1998 Women's Rugby World Cup
 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Netherlands |
| Dates | 1 – 16 May 1998 |
| No. of nations | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |  New Zealand (1st title) |
Runner-up  |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
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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 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 | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Ladder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 6 | +141 | 2nd |
 Canada
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 79 | −57 | 8th |
| Netherlands
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 16 | +35 | 10th |
 Sweden
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | −119 | 15th |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Ladder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 16 | +106 | 3rd |
 Spain
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 56 | −12 | 6th |
 Wales
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 35 | +66 | 9th |
 Russia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 167 | −160 | 16th |
Pool C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Ladder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 6 | +204 | 1st |
 Scotland
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 84 | −47 | 7th |
 Italy
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 11th |
 Germany
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 168 | −157 | 15th |
Pool D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Ladder |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 14 | +19 | 4th |
 Australia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 5th |
 Kazakhstan
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 29 | −11 | 12th |
 Ireland
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33 | −27 | 13th |
Bowl
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 18 | |||||||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 21 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 20 | |||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Italy | 5 | |||||||||
| Italy | 51 | |||||||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Russia | 7 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 10 | |||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 26 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 47 | |||||||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 5 | |||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 18 | |||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Wales | 13 | Third place | ||||||||
| Wales | 55 | |||||||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Germany | 12 | |||||||||
| Italy | 10 | |||||||||
| Wales | 12 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
11th/12th place
Final (9th place)
Shield
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| Netherlands | 61 | |||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||
| Netherlands | 67 | |||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
| Sweden | 18 | |||||
| Germany | 20 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| Russia | 3 | |||||
| Sweden | 23 | |||||
Semi-finals
15th/16th place
Final (13th place)
Cup
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| England | 30 | |||||||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Australia | 13 | |||||||||
| England | 11 | |||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 44 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 46 | |||||||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 44 | |||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| United States | 12 | |||||||||
| France | 7 | |||||||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Canada | 9 | |||||||||
| Canada | 6 | |||||||||
| 9 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| United States | 46 | Third place | ||||||||
| United States | 25 | |||||||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 10 | |||||||||
| England | 31 | |||||||||
| Canada | 15 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
3rd/4th place
Final
Plate
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| Australia | 17 | |||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| Spain | 15 | |||||
| Australia | 25 | |||||
| 12 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| Scotland | 15 | |||||
| France | 7 | |||||
| Scotland | 27 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 May – Amsterdam | ||||||
| Spain | 22 | |||||
| France | 9 | |||||
Semi-finals
7th/8th place
Final (5th place)
| 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 Bergman | 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 |
See also
References
- ^ "World Cup Archive". Archived from the original on 1 June 2007.
External links
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