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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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	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 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

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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

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References

• 1999 World Cup Qualifiers, CNN - Sports Illustrated

Bibliography

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