1998 Women's Rugby World Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation |  Netherlands |
| Dates | 1998-05-01 – 1998-05-16 |
| No. of nations | 16 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 40 |
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 Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder 
England
2 0 0 147 6 2nd 
Canada
1 0 1 22 79 8th 
Netherlands
1 0 1 51 16 10th 
Sweden
0 0 2 0 139 15th
Pool B
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder 
United States
2 0 0 117 16 3rd 
Spain
1 0 1 44 56 6th 
Wales
1 0 1 101 35 9th 
Russia
0 0 2 7 167 16th
Pool C
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder 
New Zealand
2 0 0 210 6 1st 
Scotland
1 0 1 37 84 7th 
Italy
1 0 1 42 42 11th 
Germany
0 0 2 11 168 15th
Pool D
Team Won Drawn Lost For Against Ladder 
France
2 0 0 33 14 4th 
Australia
1 0 1 29 10 5th 
Kazakhstan
1 0 1 18 29 12th 
Ireland
0 0 2 6 33 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 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
See also
References
- ^ "World Cup Archive". Archived from the original on June 1, 2007.