Shujaa set for Africa Sevens tournament in Mauritius

The national sevens rugby team, Shujaa, will play at the Africa Men’s Sevens tournament in Mauritius as part of their preparation for the 2026 Safari Sevens rugby tournament in Nairobi. Shujaa is among eight teams that have been invited for the Africa ranking tournament in Mauritius on the 3rd and 4th of October. The other invited teams are hosts Mauritius, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Madagascar, Namibia, Réunion and world champions South Africa. There will be a women’s invitational tournament as well, with only four teams playing in Mauritius. The hosts will be joined by Morocco, Réunion and Tuks from South Africa. Shujaa will be in Pool B alongside Madagascar, Namibia and Réunion. Rugby Africa introduced a new sevens rugby format with two tournaments that will rank African countries. The Sevens 3 tournament was held in Uganda over the weekend, with Zimbabwe beating the hosts in the final. The Mauritius tournament is the second one, also for ranking African teams. South Africa and Kenya are already ranked first and second. Teams in the Sevens 3 tournament will be ranked from position three to eight, while the rest of the teams in the Mauritius tournament will be ranked ninth to thirteenth.