1999_Rugby_World_Cup_qualifying Knowpia

1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying
Tournament details
Dates	1995 – 1999
No. of nations	71
	← 1995 2003 →

The 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying was held in several continental zones. Four countries qualified automatically—Wales as tournament hosts, South Africa as reigning champions, New Zealand as runners-up in the previous tournament, and France as winners of the third-place playoff in the previous tournament. Repechage was first introduced for the 1999 competition qualifying.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Tournaments edit

Qualified teams edit

Europe
- England (Europe 1)
- France (Automatic qualifier)
- Ireland (Europe 2)
- Italy (Europe 4)
- Romania (Europe 5)
- Scotland (Europe 3)
- Spain (Europe 6)
- Wales (Host)
Africa
- South Africa (Champion)
- Namibia (Africa 1)

Americas
- Argentina (Americas 1)
- Canada (Americas 2)
- Uruguay (Repechage 2)
- United States (Americas 3)
Oceania
- Australia (Oceania 1)
- Fiji (Oceania 2)
- New Zealand (Automatic qualifier)
- Western Samoa (Oceania 3)
- Tonga (Repechage 1)
Asia
- Japan (Asia 1)

Automatic qualifiers edit

Only the tournament hosts, as well as the two finalists and the third-place winner from the previous Rugby World Cup, were automatically qualified for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

France (Third place)
New Zealand (Runner-up)
South Africa (Champion)
Wales (Host)

Regional qualifiers edit

Africa edit

Namibia (Africa 1)

Europe edit

England (Europe 1)
Ireland (Europe 2)
Scotland (Europe 3)
Italy (Europe 4)
Romania (Europe 5)
Spain (Europe 6)

Asia edit

Japan (Asia 1)

Americas edit

Argentina (Americas 1)
Canada (Americas 2)
United States (Americas 3)
Uruguay (Repechage 2)

Oceania edit

Australia (Oceania 1)
Fiji (Oceania 2)
Western Samoa (Oceania 3)
Tonga (Repechage 1)

References edit

^ "1999 World Cup Qualifiers". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 1 September 1996. Archived from the original on 3 May 2004.
^ "1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results". ESPN Scrum. 1 September 1996.
^ "1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Points Tables". ESPN Scrum. 1 September 1996.

[si-cnn-1] "1999 World Cup Qualifiers". Sports Illustrated. CNN. 1 September 1996. Archived from the original on 3 May 2004.

[espn-results-2] "1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results". ESPN Scrum. 1 September 1996.

[espn-table-3] "1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Points Tables". ESPN Scrum. 1 September 1996.

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Summary