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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 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.
Contents
- 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 2
- 15th/16th place
- Final (13th place)
- Cup
- Quarter-finals 2
- Semi-finals 3
- 3rd/4th place
- Final
- Plate
- Semi-finals 4
- 7th/8th place
- Final (5th place)
- 1998 Top scorers
- Notes
- Sources
- See also
- References
- External links
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]
