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2001 Africa Cup

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2nd Africa Cup
Date17 March 2001 –
10 November 2001
Countries Ivory Coast
 Morocco
 Namibia
 South Africa Amateurs[1]
 Tunisia
 Zimbabwe
Final positions
Champions South Africa Amateurs
Runner-up Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
2000
2002

The 2001 Africa Cup (officially called at that time "Africa Top Six") was the second edition of the highest-level rugby union tournament in Africa. Six teams participated (South Africa with an under-23 amateurs team). The teams were divided in two pools played on a home-away basis.

Division 1 (Africa Cup)

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Regional pools

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Pool South

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  South Africa Amateurs 4 4 0 0 250 77 +173 8
2  Namibia 4 1 0 2 73 143 -111 7
3  Zimbabwe 4 1 0 2 91 194 -103 2
26 May 2001
Namibia 15 – 60 South Africa Amateurs
Windhoek



23 June 2001
South Africa Amateurs 78 – 29 Zimbabwe
Durban

7 July 2001
Zimbabwe 27 – 26 Namibia
Harare

14 July 2001
Namibia 19 – 15 Zimbabwe
Windhoek

Pool North

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Morocco 4 4 0 0 85 46 +39 8
2  Ivory Coast 4 1 1 2 86 49 +37 4
3  Tunisia 4 0 1 3 28 104 -76 0
17 March 2001
Tunisia 14 – 17 Morocco
Tunis

7 April 2001
Ivory Coast 11 – 18 Morocco
Abidjan

21 April 2001
Morocco 20 – 18 Ivory Coast
Fes

28 April 2001
Tunisia 11 – 11 Ivory Coast
Tunis

12 May 2001
Ivory Coast 46 – 0 Tunisia
Abidjan

19 May 2001
Morocco 30 – 3 Tunisia
Marrakesh

Final

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10 November 2001
Morocco 20 – 36 South Africa Amateurs
Casablanca

Division 2

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This tournament serve too with the Division 1 for the 2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Round 1

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Kenya exempted from the Round 1.

Pool A

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Cameroon 2 1 0 1 41 25 +16 4
2  Uganda 2 1 0 1 21 29 -8 4
3  Zambia 2 1 0 1 37 45 -8 4
28 July 2001
Zambia 25 – 24 Cameroon
Chingola

11 August 2001
Uganda 21 – 12 Zambia
Kampala

25 August 2001
Cameroon 17 – 0 Uganda
Douala

Pool B

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Madagascar 2 2 0 0 57 32 +25 6
2  Botswana 2 1 0 1 24 34 -10 4
3  Swaziland 2 0 0 2 24 39 -15 2
1 September 2001
Botswana 13 – 3 Swaziland
Gaborone

16 September 2001
Madagascar 31 – 11 Botswana
Antananarivo

29 September 2001
Swaziland 21 – 26 Madagascar
Malkerns

Round 2

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Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1  Madagascar 2 2 0 0 57 44 +13 6
2  Kenya 2 1 0 1 60 42 +18 4
3  Cameroon 2 0 0 2 39 70 -31 2
13 October 2001
Madagascar 27 – 20 Kenya
Antananarivo

27 October 2001
Cameroon 24 – 30 Madagascar
Yaoundé

24 November 2001
Kenya 40 – 15 Cameroon
Nairobi

Notes and references

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  1. ^ South Africa sent only amateur players