The 1999 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground on 2 and 3 December 1999. It was the 12th edition of the Dubai Sevens and the inaugural event for the IRB Sevens World Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament and were divided into four groups of four teams with the top two qualifying through to the cup quarterfinals.[1][2]

1999 Dubai Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nation UAE
Date2–3 December 1999
Cup
Champion New Zealand
Runner-up Fiji
Plate
Winner Australia
Runner-up France
Bowl
Winner Scotland
Runner-up Zimbabwe
Tournament details
Matches played41
2000

After winning their group, New Zealand defeated Fiji in the cup final by a score of 38–14. In the minor placings, Australia won the plate final over France while Scotland won the bowl final over Zimbabwe.[3]

Teams

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Sixteen national teams played in the tournament:[4]

Pool stage

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The pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four groups of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 1999 Dubai Sevens title.

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals

Pool A

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 106 0 +106 9
  Tonga 3 2 0 1 59 35 +24 7
  Scotland 3 1 0 2 47 94 −47 5
  Morocco 3 0 0 3 19 102 −83 3

Source: World Rugby

2 December 1999
New Zealand  14–0  Tonga
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Scotland  33–12  Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
New Zealand  38–0  Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Tonga  28–14  Scotland
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground


2 December 1999
Tonga  31–7  Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Fiji 3 3 0 0 114 22 +92 9
  Canada 3 2 0 1 65 52 +10 7
  Zimbabwe 3 1 0 2 52 86 −34 5
  Georgia 3 0 0 3 20 88 −68 3

Source: World Rugby

2 December 1999
Fiji  38–17  Zimbabwe
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Canada  29–0  Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Fiji  38–5  Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Canada  33–14  Zimbabwe
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Fiji  38–0  Canada
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Zimbabwe  21–15  Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  Australia 3 3 0 0 92 20 +72 9
  France 3 2 0 1 78 32 +46 7
  United States 3 1 0 2 37 67 −30 5
  Kenya 3 0 0 3 12 100 −88 3

Source: World Rugby


2 December 1999
France  49–5  Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Australia  39–0  Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
France  24–10  United States
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Australia  17–5  France
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
United States  12–7  Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

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Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 72 28 +44 9
  Samoa 3 2 0 1 66 25 +41 7
  Japan 3 1 0 2 50 85 −35 5
  Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 26 76 −50 3

Source: World Rugby

2 December 1999
Samoa  38–7  Japan
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground


2 December 1999
Samoa  21–7  Hong Kong
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
South Africa  35–14  Japan
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
South Africa  11–7  Samoa
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Japan  29–12  Hong Kong
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

Source: World Rugby

Finals

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Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
  Scotland19
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  Georgia12
 
  Scotland41
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  Kenya0
 
  Kenya19
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  Japan17
 
  Scotland31
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  Zimbabwe24
 
  United States29
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  Hong Kong0
 
  United States7
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  Zimbabwe31
 
  Zimbabwe24
 
 
  Morocco7
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
  Canada12
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  France17
 
  France20
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  Australia33
 
  Australia17
 
 
  Tonga10
 

Source: World Rugby

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
  New Zealand21
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  Canada19
 
  New Zealand31
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  South Africa0
 
  South Africa24
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  France0
 
  New Zealand38
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  Fiji14
 
  Samoa21
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  Australia12
 
  Samoa14
 
3 December – Dubai
 
  Fiji21
 
  Fiji50
 
 
  Tonga5
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

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Place  Team Points
    New Zealand 20
    Fiji 16
    Samoa 12
  South Africa 12
5   Australia 8
6   France 6
7   Canada 4
  Tonga 4
Place  Team Points
9   Scotland 2
10   Zimbabwe 0
11   United States 0
  Kenya 0
13   Japan 0
  Georgia 0
  Hong Kong 0
  Morocco 0

Source: Rugby7.com[5]

References

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  1. ^ "TODAY'S RESULTS (THURSDAY)". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2002.
  2. ^ "TODAYS RESULTS (FRIDAY)". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2001.
  3. ^ "NEW ZEALAND LEAD SERIES TABLE". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2002.
  4. ^ "Dubai Sevens 1999". rugby7.com. 3 June 2013.
  5. ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
IRB Sevens I
Preceded by
First
1999 Dubai Sevens Succeeded by
Dubai Sevens
Preceded by
First
1999 Dubai Sevens Succeeded by