2019 Africa Men's Sevens

The 2019 Africa Men's Sevens was a rugby sevens tournament held in Johannesburg on 8–9 November 2019. It was the seventh championship in Africa Men's Sevens, a series that began in 2013.

This tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the 2020 Summer Olympics, with the champion team Kenya advancing.

The next two best-placed teams, Uganda and Zimbabwe were eligible to compete at a final Olympic qualifier tournament, as well as the 2020 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.

2018 Africa Regional Sevens – West
On 15–16 September 2018, eight teams took part in a regional tournament at Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The highest ranking teams, Ivory Coast and Nigeria, advanced based on their top two finishes. All times in Greenwich Mean Time (UTC±00:00).


 * Pool Stage


 * Pool A


 * Pool B


 * Knockout stage

Plate

Africa Sevens Qualification

Main tournament
All times in South African Standard Time (UTC+02:00)

Teams
The order of teams is based upon seeding from the prior year's tournament's placement.



Pool stage
The teams were allocated to pools according to the results of the opening round:

Pool A: Winners of matches 1, 4, and 5, and the losing team with the smallest losing margin

Pool B: Winners of matches 2, 3, 6, and 7

Pool C: The losing teams with the 2nd, 5th, and 6th smallest losing margins

Pool D: The losing teams with the 3rd, 4th, and 7th smallest losing margins

Knockout stage

 * 13th place play-off

Ninth place play-off


 * 7th place play-off


 * 5th place play-off

Olympic Qualification

Placings
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