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Lesotho claimed silver at the 2018 Rugby
Africa Regional Sevens South tournament on Sunday after falling 15-5 to the Democratic
Republic of Congo in the final.
The result, however, wasn’t enough for
Likatola to advance to next year’s Africa Men’s Sevens championship.
The four-team Regional Sevens South
tournament was held in the Burundi capital, Bujumbura, on Saturday and Sunday.
It featured hosts Burundi, Congo Brazzaville,
DRC and Lesotho.
It was one of two regional rugby sevens
tournament organised by Rugby Africa in September to select teams to be
promoted to the 2019 Africa Men’s Sevens and then contest qualifiers for the 2020
Tokyo Olympic Games.
The other tournament was held in Ivory Coast
earlier last month and was contested by eight West African nations – Ivory
Coast, Nigeria, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Benin, Guinea, Niger and Mali.
In addition to being promoted to the 2019
Africa Men’s Sevens competition and the 2020 Olympic qualifiers, the Regional
Sevens tournaments represented an opportunity for Rugby Africa’s technical
staff to evaluate and scout talent.
On Saturday, Lesotho beat hosts Burundi
45-0 but lost 12-7 to Congo Brazzaville and 26-5 to the DRC.
The results of the first day resulted in
Lesotho facing Congo Brazzaville and DRC playing Burundi in the semi-finals
Lesotho beat Congo Brazzaville 17-0 to reach the final. However, Likatola fell
15-5 to DRC in the title decider.
Rugby Africa’s Sevens tournament is named
“Africa Men’s Sevens” and is held every year to crown an African champion.
Lesotho’s
Results:
Day
1:
Burundi 0-45 Lesotho
DRC 26-5 Lesotho
Lesotho 7-12 Congo Brazzaville
Day
2:
Semi-finals:
Lesotho 17-0 Congo Brazzaville
Finals:
DRC 15-5 Lesotho
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