1999 Rugby World Cup – repechage qualification

In the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, there were two repechage positions available to qualify for the final tournament. Seven teams qualified for the repechage, three representing Europe and one each from Africa, Asia, Americas, and Oceania. The teams were split into two groups and played a knockout format in each group with the African team given a bye into the second round. The two group winners were Uruguay and Tonga who secured the final two berths at RWC 1999. Repechage 1 Bracket Semifinal Final Tonga 37 27 64 Georgia 1990 6 28 34 Netherlands 31 14 45 South Korea 30 78 108 Tonga 58 82 140 South Korea 26 15 41 Semi-finals Tonga 64–34 Georgia 1990 37–6 27–28 Netherlands 45–108 South Korea 31–30 14–78 6 March 1999 Tonga 37–6 Georgia 1990 Nukualofa, Tonga 14 March 1999 Netherlands 31–30 South Korea Amsterdam, Netherlands 28 March 1999 Georgia 1990 28–27 Tonga Tbilisi, Georgia 4 April 1999 South Korea 78–14 Netherlands Seoul, South Korea Final 37–6 Tonga 140–41 South Korea 58–26 82–15 16 April 1999 Tonga 58–26 South Korea Nukualofa, Tonga 4 May 1999 South Korea 15–82 Tonga Seoul, South Korea Tonga qualified for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. Repechage 2 Bracket Semifinal Final Uruguay 46 33 79 Portugal 9 24 33 Morocco bye Uruguay 18 18 36 Morocco 3 21 24 Semi-final Uruguay 79–33 Portugal 46–9 33–24 Morocco Bye – – – 13 March 1999 Uruguay 46–9 Portugal Montevideo, Uruguay 3 April 1999 Portugal 24–33 Uruguay Lisbon, Portugal Final Uruguay 36–24 Morocco 18–3 18–21 18 April 1999 Uruguay 18–3 Morocco Montevideo, Uruguay 1 May 1999 Morocco 21–18 Uruguay Casablanca, Morocco Uruguay qualified for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. References 1 September 1996 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Results ESPN Scrum http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/series/18445.html?template=results 1 September 1996 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifier Points Tables ESPN Scrum http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/series/18445.html?template=pointstable Category:Rugby World Cup repechage qualifiers Repechage World cup qual