1998 Women's Rugby World Cup
The 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup was the first world cup fully sanctioned by the International Rugby Board (IRB) and the third Women's Rugby World Cup in history. The tournament took place in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands and was the first women's world cup held outside of the United Kingdom.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  |
| Dates | 1998-05-01 – 1998-05-16 |
| No. of nations | 16 |
Champions  |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
← 1994 2002 → | |
The tournament saw a record 16 teams compete and heightened media attention. There was no qualification process, teams taking part by invitation from the IRB. New Zealand defeated the United States 44–12 in the final.
Several matches in the tournament were filmed for television and a one-hour TV highlights programme was produced by IMG. These recordings are held as part of the IRB's World Cup Archive.[1]
Squads
Pool stages
Pool A
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder 
2 0 0 147 6 2nd .svg.png)
1 0 1 22 79 8th 1 0 1 51 16 10th 
0 0 2 0 139 15th
| [190] | |||||
| 1998-05-01 | Netherlands |
7–16 | |
Amsterdam | [35/19/1] |
| [191] | |||||
| 1998-05-02 | England |
75–0 | |
Amsterdam | [43/18/2] |
| [198] | |||||
| 1998-05-05 | Canada |
6–72 | |
Amsterdam | [20/44/3] |
| [199] | |||||
| 1998-05-05 | Netherlands |
44–0 | |
Amsterdam | [36/19/4] |
Pool B
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder 
2 0 0 117 16 3rd 
1 0 1 44 56 6th .svg.png)
1 0 1 101 35 9th 
0 0 2 7 167 16th
| [192] | |||||
| 1998-05-02 | Spain |
28–18 | |
Amsterdam | [15/32/1] |
| [193] | |||||
| 1998-05-02 | Russia |
0–84 | |
Amsterdam | [9/25/1] |
| [200] | |||||
| 1998-05-05 | Spain |
16–38 | |
Amsterdam | [16/26/1] |
| [201] | |||||
| 1998-05-05 | Russia |
7–83 | |
Amsterdam | [10/33/1] |
Pool C
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder 2 0 0 210 6 1st 
1 0 1 37 84 7th 
1 0 1 42 42 11th 
0 0 2 11 168 15th
| [194] | |||||
| 1998-05-02 | Germany |
6–134 | |
Amsterdam | [19/16/1] |
| [195] | |||||
| 1998-05-02 | Italy |
8–37 | |
Amsterdam | [20/29/3] |
| [202] | |||||
| 1998-05-05 | New Zealand |
76–0 | |
Amsterdam | [17/30/1] |
| [203] | |||||
| 1998-05-05 | Germany |
5–34 | |
Amsterdam | [20/21/2] |
Pool D
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder 
2 0 0 33 14 4th .svg.png)
1 0 1 29 10 5th 
1 0 1 18 29 12th 
0 0 2 6 33 13th
| [196] | |||||
| 1998-05-02 | France |
23–6 | |
Amsterdam | [45/12/1] |
| [197] | |||||
| 1998-05-02 | Australia |
21–0 | |
Amsterdam | [6/22/1] |
| [204] | |||||
| 1998-05-05 | Australia |
8–10 | |
Amsterdam | [7/46/1] |
| [205] | |||||
| 1998-05-05 | Ireland |
6–12 | |
Amsterdam | [23/13/1] |
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 18 | |||||||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 21 | |||||||||
| 20 | |||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 51 | |||||||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 26 | |||||||||
| 47 | |||||||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
| 18 | |||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 13 | Third place | ||||||||
| 55 | |||||||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| [210] | |||||
| 1998-05-09 | Netherlands |
18–21 | |
Amsterdam | [37/24/1] |
| [211] | |||||
| 1998-05-09 | Germany |
12–55 | |
Amsterdam | [21/34/1] |
| [212] | |||||
| 1998-05-09 | Kazakhstan |
47–5 | |
Amsterdam | [14/20/3] |
| [213] | |||||
| 1998-05-09 | Italy |
51–7 | |
Amsterdam | [22/11/1] |
Shield
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| 61 | |||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 67 | |||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| 3 | |||||
| 18 | |||||
| 20 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| 3 | |||||
| 23 | |||||
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 30 | |||||||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 13 | |||||||||
| 11 | |||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 44 | |||||||||
| 46 | |||||||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||
| 44 | |||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 12 | |||||||||
| 7 | |||||||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 9 | |||||||||
| 6 | |||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 46 | Third place | ||||||||
| 25 | |||||||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| 10 | |||||||||
| 31 | |||||||||
| 15 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| [206] | |||||
| 1998-05-09 | Australia |
13–30 | |
Amsterdam | [8/45/1] |
| [207] | |||||
| 1998-05-09 | Scotland |
10–25 | |
Amsterdam | [31/27/1] |
| [208] | |||||
| 1998-05-09 | Canada |
9–7 | |
Amsterdam | [21/47/2] |
| [209] | |||||
| 1998-05-09 | New Zealand |
46–3 | |
Amsterdam | [18/17/1] |
Semi-finals
| [214] | |||||
| 1998-05-12 | England |
11–44 | |
Amsterdam | [46/19/2] |
| [215] | |||||
| 1998-05-12 | Canada |
6–46 | |
Amsterdam | [22/28/8] |
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| 17 | |||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| 15 | |||||
| 25 | |||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| 15 | |||||
| 7 | |||||
| 27 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| 22 | |||||
| 9 | |||||
Semi-finals
| [216] | |||||
| 1998-05-12 | Australia |
17–15 | |
Amsterdam | [9/18/1] |
| [217] | |||||
| 1998-05-12 | France |
7–27 | |
Amsterdam | [48/32/2] |
Final (5th place)
| [228] | |||||
| 1998-05-16 | Australia |
25–15 | |
Amsterdam | [10/33/1] |
| 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup Winners |
|---|
New Zealand First title |
1998 Top scorers
Pos. Name Team Tries Conv Pen Points 1 Annaleah Rush New Zealand 5 21 2 73 2 Anne-Mieke v Waveren the Netherlands 6 13 3 65 3 Jos Bergmann USA 3 8 8 55 4 Tracey Comley Wales 4 15 1 53 5 Tammi Wilson New Zealand 7 8 0 51 6 Minke Docter the Netherlands 9 0 0 45 7 Nicky Brown England 8 0 0 40 8 Realtine Shrieves Ireland 0 2 11 38 9 Louisa Wall New Zealand 7 0 0 35 9 Vanessa Cootes New Zealand 7 0 0 35 11 Alfiya Tamayeva Kazakhstan 1 11 2 33
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See also
- Women's Rugby World Cup
- Rugby World Cup Sevens
- Rugby World Cup
References
- "World Cup Archive". Archived from the original on June 1, 2007.
External links
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