# 1999 Rugby World Cup – European qualification

In the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying process, European teams played for six places in the final tournament. Three more places were available in the repechage. France and Wales were automatic qualifiers.

## Round A
### Pool 1

Ukraine qualify for Round B.
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Ukraine | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 21 | +156 | 12 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 70 | -52 | 8 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 7 |
| 4 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 73 | -27 | 7 |
| 5 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 82 | -67 | 6 |
* 5 October 1996
| Ukraine | 60–0 | Yugoslavia |
* Kyiv
* 26 October 1996
| Austria | 3–0 withdraw | Yugoslavia |
* Vienna
* 2 November 1996
| Switzerland | 0–30 | Ukraine |
* Nyon
* 23 November 1996
| Israel | 15–3 | Austria |
* Tel Aviv
* 30 November 1996
| Israel | 9–9 | Switzerland |
* Tel Aviv
* 1 March 1997
| Yugoslavia | 8–0 | Switzerland |
* Belgrade
* 26 April 1997
| Austria | 6–36 | Ukraine |
* Vienna
* 10 May 1997
| Yugoslavia | 10–7 | Israel |
* Pancevo
* 17 May 1997
| Ukraine | 51–15 | Israel |
* Odesa
* 24 May 1997
| Switzerland | 31–3 | Austria |
* Basel

### Pool 2

Croatia qualify for Round B.
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Croatia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 67 | +125 | 12 |
| 2 | Latvia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 165 | 52 | +113 | 10 |
| 3 | Moldova | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 81 | -28 | 8 |
| 4 | Norway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 125 | -83 | 6 |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 171 | -127 | 4 |
* 28 September 1996
| Latvia | 44–6 | Norway |
* Riga
* 12 October 1996
| Norway | 7–43 | Croatia |
* Stavanger
* 12 October 1996
| Bulgaria | 6–14 | Moldova |
* Sofia
* 19 October 1996
| Moldova | 3–8 | Latvia |
* Chișinău
* 26 October 1996
| Bulgaria | 31–46 | Croatia |
* Sofia
* 3 May 1997
| Moldova | 31–7 | Norway |
* Chișinău
* 10 May 1997
| Latvia | 89–0 | Bulgaria |
* Riga
* 10 May 1997
| Croatia | 60–5 | Moldova |
* Split
* 17 May 1997
| Croatia | 43–24 | Latvia |
* Makarska
* 24 May 1997
| Norway | 22–7 | Bulgaria |
* Oslo

### Pool 3

Andorra qualify for Round B.
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Andorra | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 65 | +74 | 12 |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 60 | +131 | 10 |
| 3 | Hungary | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 79 | -29 | 8 |
| 4 | Lithuania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 157 | -87 | 6 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 116 | -89 | 4 |
* 5 October 1996
| Lithuania | 26–3 | Luxembourg |
* Vilnius
* 19 October 1996
| Andorra | 54–24 | Lithuania |
* Andorra-la-Vella
* 19 October 1996
| Sweden | 39–17 | Hungary |
* Vanersborg
* 2 November 1996
| Luxembourg | 3–12 | Hungary |
* Cessange
* 2 November 1996
| Andorra | 21–20 | Sweden |
* Andorra-la-Vella
* 15 March 1997
| Luxembourg | 16–30 | Andorra |
* Cessange
* 19 April 1997
| Sweden | 48–5 | Luxembourg |
* Karlskrona
* 3 May 1997
| Lithuania | 17–84 | Sweden |
* Plungė
* 31 May 1997
| Hungary | 16–3 | Lithuania |
* Budapest
* 14 June 1997
| Hungary | 5–34 | Andorra |
* Budapest

## Round B
### Pool 1

Italy and Georgia qualify for Round C.
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 62 | +158 | 12 |
| 2 | Georgia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 60 | +14 | 10 |
| 3 | Croatia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 105 | 90 | +15 | 8 |
| 4 | Russia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 92 | -7 | 6 |
| 5 | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 206 | -180 | 4 |
* 12 October 1997
| Georgia | 29–15 | Croatia |
* Tbilisi
* 18 October 1997
| Denmark | 8–19 | Georgia |
* Copenhagen
* 19 October 1997
| Croatia | 23–16 | Russia |
* Makarska
* 1 November 1997
| Italy A | 102–3 | Denmark |
* Brescia
* 11 April 1998
| Italy A | 31–14 | Georgia |
* L'Aquila
* 18 April 1998
| Russia | 18–48 | Italy |
* Krasnoiarsk
* 3 May 1998
| Russia | 45–9 | Denmark |
* Penza
* 16 May 1998
| Denmark | 6–40 | Croatia |
* Aalborg
* 20 May 1998
| Georgia | 12–6 | Russia |
* Tbilisi
* 6 June 1998
| Croatia | 27–39 | Italy A |
* Makarska

### Pool 2

Romania and Netherlands qualify for Round C.
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Romania | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 51 | +187 | 12 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 78 | +78 | 10 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 87 | +10 | 8 |
| 4 | Poland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 58 | 152 | -94 | 6 |
| 5 | Belgium | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 180 | -131 | 4 |
* 4 October 1997
| Belgium | 18–83 | Romania |
* Brussels
* 18 October 1997
| Ukraine | 48–5 | Belgium |
* Kyiv
* 26 October 1997
| Netherlands | 49–7 | Poland |
* Amsterdam
* 1 November 1997
| Netherlands | 35–13 | Ukraine |
* Amsterdam
* 28 March 1998
| Poland | 30–10 | Belgium |
* Gdańsk
* 18 April 1998
| Belgium | 16–19 | Netherlands |
* Brussels
* 25 April 1998
| Romania | 42–3 | Netherlands |
* Bucharest
* 2 May 1998
| Romania | 74–13 | Poland |
* Bucharest
* 16 May 1998
| Poland | 8–19 | Ukraine |
* Mosir
* 30 May 1998
| Ukraine | 17–39 | Romania |
* Kharkiv

### Pool 3

Spain and Portugal qualify for Round C.
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Spain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 42 | +116 | 12 |
| 2 | Portugal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 60 | +60 | 10 |
| 3 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 82 | +20 | 8 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 105 | -25 | 6 |
| 5 | Andorra | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 216 | -171 | 4 |
* 13 September 1997
| Czech Republic | 45–20 | Andorra |
* Prague
* 4 October 1997
| Andorra | 11–56 | Germany |
* Andorra-la-Vella
* 18 October 1997
| Germany | 31–17 | Czech Republic |
* Hanover
* 8 November 1997
| Andorra | 3–62 | Spain |
* Andorra-la-Vella
* 30 November 1997
| Spain | 39–8 | Czech Republic |
* Santander
* 4 April 1998
| Portugal | 30–6 | Germany |
* Lisbon
* 18 April 1998
| Czech Republic | 10–15 | Portugal |
* Prague
* 26 April 1998
| Germany | 9–24 | Spain |
* Heidelberg
* 9 May 1998
| Spain | 33–22 | Portugal |
* Elche
* 30 May 1998
| Portugal | 53–11 | Andorra |
* Lousã

## Round C
### Pool 1

Ireland and Romania qualify for RWC 1999, Georgia goes forward to Repechage.
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Ireland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 35 | +88 | 6 |
| 2 | Romania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 76 | -14 | 4 |
| 3 | Georgia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 97 | -74 | 2 |

### Pool 2

England and Italy qualify for RWC 1999, Netherlands goes forward to Repechage.
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Table points |
| 1 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 15 | +118 | 6 |
| 2 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 30 | +52 | 4 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 177 | -170 | 2 |
* 14 November 1998
| England | 110–0 | Netherlands |
* Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
* 18 November 1998
| Netherlands | 7–67 | Italy |
* Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
* 22 November 1998
| England | 23–15 | Italy |
* Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield

### Pool 3

Scotland and Spain qualify for RWC 1999, Portugal goes forward to Repechage.
| Place | Nation | Games | Games | Games | Games | Points | Points | Points | Table points |
| Place | Nation | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Diff. | Table points |
| 1 | Scotland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 14 | +156 | 6 |
| 2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 102 | -78 | 4 |
| 3 | Portugal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 106 | -78 | 2 |
* 28 November 1998
| Scotland XV | 85–11 | Portugal |
* Murrayfield, Edinburgh
* 2 December 1998
| Portugal | 17–21 | Spain |
* Murrayfield, Edinburgh
* 5 December 1998
| Scotland XV | 85–3 | Spain |
* Murrayfield, Edinburgh