Africa Cup
Encyclopedia
The Africa Cup is an annual rugby union
tournament involving African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Rugby
(CAR). The tournament was first held in 2000, and has since been contested on an annual basis. Prior to being renamed the Africa Cup in 2006, the tournament was known as the CAR Top 9 and CAR Top 10.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
tournament involving African nations, organised by the Confederation of African Rugby
Confederation of African Rugby
The Confederation of African Rugby is governing body for rugby union within Africa. The Confederation currently has 37 member nations and is responsible for running various rugby tournaments within Africa, especially the Africa Cup, and CAR Super 16.-History:The Confederation was officially...
(CAR). The tournament was first held in 2000, and has since been contested on an annual basis. Prior to being renamed the Africa Cup in 2006, the tournament was known as the CAR Top 9 and CAR Top 10.
Results
| Year | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | |
| 2000 Details |
44–14 | ||
| 2001 Details |
36–20 | ||
| 2002 Details |
17–24/26–19 | ||
| 2003 Details |
27–7 | ||
| 2004 Details |
39–22 | ||
| 2005 Details |
43–6 | ||
| 2006 Details 2006 Africa Cup 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... |
29–27 | ||
| 2007 Details 2007 Africa Cup The 2007 Africa Cup was the eighth edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa. The competition involved twelve teams that were divided into two zones . Each zone was then divided into two pools of three... |
42–11 | ||
| 2008–2009 Details |
18–13 and 22–10 | ||
| 2010 Details |
– | – | – |
| 2011 Details 2011 Africa Cup The 2011 Africa Cup was the eleventh edition of this tournament. The competition has been restructured into several tiers, based on the IRB rankings.The top sixteen teams played in Division 1, which is divided into four groups of four teams... |
16-7 | ||
- NOTE: In order to compete on an equal footing, the South Africa RFU does not send its professional players to the Africa Cup.
Overall
| Team | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | |
| 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 2 |
See also
- Rugby in Africa
- CAR Castel Beer TrophyCAR Castel Beer TrophyThe African Development Trophy is a rugby union tournament consisting of 16 teams played in the continent of Africa, formerly named the CAR Castel Beer Trophy. It is organised by the Confederation of African Rugby and is also known as the CAR Super 16. The tournament contains the teams in the...