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	7 0 0 7
Test match	4 0 0 4
Opponent	P W D L
Australia	1 0 0 1
New Zealand	2 0 0 2
South Africa	1 0 0 1

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.

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 swathe of untested and uncapped players, much to the annoyance of the Australian press.

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

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).

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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. 13 May 1998.