The 2019 Rugby Africa season experienced significant restructuring and downsizing from the previous two seasons due to the loss of sponsor Kwese Sports.[1] Due to the lack of funding, the previous formats of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze divisions of the Africa Cup were replaced with a revival of the Victoria Cup[2] and a regional West African series.
Men's Tournaments
Victoria Cup
The Victoria Cup was held for the first time since 2011 and featured four nations playing a double round robin. The fixtures between Kenya and Uganda doubled as the two legs of the Elgon Cup.
2019 Victoria Cup
|
Pos
|
Team
|
Pl
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
PD
|
BP
|
Pts
|
1 |
Zimbabwe |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
187 |
132 |
+55 |
3 |
23
|
2 |
Kenya |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
168 |
104 |
+64 |
5 |
21
|
3 |
Uganda |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
146 |
140 |
+6 |
2 |
14
|
4 |
Zambia |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
102 |
227 |
-125 |
0 |
0
|
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. 1 bonus point for a loss by less than 8 points, 1 bonus point for scoring 3 more tries than opponent
|
Matches
West African Series
The Ghana Rugby Football Union organized a regional series for West African nations.[3]
2018 Rugby Africa Gold Cup
|
Pos
|
Team
|
Pl
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
PF
|
PA
|
PD
|
BP
|
Pts
|
1 |
Ivory Coast |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
26 |
+11 |
0 |
8
|
2 |
Nigeria |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
28 |
27 |
+1 |
1 |
5
|
3 |
Ghana |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
24 |
36 |
-12 |
1 |
1
|
* Legend: Pos = Position, Pl = Played, W = Won, D = Drawn, L = Lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, Pts = Log points. 1 bonus point for a loss by less than 8 points, 1 bonus point for scoring 3 more tries than opponent
|