2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens
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| 2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Tunisia |
| Date | 16–17 September |
| Nations | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Africa |
| Runners-up |  Kenya |
| Third | Tunisia |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 Women's Africa Cup Sevens was a women's rugby sevens tournament held in Monastir, Tunisia on 16–17 September 2017.[1] This tournament served as a qualifier for two tournaments, only the winner qualifies for next years 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, whereas the top two teams qualify for the 2018 Commonwealth Games which will also be held the following year.[2][3][4]
South Africa won the tournament and qualified for the Sevens World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, runner-up, Kenya, qualified for the latter.[5][6][7]
Eight teams competed in the tournament.[1]
Pool stage
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 7 | +75 | 9 |
| Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 7 |
 Uganda |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 5 |
 Morocco |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 108 | –103 | 3 |
Source: [4]
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 5 | +107 | 9 |
 Madagascar |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 7 |
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 80 | –48 | 5 |
 Senegal |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 89 | –84 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 September 2017 – 10:30 | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 47 | |||||||||
| 17 September 2017 – 13:12 | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 26 | |||||||||
| 17 September 2017 – 11:14 | ||||||||||
| Tunisia | 7 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 24 | |||||||||
| 17 September 2017 – 15:22 | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 7 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 12 | |||||||||
| 17 September 2017 – 10:52 | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 17 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 43 | |||||||||
| 17 September 2017– 13:34 | ||||||||||
| Senegal | 0 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 27 | |||||||||
| 17 September 2017 – 11:36 | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 0 | Third place | ||||||||
| Madagascar | 5 | |||||||||
| 17 September 2017– 15:00 | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 12 | |||||||||
| Tunisia | 14 | |||||||||
| Uganda | 5 | |||||||||
Fifth Place
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 September 2017 – 12:28 | ||||||
| Morocco | 7 | |||||
| 17 September 2017 – 14:38 | ||||||
| Senegal | 24 | |||||
| Senegal | 5 | |||||
| 17 September 2017– 12:50 | ||||||
| Madagascar | 24 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 7 | |||||
| Madagascar | 29 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 September 2017– 14:16 | ||||||
| Morocco | 0 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 26 | |||||
