1999 Rugby World Cup

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Rugby World Cup international sports competition rugby union tournament

The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth edition of rugby union’s premier international tournament, hosted primarily in Wales and notable for Australia’s victory and the inauguration of several modern rugby venues.

Aliases (2)

Rugby World Cup 1999 ×1
Rugby World Cup 1999 matches ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Rugby World Cup → international sports competition → rugby union tournament →
category	1999 in rugby union → International rugby union competitions hosted by Wales → Rugby World Cup tournaments →
championTitleCountForWinner	2 →
continent	Europe →
editionNumber	4 →
endDate	1999-11-06 →
finalCity	Cardiff →
finalHostCountry	Wales →
finalScore	Australia 35–12 France →
finalVenue	Millennium Stadium →
format	pool stage and knockout stage →
fourthPlace	New Zealand national rugby union team →
governingBody	World Rugby →
hostConfederation	Rugby Europe →
hostCountry	England → France → Ireland → Scotland → Wales →
introducedStage	quarter-final play-offs →
locationCountryOfFinal	Wales →
nextEdition	2003 Rugby World Cup →
notableFeature	first Rugby World Cup final played at Millennium Stadium → first Rugby World Cup hosted primarily in Wales →
numberOfParticipatingTeams	20 →
numberOfPools	5 →
openingMatchCity	Cardiff →
openingMatchVenue	Millennium Stadium →
organisedBy	International Rugby Board →
poolSize	4 →
previousEdition	1995 Rugby World Cup →
sport	rugby union →
startDate	1999-10-01 →
thirdPlace	South Africa national rugby union team →
tournamentRunnerUp	France national rugby union team →
tournamentWinner	Australia national rugby union team →
usedVenue	Lansdowne Road → Murrayfield Stadium → Stade de France → Twickenham Stadium →
winner	Australia national rugby union team →
winnerCaptain	John Eales →
winnerHeadCoach	Rod Macqueen →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rugby World Cup ("Rugby World Cup 1999") →	hasEdition
Principality Stadium ("Rugby World Cup 1999 matches") →	hostedEvent
1995 Rugby World Cup →	nextEdition
Principality Stadium →	openedForEvent
Jonah Lomu →	participantIn
Australia national rugby union team →	worldCupSemiFinal
Australia national rugby union team →	worldCupTitle