The Rugby Africa 7s is an annual event that serves as the African continental championship in the sevens version of the game of rugby union.
It doubles up this year as the African qualification tournament for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France.
The winner of the Rugby Africa 7s will earn direct qualification to the Paris 2024 Olympics, while the second and third-placed teams join the second and third placed teams from Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America, and South America in the Final Qualification Tournament set for June 2024 for the 12th and final slot to the Olympics.
The hosts, France, and the top four teams at the close of the 2022–23 World Rugby Sevens Series have secured automatic qualification.
The top two teams from the Rugby Africa 7s will also qualify for the 2024 World Rugby Challenger Series.
A total of 12 teams will play at the 2023 Rugby Africa 7s at the Harare Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe, on September 16 and 17.
Pool A: South Africa, Madagascar, Tunisia, and Ivory Coast
Pool B: Kenya, Zambia, Namibia, and Nigeria
Pool C: Uganda, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Algeria
Day One Order Of Play
Saturday 16, 2023 | East African Time indicated (GMT+3)
Zimbabwe v Burkina Faso | 1000
Uganda v Algeria | 1022
Zambia v Namibia | 1044
Kenya v Nigeria | 1106
Madagascar v Tunisia | 1128
South Africa v Ivory Coast | 1150
Zimbabwe v Algeria | 1244
Uganda v Burkina Faso | 1306
Zambia v Nigeria | 1328
Kenya v Namibia | 1350
Madagascar v Ivory Coast | 1412
South Africa v Tunisia | 1434
Burkina Faso v Algeria | 1550
Namibia v Nigeria | 1612
Kenya v Zambia | 1634
Tunisia v Ivory Coast | 1656
South Africa v Madagascar | 1718
Uganda v Zimbabwe | 1740
Day 2, Sunday 17 September 2023
Cup Quarters
QF1 | B1 v Best Third Placed | 1000
QF2 |C1 v A2 | 1022
QF3 |B2 v C2 | 1044
QF4 | A1 v Second Best Third Placed | 1106
9th Place semis
Third Best Third v Third Best Fourth | 1128
Best Fourth Placed v Second Best Fourth | 1150
5th Place Semis
Loser QF1 v Loser QF2 | 1306
Loser QF3 v Loser QF4 | 1328
Cup Semis
Winner QF1 v Winner QF2 | 1350
Winner QF3 v Winner QF4 | 1412
11th Place Playoff
Loser 9th Place semi 1 v Loser 9th Place semi 2 | 1434
9th Place Playoff
Winner 9th Place semi 1 v Winner 9th Place semi 2 | 1456
7th Place Playoff
Loser 5th Place semi 1 v Loser 5th Place semi 2 | 1550
5th Place Playoff
Winner 5th Place semi 1 v Winner 5th Place semi 2 | 1614
Bronze Medal Playoff
Loser Cup semi 1 v Loser Cup semi 2 | 1641
Gold Medal Match
Winner semi 1 v Winner semi 2 | 1718
