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{{Infobox Rugby Sevens
| series = <small>'''[[1999–2000 World Sevens Series|IRB Sevens I]]'''</small>
| countries = {{flag|UAE}}
| date = 2–3 December 1999
| champions1 = {{ru7|NZL}}
| runnersup1 = {{ru7|FIJ}}
| champions2 = {{ru7|AUS}}
| runnersup2 = {{ru7|FRA}}
| champions3 = {{ru7|SCO}}
| runnersup3 = {{ru7|ZIM}}
| matches = 41
| tries = 
| top point scorer = 
| top try scorer = 
| prevseason = 
| nextseason = [[2000 Dubai Sevens|2000]]
}}
The '''1999 Dubai Sevens''' was an international [[rugby sevens]] tournament that took place at the Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground on 2 and 3 December 1999. It was the 12th edition of the [[Dubai Sevens]] and the inaugural event for the [[IRB Sevens World Series]]. Sixteen teams competed in the tournament and were divided into four groups of four teams with the top two qualifying through to the cup quarterfinals.<ref name=irb-dub-day1/><ref name=irb-dub-day2/>

After winning their group, [[New Zealand national rugby sevens team|New Zealand]] defeated [[Fiji national rugby sevens team|Fiji]] in the cup final by a score of 38–14. In the minor placings, [[Australia national rugby sevens team|Australia]] won the plate final over [[France national rugby sevens team|France]] while [[Scotland national rugby sevens team|Scotland]] won the bowl final over [[Zimbabwe national rugby sevens team|Zimbabwe]].<ref name=irb-dub-table/>

==Teams==
Sixteen national teams played in the tournament:<ref name=r7-dub-1999/>
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
* {{Ru7|AUS}}
* {{Ru7|CAN}}
* {{Ru7|FIJ}}
* {{Ru7|FRA}}
* {{Ru7|GEO}}
* {{Ru7|HKG}}
* {{Ru7|JPN}}
* {{Ru7|KEN}}

{{col-2}}
* {{Ru7|MAR}}
* {{Ru7|NZL}}
* {{Ru7|SAM}}
* {{Ru7|SCO}}
* {{Ru7|RSA}}
* {{Ru7|TON}}
* {{Ru7|USA}}
* {{Ru7|ZIM}}
{{col-end}}

==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.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables
|-
| style="background:#cfc; width:20px;"|
|align=left|Teams that advanced to the Cup quarterfinals
|-
|||align=left|Teams that advanced to the Bowl quarterfinals
|}

===Pool A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/-
!width="40"|Pts
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{Ru7|NZL}}
|3||3||0||0||106||0||+106||'''9''' 
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{Ru7|TON}}
|3||2||0||1||59||35||+24||'''7''' 
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|SCO}}
|3||1||0||2||47||94||−47||'''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|MAR}}
|3||0||0||3||19||102||−83||'''3'''
|}
<small>Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1382/standings World Rugby]</small>

{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|NZL}} |score = 14–0 |away= {{Ru7|TON}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|SCO}} |score = 33–12 |away= {{Ru7|MAR}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|NZL}} |score = 38–0 |away= {{Ru7|MAR}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|TON}} |score = 28–14 |away= {{Ru7|SCO}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|NZL}} |score = 54–0  |away= {{Ru7|SCO}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|TON}} |score = 31–7 |away= {{Ru7|MAR}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
<small>Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1382/results# World Rugby]</small>

===Pool B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/-
!width="40"|Pts
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{Ru7|FIJ}}
|3||3||0||0||114||22||+92||'''9''' 
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{Ru7|CAN}}
|3||2||0||1||65||52||+10||'''7''' 
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|ZIM}}
|3||1||0||2||52||86||−34||'''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|GEO}}
|3||0||0||3||20||88||−68||'''3'''
|}
<small>Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1382/standings World Rugby]</small>

{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score = 38–17 |away= {{Ru7|ZIM}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|CAN}} |score = 29–0 |away= {{Ru7|GEO}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score = 38–5 |away= {{Ru7|GEO}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|CAN}} |score = 33–14 |away= {{Ru7|ZIM}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|FIJ}} |score = 38–0 |away= {{Ru7|CAN}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|ZIM}} |score = 21–15 |away= {{Ru7|GEO}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
<small>Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1382/results# World Rugby]</small>

===Pool C===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/-
!width="40"|Pts
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{Ru7|AUS}}
|3||3||0||0||92||20||+72||'''9''' 
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{Ru7|FRA}}
|3||2||0||1||78||32||+46||'''7''' 
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|USA}}
|3||1||0||2||37||67||−30||'''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|KEN}}
|3||0||0||3||12||100||−88||'''3'''
|}
<small>Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1382/standings World Rugby]</small>

{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|AUS}} |score = 36–15 |away= {{Ru7|USA}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|FRA}} |score = 49–5 |away= {{Ru7|KEN}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|AUS}} |score = 39–0 |away= {{Ru7|KEN}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|FRA}} |score = 24–10 |away= {{Ru7|USA}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|AUS}} |score = 17–5 |away= {{Ru7|FRA}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|USA}} |score = 12–7 |away= {{Ru7|KEN}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}

<small>Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1382/results# World Rugby]</small>

===Pool D===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="200"|Team
!width="40"|Pld
!width="40"|W
!width="40"|D
!width="40"|L
!width="40"|PF
!width="40"|PA
!width="40"|+/-
!width="40"|Pts
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{Ru7|RSA}}
|3||3||0||0||72||28||+44||'''9''' 
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|align=left| {{Ru7|SAM}}
|3||2||0||1||66||25||+41||'''7''' 
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|JPN}}
|3||1||0||2||50||85||−35||'''5'''
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|HKG}}
|3||0||0||3||26||76||−50||'''3'''
|}
<small>Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1382/standings World Rugby]</small>

{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|SAM}} |score = 38–7 |away= {{Ru7|JPN}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time =
|home= {{Ru7-rt|RSA}} |score = 26–7 |away= {{Ru7|HKG}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|SAM}} |score = 21–7 |away= {{Ru7|HKG}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|RSA}} |score = 35–14 |away= {{Ru7|JPN}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|RSA}} |score = 11–7 |away= {{Ru7|SAM}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}
----
{{rugbybox |date = 2 December 1999 |time = 
|home= {{Ru7-rt|JPN}} |score = 29–12 |away= {{Ru7|HKG}}
|report = |stadium = [[Dubai Exiles Rugby Ground]]
}}

<small>Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1382/results# World Rugby]</small>

==Finals==

===Bowl===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|SCO}}'''|'''19'''|{{Ru7|GEO}}|12
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|KEN}}'''|'''19'''|{{Ru7|JPN}}|17
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|USA}}'''|'''29'''|{{Ru7|HKG}}|0
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|ZIM}}'''|'''24'''|{{Ru7|MAR}}|7
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|SCO}}'''|'''41'''|{{Ru7|KEN}}|0
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|USA}}|7|'''{{Ru7|ZIM}}'''|'''31'''
<!--final  -->
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|SCO}}'''|'''31'''|{{Ru7|ZIM}}|24
}}
<small>Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1382/results# World Rugby]</small>

===Plate===
{{Round4
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small>|{{ru7|CAN}}|12|'''{{ru7|FRA}}'''|'''17'''
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small>|'''{{ru7|AUS}}'''|'''17'''|{{ru7|TON}}|10
<!--final  -->
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small>|{{ru7|FRA}}|20|'''{{ru7|AUS}}'''|'''33'''
}}
<small>Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1382/results# World Rugby]</small>

===Cup===
{{Round8
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--quarter finals -->
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''|'''21'''|{{Ru7|CAN}}|19
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|RSA}}'''|'''24'''|{{Ru7|FRA}}|0
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|SAM}}'''|'''21'''|{{Ru7|AUS}}|12
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|FIJ}}'''|'''50'''|{{Ru7|TON}}|5
<!--semi finals  -->
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''|'''31'''|{{Ru7|RSA}}|0
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |{{Ru7|SAM}}|14|'''{{Ru7|FIJ}}'''|'''21'''
<!--final  -->
|<small>3 December – [[Dubai]]</small> |'''{{Ru7|NZL}}'''|'''38'''|{{Ru7|FIJ}}|14
}}
<small>Source: [http://www.worldrugby.org/tournament/1382/results# World Rugby]</small>

==Tournament placings==
{{col-float|firstcol=20em}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; padding-bottom:0;"
! Place
! style="text-align:left;"|{{noflag}}Team
! Points
|-
| {{gold1}}
|align=left| {{Ru7|NZL}} || 20
|-
| {{silver2}}
|align=left| {{Ru7|FIJ}} || 16
|-
| rowspan=2| {{bronze3}}
|align=left| {{Ru7|SAM}} || 12
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|RSA}} || 12
|-
| 5
|align=left| {{Ru7|AUS}} || 8
|-
| 6
|align=left| {{Ru7|FRA}} || 6
|-
| rowspan=2| 7
|align=left| {{Ru7|CAN}} || 4
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|TON}} || 4
|}

{{col-float-break}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; padding-bottom:0;"
! Place
! style="text-align:left;"|{{noflag}}Team
! Points
|-
| 9
|align=left| {{Ru7|SCO}} || 2
|-
|10
|align=left| {{Ru7|ZIM}} || 0
|-
| rowspan=2| 11
|align=left| {{Ru7|USA}} || 0
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|KEN}} || 0
|-
| rowspan=4| 13
|align=left| {{Ru7|JPN}} || 0
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|GEO}} || 0
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|HKG}} || 0
|-
|align=left| {{Ru7|MAR}} || 0
|}
{{col-float-end}}
<small>Source: [http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2000 Rugby7.com]<ref name = standings-2000/></small>

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=25em|refs=

<ref name=r7-dub-1999>{{cite web
|url = http://www.rugby7.com/st.asp?T=DUB-1999|title = Dubai Sevens 1999|date= 2013-06-03|work = rugby7.com}}
</ref>

<ref name=irb-dub-day1>{{cite web
|url=http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai53.html |title=TODAY'S RESULTS (THURSDAY) |date=3 June 2013 |work=irbsevens1999.irb.org @ [[Internet Archive|web.archive.org]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020706071500/http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai53.html |archivedate=6 July 2002 }}
</ref>

<ref name=irb-dub-day2>{{cite web
|url=http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai57.html |title=TODAYS RESULTS (FRIDAY) |date=3 June 2013 |work=irbsevens1999.irb.org @ [[Internet Archive|web.archive.org]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010715054634/http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai57.html |archivedate=15 July 2001 }}
</ref>

<ref name=irb-dub-table>{{cite web|url=http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai56.html |title=NEW ZEALAND LEAD SERIES TABLE |date=3 June 2013 |work=irbsevens1999.irb.org @ [[Internet Archive|web.archive.org]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020707001351/http://irbsevens1999.irb.org/update/html/Dubai/Dubai56.html |archivedate=7 July 2002 }}
</ref>

<ref name = standings-2000>{{cite web 
 |date= 2000
 |title= IRB Sevens Standings
 |website= Rugby 7
 |accessdate= 26 May 2016
 |url= http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2000
 |url-status= live
 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160526165246/http://www.rugby7.com/IRBS.asp?Y=2000
 |archivedate= 26 May 2016}}
</ref>
}}

{{s-start}}
{{s-other|[[1999–2000 World Sevens Series|IRB Sevens I]]}}
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{{s-other|[[Dubai Sevens]]}}
{{succession box|title= 1999 Dubai Sevens|before='''First'''|after=[[2000 Dubai Sevens]]}}
{{s-end}}

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