7th Africa Cup
Date8 April 2006 –
2 December 2006
Countries Cameroon
 Ivory Coast
 Kenya
 Madagascar
 Morocco
 Namibia
 Senegal
 South Africa Amateurs[1]
 Tunisia
 Uganda
 Zambia
 Zimbabwe
Final positions
Champions South Africa Amateurs
Runner-up Namibia
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
← 2005
2007 →

The 2006 Africa Cup was the seventh edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa. In this edition, the tournament expanded from nine nations to twelve leading to a change in the format of the tournament which now includes four pools of three teams. Results from Pool 1 & 2 also counted for the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Division 1 (Africa Cup)

Pool Stage

Pool 1 & 2 were played on home and away basis as they also counted for Round 2 of 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying. Pool winners qualify for the semi-finals.

Pool 1

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Namibia420214081+598
2 Tunisia42029167+248
3 Kenya420279162-838
27 May 2006
Namibia 84 – 12 Kenya
Windhoek

10 June 2006
Kenya 25 – 21 Tunisia
Nairobi

1 July 2006
Tunisia 24 – 7 Namibia
Tunis

2 September 2006
Kenya 30 – 26 Namibia
Nairobi

16 September 2006
Tunisia 31 – 12 Kenya
Tunis

7 October 2006
Namibia 23 – 15 Tunisia
Windhoek

Pool 2

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Morocco43107322+5111
2 Ivory Coast41124173-327
3 Uganda41034766-196
3 June 2006
Morocco 36 – 3 Uganda
Casablanca

17 June 2006
Ivory Coast 9 – 9 Morocco
Abidjan

1 July 2006
Uganda 32 – 7 Ivory Coast
Kampala

2 September 2006
Uganda 3 – 5 Morocco
Kampala

16 September 2006
Ivory Coast 18 – 9 Uganda
Abidjan

7 October 2006
Morocco 23 – 7 Ivory Coast
Casablanca

Pool 3

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 South Africa Amateurs220011414+1006
2 Senegal210125100-754
3 Cameroon20022550-252
8 April 2006
Senegal 20 – 16 Cameroon
Dakar

10 June 2006
South Africa Amateurs 84 – 5 Senegal
Durban

Pool 4

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Madagascar21108140+415
2 Zambia21013269-374
3 Zimbabwe20113236-42
12 August 2006
Zimbabwe 22 – 22 Madagascar
Harare

26 August 2006
Madagascar 59 – 18 Zambia
Antananarivo

2 September 2006
Zambia 14 – 10 Zimbabwe
Lusaka

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Second semi-final on home and away because of the 2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

South Africa qualified to final.

28 October 2006
Namibia 25 – 7 Morocco
Windhoek

11 November 2006
Morocco 8 – 27 Namibia
Casablanca

Namibia qualified to final e to 2007 Rugby World Cup.

Final

2 December 2006
Namibia 27 – 29 South Africa Amateurs
Windhoek

Division 2

Notes and references

  1. ↑ South Africa sent only amateur players
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