Round C

	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts
Pool 1
Ireland (QWC)	2	2	0	0	123	35	6
Romania (QWC)	2	1	1	0	62	76	4
Georgia	2	0	2	0	23	97	2
Pool 2
England (QWC)	2	2	0	0	133	15	6
Italy (QWC)	2	1	1	0	82	30	4
Netherlands	2	0	2	0	7	177	0
Pool 3
Scotland (QWC)	2	2	0	0	170	14	6
Spain (QWC)	2	1	1	0	24	102	4
Portugal	2	0	2	0	28	106	2

Home Team		Away Team
Pool 1
Ireland	70	Georgia	0
Georgia	23	Romania	27
Ireland	53	Romania	35
Pool 2
England	110	Netherlands	0
Netherlands	7	Italy	67
England	23	Italy	15
Pool 3
Scotland	85	Portugal	11
Spain	21	Portugal	17
Scotland	85	Spain	3

Round B

	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts
Pool 1
Italy (QRC)	4	4	0	0	230	62	12
Georgia (QRC)	4	3	1	0	74	60	10
Croatia	4	2	2	0	105	90	8
Russia	4	1	3	0	85	92	6
Denmark	4	0	4	0	26	206	4
Pool 2
Romania (QRC)	4	4	0	0	238	46	12
Netherlands (QRC)	4	3	1	0	106	78	10
Ukraine	4	2	2	0	97	87	8
Poland	4	1	3	0	58	152	6
Belgium	4	0	4	0	44	180	4
Pool 3
Spain (QRC)	4	4	0	0	158	42	12
Portugal (QRC)	4	3	1	0	120	60	10
Germany	4	2	2	0	102	82	8
Czech Republic	4	1	3	0	80	105	6
Andorra	4	0	4	0	45	216	4

Round A

	P	W	L	D	F	A	Pts
Pool 1
Ukraine (QRB)	4	4	0	0	177	21	12
Yugoslavia	4	3	1	0	18	70	10
Switzerland	4	1	2	1	40	50	7
Israel	4	1	2	1	46	73	7
Austria	4	1	3	0	15	82	6
Pool 2
Croatia (QRB)	4	4	0	0	189	69	12
Latvia	4	3	1	0	167	49	10
Moldova	4	2	2	0	53	81	8
Norway	4	1	3	0	42	125	6
Bulgaria	4	0	4	0	44	171	4
Pool 3
Andorra (QRB)	4	4	0	0	139	165	12
Sweden	4	3	1	0	191	60	10
Hungary	4	2	2	0	50	79	8
Lithuania	4	1	3	0	70	157	6
Luxembourg	4	0	4	0	27	116	4

Report

Ireland had to qualify for the IRB Rugby World Cup in 1999, along with England, Scotland, and Italy, as France and Wales were the only countries from the Europe Zone given an automatic Qualification Berth based on prior World Cup performances.

Ireland were placed in Pool 1 and automatically qualified for Round C. Ukraine had qualified from Round A in Pool 1 and went through to Round B with Italy and Georgia who both qualified for Round C.

In round C Ireland started off with an easy 70-0 in over Georgia, and then after Georgia lost to Romania by the slender margin of 23-27, Ireland just had to defeat Romania in their last Pool match to top their Pool but made heavy work of defeating Romania, 53-35 in a high-scoring game, as both teams qualified for the Rugby World Cup.

Meanwhile in Pool 2, England scored a record 110-0 win over Netherlands and then struggled against Italy, winning 23-15 as they both qualified. In Pool 3 Scotland made light work of Spain and Portugal, with Spain getting the other qualification place.

The IRB (International Rugby Board) governs World Rugby Union, and the 1999 World Cup was the fourth edition.

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: Africa Zone” Rugby World Cup 1999 Pocket Guide. Pg. 199-200. Collins Willow, Glasgow. 1999.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Declan Mulcahy, Nora Mulcahy & Vinny Kingston

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