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The 1998–99 FIRA Tournament, was a rugby union tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA).

The tournament did not assign a champion. Only minnow teams participated, because Romania, Georgia, Morocco, Portugal and Netherlands were still involved in qualification for Rugby World Cup.

The teams were divided into different division and Pools. Russia won the Gold or Division 2.

"GOLD" (Division 2)

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Russia	3	3	0	0	167	39	+128	9
2	Ukraine	3	2	0	1	77	83	−6	7
3	Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	53	97	−44	4
4	Poland	3	0	1	2	49	127	−78	4

Czech Republic	22–27	Ukraine

Poland	18–18	Czech Republic

Ukraine	37–18	Poland

Russia	43–13	Ukraine

Poland	13–72	Russia

Czech Republic	13–52	Russia

"SILVER" (Division 3)

Pool 1

The two matches scheduled in Serbia and Montegnegro were cancelled due to the Kosovo War.

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Germany	4	4	0	0	97	30	+67	12
2	Tunisia	4	3	0	1	106	33	+73	10
3	Belgium	4	2	0	2	76	64	+12	8
4	Luxembourg	4	1	0	3	20	124	−104	6
5	Yugoslavia	2	0	0	2	12	60	−48	2

Belgium	12–6	Yugoslavia

Germany	13–6	Tunisia

Tunisia	23–9	Belgium

Germany	54–7	Luxembourg

Belgium	38–8	Luxembourg

Germany	27–17	Belgium

Luxembourg	5–32	Tunisia

Tunisia	45–6	Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia	not played	Germany

Yugoslavia	not played	Luxembourg

Pool 2

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Croatia	4	4	0	0	204	17	+187	12
2	Slovenia	4	3	0	1	65	88	−23	10
3	Austria	4	2	0	2	68	86	−18	8
4	Hungary	4	1	0	3	56	91	−35	6
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	0	0	4	38	149	−111	4

Bosnia and Herzegovina	5–74	Croatia

Slovenia	16–12	Hungary

Austria	26–19	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Hungary	3–39	Croatia

Slovenia	25–9	Austria

Bosnia and Herzegovina	11–15	Slovenia

Croatia	56–9	Slovenia

Hungary	34–3	Bosnia and Herzegovina

Croatia	35–0	Austria

Austria	33–7	Hungary

Pool 3

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	125	15	+110	9
2	Latvia	3	2	0	1	48	46	+2	7
3	Sweden	3	1	0	2	25	37	−12	5
4	Lithuania	2	0	0	2	16	116	−100	2

Latvia	18–13	Sweden

Denmark	19–9	Sweden

Latvia	0–23	Denmark

Lithuania	10–30	Latvia

Sweden	3 – 0 withdraw	Lithuania

Denmark	83–6	Lithuania

"BRONZE" (Division 4)

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Switzerland	4	4	0	0	123	45	+78	12
2	Andorra	4	2	0	2	65	39	+26	8
3	Israel	4	2	0	2	58	84	−26	8
4	Monaco	4	1	0	3	58	92	−34	6
5	Bulgaria	4	1	0	3	39	83	−44	6

Andorra	14–15	Switzerland

Bulgaria	5–3	Andorra

Switzerland	48–8	Bulgaria

Andorra	29–6	Monaco

Switzerland	40–7	Israel

Monaco	16–20	Switzerland

Bulgaria	10–11	Israel

Israel	27–15	Monaco

Monaco	21–16	Bulgaria

Israel	13–19	Andorra

Bibliography

• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) ISBN 88-87374-40-6.
• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).
• "Minor Tournaments FIRA Tournament 1998/99". The Rugby Archive. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

• FIRA Tournaments
• 1998–99 in European rugby union
• 1998 rugby union tournaments for national teams
• 1999 rugby union tournaments for national teams