1999 Dubai Sevens
| 1999 Dubai Sevens | |
|---|---|
| IRB Sevens I | |
| Host nation |
 |
| Date | 2–3 December 1999 |
| Cup | |
| Champion |
 |
| Runner-up |
 |
| Plate | |
| Winner |
 |
| Runner-up |
 |
| Bowl | |
| Winner |
 |
| Runner-up |
 |
| Tournament details | |
| Matches played | 41 |
|
2000 → | |
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]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | +106 | 9 |
 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 94 | −47 | 5 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 102 | −83 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 22 | +92 | 9 |
 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 52 | +10 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 86 | −34 | 5 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 88 | −68 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 20 | +72 | 9 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 32 | +46 | 7 |
 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 5 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 100 | −88 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 28 | +44 | 9 |
 |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 25 | +41 | 7 |
 |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 85 | −35 | 5 |
 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 76 | −50 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Finals
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 41 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 17 | |||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 29 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||
| 12 | |||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||
| 17 | |||||
| 20 | |||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||
| 33 | |||||
| 17 | |||||
| 10 | |||||
Source: World Rugby
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 19 | |||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 24 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 0 | |||||||||
| 38 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 14 | |||||||||
| 3 December – Dubai | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 50 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
Source: World Rugby
Tournament placings
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
 |
| 20 |
 |
| 16 |
 |
| 12 |
| 12 | |
| 5 | | 8 |
| 6 | | 6 |
| 7 | | 4 |
| 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | | 2 |
| 10 | | 0 |
| 11 | | 0 |
| 0 | |
| 13 | | 0 |
| 0 | |
| 0 | |
| 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 | | 20 | 20 | |||||||||
| 2 | | 16 | 16 | |||||||||
| 3 | | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
| 12 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 5 | | 8 | 8 | |||||||||
| 6 | | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 7 | | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 9 | | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 10 | | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
|
0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 0 | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com[5]
References
- ↑ "TODAY'S RESULTS (THURSDAY)". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2002.
- ↑ "TODAYS RESULTS (FRIDAY)". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 15 July 2001.
- ↑ "NEW ZEALAND LEAD SERIES TABLE". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2002.
- ↑ "Dubai Sevens 1999". rugby7.com. 2013-06-03.
- 1 2 "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
| 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 |