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.
Squads
Pool stages
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Bowl
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
11th/12th place
Final (9th place)
Shield
Semi-finals
15th/16th place
Final (13th place)
Cup
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
3rd/4th place
Final
Plate
Semi-finals
7th/8th place
Final (5th place)
1998 Top scorers
Pos.NameTeamTriesConvPenPoints1Annaleah Rush5212732Anne-Mieke van Waveren6133653Jos Bergman388554Tracey Comley4151535Tammi Wilson780516Minke Docter900457Nicky Brown800408Realtine Shrieves0211389Louisa Wall700359Vanessa Cootes7003511Alfiya Tamayeva111233
Notes
Sources Rugby World Cup Women’s Stats Archive
Women's Rugby Data
See also Women's Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Sevens Rugby World Cup
References
External links IRB coverage (via WebArchive) WRWC 1998 in Amsterdam Previous World Cup rugby results