In the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying process, European teams played for six places in the final tournament. Three more places were available in the repechage. France and Wales were automatic qualifiers.
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 5 October 1996 – 5 December 1998 |
No. of nations | 30 |
← 1995 2003 → |
Round A
editPool 1
editUkraine qualify for Round B.
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | |||
1 | Ukraine | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 21 | +156 | 12 |
2 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 70 | -52 | 8 |
3 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 7 |
4 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 73 | -27 | 7 |
5 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 82 | -67 | 6 |
Pool 2
editCroatia qualify for Round B.
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | |||
1 | Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 67 | +125 | 12 |
2 | Latvia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 52 | +113 | 10 |
3 | Moldova | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 81 | -28 | 8 |
4 | Norway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 125 | -83 | 6 |
5 | Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 171 | -127 | 4 |
Pool 3
editAndorra qualify for Round B.
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | |||
1 | Andorra | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 65 | +74 | 12 |
2 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 60 | +131 | 10 |
3 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 79 | -29 | 8 |
4 | Lithuania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 157 | -87 | 6 |
5 | Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 116 | -89 | 4 |
Round B
editPool 1
editItaly and Georgia qualify for Round C.
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | |||
1 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 62 | +158 | 12 |
2 | Georgia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 10 |
3 | Croatia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 90 | +15 | 8 |
4 | Russia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 92 | -7 | 6 |
5 | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 206 | -180 | 4 |
Pool 2
editRomania and Netherlands qualify for Round C.
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | |||
1 | Romania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 51 | +187 | 12 |
2 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 78 | +78 | 10 |
3 | Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 87 | +10 | 8 |
4 | Poland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 152 | -94 | 6 |
5 | Belgium | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 180 | -131 | 4 |
Pool 3
editSpain and Portugal qualify for Round C.
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | |||
1 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 42 | +116 | 12 |
2 | Portugal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 60 | +60 | 10 |
3 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 82 | +20 | 8 |
4 | Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 105 | -25 | 6 |
5 | Andorra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 216 | -171 | 4 |
Round C
editPool 1
editIreland and Romania qualify for RWC 1999, Georgia goes forward to Repechage.
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | |||
1 | Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 35 | +88 | 6 |
2 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 76 | -14 | 4 |
3 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 97 | -74 | 2 |
Pool 2
editEngland and Italy qualify for RWC 1999, Netherlands goes forward to Repechage.
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | |||
1 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 15 | +118 | 6 |
2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 30 | +52 | 4 |
3 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 177 | -170 | 2 |
Pool 3
editScotland and Spain qualify for RWC 1999, Portugal goes forward to Repechage.
Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
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Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | |||
1 | Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 14 | +156 | 6 |
2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 102 | -78 | 4 |
3 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 106 | -78 | 2 |
Bibliography
edit- Volpe, Francesco; Pacitti, Paolo (1999). Rugby 2000 (in Italian). GTE Gruppo Editorale.
- "Rugby World Cup–European qualifiers 1999". The Rugby Archive. 13 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.