1998 Women's Rugby World Cup

1998 Women's Rugby World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation  Netherlands
Dates 1998-05-01 – 1998-05-16
No. of nations 16
Champions   New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Matches played 40
1994
2002

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.

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 USA 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]

Pool stages

Pool A

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder
 England 20014762nd
 Canada 10122798th
 Netherlands 101511610th
 Sweden 002013915th
[190]
1998-05-01 Netherlands  7–16  Canada Amsterdam [35/19/1]
[191]
1998-05-02 England  75–0  Sweden Amsterdam [43/18/2]
[198]
1998-05-05 Canada  6–72  England Amsterdam [20/44/3]
[199]
1998-05-05 Netherlands  44–0  Sweden Amsterdam [36/19/4]

Pool B

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder
 United States 200117163rd
 Spain 10144566th
 Wales 101101359th
 Russia 002716716th
[192]
1998-05-02 Spain  28–18  Wales Amsterdam [15/32/1]
[193]
1998-05-02 Russia  0–84  United States Amsterdam [9/25/1]
[200]
1998-05-05 Spain  16–38  United States Amsterdam [16/26/1]
[201]
1998-05-05 Russia  7–83  Wales Amsterdam [10/33/1]

Pool C

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder
 New Zealand 20021061st
 Scotland 10137847th
 Italy 101424211th
 Germany 0021116815th
[194]
1998-05-02 Germany  6–134  New Zealand Amsterdam [19/16/1]
[195]
1998-05-02 Italy  8–37  Scotland Amsterdam [20/29/3]
[202]
1998-05-05 New Zealand  76–0  Scotland Amsterdam [17/30/1]
[203]
1998-05-05 Germany  5–34  Italy Amsterdam [20/21/2]

Pool D

Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder
 France 20033144th
 Australia 10129105th
 Kazakhstan 101182912th
 Ireland 00263313th
[196]
1998-05-02 France  23–6  Kazakhstan Amsterdam [45/12/1]
[197]
1998-05-02 Australia  21–0  Ireland Amsterdam [6/22/1]
[204]
1998-05-05 Australia  8–10  France Amsterdam [7/46/1]
[205]
1998-05-05 Ireland  6–12  Kazakhstan Amsterdam [23/13/1]

Quarter finals

Cup/Plate

[206]
1998-05-09 Australia  13–30  England Amsterdam [8/45/1]
[207]
1998-05-09 Scotland  10–25  United States Amsterdam [31/27/1]
[208]
1998-05-09 Canada  9–7  France Amsterdam [21/47/2]
[209]
1998-05-09 New Zealand  46–3  Spain Amsterdam [18/17/1]

Bowl/Shield

[210]
1998-05-09 Netherlands  18–21  Ireland Amsterdam [37/24/1]
[211]
1998-05-09 Germany  12–55  Wales Amsterdam [21/34/1]
[212]
1998-05-09 Kazakhstan  47–5  Sweden Amsterdam [14/20/3]
[213]
1998-05-09 Italy  51–7  Russia Amsterdam [22/11/1]

Semi finals

Cup

[214]
1998-05-12 England  11–44  New Zealand Amsterdam [46/19/2]
[215]
1998-05-12 Canada  6–46  United States Amsterdam [22/28/8]

Plate

[216]
1998-05-12 Australia  17–15  Spain Amsterdam [9/18/1]
[217]
1998-05-12 France  7–27  Scotland Amsterdam [48/32/2]

Bowl

[218]
1998-05-12 Ireland  20–5  Italy Amsterdam [25/23/2]
[219]
1998-05-12 Kazakhstan  18–13  Wales Amsterdam [15/35/2]

Shield

[220]
1998-05-12 Netherlands  61–0  Russia Amsterdam [38/12/1]
[221]
1998-05-12 Germany  20–18  Sweden Amsterdam [22/21/4]

Finals

15th/16th place

[222]
1998-05-15 Russia  3–23  Sweden Amsterdam [13/22/2]

11th/12th place

[223]
1998-05-15 Italy  10–12  Wales Amsterdam [24/36/1]

Shield (13th place)

[224]
1998-05-15 Netherlands  67–3  Germany Amsterdam [38/23/6]

Bowl (9th place)

[225]
1998-05-15 Ireland  10–26  Kazakhstan Amsterdam [26/16/2]

3rd/4th place

[226]
1998-05-16 Canada  15–31  England Amsterdam [23/47/4]

7th/8th place

[227]
1998-05-16 France  9–22  Spain Amsterdam [49/19/6]

Plate (5th place)

[228]
1998-05-16 Australia  25–15  Scotland Amsterdam [10/33/1]

Cup

[229]
1998-05-16 New Zealand  44–12  United States Amsterdam [20/29/4]
 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup Winners 

New Zealand
First title

1998 Top scorers

Pos. Name Team Tries Conv Pen Points
1 Annaleah RushNew Zealand521273
2 Anne-Mieke v Waverenthe Netherlands613365
3 Jos BergmannUSA38855
4 Tracey ComleyWales415153
5 Tammi WilsonNew Zealand78051
6 Minke Docterthe Netherlands90045
7 Nicky BrownEngland80040
8 Realtine ShrievesIreland021138
9 Louisa WallNew Zealand70035
9 Vanessa CootesNew Zealand70035
11 Alfiya TamayevaKazakhstan111233

See also

References

  1. "World Cup Archive". Archived from the original on June 1, 2007.

External links

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