Shake-up in Mauritius results

Sevens rugby
Andrew Poolman
  • 6 Days Ago 01 July 2024
Referee Zaid Isaacs provided the only Namibian presence at the Rugby Africa Men’s 7s tournament in Mauritius last weekend.

The tournament, contested between twelve teams, saw a number of unexpected results, particularly the losses for perennial dominant forces South Africa and Kenya – neither of whom made the final.

The South African team’s semi-final loss by 0-12 to Uganda condemned them to the bronze final, where they overcame Burkina Faso 35-7.

Kenya lost a pool match to Madagascar (5-7) on day one and had to be content with losing their last playoff to Zimbabwe 28-19 and finish in sixth place.

The tournament’s final standings: 1 Uganda / 2 Madagascar / 3 South Africa / 4 Burkina Faso / 5 Zimbabwe / 6 Kenya / 7 Ivory Coast / 8 Mauritius / 9 Zambia / 10 Nigeria / 11 Tunisia / 12 Algeria.