1999 Dubai Sevens

1999 Dubai Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nation  Dubai
Date 2–3 December 1999
Cup
Champions  New Zealand
Runners-up  Fiji
Plate
Champions  Australia
Runners-up  France
Bowl
Champions  Scotland
Runners-up  Zimbabwe
Shield
Tournament details
Matches played 41
2000 →

The Dubai Sevens is played annually as part of the IRB Sevens World Series for international rugby sevens (seven-a-side version of rugby union). The 1999 competition, which took place on 2 and 3 December at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground, was the first Cup trophy in the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series.

New Zealand defeated Fiji to win the first Sevens title 38–14.[1]

Teams

Pool Stages

Pool A

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 New Zealand 33001070+1079
 Tonga 32016135+267
 Scotland 31024797−505
 Morocco 300319102−833
Winner Score Loser
 Tonga 33-7  Morocco
 New Zealand 57-0  Scotland
 Tonga 28-14  Scotland
 New Zealand 36-0  Morocco
 Scotland 33-12  Morocco
 New Zealand 14-0  Tonga

Pool B

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Fiji 330010022+789
 Canada 32015552+37
 Zimbabwe 31025286−345
 Georgia 30032067−473
Winner Score Loser
 Zimbabwe 21-15  Georgia
 Fiji 38-0  Canada
 Canada 33-14  Zimbabwe
 Fiji 24-5  Georgia
 Canada 22-0  Georgia
 Fiji 38-17  Zimbabwe

Pool C

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 Australia 33009220+729
 France 32017832+467
 United States 31023767−305
 Kenya 300312100−883
Winner Score Loser
 United States 12-7  Kenya
 Australia 17-5  France
 France 24-10  United States
 Australia 39-0  Kenya
 France 49-5  Kenya
 Australia 36-15  United States

Pool D

Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts
 South Africa 33007328+459
 Samoa 32016434+307
 Hong Kong 31022654−285
 Japan 30033683−473
Winner Score Loser
 Hong Kong 12-7  Japan
 South Africa 12-7  Samoa
 South Africa 35-14  Japan
 Samoa 21-7  Hong Kong
 South Africa 26-7  Hong Kong
 Samoa 36-15  Japan

Finals

Bowl

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
3 December – Dubai        
  Scotland  21
3 December – Dubai
  Georgia  12  
  Scotland  41
3 December – Dubai
      Kenya  0  
  Kenya  19
3 December – Dubai
  Japan  17  
  Scotland  31
3 December – Dubai    
    Zimbabwe  24
  Zimbabwe  24
3 December – Dubai
  Morocco  7  
  Zimbabwe  31
3 December – Dubai
      United States  7  
  United States  29
  Hong Kong  0  
 

Plate

Semi-finals Final
3 December – Dubai
  Australia 17  
  Tonga 10  
 
3 December – Dubai
      Australia 33
    France 20
3 December – Dubai
  France 17
  Canada 12  

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
3 December – Dubai        
  New Zealand  21
3 December – Dubai
  Canada  19  
  New Zealand  31
3 December – Dubai
      South Africa  0  
  South Africa  24
3 December – Dubai
  France  0  
  New Zealand  38
3 December – Dubai    
    Fiji  14
  Fiji  50
3 December – Dubai
  Tonga  5  
  Fiji  21
3 December – Dubai
      Samoa  14  
  Samoa  21
  Australia  12  
 

References

  1. "NEW ZEALAND LEAD SERIES TABLE". irbsevens1999.irb.org @ web.archive.org. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2002.

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