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.

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.
Opposing TeamForAgainstDateVenueStatus
Australia0766 June 1998Lang Park, BrisbaneTest Match
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

, Matt Perry, Nick Beal

Utilities

, Spencer Brown, Austin Healey

Wingers

, Matt Moore, Paul Sampson

Centres

, Dominic Chapman, Steve Ravenscroft

Fly-halves

, Alex King, Jos Baxendell.

Scrum-halves

, Scott Benton, Peter Richards

Loose-forwards

, Steve Ojomoh, Richard Pool-Jones, Ben Sturnham, Ben Clarke, Pat Sanderson, Lewis Moody.

Locks

, Rob Fidler, Garath Archer, Danny Grewcock

Props

, Will Green, Darren Crompton, Graham Rowntree, Duncan Bell, Tony Windo.

Hookers

, Phil Greening, George Chuter