For the 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifiers, the Americas were allocated three places in the final tournament and one place in the repechage.
Eleven teams played in the American qualifiers that were held over four stages from 1996 to 1998.
Uruguay qualified for the repechage tournament.
All round 4 matches were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Argentina, Canada, and United States qualified for RWC 1999, Uruguay qualified for repechage.