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 |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 10 | +126 | 9 |
 Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 54 | +27 | 7 |
 Namibia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 99 | −58 | 5 |
 Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 114 | −95 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 21 | +69 | 9 |
 Georgia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 7 |
 Zimbabwe |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 71 | −28 | 5 |
| Argentina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool C
Team Pld W D L PF PA +/- Pts 
Morocco3 3 0 0 45 19 +26 9 Australia3 2 0 1 64 55 +9 7 
France3 1 0 2 46 52 −6 5 Tonga3 0 0 3 31 60 −29 3
Source: World Rugby
Source: World Rugby
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 7 | +73 | 9 |
| Samoa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 17 | +63 | 7 |
 Uruguay |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 74 | −52 | 5 |
 Kenya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 94 | −84 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
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 |
|---|---|---|
 |
Fiji | 20 |
 |
New Zealand | 16 |
 |
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
- ↑ "Sport briefs". Newcastle Herald. Fairfax. 8 December 1999. p. 89. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- 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.
- ↑ "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 |