1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa

June 2026 March 2014 England 1998 7 0 0 7 4 0 0 4 AUS 1 0 0 1 NZL 2 0 0 2 ZAF 1 0 0 1 1997 Argentina and Australia 1999 Australia The 1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa was a series of matches played in June and July 1998 by the 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 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 StatusAustralia 0 76 6 June 1998 Lang Park, Brisbane Test Match https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/rugby_union/107860.stm Australia 76 England 0 6 June 1998 BBC Sport 21 May 2014New Zealand 'A' 10 18 13 June 1998 Rugby Park, Hamilton Tour MatchNew Zealand Rugby Academy 32 50 16 June 1998 Homestead Stadium, Invercargill Tour MatchNew Zealand 22 64 20 June 1998 Carisbrook, Dunedin First Test New Zealand Māori 14 62 23 June 1998 International Stadium, Rotorua Tour MatchNew Zealand 10 40 27 June 1998 Eden Park, Auckland Second TestSouth Africa 0 18 4 July 1998 Newlands, Cape Town Test Match Touring party Manager: Clive Woodward Assistant Manager: Captain: Matt Dawson 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) England tour selection angers Aussies https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/92635.stm BBC Sport 13 May 1998 References Category:1998 rugby union tours Tour 1998 1998 1998 Category:1998 in New Zealand rugby union Category:1998 in South African rugby union Category:1998 in Australian rugby union