RWC Qualifier
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1-Dec-1996 to 2-Dec-1996
Pool standings
Pool A
  Team GP W T L PF PA Diff Pts
Fiji Fiji 2 2 0 0 96 12 84 6
Scotland Scotland 2 2 0 0 85 21 64 6
Russia Russia 2 1 0 1 50 29 21 3
Tunisia Tunisia 2 1 0 1 31 38 -7 3
  Yugoslavia 2 0 0 2 5 62 -57 0
Botswana Botswana 2 0 0 2 3 108 -105 0
Pool B
  Team GP W T L PF PA Diff Pts
South Africa South Africa 4 4 0 0 253 12 241 12
Denmark Denmark 2 1 0 1 40 66 -26 3
Czechia Czechia 2 1 0 1 29 92 -63 3
Malaysia Malaysia 4 0 0 4 26 178 -152 0
Pool C
  Team GP W T L PF PA Diff Pts
Wales Wales 2 2 0 0 111 21 90 6
Tonga Tonga 2 2 0 0 78 7 71 6
Denmark Denmark 2 1 0 1 26 47 -21 3
Czechia Czechia 2 1 0 1 31 71 -40 3
Kenya Kenya 4 0 0 4 24 124 -100 0
Pool D
  Team GP W T L PF PA Diff Pts
Wales Wales 2 2 0 0 108 14 94 6
United States United States 2 2 0 0 69 0 69 6
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2 1 0 1 68 31 37 3
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 19 37 -18 3
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 13 64 -51 0
Singapore Singapore 2 0 0 2 0 131 -131 0
Pool E
  Team GP W T L PF PA Diff Pts
Fiji Fiji 2 2 0 0 167 5 162 6
Scotland Scotland 2 2 0 0 146 5 141 6
Russia Russia 2 1 0 1 55 78 -23 3
  Yugoslavia 2 1 0 1 19 64 -45 3
Zambia Zambia 4 0 0 4 17 252 -235 0
Pool F
  Team GP W T L PF PA Diff Pts
United States United States 2 2 0 0 93 0 93 6
Tonga Tonga 2 2 0 0 93 17 76 6
Taiwan Taiwan 2 1 0 1 60 41 19 3
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 31 43 -12 3
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 2 0 0 2 10 91 -81 0
Singapore Singapore 2 0 0 2 19 114 -95 0
Pool G
  Team GP W T L PF PA Diff Pts
Morocco Morocco 4 4 0 0 86 16 70 12
Italy Italy 4 2 0 2 101 35 66 6
Botswana Botswana 2 0 0 2 13 65 -52 0
Thailand Thailand 2 0 0 2 0 84 -84 0
Pool H
  Team GP W T L PF PA Diff Pts
Arabian Gulf Arabian Gulf 4 3 0 1 98 71 27 9
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 2 2 0 0 92 19 73 6
Taiwan Taiwan 2 1 0 1 51 31 20 3
Tunisia Tunisia 2 0 0 2 22 58 -36 0
Thailand Thailand 2 0 0 2 14 98 -84 0