1st Africa Cup
Tournament details
Date17 June 2000–
15 December 2000
Teams 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 →

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]

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]

Regional pools

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
Pretoria
1 July 2000
Zimbabwe 26 – 31 Namibia
Harare
8 July 2000
Namibia 18 – 53 South Africa Amateurs
Windhoek
15 July 2000
Zimbabwe 10 – 51 South Africa Amateurs
Harare
22 July 2000
Namibia 41 – 34 Zimbabwe
Windhoek

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
Casablanca
4 November 2000
Tunisia 20 – 25 Morocco
Tunis

Final

16 December 2000
Morocco 14 – 44 South Africa Amateurs
Casablanca

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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