1999 Rugby World Cup final

Rugby competition in Cardiff, Wales December 2020 1999 Rugby World Cup Final 1999 Rugby World Cup Australia AUS 30px 35 France FRA 30px 12 6 November 1999 Millennium Stadium Cardiff, Wales André Watson (South Africa)https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/530607 Jérôme Garcès to Referee Rugby World Cup 2019 Final 9 November 2024 72,500 1995 2003 The 1999 Rugby World Cup Final was the final match in the 1999 Rugby World Cup. It was played at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on 6 November 1999, between Australia and France with 72,500 in attendance.http://en.espn.co.uk/worldcup/rugby/match/23707.html Rugby World Cup - Millennium Stadium, 6 November 1999, 15:00 GMT, 15:00 Local ESPN 5 April 2011 Australia won the game by 35 points to 12, and with it, their second World Cup, having also won the 1991 tournament in England.http://en.espn.co.uk/worldcup/rugby/story/83337.html Australia ease to World Cup glory ESPN 5 April 2011 Match summary First half In front of a capacity crowd of 72,500 at the recently completed Millennium Stadium, Australia met France in the fourth Rugby World Cup final. For both teams it was their second final. Australia were resilient in defence throughout the tournament while France promised an attacking back line full of talent. In damp and cold conditions France took an early lead with a Christophe Lamaison penalty after two minutes. Matt Burke equalled the scores after four minutes with a successful kick. The Australian forwards dominated in the loose and their tactic of continually kicking for territory and position proved effective. Lamaison offered some respite by slotting a 12th-minute penalty to give France a 6–3 lead. Injury and the subsequent substitution of Olivier Magne disrupted the France back row line-up after 20 minutes. Matt Burke's kicking was important as time and again French exuberance in the loose was penalised. By half-time the Australians led 12–6 with all points from the two goal kickers. Second half As with the first half Burke and Lamaison traded penalty goals. After an hour the contest was still in the balance with the score at 18–12 to Australia. France continued to look lacklustre as the Wallabies began to mount a series of attacks. A Burke penalty after 64 minutes put Australia more than one score in front, and theoretically clear. With only 15 minutes remaining Ben Tune crashed over for the first try of the contest with Burke again adding the conversion points. The last action of the final was a rolling forward surge and try for Australian second-half substitute Owen Finegan. Inevitably Matt Burke slotted the conversion. Referee André Watson called time on the contest with Australia emphatic winners 35–12. Again the final was hardly a classic match, though the modern approach of effective defensive lines and an outstanding goal kicking display proved to be rewarded. Australia were rewarded for their efforts with a second World Cup win and captain John Eales accepted the Webb Ellis Cup from Queen Elizabeth. Match details 6 November 1999 15:00 WET/GMT (UTC+00) AUS 35–12 Report FRA 1974 Tune 65' c Finegan 80' c Burke (2/2) 65', 80' Burke (7/7) 4', 14' 24', 40', 45', 58', 64' Lamaison (4/4) 1', 11', 51', 60' Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 72,500 André Watson (South Africa) _australia99 _australia99 _australia99 _goldtop FFB600 FFB600 FFB600 144931 144931 Australia _fra99 _fra99 _fra99 _bluesides 0000C0 0000C0 0000C0 FF0000 France FB 15Matt BurkeRW 14Ben TuneOC 13Daniel Herbert 46IC 12Tim Horan 79LW 11Joe RoffFH 10Stephen LarkhamSH 9 George Gregan 79N8 8 Toutai KefuOF 7 David WilsonBF 6 Matt Cockbain 55RL 5 John Eales (c)LL 4 David GiffinTP 3 Andrew BladesHK 2 Michael Foley 76LP 1 Richard Harry 70Replacements:CE 16Nathan Grey 79CE 17Jason Little 46SH 18Chris Whitaker 79FL 19Owen Finegan 55LK 20Mark ConnorsPR 21Dan Crowley 70HK 22Jeremy Paul 76Coach:AUS Rod Macqueen FB 15Xavier Garbajosa 68RW 14Philippe Bernat-SallesOC 13Richard Dourthe 75IC 12Émile NtamackLW 11Christophe DominiciFH 10Christophe LamaisonSH 9 Fabien Galthié 78N8 8 Christophe Juillet 41OF 7 Olivier MagneBF 6 Marc Lievremont 68RL 5 Fabien PelousLL 4 Abdelatif BenazziTP 3 Franck TournaireHK 2 Raphaël Ibañez (c) 80LP 1 Cedric Soulette 47Replacements:FB 16Ugo Mola 68FH 17Stephane Glas 75SH 18Stéphane Castaignède 78FL 19Arnaud Costes 68LK 20Olivier Brouzet 41PR 21Pieter de Villiers 47HK 22Marc Dal Maso 80Coach:FRA Jean-Claude Skrela See also List of Rugby World Cup finals References Final 1999 Category:Sports competitions in Cardiff Category:1999 in Australian rugby union Category:1999–2000 in French rugby union Category:1990s in Cardiff Category:Australia national rugby union team matches Category:France national rugby union team matches Category:History of rugby union matches between Australia and France Category:November 1999 sports events in the United Kingdom