1999 Dubai Sevens
| 1999 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens I | |
| Host nation |  Dubai |
| Date | 2–3 December 1999 |
| Cup | |
| Champions |  New Zealand |
| Runners-up |  Fiji |
| Plate | |
| Champions |  Australia |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Bowl | |
| Champions |  Scotland |
| Runners-up |  Zimbabwe |
| Shield | |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 41 |
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The 1999 Dubai Sevens was the first leg of the inaugural IRB Sevens World Series. It was the first event in the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series. The Dubai Sevens took place on 2 and 3 December at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground.[1][2]
New Zealand defeated Fiji to win the first Sevens title 38–14.[3]
Contents
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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
Bowl
| 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
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | |||||||
| Canada |
12 | ||||||
| France |
17 | ||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | |||||||
| France |
20 | ||||||
| Australia |
33 | ||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | |||||||
| Australia |
17 | ||||||
| Tonga |
10 | ||||||
Source: World Rugby
Cup
| 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
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| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
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New Zealand |
20 |
 |
Fiji |
16 |
 |
Samoa |
12 |
| South Africa |
12 | |
| 5 | Australia |
8 |
| 6 | France |
6 |
| 7 | Canada |
4 |
| Tonga |
4 |
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| 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]
Series standings
At the completion of Round 1:
| Pos. |
Event
Team
|
Dubai |
Stellenbosch |
 Punta del Este |
 Mar del Plata |
Wellington |
Suva |
Brisbane |
Hong Kong |
Tokyo |
Paris |
Points total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand |
20 | 20 | |||||||||
| 2 | Fiji |
16 | 16 | |||||||||
| 3 | Samoa |
12 | 12 | |||||||||
| South Africa |
12 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Australia |
8 | 8 | |||||||||
| 6 | France |
6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 7 | Canada |
4 | 4 | |||||||||
| Tonga |
4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Scotland |
2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 | Zimbabwe |
0 | 0 | |||||||||
| United States |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Kenya |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Japan |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Georgia |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong |
0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Morocco |
0 | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com[5]
References
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| IRB Sevens I | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by
First
|
1999 Dubai Sevens | Succeeded by 1999 South Africa Sevens |
| Dubai Sevens | ||
| Preceded by
First
|
1999 Dubai Sevens | Succeeded by 2000 Dubai Sevens |
