# 1999 Dubai Sevens

The 1999 Dubai Sevens was an international rugby sevens tournament that took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground on 2 and 3 December 1999. It was the 12th edition of the Dubai Sevens and the inaugural event for the IRB Sevens World Series. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament and were divided into four groups of four teams with the top two qualifying through to the cup quarterfinals.
After winning their group, New Zealand defeated Fiji in the cup final by a score of 38–14. In the minor placings, Australia won the plate final over France while Scotland won the bowl final over Zimbabwe.

## Teams

Sixteen national teams played in the tournament:

## 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 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 | +106 | 9 |
| Tonga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 7 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 94 | −47 | 5 |
| Morocco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 102 | −83 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 2 December 1999
| New Zealand | 14–0 | Tonga |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| Scotland | 33–12 | Morocco |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| New Zealand | 38–0 | Morocco |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| Tonga | 28–14 | Scotland |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| New Zealand | 54–0 | Scotland |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| Tonga | 31–7 | Morocco |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
Source: World Rugby

### Pool B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 22 | +92 | 9 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 52 | +10 | 7 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 86 | −34 | 5 |
| Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 88 | −68 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 2 December 1999
| Fiji | 38–17 | Zimbabwe |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| Canada | 29–0 | Georgia |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| Fiji | 38–5 | Georgia |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| Canada | 33–14 | Zimbabwe |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| Fiji | 38–0 | Canada |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| Zimbabwe | 21–15 | Georgia |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
Source: World Rugby

### Pool C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 20 | +72 | 9 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 32 | +46 | 7 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 5 |
| Kenya | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 100 | −88 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 2 December 1999
| Australia | 36–15 | United States |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| France | 49–5 | Kenya |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| Australia | 39–0 | Kenya |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| France | 24–10 | United States |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| Australia | 17–5 | France |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| United States | 12–7 | Kenya |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
Source: World Rugby

### Pool D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Pts |
| South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 28 | +44 | 9 |
| Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 25 | +41 | 7 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 85 | −35 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 76 | −50 | 3 |
Source: World Rugby
* 2 December 1999
| Samoa | 38–7 | Japan |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| South Africa | 26–7 | Hong Kong |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| Samoa | 21–7 | Hong Kong |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| South Africa | 35–14 | Japan |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| South Africa | 11–7 | Samoa |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
* 2 December 1999
| Japan | 29–12 | Hong Kong |
* Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground
Source: World Rugby

## Finals
### Bowl

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

### Plate

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| Canada | 12 |
| Canada | 12 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| France | 17 | 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai |
| France | 17 | France | 20 |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | | France | 20 |
| 3 December – Dubai | 3 December – Dubai | Australia | 33 |
| Australia | 17 | Australia | 33 |
| Tonga | 10 | | |
Source: World Rugby

### Cup

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

## Tournament placings

| Place | Team | Points |
| | New Zealand | 20 |
| | Fiji | 16 |
| | Samoa | 12 |
| | South Africa | 12 |
| 5 | Australia | 8 |
| 6 | France | 6 |
| 7 | Canada | 4 |
| 7 | Tonga | 4 |
| Place | Team | Points |
| 9 | Scotland | 2 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 0 |
| 11 | United States | 0 |
| 11 | Kenya | 0 |
| 13 | Japan | 0 |
| 13 | Georgia | 0 |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 13 | Morocco | 0 |
Source: Rugby7.com