1999 Rugby World Cup – repechage qualification

In the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, there were two repechage positions available to qualify for the final tournament. Seven teams qualified for the repechage, three representing Europe and one each from Africa, Asia, Americas, and Oceania.

The teams were split into two groups and played a knockout format in each group with the African team given a bye into the second round. The two group winners were Uruguay and Tonga who secured the final two berths at RWC 1999.[1][2]

Repechage 1

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Semifinal Final
          
  Tonga 37 27 64
  Georgia 6 28 34
  Tonga 58 82 140
  South Korea 26 15 41
  Netherlands 31 14 45
  South Korea 30 78 108


6 March 1999
Tonga  37–6  Georgia
Nukuʻalofa, Tonga

14 March 1999
Netherlands  31–30  South Korea
Amsterdam, Netherlands

28 March 1999
Georgia  28–27  Tonga
Tbilisi, Georgia

4 April 1999
South Korea  78–14  Netherlands
Seoul, South Korea

16 April 1999
Tonga  58–26  South Korea
Nukuʻalofa, Tonga

4 May 1999
South Korea  15–82  Tonga
Seoul, South Korea

Repechage 2

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Semifinal Final
          
  Uruguay 46 33 79
  Portugal 9 24 33
  Uruguay 18 18 36
  Morocco 3 21 24
  Morocco
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13 March 1999
Uruguay  46–9  Portugal
Montevideo, Uruguay

3 April 1999
Portugal  24–33  Uruguay
Lisbon, Portugal

18 April 1999
Uruguay  18–3  Morocco
Montevideo, Uruguay

1 May 1999
Morocco  21–18  Uruguay
Casablanca, Morocco
  • Uruguay and Tonga qualified for RWC 1999.

References

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  1. ^ "1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results". ESPN Scrum. 1 September 1996.
  2. ^ "1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Points Tables". ESPN Scrum. 1 September 1996.