1999 Rugby World Cup – European qualification

1999 Rugby World Cup – European qualification

Tournament details
Dates	5 October 1996 – 5 December 1998
No. of nations	30
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In the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying, European teams played for six places in the final tournament. Three more places were available in the repechage. France and Wales were automatic qualifiers.

Round A[]

Pool 1[]

Ukraine qualify for Round B.

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Ukraine	4	4	0	0	177	21	+156	12
2	Serbia and Montenegro	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

Match Schedule

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Pool 2[]

Croatia qualify for Round B.

Final Standings

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		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

Match Schedule

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Pool 3[]

Andorra qualify for Round B.

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		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

Match Schedule

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Round B[]

Pool 1[]

Italy and Georgia qualify for Round C.

Final Standings

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		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

Match Schedule

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Pool 2[]

Romania and Netherlands qualify for Round C.

Final Standings

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		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

Match Schedule

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Pool 3[]

Spain and Portugal qualify for Round C.

Final Standings

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		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

Match Schedule

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Round C[]

Pool 1[]

Ireland and Romania qualify for RWC 1999, Georgia goes forward to Repechage.

Final Standings

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		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

Match Schedule

Point system: try 5 pt., conversion: 2 pt., penalty kick 3pt. drop 3pt, Click "show" for more info about match (scorers, line-up etc)

14 November 1998	Ireland	70 - 0	Georgia	Lansdowne Road, Dublin
	Try: Bell, Costello Dempsey 2, Duignan Johns, Maggs O'Shea, Scally Wallace Con: Elwood 10			Referee: Robert Davies
Ireland: 15.Conor O'Shea, 14.Justin Bishop, 13.Pat Duignan, 12.Jonathan Bell, 11.Kevin Maggs, 10.Eric Elwood, 9., 8.Victor Costello, 7.Andy Ward, 6.Eric Miller, 5.Malcolm O'Kelly, 4.Paddy Johns, (cap) 3.Paul Wallace, 2.Ross Nesdale, 1.Peter Clohessy,replacement: , Girvan Dempsey, , Jeremy Davidson, Dion O'Cuinneagain, Justin Fitzpatrick,
Georgia : 15., 14., 13., 12., 11., 10., 9., 8., 7.Grigol Labadze, 6., 5., (cap) 4.Ilia Zedginidze, 3.Goderdzi Shvelidze, 2., 1.,sostituti: Zurab Mtchedlishvili, , Paliko Jimsheladze, Bessik Khamashuridze,

18 November 1998	Romania	27 - 23	Georgia	Lansdowne Road, Dublin
	Try: Brezoianu, Mitu, Solomie Con: Mitu 3 Pen: Mitu 2		Try: Kavtarahvili, Tsabadze Con: Urjukashvili 2 Pen: Machitidze, Urjukashvili 2	Referee: Jonathan Kaplan
Romania :15.Mihai Vioreanu, 14.Cristian Hîldan, 13.Gabriel Brezoianu, 12.Romeo Gontineac, 11.Gheorghe Solomie, 10., 9.Petre Mitu, 8.Cătălin Drăguceanu (cap.), 7.Florin Corodeanu, 6.Alex Manta, 5., 4., 3., 2.Răzvan Mavrodin, 1., replacements: , , Petru Bălan, Ovidiu Slușariuc, , Mihai Ciolacu
Georgia :15.Malkhaz Urjukashvili, 14., 13.Paliko Jimsheladze, 12.Bessik Khamashuridze, 11., 10., 9., 8., 7.Grigol Labadze, 6., 5.Zurab Mtchedlishvili (cap), 4., 3., 2.Akvsenti Giorgadze, 1., replacements: , , Goderdzi Shvelidze, , ,

21 November 1998	Ireland	53 - 35	Romania	Lansdowne Road, Dublin
	Try: Bell 2, O'Shea Scally, Ward Penalty try 2 Con: Elwood 3, Humphreys 3 Pen: Elwood 2		Try: Brezoianu, Fugigi Solomie, Vioreanu 2 Con: Mitu 2 Pen: Mitu 2	Referee: Paul Honiss
Ireland 15.Conor O'Shea, 14.Justin Bishop, 13.Pat Duignan, 12.Jonathan Bell, 11.Darragh O'Mahony, 10.Eric Elwood, 9., 8.Victor Costello, 7.Andy Ward, 6.Eric Miller, 5.Malcolm O'Kelly, 4.Paddy Johns (cap), 3.Paul Wallace, 2., 1.Peter Clohessy, replacements: , Kevin Maggs, Jeremy Davidson, Dion O'Cuinneagain, Keith Wood, David Humphreys, , Justin Fitzpatrick
Romania :15.Mihai Vioreanu, 14., 13.Gabriel Brezoianu, 12.Romeo Gontineac, 11.Gheorghe Solomie, 10., 9.Petre Mitu, 8.Cătălin Drăguceanu (cap), 7., 6.Alex Manta, 5., 4., 3., 2.Răzvan Mavrodin, 1., replacements: , Erdinci Septar, , Mihai Ciolacu, Ovidiu Slușariuc, Petru Bălan, , Sergiu Mocanu

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Pool 2[]

England and Italy qualify for RWC 1999, Netherlands goes forward to Repechage.

Final Standings

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		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

Match Schedule

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Pool 3[]

Scotland and Spain qualify for RWC 1999, Portugal goes forward to Repechage.

Final Standings

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		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

Match Schedule

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References[]

• 1999 World Cup Qualifiers, CNN - Sports Illustrated

Bibliography[]

• Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999). (in Italian)