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Dates | 1995 – 1999 |
No. of nations | 71 |
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The 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying was held in several continental zones. Four countries qualified automatically— Wales as tournament hosts, South Africa as reigning champions, New Zealand as runners-up in the previous tournament, and France as winners of the third-place playoff in the previous tournament. Repechage was first introduced for the 1999 competition qualifying. [1] [2] [3]
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Only the tournament hosts, as well as the two finalists and the third-place winner from the previous Rugby World Cup, were automatically qualified for the 1999 Rugby World Cup.