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In the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying process, 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	Yugoslavia	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

Ukraine	60–0	Yugoslavia

Austria	3–0 withdraw	Yugoslavia

Switzerland	0–30	Ukraine

Israel	15–3	Austria

Israel	9–9	Switzerland

Yugoslavia	8–0	Switzerland

Austria	6–36	Ukraine

Yugoslavia	10–7	Israel

Ukraine	51–15	Israel

Switzerland	31–3	Austria

Pool 2

Croatia qualify for Round B.

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

Latvia	44–6	Norway

Norway	7–43	Croatia

Bulgaria	6–14	Moldova

Moldova	3–8	Latvia

Bulgaria	31–46	Croatia

Moldova	31–7	Norway

Latvia	89–0	Bulgaria

Croatia	60–5	Moldova

Croatia	43–24	Latvia

Norway	22–7	Bulgaria

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

Lithuania	26–3	Luxembourg

Andorra	54–24	Lithuania

Sweden	39–17	Hungary

Luxembourg	3–12	Hungary

Andorra	21–20	Sweden

Luxembourg	16–30	Andorra

Sweden	48–5	Luxembourg

Lithuania	17–84	Sweden

Hungary	16–3	Lithuania

Hungary	5–34	Andorra

Round B

Pool 1

Italy and Georgia qualify for Round C.

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

Georgia	29–15	Croatia

Denmark	8–19	Georgia

Croatia	23–16	Russia

Italy A	102–3	Denmark

Italy A	31–14	Georgia

Russia	18–48	Italy

Russia	45–9	Denmark

Denmark	6–40	Croatia

Georgia	12–6	Russia

Croatia	27–39	Italy A

Pool 2

Romania and Netherlands qualify for Round C.

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

Belgium	18–83	Romania

Ukraine	48–5	Belgium

Netherlands	49–7	Poland

Netherlands	35–13	Ukraine

Poland	30–10	Belgium

Belgium	16–19	Netherlands

Romania	42–3	Netherlands

Romania	74–13	Poland

Poland	8–19	Ukraine

Ukraine	17–39	Romania

Pool 3

Spain and Portugal qualify for Round C.

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

Czech Republic	45–20	Andorra

Andorra	11–56	Germany

Germany	31–17	Czech Republic

Andorra	3–62	Spain

Spain	39–8	Czech Republic

Portugal	30–6	Germany

Czech Republic	10–15	Portugal

Germany	9–24	Spain

Spain	33–22	Portugal

Portugal	53–11	Andorra

Round C

Pool 1

Ireland and Romania qualify for RWC 1999, Georgia goes forward to Repechage.

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

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 (Wales)
Ireland: 15. Conor O'Shea, 14. Justin Bishop, 13. Pat Duignan, 12. Jonny 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, Replacements: 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, Replacements: 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 (South Africa)
Romania :15. Mihai Vioreanu, 14. Cristian Hîldan, 13. Gabriel Brezoianu, 12. Romeo Gontineac, 11. Gheorghe Solomie, 10. Roland Vusec, 9. Petre Mitu, 8. Cătălin Drăguceanu (cap.), 7. Florin Corodeanu, 6. Alex Manta, 5. Adrian Gîrbu, 4. Mihăiță Dragomir, 3. Constantin Stan, 2. Răzvan Mavrodin, 1. Dragoș Niculae, Replacements: Florin Mărioara, Petru Bălan, Ovidiu Slușariuc, 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 (New Zealand)
Ireland 15. Conor O'Shea, 14. Justin Bishop, 13. Pat Duignan, 12. Jonny 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. Cătălin Drăguceanu (cap), 7. Adrian Gîrbu, 6. Alex Manta, 5. Vasile Doja, 4. Mihăiță Dragomir, 3. Florin Mărioara, 2. Răzvan Mavrodin, 1. Dragoș Niculae, Replacements: Erdinci Septar, Cristian Lupu, Mihai Ciolacu, Ovidiu Slușariuc, Petru Bălan, Marius Iacob, Sergiu Mocanu

Pool 2

England and Italy qualify for RWC 1999, Netherlands goes forward to Repechage.

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

England	110–0	Netherlands

Netherlands	7–67	Italy

England	23–15	Italy

Pool 3

Scotland and Spain qualify for RWC 1999, Portugal goes forward to Repechage.

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

Scotland XV	85–11	Portugal

Portugal	17–21	Spain

Scotland XV	85–3	Spain

Bibliography

• Volpe, Francesco; Pacitti, Paolo (1999). Rugby 2000 (in Italian). GTE Gruppo Editorale.
• "Rugby World Cup–European qualifiers 1999". The Rugby Archive. 13 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

• Rugby World Cup European qualifiers
• 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification
• 1997–98 in European rugby union
• 1998–99 in European rugby union