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2nd Africa Cup
Date17 March 2001 –
10 November 2001
Countries  Ivory Coast
  Morocco
  Namibia
  South Africa Amateurs [1]
  Tunisia
  Zimbabwe
Final positions
Champions  South Africa Amateurs
Runner-up  Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
2000
2002

The 2001 Africa Cup (officially called at that time "Africa Top Six") was the second edition of the highest-level rugby union tournament in Africa. Six teams participated (South Africa with an under-23 amateurs team). The teams were divided in two pools played on a home-away basis.

Division 1 (Africa Cup)

Regional pools

Pool South

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   South Africa Amateurs 4 4 0 0 250 77 +173 8
2   Namibia 4 1 0 2 73 143 -111 7
3   Zimbabwe 4 1 0 2 91 194 -103 2
26 May 2001
Namibia 15 – 60  South Africa Amateurs
Windhoek

2 June 2001
Zimbabwe 20 – 71  South Africa Amateurs
Bulawayo

16 June 2001
South Africa Amateurs 41 – 13  Namibia
Johannesburg

23 June 2001
South Africa Amateurs 78 – 29  Zimbabwe
Durban

7 July 2001
Zimbabwe 27 – 26  Namibia
Harare

14 July 2001
Namibia 19 – 15  Zimbabwe
Windhoek

Pool North

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Morocco 4 4 0 0 85 46 +39 8
2   Ivory Coast 4 1 1 2 86 49 +37 4
3   Tunisia 4 0 1 3 28 104 -76 0
17 March 2001
Tunisia 14 – 17  Morocco
Tunis

7 April 2001
Ivory Coast 11 – 18  Morocco
Abidjan

21 April 2001
Morocco 20 – 18  Ivory Coast
Fes

28 April 2001
Tunisia 11 – 11  Ivory Coast
Tunis

12 May 2001
Ivory Coast 46 – 0  Tunisia
Abidjan

19 May 2001
Morocco 30 – 3  Tunisia
Marrakesh

Final

10 November 2001
Morocco 20 – 36  South Africa Amateurs
Casablanca

Division 2

This tournament serve too with the Division 1 for the 2003 Rugby World Cup qualifying.

Round 1

Kenya exempted from the Round 1.

Pool A

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Cameroon 2 1 0 1 41 25 +16 4
2   Uganda 2 1 0 1 21 29 -8 4
3   Zambia 2 1 0 1 37 45 -8 4
28 July 2001
Zambia 25 – 24  Cameroon
Chingola

11 August 2001
Uganda 21 – 12  Zambia
Kampala

25 August 2001
Cameroon 17 – 0  Uganda
Douala

Pool B

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Madagascar 2 2 0 0 57 32 +25 6
2   Botswana 2 1 0 1 24 34 -10 4
3   Swaziland 2 0 0 2 24 39 -15 2
1 September 2001
Botswana 13 – 3  Swaziland
Gaborone

16 September 2001
Madagascar 31 – 11  Botswana
Antananarivo

29 September 2001
Swaziland 21 – 26  Madagascar
Malkerns

Round 2

Place Nation Games Points Table
points
played won drawn lost for against difference
1   Madagascar 2 2 0 0 57 44 +13 6
2   Kenya 2 1 0 1 60 42 +18 4
3   Cameroon 2 0 0 2 39 70 -31 2
13 October 2001
Madagascar 27 – 20  Kenya
Antananarivo

27 October 2001
Cameroon 24 – 30  Madagascar
Yaoundé

24 November 2001
Kenya 40 – 15  Cameroon
Nairobi

Notes and references

  1. ^ South Africa sent only amateur players