2000 Africa Cup

The 2000 Africa Cup (officially called at those time "Africa Top Six") was the first edition of highest level rugby union tournament in Africa.[3]

1st Africa Cup
Tournament details
Date17 June 2000–
15 December 2000
No. of nations Ivory Coast [1]
 Morocco
 Namibia
 South Africa Amateurs[2]
 Tunisia
 Zimbabwe
Final positions
Champions South Africa Amateurs
Runner-up Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
2001 →

Only five teams were involved due to the withdrawal of the Ivory Coast. South Africa participated with an Under-23 amateurs team.[4]

The teams were divided in two pool played on home away basis.[5]

Pool South
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 South Africa Amateurs440025943+2168
2 Namibia420293204-1114
3 Zimbabwe400482187-1050
17 June 2000
South Africa Amateurs  64 - 12  Zimbabwe
24 June 2000
South Africa Amateurs  91 - 3  Namibia
1 July 2000
Zimbabwe  26 - 31  Namibia
8 July 2000
Namibia  18 - 53  South Africa Amateurs
15 July 2000
Zimbabwe  10 - 51  South Africa Amateurs
22 July 2000
Namibia  41 - 34  Zimbabwe

Pool North
Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1 Morocco22004229+134
2 Tunisia20022942-130
7 October 2000
Morocco  27 - 9  Tunisia
4 November 2000
Tunisia  20 - 25  Morocco

Final
16 December 2000
Morocco  14 - 44  South Africa Amateurs

Citations
  1. withdraw
  2. South Africa sent only amateur players
  3. "SA U23 away to Morocco for final". news 24 archives. 26 June 2001.
  4. "2000 South Africa Match results". n.d.
  5. "Rugby Africa - ABOUT US". n.d.

References

Rugby Africa: ABOUT US n.d., viewed 8 April 2018, http://www.rugbyafrique.com/about-us/

SA U23 away to Morocco for final, news 24 archives 2001, viewed 8 April 2018, https://www.news24.com/

South Africa Match results (2000), ESPN Scrum n.d., viewed 8 April 2018, http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/match_results.html?id=2000;team=5;type=year

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