Beaten by the South Africans by 46 to 17, the Malagasy were satisfied with second place at CAN 2024.
The Africa Women’s Cup 2024, which took place in Antananarivo, delivered its verdict yesterday at the Makis Andohatapenaka Stadium. Madagascar lost to South Africa in the final and finished in second place in the tournament. The Springboks beat the Ladies Makis with a score of 46 to 17. Alain Andriamihaja’s protégés tried to compete with the globalists, but the logic was respected. However, only the Fenitriniaina Razafindramanga gang managed to score three tries against the South Africans during this CAN. The first Malagasy try came in the 27th minute, but was not converted. The second try was the work of Sophie, while the third, transformed, was scored by Laurence Rasoanandrasana. “ We can say that it is a good result for the Malagasy given the level of South Africa. We got the ticket to WXV 3 in Dubai, but there are still some weaknesses we need to fix in the front row and three quarters », Commented coach Ralay. The president of Malagasy Rugby, Marcel Rakotomalala, did not forget to greet and thank the Ladies Makis who gave the best of themselves during this home competition.
Qualified
The Ladies Makis have qualified for the WXV 3 international tournament which will take place in Dubai from September 27 to October 13. They finished second at this African Cup, winning two victories: one against Kenya (29-22) and the other against Cameroon (12-5) and unfortunately suffered a defeat against South Africa ( 46-17). This tournament will also serve as a play-off for the World Cup. The WXV offers more competitive matches to federations, greater visibility and investment for an expanded Women’s Rugby World Cup to 16 teams in 2025. The WXV is a qualification, but I don’t know what’s at stake. The WXV 3 tournament in Dubai is a tournament organized by World Rugby. The Madagascar team, as second ranked in this Africa Women’s Cup tournament, will participate in this competition. This also provides another opportunity for teams from different continents to qualify for the 2025 World Cup », added Johnbosco Muamba, Rugby Africa competition director.
Satisfaction
In the other match, the Kenyans beat the Cameroonians with a score of 39-17. The Kenyan rugby women finished in third place in the tournament, while Cameroon occupied the last position. “ I am delighted with the organization. Madagascar is organizing this tournament for the second time. I think this year we did better than last year. The infrastructure, the transport, the players’ hotel and that of the officials, all the staff, the organizers, everyone was involved. We had a very good organization. If Madagascar applies in the coming years to organize this tournament, the country has shown that it is capable of doing so. So if they apply, why not, we will consider it and give them the opportunity to organize », concluded the Rugby Africa competition director.
Heriniaina Samson
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