For the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, the Oceanian Federation was allocated three places in the final tournament and one place in the repechage.
Seven teams played in the Oceania qualifiers that were held over three stages from 1996 to 1998. Australia, Fiji and Western Samoa were the top three sides and secured their places as Oceania 1, Oceania 2 and Oceania 3, respectively, for RWC 99. Tonga qualified for the repechage tournament.[1][2]
Round 1
Date |
Team #1 |
Score |
Team #2 |
Venue |
22 November 1996 |
Cook Islands |
22–19 |
Papua New Guinea |
Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
8 February 1997 |
Papua New Guinea |
92–6 |
Tahiti |
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
20 February 1997 |
Tahiti |
0–40 |
Cook Islands |
Papeete, French Polynesia |
Round 2
Date |
Team #1 |
Score |
Team #2 |
Venue |
21 June 1997 |
Fiji |
20–10 |
Tonga |
Suva, Fiji |
27 June 1997 |
Cook Islands |
7–53 |
Fiji |
Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
5 July 1997 |
Tonga |
68–12 |
Cook Islands |
Nukuʻalofa, Tonga |
Round 3
Date |
Team #1 |
Score |
Team #2 |
Venue |
18 September 1998 |
Western Samoa |
28–20 |
Tonga |
Sydney, Australia |
18 September 1998 |
Australia |
66–20 |
Fiji |
Sydney, Australia |
22 September 1998 |
Fiji |
26–18 |
Western Samoa |
Canberra, Australia |
22 September 1998 |
Australia |
74–0 |
Tonga |
Canberra, Australia |
26 September 1998 |
Australia |
25–13 |
Western Samoa |
Brisbane, Australia |
26 September 1998 |
Fiji |
32–15 |
Tonga |
Brisbane, Australia |
Australia, Fiji, and Western Samoa qualified for RWC 1999, Tonga qualified for repechage.
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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Notes: There was no qualification for the 1987 World Cup as places were given by invitation only.
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