Uganda will host the 2024 Rugby Africa Men’s Cup at Mandela National Stadium Namboole and Muteesa II Stadium Wankulukuku from July 19-29.
The tournament will serve as the first stage of the 2027 men’s Rugby World Cup qualifiers for the African region. It will be played following a straight knockout format from the quarterfinal stage.
It will open on Saturday, July 20 with the defending champions Namibia taking on Burkina Faso at 10 a.m. EAT at Namboole. Hosts Uganda will face Zimbabwe in the last quarterfinal at 4 p.m. EAT.
These are the fixtures and the bracket for the knockouts:
The Cup Semifinals (for the winners) and Placement Semifinals (for the losers) will be played on Wednesday, July 24 at Wankulukuku.
The tournament will then return to Namboole for Finals Day on Sunday, July 28. The lowest-ranked team will be relegated to the Repechage tournament.
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