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 the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
The teams were divided into different division and pools. Russia won the Gold or Division 2.
"GOLD" (Division 2) Admitted to 2000 Division 2Admitted to 2000 Division 3
Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1 3 3 0 0 167 39 +128 92 3 2 0 1 77 83 −6 73 3 0 1 2 53 97 −44 44 3 0 1 2 49 127 −78 4
"SILVER" (Division 3)
Pool 1
The two matches scheduled in Serbia and Montegnegro were cancelled due to the Kosovo War. Admitted to 2000 Division 2Admitted to 2000 Division 3Admitted to 2000 Division 4 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1 4 4 0 0 97 30 +67 122 4 3 0 1 106 33 +73 103 4 2 0 2 76 64 +12 84 4 1 0 3 20 124 −104 65 2 0 0 2 12 60 −48 2
Pool 2 Admitted to 2000 Division 2Admitted to 2000 Division 4 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1 4 4 0 0 204 17 +187122 4 3 0 1 65 88 −23 103 4 2 0 2 68 86 −18 84 4 1 0 3 56 91 −35 65 4 0 0 4 38 149 −111 4
Pool 3 Admitted to 2000 Division 2Admitted to 2000 Division 3Admitted to 2000 Division 4 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1 3300125 15+11092 3201 48 46 +2 73 3102 25 37 −12 54 2002 16116−100 2
"BRONZE" (Division 4) Admitted to 2000 Division 3Admitted to 2000 Division 4 Place Nation Games Points Tablepoints played won drawn lost for against diff.1 4 4 0 0 123 45+78 122 4 2 0 2 65 39 +26 83 4 2 0 2 58 84 −26 84 4 1 0 3 58 92 −34 65 4 1 0 3 39 83 −44 6
Bibliography Francesco Volpe, Valerio Vecchiarelli (2000), 2000 Italia in Meta, Storia della nazionale italiana di rugby dagli albori al Sei Nazioni, GS Editore (2000) . Francesco Volpe, Paolo Pacitti (Author), Rugby 2000, GTE Gruppo Editorale (1999).