IRB Rugby World Cup Americas Zone Qualifying 1998-1999

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Round D Table

RWC 1999 Americas Zone Qualifying Round DPWDLPFPAPts
Argentina (Q)3300161529
Canada (Q)320197837
USA (Q)310259995
Uruguay3003311143
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Round D Results

Home TeamAway Team
Argentina52USA24
Canada38Uruguay15
Uruguay0Argentina55
Canada31USA14
Uruguay16USA21
Canada28Argentina54
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Round C Table

RWC 1999 Americas Zone Qualifying Round CPWDLPFPAPts
Uruguay (P)220063176
Chile210168264
Paraguay20029972
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Round C Results

Home TeamAway Team
Chile54Paraguay6
Uruguay20Chile14
Paraguay3Uruguay43
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Round B Table

RWC 1999 Americas Zone QualifyingPWDLPFPAPts
Chile (P)2200103146
Bermuda210160744
Trinidad & Tobago20029972
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Round B Results

Home TeamAway Team
Trinidad & Tobago6Chile35
Bermuda52Trinidad & Tobago6
Chile68Bermuda8
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Round A Tables

RWC 1999 Americas Zone Qualifying Round APWDLPFPAPts
Round A – Group 1
Trinidad & Tobago (P)22004106
Brazil21010414
Guyana2002000
Round A – Group 2
Bermuda (P)22007666
Bahamas210140474
Barbados200226892
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Round A Results

Home TeamAway Team
Round A – Group 1
Trinidad & Tobago41Brazil0
Brazilw/oGuyanascr.
Guyanascr.Trinidad & Tobagow/o
Round A – Group 2
Barbados23Bahamas37
Bermuda52Barbados3
Bahamas3 Bermuda24
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Entrants and Byes to Rounds

RoundCountries (Bye to Round)
Round DArgentina, Canada, USA
Round CUruguay, Paraguay
Round BChile
Round ATrinidad & Tobago, Bermuda, Brazil, Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana
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Report

There were no big shocks in the 1999 Rugby World Cup Americas Zone qualifying with seeded teams Argentina, Canada and USA qualifying for the Finals out of Round D ahead of Uruguay who had progressed to Round D. The 12 Countries were seeded into one of four Rounds, with 6 countries starting in Round A, from which Trinidad & Tobago and Bermuda progressed from the two groups. The Caribbean Island which shares St. Patrick’s Day as its National Holiday, Barbados (virtually all Barbadians are descendents of Irish and African slaves), lost both their matches to Bahamas (23-37) and Bermuda (3-52). Round B saw Chile progess to Round C, where they made a minor shock in defeating Paraguay, but it was Uruguay who progessed with a 20-14 defeat of the Chileans. Round D opened with Argentina winning big over USA and Canada defeating Uruguay. The only close mzatch in Round D was USA’s 21-16 win over Uruguay in the 3rd Round of matches which decided the third team to go through to the Finals along with Round winners Argentina and Runners-Up Canada. Uruguay Qualified for the Repechage.

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: Americas Zone” Rugby World Cup 1999 Pocket Guide. Pg. 200-201. Collins Willow, Glasgow. 1999.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Declan Mulcahy, Nora Mulcahy & Vinny Kingston

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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

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Last Updated: 28 March 2021

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