The 1999 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground on 2 and 3 December 1999. It was the 12th edition of the Dubai Sevens and the inaugural event for the IRB Sevens World Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament and were divided into four groups of four teams with the top two qualifying through to the cup quarterfinals.[1][2]
| 1999 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens I | |
| Host nation |  UAE |
| Date | 2–3 December 1999 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |  New Zealand |
| Runner-up |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Winner |  Australia |
| Runner-up |  France |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |  Scotland |
| Runner-up |  Zimbabwe |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 41 |
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After winning their group, New Zealand defeated Fiji in the cup final by a score of 38–14. In the minor placings, Australia won the plate final over France while Scotland won the bowl final over Zimbabwe.[3]
Teams
editSixteen national teams played in the tournament:[4]
Pool stage
editThe pool stage was played on the first day of the tournament. The 16 teams were separated into four groups of four teams and teams in the same pool played each other once. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Cup quarterfinals to compete for the 1999 Dubai Sevens title.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals | |
| Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals | |
Pool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | +106 | 9 |
 Tonga
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 7 |
| Scotland
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 94 | −47 | 5 |
 Morocco
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 102 | −83 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 22 | +92 | 9 |
 Canada
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 52 | +10 | 7 |
| Zimbabwe
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 86 | −34 | 5 |
 Georgia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 88 | −68 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 20 | +72 | 9 |
| France
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 32 | +46 | 7 |
 United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 5 |
 Kenya
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 100 | −88 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 28 | +44 | 9 |
 Samoa
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 25 | +41 | 7 |
 Japan
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 85 | −35 | 5 |
 Hong Kong
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 76 | −50 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Finals
editBowl
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 19 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 12 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 41 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||||||
| Kenya | 19 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Japan | 17 | |||||||||
| Scotland | 31 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 24 | |||||||||
| United States | 29 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 31 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 24 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 7 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Plate
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||
| Canada | 12 | |||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||
| France | 17 | |||||
| France | 20 | |||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||
| Tonga | 10 | |||||
Source: World Rugby
Cup
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 21 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Canada | 19 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 31 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 24 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| France | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 38 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 14 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 21 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||||||
| Samoa | 14 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 21 | |||||||||
| Fiji | 50 | |||||||||
| Tonga | 5 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Tournament placings
edit| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
|
New Zealand |
20 |
|
Fiji |
16 |
|
Samoa |
12 |
| South Africa |
12 | |
| 5 | Australia |
8 |
| 6 | France |
6 |
| 7 | Canada |
4 |
| Tonga |
4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Scotland |
2 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe |
0 |
| 11 | United States |
0 |
| Kenya |
0 | |
| 13 | Japan |
0 |
| Georgia |
0 | |
| Hong Kong |
0 | |
| Morocco |
0 |
Source: Rugby7.com[5]
References
edit- ^ "TODAY'S RESULTS (THURSDAY)". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2002.
- ^ "TODAYS RESULTS (FRIDAY)". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2001.
- ^ "NEW ZEALAND LEAD SERIES TABLE". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2002.
- ^ "Dubai Sevens 1999". rugby7.com. 3 June 2013.
- ^ "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.