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1998 Women's Rugby World Cup
Tournament details
Host nation Netherlands
Dates1 – 16 May 1998
No. of nations16
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand (1st title)
Runner-up  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
1994
2002

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

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Pool stages

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Pool A

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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]
1 May 1998
Netherlands 7–16 Canada
Amsterdam
2 May 1998
England 75–0 Sweden
Amsterdam
5 May 1998
Canada 6–72 England
Amsterdam
5 May 1998
Netherlands 44–0 Sweden
Amsterdam

Pool B

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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]
2 May 1998
Spain 28–18 Wales
Amsterdam
2 May 1998
Russia 0–84 United States
Amsterdam
5 May 1998
Spain 16–38 United States
Amsterdam
5 May 1998
Russia 7–83 Wales
Amsterdam

Pool C

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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]
2 May 1998
Germany 6–134 New Zealand
Amsterdam
2 May 1998
Italy 8–37 Scotland
Amsterdam
5 May 1998
New Zealand 76–0 Scotland
Amsterdam
5 May 1998
Germany 5–34 Italy
Amsterdam

Pool D

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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]
2 May 1998
France 23–6 Kazakhstan
Amsterdam
2 May 1998
Australia 21–0 Ireland
Amsterdam
5 May 1998
Australia 8–10 France
Amsterdam
5 May 1998
Ireland 6–12 Kazakhstan
Amsterdam

Bowl

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 
 Netherlands18
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 Ireland21
 
 Ireland20
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 Italy5
 
 Italy51
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 Russia7
 
 Ireland10
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 Kazakhstan26
 
 Kazakhstan47
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 Sweden5
 
 Kazakhstan18
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 Wales13 Third place
 
 Wales55
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 Germany12
 
 Italy10
 
 
 Wales12
 

Quarter-finals

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9 May 1998
Netherlands 18–21 Ireland
Amsterdam
9 May 1998
Germany 12–55 Wales
Amsterdam
9 May 1998
Kazakhstan 47–5 Sweden
Amsterdam
9 May 1998
Italy 51–7 Russia
Amsterdam

Semi-finals

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12 May 1998
Ireland 20–5 Italy
Amsterdam
12 May 1998
Kazakhstan 18–13 Wales
Amsterdam

11th/12th place

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15 May 1998
Italy 10–12 Wales
Amsterdam

Final (9th place)

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15 May 1998
Ireland 10–26 Kazakhstan
Amsterdam

Shield

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 
 Netherlands61
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 Russia0
 
 Netherlands67
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 Germany3
 
 Sweden18
 
 
 Germany20
 
Third place
 
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 
 Russia3
 
 
 Sweden23

Semi-finals

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12 May 1998
Netherlands 61–0 Russia
Amsterdam
12 May 1998
Germany 20–18 Sweden
Amsterdam

15th/16th place

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15 May 1998
Russia 3–23 Sweden
Amsterdam

Final (13th place)

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15 May 1998
Netherlands 67–3 Germany
Amsterdam

Cup

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 
 England30
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 Australia13
 
 England11
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 New Zealand44
 
 New Zealand46
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 Spain3
 
 New Zealand44
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 United States12
 
 France7
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 Canada9
 
 Canada6
 
9 May – Amsterdam
 
 United States46 Third place
 
 United States25
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 Scotland10
 
 England31
 
 
 Canada15
 

Quarter-finals

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9 May 1998
Australia 13–30 England
Amsterdam
9 May 1998
Scotland 10–25 United States
Amsterdam
9 May 1998
Canada 9–7 France
Amsterdam
9 May 1998
New Zealand 46–3 Spain
Amsterdam

Semi-finals

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12 May 1998
England 11–44 New Zealand
Amsterdam
12 May 1998
Canada 6–46 United States
Amsterdam

3rd/4th place

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16 May 1998
Canada 15–31 England
Amsterdam

Final

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16 May 1998
New Zealand 44–12 United States
Amsterdam

Plate

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 
 Australia17
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 Spain15
 
 Australia25
 
12 May – Amsterdam
 
 Scotland15
 
 France7
 
 
 Scotland27
 
Third place
 
 
15 May – Amsterdam
 
 
 Spain22
 
 
 France9

Semi-finals

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12 May 1998
Australia 17–15 Spain
Amsterdam
12 May 1998
France 7–27 Scotland
Amsterdam

7th/8th place

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16 May 1998
France 9–22 Spain
Amsterdam

Final (5th place)

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16 May 1998
Australia 25–15 Scotland
Amsterdam


 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup winners 

New Zealand
First title

1998 Top scorers

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "World Cup Archive". Archived from the original on 1 June 2007.
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