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The 2007 CAR Development Trophy is the fourth edition of second level rugby union tournament in Africa. The competition involves sixteen teams that are divided into two zones (North and South). Each zone is then divided into two pools of four. Each pool winner then qualifies for the final, so there is a winner for both north and south.
South Section
Rugby union tournament| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 June– 18 August 2007 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Botswana |
| Runner-up |  Tanzania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| ← 2006 2008 → | |
Pool A
- Burundi withdrew for financial reasons.
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | ||||
| 1 | Tanzania |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 |  Mayotte |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 |  Rwanda |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 June 2007 |
| Tanzania | 18 - 11 | Mayotte |
| Arusha |
| 28 June 2007 |
| Mayotte | 58 - 0 | Rwanda |
| Arusha |
| 30 June 2007 |
| Tanzania | 53 - 6 | Rwanda |
| Arusha |
Pool B
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | ||||
| 1 | Botswana |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 26 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Réunion |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 30 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 |  Mauritius |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 55 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 |  Eswatini |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 139 | 0 | 0 |
- Botswana Qualified due to better point score (+57) against (+39)
| 17 July 2007 |
| Mauritius | 41 - 12 | Eswatini |
| Gaborone |
| 17 July 2007 |
| Botswana | 6 - 15 | Réunion |
| Gaborone |
| 19 July 2007 |
| Botswana | 46 - 0 | Eswatini |
| Gaborone |
| 19 July 2007 |
| Mauritius | 17 - 12 | Réunion |
| Gaborone |
| 21 July 2007 |
| Réunion | 52 - 7 | Eswatini |
| Gaborone |
| 21 July 2007 |
| Botswana | 31 - 11 | Mauritius |
| Gaborone |
Final
| 18 August 2007 |
| Botswana | 37 - 14 | Tanzania |
| Gaborone |
North Section
Rugby union tournament| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 June– 17 July 2007 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria |
| Runner-up |  Burkina Faso |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| ← 2006 2008 → | |
Pool A
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | ||||
| 1 | Burkina Faso |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  Mali |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 16 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 |  Niger |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 18 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Chad |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 June 2007 |
| Mali | 32 - 0 | Chad |
| Ouagadougou |
| 19 June 2007 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 - 3 | Niger |
| Ouagadougou |
| 20 June 2007 |
| Mali | 10 - 6 | Niger |
| Ouagadougou |
| 20 June 2007 |
| Burkina Faso | 36 - 0 | Chad |
| Ouagadougou |
| 22 June 2007 |
| Burkina Faso | 10 - 0 | Mali |
| Ouagadougou |
| 22 June 2007 |
| Niger | 54 - 0 | Chad |
| Ouagadougou |
Pool B
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Bonus | Table points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | ||||
| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 26 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  Togo |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 38 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 |  Ghana |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 55 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Benin |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 70 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 July 2007 |
| Togo | 21 - 10 | Ghana |
| Lagos |
| 11 July 2007 |
| Nigeria | 36 - 6 | Benin |
| Lagos |
| 14 July 2007 |
| Togo | 14 - 8 | Benin |
| Lagos |
| 14 July 2007 |
| Nigeria | 27 - 9 | Ghana |
| Lagos |
| 17 July 2007 |
| Ghana | 20 - 7 | Benin |
| Lagos |
| 17 July 2007 |
| Nigeria | 20 - 11 | Togo |
| Lagos |
Final
Nigeria won for Burkina Faso withdraw
| Rugby Africa Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournaments | |||||
| Divisional Tournaments |
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