Rugby Africa Watch: 2018 U20 Junior Barthes Trophy Review

Captains from left to right Kenya, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar
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Captains from left to right Kenya, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Madagascar

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The African Under-20 Rugby Championship took place from March 28th to 31st, 2018. The competition was split into two groups (the North played in Tunisia and South in Namibia) competing at a distance for the African championship title.

More than 394 points and 53 tries were scored in 8 matches.

Captains From left to right Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco and Ivory Coast

Namibia emerged victorious from the South group after a match of exceptional intensity against Kenya.
Tunisia won the final of the North group against Senegal, a match full of suspense right up to the final whistle with a dramatic drop goal by the number 10m, Dhia Ben Dhied, in the second minute of extra time.
The video of the extra time can be seen here:

Namibia was the overall winner of the tournament with a higher goal-average. Rugby Africa  will not be organizing a final between the winners of the two groups.

Final ranking:

Team Log Points Won matches Lost matches Tries scored Tries against Yellow card Red Card Points scored Points against Goal average
Namibia 6 2 0 9 4 2 64 35 29
Tunisie 6 2 0 3 2 0 1 26 19 7
Kenya 4 1 1 9 8 1 69 50 19
Sénégal 4 1 1 5 5 38 36 2
Zimbabwe 4 1 1 18 5 2 117 42 75
Côte d’Ivoire 4 1 1 2 3 19 20 -1
Maroc 2 0 2 5 5 1 30 30 0
Madagascar 2 0 2 3 23 1 1 28 151 -123

 

Intermediary ranking – Northern Group:

Groupe Nord Points Won matches Lost matches Tries scored Tries against YC RC Points scored Points against Goal average
1 Tunisie 6 2 0 3 2 0 1 26 19 7
2 Sénégal 4 1 1 5 5 38 36 2
3 Côte d’Ivoire 4 1 1 2 3 19 20 -1
4 Maroc 2 0 2 5 5 1 30 30 0

 

Intermediary ranking – Southern Group:

Groupe Sud Points Won matches Lost matches Tries scored Tries against YC RC Points scored Points against Goal average
1 Namibia 6 2 0 9 4 2 64 35 29
2 Kenya 4 1 1 9 8 1 69 50 19
3 Zimbabwe 4 1 1 18 5 2 117 42 75
4 Madagascar 2 0 2 3 23 1 1 28 151 -123

Best tries scorers:

1 – Matthew D McNab (Namibie) – 4 unités

2 – Ibrahima Diaby (Senegal) – 3 unités

3 – Mark Mutuku (Kenya) – 3 unités

Results :

Northern Group Southern Group
Kenya vs Madagascar 51 – 13 Maroc vs Sénégal 25 – 30
Namibia vs Zimbabwe 27 – 17 Tunisie vs Cote d’Ivoire 15 – 11
Zimbabwe vs Madagascar 100 – 15 Cote d’Ivoire vs Maroc 11 – 05
Namibia vs Kenya 37 – 15 Tunisie vs Sénégal 11 – 08

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