Английская Википедия:2017 Rugby Africa season
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox rugby tournament The 2017 Rugby Africa season contains a series of rugby union tournaments scheduled for 2017 and organised by the governing body of rugby union in Africa, Rugby Africa. The top-tier event is the Rugby Africa Gold Cup – formerly simply known as the Africa Cup – a six-team competition which was played on a round-robin basis from June to August 2017.
Competitions
As in previous Africa Cup seasons, all participating teams were divided into multiple tiers. For 2017, a restructuring and subsequent rebranding occurred as follows:[1]
- Gold Cup: the tier 1 event. The four teams from 2016's Division 1A – Шаблон:Nrut, Шаблон:Nrut, Шаблон:Nrut and Шаблон:Nrut – were joined by the two pool winners from Division 1B, Шаблон:Nrut and Шаблон:Nrut. This competition was played on a round-robin basis from 24 June to 5 August 2017.
- Silver Cup: the tier 2 event. The three highest-ranked non-finalists from Division 1B – Шаблон:Nrut, Шаблон:Nrut and Шаблон:Nrut – were joined by Division 1C champions Шаблон:Nrut for a tournament that was held between 5 and 8 July 2017.
- Bronze Cup: the tier 3 event. The Bronze Cup consisted of six teams, divided into a Group North and a Group South. The northern group took place from 17 to 26 March and contained Шаблон:Nrut from 2016's Division 1C and Шаблон:Nrut and Шаблон:Nrut, both returning after not competing in the competition in 2016. The southern group took place from 24 March to 2 April and was made up of Шаблон:Nrut, relegated from Division 1B, Шаблон:Nrut from Division 1C and Шаблон:Nrut, who recently attained full membership of World Rugby.[2]
- Regional Challenge: the lowest tier of African rugby. The remaining twelve teams were divided into four groups of three teams; the Group West 1 tournament containing Шаблон:Nrut, Шаблон:Nrut and Шаблон:Nrut was played from 30 April to 6 May, the Group West 2 tournament containing Шаблон:Nrut, Шаблон:Nrut and Шаблон:Nrut was played from 21 to 27 May, the Group Centre tournament containing Шаблон:Nrut, Шаблон:Nrut and Шаблон:Nrut was played from 1 to 7 October, and the Group South tournament containing Шаблон:Nrut, Шаблон:Nrut and Шаблон:Nrut was played from 15 to 22 October.
In addition to the main fifteens tournaments, an Under-20 competition featuring eight teams was held in April and a rugby sevens tournament involving twelve teams was held in November. A women's rugby sevens tournament is also to be scheduled.
Teams
The following teams will take part in the 2017 Rugby Africa season.
Rankings are taken from the start of each division[3]
| Gold Cup | Silver Cup | Bronze Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | South | ||||||||||
| Team | 2016 position | WR Rank | Team | 2016 position | WR Rank | Team | 2016 position | WR Rank | Team | 2016 position | WR Rank |
| Шаблон:Ru | 2nd D1A | 25 | Шаблон:Ru | 5th D1B | 64 | Шаблон:Ru | N/A | N/A | Шаблон:Ru | 3rd D1C | 89 |
| Шаблон:Ru | 1st D1A | 21 | Шаблон:Ru | 4th D1B | 53 | N/A | 90 | Шаблон:Ru | 2nd D2 East | 96 | |
| Шаблон:Ru | 1st D1B | 39 | Шаблон:Ru | 3rd D1B | 45 | Шаблон:Ru | 2nd D1C | 74 | Шаблон:Ru | 6th D1B | 83 |
| Шаблон:Ru | 2nd D1B | 49 | Шаблон:Ru | 1st D1C | 50 | ||||||
| Шаблон:Ru | 3rd D1A | 45 | |||||||||
| Шаблон:Ru | 4th D1A | 36 | |||||||||
| Regional Challenge | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West 1 | West 2 | Centre | South | ||||||||
| Team | 2016 position | WR Rank | Team | 2016 position | WR Rank | Team | 2016 position | WR Rank | Team | 2016 position | WR Rank |
| Шаблон:Ru | 5th D2 West | N/A | Шаблон:Ru | 6th D2 West | N/A | Шаблон:Ru | 4th D2 East | N/A | Шаблон:Ru | 3rd D2 East | N/A |
| Шаблон:Ru | 3rd D2 West | N/A | Шаблон:Ru | 1st D2 West | N/A | Шаблон:Ru | 1st D2 East | N/A | Шаблон:Ru | N/A | N/A |
| Шаблон:Ru | 2nd D2 West | N/A | Шаблон:Ru | 4th D2 West | N/A | N/A | N/A | Шаблон:Ru | N/A | 91 | |
Gold Cup
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The 2017 Gold Cup doubles as qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The last place team will be relegated to the 2018 Silver Cup and eliminated from World Cup qualification.[4]
Standings
The final standings[5] in the 2017 Rugby Africa Gold Cup were:
| 2017 Rugby Africa Gold Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Шаблон:Ru | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 64 | +208 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Ru | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 226 | 135 | +91 | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Ru | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 190 | 126 | +64 | 2 | 16 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Ru | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 91 | 272 | −181 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Ru | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 157 | −46 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Шаблон:Ru | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 211 | −136 | 1 | 1 |
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. |
Matches
The following matches were played in the 2017 Rugby Africa Gold Cup:[1]
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Silver Cup
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The 2017 Silver Cup doubles as qualification for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. Winner gets promoted to the 2018 Gold Cup, while all other teams will be eliminated from World Cup qualification.[4]
Bracket
Matches
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Bronze Cup
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Group North
Standings
Cameroon were suspended and Nigeria withdrew. Algeria finished first.
The final standings in the 2017 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup Group North were:
| 2017 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup Group North | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Шаблон:Ru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Ru Шаблон:Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. |
Matches
The Bronze Cup North fixtures were originally to be played in Yaoundé in May 2017, with Cameroon also present, but had been postponed through lack of organization that Rugby Africa disqualified Cameroon and suspended the activity of the country's federation for three months.[6] The matches will now be a home-and-home series between Algeria and Nigeria, with dates to be determined.
Nigeria also withdrew, so Algeria face Zambia in a one off fixture on 4 November.
Group South
Standings
The final standings in the 2017 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup Group South were:
| 2017 Rugby Africa Bronze Cup Group South | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Шаблон:Ru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 6 | +155 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Ru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 104 | −77 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Ru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 93 | −78 | 0 | 0 |
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. |
Matches
All matches were held at Lusaka Rugby Club Show Grounds, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Final Winner North vs Winner South
Regional Challenge
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Group West 1
Standings
The final standings in the 2017 Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group West 1 were:
| 2017 Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group West 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Шаблон:Ru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 5 | +51 | 9 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Ru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 4 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Ru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 1 |
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. |
Matches
All matches will be held at Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana.[7]
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Group West 2
Standings
The final standings in the 2017 Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group West 2 were:
| 2017 Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group West 2 | |||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Шаблон:Ru | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 6 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Ru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 5 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Ru | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 2 |
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. |
Matches
Group Centre
Gabon was originally intended to participate, but withdrew.[8] The match between Burundi and DR Congo was to be played on 7 October in Bujumbura, Burundi, but with DR Congo not showing up for the match, the match was declared forfeit and DR Congo faced the possibility of suspension.[9]
Group South
Standings
The final standings in the 2017 Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group South were:
| 2017 Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group South | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Шаблон:Ru | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 8 | 119 | 10 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Ru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 71 | −41 | 5 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Ru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 92 | −78 | 0 |
| * Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. |
Matches
The fixtures for the 2017 Rugby Africa Regional Challenge Group South will be played from 15–21 October in Mafeteng, Lesotho.
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