1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa

1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa
Summary	P W D L
Total	07 00 00 07
Test match	04 00 00 04
Opponent	P W D L
Australia	1 0 0 1
New Zealand	2 0 0 2
South Africa	1 0 0 1
Tour chronology
Previous tour	1997 Argentina and Australia
Next tour	1999 Australia

The 1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa was a series of matches played in June and July 1998 by the England national rugby union team.

Matches

The tour is often referred to in rugby culture as "The Tour of Hell" due to the number of heavy defeats suffered by the England team. This was caused principally because England fielded a roster of untested and uncapped players - many of whom went on to win the 2003 Rugby World Cup five years later.

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Team	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Australia	0	76	6 June 1998	Lang Park, Brisbane	Test Match [1]
New Zealand 'A'	10	18	13 June 1998	Rugby Park, Hamilton	Tour Match
New Zealand Rugby Academy	32	50	16 June 1998	Homestead Stadium, Invercargill	Tour Match
New Zealand	22	64	20 June 1998	Carisbrook, Dunedin	First Test
New Zealand Māori	14	62	23 June 1998	International Stadium, Rotorua	Tour Match
New Zealand	10	40	27 June 1998	Eden Park, Auckland	Second Test
South Africa	0	18	4 July 1998	Newlands, Cape Town	Test Match

Touring party

• Manager: Clive Woodward
• Assistant Manager:
• Captain: Matt Dawson

Full-back

Tim Stimpson (Newcastle Falcons), Matt Perry (Bath), Nick Beal (Northampton Saints)

Utilities

Josh Lewsey (Wasps), Spencer Brown (Richmond), Austin Healey (Leicester Tigers)

Wingers

Tom Beim (Sale Sharks), Matt Moore (Sale Sharks), Paul Sampson (Wasps)

Centres

Stuart Potter (Leicester Tigers), Dominic Chapman (Richmond), Steve Ravenscroft (Saracens)

Fly-halves

Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons), Alex King (Wasps), Jos Baxendell (Sale Sharks).

Scrum-halves

Matt Dawson (Northampton Saints), Scott Benton (Gloucester), Peter Richards (London Irish)

Loose-forwards

Tony Diprose (Saracens), Steve Ojomoh (Bath), Richard Pool-Jones (Stade Francais Paris), Ben Sturnham (Saracens), Ben Clarke (Richmond), Pat Sanderson (Sale Sharks), Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers).

Locks

Dave Sims (Gloucester), Rob Fidler (Gloucester), Garath Archer (Newcastle Falcons), Danny Grewcock (Saracens)

Props

Phil Vickery (Gloucester), Will Green (Wasps), Darren Crompton (Richmond), Graham Rowntree (Leicester Tigers), Duncan Bell (Sale Sharks), Tony Windo (Gloucester).

Hookers

Richard Cockerill (Leicester Tigers), Phil Greening (Gloucester), George Chuter (Saracens)

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References

1. "Australia 76 England 0". BBC Sport. 6 June 1998. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
2. "England tour selection angers Aussies". BBC Sport. 13 May 1998.