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.
Quick Facts Wereldbeker rugby dames 1998, Tournament details ...
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| 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 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]
Main article: 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads
Pool A
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
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Pool B
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
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Pool C
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
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Pool D
More information Team, Pld ...
| 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 |
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| 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)
| 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)
| 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
Main article: 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup Final
| 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 |
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 New Zealand First title |
More information Pos., Name ...
| 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 |
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- "World Cup Archive". Archived from the original on June 1, 2007.