| Rugby World Cup 1999 - full fixture, venue and TV guideFriday 1 October 1999 The Observer Pool matches 1 October Opening Ceremony (Cardiff 2pm) ITV/BE* Wales v Argentina (Pool D Cardiff 3pm) ITV/BE* Fiji v Namibia (Pool C Beziers 8pm) ITV2/BE 2 October France v Canada (Pool C Beziers 1pm) ITV/BE Spain v Uruguay (Pool A Galashiels 3pm) ITV2 England v Italy (Pool B Twickenham 5pm) ITV/BE* Ireland v USA (Pool E Dublin 7pm) ITV2/BE* 3 October W Samoa v Japan (Pool D Wrexham 1pm) ITV2 N Zealand v Tonga (Pool B Bristol 3pm) ITV Scotland v S Africa (Pool A Murrayfield 5pm) ITV/BE* Australia v Romania (Pool E Belfast 7pm) ITV2/BE 8 October Scotland v Uruguay (Pool A Murrayfield 4pm) ITV/BE* France v Namibia (Pool C Bordeaux 8pm) ITV2/BE 9 October Fiji v Canada (Pool C Bordeaux 12.30pm) ITV2 Wales v Japan (Pool D Cardiff 2.30pm) ITV* England v N Zealand (Pool B Twickenham 4.30pm) ITV/BE* USA v Romania (Pool E Dublin 7pm) ITV2/BE 10 October Argentina v W Samoa (Pool D Llanelli 1pm) ITV2 Ireland v Australia (Pool E Dublin 3pm) ITV/BE* S Africa v Spain (Pool A Murrayfield 5pm) ITV Italy v Tonga (Pool B Leicester 7pm) ITV2 14 October N Zealand v Italy (Pool B Huddersfield 1pm) ITV/BE Wales v W Samoa (Pool D Cardiff 3pm) ITV* Australia v USA (Pool E Limerick 5pm) ITV2 Canada v Namibia (Pool C Toulouse 7.30pm) ITV2 15 October England v Tonga (Pool B Twickenham 1pm) ITV/BE* S Africa v Uruguay (Pool A Glasgow 5pm) ITV2 Ireland v Romania (Pool E Dublin 7pm) ITV2/BE* 16 October France v Fiji (Pool C Toulouse 1pm) ITV Scotland v Spain (Pool A Murrayfield 3pm) ITV* Argentina v Japan (Pool D Cardiff 7pm) ITV2/BE Quarter-final play-offs 20 October Runner-up B v Runner-up C (Twickenham 1pm) ITV/BE+ (Winner H) Runner-up A v Runner-up D (Murrayfield 3.30pm) ITV/BE+ (Winner G) Runner-Up E v 3rd Best (Lens 7.30pm) ITV2/BE+ (Winner F) Quarter-finals 23 October Winners D v E (Cardiff 3pm) ITV/BE* (Winner M) 24 October Winners A v H (Paris 1pm) ITV/BE* (Winner J) Winners C v F (Dublin 3.30pm) ITV* (Winner L) Winners B v G (M'field 6pm) ITV/BE* (Winner K) Semi-finals 30 October Winner J v Winner M (Twickenham 3pm) ITV/BE* 31 October Winner K v Winner L (Twickenham 3pm) ITV* Third-place play-off (4 November ) Cardiff (8pm) ITV2tbc/BE+ Final (6 November) Cardiff (3pm) ITV/BE* BE = British Eurosport * Radio 5 Live: + Radio 5 Live coverage to be confirmed The tournament referees Wales Derek Bevan, Clayton Thomas England Ed Morrison, Brian Campsall, Chris White Australia Stuart Dickson, Andrew Cole, Wayne Erickson, Peter Marshall France Joel Dume Scotland Jim Fleming New Zealand Colin Hawke, Paul Honiss, Paddy O'Brien Ireland David McHugh South Africa Andre Watson |