The 2012 Africa Cup was the twelfth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR).[1][2] The tournaments between 2012 and 2014 will also serve as qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Changes from the 2011 Africa Cup:
Morocco and 
Namibia were relegated from Division 1A to Division 1B after withdrawing from the 2011 event.
Uganda and 
Zimbabwe were promoted from Division 1B to Division 1A.
Ivory Coast were relegated from Division 1B to Division 1C after withdrawing from the 2011 event.
Senegal were promoted from Division 1C to Division 1B.
Mauritius and 
Nigeria were promoted from Division 1D to Division 1C.
Algeria and 
Egypt joined in Division 2.
Chad withdrew from Division 2 (North).
Burundi and 
Rwanda withdrew from Division 2.
DR Congo, 
Congo, 
Gabon, 
Libya, 
Mauritania, 
Réunion, 
Eswatini and 
Tanzania - who all withdrew at some stage for the 2011 tournament - were not included in the 2012 tournament.Group 1A was held from 10 to 14 July in Tunis, Tunisia.
The teams competing in Group 1A:
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Group 1B was held from 4–11 July in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
The teams competing in Group 1B:
Madagascar were promoted to Group 1A. Morocco were relegated to Group 1C and eliminated from the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Wales in their 50–44 loss to 
Argentina in Tucumán in 2004.
South Africa and France at Durban in 2005 and then by 
Lithuania and 
Sweden at Kaunas in a 2011 European Nations Cup match.Group 1C was held on 22–28 July in Gaborone, Botswana. There were three rounds, with no final.[6]
Cameroon withdraw at a very late stage, and as such, the tournament was reduced to a 5-team tournament.[7]
The teams competing in Group 1C:
Division 2 was held on 29–30 June in Lomé, Togo. The tournament was played under Rugby 7's laws.[8]
The teams competing in Division 2:
Benin
Burkina Faso Egypt
Ghana
Mali
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Togo A Togo BMatch Schedule
Match Schedule
An Under-19 competition was held from 25 Aug - 1 Sep in Harare, Zimbabwe. The winner will qualify for the 2013 IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy. The winner of Division B (Madagascar) will replace the last place finisher in Division A (Tunisia) for the 2013 tournament.[9]
The teams competing in the Under-19 competition:
Division A
Kenya Namibia
Tunisia ZimbabweDivision B
Madagascar Morocco
ZambiaUganda pulled out of Division B, and was replaced with a Harare U19 Select XV.
Match Schedule
Match Schedule
