1998–99 FIRA Tournament

1998–99 FIRA Tournament
Date	26 September 1998 – 12 June 1999
Tournament statistics
Champions	Not awarded
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The 1998–99 FIRA Tournament, was a rugby union tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Rugby Amateur (FIRA).

The tournament did not assign a champion. Only minnow teams participated, because Romania, Georgia, Morocco, Portugal and Netherlands were still involved in qualification for Rugby World Cup.

The teams were divided into different division and Pools. Russia won the Gold or Division 2.

Admitted to 2000 Division 2

Admitted to 2000 Division 3

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Russia	3	3	0	0	167	39	+128	9
2	Ukraine	3	2	0	1	77	83	−6	7
3	Czech Republic	3	0	1	2	53	97	−44	4
4	Poland	3	0	1	2	49	127	−78	4

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The two matches scheduled in Serbia and Montegnegro were cancelled due to the Kosovo War.

Admitted to 2000 Division 2

Admitted to 2000 Division 3

Admitted to 2000 Division 4

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Germany	4	4	0	0	97	30	+67	12
2	Tunisia	4	3	0	1	106	33	+73	10
3	Belgium	4	2	0	2	76	64	+12	8
4	Luxembourg	4	1	0	3	20	124	−104	6
5	Yugoslavia	2	0	0	2	12	60	−48	2

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Admitted to 2000 Division 2

Admitted to 2000 Division 4

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Croatia	4	4	0	0	204	17	+187	12
2	Slovenia	4	3	0	1	65	88	−23	10
3	Austria	4	2	0	2	68	86	−18	8
4	Hungary	4	1	0	3	56	91	−35	6
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	0	0	4	38	149	−111	4

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Admitted to 2000 Division 2

Admitted to 2000 Division 3

Admitted to 2000 Division 4

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Denmark	3	3	0	0	125	15	+110	9
2	Latvia	3	2	0	1	48	46	+2	7
3	Sweden	3	1	0	2	25	37	−12	5
4	Lithuania	2	0	0	2	16	116	−100	2

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Admitted to 2000 Division 3

Admitted to 2000 Division 4

Place	Nation	Games				Points			Table points
		played	won	drawn	lost	for	against	diff.
1	Switzerland	4	4	0	0	123	45	+78	12
2	Andorra	4	2	0	2	65	39	+26	8
3	Israel	4	2	0	2	58	84	−26	8
4	Monaco	4	1	0	3	58	92	−34	6
5	Bulgaria	4	1	0	3	39	83	−44	6

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• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) ISBN 88-87374-40-6.
• (in Italian) Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).
• "Minor Tournaments FIRA Tournament 1998/99". The Rugby Archive. 19 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.