Algeria won the Silver Cup and promotion to the top tier of African rugby when they hammered hosts Zambia 31-0 in the final this weekend.
Mathieu Loree, Frederic Medves, Jonathan Best and Walid Batchali scored tries for the ‘Lion Cubs’, who led 17-0 at half-time in Zambian mining town Mufulira.
The other 11 points came from the boots of Johan Bensalla (three conversions, penalty) and Enzo Kralfa (conversion).
Winning the second-tier competition lifted the north African nation to the Gold Cup next season and, in a post-match surprise, Zambia discovered they will also be promoted.
“I have good news for Zambia — they have also qualified for the Gold Cup as we are expanding from six teams to eight,” revealed Rugby Africa president Abdoulaziz Bougla.
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