The Rugby Africa Women's Cup is an international women's rugby union competition contested by women's national teams from

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History

Rugby Africa Women's Cup was initially launched in 2019.

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O ...

won the inaugural competition in

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and also qualified for the

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. The 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. The 2021 tournament was replaced with a series of test matches. In 2022, the competition consisted of twelve teams that were split into four pools, they played in a single round-robin where the winners qualified to the second phase of the tournament in 2023.

Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...

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and

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were the four teams to qualify after topping their respective pools. In 2023, South Africa won their second title, and

finished as runners-up. Both teams qualified for the inaugural WXV competition in October, with South Africa set to compete in WXV 2, and Kenya in WXV 3. There was a Women's Division 1 tournament that was held at Stade Auguste-Denis in San-Pédro,

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital city of Yamoussoukro is located in the centre of the country, while its largest List of ci ...

from 11 to 19 April 2025, which was a qualifier for the 2025 Rugby Africa Women's Cup.

Summary

Overall

The overall record of the teams are as follows:

Lower level women's championships

Division 1

References

External links

Rugby Africa Women's Cup
- ''Rugby Africa official website'' Women's rugby union competitions in Africa for national teams Recurring sporting events established in 2019 2019 establishments in Africa {{Rugbyunion-stub