1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa
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The 1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa was a series of matches played in June and July 1998 by England national rugby union team.
Contents
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
- Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue | Status |
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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
Fullback
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).
Midfielders
Stuart Potter (Leicester Tigers), Dominic Chapman (Richmond), Steve Ravenscroft (Saracens).
Five–Eighths
Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons), Alex King (Wasps), Jos Baxendell (Sale Sharks).
Halfbacks
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).
References
- Use dmy dates from March 2014
- EngvarB from March 2014
- 1998 rugby union tours
- Rugby union tours of New Zealand
- Rugby union tours of Australia
- Rugby union tours of South Africa
- England national rugby union team tours
- 1998 in New Zealand rugby union
- 1998 in South African rugby union
- 1997–98 in English rugby union