# 2023 Rugby World Cup – Africa qualification

The 2021–22 Rugby Africa Cup, which doubled as Qualifying for the 2023 Rugby World Cup for Africa began in June 2021, where teams competed for one direct qualification spot into the final World Cup tournament and for one place in the final Qualification Tournament.

## Format

The World Cup qualification process doubled as a new two-year format for the Rugby Africa Cup.
Qualifying began with a round robin repechage tournament between Burkina Faso, Cameroon, and Burundi (the three lowest ranked teams at the time in Africa). The winner of this tournament advanced to the next round - Africa Cup 2021.
The second stage saw the remaining 12 teams divided into 4 groups of 3 where they played a single round-robin tournament to decide the pool winners. The top-2 teams after this round then progressed to the final stage of the African Qualification process, with seeding determining who played who in a knock-out competition in 2022.
Round 3 saw a phased knock-out competition; consisting of 4 quarter-finals, 2 semi-finals and a final, with the winner of the final qualifying as Africa 1. The runner-up advanced to the final Qualification Tournament as Africa 2.

## Entrants

Fourteen participants entered the Africa qualifiers in a bid to join South Africa (already qualified due to top 3 finish in the pool stages in 2019) at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Three teams begin play in Round 1, with eleven more in Round 2. The same seeding from the cancelled 2019–20 Rugby Africa Cup is used for the group stage. Team World rankings taken prior to first Africa qualifying match.
Teams in bold have previously competed in a Rugby World Cup.
| Nation | Rank | Began play | Qualifying status |
| Algeria | N/A | 14 July 2021 | Eliminated by Kenya on 6 July 2022 |
| Burkina Faso | N/A | 5 June 2021 | Eliminated by Namibia on 1 July 2022 |
| Burundi | N/A | 5 June 2021 | Eliminated by Cameroon on 9 June 2021 |
| Cameroon | 101 | 5 June 2021 | Eliminated by Burkina Faso on 13 June 2021 |
| Ghana | 87 | 10 July 2021 | Eliminated by Algeria on 18 July 2021 |
| Ivory Coast | 42 | 3 July 2021 | Eliminated by Zimbabwe on 1 July 2022 |
| Kenya | 32 | 3 July 2021 | Advances to Final Qualification Tournament as Africa 2 on 10 July 2022 |
| Madagascar | 51 | 1 July 2021 | Eliminated by points difference on 11 July 2021 |
| Namibia | 24 | 7 July 2021 | Qualified as Africa 1 on 10 July 2022 |
| Senegal | 54 | 3 July 2021 | Eliminated by Algeria on 2 July 2022 |
| South Africa | 1 | N/A | Qualified with Top 12 finish at 2019 World Cup |
| Tunisia | 39 | 10 July 2021 | Withdrew from qualification tournament on 8 July 2021 |
| Uganda | 40 | 10 July 2021 | Eliminated by Kenya on 2 July 2022 |
| Zambia | 66 | 7 July 2021 | Eliminated by Kenya on 11 July 2021 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 18 July 2021 | Eliminated by Namibia on 6 July 2022 |

## Round 1: Rugby Africa Cup Repechage

The first round was a round-robin tournament held from 5–13 June 2021 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
* Advanced to Round 2
| Rank | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 16 | +53 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 20 | +74 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Burundi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 133 | -127 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points Draw - 1 points 4 or more tries - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points |
* 5 June 2021 16:00
| (1 BP) Burkina Faso | 52–3 | Burundi |
| Try: Kassoum Deme 1' m Antoine Yameogo 26' c Ali Papi Traore (2) 33' c, 38' m Ousmane Tioro (2) 45' m, 67' m Anourou Bance 49' m Maraoubil Sale 58' c Con: Kassoum Deme (3/7) 27', 34', 58' Pen: Kassoum Deme (2/3) 14', 24' | RA Report WR Report Match details | Pen: Didier Iradukunda (1/1) 72' |
* Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou Attendance: 0 Referee: Emmanuel Mane Sylvain (Senegal)
* 9 June 2021 16:00
| Burundi | 3–81 | Cameroon (1 BP) |
| Pen: Didier Iradukunda (1/4) 37' Cards: Helvé Hasabumutima 70' | RA Report WR Report Match details | Try: Noël Gaël Touko (2) 10' c, 17' m Gervais Mbassa (2) 27' m, 61' c Moctar Nsangou Hassan (3) 33' c, 38' c, 70' m Cédric Wembe Moteyo 40+1' c Bernard Mengue 43' c Moïse Chimi Tchekouo 44' m Steve Gérard Nekongo 58' c Josué Essome Makongo 63' m Ongoudou Amougou 79' c Con: Noël Gaël Touko (7/12) 11', 34', 39', 40+2', 43', 62', 79' Moïse Chimi Tchekouo (1/1) 59' Cards: Cédric Wembe Moteyo 36' Robin Yantcha 46' Bernard Mengue 73' |
* Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou Attendance: 500 Referee: Jiriji Aymen (Tunisia)
* 13 June 2021 16:00
| Burkina Faso | 17–13 | Cameroon (1 BP) |
| Try: Ali Papi Traore 12' m Ousmane Tioro 44' c Cheick Abasse Sawadogo 61' m Con: Adama Deme (1/3) 44' | RA Report WR Report Match details | Try: Cédric Wembe Moteyo 50' c Con: Noël Gaël Touko (1/1) 50' Pen: Noël Gaël Touko (2/3) 26', 70' Cards: Moctar Nsangou Hassan 21' Moïse Chimi Tchekouo 59' |
* Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Saudah Adiru (Uganda)

## Round 2: 2021 Africa Cup

Round 2 consisted of four pools of three teams, competing from 1–18 July 2021. The top two teams in each pool advanced to Round 3.

### Pool A

Originally, this pool was meant be hosted by Namibia at the Hage Geingob Rugby Stadium in Windhoek. However, due to restrictions in Namibia, Rugby Africa moved the location of this pool to the Ivory Coast.
* Advance to Round 3
| Rank | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| 1 | Namibia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Madagascar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 71 | -37 | 0 | 4 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points Draw - 1 points At least 3 more tries than opponent - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points |
* 3 July 2021 18:00
| Ivory Coast | 24–13 | Namibia |
| Try: Bakary Meité 5' c Paul Diallo Dit Peres 11' c Penalty try 44' Con: Ezer Kosse (2/2) 6', 12' Pen: Ezer Kosse (1/1) 25' | RA Report WR Report Match details | Try: Obert Nortjé 32' m Lesley Klim 70' m Pen: TC Kisting (1/1) 19' Cards: Maharua Katjijeko 44' |
* Stade Excellence Alassane Ouattara, Grand-Bassam Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Heykel Bahroun (Tunisia)
* 7 July 2021 18:00
| Madagascar | 10–52 | Namibia (1 BP) |
| Try: Julio Mahavy 48' c Con: Rakotomanalina Hery (1/1) 49' Pen: Robel Rasoloniaina (1/1) 76' | RA Report WR Report Match details | Try: Adriaan Booysen 13' m Riaan van Zyl 20' c Johann Tromp 32' c Obert Nortjé (2) 44' m, 65' m TC Kisting 52' c Gerhard Thirion 80' c Con: TC Kisting (3/5) 21', 32', 80' Ricardo Swartz (1/2) 52' Pen: TC Kisting (3/3) 10', 36', 74' |
* Stade Excellence Alassane Ouattara, Grand-Bassam Attendance: 200 Referee: Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe)
* 11 July 2021 18:00
| (1 BP) Ivory Coast | 19–24 | Madagascar |
| Try: Paul Diallo Dit Peres 45' m Mickael Rabetsara 80' m Pen: Ezer Kosse (3/3) 6', 13', 18' | WR Report Match details | Try: Tinella Rabemananjara 30' c Tahina Ilda Ratsimandresy 40' c Robel Rasoloniaina (2) 55' c, 66' m Con: Robel Rasoloniaina (2/3) 31', 40' Cards: Tahina Ilda Ratsimandresy 60' |
* Stade Excellence Alassane Ouattara, Grand-Bassam Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Heykel Bahroun (Tunisia)

### Pool B

All matches of Pool B was hosted in Nairobi, Kenya.
* Advance to Round 3
| Rank | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| 1 | Senegal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Kenya | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Zambia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 62 | -49 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points Draw - 1 points At least 3 more tries than opponent - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points |
* 3 July 2021 16:00
| (1 BP) Kenya | 19–20 | Senegal |
| Try: Darwin Mukidza 35' c Con: Jone Kubu (1/1) 36' Pen: Jone Kubu (3/4) 8', 14', 59' Drop: Jone Kubu (1/1) 67' Cards: Davis Chenge 79' | RA Report WR Report Match details | Try: Demba Kane 44' c Georges Pompidou 80+2' c Con: Mamadou N'Diaye (1/1) 45' Saibo Sakho (1/1) 80+3' Pen: Mamadou N'Diaye (2/3) 26', 40' Cards: Georges Pompidou 56' |
* Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Attendance: 0 Referee: Saudah Adiru (Uganda)
* 7 July 2021 15:00
| Senegal | 20–5 | Zambia |
| Try: Ousmane Soumah 21' c Mamadou N'Diaye 40' c Con: Mamadou N'Diaye (2/2) 22', 40' Pen: Mamadou N'Diaye (2/3) 14', 34' | RA Report WR Report Match details | Try: Philip Kamanga 3' m |
* Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicardo Pienaar (Namibia)
* 11 July 2021 16:00
| (1 BP) Kenya | 42–8 | Zambia |
| Try: Davis Chenge 3' c Brian Tanga 19' m Jone Kubu (2) 30' c, 40' c Joshua Chisanga 43' m George Nyambua 66' m Con: Jone Kubu (1/3) 3' Dominic Coulson (2/3) 32', 40' Pen: Jone Kubu (1/1) 13' Drop: Jone Kubu (1/1) 34' Cards: Joshua Chisanga 27' | RA Report WR Report Match details | Try: Israel Kalumba 52' m Pen: Laston Mukosa (1/1) 22' Cards: Fine Chinkumbe 71' |
* Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi Attendance: 0 Referee: Nicardo Pienaar (Namibia)

### Pool C

All matches for Pool C was hosted in Kampala, Uganda.
* Advance to Round 3
| Rank | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| 1 | Uganda | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Algeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Ghana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 73 | -39 | 0 | 4 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points Draw - 1 points At least 3 more tries than opponent - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points |
* 10 July 2021 15:00
| (1 BP) Uganda | 53–12 | Ghana |
| Try: Odugo Faragi 3' m Solomon Okia (2) 14' c, 57' c Brian Odongo 27' c Desire Ayera (2) 40+1' c, 68' m Aaron Ofoywroth 52' c Ronald Kanyanya 77' m Con: Adrian Kasito (5/7) 15', 28', 40+2', 53', 58' Pen: Ivan Magomu (1/2) 9' | WR Report Match details | Try: Myles Timothy Eli Scott 31' m Josiah Twum-Boafo 35' c Con: Kofi Appiah (1/1) 37' Cards: Klugey Gideon 40' |
* Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala Attendance: 0 Referee: Talend Gandiwa (Zimbabwe)
* 14 July 2021 15:00
| Algeria (1 BP) | 20–22 | Ghana |
| Try: Maxim Meneghin 15' m Remi Kardon 34' m Benjamin Caminati 40' c Con: Mathieu Lorée (1/3) 40' Pen: Mathieu Lorée (1/1) 19' Cards: Yakine Djebbari 41' Benjamin Caminat 62' | WR Report Match details | Try: Penalty try 55' Ansah Lesley (2) 73' m, 70' c Con: Kofi Appiah (1/2) 80' Pen: Josiah Twum-Boafo (1/2) 30' Cards: Klugey Gideon 59' |
* Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala Attendance: 0 Referee: Saudah Adiru (Uganda)
* 18 July 2021 15:00
| (1 BP) Uganda | 16–22 | Algeria |
| Try: Brian Odongo 21' m Adrian Kasito 32' m Pen: Ivan Magomu (1/1) 26' Maxwell Ebonga (1/2) 59' Cards: Asuman Mugerwa 49' | WR Report Match details | Try: Djamel Ouchéne 16' c Nadir Megdoud 37' m Walid Batchali 55' c Con: Mathieu Lorée (2/3) 17', 55' Pen: Mathieu Lorée (1/1) 3' Cards: Nabil Djalout 44' |
* Kyadondo Rugby Club, Kampala Attendance: 0 Referee: Victor Ojuku (Kenya)

### Pool D

All matches of Pool D were due to be hosted in Monastir, Tunisia, however due to the escalating COVID-19 situation in Tunisia, the group was moved to Zimbabwe. At the same time, Tunisia also withdrew from the competition meaning Zimbabwe and Burkina Faso gained automatic progression to the next stage of the qualification process. A 2-game match up between the two sides confirmed seedings for the next stage.
* Advance to Round 3
| Rank | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| Rank | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff | Bonus Points | Table Points |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 8 | +188 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 196 | -188 | 0 | 0 |
| Points were awarded to the teams as follows: Win - 4 points Draw - 1 points At least 3 more tries than opponent - 1 point Loss within 7 points - 1 point Loss greater than 7 points - 0 points |
* 18 July 2021 15:00
| Burkina Faso | 3–101 | Zimbabwe (1 BP) |
| Pen: Kassoum Deme (1/1) 25' Cards: Moussa Zagre 80' | WR Report Match details | Try: Shingirai Katsvere 4' c Biselele Tshamala 8' m Keith Chiwara 15' c Cleopas Kundiona 21' c Matthew McNab (2) 33' c, 76' c Sebastian Roche 39' c Marcus Nel 40' c Shingi Katsvere 44' c Deanne Makonit 48' m Martin Mangongo 52' c Cleopas Kundiona 55' c Shayne Makombe 72' c Aiden Burnett 78' c Matthew Mandiona 80+4' c Con: Keith Chiwara (9/11) 5', 15', 22', 34', 39', 40', 45', 53', 56' Dundlee White-Sharpley (4/4) 72', 77', 79', 80+5' Cards: Tyran Fagan 64' |
* Old Georgians RFC, Harare Attendance: 0 Referee: Sylvain Mane (Senegal)
* 22 July 2021 14:00
| (1 BP) Zimbabwe | 95–5 | Burkina Faso |
| Try: Tonderai Chiwambutsa (2) 3' c, 56' c Matthew McNab (3) 10' c, 79' c, 80' c Takudzwa Chieza 19' m Brandon Mudzekenyedzi (4) 22' c, 29' m, 50' c, 60' c Aiden Burnett 38' c Sean Beevor 55' m Sebastian Roche 62' c Brendon Mandivenga 68' c Con: Dundlee White-Sharpley (11/14) 4', 10', 23', 39', 51', 56', 60', 64', 69', 79', 80' Pen: Dundlee White-Sharpley (1/1) 13' | WR Report Match details | Try: Boubacar Franck Yamba 45' m |
* Old Georgians RFC, Harare Attendance: 0 Referee: Ignace N'Dr (Ivory Coast)

## Round 3: 2022 Africa Cup

The 2022 Africa Cup acted as the third and final round of the African Qualification process, whereby the winner of an 8-team straight knockout competition qualified for the World Cup as Africa 1. The runner-up advanced to the final Qualification Tournament as Africa 2. This stage began with 4 quarter finals, followed by semi-finals and culminating in a final.
All matches were played in France across the Stade Delort in Marseille, and Stade Maurice David in Aix-en-Provence

### Teams

Rankings as of 27 June 2022 prior to tournament start date
| Nation | World Ranking | Final standings |
| Namibia | 24 | 1st |
| Kenya | 35 | 2nd |
| Algeria | 90 | 3rd |
| Zimbabwe | 27 | 4th |
| Uganda | 52 | 5th |
| Ivory Coast | 42 | 6th |
| Senegal | 45 | 7th |
| Burkina Faso | 91 | 8th |

### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Namibia | 71 | | |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | | |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | Namibia | 34 |
| | | Zimbabwe | 19 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | Zimbabwe | 19 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | | | | |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | | | Namibia | 36 |
| | | | | Kenya | 0 |
| Uganda | 7 | | | Kenya | 0 |
| Kenya | 42 | | | | |
| Kenya | 42 | Kenya | 36 | | |
| | | Algeria | 33 | Third place | Third place |
| Senegal | 12 | Algeria | 33 | Third place | Third place |
| Algeria | 35 | | | | |
| Algeria | 35 | | | Zimbabwe | 12 |
| | | | | Algeria | 20 |

### Quarter-finals

* 1 July 2022 18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Namibia | 71–5 | Burkina Faso |
| Try: Torsten van Jaarsveld (3) 17' m, 35' m, 46' c Lorenzo Louis (2) 23' c, 40' c Divan Rossouw 55' c Jano Otto 62' c J. C. Greyling (2) 67' c, 73' m Wian Conradie 71' c Danco Burger 79' c Con: Cliven Loubser (7/10) 24', 40', 46', 55', 63', 68', 72' P. W. Steenkamp (1/1) 80' | Report WR Report | Try: Jean-Yves Zebango 50' m Cards: Sayouba Ouedraogo 17' Nourou Bance 62' |
* Stade Delort, Marseille Referee: Sylvain Mane (Senegal)
* 1 July 2022 21:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Zimbabwe | 38–11 | Ivory Coast |
| Try: Matthew McNab 16' m Shayne Makombe (2) 18' m, 50' c Aiden Burnett 70' m Matthew Mandioma 78' c Con: Hilton Mudariki (1/4) 51' Tapiwa Mafura (1/1) 78' Pen: Hilton Mudariki (3/4) 8', 40', 44' Cards: Aiden Burnett 75' | Report WR Report | Try: Alexandre Pilati 55' m Pen: Eugene Kosse (2/2) 3', 10' Cards: Mohamed Fofana 8' Eugene Kosse 18' Dion Oulai 33' Jean Philippe Gori 59' Eugene Nzi 75' |
* Stade Delort, Marseille Referee: Vivien Praderie (France)
* 2 July 2022 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Uganda | 7–42 | Kenya |
| Try: Jacob Ochen 71' c Con: Philip Wokorach (1/1) 72' Cards: Pius Ogena 36' | Report WR Report | Try: John Okeyo (2) 3' c, 45' c Thomas Ongera 11' c Samuel Asati 33' c Bethwel Muteshi 37' c Teddy Akala 55' c Con: Darwin Kinyangi (5/5) 4', 12', 34', 38', 46' Jone Tavaga (1/1) 56' |
* Stade Maurice David, Aix-en-Provence Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (England)
* 2 July 2022 18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Senegal | 12–35 | Algeria |
| Pen: Aldric Folliot (2/4) 24', 34' Drop: Aldric Folliot (1/1) 7' Cards: Lamine Sylla 31' | Report WR Report | Try: Thomas Lacroix 55' c Penalty try 62' Mehdi Boundjema 79' m Nadir Megdoud 80' c Con: Benjamin Caminati (2/3) 56', 80' Pen: Julien Caminati (1/1) 14' Benjamin Caminati (2/3) 26', 62' |
* Stade Maurice David, Aix-en-Provence Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)

### Semi-finals

* 6 July 2022 18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Kenya | 36–33 | Algeria |
| Try: John Okeyo (2) 12' c, 21' c Darwin Kinyangi 36' c Jone Tavaga 50' m Eugene Sifuna 53' c Bryceson Adaka 62' m Con: Darwin Kinyangi (3/4) 12', 23', 37' Jone Tavaga (1/2) 54' | Report WR Report | Try: Marvyn Youcef 6' c Issam Hamel (2) 15' c, 46' c Nadir Megdoud 59' m Penalty try 68' Con: Benjamin Caminati (3/4) 7', 16', 47' |
* Stade Delort, Marseille Referee: Ben Blain (Scotland)
* 6 July 2022 21:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Namibia | 34–19 | Zimbabwe |
| Try: Gerswin Mouton 9' c Penalty try 39' Janco Venter 41' c J. C. Greyling 61' m Wian Conradie 68' m Con: Cliven Loubser (2/4) 10', 43' Pen: Cliven Loubser (1/2) 55' Cards: Cliven Loubser 75' | Report WR Report | Try: Cleopas Kundiona 30' m Kelvin Kanenungo 59' c Liam Larkan 76' c Con: Hilton Mudariki (1/1) 60' Marcus Nel (1/1) 76' Cards: Jason Fraser 39' |
* Stade Maurice David, Aix-en-Provence Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)

### Third place play-off

* 10 July 2022 18:30 CEST (UTC+02)
| Zimbabwe | 12–20 | Algeria |
| Pen: Hilton Mudariki (3/3) 9', 18', 21' Tapiwa Mafura (1/1) 44' | Report WR Report | Try: Joseph Reynaud 8' m Pen: Mathieu Lorée (2/3) 34', 50' Benjamin Caminati (3/3) 63', 70', 80' |
* Stade Maurice David, Aix-en-Provence Referee: Aymen Jriji (Tunisia)

### Final: Africa 1 play-off

* 10 July 2022 21:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Namibia | 36–0 | Kenya |
| Try: Wian Conradie (3) 17' m, 34' c, 78' c Johan Deysel 80' m Con: Cliven Loubser (1/2) 35' P. W. Steenkamp (1/2) 78' Pen: Cliven Loubser (4/4) 24', 49', 60', 67' | Report WR Report | |
* Stade Maurice David, Aix-en-Provence Referee: Ludovic Cayre (France)
Team details :
| FB | 15 | Divan Rossouw |
| RW | 14 | J. C. Greyling |
| OC | 13 | Johan Deysel (c) |
| IC | 12 | Danco Burger | 76' |
| LW | 11 | Gerswin Mouton |
| FH | 10 | Cliven Loubser | 71' |
| SH | 9 | Damian Stevens | 63' |
| N8 | 8 | Adriaan Booysen | 50' |
| OF | 7 | Janco Venter |
| BF | 6 | Wian Conradie |
| RL | 5 | Johan Retief |
| LL | 4 | Adriaan Ludick | 50' |
| TP | 3 | Aranos Coetzee | 63' |
| HK | 2 | Torsten van Jaarsveld | 63' |
| LP | 1 | Des Sethie | 52' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Louis van der Westhuizen | 63' |
| PR | 17 | Jano Otto | 52' |
| PR | 18 | Jason Benade | 63' |
| LK | 19 | Ruan Ludick | 50' |
| FL | 20 | Prince ǃGaoseb | 50' |
| SH | 21 | TC Kisting | 63' |
| FH | 22 | P. W. Steenkamp | 71' |
| CE | 23 | Alcino Izaacs | 76' |
| Coach: ||
| Allister Coetzee ||
| FB | 15 | Darwin Mukidza |
| RW | 14 | Jacob Ojee | 68' |
| OC | 13 | Vincent Onyala |
| IC | 12 | John Okoth |
| LW | 11 | Collins Injera |
| FH | 10 | Dominic Coulson |
| SH | 9 | Samuel Asati |
| N8 | 8 | Bethwel Anami |
| OF | 7 | Daniel Sikuta (c) |
| BF | 6 | George Nyambua | 52' |
| RL | 5 | Thomas Okeyo | 68' |
| LL | 4 | Malcolm Onsando |
| TP | 3 | Ephraim Oduor | 52' |
| HK | 2 | Eugene Sifuna | 52' |
| LP | 1 | Patrick Ouko | 50' |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Teddy Akala | 52' |
| PR | 17 | Edward Mwaura | 50' |
| PR | 18 | Joseph Odero | 52' |
| LK | 19 | Davis Chenge | 52' |
| FL | 20 | Martin Owilah | 68' |
| SH | 21 | Brian Tanga |
| FH | 22 | Jone Kubu |
| CE | 23 | Bryceson Adaka | 68' |
| Coach: ||
| Paul Odera ||
* Assistant referees:
* Anthony Woodthorpe (England)
* Ben Blain (Scotland)
* Television match official:
* Philippe Bonhoure (France)

### Ranking matches
#### 5–8th place play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 5th/6th place | 5th/6th place |
| Burkina Faso | 17 |
| Ivory Coast | 38 | | |
| Ivory Coast | 38 | Ivory Coast | 17 |
| | | Uganda | 18 |
| Uganda | 30 | Uganda | 18 |
| Senegal | 29 | | |
| Senegal | 29 | 7th/8th place | 7th/8th place |
| | | Burkina Faso | 30 |
| | | Senegal | 44 |

##### Semi-finals

* 6 July 2022 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Uganda | 30–29 | Senegal |
| Try: Jacob Ochen 26' c Philip Wokorach (2) 34' c, 66' c Con: Philip Wokorach (3/3) 26', 35', 67' Pen: Philip Wokorach (3/4) 50', 73', 79' Cards: Emmanuel Ecodu 49' | WR Report | Try: Mamadou N'Diaye 9' c Kaman Gassama 40' c Abdelkarim Fofana 53' c Samba Mohamed 60' m Con: Aldric Folliot (3/4) 10', 40', 53' Pen: Aldric Folliot (1/1) 76' |
* Stade Delort, Marseille Referee: Nicardo Pienaar (Namibia)
* 6 July 2022 18:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Burkina Faso | 17–38 | Ivory Coast |
| Try: Joel Compaore 14' m Adama Deme 26' c Nourou Bance 41' m Con: Kassoum Deme (1/3) 27' Cards: Moussa Rabo 18' | WR Report | Try: Ezer Kosse 8' m Ismael Martin (2) 20' c, 43' c Dion Oulai 48' c Paul Diallo dit Peres 71' c Issac Coulibaly 77' m Con: Ezer Kosse (4/6) 21', 43', 48', 71' |
* Stade Maurice David, Aix-en-Provence Referee: Precious Pazani (Zimbabwe)

##### 7th/8th play-off

* 10 July 2022 13:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Burkina Faso | 30–44 | Senegal |
| Try: Cheick Abasse Sawadogo 28'c Stephane Bationo 40' m Adama Deme 42' c Kassoum Deme 65' m Con: Kassoum Deme (2/4) 29', 43' Pen: Kassoum Deme (2/2) 4', 69' Cards: Nourou Bance 32' Flavien Sen Benebe Vuagnat 55' | WR Report | Try: Saibo Sakho 17' m Ousmane Soumah (2) 36' c, 51' c Khadim Cisse (2) 56' m, 72' c Mokhtar Sougoufara 62' c Con: Aldric Folliot (4/6) 36', 51', 62', 73' Pen: Aldric Folliot (2/3) 25', 47' Cards: Khadim Cisse 9' |
* Stade Maurice David, Aix-en-Provence Referee: Victor Ojuku (Kenya)

##### 5th/6th play-off

* 10 July 2022 15:00 CEST (UTC+02)
| Ivory Coast | 17–18 | Uganda |
| Try: Hamed Diarra 12' c Paul Diallo Dit Peres 72' c Con: Ezer Kosse (2/2) 13', 72' Pen: Ezer Kosse (1/2) 50' | WR Report | Try: Solomon Okia 35' m Conrad Wandera 46' c Con: Ivan Magomu (1/2) 47' Pen: Ivan Magomu (1/1) 3' Drop: Joseph Aredo Jadwong (1/1) 70' |
* Stade Maurice David, Aix-en-Provence Referee: Talent Gandiwa (Zimbabwe)