1999 South Africa Sevens

1999 South Africa Sevens
IRB Sevens I
Host nation  South Africa
Date 10–11 December 1999
Cup
Champions  Fiji
Runners-up  New Zealand
Plate
Champions  Australia
Runners-up  Samoa
Bowl
Champions  Tonga
Runners-up  Argentina
Shield
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-finals Semi-finals Final
11 December – Stellenbosch        
  Namibia  21
11 December – Stellenbosch
  Kenya  20  
  Namibia  12
11 December – Stellenbosch
      Argentina  24  
  Argentina  19
11 December – Stellenbosch
  France  10  
  Argentina  26
11 December – Stellenbosch    
    Tonga  31
  Uruguay  20
11 December – Stellenbosch
  Japan  12  
  Uruguay  5
11 December – Stellenbosch
      Tonga  33  
  Tonga  28
  Zimbabwe  10  
 

Source: World Rugby

Plate

Semi-finals Final
11 December – Stellenbosch
  Samoa 26  
  Morocco 7  
 
11 December – Stellenbosch
      Samoa 19
    Australia 22
11 December – Stellenbosch
  Canada 12
  Australia 36  

Source: World Rugby

Cup

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
11 December – Stellenbosch        
  Fiji  17
11 December – Stellenbosch
  Samoa  14  
  Fiji  33
11 December – Stellenbosch
      Georgia  5  
  Georgia  17
11 December – Stellenbosch
  Morocco  0  
  Fiji  12
11 December – Stellenbosch    
    New Zealand  10
  South Africa  17
11 December – Stellenbosch
  Canada  7  
  South Africa  0
11 December – Stellenbosch
      New Zealand  26  
  New Zealand  22
  Australia  14  
 

Source: World Rugby

Tournament placings

Place  Team Points
1st, gold medalist(s)  Fiji 20
2nd, silver medalist(s)  New Zealand 16
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Georgia 12
 South Africa 12
5  Australia 8
6  Samoa 6
7  Canada 4
 Morocco 4
Place  Team Points
9  Tonga 2
10  Argentina 0
11  Namibia 0
 Uruguay 0
13  France 0
 Japan 0
 Kenya 0
 Zimbabwe 0

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 Zealand 20 16 36
 Fiji 16 20 36
3  South Africa 12 12 24
4  Samoa 12 6 18
5  Australia 8 8 16
6  Georgia 0 12 12
7  Canada 4 4 8
8  France 6 0 6
9  Tonga 4 2 6
10  Morocco 0 4 4
11  Scotland 2 2
12  Zimbabwe 0 0 0
 Kenya 0 0 0
 Japan 0 0 0
15  United States 0 0
 Hong Kong 0 0
 Argentina 0 0
 Namibia 0 0
 Uruguay 0 0

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 12 November 2013. 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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