2011 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification

In the African Regional Qualifying Process, 14 of the 15 eligible IRB member nations took part (South Africa had already qualified from Rugby World Cup 2007).

The Qualifying process began with playoffs in May, 2008. The 2008–09 Africa Cup doubled as the qualifying tournament, with the winner being Africa's direct qualifier. The runner-up of the tournament will be entered into the four team World Cup playoff for the 20th 2011 Rugby World Cup finalist berth.

The Cup was decided first by four pools of three teams with the pool winners qualifying for the semi-finals.

Namibia swept Tunisia in a two-legged final, qualifying for Pool D of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, while Tunisia advanced to the Final Place Playoff.

Preliminary Round: May 2008

Two single legged playoffs were used to cut the nations down from the 14 eligible nations to the 12 who would compete for the 2008–09 Africa Cup. Preliminary round teams were the lowest ranked teams in the north and south respectively. Nigeria and Swaziland were eliminated in this round.

Matches

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Cameroon  26 - 6  Nigeria 11 May 2008 Yaoundé, Cameroon
Botswana  25 - 7  Swaziland 17-May-2008 Gaborone, Botswana

Round 1: June / August 2008

Pool winners qualified for the semi-finals. Pools were determined through world rankings.[1]

Bonus point system:

Pool A

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference TB LB Points
 Namibia 22004831+17109
 Senegal 10011013-3011
 Zimbabwe 10012135-14000

Matches

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Senegal  10 - 13  Namibia 14-June-2008 Stade Leopold Senghor, Dakar
Namibia  35 - 21  Zimbabwe 02-Aug-2008 Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek
Zimbabwe   Senegal Cancelled Harare, Zimbabwe

Pool B

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference TB LB Points
 Ivory Coast 22005318+35109
 Morocco 21013839-1105
 Zambia 20022761-34000

Matches

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Zambia  18 - 29  Morocco 14-June-2008 Showgrounds, Lusaka
Ivory Coast  32 - 9  Zambia 12-July-2008 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Morocco  9 - 21  Ivory Coast 02-Aug-2008 COC Stadium, Casablanca

Pool C

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference TB LB Points
 Tunisia 22006025+35109
 Kenya 21019152+39105
 Cameroon 20021892-74011

Matches

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Cameroon  10 - 16  Tunisia 14-June-2008 Yaoundé, Cameroon
Kenya  76 - 8  Cameroon 12-July-2008 RFUEA Ground, Nairobi
Tunisia  44 - 15  Kenya 02-Aug-2008 Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Pool D

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference TB LB Points
 Uganda 22005932+272010
 Madagascar 21016747+20105
 Botswana 20022572-47000

Matches

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Botswana  10 - 27  Uganda 14-June-2008 Gaborone, Botswana
Madagascar  45 - 15  Botswana 12-July-2008 Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, Antananarivo
Uganda  32 - 22  Madagascar 02-Aug-2008 Kyodondo Rugby Club, Kampala

Round 2: Semi-Finals - 2009

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Ivory Coast  13 - 13  Namibia 14-June-2009 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Namibia  54 - 14  Ivory Coast 27-June-2009 Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek
Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Uganda  17 - 41  Tunisia 13-June-2009 Kyodondo Rugby Club, Kampala
Tunisia  38 - 13  Uganda 27-June-2009 Stade El Menzah, Tunis

Round 3: Qualification Final

Namibia and Tunisia competed for Africa's automatic place in the 2011 Rugby World Cup finals in New Zealand over two legs, with Namibia qualifying for their fourth consecutive world cup. Tunisia faced Romania, the third-placed team from Europe, in the Semi-Finals of the Play-off series.

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue
Tunisia  13 - 18  Namibia 14 Nov 2009 Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Namibia  22 - 10  Tunisia 28 Nov 2009 Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium, Windhoek

Namibia won the series 2-0, with an aggregate score of 40-23.

See also

2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying

References

  1. ↑ Pools decided

External links

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