| 2017 Africa Cup Sevens | |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Uganda |
| Date | 6–7 October |
| Nations | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Uganda |
| Runners-up |  Zimbabwe |
| Third |  Madagascar |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 Africa Cup Sevens is a rugby sevens tournament held in Kampala, Uganda on 6–7 October 2017.[1][2][3] It will be the 5th championship in a series that began in 2013.
The 2017 tournament serves as a qualifier for the following:
- The 2018 Hong Kong Sevens qualifier tournament, where two teams compete for a chance to be a core team of the 2018–19 World Rugby Sevens Series
- The 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens, also involving the top two[4]
- The 2018 Commonwealth Games, with the top two Commonwealth of Nations members eligible.[5]
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- ^ "Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
- ^ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.