2019 Rugby Africa season
| Final positions | |
|---|---|
| Champions |  Zimbabwe |
| Runner-up |  Kenya |
← 2018 2019-20 → | |
The 2019 Rugby Africa season experienced significant restructuring and downsizing from the previous two seasons due to the loss of sponsor Kwese Sports.[1] Due to the lack of funding, the previous formats of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze divisions of the Africa Cup were replaced with a revival of the Victoria Cup[2] and a regional West African series.
Men's Tournaments
[edit]Victoria Cup
[edit]The Victoria Cup was held for the first time since 2011 and featured four nations playing a double round robin. The fixtures between Kenya and Uganda doubled as the two legs of the Elgon Cup.
| 2019 Victoria Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Zimbabwe |
6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 132 | +55 | 3 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kenya |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 104 | +64 | 5 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Uganda |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 146 | 140 | +6 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Zambia |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 102 | 227 | -125 | 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. 1 bonus point for a loss by less than 8 points, 1 bonus point for scoring 3 more tries than opponent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Matches
| 22 June 2019 | Kenya
|
13-16 | Uganda
|
Mamboleo Showground, Kisumu | |
| WR Report RA Report |
| 13 July 2019 | Uganda
|
5-16 | Kenya
|
Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | |
| WR Report |
| 13 July 2019 | Zimbabwe
|
39-10 | Zambia
|
Harare Sports Club, Harare | |
| WR Report RA Report |
| 27 July 2019 | Zambia
|
23-43 | Kenya
|
Diggers Rugby Club, Kitwe | |
| WR Report | Attendance: 3,500 |
| 27 July 2019 | Uganda
|
26-31 | Zimbabwe
|
Legends RC, Kampala | |
| WR Report |
| 3 August 2019 | Zimbabwe
|
30-29 | Kenya
|
Hartsfield, Bulawayo | |
| WR Report RA Report |
Attendance: 2,500 |
| 17 August 2019 | Uganda
|
38-22 | Zambia
|
Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala | |
| WR Report |
| 24 August 2019 | Zimbabwe
|
32-26 | Uganda
|
Harare Sports Club, Harare | |
| WR Report |
| 24 August 2019 | Kenya
|
31-16 | Zambia
|
RFUEA Ground, Nairobi | |
| WR Report | Attendance: 1,800 |
| 31 August 2019 | Zambia
|
26-35 | Uganda
|
Chester Dean Arena, Lusaka | |
| WR Report | Attendance: 2,000 |
| 14 September 2019 | Zambia
|
5-41 | Zimbabwe
|
Chester Dean Arena, Lusaka | |
| WR Report | Attendance: 2,500 |
| 21 September 2019 | Kenya
|
36-14 | Zimbabwe
|
NAC Grounds, Nairobi | |
| WR Report | Attendance: 2,500 |
West African Series
[edit]The Ghana Rugby Football Union organized a regional series for West African nations.[3]
| 2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pl | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | BP | Pts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Ivory Coast |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Nigeria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Ghana |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 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. 1 bonus point for a loss by less than 8 points, 1 bonus point for scoring 3 more tries than opponent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 July 2019 | Ghana
|
12-22 | Ivory Coast
|
Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina | |
| WR Report RA Report |
Attendance: 100 |
| 31 July 2019 | Ivory Coast
|
15-14 | Nigeria
|
Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina | |
| WR Report RA Report |
Attendance: 100 |
| 3 August 2019 | Ghana
|
12-14 | Nigeria
|
Nduom Sports Stadium, Elmina | |
| WR Report RA Report |
Attendance: 150 |
References
[edit]- ^ Njiru, Eric. "Africa Gold Cup cancelled". ragahouse.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ world.rugby. "Zimbabwe win Victoria Cup | World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ https://www.world.rugby/tournament/1950[permanent dead link]