RUGBY AFRICA CUP 2025
The 2025 Rugby Africa Cup, set to be held in Uganda, serves as a two-year qualification tournament for the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup, organized by World Rugby, https://www.world.rugby/?lang=en). Kicking off in July 2024, the tournament features eight of Africa’s top rugby nations. Current Rugby Africa Cup champions, Zimbabwe, secured victory against Algeria in the final match of the 2024 tournament held in July 2024. The 2025 tournament will include participating countries such as Zimbabwe, Algeria, Namibia, Kenya, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, and the winner of the 2024 Men’s Rugby Africa Cup Repechage, happening later this year in Morocco and Tunisia.
The Rugby Africa Cup is a continental rugby union tournament that brought together the top eight rugby nations in Africa. The 2024 participating nations included Zimbabwe, Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, Namibia, Senegal, Burkina Faso and host nation Uganda. Burkina Faso was relegated after losing the 7th/8th place playoff to Côte d’Ivoire in Kampala, Uganda. All 12 matches were held at the refurbished Mandela National Stadium and WankulukukuStadium in Uganda, from July 20 to July 28, 2024.
2024 Rugby Africa Cup Final Rankings:
- Zimbabwe
- Algeria
- Namibia
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Senegal
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Burkina Faso
As of July 2024, please note Burkina Faso has been relegated from the 2025 Rugby Africa Cup, the union will not participate in the final stage of qualification for the 2027 Rugby World Cup.
Media Contact:
Nicole Vervelde
Communications Advisor
nicole.vervelde@rugbyafrique.com
About Rugby Africa:
Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com) is the continental governing body of rugby in Africa and one of the regional associations under World Rugby. It unites all African countries that play rugby union, rugby sevens, and women’s rugby. Rugby Africa organizes various competitions, including the qualifying tournaments for the Rugby World Cup and the Africa Sevens, a qualifying competition for the Olympic Games. With 39 member unions, Rugby Africa is dedicated to promoting and developing rugby across the continent. World Rugby highlighted Ghana, Nigeria and Zambia as three of the six emerging nations experiencing strong growth in rugby.
