1999 Rugby World Cup

The fourth Rugby World Cup was hosted by Wales in 1999. The co-hosts of the 1999 Rugby World Cup were England, Scotland, Ireland and France. The event started with a shock top the rugby fans, as the top eight teams of the world could not qualify directly for the competition. Only the winner, runner-up and third place winning teams and the host nation could reach the final stage of the competition.

In the 1999 Rugby World Cup , twenty teams were selected for the final stage of the competition through qualifying matches. The top eight teams failing to clear the qualification round added a new dimension to the 1999 Rugby World Cup . For the first time in the history of Rugby World Cup, the Repechage system was introduced, in which the runner-ups finishing with a very close margin from each qualifying zone were given a chance to play in the final stage of the competition. The final stage of the 1999 Rugby World Cup was started on 1 st October. The competition ended on the 6 th of November.

Participating National Teams   Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D Pool E South Africa New Zealand France Wales Australia Scotland England Fiji Argentina Ireland Spain Italy Canada Samoa United States Uruguay Tonga Namibia Japan Romania

Stadium Venues   Stadium Name Capacity City Name Country Stade de France 80000 Paris France Twickenham Stadium 75000 London England, UK Millennium Stadium 74500 Cardiff Wales, UK Murrayfield Stadium 67500 Edinburgh Scotland, UK Hampden Park 52500 Glasgow Scotland, UK Lansdowne Road 49250 Dublin Ireland Stade Félix Bollaert 41800 Lens France Parc Lescure 38327 Bordeaux France Stadium Municipal 37000 Toulouse France McAlpine Stadium 24500 Huddersfield England, UK Ashton Gate 21500 Bristol England, UK Stade de la Méditerranée 18000 Béziers France Welford Road Stadium 16500 Leicester England, UK Racecourse Ground 15500 Wrexham Wales, UK Thomond Park 13500 Limerick Ireland Ravenhill Stadium 12500 Belfast Ireland Stradey Park 10800 Llanelli Wales, UK Netherdale 6000 Galashiels Scotland, UK

1999 Rugby World Cup Results   Scheduled Date Team 1 Match Result Team 2 Stadium Venue Pool A 10/02/99 Spain 15 - 27 Uruguay Galashiels 10/03/99 Scotland 29 - 46 South Africa Edinburgh 10/08/99 Scotland 43 - 12 Uruguay Edinburgh 10/10/99 South Africa 47 - 3 Spain Edinburgh 10/15/99 South Africa 39 - 3 Uruguay Glasgow 10/16/99 Scotland 48 - 0 Spain Edinburgh Pool B 10/02/99 England 67 - 7 Italy London 10/03/99 New Zealand 45 - 9 Tonga Bristol 10/09/99 England 16 - 30 New Zealand London 10/10/99 Italy 25 - 28 Tonga Leicester 10/14/99 New Zealand 101 - 3 Italy Huddersfield 10/15/99 England 101 - 10 Tonga London Pool C 10/01/99 Fiji 67 - 18 Namibia Béziers 10/02/99 France 33 - 20 Canada Béziers 10/08/99 France 47 - 13 Namibia Bordeaux 10/09/99 Fiji 38 - 22 Canada Bordeaux 10/14/99 Canada 72 - 11 Namibia Toulouse 10/16/99 France 28 - 19 Fiji Toulouse Pool D 10/01/99 Wales 23 - 18 Argentina Cardiff 10/03/99 Samoa 43 - 9 Japan Wrexham 10/09/99 Wales 64 - 15 Japan Cardiff 10/10/99 Argentina 32 - 16 Samoa Llanelli 10/14/99 Wales 31 - 38 Samoa Cardiff 10/16/99 Argentina 33 - 12 Japan Cardiff Pool E 10/02/99 Ireland 53 - 8 USA Dublin 10/03/99 Australia 57 - 9 Romania Belfast 10/09/99 USA 25 - 27 Romania Dublin 10/10/99 Ireland 03/23/12 Australia Dublin 10/14/99 Australia 55 - 19 USA Limerick 10/15/99 Ireland 44 - 14 Romania Dublin Quarter Final Play-Off 10/20/99 England 45 - 24 Fiji London 10/20/99 Scotland 35 - 20 Samoa Edinburgh 10/20/99 Argentina 28 - 24 Ireland Lens Quarter Finals 10/23/99 Wales 09/24/12 Australia Cardiff 10/24/99 England 21 - 44 South Africa St Denis 10/24/99 Argentina 26 - 47 France Dublin 10/24/99 Scotland 18 - 30 New Zealand Edinburgh Semi Finals 10/30/99 Australia 27 - 21 South Africa London 10/31/99 France 43 - 31 New Zealand London 3rd Place Play-Off 11/04/99 New Zealand 18 - 22 South Africa Cardiff Final 11/06/99 Australia 35 - 12 France Cardiff

Last Updated On : September 24, 2015