33-822: Pichot is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Agustín Pichot (born 1974), Argentine rugby union player Alan Pichot (born 1998), Argentine chess grandmaster Alexandre Pichot (born 1983), French cyclist Amédée Pichot (1795–1877), French historian and translator André Pichot (born 1950), French academic Francisco Pichott (born 1953), Chilean triple jumper Malena Pichot (born 1982), Argentine stand-up comedian Matthieu Pichot (born 1989), French footballer Ramon Pichot (1871–1925), Catalan artist Stéphane Pichot (born 1976), French association football player See also [ edit ] Sophie Moressée-Pichot (born 1962), French fencer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
66-550: A single game. For the then Five Nations Championship teams who all played their pool matches in their own countries it was a case of mixed fortunes with France winning their pool without losing a game. Host Wales also won their pool, though they suffered 31–38 defeat at the hands of Samoa in front of a home crowd at the Millennium Stadium . However, as expected England , Ireland and Scotland all finished second in their pools and were forced to try to qualify for
99-544: A try in the match against Uruguay. In October/November of the next year, he earned another four Test caps, playing in matches against Italy, France and the Wallabies, scoring a try in the second of two matches against the Wallabies. He moved from CASI to Richmond, and later switched to Bristol. Pichot would be capped six times during the 1998 international season, including playing France three times, as well as playing matches against Italy, Romania and Wales, scoring tries in
132-480: A week long rest, in the quarter-finals. England , hosts Wales and Scotland were all knocked out, and France , who beat Argentina , were the only team left from the Northern Hemisphere. The semi-finals, which were both played at Twickenham Stadium , produced two of the most dramatic matches of the tournament, with Australia beating South Africa 27–21 in extra-time after normal time ended with
165-526: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Agust%C3%ADn Pichot Agustín Pichot (born 22 August 1974) is an Argentine retired rugby union player, formerly captain of the Argentine team and the English club Bristol . In addition to Bristol, he played for French sides Stade Français and Racing Métro after leaving Argentine team CASI from San Isidro in 1997. In 2011, he
198-698: The Argentine Rugby Union , known as UAR, which changed its long-standing amateur status and moved towards rugby as a professional game in Argentina. He became a member of the UAR Council that year, while still in his final season of rugby in France, and went on to be the driving force behind Argentina's integration into The Rugby Championship and Super Rugby . In 2016, less than a year after being elected Vice Chairman of World Rugby , Pichot
231-1170: The Irish Rugby Football Union ; Ravenhill Stadium ; and Thomond Park . France used five venues, the most of any nation, including the French national stadium, Stade de France , which hosted the final of the 1998 FIFA World Cup , and would later go on to host the finals of both the 2007 and 2023 editions of the tournament. [REDACTED] South Africa [REDACTED] Scotland [REDACTED] Spain [REDACTED] Uruguay [REDACTED] New Zealand [REDACTED] England [REDACTED] Italy [REDACTED] Tonga [REDACTED] France [REDACTED] Fiji [REDACTED] Canada [REDACTED] Namibia [REDACTED] Wales [REDACTED] Argentina [REDACTED] Samoa [REDACTED] Japan [REDACTED] Australia [REDACTED] Ireland [REDACTED] United States [REDACTED] Romania With
264-874: The McAlpine Stadium in Huddersfield, which normally hosts football and rugby league. Scottish venues included Murrayfield Stadium , the home of the Scottish Rugby Union ; Hampden Park , the home of the Scottish Football Association ; and the smallest venue in the 1999 tournament, Netherdale , in Galashiels , in the Scottish Borders . Venues in Ireland included Lansdowne Road , the traditional home of
297-409: The surname Pichot . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pichot&oldid=1252639733 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
330-413: The 1999 Rugby World Cup. Of the 20 teams, only four of those places were automatically allocated and did not have to play any qualification matches. These went to the champions, runners-up and the third-placed nations at the 1995 and the tournament host, Wales . A record 65 nations from five continents were therefore involved in the qualification process designed to fill the remaining 16 spots. Wales won
363-589: The United States and Canada in May. He played six Tests the following year, captaining the Pumas during two of them (June Tests against England and South Africa). Pichot then moved to Paris club Stade Français in 2003. He played two Tests during August 2003, including captaining the Pumas against Uruguay. He was named captain for the opening match of the 2003 Rugby World Cup against hosts Australia. The Wallabies won
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#1732780624303396-466: The World Rugby council. 1999 Rugby World Cup The 1999 Rugby World Cup ( Welsh : Cwpan Rygbi'r Byd 1999 ), was the fourth Rugby World Cup , the quadrennial international rugby union championship, the first World Cup to be held in the sport's professional era . Four automatic qualification places were available for the 1999 tournament; Wales qualified automatically as hosts, and
429-401: The best third-placed side qualified for the quarter-final play-offs. Knock-out stage The five pool runners-up and the best third-placed team from the pool stage (which was Argentina ) contested the quarter-final play-offs in three one-off matches that decided the remaining three places in the quarter-finals, with the losers being eliminated. The unusual format meant that two pool winners in
462-405: The chance to overtake either of Samoa or Wales, but were 14 points short of overtaking Samoa's total score and a further 18 points short of Wales. The quarter-final play-offs were three one-off knock-out matches between the runners-up of each pool and the best third-placed side from all five pools to decide the remaining three places in the quarter-finals. The matches were played in mid-week between
495-467: The completion of the pool stage and the start of the quarter-finals. The matches produced fairly easy wins for England , beating Fiji 45–24, and also for Scotland , beating Samoa 35–20. However, the final match produced the shock of the round where Argentina upset Ireland 28–24 in Lens . The winners from the quarter-final play-offs, who had played in mid-week, joined the pool winners, who had enjoyed
528-479: The expansion of the Rugby World Cup from 16 to 20 teams an unusual and complex format was used with the teams split into five pools of four teams with each team playing each other in their pool once. Points system The points system that was used in the pool stage was unchanged from both 1991 and 1995 : The five pool winners qualified automatically to the quarter-finals. The five pool runners-up and
561-448: The first try of the tournament. Australia won the tournament, becoming the first nation to do so twice and also to date the only team ever to win after having to qualify for the tournament, with a 35–12 triumph over France , who were unable to repeat their semi-final victory over pre-tournament favourites New Zealand . The overall attendance for the tournament was 1.75 million. The following 20 teams, shown by region, qualified for
594-667: The games against Wales and Romania. In the lead up to the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales Pichot played two Tests against the hosts in June, and Tests against Scotland and Ireland that August, scoring a try in the Test against Ireland. He played five matches during the World Cup and helped the Pumas reach the quarter-finals. Argentina played France in their quarter-final, which France won 26–47, Pichot being one of Argentina's try scorers in
627-407: The match 24–8. He also scored tries in the pool matches against Uruguay and Canada. He then captained the team in the last pool game against Ireland, which they lost 16–15. He was named to Argentina's 2007 Rugby World Cup squad, which he captained successfully to a 3rd place showing in the World Cup, after a second win in the 2007 Rugby World Cup against France in the 3rd/4th place playoff. Pichot
660-558: The match. After the World Cup Pichot captained Argentina for the first time in a Test against Ireland in June 2000, which Argentina won 34 points to 23. He was also capped another four times that year, playing two games against World Champions Australia and then matches against South Africa and England in November. He earned eight Test caps during 2001, and captained Argentina on three more occasions, in matches against Uruguay,
693-618: The newly built Millennium Stadium in Cardiff , with Wales beating Argentina in a hard-fought game 23–18 to get their campaign off to a positive start. The Pool stage of the tournament played out as was widely expected with the Tri Nations teams of New Zealand (who inflected a massive 101–3 win against Italy at the McAlpine Stadium in Huddersfield ), South Africa and Australia all winning their pools easily without losing
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#1732780624303726-400: The other three places went to the top three teams from the previous World Cup in 1995 : champions South Africa , runners-up New Zealand and third-placed France . 63 nations took part in the qualification process, with 14 nations progressing directly to the tournament. the remaining two qualifiers were determined by a repechage , introduced for the first time in the tournaments history. This
759-406: The pitch, including many of his former CASI teammates and past and present Pumas. He was the only player to remain on the field through the match. Also present were Alex Wyllie , who coached the Pumas to their first World Cup quarterfinal in 1999; Marcelo Loffreda , the Pumas' coach for their 2007 World Cup run; and Pichot's successor as Pumas captain, Felipe Contepomi , who was unable to play as he
792-448: The quarter-finals via the play-offs alongside fellow runners-up Samoa and Fiji , and Argentina as the best third placed side from all five pools, having been the only third-placed side to win two matches (against Samoa and Japan). Indeed, Argentina had finished level with Wales and Samoa on 7 points each in the group stages, and could only be separated by "total points scored": playing and winning their final match against Japan, they had
825-502: The quarter-finals would have to play each other. From the quarter-final stage it became a simple knockout tournament. The semi-final losers played off for third place. The draw and format for the knock-out stage was set as follows. Quarter-final play-offs draw Quarter-finals draw Semi-finals draw A total of 41 matches (30 pool stage and 11 knock-out) were played throughout the tournament over 35 days from 1 October 1999 to 6 November 1999. The tournament began on 1 October 1999 in
858-956: The right to host the World Cup in 1999. The centrepiece venue for the tournament was the Millennium Stadium , built on the site of the old National Stadium at Cardiff Arms Park at a cost of £126 million from Lottery money and private investment. Other venues in Wales were the Racecourse Ground and Stradey Park . An agreement was reached so that the other unions in the Five Nations Championship (England, France, Ireland and Scotland) also hosted matches. Venues in England included Twickenham Stadium and Welford Road Stadium , rugby union venues, as well as Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol, which normally hosts football, and
891-681: The scores locked at 18-18. The second semi-final between favourites New Zealand and underdogs France was an all-time classic, as France overturned a 24–10 deficit to win 43–31 and reach their second World Cup final. France and Australia met at the Millennium Stadium on 6 November 1999, with Australia winning 35–12 to become the first team to win the Webb Ellis Cup twice. The cup was presented by Queen Elizabeth II to Australian captain John Eales . The overall attendance for
924-513: The tournament was 1.75 million. The tournament's top point scorer was Argentina's Gonzalo Quesada , who scored 102 points. Jonah Lomu scored the most tries, eight in total, a rugby world cup record. British television rights holders ITV acted as the host broadcaster for the tournament, with S4C also broadcasting matches in the Welsh language . with coverage shown in 209 countries, to an audience of 3.1 billion viewers. In Australia,
957-560: Was also the first World Cup to feature 20 teams (expanded from 16). The 20 teams were divided into five pools of four. The winner of each pool progressed to the last eight automatically, with the remaining quarter-finalists determined by three play-off matches, played between the runners-up from each pool and the best third-placed team. The tournament began with the opening ceremony in the newly constructed Millennium Stadium , with Wales beating Argentina 23–18, and Colin Charvis scoring
990-729: Was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame . He was Vice-Chairman of World Rugby between 2016 and 2020. Pichot made his debut for Los Pumas in April 1996 during the Pumas' tour to Australia, scoring a try in the first Test in Brisbane . Pichot was capped another three times that year for the Pumas; playing in Tests against Romania, Italy and France during October. The following year he was capped another three times for Argentina, playing two Tests against France and one against Uruguay in June, scoring
1023-596: Was making waves, calling for the three-year residency rule for eligibility to play for a country to be extended to five years, in the face of the view of other senior members of the WR Executive Committee. A few months later, he was voted most influential figure in world rugby, ahead of England head coach Eddie Jones , in a ranking by Rugby World magazine. Pichot stood for election as World Rugby chairman in 2020 but, following his loss to incumbent Bill Beaumont by 28 votes to 23, he vacated his seat on
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1056-723: Was recovering from a torn ACL . Every player on the pitch wore #9, the standard number for starting scrum-halves. He narrated the Argentine version of the documentary Earth . On 24 October 2011, at the IRB Awards ceremony in Auckland , Pichot was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame alongside 18 other key figures in the history of the Rugby World Cup. Pichot's boardroom career began in 2009 following an overhaul of
1089-606: Was the first foreign captain of a French team that won the French championship in 2007. He spent the 2007–2008 season with Racing Métro , then in Rugby Pro D2 , before retiring. Pichot briefly came out of retirement for one last stint with Stade Français in 2009. However, an injury suffered in April 2009 that ended his 2008–09 season led Pichot to call time on his playing career. Pichot returned to Argentina for one final match on 27 June at CASI, an informal exhibition divided into three periods that saw nearly 60 players take
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