1999 Rugby World Cup – European qualification
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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.
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Dates | 5 October 1996 – 5 December 1998 |
No. of nations | 30 |
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Round A edit
Pool 1 edit
Ukraine 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 edit
Croatia 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 edit
Andorra 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 edit
Pool 1 edit
Italy 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 edit
Romania 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 edit
Spain 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 edit
Pool 1 edit
Ireland 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 edit
England 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 edit
Scotland 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.