|

* Rugby Africa Cup
* Rugby Africa Women's Cup
* Africa Men's Sevens
* Africa Women's Sevens
* U20 Barthés Trophy

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Asia|

* Asia Rugby Championship
* Asian Sevens Series
* Asia Rugby Women's Championship
* Asia Rugby Women's Sevens Series
* U19 Championship

Europe|

* Six Nations
* Europe International
* Women's Six Nations
* Europe Women's
* Europe Sevens
* Europe Women's Sevens
* U20 Six Nations
* U20 Championship
* U18 Championship
* U18 Sevens
* U18 Women's Sevens

Oceania|

* Oceania Men's Championship
* Oceania Women's Championship
* Oceania Sevens
* Oceania Women's Sevens
* U20 Championship

North America|

* RAN Championship
* Americas Rugby Championship
* Americas Rugby Challenge
* RAN Women's Championship
* RAN Sevens
* RAN Women's Sevens

South America|

* South American Championship
* Americas Rugby Trophy
* Sudamérica Sevens
* Sudamérica Women's Sevens
* U20 Championship

Defunct|

* Olympic Games (15s)
* Pacific Games (15s)
* World Games (7s)
* Churchill Cup
* Crescent Cup
* Pacific Rim Championship
* Pan American
* Serendib International Cup
* Super Cup
* Tbilisi Cup
* U-19 World Championship
* U-21 World Championship
* Women's Nations Cup
* IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup
* South Pacific Championship
* Super 10
* ARFU Asian Rugby Series

* Women's international rugby
* World Rugby Rankings
* World Rugby Awards

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