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April 27, 2021

Irish Basketball Association Sprite U19 Boys Regional Championships 1998-99

Final Standings

IBA Boys U19 Regional Championships 1998-99	P	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Kilkenny (C)	2	2	0	128	84	6
Ballina Colts	2	1	1	115	118	4
Portlaoise	2	0	2	74	115	2

[References: Compiled from results in 2]

Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
17.01.1999	Kilkenny	55	Portlaoise	29
17.01.1999	Portlaoise	45	Ballina Colts	60
17.01.1999	Kilkenny	73	Ballina Colts	55

Regional Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	South Region Final
06.12.1998	Waterford Crystal	42	Kilkenny	68
	North East Region Final
06.12.1998	Castleblaney	52	Ballina Colts	69

[References: 1]

Report

Kilkenny won the Irish Basketball Association Junior Boys South Region Championship Final in 1998-99, defeating Waterford Crystal while Ballina Colts won the North East Region Final versus Castleblaney. Portlaoise were the third Regional Winners. The three met in the Sprite Regional Championships which Kilkenny won defeating both Portlaoise and Ballina Colts. Ballina Colts were Runners-Up.

About Basketball Ireland All-Ireland Club Cups /

Irish Basketball Association Championships

The Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland replaced the All-Ireland County and Club Championships in 1973 with a National League based on clubs, and while the All-Ireland Championships for Adults were phased out, they were replaced by Underage Regional Championships in the renamed Irish Basketball Association, whereby the winners of Regional contests met in an All-Ireland-style playoff. They were renamed All-Ireland Club Cups with the rebranding to Basketball Ireland in 2003.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1998) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, December 7, 1998. Pg. 35

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jim Naughton

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 April 2021

April 26, 2021

Irish Basketball Association Men’s Junior Regional Sprite Cup Finals 1997-98

Regional Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	North West Region
14.12.1997	Longford Falcons	88	Ballina	70
	East Region
14.12.1997	Kilnamanagh	113	Cobras Trim	35

[References: 1]

Report

Kilnamanagh from Tallaght, Dublin won the Irish Basketball Association Men’s Junior Regional Sprite Cup in 1998-99 with an astonishing 113 points to Cobras Trim (Meath) who scored 35. In the North West Final a high-scoring thriller saw Longford Falcons defeat Ballina 88-71.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1997) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, December 15, 1997. Pg. 32-33.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jim Naughton

About this document

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April 26, 2021

Irish Basketball Association Junior Women’s Sprite National Cup 1998-99

Finals Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals		At National Basketball Arena
30.01.1999	Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats	52	Mercy College Coolock	50
30.01.1999	Lee Strand Tralee	51	Supermacs Limerick	46
	Final		At National Basketball Arena
31.01.1999	Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats	66	Lee Strand Tralee	30

[References: 2-3]

Qualifying Pool Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool 1
15.11.1997	New Ross Bullets	49	Mercy College Coolock	73
	Pool 2
15.11.1997	Snowcream Wildcats	47	Maree	36
	Pool 3
15.11.1997	Ballincollig	46	Lee Strand Tralee	65
	Pool 4
15.11.1997	Supermacs Limerick	42	Sligo Dairies	33

[References: 1]

Final

At National Basketball Arena, 31 January 1999	HT	FT	Scorers
Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats	(31)	66	Orla Dempsey 14, K Maher 12, J Coady 10
Lee Strand Tralee	(16)	30	M Galwey 18, M McCarthy 3
Most Valuable Player (MVP)			Team
Orla Dempsey			Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats

[References: 2]

Report

Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats from Waterford won the Irish Basketball Association Junior Women’s National Sprite Cup in 1998-99 thanks to MVP Orla Dempsey’s 14 points, and K Maher’s 12 points and J Coady’s 10. A game-high 18 points from M Galwey was not enough for Lee Strand Tralee as all other Tralee players were restricted to 3 points or less.

About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups

The Irish Basketball Association ran the National Cup for the Top Two Divisions as well as any regional teams that wished to enter in both Men’s and Women’s as well as Junior (Under 19) Cup for both Men and Women as well as a Junior B (U19) Regional Cup for both Men and Women. The Cups were Knockout (single elimination) from the First Round. They were replaced by Super League and Division 1 Cups when the Association rebranded as Basketball Ireland in 2003. The Junior (U19) Cups were replaced by Under 20 and Under 18 Cups. Other Cups included the Irish Wheelchair Basketball Cup and introduced in the late 2010s the National Intermediate Cup Competition (Tier 3).

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1999) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, September 16, 1998. Pg. 36.

[2] Anon. (1999) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, February 1, 1999, Pg. 30

[3] Cliona Foley. (1999) “Notre Dame and Tolka Cup Joy” Irish Independent. Monday, February 1, 1999, Pg. 30

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley (Killester and Ireland)

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April 26, 2021

Irish Basketball Association Men’s Junior National Sprite Cup 1998-99

Finals Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
30.01.1999	Killester	82	Tralee Tigers	68
30.01.1999	Star of the Sea	68	Marian	67
	Final
31.01.1999	Killester	64	Star of the Sea	43

[References: 2-3]

Regional Finals

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Pool 1		At Sligo
22.11.1998	Marian	68	Limerick	41
	Pool 2		At Killarney
22.11.1998	Star of the sea	73	Neptune	62
	Pool 3
22.11.1998	Killester	51	Blue Demons	45

[References: 1]

Final

At National Basketball Arena, Tallaght (31 January 1999)	HT	FT	Top Scorers
Killester	(33)	64	P Kelly 23, J Grennell 11, S Russell 11
Star of the Sea	(25)	43	E McIlhenney 9, C Burns, R O’Leary 8
MVP: Jonathan Grennell			(Killester)

[References: 3]

Report

Killester won the Irish Basketball Association Junior Men’s National Cup in 1998-99 with a 64-43 win behind the MVP display of Jonathan Grennell and a game-high 23 points from P Kelly.

References

Newspaper

[1] Anon. (1999) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, November 23, 1998. Pg. 34

[2] Anon. (1999) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, February 1, 1999, Pg. 30

[3] Cliona Foley. (1999) “Notre Dame and Tolka Cup Joy” Irish Independent. Monday, February 1, 1999, Pg. 30

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

About this document

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Last Updated: 26 April 2021

April 26, 2021

Irish Basketball Association Women’s National Sprite Cup 1998-99

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
13.12.1998	Tolka Rovers	108	Castlebar Rockets	58
13.12.1998	Killester	68	Supermacs Limerick	63
13.12.1998	Sligo Dairies	33	Snowcream Wildcats	81
	Semi-Finals
30.01.1999	Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats	75	Killester	55
30.01.1999	Star of the Sea	68	Marian	67
	Final
31.01.1999	Tolka Rovers	59	Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats	58

[References: 1-3]

Final

At National Basketball Arena, Tallaght 31 January 1999	HT	FT	Scorers
Tolka Rovers	(27)	59	Rachel Kelly 15, Eimear Howard 14, Sharon Kelly 9
Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats	(36)	58	Jillian Hayes 14 M Fitzpatrick 12, Michelle Maguire 12

[References: 2-3]

Report

Tolka Rovers won their first ever Irish Basketball Association Women’s Senior National Sprite Cup when defeating the heavily fancied Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats in their rookie Final. The Wildcats with only loss all season battled all the way against Tolka but a game high 15 points from MVP Rachel Kelly and 14 from Eimear Howard were just enough for the Northside Dubliners to beat the Waterford women. In an unpredictable finish, given both season form and the Wildcats being 13 points in front after a few minutes of the second half starting, Tolka managed to not only pull back the score but go ahead with a second Lorraine O’Brien three-pointer, and then pulled into a seven-point lead with three minutes remaining thanks to the excellent play of Sharon Kelly inside and another ‘three’ from Roisin Dixon. Wildcats managed to claw the score back to 58-59 with 23 seconds left after the brilliant Michelle Maguire but she missed the bonus and the game and the Cup went to Tolka Rovers for the first time ever.

About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1999) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, December 14, 1998. Pg. 32.

[2] Anon. (1999) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, February 1, 1999, Pg. 30

[3] Cliona Foley. (1999) “Notre Dame and Tolka Cup Joy” Irish Independent. Monday, February 1, 1999, Pg. 30

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley (Killester and Ireland)

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 April 2021

April 26, 2021

Irish Basketball Association Men’s National Sprite Cup 1998-99

Results

Date (W/E)	Home Team		Away Team
	Preliminary Round 1
25.10.1998	Clare Jets	81	Longnecks Ballina	76
	Preliminary Round 2
25.10.1998	Cobras	46	Tralee Tigers	113
25.10.1998	Clare Jets	81	Queen’s Graduates	76
	First Round
01.11.1998	Denny Notre Dame	84	UCD Marian	76
01.11.1998	Tralee Tigers	85	Clare Jets	74
01.11.1998	Neptune	66	Blue Demons	81
01.11.1998	Dungannon	74	Waterford Crystal	80
01.11.1998	Dublin Bay Vikings	60	Burger King Limerick	99
01.11.1998	Marlborough Saints	94	Team Sligo Dairies	82
01.11.1998	Star of the Sea	95	Killester	81
01.11.1998	Tolka Rovers	85	Kerry Spring Water Killarney	79
	Quarter-Finals
13.12.1998	Waterford Crystal	67	Star of the Sea	68
13.12.1998	Tralee Tigers	72	Denny Notre Dame	80
13.12.1998	Blue Demons	84	Tolka Rovers	77
13.12.1998	Burger King Limerick	62	Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s	80
	Semi-Finals
31.01.1999	Esat Telecom Blue Demons	73	Star of the Sea	72
31.01.1999	Denny Notre Dame	73	Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s	72
	Final
31.01.1999	Denny Notre Dame	62	Esat Telecom Blue Demons	61

[References: 1-6]

Final

At National Basketball Arena, Tallaght 31 March 1999	HT	FT	Top Scorers
Denny Notre Dame	(34)	62	Anthony Jenkins 19, Calvin Morris 14, Lennie McMillan 13
Esat Blue Demons	(40)	61	Dion Wingfield 34, Duvall Simmonds 12, Paco de Benito 8

[References: 5-6]

Report

Denny Notre Dame wrote themselves into the Irish Basketball Association history books by becoming the first team to ever win the Men’s National (Sprite) Cup three times in a row. The local favourites defeated Esat Telecom Blue Demons 62-61 in the Final at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, South Dublin with 19 points from Americans Anthony Jenkins, 14 from Calvin Morris and 13 from Lennie McMillan. Despite a huge 34 point haul from game MVP American Dion Wingfield and big three-pointers from Duvall Simmonds and Spanish Bosman-ruling player Paco de Benito, the Blue Demons, who had led 40-34 at the half were unable to resist the Notre Dame challenge after their other American Simmonds went on four fouls after seven minutes of the restart and spent six minutes on the bench allowing the Tallaght side to go six points clear. With Simmonds back in with seven minutes remaining and the help of three free throws from de Benito the Corkmen managed to pull the score back to two points, but a crucial three-pointer from Jenkins and four missed free throws from Blue Demons sealed the three-in-a-row for Denny Notre Dame.

About Basketball Ireland / Irish Basketball Association Cups

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1999) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, October 26, 1998. Pg. 32.

[1] Anon. (1999) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, November 2, 1998. Pg. 44

[2] Anon. (1999) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, December 14, 1998. Pg. 32.

[3] Anon. (1999) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Basketball” Irish Independent. Monday, February 1, 1999, Pg. 30

[3] Cliona Foley. (1999) “Notre Dame and Tolka Cup Joy” Irish Independent. Monday, February 1, 1999, Pg. 30

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 26 April 2021

April 26, 2021

Celtic Rugby Ltd Guinness Pro 14 Rainbow Cup 2021

Guinness Pro 14 Logo [References: 1]

Group Tables

Rainbow Cup 2021	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB-LB	Pts
Group A
Munster	2	2	0	0	65	13	1-0	9
Leinster	2	1	0	1	53	48	1-0	5
Connacht	2	1	0	1	47	74	1-0	5
Ulster	2	0	0	2	36	64	1-1	2
Group B
Dragons	2	1	0	1	68	49	1-1	6
Ospreys	2	1	0	1	42	36	1-0	5
Scarlets	2	1	0	1	54	58	1-0	5
Cardiff Blues	2	1	0	1	31	52	0-0	4
Group C
Benetton	2	2	0	0	71	39	1-0	9
Glasgow Warriors	2	1	0	1	48	65	1-0	5
Edinburgh	2	1	0	1	43	47	0-0	4
Zebre	2	0	0	2	38	49	0-2	2
Group D
Bulls
Lions
Sharks
Stormers

[Reference: 2]

Results

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
23.04.2021	Ulster	24	Connacht	26
24.04.2021	Leinster	3	Munster	27
24.04.2021	Benetton	46	Glasgow Warriors	19
23.04.2021	Edinburgh	24	Zebre	18
24.04.2021	Ospreys	36	Cardiff Blues	14
25.04.2021	Dragons	52	Scarlets	32
24.04.2021	Bulls		Lions
24.04.2021	Stormers		Sharks
	Round 2
02.05.2021	Stormers		Bulls
02.05.2021	Sharks		Lions
08.05.2021	Connacht	21	Leinster	50
07.05.2021	Munster	38	Ulster	10
07.05.2021	Zebre	20	Benetton	25
07.05.2021	Glasgow Warriors	29	Edinburgh	19
08.05.2021	Cardiff Blues	17	Dragons	16
08.05.2021	Scarlets	22	Ospreys	6
	Round 3
08.05.2021	Bulls		Sharks
08.05.2021	Lions		Stormers
15.05.2021	Munster		Connacht
15.05.2021	Leinster		Ulster
15.05.2021	Benetton		Zebre
15.05.2021	Edinburgh		Glasgow Warriors
15.05.2021	Scarlets		Cardiff Blues
15.05.2021	Dragons		Ospreys

[References: 2]

Report

The Celtic Rugby Ltd-run Pro 14 Rainbow Cup 2021 was scheduled to include four South African Provinces in their absence at the Pro 14 League due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Restrictions. It kicked off on the Weekend of the 23rd to 25th April minus those four provinces.

Round 1 23-24 April 2021

Connacht, Munster, Dragons, Ospreys and Benetton all picked up bonus points wins in the opening round of the Rainbow Cup. Ulster picked up both a Try Bonus and a Losing Bonus in their 24-26 loss to Connacht, while Munster trounced Leinster 27-3. In Wales, Dragons defeated Scarlets 52-32 in the highest-scoring encounter of the weekend, while Ospreys defeated Cardiff Blues 36-14. In the Scottish-Italian matches, Benetton were surprisingly big winners over Glasgow Warriors, 46-19, while Edinburgh were made to work against Zebre, prevailing 24-18 in the end.

Round 2 7-9 May 2021

Benetton and Munster were the only two undefeated teams after Round 2 of the Guinness Pro 14 Rainbow Cup in 2021 after wins over Zebre (25-20) and Ulster (38-10). Climbing into first place in the Welsh part of the draw were Dragons with a huge 52-32 win over Cardiff Blues although all four teams in Wales were on 1 win and 1 loss following Ospreys victory at home to Scarlets. Dragons however had two bonus points. Rounding out the matches were Glasgow Warriors 29-19 versus Edinburgh and a big Leinster win at Connacht (50-21) as the West Ireland Province felt the backlash of the previous weeks loss to Munster where Leinster only scored three points.

References

Newspapers

[2] Gerry Thornley (2021) “Leinster and Munster to meet in opening series” The Irish Times. Saturday, March 27, 2021. pg. Sport 2.

Websites

[3] Pro 14 Rugby (2021) 2020-21 RC Table [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/12021 [Accessed 26 April 2021]

[4] Pro 14 Rugby (2021) 2020-21 RC Round 1 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre [Accessed 26 April 2021]

[5] Pro 14 Rugby (2021) 2020-21 RC Round 2 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/12021/2 [Accessed 13 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Malcolm O’Kelly.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 13 May 2021

March 28, 2021

International Rugby Board Major Leagues 2019-20

Guinness Pro14 Logo {Reference: 1]

Guinness Pro 14 2019-20 (Celtic Rugby)

	P	W	D	L	BP	Pts
Conference A
Leinster	13	13	0	0	9	61
Ulster	13	8	1	4	9	43
Glasgow Warriors	13	7	0	6	6	34
Toyota Cheetahs	13	6	0	7	8	32
Dragons	13	5	0	8	2	22
Zebre	13	2	1	10	6	16
Ospreys	13	2	1	10	5	15
Conference B
Edinburgh	13	10	0	3	7	47
Munster	13	9	0	4	9	45
Scarlets	13	8	0	5	5	37
Connacht	13	7	0	6	7	35
Benetton	13	5	1	7	9	31
Cardiff Blues	13	6	0	7	5	29
Isuzu Southern Kings	13	1	0	12	3	7

Guinness Pro 14 Rugby Final Table 2019-20 [Reference: 4]

Note: The Coronavirus Pandemic caused the cessation of the Pro 14 season after 13 Rounds.

Super Rugby 2020 (SANZAR Rugby)

Super Rugby 2020	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
Australian
Brumbies	6	5	0	1	208	115	2	1	23
Rebels	6	3	0	3	166	160	1	0	13
Queensland Reds	7	2	0	5	219	176	2	3	13
NSW Waratahs	6	1	0	5	104	214	1	0	5
Sunwolves	6	1	0	5	101	292	0	0	4
New Zealand
Crusaders	6	5	0	1	189	105	3	0	23
Blues	7	5	0	2	192	134	2	0	22
Chiefs	6	4	0	2	194	128	2	1	19
Hurricanes	6	4	0	2	168	135	1	0	17
Highlanders	6	1	1	4	91	163	0	1	7
South African
Sharks	7	6	0	1	213	153	0	0	24
Stormers	6	4	0	2	118	94	1	0	17
Jaguares	7	3	1	3	169	135	2	1	17
Bulls	6	1	0	5	115	152	1	1	6
Lions	6	1	0	5	109	200	0	1	5

[References: 3]

Note: The 2020 Super Rugby season was cancelled during the 7th round of matches due to restrictions arising from the covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Top 14 2019-20 (LNR France)

LNR Top 14 2019-20	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	BP	Pts
Union Bordeaux-Begles	17	13	1	3	475	313	7	61
LOU Rugby	17	12	0	5	465	304	5	53
Racing 92	17	9	1	7	451	326	8	46
RC Toulon	17	9	2	6	396	334	5	45
Stade Rochelais	17	9	0	8	370	377	6	42
ASM Clermont	17	10	0	7	423	415	1	41
Stade Toulousian	17	8	1	8	368	331	6	40
Montpellier-Herault Rugby	17	6	3	8	404	390	7	37
Aviron Bayonais	17	7	1	9	327	409	3	33
Casrtes Olympiques	17	7	0	10	392	460	5	33
CA Brive	17	7	1	9	364	439	3	33
Section Paloise	17	6	0	11	334	414	4	28
SU Agen	17	5	1	11	323	414	4	26
Stade Francais Paris	17	5	1	11	328	488	3	25

[References: 4]

Gallagher Premiership Rugby (RFU England)

Premiership Rugby 2019-20	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	TB	LB	Pts
Exeter Chiefs	22	15	0	7	630	443	9	5	74
Wasps	22	14	0	8	662	497	12	3	71
Bristol Bears	22	14	1	7	561	457	8	3	69
Bath Rugby	22	14	1	7	520	457	7	2	67
Sale Sharks	22	13	0	9	546	375	7	5	64
Harlequins	22	10	1	11	517	560	6	3	51
Gloucester Rugby	22	8	0	14	515	513	9	5	46
Northampton Saints	22	8	0	14	438	547	5	5	42
Worcester Warriors	22	8	0	14	398	578	3	6	41
London Irish	22	6	1	15	386	633	6	2	34
Leicester Tigers	22	6	1	15	374	609	1	2	29
Saracens #	22	13	1	8	583	461	9	4	-38

[References: 6]

Report

England’s Premiership Rugby was the only one of the four Major Rugby Union Leagues to complete the season in 2019-20. Pro 14 Rugby (Celtic Nations, Italy and two South African teams), Top 14 (France) and Super Rugby (South Africa, New Zealand, Argentina and Australia) all cancelled their tournamengts midway through. Exeter Chiefs were the Premiership Rugby Champions, with London Irish finishing 10th of 12 with 6 wins and one draw from 22 matches. Leinster, Ulster and Munster were all in the top 2 of their respective Conferences in the Pro 14 with Connacht fourth at cessation.

Home Venues – Pro 14 Rugby

Team	Home Venue
Irish Provinces
Connacht	The Sportsground, Galway
Leinster	RDS Arena, Dublin
Munster	Thomond Park, Limerick
Ulster	Kingspan Stadium, Belfast
Welsh Regions
Cardiff Blues	Principality Stadium, Cardiff
Dragons	Rodney Parade, Newport
Ospreys	St. Helen’s Rugby & Cricket Ground, Swansea
Scarlets	Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli
Scottish Districts
Edinburgh	BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Glasgow Warriors	Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
Italian Cities
Benetton	Stadio Communale di Monigo, Treviso
Zebre	Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma

[Referenvces: 2-18]

References

Logos

[1] Fandom Logopedia (2020) Guinness_Pro14_logo [Internet] Available from: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/4/44/Guinness_Pro14_logo.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/340?cb=20180124194323 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

Websites

[2] Pro 14 Rugby (2020) Table 2019/20 [Internet] Available from: https://www.pro14.rugby/match-centre/table/2020 [Accessed 2 August 2020]

[3] Super Rugby (2021) 2020 Super Rugby [Internet] Available from: https://super.rugby/superrugby/fixtures/archives/2020-super-rugby/ [Accessed 28 March 2021]

[4] Ligue Nationale de Rugby (2021) Classement Top 14 [2019-20] [Internet] Available from: https://www.lnr.fr/rugby-top-14/classement-rugby-top-14?season=32436&day=all [Accessed 28 March 2021]

[5] Premiership Rugby (2020) Gallagher :Premiership Rugby League Table [2019-20] [Internet] Available from: https://www.premiershiprugby.com/gallagher-premiership-rugby/league-table/ [Accessed 28 March 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Malcolm O’Kelly.

About this document

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 March 2021

March 28, 2021

IRB Rugby World Cup Americas Zone Qualifying 1998-1999

IRB Rugby world Cup Logo [References: 2]

Round D Table

RWC 1999 Americas Zone Qualifying Round D	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
Argentina (Q)	3	3	0	0	161	52	9
Canada (Q)	3	2	0	1	97	83	7
USA (Q)	3	1	0	2	59	99	5
Uruguay	3	0	0	3	31	114	3

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Round D Results

Home Team		Away Team
Argentina	52	USA	24
Canada	38	Uruguay	15
Uruguay	0	Argentina	55
Canada	31	USA	14
Uruguay	16	USA	21
Canada	28	Argentina	54

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Round C Table

RWC 1999 Americas Zone Qualifying Round C	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
Uruguay (P)	2	2	0	0	63	17	6
Chile	2	1	0	1	68	26	4
Paraguay	2	0	0	2	9	97	2

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Round C Results

Home Team		Away Team
Chile	54	Paraguay	6
Uruguay	20	Chile	14
Paraguay	3	Uruguay	43

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Round B Table

RWC 1999 Americas Zone Qualifying	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
Chile (P)	2	2	0	0	103	14	6
Bermuda	2	1	0	1	60	74	4
Trinidad & Tobago	2	0	0	2	9	97	2

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Round B Results

Home Team		Away Team
Trinidad & Tobago	6	Chile	35
Bermuda	52	Trinidad & Tobago	6
Chile	68	Bermuda	8

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Round A Tables

RWC 1999 Americas Zone Qualifying Round A	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
Round A – Group 1
Trinidad & Tobago (P)	2	2	0	0	41	0	6
Brazil	2	1	0	1	0	41	4
Guyana	2	0	0	2	0	0	0
Round A – Group 2
Bermuda (P)	2	2	0	0	76	6	6
Bahamas	2	1	0	1	40	47	4
Barbados	2	0	0	2	26	89	2

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Round A Results

Home Team		Away Team
Round A – Group 1
Trinidad & Tobago	41	Brazil	0
Brazil	w/o	Guyana	scr.
Guyana	scr.	Trinidad & Tobago	w/o
Round A – Group 2
Barbados	23	Bahamas	37
Bermuda	52	Barbados	3
Bahamas	3	Bermuda	24

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Entrants and Byes to Rounds

Round	Countries (Bye to Round)
Round D	Argentina, Canada, USA
Round C	Uruguay, Paraguay
Round B	Chile
Round A	Trinidad & Tobago, Bermuda, Brazil, Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana

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Report

There were no big shocks in the 1999 Rugby World Cup Americas Zone qualifying with seeded teams Argentina, Canada and USA qualifying for the Finals out of Round D ahead of Uruguay who had progressed to Round D. The 12 Countries were seeded into one of four Rounds, with 6 countries starting in Round A, from which Trinidad & Tobago and Bermuda progressed from the two groups. The Caribbean Island which shares St. Patrick’s Day as its National Holiday, Barbados (virtually all Barbadians are descendents of Irish and African slaves), lost both their matches to Bahamas (23-37) and Bermuda (3-52). Round B saw Chile progess to Round C, where they made a minor shock in defeating Paraguay, but it was Uruguay who progessed with a 20-14 defeat of the Chileans. Round D opened with Argentina winning big over USA and Canada defeating Uruguay. The only close mzatch in Round D was USA’s 21-16 win over Uruguay in the 3rd Round of matches which decided the third team to go through to the Finals along with Round winners Argentina and Runners-Up Canada. Uruguay Qualified for the Repechage.

References

Images

[1] DW Design & Print (2019) 1999 [Internet] Available from: https://www.dwdesignandprint.co.uk/images/2019/10/24/1999.jpg [Accessed 4 September 2020]

Bibliography

[2] Smith, Bruce (1999) “The Qualifying Tournament: Americas Zone” Rugby World Cup 1999 Pocket Guide. Pg. 200-201. Collins Willow, Glasgow. 1999.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Declan Mulcahy, Nora Mulcahy & Vinny Kingston

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 March 2021

March 28, 2021

IRB Rugby World Cup Pacific Zone Qualifying 1998-1999

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Round C Table

RWC Pacific Zone Qualifying 1999 Round C	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
Australia (Q)	3	3	0	0	165	33	9
Fiji (Q)	3	2	0	1	78	99	6
Western Samoa (Q)	3	1	0	2	59	71	3
Tonga	3	0	0	3	35	134	0

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Round C Results

Home Team		Away Team
Western Samoa	28	Tonga	20
Australia	66	Fiji	20
Fiji	26	Western Samoa	18
Australia	74	Tonga	0
Australia	25	Western Samoa	13
Fiji	32	Tonga	15

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Round B Table

RWC Pacific Zone Qualifying Round B	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
Fiji (P)	2	2	0	0	73	17	6
Tonga (P)	2	1	0	1	78	32	4
Cook Islands	2	0	0	2	19	121	0

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Round B Results

Home Team		Away Team
Fiji	20	Tonga	10
Cook Islands	7	Fiji	53
Tonga	68	Cook Islands	12

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Round A Table

RWC Pacific Zone Qualifying 1999 Round A	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	Pts
Cook Islands (P)	2	2	0	0	62	19	6
Papua New Guinea	2	1	0	1	111	28	4
Tahiti	2	0	0	2	6	132	0

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Round A Results

Home Team		Away Team
Cook Islands	22	Papua New Guinea	19
Papua New Guinea	92	Tahiti	6
Tahiti	0	Cook Islands	40

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Entrants and Byes To Rounds

Country	Bye To Round
Australia	Round C
Western Samoa	Round C
Fiji	Round B
Tonga	Round B
Cook Islands	Round A
Papua New Guinea	Round A
Tahiti	Round A

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Report

Australia, Fiji and Westen Samoa qualified for the 1999 Rugby World Cup from the Pacific Zone Qualifying Tournaments, with Tonga Qualifying for the Repechage. The Pacific Zone began with Cook Islands progressing from Round A ahead of Papua New Guinea and Tahiti. Round B was straightforward with the seeded teams Fiji and Tonga progessing at the expense of Cook islands. The Final Qualifying Round saw Australia gain big wins over Fiji and Tonga, but struggle against Western Samoa, only winning 25-13. They qualified along with Fiji who had a shock win over Western Samoa to finish second and the Samoans who took the third qualifying spot with a 28-20 victory over Tonga.

References

Images

[1] DW Design & Print (2019) 1999 [Internet] Available from: https://www.dwdesignandprint.co.uk/images/2019/10/24/1999.jpg [Accessed 4 September 2020]