The 2013 Africa Cup will be the thirteenth edition of the Africa Cup, an annual international rugby union tournament for African nations organised by the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR). This tournament, as well as the 2012 and 2014 editions of it, will serve as the qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Changes from the 2012 Africa Cup:
Division 1A was held between 10 and 14 July 2013, at the Mahamasina Municipal Stadium in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The competing teams will be (pre-tournament IRB World Rankings in parentheses:
Due to losing the third place playoff, Uganda will be demoted to 2014 Africa Cup Division 1B, and was eliminated from 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifying.
Semi-finals
3rd Place Playoff
Final
Division 1B was held between 11 and 15 June 2013, at the Iba Mar Diop Stadium in Dakar, Senegal. The competing teams were (pre-tournament IRB World Rankings in parentheses):
Namibia won the tournament, and will be promoted to Division 1A in the 2014 Africa Cup.
Semi-finals
3rd Place Playoff
Final
Division 1C was held between 22 and 29 June 2013, at the Ecole Supérieur des Travaux Publics - Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny Sud in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.