1999 Dubai Sevens

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1999 Dubai Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nationFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE
Date2–3 December 1999
Cup
ChampionFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Runner-upFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Plate
WinnerFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Runner-upFlag of France.svg  France
Bowl
WinnerFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Runner-upFlag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Tournament details
Matches played41
2000

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]

Contents

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

Sixteen national teams played in the tournament: [4]

Pool stage

The 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

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 33001060+1069
2Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 32015935+247
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 31024794−475
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 300319102−833

Source: World Rugby

2 December 1999
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg14–0Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Scotland  Flag of Scotland.svg33–12Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg38–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg28–14Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg54–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Tonga  Flag of Tonga.svg31–7Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 330011422+929
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32016552+107
3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 31025286−345
4Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 30032088−683

Source: World Rugby

2 December 1999
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg38–17Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg29–0Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg38–5Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg33–14Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Fiji  Flag of Fiji.svg38–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg21–15Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 33009220+729
2Flag of France.svg  France 32017832+467
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 31023767−305
4Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 300312100−883

Source: World Rugby

2 December 1999
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg36–15Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
France  Flag of France.svg49–5Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg39–0Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
France  Flag of France.svg24–10Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg17–5Flag of France.svg  France
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
United States  Flag of the United States.svg12–7Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 33007228+449
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 32016625+417
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 31025085−355
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 30032676−503

Source: World Rugby

2 December 1999
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg38–7Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg26–7Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Samoa  Flag of Samoa.svg21–7Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg35–14Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg11–7Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

2 December 1999
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg29–12Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground

Source: World Rugby

Finals

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 19
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 12
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 41
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 19
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 17
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 31
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 24
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 29
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 31
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 24
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 7
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of France.svg  France 17
 
Flag of France.svg  France 20
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 33
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17
 
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 10
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
3 December – Dubai
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 21
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 19
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0
 
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 24
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of France.svg  France 0
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 14
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 21
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12
 
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 14
 
3 December – Dubai
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 21
 
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 50
 
 
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 5
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place TeamPoints
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 16
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 12
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8
6Flag of France.svg  France 6
7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 4
Place TeamPoints
9Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2
10Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0
11Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0
13Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 0
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0

Source: Rugby7.com [5]

References

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  2. "TODAYS RESULTS (FRIDAY)". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org . 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2001.
  3. "NEW ZEALAND LEAD SERIES TABLE". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org . 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2002.
  4. "Dubai Sevens 1999". rugby7.com. 3 June 2013.
  5. "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.