1999 Dubai Sevens

March 2014 April 2026 IRB Sevens I UAE 2–3 December 1999 NZL FIJ AUS FRA SCO ZIM 41 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. 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. Teams Sixteen national teams played in the tournament: AUS CAN FIJ FRA GEO 1990 HKG JPN KEN MAR NZL SAM SCO RSA TON USA ZIM 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 tablesTeams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinalsTeams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals Pool A Pos Position Team Pld Matches played W Matches won D Matches drawn L Matches lost PF Points scored for PA Points scored against PD Point score difference Pts Standings points1 NZL33001060+1069 2 TON32015935+247 3 SCO31024794−4754 MAR300319102−833 Source: World Rugby 2 December 1999 NZL 14–0 TON Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 SCO 33–12 MAR Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 NZL 38–0 MAR Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 TON 28–14 SCO Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 NZL 54–0 SCO Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 TON 31–7 MAR Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai Source: World Rugby Pool B Pos Position Team Pld Matches played W Matches won D Matches drawn L Matches lost PF Points scored for PA Points scored against PD Point score difference Pts Standings points1 FIJ330011422+929 2 CAN32016552+107 3 ZIM31025286−3454 GEO 199030032088−683 Source: World Rugby 2 December 1999 FIJ 38–17 ZIM Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 CAN 29–0 GEO 1990 Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 FIJ 38–5 GEO 1990 Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 CAN 33–14 ZIM Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 FIJ 38–0 CAN Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 ZIM 21–15 GEO 1990 Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai Source: World Rugby Pool C Pos Position Team Pld Matches played W Matches won D Matches drawn L Matches lost PF Points scored for PA Points scored against PD Point score difference Pts Standings points1 AUS33009220+729 2 FRA32017832+467 3 USA31023767−3054 KEN300312100−883 Source: World Rugby 2 December 1999 AUS 36–15 USA Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 FRA 49–5 KEN Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 AUS 39–0 KEN Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 FRA 24–10 USA Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 AUS 17–5 FRA Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 USA 12–7 KEN Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai Source: World Rugby Pool D Pos Position Team Pld Matches played W Matches won D Matches drawn L Matches lost PF Points scored for PA Points scored against PD Point score difference Pts Standings points1 RSA33007228+449 2 SAM32016625+417 3 JPN31025085−3554 HKG30032676−503 Source: World Rugby 2 December 1999 SAM 38–7 JPN Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 RSA 26–7 HKG Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 SAM 21–7 HKG Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 RSA 35–14 JPN Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 RSA 11–7 SAM Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai 2 December 1999 JPN 29–12 HKG Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, Dubai Source: World Rugby Finals Bowl 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground SCO 19 GEO 1990 12 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground KEN 19 JPN 17 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground USA 29 HKG 0 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground ZIM 24 MAR 7 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground SCO 41 KEN 0 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground USA 7 ZIM 31 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground SCO 31 ZIM 24 Source: World Rugby Plate 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground CAN 12 FRA 17 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground AUS 17 TON 10 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground FRA 20 AUS 33 Source: World Rugby Cup 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground NZL 21 CAN 19 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground RSA 24 FRA 0 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground SAM 21 AUS 12 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground FIJ 50 TON 5 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground NZL 31 RSA 0 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground SAM 14 FIJ 21 3 December – Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground NZL 38 FIJ 14 Source: World Rugby Tournament placings 20em PlaceTeam Points NZL 20 FIJ 16 SAM 12 RSA 12 5 AUS 8 6 FRA 6 7 CAN 4 TON 4 PlaceTeam Points 9 SCO 210 ZIM 0 11 USA 0 KEN 0 13 JPN 0 GEO 1990 0 HKG 0 MAR 0 Source: Rugby7.com References 25em http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=DUB-1999 Dubai Sevens 1999 2013-06-03 rugby7.com http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai53.html TODAY'S RESULTS (THURSDAY) 3 June 2013 irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020706071500/http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai53.html 6 July 2002 http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai57.html TODAYS RESULTS (FRIDAY) 3 June 2013 irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010715054634/http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai57.html 15 July 2001 http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai56.html NEW ZEALAND LEAD SERIES TABLE 3 June 2013 irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org dead https://web.archive.org/web/20020707001351/http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai56.html 7 July 2002 2000 IRB Sevens Standings Rugby 7 26 May 2016 http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2000 live https://web.archive.org/web/20160526165246/http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2000 26 May 2016 IRB Sevens I 1999 Dubai Sevens First 1999 South Africa Sevens Dubai Sevens 1999 Dubai Sevens First 2000 Dubai Sevens 1999 Category:1999–2000 IRB Sevens World Series Category:1999 in Emirati sport Category:1999 in Asian rugby union