Tag Archives: Rugby Afrique

Nations Championship in Danger

World Rugby’s desired world league, the Nations Championship is in danger. Recent meetings held in Europe to agree to the terms of the competition did not go well for World Rugby, reports Fermín de la Calle. for Revista 22. de la Calle writes that a meeting on Tuesday (April 16) …

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Kenya, Uganda Win RWC Qualifiers

Kenya, and Uganda picked up wins today in RWC Qualifiers, doing so over Tunisia, and Morocco respectively. The matches were the penultimate round of Africa’s 2018 Gold Cup, the qualifying series to determine who goes to RWC 2019 as Africa 1 and who enters repechage. Africa 1 will playing Pool …

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Namibia See off Zimbabwe in RWC Qualifier

Namibia saw off Zimbabwe in a RWC qualifier today, winning 58-28 in Harare. The result retains the Welwitschias unbeaten record in the 2018 Africa Gold Cup. The Africa Gold Cup is Africa’s championship. It is a Six Nations competition with the continent’s best involved, excluding South Africa. With the Springboks having prequalified for …

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Uganda Hammer Tunisia in RWC Qualifier

Uganda hammered Tunisia in a RWC qualifier today, winning 67-12 at the Kyadondo Rugby Club in Kampala. The match was part of the Africa Gold Cup, the ongoing continental series to determine who will join South Africa in representing Rugby Afrique at RWC 2019 in Japan. Uganda’s victory sees the …

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Kenya, Namibia Win RWC Qualifiers

Kenya and Namibia won their respective RWC qualifiers today in Africa. Their victories see them both very well placed in the Gold Cup – Rugby Afrique’s qualifying path to RWC 2019. Namibia wrote history, defeating Tunisia 118-0. The win sets a new national record, replacing Namibia’s 112-0 win over Madagascar …

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Namibia Kick-Off RWC Qualifying Campaign With a Bang

Namibia kicked-off their RWC 2019 qualifying campaign with a bang, downing Uganda 55-6 in Windhoek. The match was the second of what as the opening day of Africa’s regional qualifying for RWC 2019. Competing in the Gold Cup are Namibia, Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. The six African countries are …

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