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.

1998 Women's Rugby World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Netherlands
Dates1998-05-01 – 1998-05-16
No. of nations16
Champions  New Zealand (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
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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
Main article: 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads

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]

Bowl
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 
 Netherlands18
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 Ireland21
 
 Ireland20
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 Italy5
 
 Italy51
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 Russia7
 
 Ireland10
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 Kazakhstan26
 
 Kazakhstan47
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 Sweden5
 
 Kazakhstan18
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 Wales13 Third place
 
 Wales55
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 Germany12
 
 Italy10
 
 
 Wales12
 

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

11th/12th place
[223]
1998-05-15 Italy  10–12  Wales Amsterdam [24/36/1]

Final (9th place)
[225]
1998-05-15 Ireland  10–26  Kazakhstan Amsterdam [26/16/2]

Shield
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 
 Netherlands61
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 Russia0
 
 Netherlands67
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 Germany3
 
 Sweden18
 
 
 Germany20
 
Third place
 
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 
 Russia3
 
 
 Sweden23

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

15th/16th place
[222]
1998-05-15 Russia  3–23  Sweden Amsterdam [13/22/2]

Final (13th place)
[224]
1998-05-15 Netherlands  67–3  Germany Amsterdam [38/23/6]

Cup
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 
 England30
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 Australia13
 
 England11
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 New Zealand44
 
 New Zealand46
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 Spain3
 
 New Zealand44
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 United States12
 
 France7
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 Canada9
 
 Canada6
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 United States46 Third place
 
 United States25
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 Scotland10
 
 England31
 
 
 Canada15
 

Quarter-finals
[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]

Semi-finals
[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]

3rd/4th place
[226]
1998-05-16 Canada  15–31  England Amsterdam [23/47/4]

Final
[229]
1998-05-16 New Zealand  44–12  United States Amsterdam [20/29/4]

Plate
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 
 Australia17
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 Spain15
 
 Australia25
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 Scotland15
 
 France7
 
 
 Scotland27
 
Third place
 
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 
 Spain22
 
 
 France9

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

7th/8th place
[227]
1998-05-16 France  9–22  Spain Amsterdam [49/19/6]

Final (5th place)
[228]
1998-05-16 Australia  25–15  Scotland 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 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.
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