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 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. New Zealand defeated the USA 44-12 in the final.

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

Semi Finals

Cup

• 12 May England v NZ 11 – 44
• 12 May USA v Canada 46 – 6

Plate

• 12 May Australia v Spain 17 – 15
• 12 May Scotland v France 27 – 7

Bowl

• 12 May Ireland v Italy 20 – 5
• 12 May Wales v Kazakhstan 13 – 18

Shield

• 12 May Netherlands v Russia 61 – 0
• 12 May Germany v Sweden 20 – 18

Finals

15th/16th place

• 15 May Russia v Sweden 3 – 23

11th/12th place

• 15 May Italy v Wales 10 – 12

Shield (13th place)

• 15 May Netherlands v Germany 67 – 3

Bowl (9th place)

• 15 May Ireland v Kazakhstan 10 – 26

3rd/4th place

• 16 May England v Canada 31 – 15

7th/8th place

• 16 May France v Spain 9 – 22

Plate (5th place)

• 16 May Australia v Scotland 25 – 15

Cup

• 16 May New Zealand v USA 44 – 12

See also

• Women's Rugby World Cup
• Rugby World Cup Sevens
• Rugby World Cup

External links

• WRWC 1998 in Amsterdam
• Previous World Cup rugby results