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.

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 tour1997 Argentina and Australia
Next tour1999 Australia

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.

Scores and results list England's points tally first.
Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Australia0766 June 1998Lang Park, BrisbaneTest Match[1]
New Zealand 'A'101813 June 1998Rugby Park, HamiltonTour Match
New Zealand Rugby Academy325016 June 1998Homestead Stadium, InvercargillTour Match
New Zealand226420 June 1998Carisbrook, DunedinFirst Test
New Zealand Māori146223 June 1998International Stadium, RotoruaTour Match
New Zealand104027 June 1998Eden Park, AucklandSecond Test
South Africa0184 July 1998Newlands, Cape TownTest Match

Touring party

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)

[2]

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.
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