Host nation Dubai Champions New Zealand Champions Australia | Date 2–3 December 1999 Runners-up Fiji Runners-up France | |
The 1999 Dubai Sevens was the first leg of the inaugural IRB Sevens World Series. It was the first event in the 1999–2000 World Sevens Series. The Dubai Sevens took place on 2 and 3 December at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground.
Contents
New Zealand defeated Fiji to win the first Sevens title 38–14.
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.
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Bowl
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Plate
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Cup
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Tournament placings
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Series standings
At the completion of Round 1:
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