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The '''2012 African Sevens''' was an international [[rugby sevens]] competition organized by the [[Rugby Africa|Confederation of African Rugby]]. It was the fourth edition of the [[Rugby Africa Sevens|African Sevens]], which had been held every four years since the year 2000, and served as the African [[2013 Men's Rugby World Cup Sevens qualifying|continental qualifier]] for the 2013 [[Rugby World Cup Sevens]].<ref name = r7-2012/> The tournament, hosted together with [[African Women's Sevens Championship#2012|2012 African Women's Sevens]], was held in Rabat on September 29–30, 2012.

== General ==
The tournament was played at Stade Bourgogne in the Moroccan city of Rabat. The event was attended by eight rugby sevens nations. On the first day they were playing in two groups of four. The second day there were places at stake was not only the medals of the event, but also two places in the finals of [[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2013 World Cup]].

The teams from South Africa and Kenya, who had already qualified for the World Cup, did not compete. In their absence, [[Zimbabwe national rugby sevens team|Zimbabwe]] won the competition, defeating [[Tunisia national rugby sevens team|Tunisia]] in the final.<ref name = r7-2012/> The two finalists gained promotion to the World Cup in 2013.

==Group stage==
===Group A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="200"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/−
!width="40"|Pts
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{ru7|MAD}}
|3
|3
|0
|0
|74
|34
| +40
|9
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{ru7|NGR}}
|3
|2
|0
|1
|48
|27
| +21
|7
|-
|align=left|{{ru7|ZAM}}
|3
|1
|0
|2
|27
|62
| -35
|5
|-
|align=left|{{ru7|MAR}}
|3
|0
|0
|3
|17
|43
| -26
|3
|}

{{rugbybox
|date = 29 September 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7-rt|MAR}}
|score = 0–10
|report =
|away = {{ru7|ZAM}}
|stadium = Stade Bourgogne
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 29 September 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7-rt|MAD}}
|score = 15–12
|report =
|away = {{ru7|NGR}}
|stadium = Stade Bourgogne
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 29 September 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7-rt|MAD}}
|score = 45–12
|report =
|away = {{ru7|ZAM}}
|stadium = Stade Bourgogne
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 29 September 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7-rt|MAR}}
|score = 7–19
|report =
|away = {{ru7|NGR}}
|stadium = Stade Bourgogne
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 29 September 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7-rt|NGR}}
|score = 17–5
|report =
|away = {{ru7|ZAM}}
|stadium = Stade Bourgogne
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 29 September 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7-rt|MAR}}
|score = 10–14
|report =
|away = {{ru7|MAD}}
|stadium = Stade Bourgogne
}}

===Group B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="200"|Teams
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/−
!width="40"|Pts
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{ru7|ZIM}}
|3
|3
|0
|0
|62
|14
| +48
|9
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{ru7|TUN}}
|3
|2
|0
|1
|55
|10
| +45
|7
|-
|align=left|{{ru7|CIV}}
|3
|1
|0
|2
|26
|74
| -48
|5
|-
|align=left|{{ru7|NAM}}
|3
|0
|0
|3
|17
|62
| -45
|3
|}

{{rugbybox
|date = 29 September 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7-rt|ZIM}}
|score = 26–7
|report =
|away = {{ru7|CIV}}
|stadium = Stade Bourgogne
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 29 September 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7-rt|TUN}}
|score = 17–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7|NAM}}
|stadium = Stade Bourgogne
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 29 September 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7-rt|TUN}}
|score = 38–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7|CIV}}
|stadium = Stade Bourgogne
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 29 September 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7-rt|ZIM}}
|score = 26–7
|report =
|away = {{ru7|NAM}}
|stadium = Stade Bourgogne
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 29 September 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7-rt|NAM}}
|score = 10–19
|report =
|away = {{ru7|CIV}}
|stadium = Stade Bourgogne
}}
----
{{rugbybox
|date = 29 September 2012
|time =
|home = {{ru7-rt|ZIM}}
|score = 10–0
|report =
|away = {{ru7|TUN}}
|stadium = Stade Bourgogne
}}

==Knockout phase==
===Bowl===
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi finals -->
|<small>30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne</small>
|{{ru7|ZAM}}|10|'''{{ruw7|NAM}}'''|'''22'''
|<small>30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne</small>
|'''{{ru7|CIV}}'''|'''12'''|{{ru7|MAR}}|7
<!--final  -->
|<small>30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne</small>
|'''{{ruw7|NAM}}'''|'''24'''|{{ru7|CIV}}|7
<!--third place -->
|<small>30 September 2012 - Stade Bourgogne</small>
|{{ru7|ZAM}}|5|'''{{ru7|MAR}}'''|'''14'''}}

===Cup===
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi finals -->
|<small>30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne</small>
|{{ru7|MAD}}|0|'''{{ru7|TUN}}'''|'''7'''
|<small>30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne</small>
|'''{{ru7|ZIM}}'''|'''19'''|{{ru7|NGR}}|14
<!--final  -->
|<small>30 September 2012 – Stade Bourgogne</small>
|{{ru7|TUN}}|12|'''{{ru7|ZIM}}'''|'''33'''
<!--third place -->
|<small>30 September 2012 - Stade Bourgogne</small>
|{{ru7|MAD}}|12|'''{{ru7|NGR}}'''|'''19'''}}

==Outright==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Rank
!Nation
!Notes
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 1
|align=left|{{ru7|ZIM}}
|<small> promoted to [[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2013 World Cup]]</small>
|-style="background:#ccffcc"
| 2
|align=left|{{ru7|TUN}}
|<small> promoted to [[2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens|2013 World Cup]]</small>
|-
| 3
|align=left|{{ru7|NGR}}
|
|-
| 4
|align=left|{{ru7|MAD}}
|
|-
| 5
|align=left|{{ru7|NAM}}
|
|-
| 6
|align=left|{{ru7|CIV}}
|
|-
| 7
|align=left|{{ru7|MAR}}
|
|-
| 8
|align=left|{{ru7|ZAM}}
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist<!--|colwidth=25em-->|refs=

<ref name = r7-2012>{{cite web 
 |title= RWC Qualifier: Rabat, Morocco. 9/29/2012 - 9/30/2012
 |website= Rugby7
 |accessdate=
 |url= http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=MOR-2012
 |deadurl= no
 |archiveurl=
 |archivedate= }}
</ref>
}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.confederation-africaine-rugby.com/Page CAR]

{{Rugby Africa Sevens|state=expanded}}

[[Category:Rugby Africa Sevens]]
[[Category:2012 rugby sevens competitions]]