World Cup 1998 Results

New Zealand Vs USA

16 May 1998

Final Score: 44-12

 


photo courtesy of the World Cup Homepage 1998

The Cup final saw the New Zealand team playing excellent rugby. They scored five first half tries, including three of them by Vanessa Cootes.

The tournaments leading points scorer, center Annaleah Rush, finished with 73 points and was alos named player of the tournament.

Point Scorers

Farah Palmer: 1 try Jennifer Crawford: 1 try
Annaleah Rush: 1 try, 2 conv Diane Schnapp: 1 try
Regina Sheck: 1 try Jos Bergmann: 1 conv
Louisa Wall: 1try
Vanessa Cootes: 4tries

Referee Ed Morrison (England)

Teams

New Zealand
15-Tammi Wilson 14-Vanessa Cootes 13-Annaleah Rush
11-Louisa Wall 12-Suzie Shortland 10-Anna Richards
9-Monique Hirovanaa 8-Rochelle Martin 7-Davida White 5-Fiona Richards 4-Fiona King 6-Melodie Robinson 3-Regina Sheck 2-Farah Palmer (C) 1-Tracey Waters

United States
1-Meredith Ottens 2-Stacy Boyle 3-Mary Anne Sorensen
6-Kim Kalei 4-Nancy Fitz 5-Alex Williams 7-Diane Schnapp
8-Barbara Bond 9-Lisa Rowe 10-Jos Bergmann 11-Kim Cyganik 12-Amy westerman 13-Patty Jervey 14-Krista McFarren 15-Jen Crawford (C)

Replacements New Zealand: Diane Kahura for #11, Exia Shelford for
#13, Kellie Kiwi for #12, Jacinta Neilson for #7, Brigitta
Lotuiiga for #6, Emma Thomas for #3, Toni Konui for #8
Replacements USA: Shalanda Baker for # 14, Erina Queen for #8,
Jan Renne for #5, Tricia Turton for #1, Elizabeth Kirk for #3

The Black Ferns showed domination over the Americans throughout the match, scoring eight tries and two conversions. The American team, winners in 1991, could not contain Cootes and her opposite wing Louisa 'Lomu' Wall. They show why New Zealand is a great Rugby nation, with their passion, power, teamwork, and finesse. Player of the Match: Vanessa Cootes (New Zealand).



3th/4th Place Results

England vs Canada

May 16th 1998

Final Score: 81-15

Point Scorers

Nicky Brown, Emma Mitchell, JaneMolyneux, Kate Knight, Joanne Yap: 1 try Sarah Hall. Josee Lacasse: 1 try
Suzie Appleby, Paula George: 2tries Moira Shiels: 1 conv, 1 pen
Sue Day: 4tries
Giselle Pragnell:3 conv
Claire Frost: 5 conv

Referee David Gillet (France)

Teams

England:
15-Sue Day 14-Jayne Molyneux 13-Paula George 11-Nicky Brown 12-Kate Knight 10-Suzie Appleby 9-Emma Mitchell (C)
8-Claire Frost 7-George Stevens 5-Linda Uttley 4-Claire Green 6-Janis Ross 3-Maxine Edwards 2-Nicola Ponsford 1-Jenny Smith

Canada:
1-Sarah Hall 2-Maura Shiels 3-Josee Lacasse 6-Terry Denike 4-Julie Hickey 5-Lee Fairclough 7-Joanne Gardner 8-Maureen MacMahon
9-Natascha Wesch 10-Annette Darby 11-Lynne Leclair (C) 12-Gina Minutillo 13-Sherri Sparling 14-Julie Foster 15-Bethany Johnston

Replacements England: Janice Byford for #1, Joanne Poore for #2,
Terri Siwek for #5, Sarah Roberson for #8, Joanne Yapp for #9,
Giselle Prangnell for #10, Pip Spivey for #14
Replacements Canada: Christy Walsh for #10, Judith Begin for #9,
Janet Burell for #11, Heather Wilson for #8, Gill Florence for
#6, Sue Asprey for #7

England, 1994 winners of the World Cup regained some composure from their semi final loss to New Zealand, to finish third beating Canada by a whopping 81-15. Player of the Match: Paula George (England).



World Cup 1998 Results - Plate

5th/6th Place Results

Australia vs Scotland

May 16th 1998

Final Score: 25-15

Point Scorers

Tanya Osborne: 1 try Gill Cameron, Denise Fairbain, Jenni Sheerin: 1 try
Sharon O Kane: 2 tries
Perise Lli: 2 conv, 2 pen

Referee Huw Lewis (Wales)

Teams

Australia:
15-Naomi Roberts 14-Tanya Osborne 13-Bronwyn Calvert
11-Sharon O'Kane 12-Tui Ormsby 10-Perise Lli 9-Kerri Ferris 8-Nicole Wickert (C) 7-Selena Worsley 5-Lisa-Jane Dwan 4-Mieke Gladwin 6-Bronnie 3-Pearl Palalalii 2-Bronwyn Hart 1-Melissa Latu| Mackintosh

Scotland:
1-Karen Findlay 2-Ali MacKenzie 3-Alison Christie 6-Jayne Afseth 4-Lee Cockburn 5-Gill Cameron 7-Jenni Sheerin 8-Donna Kennedy 9-Louise Blamire 10-Sarah Higgins 11-Pogo Paterson 12-Rimma Lewis
13-Kim Littlejohn (C) 14-Denise Fairbairn 15-Alison McGrandles


Replacements Australia: Helen Theunissen for #9, Rebecca Wakin
for #3, Ronnie May for #4
Replacements Scotland: Michelle Cave for #10, Claire Herriot for
#15, Beth MacLeod for #7, Irene Wilson for #4, Julie Taylor for
#1, Elizabeth Allsop for #3, Sheila Scott for #2

Scotland was first to score in this tough game for the plate, before Australia came back to a 13-10 half-time lead. The Aussies sealed the game in the second half by scoring two more tries. Player of the Match: Jayne Afseth (Scotland).



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