1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa
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.
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| Opponent |
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| Australia |
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| New Zealand |
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| South Africa |
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| Tour chronology | |||||
| Previous tour | 1997 Argentina and Australia | ||||
| Next tour | 1999 Australia | ||||
Matches edit
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 |
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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 edit
- Manager: Clive Woodward
- Assistant Manager:
- Captain: Matt Dawson
Full-back edit
Tim Stimpson (Newcastle Falcons), Matt Perry (Bath), Nick Beal (Northampton Saints)
Utilities edit
Josh Lewsey (Wasps), Spencer Brown (Richmond), Austin Healey (Leicester Tigers)
Wingers edit
Tom Beim (Sale Sharks), Matt Moore (Sale Sharks), Paul Sampson (Wasps)
Centres edit
Stuart Potter (Leicester Tigers), Dominic Chapman (Richmond), Steve Ravenscroft (Saracens)
Fly-halves edit
Jonny Wilkinson (Newcastle Falcons), Alex King (Wasps), Jos Baxendell (Sale Sharks).
Scrum-halves edit
Matt Dawson (Northampton Saints), Scott Benton (Gloucester), Peter Richards (London Irish)
Loose-forwards edit
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 edit
Dave Sims (Gloucester), Rob Fidler (Gloucester), Garath Archer (Newcastle Falcons), Danny Grewcock (Saracens)
Props edit
Phil Vickery (Gloucester), Will Green (Wasps), Darren Crompton (Richmond), Graham Rowntree (Leicester Tigers), Duncan Bell (Sale Sharks), Tony Windo (Gloucester).
Hookers edit
Richard Cockerill (Leicester Tigers), Phil Greening (Gloucester), George Chuter (Saracens)