1998–99 FIRA Tournament
The 1998–99 FIRA Tournament, was a rugby union tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA).
| 1998–99 FIRA Tournament | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 26 September 1998 – 12 June 1999 | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Champions | Not awarded | ||
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The tournament did not assign a champion. Only minnow teams participated, because Romania, Georgia, Morocco, Portugal and Netherlands were still involved in qualification for 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 2 |
| Admitted to 2000 Division 3 |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 |  | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 39 | +128 | 9 |
| 2 |  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 83 | −6 | 7 |
| 3 |  | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 97 | −44 | 4 |
| 4 |  | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 127 | −78 | 4 |
"SILVER" (Division 3)
Pool 1
The two matches scheduled in Serbia and Montegnegro were cancelled due to the Kosovo War.
| Admitted to 2000 Division 2 |
| Admitted to 2000 Division 3 |
| Admitted to 2000 Division 4 |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 |  | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 30 | +67 | 12 |
| 2 |  | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 33 | +73 | 10 |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 64 | +12 | 8 |
| 4 |  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 124 | −104 | 6 |
| 5 | %3B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 60 | −48 | 2 |
Pool 2
| Admitted to 2000 Division 2 |
| Admitted to 2000 Division 4 |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 |  | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 17 | +187 | 12 |
| 2 |  | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 88 | −23 | 10 |
| 3 |  | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 86 | −18 | 8 |
| 4 |  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 91 | −35 | 6 |
| 5 |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 149 | −111 | 4 |
"BRONZE" (Division 4)
| Admitted to 2000 Division 3 |
| Admitted to 2000 Division 4 |
| Place | Nation | Games | Points | Table points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| played | won | drawn | lost | for | against | diff. | |||
| 1 |  | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 45 | +78 | 12 |
| 2 |  | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 8 |
| 3 |  | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 84 | −26 | 8 |
| 4 |  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 92 | −34 | 6 |
| 5 |  | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 83 | −44 | 6 |
Bibliography
- (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) ISBN 88-87374-40-6.
- (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).
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