1998 Women's Rugby World Cup squads

This article lists the official squads for the 1998 Women's Rugby World Cup in the Netherlands.

Pool A[]

England[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Susan Kathryn Appleby	??	21 December 1970
Nicola Brown	??	20 November 1971
Gillian Ann Burns	??	12 July 1964
	??	20 August 1963
Helen Victoria Clayton	??	17 June 1971
	??	1 May 1971
Susan Margaret Day	??	29 October 1972
Maxine Patricia Edwards	??	28 July 1966
Claire Joanne Frost	??	22 March 1973
Paula George (c)	??	20 October 1968		(c)
Claire Green	??	23 July 1972
	??	18 December 1974
Emma Mitchell	??	13 April 1966
Jayne Molyneux	??	21 October 1968
Teresa Jane O'Reilly	??	16 September 1964
	??	6 October 1967
	??	4 August 1972
	??	19 April 1966
	??	21 January 1969
	??	7 June 1962
	??	27 April 1966
	??	30 October 1972
	??	13 December 1964
Georgia Ruth Stevens	??	13 June 1973
	??	26 October 1966
Joanne Yapp	Scrum-half	6 September 1979

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Canada[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	24 June 1973
Gillian Florence	??	30 April 1975
Josée Lacasse	Prop	9 March 1970
	??	7 April 1974
	??	2 June 1973		Ajax Wanderers[2]
	??	18 August 1959
	??	18 April 1969
	??	14 December 1970		Toronto Scottish[3]
	??	9 December 1970
(c)	??	12 January 1964		(c)
	??	18 July 1963		Ajax Wanderners[2]
Sherri Sparling	??	19 March 1969
Julianna Foster	??	12 January 1969
	??	14 August 1968
	??	27 July 1971		Ajax Wanderers[2]
	??	12 August 1964
	??	6 June 1961
	??	30 April 1969
	??	11 February 1971		Ajax Wanderers[2]
	??	13 June 1973		Ajax Wanderers[2]
Heather Hunt	Centre	16 October 1973	13	Toronto Scottish[4]
	??	13 September 1966		Ajax Wanderers[2]
	??	8 November 1975
	??	9 October 1975		Ajax Wanderers[2]
	??	29 May 1971
	??	29 January 1971

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Netherlands[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	30 June 1970
	??	11 July 1972
	??	21 June 1973
	??	23 February 1970
	??	26 November 1968
	??	26 April 1969
	??	9 September 1975
	??	24 November 1971
	??	15 September 1972
	??	28 September 1975
	??	1 November 1966
	??	20 February 1969
	??	25 February 1966
	??	30 August 1965
	??	4 September 1971
	??	7 March 1963
	??	15 June 1976
	??	21 August 1971
	??	5 May 1973
	??	26 May 1972
	??	1 October 1967
	??	21 October 1964
	??	8 February 1967
	??	9 November 1964
	??	28 March 1967
	??	17 July 1973

^[7]

Sweden[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	1 July 1973
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	??	29 July 1970
	??	12 December 1973
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Pool B[]

United States[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Shalanda Baker	??
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Barbara Bond	??
Stacy Boyle	??
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Jennifer Crawford	??
Nancy Fitz	??
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Diane Schnapp	??
May Sorensen	??
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^[9]

Spain[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	10 March 1971
	??	20 December 1970
	??	21 July 1972
	??	28 May 1970
	??	10 February 1972
	??	15 September 1970
	??	7 January 1974
	??	18 March 1970
	??	28 October 1974
	??	19 April 1979
	??	25 November 1968
	??	20 July 1970
	??	20 February 1976
	??	30 October 1969
	??	26 October 1971
	??	11 May 1965
	??	2 June 1966
	??	4 July 1967
	??	20 September 1976
	??	13 December 1979
	??	25 August 1969
	??	17 August 1977
	??	3 November 1969
	??	14 September 1968
	??	28 April 1965
	??	25 February 1973
	??	28 March 1974
	??	7 October 1975
	??	19 April 1973
	??	2 July 1972
	??	11 June 1973
	??	15 February 1969

^[10]

Wales[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Antonia Antoniazzi	??	5 October 1971
	??	14 May 1968
Liza Jane Burgess	??	24 March 1964
	??	20 May 1963
	??	22 April 1974
	??	28 February 1974
Claire Donovan	??	13 September 1971
	??	10 June 1962
	??	3 September 1966
Non Evans	??	20 June 1974
	??	23 July 1968
	??	23 June 1973
	??	19 July 1974
	??	25 November 1978
	??	22 April 1972
	??	23 March 1964
	??	12 December 1970
Sandra Phillips	??	4 May 1975
	??	3 October 1975
Louise Rickard	??	31 December 1970
	??	13 February 1975
	??	2 July 1974
	??	17 January 1979
	??	20 July 1973

^[11]

Russia[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	26 July 1968
	??	5 April 1978
	??	18 July 1981
	??	24 April 1973
	??	29 January 1976
	??	14 May 1977
	??	16 September 1979
	??	6 December 1970
	??	17 December 1968
	??	26 September 1975
	??	2 July 1973
	??	29 June 1964
	??	17 November 1966
Elena Lebedenko	??
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	??	1 November 1977
	??	13 September 1974
	??	22 May 1976
	??	10 May 1970
	??	10 October 1970
	??	26 April 1973
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	??	25 December 1979
	??	21 December 1975
	??	30 June 1969

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Pool C[]

New Zealand[]

Coach:

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Monalisa Codling	??	20 April 1977
Vanessa Cootes	??	26 July 1969
Maree Edwards	??	8 February 1975
	??	29 July 1969
Monique Hirovanaa	??	25 May 1966
Fiona King	??	1 February 1972
Kellie Kiwi	Scrum-half	31 January 1972
Dianne Kahura	??	1 May 1969
Toni Konui	??	6 November 1966
	??	9 February 1968
Rochelle Martin	??	28 March 1975
	??	30 May 1972
Farah Palmer	Hooker	27 November 1972
Anna Richards	??	3 December 1964
Fiona Richards	??	23 December 1970
Melodie Robinson	??	25 May 1973
Annaleah Rush	Fullback	15 April 1976
Regina Sheck	??	9 November 1969
	??	12 November 1975
Suzy Shortland	??	23 January 1974
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Emma Thomas	??	6 November 1958
Cheryl Moana Waaka	??	12 May 1970
Louisa Wall	??	17 February 1972
Tracey Waters	Prop	28 August 1973
Davida White	??	26 March 1967
Tammy Wilson	??	29 September 1973

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Scotland[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	Flanker	3 November 1969		Edinburgh Academicals
	Prop	24 March 1970		Edinburgh Wanderers
	Scrum-half	20 December 1969		Edinburgh Academicals
	Wing	6 December 1962		Edinburgh Academicals
	Second row	22 February 1975
	Fullback			Saracens
	Scrum-half	8 June 1972		Edinburgh Wanderers
	Prop	1 December 1969		Richmond
	Second row	17 May 1968		Edinburgh Academicals
	Centre	28 December 1975		Edinburgh Wanderers
	Wing	12 May 1972		Edinburgh Wanderers
Karen Ross Findlay	Prop	27 May 1968		Richmond
	Wing	14 October 1973		Edinburgh Academicals
	Fly-half	18 October 1972		Edinburgh Academicals
Donna Kennedy	Back row	16 February 1972		Edinburgh Wanderers
	Fly-half	30 September 1970		Edinburgh Wanderers
(c)	Centre	22 November 1970		Leeds
	Hooker	22 February 1972
	Fly-half	12 July 1972		Leeds
	Second row	10 April 1974		Edinburgh Academicals
	Centre	1 December 1969		Richmond
	Hooker	20 December 1967		Edinburgh Wanderers
	Flanker	21 May 1973		Richmond
Julie Taylor	Prop	30 January 1970		Edinburgh Academicals
	Flanker	30 January 1967		Alton

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Italy[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	3 June 1977
	??	17 November 1969
	??	6 October 1966
	??	6 August 1970
	??	25 May 1962
	??	4 November 1976
	??	14 October 1962
	??	28 March 1966
	??	13 December 1968
	??	8 April 1970
	??	14 August 1977
	??	16 July 1976
	??	14 March 1973
	??	5 April 1970
	??	5 December 1963
	??	10 November 1964
	??	3 November 1977
	??	7 November 1975
	??	2 October 1967
	??	10 March 1972
Antonella Rossetti	??	30 June 1962
	??	19 February 1972
	??	22 September 1976
	??	22 August 1964
	??	15 January 1972
	??	12 July 1969
	??	21 January 1980

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Germany[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	30 April 1974
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	??	30 April 1970
	??	9 August 1970
	??	19 April 1963
	??	12 May 1969
	??	10 June 1974
	??	27 October 1970
	??	12 February 1970
	??	12 April 1970
	??	7 July 1968
	??	2 April 1969
	??	6 June 1973
	??	25 April 1967
	??	11 June 1970
	??	21 February 1969
	??	6 October 1966
	??	22 April 1963
	??	5 May 1967
	??	8 December 1973
	??	19 January 1974
	??	21 December 1969
	??	1 September 1969
	??	13 July 1971
	??	31 May 1976
	??	24 August 1967

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Pool D[]

Australia[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	2 November 1971
	??	11 February 1972
	??	17 January 1964
	??	29 May 1969
	??	24 September 1969
	??	9 January 1970
	??	4 January 1977
	??	17 September 1973
	??	29 February 1964
(c)	??	27 December 1974		(c)
	??	31 July 1973
	??	7 November 1972
	??	24 June 1970
	??	21 October 1972
	??	29 May 1972
	??	27 September 1976
Tui Ormsby	??	20 January 1978
Tanya Osborne	??	2 April 1971
	??	7 January 1970
	??	20 March 1970
	??	31 December 1967
	??	20 August 1964
	??	14 June 1966
	??	5 August 1972
	??	18 April 1975

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France[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	28 December 1965
	??	25 May 1979
	??	5 May 1968
	??	29 August 1969
	??	7 August 1968
	??	5 February 1968
	??	2 September 1967
	??	27 June 1966
	??	27 October 1970
(c)	??	9 September 1967		(c)
	??	30 May 1974
Annick Hayraud	??	9 September 1967
Danièle Irazu	??	12 December 1974
	??	31 January 1972
	??	16 February 1975
	??	13 April 1974
	??	17 July 1977
	??	31 October 1971
	??	4 October 1970
Stéphanie Provost	Scrum-half	27 May 1973
	??	10 November 1974
	??	2 October 1973
	??	6 June 1966
	??	6 May 1973

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Ireland[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	14 December 1977
	??	24 March 1972
	??	27 December 1969
	??	5 October 1974
	??	1 February 1971
	??	29 March 1968
	??	18 January 1970
	??	14 April 1974
	??	14 April 1976
	??	10 April 1968
	??	13 September 1974
	??	27 April 1965
	??	28 March 1973
	??	21 December 1963
	??	15 May 1975
	??	14 February 1969
	??	6 August 1969
	??	28 November 1966
	??	16 April 1965
	??	18 September 1977
	??	27 November 1979
	??	19 October 1972
	??	8 June 1967
	??	29 September 1961
	??	15 June 1973
	??	21 February 1975
	??	27 October 1965
Sue Ramsbottom	??	11 July 1973		Galwegians
	??	7 August 1978
	??	23 January 1972
	??	16 March 1967
	??	27 January 1963
	??	28 April 1972
	??	21 May 1969
	??	24 May 1970

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Kazakhstan[]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	26 October 1964
	??	11 August 1974
	??	19 September 1973
	??	9 November 1978
	??	24 November 1975
	??	22 October 1978
	??	11 April 1970
	??	5 September 1973
	??	12 December 1956
Svetlana Khokhlova	??	24 February 1971
	??	20 May 1973
	??	28 January 1975
	??	12 January 1970
	??	14 August 1974
	??	6 November 1978
	??	25 November 1966
	??	14 May 1969
	??	11 January 1976
	??	30 January 1970
	??	30 March 1973
	??	24 March 1966
	??	24 February 1971
	??	7 January 1963
	??	10 May 1978
	??	19 November 1977
	??	9 October 1975
	??	11 May 1974

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