For the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifiers , the Oceanian Federation was allocated three places in the final tournament and one place in the repechage.
Seven teams played in the Oceania qualifiers that were held over three stages from 1996 to 1998. Australia , Fiji and Western Samoa were the top three sides and secured their places as Oceania 1, Oceania 2 and Oceania 3, respectively, for RWC 99. Tonga qualified for the repechage tournament.[1] [2]
Round 1
Date
Team #1
Score
Team #2
Venue
22 November 1996
Cook Islands
22–19
Papua New Guinea
Rarotonga , Cook Islands
8 February 1997
Papua New Guinea
92–6
Tahiti
Port Moresby , Papua New Guinea
20 February 1997
Tahiti
0–40
Cook Islands
Papeete , French Polynesia
Round 2
Date
Team #1
Score
Team #2
Venue
21 June 1997
Fiji
20–10
Tonga
Suva , Fiji
27 June 1997
Cook Islands
7–53
Fiji
Rarotonga , Cook Islands
5 July 1997
Tonga
68–12
Cook Islands
Nukuʻalofa , Tonga
Round 3
Date
Team #1
Score
Team #2
Venue
18 September 1998
Western Samoa
28–20
Tonga
Sydney, Australia
18 September 1998
Australia
66–20
Fiji
Sydney, Australia
22 September 1998
Fiji
26–18
Western Samoa
Canberra , Australia
22 September 1998
Australia
74–0
Tonga
Canberra , Australia
26 September 1998
Australia
25–13
Western Samoa
Brisbane , Australia
26 September 1998
Fiji
32–15
Tonga
Brisbane , Australia
Australia, Fiji, and Western Samoa qualified for RWC 1999, Tonga qualified for the repechage .
References
Tournaments Qualifying Finals Squads Statistics Overview Overall records Notes: There was no qualification for the 1987 World Cup as places were given by invitation only.