South Africa win African 7s

South Africa have again won African 7s for the ninth time. The Boks have won the title in every tournament they have participated in, and for the seventh time beat Kenya in the final. Uganda took third place for the third year in a row.

This may suggest a certain predictability, and the Boks certainly swept through the tournament without conceding a point before the final, but Kenya were pushed hard by both Ghana and Madagascar in the pools, and Uganda, Tunisia and Madagascar were all in the running at some point for the vital third Challenger spot.

The final itself could have gone either way. The scores were tied 5-5 at halftime and a yellow card against Kenya near the end was probably the difference between the teams.

Results

Pool A: Tunisia 10-0 Zimbabwe; South Africa 38-0 Burkina Faso; Tunisia 47-0 Burkina Faso; South Africa 38-0 Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe 37-0 Burkina Faso; South Africa 40-0 Tunisia

Pool B: Ghana 12-31 Madagascar; Kenya 61-0 Mauritius; Madagascar 42-7 Mauritius; Kenya 10-5 Ghana; Kenya 22-17 Madagascar; Ghana 19-10 Mauritius

Pool C: Zambia 10-5 Senegal; Uganda 48-0 Cote d'Ivoire; Zambia 43-7 Cote d'Ivoire; Uganda 39-0 Senegal; Senegal 22-10 Cote d'Ivoire; Uganda 31-7 Zambia

Quarter-Finals: Kenya 48-0 Ghana; Uganda 17-12 Tunisia; Madagascar 19-12 Zambia; South Africa 50-0 Senegal

9th-12th Place Semi-Finals: Zimbabwe 22-5 Burkina Faso; Cote d'Ivoire 10-17 Mauritius

5th-8th Place Semi Finals: Ghana 7-17 Tunisia; Zambia 31-7 Senegal

Semi-Finals: Kenya 19-0 Uganda; Madagascar 0-42 South Africa

11th Place: Burkina Faso 0-17 Cote d'Ivoire

9th Place: Zimbabwe 17-5 Mauritius

7th Place: Ghana 17-0 Senegal

5th Place: Tunisia 12-5 Zambia

3rd Place: Madagascar 5-17 Uganda

Final: South Africa 19-10 Kenya