1999 Rugby World Cup – European qualification

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.

Contents 1 Round A 1.1 Pool 1 1.2 Pool 2 1.3 Pool 3 2 Round B 2.1 Pool 1 2.2 Pool 2 2.3 Pool 3 3 Round C 3.1 Pool 1 3.2 Pool 2 3.3 Pool 3 4 Bilbiography 5 References

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	1	0	0	2	46	73	-27	7
5	Austria	4	1	0	3	15	82	-67	6

Match Schedule

5 October 1996	Ukraine	60 - 0	Yugoslavia	Kiev

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26 October 1996	Austria	3 - 0 withdraw	Yugoslavia	Vienna

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2 November 1996	Switzerland	0 - 30	Ukraine	Nyon

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23 November 1996	Israel	15 - 3	Austria	Tel Aviv

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30 November 1996	Israel	9 - 9	Switzerland	Tel Aviv

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1 March 1997	Yugoslavia	8 - 0	Switzerland	Belgrade

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26 April 1997	Austria	6 - 36	Ukraine	Vienna

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10 May 1997	Yugoslavia	10 - 7	Israel	Pancevo

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17 May 1997	Ukraine	51 - 15	Israel	Odessa

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24 May 1997	Switzerland	31 - 3	Austria	Basel

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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	42	125	-83	8
4	Norway	4	0	0	4	44	171	-127	6
5	Bulgaria	4	0	0	4	15	82	-67	4

Match Schedule

28 September 1996	Latvia	44 - 6	Norway	Riga

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12 October 1996	Norway	7 - 43	Croatia	Stavanger

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12 October 1996	Bulgaria	6 - 14	Moldova	Sofia

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19 October 1996	Moldova	3 - 8	Latvia	Chisinau

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26 October 1996	Bulgaria	31 - 46	Croatia	Sofia

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3 May 1997	Moldova	31 - 7	Norway	Chisinau

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10 May 1997	Latvia	89 - 0	Bulgaria	Riga

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10 May 1997	Croatia	60 - 5	Moldova	Split

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17 May 1997	Croatia	43 - 24	Latvia	Makarska

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24 May 1997	Norway	22 - 7	Bulgaria	Oslo

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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	0	0	4	70	157	-87	6
5	Luxembourg	4	0	0	4	27	116	-89	4

Match Schedule

5 October 1996	Lithuania	26 - 3	Luxembourg	Vilnius

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19 October 1996	Andorra	54 - 24	Lithuania	Andorra-la-Vella

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19 October 1996	Sweden	39 - 17	Hungary	Vanersborg

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2 November 1996	Luxembourg	3 - 12	Hungary	Cessange

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2 November 1996	Andorra	21 - 20	Sweden	Andorra-la-Vella

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15 March 1997	Luxembourg	16 - 30	Andorra	Cessange

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19 April 1997	Sweden	48 - 5	Luxembourg	Karlskrona

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3 May 1997	Lithuania	17 - 84	Sweden	Plungė

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31 May 1997	Hungary	16 - 3	Lithuania	Budapest

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14 June 1997	Hungary	5 - 34	Andorra	Budapest

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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

12 October 1997	Georgia	29 - 15	Croatia	Tbilisi

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18 October 1997	Denmark	8 - 19	Georgia	Copenhagen

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19 October 1997	Croatia	23 - 16	Russia	Makarska

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1 November 1997	Italy A	102 - 3	Denmark	Brescia

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11 April 1998	Italy A	31 - 14	Georgia	L'Aquila

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18 April 1998	Russia	18 - 48	Italy	Krasnoiarsk

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3 May 1998	Russia	45 - 9	Denmark	Penza

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16 May 1998	Denmark	6 - 40	Croatia	Aalborg

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20 May 1998	Georgia	12 - 6	Russia	Tbilisi

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6 June 1998	Croatia	27 - 39	Italy A	Makarska

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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	1	0	0	3	58	152	-94	6
5	Belgium	4	0	0	4	49	180	-131	4

Match Schedule

4 October 1997	Belgium	18 - 83	Romania	Brussels

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18 October 1997	Ukraine	48 - 5	Belgium	Kiev

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26 October 1997	Netherlands	49 - 7	Poland	Amsterdam

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1 November 1997	Netherlands	35 - 13	Ukraine	Amsterdam

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28 March 1998	Poland	30 - 10	Belgium	Gdansk

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18 April 1998	Belgium	16 - 19	Netherlands	Brussels

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25 April 1998	Romania	42 - 3	Netherlands	Bucharest

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2 May 1998	Romania	74 - 13	Poland	Bucharest

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16 May 1998	Poland	8 - 19	Ukraine	Mosir

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30 May 1998	Ukraine	17 - 39	Romania	Kharkov

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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

13 September 1997	Czech Republic	45 - 20	Andorra	Praia

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4 October 1997	Andorra	11 - 56	Germany	Andorra-la-Vella

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18 October 1997	Germany	31 - 17	Czech Republic	Hanover

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8 November 1997	Andorra	3 - 62	Spain	Andorra-la-Vella

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30 November 1997	Spain	39 - 8	Czech Republic	Santander

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4 April 1998	Portugal	30 - 6	Germany	Lisbon

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18 April 1998	Czech Republic	10 - 15	Portugal	Praia

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26 April 1998	Germany	9 - 24	Spain	Heidelberg

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9 May 1998	Spain	33 - 22	Portugal	Elche

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30 May 1998	Portugal	53 - 11	Andorra	Lousa

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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.Conor McGuinness, 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: Allen Clarke, Girvan Dempsey, Cieran Scally, Jeremy Davidson, Dion O'Cuinneagain, Justin Fitzpatrick,
Georgia : 15.Vassil Abashidze, 14.George Buguianishvili, 13.Emzar Dzagnidze, 12.Vassil Katsadze, 11.Archil Kavtarahvili, 10.Besso Tepnadze, 9.Shavleg Janelidze, 8.Kakha Kobakhidze, 7.Grigol Labadze, 6.Archil Kobakhidze, 5.Vano Nadiradze, (cap) 4.Ilia Zedginidze, 3.Goderdzi Shvelidze, 2.Levan Javelidze, 1.Irakli Chikava,sostituti: Zurab Mtchedlishvili, Levan Tsabadze, Paliko Jimsheladze, Bessik Khamashuridze,

18 November 1998	Georgia	23 - 27	Romania	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 Hildan, 13.Gabriel Brezoianu, 12.Romeo Gontineac, 11.Gheorghe Solomie, 10.Roland Vusec, 9.Petre Mitu, 8.Catalin Draguceanu (cap.), 7.Florin Corodeanu, 6.Alex Manta, 5.Adrian Girbu, 4.Mihaita Dragomir, 3.Constantin Stan, 2.Razvan Mavrodin, 1.Dragos Niculae, replacements: , Florin Marioara, Petru Balan, Ovidiu Slusariuc, Vasile Doja, Mihai Ciolacu
Georgia :15.Malkhaz Urjukashvili, 14.Archil Kavtarahvili, 13.Paliko Jimsheladze, 12.Bessik Khamashuridze, 11.George Buguianishvili, 10.Kakha Machitidze, 9.Irakli Guiorkhelidze, 8.Kakha Kobakhidze, 7.Grigol Labadze, 6.Zaza Lezhava, 5.Zurab Mtchedlishvili (cap), 4.Guia Rapava-Ruskini, 3.Levan Tsabadze, 2.Akvsenti Giorgadze, 1.Mevlud Mtiulishvili, replacements: , Besso Tepnadze, Goderdzi Shvelidze, Shavleg Janelidze, Vassil Katsadze, Vano Nadiradze

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.Cieran Scally, 8.Victor Costello, 7.Andy Ward, 6.Eric Miller, 5.Malcolm O'Kelly, 4.Paddy Johns (cap), 3.Paul Wallace, 2.Allen Clarke, 1.Peter Clohessy, replacements: , Kevin Maggs, Jeremy Davidson, Dion O'Cuinneagain, Keith Wood, David Humphreys, Conor McGuinness, Justin Fitzpatrick
Romania :15.Mihai Vioreanu, 14.Radu Fugigi, 13.Gabriel Brezoianu, 12.Romeo Gontineac, 11.Gheorghe Solomie, 10.Roland Vusec, 9.Petre Mitu, 8.Catalin Draguceanu (cap), 7.Adrian Girbu, 6.Alex Manta, 5.Vasile Doja, 4.Mihaita Dragomir, 3.Florin Marioara, 2.Razvan Mavrodin, 1.Dragos Niculae, replacements: , Erdinci Septar, Cristian Lupu, Mihai Ciolacu, Ovidiu Slusariuc, Petru Balan, Marius Iacob, 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

14 November 1998	England	110 - 0	Netherlands	The Galpharm Stadium (formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium), Huddersfield

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18 November 1998	Netherlands	7 - 67	Italy	The Galpharm Stadium (formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium), Huddersfield

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22 November 1998	England	23 - 15	Italy	The Galpharm Stadium (formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium), Huddersfield

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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	2
3	Portugal	2	0	0	2	28	106	-78	0

Match Schedule

28 November 1998	Scotland XV	85 - 11	Portugal	Murrayfield, Edinburgh

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2 December 1998	Portugal	17 - 21	Spain	Murrayfield, Edinburgh

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5 December 1998	Scotland XV	85 - 3	Spain	Murrayfield, Edinburgh

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Bilbiography

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

References

• 1999 World Cup Qualifiers, CNN - Sports Illustrated

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