1999 South Africa Sevens

1999 South Africa Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nation  South Africa
Date 10–11 December 1999
Cup
Champion  Fiji
Runner-up  New Zealand
Plate
Winner  Australia
Runner-up  Samoa
Bowl
Winner  Tonga
Runner-up  Argentina
Tournament details
Matches played 41
2000

The 1999 South Africa Sevens was the first annual rugby sevens tournament held in South Africa as part of the IRB Sevens World Series. The competition took place on 10–11 December 1999 at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch,[1][2] and was the second tournament in the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series.

The hosts, South Africa were eliminated in the semi-finals before Fiji defeated New Zealand 12–10 in the final to win their first sevens title for the series.[2] Stellenbosch only hosted the South Africa Sevens tournament for one season and the event moved to Durban for the 2000–01 series.

Teams

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
 Fiji 330013610+1269
 Canada 32018154+277
 Namibia 31024199−585
 Japan 300319114−953

Source: World Rugby

10 December 1999
Fiji  52–0  Japan
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Canada  31–19  Namibia
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Canada  40–7  Japan
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Fiji  56–0  Namibia
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Namibia  22–12  Japan
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Fiji  28–10  Canada
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

Source: World Rugby

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 33009021+699
 Georgia 32014555-107
 Zimbabwe 31024371−285
 Argentina 30033566−313

Source: World Rugby

10 December 1999
Georgia  21–14  Argentina
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
New Zealand  33–14  Zimbabwe
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Zimbabwe  19–14  Argentina
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
New Zealand  31–0  Georgia
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
New Zealand  26–7  Argentina
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Georgia  24–10  Zimbabwe
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

Source: World Rugby

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Morocco 33004519+269
 Australia 32016455+97
 France 31024652−65
 Tonga 30033160−293

Source: World Rugby

10 December 1999
France  22–12  Tonga
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Morocco  19–12  Australia
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Morocco  14–7  France
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Australia  26–19  Tonga
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Morocco  12–0  Tonga
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Australia  26–17  France
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

Source: World Rugby

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 3300807+739
 Samoa 32018017+637
 Uruguay 31022274−525
 Kenya 30031094−843

Source: World Rugby

10 December 1999
Samoa  33–5  Uruguay
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
South Africa  37–0  Kenya
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Samoa  40–0  Kenya
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
South Africa  31–0  Uruguay
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
Uruguay  17–10  Kenya
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

10 December 1999
South Africa  12–7  Samoa
Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

Source: World Rugby

Finals

Bowl

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 
 Namibia21
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 Kenya20
 
 Namibia12
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 Argentina24
 
 Argentina19
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 France10
 
 Argentina26
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 Tonga31
 
 Uruguay20
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 Japan12
 
 Uruguay5
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 Tonga33
 
 Tonga28
 
 
 Zimbabwe10
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 
 Samoa26
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 Morocco7
 
 Samoa19
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 Australia22
 
 Canada12
 
 
 Australia36
 

Source: World Rugby

Cup

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 
 Fiji17
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 Samoa14
 
 Fiji33
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 Georgia5
 
 Georgia17
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 Morocco0
 
 Fiji12
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 New Zealand10
 
 South Africa17
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 Canada7
 
 South Africa0
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
 
 New Zealand26
 
 New Zealand22
 
 
 Australia14
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s)  Fiji20
2nd, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand16
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Georgia12
 South Africa12
5  Australia8
6  Samoa6
7  Canada4
 Morocco4
Place  Team Points
9  Tonga2
10  Argentina0
11  Namibia0
 Uruguay0
13  France0
 Japan0
 Kenya0
 Zimbabwe0

Source: Rugby7.com[3]

Series standings

At the completion of Round 2:

 
Pos.
Event 
Team

Dubai

Stellen­bosch

Punta del Este

Mar del Plata

Well­ington

Suva

Bris­bane

Hong Kong

Tokyo

Paris
Points
total
1  New Zealand201636
 Fiji162036
3 South Africa121224
4 Samoa12618
5 Australia8816
6 Georgia01212
7 Canada448
8 France606
9 Tonga426
10 Morocco044
11 Scotland22
12  Zimbabwe000
 Kenya000
 Japan000
15  United States 00
 Hong Kong00
 Argentina00
 Namibia00
 Uruguay00

Source: Rugby7.com

References

  1. "Sport briefs". Newcastle Herald. Fairfax. 8 December 1999. p. 89. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 "IRB Sevens I - Stellenbosch, South Africa. 12/10/1999 - 12/11/1999". rugby7.com. 1999. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. "IRB Sevens Standings". Rugby 7. 2000. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
IRB Sevens I
Preceded by
1999 Dubai Sevens
1999 South Africa Sevens Succeeded by
2000 Punta del Este Sevens
South Africa Sevens
Preceded by
First
1999 South Africa Sevens Succeeded by
2000 South Africa Sevens
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