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.
| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 1995 – 1999 |
| No. of nations | 71 |
← 1995 2003 → | |
Tournaments
- Africa Qualification
- European Qualification
- Americas qualification
- Asia qualification
- Oceania qualification
- Repechage
Qualified teams
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Automatic qualifiers
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.
- France (Third place)
- New Zealand (Runner-up)
- South Africa (Champion)
- Wales (Host)
Regional qualifiers
Africa
- Namibia (Africa 1)
Europe
- England (Europe 1)
- Ireland (Europe 2)
- Scotland (Europe 3)
- Italy (Europe 4)
- Romania (Europe 5)
- Spain (Europe 6)
Asia
- Japan (Asia 1)
Americas
- Argentina (Americas 1)
- Canada (Americas 2)
- United States (Americas 3)
- Uruguay (Repechage 2)
Oceania
- Australia (Oceania 1)
- Fiji (Oceania 2)
- Western Samoa (Oceania 3)
- Tonga (Repechage 1)
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