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. Scores and results list England's points tally first. 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) References 1998 rugby union tours Tour 1998 1998 1998 1998 in New Zealand rugby union 1998 in South African rugby union 1998 in Australian rugby union