1998–99 FIRA Tournament

Rugby union tournament 1998–99 FIRA Tournament 26 September 1998 – 12 June 1999 Not awarded 1997–1998 1997–1998 FIRA Tournament 1999–2000 2000 European Nations Cup First Division The 1998–99 FIRA Tournament was a rugby union tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA). The tournament did not assign a champion. Only minnow teams participated, because Romania, Georgia, Morocco, Portugal and Netherlands were still involved in qualification for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. The teams were divided into different division and pools. Russia won the Gold or Division 2. "GOLD" (Division 2) Admitted to 2000 Division 2Admitted to 2000 Division 3 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1RUS 3 3 0 0 167 39 +128 92UKR 3 2 0 1 77 83 −6 73CZE 3 0 1 2 53 97 −44 44POL 3 0 1 2 49 127 −78 4 26 September 1998 CZE 22–27 UKR Prague 24 October 1998 POL 18–18 CZE Bydgoszcz 1 May 1999 UKR 37–18 POL Kyiv 8 May 1999 RUS 43–13 UKR Trud Stadium, Penza 15 May 1999 POL 13–72 RUS Gdańsk 29 May 1999 CZE 13–52 RUS Vyškov "SILVER" (Division 3) Pool 1 The two matches scheduled in Serbia and Montegnegro were cancelled due to the Kosovo War. Admitted to 2000 Division 2Admitted to 2000 Division 3Admitted to 2000 Division 4 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1DEU 4 4 0 0 97 30 +67 122TUN 4 3 0 1 106 33 +73 103BEL 4 2 0 2 76 64 +12 84LUX 4 1 0 3 20 124 −104 65FR Yugoslavia 2 0 0 2 12 60 −48 2 10 October 1998 BEL 12–6 FR Yugoslavia Brussels 11 October 1998 DEU 13–6 TUN Hanover 24 October 1998 TUN 23–9 BEL Tunis 25 October 1998 DEU 54–7 LUX Heusenstamm 6 March 1999 BEL 38–8 LUX Brussels 25 April 1999 DEU 27–17 BEL Heidelberg 1 May 1999 LUX 5–32 TUN Cessange 8 May 1999 TUN 45–6 FR Yugoslavia Tunis 22 May 1999 FR Yugoslavia not played DEU 25 April 1999 FR Yugoslavia not played LUX Pool 2 Admitted to 2000 Division 2Admitted to 2000 Division 4 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1HRV 4 4 0 0 204 17 +187122SVN 4 3 0 1 65 88 −23 103AUT 4 2 0 2 68 86 −18 84HUN 4 1 0 3 56 91 −35 65BIH 4 0 0 4 38 149 −111 4 10 October 1998 BIH 5–74 HRV Zenica 10 October 1998 SVN 16–12 HUN Ljubljana 17 October 1998 AUT 26–19 BIH Vienna 7 November 1998 HUN 3–39 HRV Kecskemét 7 November 1998 SVN 25–9 AUT Ljubljana 24 April 1999 BIH 11–15 SVN Vogošća 15 May 1999 HRV 56–9 SVN Ploče 15 May 1999 HUN 34–3 BIH Esztergom 22 May 1999 HRV 35–0 AUT Zagreb 29 May 1999 AUT 33–7 HUN Vienna Pool 3 Admitted to 2000 Division 2Admitted to 2000 Division 3Admitted to 2000 Division 4 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1DNK 3300125 15+11092LVA 3201 48 46 +2 73SWE 3102 25 37 −12 54LTU 2002 16116−100 2 17 October 1998 LAT 18–13 SWE Riga 31 October 1998 DNK 19–9 SWE Copenhagen 7 November 1998 LAT 0–23 DNK Riga 8 May 1999 LTU 10–30 LAT Vilnius 12 June 1999 SWE 3 – 0 withdraw Enkoping LTU 29 May 1999 DNK 83–6 LTU Copenhagen "BRONZE" (Division 4) Admitted to 2000 Division 3Admitted to 2000 Division 4 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1CHE 4 4 0 0 123 45+78 122AND 4 2 0 2 65 39 +26 83ISR 4 2 0 2 58 84 −26 84MCO 4 1 0 3 58 92 −34 65BGR 4 1 0 3 39 83 −44 6 26 September 1998 AND 14–15 CHE Andorra-la-Vella 31 October 1998 BGR 5–3 AND Sofia 21 November 1998 CHE 48–8 BGR Nyon 27 February 1999 AND 29–6 MCO Andorra-la-Vella 3 April 1999 CHE 40–7 ISR Monthey 10 April 1999 MCO 16–20 CHE Montecarlo 24 April 1999 BGR 10–11 ISR Sofia 29 May 1999 ISR 27–15 MCO Ra'anana 12 June 1999 MCO 21–16 BGR Montecarlo 12 June 1999 ISR 13–19 AND Ra'anana Bibliography it Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) 88-87374-40-6. it Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999). 19 December 2014 Minor Tournaments FIRA Tournament 1998/99 http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/146?Stagione=1998%2F99 The Rugby Archive 28 February 2022 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220228142917/http://www.rugbyarchive.net/compseasons/146?Stagione=1998%2F99 28 February 2022 dmy-all 1998-99 Category:1998–99 in European rugby union Category:1998 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:1999 rugby union tournaments for national teams