1998 Women's Rugby World Cup
3rd Women's Rugby World Cup
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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.
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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 |
| Tries scored | 283 (average 7.08 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Annaleah Rush (68)[note 1] |
| Most tries | Minke Docter (9) |
| Points scored | 1,894 (average 47.35 per match) |
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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
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 | 14th |
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
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
1998 Top scorers
| Pos. | Name | Team | Tries | Conv | Pen | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annaleah Rush | New Zealand | 5 | 21 | 2 | 73 |
| 2 | Anne-Mieke van Waveren | Netherlands | 6 | 13 | 3 | 65 |
| 3 | Jos Bergman | United States | 3 | 8 | 8 | 55 |
| 4 | Tracey Comley | Wales | 4 | 15 | 1 | 53 |
| 5 | Tammi Wilson | New Zealand | 7 | 8 | 0 | 51 |
| 6 | Minke Docter | 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 |
Notes
- There is conflicting data from World Rugby and the tournament website which posted the results over the points scored by Annaleah Rush, likely over whether a try was granted to her, or given as a penalty try. This infobox defaults to the record given by the World Rugby scores.