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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.
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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