1998 Women's Rugby World Cup
| Wereldbeker rugby dames 1998 | |
|---|---|
| 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[edit]
Pool stages[edit]
Pool A[edit]
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool B[edit]
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool C[edit]
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Pool D[edit]
| 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 |
Source: [citation needed]
Bowl[edit]
| 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[edit]
Semi-finals[edit]
11th/12th place[edit]
Final (9th place)[edit]
Shield[edit]
| 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[edit]
15th/16th place[edit]
Final (13th place)[edit]
Cup[edit]
| 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[edit]
Semi-finals[edit]
3rd/4th place[edit]
Final[edit]
Plate[edit]
| 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[edit]
7th/8th place[edit]
Final (5th place)[edit]
| 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup winners |
|---|
 New Zealand First title |
1998 Top scorers[edit]
| 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "World Cup Archive". Archived from the original on June 1, 2007.