The Rugby Africa Men's 7s Mauritius 2024 trophies. Credit: John Philip Mugabi

Uganda won back-to-back Cup Finals during the 2024 Rugby Africa Men’s 7s in Mapou, Mauritius and were crowned champions for a fourth time.

They topped the overall standings table with maximum points from the two rounds played at the Labourdonnais Sports Club. South Africa took the silver medal for a second successive year and Madagascar won bronze.

This is the final ranking of the tournament:

FINAL RANKTeamRound 1Round 2TOTAL POINTS
1Uganda202040
2South Africa161834
3Madagascar181432
4Zimbabwe121628
5Burkina Faso141226
6Kenya 101020
7Côte d’Ivoire 8412
8Zambia4812
9Tunisia268
10Mauritius617
11Nigeria336
12Algeria123
Final Rankings after two rounds of the 2024 Rugby Africa Men’s 7s in Mauritius.

Uganda and Madagascar qualified for the 2025 edition of the World Rugby 7s Challenger Series on Africa’s ticket. South Africa and Kenya are in the World Rugby SVNS Series.

Only four nations – Kenya (6), Uganda (4), Zimbabwe (3), and South Africa (1) – have won the tournament since 2000 when it was founded.

Previous Winners:

  • 2000: Zimbabwe
  • 2004: Kenya
  • 2008: Kenya
  • 2012: Zimbabwe
  • 2013: Kenya
  • 2014: South Africa
  • 2015: Kenya
  • 2016: Uganda
  • 2017: Uganda
  • 2018: Zimbabwe
  • 2019: Kenya
  • 2020 x Not held
  • 2021 x Not held
  • 2022: Uganda
  • 2023: Kenya
  • 2024: Uganda

From 2000 until 2012, the Rugby Africa Men’s 7s championship was held every four years. It became an annual tournament in 2013 and has, since then, been hosted around the continent every year. It was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Ernest Akorebirungi is a rugby reporter, presenter and commentator. Since 2019, he has covered multiple rugby tournaments locally, regionally and internationally, including the African Games and two Rugby...

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