1999 Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup 1999, 1999 Rugby World Cup Results, World Cup Rugby 1999, 1999 World Cup Rugby

Rugby World Cup 1999 which was hosted by Wales broke new ground as for the first time the big eight nations did not qualify. Only the champions, the runners-up, the third place play-off winners from 1995 and the host nation could qualify for the matches.South Africa, New Zealand, France and Wales were guaranteed of their places in the expanded 20-team tournament with 63 nations taking part in the qualification process for the other 16 places.

In the History of Rugby World Cup 1999 introduced a new format, which included the introduction of a repechage, a second chance for teams that had finished runners-up in each qualifying zone. Uruguay and Tonga were the first nations to qualify from the repechage, and took their places alongside fellow qualifiers Australia, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy, Argentina, Fiji, Romania, Canada, Namibia, Japan, Spain and the United States. Rugby World Cup matches were also played in England, France, Scotland and Ireland.

The Wales venue for the tournament was the Millennium Stadium, built on the site of the old National Stadium at Cardiff Arms Park at a cost of £126 million from private investment. Other venues in Wales included the Racecourse Ground and Stradey Park.

The 20 nations that played the Rugby World Cup 1999 were split into five pools of four; a scenario that proceeded to a quarter-final play-off round involving the five runners-up and best third placed team to make a decision that would join the pool winners in the last eight. The Millennium Stadium witnessed the memorable History of Rugby world Cup 2007 when Australia played French in an eagerly anticipated final. Australia was declared the victorious winner in the Rugby World Cup 1999 with a 35-12 triumph.

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