Many people outside of Africa will find it hard to believe but they do play rugby in Morocco! And they are good at it. Morocco have won their second continental crown after they beat Madagascar 43-6 in the African Confederation Cup (CAR) final Saturday in Paris.
The final game was originally scheduled for Saint Denis' Stade de France as a curtain-raiser to the big match opposing Les Bleus to South Africa. But it was then transferred to Stade Claude Luboz in the northern Paris suburb of Gennevillers, due to the heavy rains that persisted in Europe over the week.
The Moroccans made it through to the CAR final after walloping Namibia 49-0 in a last-four clash at Casablanca's COC Stadium, while Madagascar upset South African Amateurs with a 33-31 victory in the Madagascan capital Antananarivo.
The national side had reached the last four after finishing group leaders in the first stages. The top spot gave the Moroccans home-ground advantage in the semi-final against Namibia, who ended up second in the group phase.
Morocco, who are ranked 21st in the world, won the African title in 2003, but failed to defend it last year against Namibia.
The Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) has announced the fixtures of the 2006 Africa Cup, with Morocco drawn against Côte d'Ivoire and Uganda in Group A.
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