1999 Rugby World Cup squads
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This article lists the official squads for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

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Head Coach: Jim Telfer
Jim Telfer
James "Jim" Telfer is a Scottish rugby union coach and a former rugby player. A former headmaster at Hawick High School and chemistry teacher, he has won fame as a Scottish forwards coach who gave punishing training sessions to his players...


  1. Glenn Metcalfe
    Glenn Metcalfe
    Glenn Hayden Metcalfe is a former rugby union footballer who played at fullback for Glasgow, Castres and Scotland.-Career:...

  2. Chris Paterson
    Chris Paterson
    Chris Paterson is a Scotland internationalist who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Edinburgh Rugby. He is Scotland’s record cap and points holder with 109 caps and 809 points. Paterson is capable in a range of positions, including fullback, wing and fly-half. In recent years Paterson has played...

  3. Cameron Murray
    Cameron Murray
    Cameron Murray is a former Scotland rugby union footballer. Murray played professionally for Scottish team Borders between 1996 and 1997 before the team merged with Edinburgh Rugby in 1998. He continued to play for Edinburgh until Borders were revived in 2002. For the teams he played in both the...

  4. Kenny Logan
    Kenny Logan
    Kenny Logan is a rugby union footballer who played wing for London Scottish.- Career :As a schoolboy, Logan had football trials as a goalkeeper for Dundee United and Hearts. He left school at 16 and began his rugby career with Stirling County, making his senior debut at 17.In 1996, he joined Wasps...

  5. Shaun Longstaff
    Shaun Longstaff
    Shaun Longstaff is a former rugby union footballer who played on the wing for Scotland.-Notes:...

  6. Alan Tait
    Alan Tait
    Alan V. Tait is a Scottish rugby footballer and coach. He is currently head coach at Newcastle Falcons and a former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played outside centre for Scotland and the British and Irish Lions...

  7. John Leslie
    John Leslie (rugby player)
    John Andrew Leslie is a former rugby union footballer who played at centre for Scotland. He is the elder son of Andy Leslie the great All Blacks captain and the brother of Martin Leslie who also played for Scotland...

  8. James McLaren
    James McLaren
    James "Jim" Gerard McLaren is a Scottish former dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer, who at representative level played rugby league for Scotland, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and at representative level played rugby union for Scotland, playing at...

  9. Jamie Mayer
    Jamie Mayer
    Jamie Mayer was born April 16, 1977 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Educated at Merchiston Castle School, George Watson's College and Napier University, he won 8 caps playing in the centre for the Scottish rugby union side between 1998 and 2000.-External links:*...

  10. Gregor Townsend
    Gregor Townsend
    Gregor Peter John Townsend MBE is a former Scottish rugby union player who played at fly-half, full back and latterly centre....

  11. Duncan Hodge
    Duncan Hodge
    Duncan Hodge was Duncan Hodge was Duncan Hodge was (born August 18, 1974 in Dumfries, Scotland, is a Scottish former internationalist rugby union player. He gained 26 full caps for Scotland.-Playing career:Hodge was born in Dumfries and educated at Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh....

  12. Gary Armstrong
    Gary Armstrong
    Gary Armstrong is a former Scottish rugby union player who played scrum-half. He played for Jed-Forest RFC, Newcastle Falcons, The Borders and represented Scotland and the British Lions. His nickname is the Border Terrier...

  13. Bryan Redpath
    Bryan Redpath
    Bryan William Redpath is a former rugby union player, and a member of the Scottish line of scrum-halves that include Gary Armstrong, Roy Laidlaw, Alan Lawson, Chris Cusiter and Mike Blair. Bryan attended Kelso High School in Kelso, Scottish Borders.Redpath won 60 caps playing for Scotland,...

  14. Iain Fairley
  15. Tom Smith
  16. Paul Burnell
    Paul Burnell
    Paul Burnell educated at Reading Blue Coat School is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He toured New Zealand in 1993 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for London Scottish. His only international try was against The in the 1995 Rugby World Cup...

  17. George Graham
  18. David Hilton
  19. Gordon Bulloch
    Gordon Bulloch
    Gordon Bulloch is a rugby union player who is hooker for West of Scotland F.C. and formerly Scotland. Gordon Bulloch is Scotland’s third most capped player with a total of 75 and their most-capped hooker. He previously played for Glasgow and Leeds Tykes.Gordon has played for Scotland at U19 and...

  20. Robert Russell
    Robbie Russell (rugby player)
    Robbie Russell is an Australian-born professional rugby union player who played hooker for London Irish and formerly with Saracens....

  21. Scott Murray
  22. Stuart Grimes
    Stuart Grimes
    Stuart Brian Grimes is a former Scottish rugby player and captain. Grimes' previous clubs include Padova, Border Reivers, Newcastle Falcons, Caledonia Reds, Watsonians, Edinburgh University, Robert Gordon's College. He was previously Newcastle Falcons forwards coach...

  23. Andy Reed
    Andy Reed (rugby player)
    Andy Reed is a former Cornish rugby union player who played lock for Bodmin RFC, Camborne RFC, Bath Rugby, London Wasps and represented Scotland 18 times at international level between 1993 to 1999...

  24. Doddie Weir
    Doddie Weir
    George "Doddie" Weir, born 4 July 1970 in Edinburgh, is a Rugby Union player, in the lock position.George Weir started playing rugby for Stewarts Melville RFC, his former school, in Edinburgh. He studied at the Scottish Agricultural College, gaining an HND, from 1988-1991 . He moved to Melrose RFC...

  25. Cameron Mather
    Cameron Mather
    Cameron George Mather is a rugby union footballer who plays in the back row. He won eleven caps for Scotland between 1999 and 2004.-Notes:...

  26. Martin Leslie
  27. Budge Pountney
    Budge Pountney
    Anthony Charles Pountney is the former Director of Rugby at Northampton Saints rugby union club. He formerly played at flanker for Northampton and Scotland...

  28. Gordon Simpson
    Gordon Simpson
    Gordon Leslie Simpson is a former Australian politician.Simpson was the National Party member for Cooroora from 1974 to 1989 and served as Minister for Mines and Energy and Minister from the Arts from 25 November to 1 December 1987. His daughter, Fiona Simpson, was also a National Party...

  29. Peter Walton
    Peter Walton (rugby player)
    Peter Walton was an English-born rugby union player who won 24 caps playing in the back-row for the Scottish rugby union side between 1994 and 1999. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School, and played club rugby for both Northampton Saints and Newcastle Falcons. He was forced to retire due to...

  30. Stuart Reid
    Stuart Reid
    Stuart James Reid is a former rugby union footballer who plays in the back row. He won 8 caps for Scotland between 1999 and 2004 and played for Edinburgh and Narbonne.-Notes:...


Head Coach: Nick Mallett
Nick Mallett
Nicholas Vivian Howard Mallett is a former South African rugby union player who was until recently the head coach of the Italian national team, previously replacing Pierre Berbizier on 3 October 2007...


  1. Percy Montgomery
    Percy Montgomery
    Percival Colin "Percy" Montgomery is a retired South African rugby union player...

  2. Breyton Paulse
    Breyton Paulse
    Breyton Paulse is a South African rugby union player who has played at wing for the national team, the Springboks, since 1999....

  3. Pieter Rossouw
  4. Stefan Terblanche
    Stefan Terblanche
    Stefan Terblanche is a South African rugby union player. He plays mostly at fullback also has the ability to play at centre or on the wing.-Career:...

  5. Deon Kayser
  6. Brendan Venter
    Brendan Venter
    Brendan Venter is a former rugby union player who played at centre and also coached for London Irish. He is currently director of rugby at Saracens...

  7. Pieter Muller
    Pieter Muller
    Pieter Muller is a former international South Africa rugby union player. A centre, he was known for his strength and direct running. He played his club rugby Greystones R.F.C.in Ireland and for Cardiff Blues...

  8. Robbie Fleck
    Robbie Fleck
    Robert Frank Fleck better known as Robbie is a former rugby union footballer who played at centre for South Africa....

  9. Wayne Julies
    Wayne Julies
    Wayne Julies is a South African rugby union footballer. He has played for the national team, the Springboks nine times. He made his debut for South Africa at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, in a match against Spain. His usual position is as a centre.Julies played for the Bulls in the 2007 Super 14 season...

  10. Kaya Molatana
  11. Henry Honiball
    Henry Honiball
    Henry William Honiball is a former South African rugby union footballer. He played at fly-half for South Africa during the post-apartheid era, although he was physically and technically acquainted in any back position....

  12. Jannie de Beer
    Jannie de Beer
    Jan Hendrik de Beer , nicknamed Jannie, is a South African former rugby union player. He played flyhalf for the South African national team, the Springboks. In all he represented the Springboks in 13 tests, scoring 183 points. He stands 1.82 meters tall, and weighs 87 kilograms...

  13. Joost van der Westhuizen
    Joost van der Westhuizen
    Joost van der Westhuizen is a former South African rugby union footballer who was the Springboks' first choice scrum-half in the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2000s. He was capped 89 times for the Springboks and scored 38 tries...

  14. Werner Swanepoel
  15. Bobby Skinstad
    Bobby Skinstad
    Robert Brian Skinstad is a Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player who has represented the national team, the Springboks, 42 times, scoring 55 points . He played in the positions of flanker and number eight...

  16. Johan Erasmus
  17. Andre Venter
  18. Andre Vos
    André Vos
    André Neal Vos is a former South African rugby union player who played as back row for Eastern Province , Queensland Reds , The Cats , The Lions and Harlequins until his retirement in 2007.He also captained the Springboks.André Vos graduated from Selborne College in East London, South Africa in...

  19. Ruben Kruger
    Ruben Kruger
    Ruben Jacobus Kruger, born in Vrede , was a South African rugby union player. He played as a flanker.-Career:...

  20. Anton Leonard
  21. Krynauw Otto
    Krynauw Otto
    Krynauw Otto is a formerSouth African Professional Rugby Player.Otto made his debut for the South African national team in the 1995 Rugby World Cup...

  22. Fritz van Heerden
    Fritz van Heerden
    Fritz van Heerden is a former South African rugby union player who played international rugby for the Springboks, and club rugby with Western Province and Leicester Tigers....

  23. Mark Andrews
    Mark Andrews (rugby player)
    Mark Andrews is a former rugby player.He achieved his Junior Springbok colours in waterpolo while still at school. He switched to rugby as his main sport and achieved honours while at school and university...

  24. Albert van den Berg
    Albert van den Berg
    Albert van den Berg is a South African rugby union rugby player. In 2010, he signed to play in Japan's Top League for Canon Eagles. His usual position is at lock. He played for the Sharks in the international Super 14 competition...

  25. Os du Randt
    Os du Randt
    Jacobus Petrus du Randt, better known as Os du Randt , is a former South African rugby union loosehead prop who retired as the most-capped forward in the history of the Springboks...

  26. Ollie le Roux
    Ollie le Roux
    Andre-Henri "Ollie" le Roux is a South African rugby union footballer who currently plays for Leinster.-Rugby career:...

  27. Adrian Garvey
    Adrian Garvey
    Adrian Christopher Garvey was a Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player. He played as a prop.Garvey played for Old Miltonians, Coastal Sharks, Natal and Newport Gwent Dragons....

  28. Cobus Visagie
    Cobus Visagie
    Cobus Visagie is a South African rugby union footballer who plays at tighthead prop.Visagie attended the famous Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch and then went to study accounting at Stellenbosch University. He played for the Maties and Western Province...

  29. Naka Drotske
    Naka Drotske
    Allen Erasmus 'Naka' Drotské is a former South African rugby union player, who played for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1993 and 1999.He played as a hooker ....

  30. Chris Rossouw
    Chris Rossouw
    Chris Rossouw is a South African rugby union player, born 14 November 1976 in Bellville . He has played for the South Africa national rugby union team and playes as fly half for the Free State Cheetahs .- Club :...


  Spain
Spain national rugby union team
The Spain national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union. Spain have been playing rugby since the late 1920s, playing their first international against Italy in 1929. They have qualified for one Rugby World Cup, in 1999 where they were pooled with...

Head Coach: Alfonso Feijoo
Alfonso Feijoo
Alfonso Feijoo is a former Spanish rugby union footballer and a current coach. He's also a Physical Education teacher in San Sebastián....


  1. Aratz Gallastegui
  2. Jaime Alonso
  3. Andrei Kovalenco
    Andrei Kovalenco
    Andriy Kovalenco is a Ukrainian-born Spanish rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half.-Career:Kovalenco started playing rugby at 14 years old, in Aviator Kiev, where he had his first game for the premier team aged only 16. He played for Aviator Kyiv from 1987/88 to 1988/89...

  4. Aitor Etxeberría
  5. Alvar Enciso
  6. Fernando Díez
  7. Raphaël Bastide
    Raphaël Bastide
    Rafael Bastide Gutierrez also known as Raphaël Bastide is a Spanish rugby union winger who has played professionally for Perpignan, Colomiers and, since 2004 for Auch. He played for Spain at the 1999 Rugby World Cup against Uruguay.-Notes:...

  8. Alberto Socias
  9. Sebastien Loubsens
  10. Oriol Ripol
    Oriol Ripol
    Oriol Ripol is a Spanish rugby union player. He plays as a wing for Worcester Warriors in the Championship. Ripol has also played for Spain and is regarded as their best player of modern times...

  11. Antonio Socias
  12. José Ignacio Inchausti
  13. Angel Frechilla
  14. Ferran Velazco Querol
    Ferran Velazco Querol
    Ferran Velazco i Querol is a Spanish rugby union player. He plays as a fullback.Velazco plays for UE Santboiana, where he won the Spanish Championship, in 2005/06....

  15. Francisco Puertas Soto
    Francisco Puertas Soto
    Francisco Puertas Soto is a Spanish rugby union footballer. He played at fullback or flyhalf. He was capped 93 times by Spain, from 1994 to 2001. He played for his country at the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals.-Notes:...

  16. Jordi Camps
  17. José Ignacio Zapatero
  18. Víctor Torres
  19. Luis Javier Martinez
  20. Fernando De La Calle
  21. Diego Zarzosa
    Diego Zarzosa
    Diego Zarzosa Peña is a Spanish rugby union hooker who plays for CR El Salvador in the División de Honor.Zarzosa represented Spain during the 1999 Rugby World Cup....

  22. José Miguel Villaú
  23. Steve Tuineau
  24. Sergio Souto
  25. Alberto Malo (c)
  26. Carlos Souto
  27. Oscar Astarloa
  28. José Díaz
  29. Agustín Malet
  30. Alfonso Mata

Head Coach: Daniel Herrera
Daniel Herrera (rugby union)
Daniel Herrera Vidiella is a Uruguayan rugby union coach.He was in charge of Uruguay, from 1994 to 1999, when he achieved his country first ever qualification for the Rugby World Cup finals, after defeating Portugal twice in the repechage. In the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals, he achieved a win over...


  1. Diego Aguirre
    Diego Aguirre (rugby player)
    Diego Aguirre is a Uruguayan rugby player. He's a fly half.He played for Carrasco Polo Club, in Uruguay, and for US Tours, in France, in 2004/2005....

  2. Sebastián Aguirre
  3. Juan Alzueta
  4. Martín Cerviño
  5. Pablo Costábile
  6. Francisco de los Santos
  7. Nicolás Grillé
  8. Juan Menchaca
    Juan Menchaca
    Juan Ramón Menchaca is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He plays as a fullback or as a wing. He's currently a member of Carrasco Polo Club squad....

  9. Martín Mendaro
  10. Diego Ormaechea
    Diego Ormaechea
    Diego Ormaechea is a former Uruguayan rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a number eight. His profession is Veterinary Surgeon specialised in Racing Horses. He is one of the top veterinary surgeons in South America in his discipline.Ormaechea is considered the greatest Uruguayan...

  11. Agustín Ponce de León
  12. Fernando Sosa Díaz
  13. Pedro Vecino
  14. Juan Carlos Bado
  15. Eduardo Berruti
  16. Nicolas Brignoni
    Nicolas Brignoni
    Nicolas Brignoni is a Uruguayan rugby union player, of Swiss origin.-Career:Brignoni played in Europe for L'Aquila Rugby, from Italy, from 2002/2003 to 2005/2006, and US Montauban, from France, in 2006/2007...

  17. Alfonso Cardoso
    Alfonso Cardoso
    Alfonso Cardoso was a Uruguayan rugby union player.-Career:Cardoso field position was a fullback. He played at Old Boys in 2003. He played twice at the Rugby World Cup finals, in 1999 and 2003...

  18. Leonardo de Oliveira
  19. Martín Ferrés
  20. Guillermo Laffite
  21. Mario Lamé
  22. Diego Lamelas
    Diego Lamelas
    Diego Lamelas is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He plays as a hooker.Lamelas was a member of Argentinian team of Alumni Athletic Club. He is a senior Uruguayan rugby union player and a regular member of Uruguay national rugby union team. He played twice at the Rugby World Cup finals, in 1999 and...

  23. Pablo Lemoine
    Pablo Lemoine
    Pablo Adrian Lemoine is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He plays as a prop.-Career:Lemoine was first noticed in is own country, but then moved to Bristol Shoguns, for the season of 1998/99, where he became a professional. He moved again to Stade français, which side he represented for the seasons...

  24. Juan Martín Marqués
  25. Martín Panizza
  26. Fernando Paullier
  27. Rodrigo Sánchez
    Rodrigo Sánchez
    Rodrigo Toledo Sánchez is a Uruguayan rugby union player. He plays as a prop.He plays for Carrasco Polo Club....

  28. Federico Sciarra
  29. José Viana

Head Coach: Clive Woodward
Clive Woodward
Sir Clive Ronald Woodward OBE is an English former rugby union player and coach. He was coach of the team from 1997 to 2004, managing them to victory in the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He is currently the British Olympic Association's Director of Elite Performance.-Early life:Woodward was born in Ely...



Forwards
  1. Gareth Archer
    Gareth Archer
    Garath Archer is a former English rugby union footballer. He played for both Bristol Rugby and the Newcastle Falcons. In total Archer earned 21 caps for England, including games at the 1999 World Cup....

  2. Neil Back
    Neil Back
    Neil Antony Back is a former international rugby union footballer for England, who also played for Leicester Tigers, and captained both England and Leicester during his career....

  3. Richard Cockerill
    Richard Cockerill
    Richard Cockerill is a former English rugby union footballer who played as a hooker.Cockerill was born in Rugby. Joining Leicester Tigers, he established himself as the B of the "ABC club" alongside Graham Rowntree and Darren Garforth .He made his England debut against Argentina in 1997 and...

  4. Martin Corry
  5. Lawrence Dallaglio
    Lawrence Dallaglio
    Lorenzo Bruno Nero "Lawrence" Dallaglio, OBE is a retired English rugby union player and former captain of the English national team. He played as a flanker or number eight for London Wasps and never played for another club, having arrived at Sudbury as a teenager...

  6. Darren Garforth
    Darren Garforth
    Darren Garforth is a former international rugby union footballer who played tighthead prop for Leicester Tigers and England....

  7. Phil Greening
    Phil Greening
    Phil Greening is a former English rugby union footballer. Greening finished his rugby career with London Wasps in 2005. During his career he earned 24 caps for England, as well as going to Australia with the British and Irish Lions in 2001.His rugby career started at his place of birth, Gloucester...

  8. Richard Hill
    Richard Hill (flanker)
    Richard Hill MBE is a former rugby union footballer who played flanker for Saracens and England.Often portrayed as the 'silent assassin' at both club and international level, his effective and abrasive style of forward play has made him legendary in rugby union circles...

  9. Martin Johnson (c)
  10. Jason Leonard
    Jason Leonard
    Jason Leonard OBE , also known as "The Fun Bus", is an English former rugby union prop forward who held the world record for winning the most international caps until 2005, when it was surpassed by Australia's scrum-half George Gregan...

  11. Neil McCarthy
    Neil McCarthy (rugby player)
    Neil McCarthy is an English Rugby union player.He was in the team for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales and is one of only a handful of players to have an England cap at every representative level ....

  12. Danny Grewcock
    Danny Grewcock
    Daniel Jonathan Grewcock MBE is a retired English rugby union rugby lock who played for Bath, England and the British and Irish Lions...

  13. Tim Rodber
    Tim Rodber
    Timothy Andrew Keith Rodber formerly a rugby union footballer who played at Number eight, flanker or lock for Northampton Saints, England, and the British and Irish Lions...

  14. Graham Rowntree
    Graham Rowntree
    Graham Christopher Rowntree is a former English rugby union player. He played loosehead prop for Leicester Tigers and England. He was capped 54 times for England, despite having to compete for his position with the world's second most capped player, Jason Leonard.Rowntree was born in...

  15. Victor Ubogu
    Victor Ubogu
    Victor Eriakpo Ubogu is a former Bath and England rugby union player. He also played, whilst still at university, for Moseley....

  16. Phil Vickery
    Phil Vickery (rugby player)
    Philip John Vickery MBE is a former English rugby union tighthead prop and member of the England squad. He was a member of England's World Cup winning squad in 2003, playing in all seven matches in the tournament, and is a former England captain. Vickery ended his club rugby career at Wasps,...

  17. Joe Worsley
    Joe Worsley
    Joseph Paul Richard Worsley MBE is a retired English rugby union player who played flanker for Wasps and England.-Biography:...


Backs
  1. Nick Beal
    Nick Beal
    Nicholas David Beal is a rugby union player who played at Fullback for Northampton Saints, England and the Lions. He attended the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe....

  2. Kyran Bracken
    Kyran Bracken
    Kyran Paul Patrick Bracken MBE is a former English rugby union footballer who played at scrum-half for Saracens, Bristol and Waterloo R.F.C....

  3. Mike Catt
    Mike Catt
    Michael John "Mike" Catt OBE is a South African-born former English rugby union footballer who played for London Irish and Bath. He earned 75 international caps for England and played in three World Cup Finals, in 1995, 2003 and 2007...

  4. Matt Dawson
    Matt Dawson
    Matthew James Sutherland "Daws" Dawson, MBE is a retired English rugby union player who played scrum half for Wasps and Northampton Saints. During his international career he toured with the British and Irish Lions three times and was part of England's 2003 Rugby World Cup winning side...

  5. Phil De Glanville
    Phil de Glanville
    Philip Ranulph de Glanville is a former English rugby union player who played at centre for Bath and England.-Rugby career:...

  6. Paul Grayson
  7. Will Greenwood
    Will Greenwood
    William John Heaton "Will" Greenwood, MBE is an English former rugby union footballer of the 1990s and 2000s.-Career:...

  8. Jeremy Guscott
    Jeremy Guscott
    Jeremy Clayton Guscott is a former rugby union outside centre who played for Bath, England and the British and Irish Lions. On rare occasions, he has also appeared for England on the wing....

  9. Austin Healey
    Austin Healey
    Austin Sean Healey is a former English rugby union player, who played as a utility back for Leicester Tigers, and has represented the England national rugby union team and the British Lions....

  10. Dan Luger
    Dan Luger
    Daniel Darko Luger MBE is a former English rugby union international who was a member of the squad that won the Webb Ellis Cup in 2003.- Club career:...

  11. Matt Perry
    Matt Perry (rugby player)
    Matthew Brendan Perry was an English rugby union rugby player who played full back for Bath. He played internationally for England and the British and Irish Lions.-Biography:...

  12. David Rees
  13. Jonny Wilkinson
    Jonny Wilkinson
    Jonathan Peter "Jonny" Wilkinson OBE is an English rugby union player and member of the England national team. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world’s best rugby players...


Head Coach: Massimo Mascioletti
Massimo Mascioletti
Massimo Mascioletti is an Italian rugby union coach and a former player. He used to play as a wing and as a centre....


  1. Matt Pini
    Matt Pini
    Matthew James Pini, also known as Matt Pini , is an Australian-born Italian naturalized rugby union player. He played as a fullback....

  2. Nicola Mazzucato
    Nicola Mazzucato
    Nicola Mazzucato is a former Italian rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a wing.Mazzucato first played at CUS Padova Rugby, from 1994/95 to 1998/99, moving then to Benetton Rugby Treviso, where he stayed from 1999/2000 to 2002/03. He spent two seasons at Rugby Calvisano,...

  3. Fabio Roselli
    Fabio Roselli (rugby player)
    Fabio Roselli is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a wing.Roselli played his entire career for Rugby Roma Olimpic, from 1989/90 to 2002/03. He won one Italian Championship, in 1999/2000, and one Cup of Italy, in 1997/98.He had 16 caps for Italy, from 1995 to...

  4. Nick Zisti
    Nick Zisti
    Nicolas Zisti is an Italian Australian former rugby league and rugby union player. His position of choice is winger although he can also play as a centre.-Playing career:...

  5. Paolo Vaccari
    Paolo Vaccari
    Paolo Vaccari is an Italian former rugby union player who was a versatile back: he used to play as Centre, Wing or Full-back.He is currently a sports manager.-Biography:...

  6. Luca Martin
    Luca Martin
    Luca Martin is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre and as a fullback....

  7. Cristian Stoica
    Cristian Stoica
    Cristian Alexandru Stoica, also known as Alessandro Stoica , is an Italian rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centres. He has played for the Italian national team over 60 times in the past, and was included in their 1999 and 2003 World Cup squads...

  8. Sandro Ceppolino
    Sandro Ceppolino
    Alessandro Diego Ceppolino, known as Sandro Ceppolino , is a former Argentine-born Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre....

  9. Diego Domínguez
    Diego Dominguez
    Diego Dominguez is a former Argentine rugby union fly-half who played for Argentina and Italy, winning 74 caps for the latter....

  10. Francesco Mazzariol
    Francesco Mazzariol
    Francesco "Coco" Mazzariol is an Italian rugby union footballer. He played firstly as a scrum-half, and later in his career at fly half....

  11. Alessandro Troncon
    Alessandro Troncon
    Alessandro Troncon is a former Italian rugby union player.Troncon has made more test appearances than any other player in Italian rugby union history. The veteran scrum-half made his Italy debut against Spain in 1994 and has played alongside fly-half Diego Dominguez on more than 50 occasions...

  12. Giampiero Mazzi
    Giampiero Mazzi
    Giampiero Mazzi is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as scrum-half.Mazzi played all his career at Rugby Roma Olimpic, becoming a member of the first category in 1994/95. He played there until 2008/09. He won the titles of the Italian Championship, in 1999/2000, and...

  13. Carlo Caione
    Carlo Caione
    Carlo Caione is a former Italian rugby union player and a current sports director. He played as a flanker.Caione first played for L'Aquila Rugby, where he had his debut for the first team in 1990/91, aged only 17 years old. He would play there until 1997/98, winning the Italian Championship title...

  14. Mauro Bergamasco
    Mauro Bergamasco
    Mauro Bergamasco is an Italian rugby union footballer. He predominantly plays as an open-side flanker, although his versatility means has also played a number of international games on the wing, and started at scrum-half in an infamously error-prone performance...

  15. Massimo Giovanelli
    Massimo Giovanelli
    Massimo Giovanelli is a former Italian rugby union player. He played as a flanker. He was one of the best Italian rugby players of his generation....

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  16. Andrea De Rossi
    Andrea De Rossi
    Andrea De Rossi is an Italian rugby union footballer and coach. He plays as number eight.De Rossi first team was Rugby Livorno, where he played from 1990/91 to 1999/2000. He then went to represent Rugby Calvisano, from 2000/01 to 2003/04, then, as player-coach, Gran Parma Rugby, from 2003/04 to...

  17. Stefano Saviozzi
    Stefano Saviozzi
    Stefano Saviozzi is a Italian rugby union player. He plays as a hooker and as a flanker.Saviozzi first played for Rugby Livorno, from 1994/95 to 1995/96, moving afterwards to Benetton Rugby Treviso, where he would play from 1996/97 to 2000/01. He won four Italian Premiership titles, in 1996/97,...

  18. Andrea Lo Cicero
    Andrea Lo Cicero
    Andrea Lo Cicero is an Italian rugby union footballer.Born in Catania, Sicily, Lo Cicero began his professional career in the town of his birth with Amatori Catania. Later he moved to Bologna and then to Rugby Rovigo, winning his first Italian Championship in 2000 with Rugby Roma...

  19. Alejandro Moreno
    Alex Moreno
    Alejandro Cristian Moreno is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a prop.He currently plays for Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership, which he joined in 2009 from Rugby Calvisano.-External links:**...

  20. Orazio Arancio
    Orazio Arancio
    Orazio "Bimbo" Arancio is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach and sports director. He played as a flanker....

  21. Laurent Travini
    Laurent Travini
    Laurent Travini is a former French-born Italian rugby union player. He played as a lock.Travini played all his career in France, but also held Italian citizenship, due to his parents, and decided to represent Italy at international level...

  22. Carlo Checchinato
    Carlo Checchinato
    Carlo Checchinato was an Italian rugby union player and is the current team manager for the Italian national team....

  23. Walter Cristofoletto
    Walter Cristofoletto
    Walter Cristofoletto is a former Italian rugby union player and coach. He played as a lock.-Career:Cristofoletto played for Benetton Rugby Treviso most of his career, from 1985/86 to 1998/99. He won five titles of the Italian Championship, in 1988/89, 1991/92, 1996/97, 1997/98 and 1998/99, and one...

  24. Mark Giacheri
    Mark Giacheri
    Mark Giacheri is a former Australian-born Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a lock.He first played for New South Wales Waratahs, from 1988/89 to 1996/97. He moved to Benetton Rugby Treviso in 1995/96, playing there for two seasons and being National Champion in 1996/97...

  25. Franco Properzi
    Franco Properzi
    Franco Properzi Curti is a former Indian-born Italian rugby union player and a current assistant coach. He played as a prop....

  26. Andrea Castellani
    Andrea Castellani
    Andrea Castellani is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a prop.Castellani played for L'Aquila Rugby , where he won the Italian Championship in 1993/94, Benetton Treviso , winning once more the Italian Championship]], L'Aquila Rugby and Rugby Roma Olimpic ,...

  27. Giampiero de Carli
    Giampiero de Carli
    Giampiero de Carli is a former Italian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a prop.De Carli played for Rugby Roma Olimpic, from 1989/90 to 1996/97. He spend a season at Amatori Rugby Milano , returning then to Roma Olimpic for another season. He would represent Stade Français for...

  28. Federico Pucciariello
    Federico Pucciariello
    Federico Pucciariello was an Italian Argentine rugby union footballer. He played at both tighthead and loosehead prop, and played for Munster Rugby up to the end of the 2008-2009 season...

  29. Alessandro Moscardi
    Alessandro Moscardi
    Alessandro Moscardi is an Italian former rugby union player. He played as a hooker.Moscardi was born in Rovigo, Veneto. He made his debut for Italy in 1993, when Portugal provided the opposition, and played 45 internationals, including 17 as captain.In the Autumn of 2000 he was made captain by...

  30. Andrea Moretti
    Andrea Moretti
    Andrea Moretti is a former Italian rugby union player and a current assistant coach. He played as a hooker.Moretti first played for Mantova, becoming a professional at Petrarca Rugby, in 1996/97, where he would stay until 1999/2000. He spent a season at Worcester Rugby, in England, at 2000/2001,...


Head Coach: John Hart
John Hart (rugby coach)
John Bernard Hart, ONZM was a New Zealand rugby union coach, mainly for Auckland and the All Blacks. After many years in business, during which he rose to become Group Employee Relations Director for Fletcher Challenge, then New Zealand's largest company, John Hart began his first class coaching...


  1. Craig Dowd
    Craig Dowd
    Craig Dowd born 26 October 1969 in Auckland, New Zealand is a former rugby union player and current coach. He played 60 test matches for New Zealand between 1993 and 2000, spending his entire provincial career with Auckland. He spent his entire Super 12 career, 64 matches, with the Auckland Blues,...

  2. Anton Oliver
    Anton Oliver
    Anton David Oliver is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer who most recently played professionally for the French second-division club Toulon, noted for signing veteran greats including former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga and great George Gregan...

  3. Greg Feek
    Greg Feek
    Gregory Edward Feek is a New Zealand rugby union player who has played 10 tests for the All Blacks between 1999 and 2001 as a prop, in addition to 63 appearances with the Crusaders. He was born in New Plymouth. He had played provincial rugby for Taranaki between 1996 and 1998 and Canterbury...

  4. Robin Brooke
    Robin Brooke
    Robin Matthew Brooke is a former New Zealand rugby player. He played for the All Blacks n the 1990s, playing many tests alongside younger brother Zinzan Brooke...

  5. Norm Maxwell
    Norm Maxwell
    Norman Michael Clifford Maxwell is a New Zealand rugby union player. His usual position is at lock. He is 1.98m tall and weighs 106 kg. He played for Canterbury in the NPC and he also represented Crusaders in the Super 12 rugby competition...

  6. Andrew Blowers
    Andrew Blowers
    Andrew Francis Blowers is a rugby union player who played for Auckland Blues, Northampton Saints and Bristol. He played for the All Blacks between 1996 and 1999 in which he had played 11 tests and 7 games...

  7. Josh Kronfeld
    Josh Kronfeld
    Joshua Adrian Kronfeld is a former rugby union footballer who represented New Zealand at international level and Otago, the Highlanders and Leicester at first-class level...

  8. Taine Randell
    Taine Randell
    Taine Randell is a retired New Zealand rugby union player. He was a versatile loose forward and a former All Black captain.-Summary:...

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  9. Justin Marshall
    Justin Marshall
    Justin Warren Marshall, MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He was born in Mataura and educated in Gore before settling in Christchurch. Marshall played 81 games for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1995 and 2005...

  10. Andrew Mehrtens
    Andrew Mehrtens
    Andrew Philip Mehrtens MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union footballer, currently playing in France for Béziers, a club in the third-level Fédérale 1 league...

  11. Jonah Lomu
    Jonah Lomu
    Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union player. He had sixty-three caps as an All Black after debuting in 1994. He is generally regarded as the first true global superstar of rugby union. He has had a huge impact on the game...

  12. Alama Ieremia
    Alama Ieremia
    Alama Ieremia is a New Zealand rugby union coach. He is a former Samoan international as well as a former All Black. He was born in Apia, Samoa....

  13. Christian Cullen
    Christian Cullen
    Christian Mathias Cullen is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He played most of his rugby at fullback for New Zealand , for the Hurricanes in the Super 12, and for Manawatu, Wellington and later Munster at first-class level. He was nicknamed the Paekakariki Express...

  14. Tana Umaga
    Tana Umaga
    Jonathan Ionatana Falefasa "Tana" Umaga, ONZM is a New Zealand rugby union footballer and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks. He played for the Hurricanes starting with the Super 12's inception in 1996 and took over the captaincy in 2003...

  15. Jeff Wilson
    Jeff Wilson (sportsman)
    -Cricket career:Wilson played his provincial cricket for Otago, as an all-rounder - both a hard-hitting batsman and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler. His international appearances were in four games of a One Day Internationals series against Australia in the 1992-93 season, and again in an ODI...

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  16. Daryl Gibson
    Daryl Gibson
    Daryl Peter Earl Gibson is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer who played inside centre for Canterbury Crusaders in the southern hemisphere and Bristol Shoguns, Leicester Tigers and Glasgow Warriors in the northern hemisphere...

  17. Tony Brown
  18. Byron Kelleher
    Byron Kelleher
    Byron Terrance Kelleher is a rugby union half-back who currently plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14 competition, and has played over 57 tests with the New Zealand All Blacks...

  19. Mark Hammett
    Mark Hammett
    Mark Garry Hammett is a rugby union coach and former New Zealand rugby union player. Hammett played provincial rugby for Canterbury, as a hooker, between 1992 and 2002. When the Crusaders franchise was formed for the Super 12 in 1996, Hammett was contracted, becoming a founding player...

  20. Carl Hoeft
    Carl Hoeft
    Carl Hoeft is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He currently plays for French club Stade Toulousain after signing from Castres Olympique in the Summer of 2011. His usual position is at prop. He was a part of the All Blacks squad at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.-External links:* *...

  21. Ian Jones
  22. Dylan Mika
    Dylan Mika
    Dylan Mika . He was educated at St Peter's College. He is a former rugby union footballer who played for both Samoa national rugby union team and the All Blacks. Mika played mainly at flanker during his career. He first played internationally for Samoa despite being born in New Zealand...

  23. Rhys Duggan
  24. Glen Osborne
    Glen Osborne
    Glen Matthew Osborne is a New Zealand rugby union player, playing as a fullback and wing. He was born in Wanganui.Osborne played representative rugby for Wanganui in the National Provincial Championship from 1990–1991, then for North Harbour from 1992...

  25. Pita Alatini
    Pita Alatini
    Pita Faiva-ki-moana Alatini is a Tongan-born New Zealand rugby union footballer. Alatini is a midfield back who played in 17 tests for the All Blacks between 1999 and 2001, scoring 6 test tries....

  26. Carlos Spencer
    Carlos Spencer
    Carlos James Spencer is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who currently plays at fly-half for the Lions in the Super 14 and formerly for the New Zealand All Blacks. He is well known for his flamboyant, attacking play and ball handling skills. He has signed to play for the Lions for 2010 and 2011...

  27. Kees Meeuws
    Kees Meeuws
    Kees Junior Meeuws is a former New Zealand rugby union prop and current assistant coach of the Highlanders in the Super Rugby tournament. Meeuws played 42 tests for the All Blacks between 1998 and 2004, scoring 10 test tries...

  28. Reuben Thorne
    Reuben Thorne
    Reuben David Thorne is a New Zealand rugby union player, and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks.-Super 12:...

  29. Royce Willis
    Royce Willis
    Royce Kevin Willis was an international rugby union player who represented New Zealand in 12 matches between 1998 and 2002. -Rugby career:...

  30. Scott Robertson

Head Coach: Polutele Tu'ihalamaka
Polutele Tu'ihalamaka
Polutele Tu'ihalamaka is a former Tongan rugby union footballer and a current coach.He played for Tonga for 14 years, including an historical win over Australia, in 1973....


  1. David Edwards
  2. Ta'u Fainga'anuku
  3. Kuli Faletau
  4. Puku Faletau
  5. Isi Fatani
  6. Benhur Kivalu
  7. Sonatane Koloi
  8. Falamani Mafi
  9. Latiume Maka
  10. Tamieni Penisini
  11. Ngalu Ta'u
  12. Tevita Taumoepeau
    Tevita Taumoepeau
    Tevita Taumoepeau is a Tongan international rugby union player. He currently plays for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a tighthead prop-Career:...

  13. Mat Te Pou
  14. Va'a Toloke
  15. Katilione Tu'ipulotu
  16. Fe'ao Vunipola
  17. Semisi Faka'osifolau
  18. Salesi Finau
    Salesi Finau
    Salesi Finau is a Tongan former rugby footballer. He represented Tonga in both the rugby league and rugby union sides.-Rugby league career:...

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  19. Sililo Marten
  20. Epeli Taione
  21. Isi Tapueluelu
  22. Taunaholo Taufahema
  23. Siua Taumalolo
  24. Semi Taupeaafe
  25. Fepikou Tatafu
  26. Tevita Tiueti
  27. Sateki Tu'ipulotu
  28. Sione Mone Tu'ipulotu
  29. Elisi Vunipola
  30. Brian Wooley

Head Coach:   Brad Johnstone
Brad Johnstone
Bradley Ronald Johnstone , known as Brad Johnstone, is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and a current coach...


  1. Daniel Rouse
  2. Greg Smith
  3. Joeli Veitayaki
  4. Emori Katalau
  5. Simon Raiwalui
    Simon Raiwalui
    Simon Raiwalui is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for French club Racing Métro 92. He has also represented Fiji on a number of occasions. He has also been included in the Pacific Islanders touring team for Europe in November 2006...

  6. Ifereimi Tawake
  7. Setareki Tawake
  8. Ilivasi Tabua
    Ilivasi Tabua
    Ilivasi Sevia Tabua Tamanivalu is a former fijian rugby union footballer who played at international level for both Fiji and Australia as flanker.He also coached the Fiji national team at the 2007 Rugby World Cup....

  9. Jacob Rauluni
    Jacob Rauluni
    Jacob Rauluni is currently the most prominent in a family of international halfbacks. His father, Taito, played halfback for Fiji, as does his brother Mosese. And his first cousin Waisale Serevi began his rugby career at halfback....

  10. Nicky Little
    Nicky Little
    Nicky Tyrone Little in Tokoroa, New Zealand, is a rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half. He is a nephew of All Blacks centre Walter Little, but represents Fiji at international level.-Career:...

  11. Fero Lasagavibau
  12. Waisake Sotutu
  13. Viliame Satala
    Viliame Satala
    Viliame Satala born 19 July 1972 in Lautoka Fiji is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre or wing. His nickname is "The Stretcher" for his ability to flatten opposition players....

  14. Marika Vunibaka
    Marika Vunibaka
    Marika "Dawainavesi" Vunibaka is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He has represented the national team on numerous occasions, including at the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales and the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia....

     
  15. Alfred Uluinayau
    Alfred Uluinayau
    Alfred Beranaliva Uluinayau is a Fijian rugby union player currently coaching professionally in Japan. He has represented his home nation as a fullback and is also a former Auckland player and All Black trialist....

  16. Manasa Bari
  17. Waisale Serevi
    Waisale Serevi
    Waisale Tikoisolomoni Serevi is a former Fijian rugby union footballer, and coach. Although he played fifteen-a-side rugby throughout his playing career, Serevi is most notable for his achievements in rugby sevens....

  18. Mosese Rauluni
  19. Epeli Naituivau
  20. Isaia Rasila
    Isaia Rasila
    Isaia Rasila was a Fijian rugby union player, who was capped for Fiji on 34 occasions, five as team captain. He played in two Rugby World Cups.-External links:*...

  21. Apenisa Naevo
    Apenisa Naevo
    Ratu Apenisa Naevo is a Fijian rugby union footballer. His usual position is at lock. He has earned over 30 caps for the national team, after debuting in 1996 and going onto represent them at the Rugby World Cup....

  22. Alifereti Mocelutu
  23. Imanueli Tikomaimakogai
  24. Meli Nakauta
  25. Tabai Matson
  26. Lawerence Little
  27. Niko Qoro
  28. Koli Sewabu
  29. Inoke Male
  30. Alifereti Doviverata
    Alifereti Doviverata
    Ro Alifereti Raivalita Doviverata is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a Flanker or a No. 8. His nickname is Dovi....


Head Coach:   Rudy Joubert
Rudy Joubert
Rudy Joubert is a South African rugby union coach and a former footballer. He also got a degree on Theology.He had to leave rugby at a young age, due to an injury...


  1. Sybrand de Beer
  2. Mathys van Rooyen
  3. Jaco Olivier
  4. Schalk van der Merwe
  5. Quinn Hough (c)
  6. Sean Furter
  7. Herman Lintvelt
    Herman Lintvelt
    Herman Lintvelt is a Namibian rugby union player. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  8. Heino Senekal
    Heino Senekal
    Johannes Hendrik Senekal is a Namibian rugby union lock. Senekal competed for the Namibia national rugby union team at the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals, 2003 Rugby World Cup finals and the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing 10 matches in aggregate.He was a member of the Welsh team Cardiff Blues...

  9. Eben Izaaks
  10. Pieter Steyn
  11. Johannes Theron
  12. Gerhard Opperman
  13. Mario Jacobs
  14. Eben Smith
  15. Andries Blaauw
  16. Hugo Horn
    Hugo Horn
    Hugo Horn is a Namibian rugby union player. He plays Hooker for Rotherham Titans in the Guinness Championship in England. In 2007 he represented Namibia in the world cup playing all four games and he also played in all three matches by Namibia in the 1999 Rugby World Cup...

  17. Frans Fisch
  18. Lean van Dyk
  19. Deon Mouton
    Deon Mouton
    Deon Mouton is a Namibian rugby union scrum-half. He is a member of the Namibia national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  20. Glovin van Wyk
  21. Dirk Farmer
  22. Arthur Samuelson
  23. Rudie J. van Vuuren
  24. Lukas Holtzhausen
  25. Cliff Loubsher
  26. Francois van Rensburg
    Francois van Rensburg
    Francois van Rensburg is a Namibian former rugby union footballer. He played as a centre and as a fly-half. His profession was a farmer....

  27. Johan Zaayman
  28. Ronaldo Pedro
  29. Riaan Jantjies
  30. Sarel J. van Rensburg

Head Coach: Jean-Claude Skrela
Jean-Claude Skrela
Jean-Claude Skrela is a former coach of the French national rugby union team. His son, David Skrela, is a French rugby union player and his daughter, Gaëlle Skrela, is a professional basketball player....


Head Coach:   /   Patrick Parfrey
Patrick Parfrey
Patrick Parfrey, OC is a Canadian physician, specialized as nephrologist and epidemiologist. Parfrey is an internationally known scientist and clinical epidemiologist...


  1. Ryan Banks
  2. Dan Baugh
    Dan Baugh
    Dan Baugh is a Canadian rugby union player, who recently retired due to a long string of injuries...

  3. Richard Bice
  4. Scott Bryan
  5. Mark Cardinal
    Mark Cardinal
    Mark E. Cardinal is a former Canadian national rugby player. He played as a hooker.Cardinal played 35 times for Canada, from 1986 to 1999, scoring 3 tries, 13 points in aggregate. He played three times at the Rugby World Cup, in 1987, 1995 and 1999.- External links :*...

  6. Al Charron
    Al Charron
    Al Charron is a former Canadian rugby union footballer. He played at back-row forward and was capped 80 times for the Canadian national team, the Canucks. He played club rugby for Ottawa, Bristol and Pau and Dax and also Moseley in England.Charron was a favourite with the supporters of many of the...

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  7. Jeremy Cordle
  8. Pat Dunkley
  9. John Graf
  10. John Hutchinson
  11. Mike James
    Mike James (rugby)
    Mike B. James is one of a handful of professional Canadian rugby union players. Standing at 196 cm tall and weighing in at 110 kg, James is an imposing figure and is well known for his expertise in the set pieces...

  12. David Lougheed
  13. Julian Loveday
  14. Duane Major
  15. Brian McCarthy
  16. Kyle Nichols
  17. Joe Pagano
  18. David Penney
    David Penney
    David Mark "Dave" Penney is an English football manager and former player. Born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Penney entered professional football at the relatively late age of 21...

  19. Gareth Rees (C)
  20. Rob Robson
  21. Bob Ross
    Bob Ross
    Robert Norman "Bob" Ross was an American painter, art instructor, and television host. He is best known as the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, a television program that ran for 12 years on PBS stations in the United States.-Personal life:Ross was born in Daytona Beach, Florida, and...

  22. Mike Schmid
    Mike Schmid
    Mike Schmid is an American singer/songwriter, as well as the keyboard player and backing vocalist for Miley Cyrus. He began his career in the band Aggressive Little Juice Machine. He then went on to release his debut self titled album in 2001. In 2006 he released "The High Cost of Living " and the...

  23. Courtney Smith
  24. Rod Snow
    Rod Snow
    Gerald Arthur Rod Snow is a Canadian former professional rugby union prop.Snow began his senior club rugby with the Newfoundland amateur club team Dogs RFC. He went on to play professionally in South Africa for Eastern Province in 1995, before joining Newport RFC in 1996, the club he remained...

  25. Winston Stanley
    Winston Stanley
    Winston Ulysses Stanley is a Canadian rugby union footballer. He played wing for University of British Columbia, in Canada, later moving to English club Leicester Tigers....

  26. Scott Stewart
  27. John Tait
    John Tait (rugby)
    John Noel Tait is a former Canadian rugby player.He played 37 games for Canada. His brother is Luke Tait, who also plays on the Canadian national rugby team.- External links :*...

  28. Jon Thiel
    Jon Thiel
    Jon Thiel is a Canadian rugby union footballer. He plays prop.He has played in 3 Rugby World Cups for Canada. He has also played professionally for Sale Sharks, RC Narbonne, Bridgend RFC, and Llanelli RFC....

  29. Chris Whittaker
  30. Morgan Williams

Head Coach:   Graham Henry
Graham Henry
Graham Henry is a New Zealand Rugby Union coach, and former head coach of the country's national team, the All Blacks. He played rugby union for Canterbury and cricket for Otago in the Plunket Shield. Henry was heavily criticized following the All Blacks quarterfinal exit at the 2007 Rugby World...



Head Coaches:   Alex Wyllie
Alex Wyllie
Alex "Grizz" Wyllie is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer and coach.Wyllie began his first-class career with Canterbury in 1964 and played 210 matches for the province until 1979, serving as captain on over one hundred occasions...

 /   Héctor Mendéz
Héctor Mendéz (rugby)
Héctor Mendéz is an Argentine former rugby union footballer and coach. He works as a psychiatrist.He had 2 caps for Argentina, in 1967, scoring 1 try, 4 points in aggregate. He was nominated joint-coach, with New Zealand Alex Wyllie, of the "Pumas", previously of the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals,...


  1. Fernando Díaz Alberdi
    Fernando Díaz Alberdi
    Fernando Díaz Alberdi is a former Argentine rugby union footballer, now coach. He played as a prop.He was playing at CUBA team, when he was selected for the Argentina Squad that entered the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals. He was never used. He played 6 times for the "Pumas", from 1997 to 2000,...

  2. Roberto Diego Grau
    Roberto Diego Grau
    Roberto Grau is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer and current coach. He played club rugby in Argentina, South Africa, France and England...

  3. Omar Hasan
    Omar Hasan
    Omar Hasan Jalil is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer. He last played for Stade Toulousain in the domestic French club competition, the Top 14. He has also played for Argentina, usually as a prop. He has played in over 50 Tests for the Pumas and has an international career with Argentina...

  4. Mauricio Reggiardo
    Mauricio Reggiardo
    Mauricio Horacio Reggiardo is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer. He played the majority of his club career in France with Castres and represented the Argentina national rugby union team on 50 occasions, including appearances at the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups.Reggiardo played for...

  5. Martín Scelzo
    Martín Scelzo
    Martín Alejandro Scelzo is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He usually plays as a prop...

  6. Mario Ledesma
    Mario Ledesma
    Mario Ledesma Arocena is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition. He also previously played for another French club, Castres Olympique, Narbonne and Curupaytí club in Argentina...

  7. Agustín Canalda
    Agustín Canalda
    Agustín Canalda is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker.Canalda first team was Newman Club, where he had his first caps for Argentina U-19. He had 6 caps for the "Pumas", from 1999 to 2001, and was selected for the 1999 Rugby World Cup finals, where he played once.-External...

  8. Pedro Sporleder
    Pedro Sporleder
    Pedro Luis Sporleder is a former rugby union footballer and currently businessman from Argentina.He played for the Argentina national rugby union team on 77 occasions, scoring 12 tries....

  9. Alejandro Allub
    Alejandro Allub
    Alejandro Allub is a former Argentine rugby union footballer. He played as a lock. He works as a pediatrician.- Career :...

  10. Ignacio Fernández Lobbe
    Ignacio Fernández Lobbe
    Carlos Ignacio Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays with English side, Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership...

  11. Raúl Pérez
    Raúl Pérez (rugby player)
    Raúl Norberto Pérez is a former Argentine rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a flanker. He worked as a systems analyst.He played for Duendes Rugby Club is entire career, from 1983/84 to 1999/2000....

  12. Santiago Phelan
    Santiago Phelan
    Santiago Phelan is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position was flanker....

  13. Rolando Martin
    Rolando Martin
    Rolando Abel Martín is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He was a part of the Pumas' famous back row of the modern era. His career includes three Rugby World Cups and 76 Tests for the national side...

  14. Lucas Ostiglia
    Lucas Ostiglia
    Lucas Ostiglia is an Argentine former rugby union footballer. He has represented the Argentina national team in 32 occasions, including the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cups. His usual position was as a flanker....

  15. Miguel Ruiz
    Miguel Ruiz (rugby player)
    Miguel Angel Ruiz is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays as a loose forward or lock. He works at an office....

  16. Gonzalo Longo
    Gonzalo Longo
    Gonzalo Longo is an Argentine rugby union footballer. His position is number eight.He's currently playing with French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition...

  17. Nicolás Fernández Miranda
    Nicolás Fernández Miranda
    Nicolás Fernández Miranda is a rugby player. He so far has won over 40 caps, with 6 as captain playing at scrum half for the Argentina rugby union side . He made his international test debut at the age of 21 on 28 May 1994 against the United States. He has so far scored 5 tries for Argentina...

  18. Agustín Pichot
    Agustín Pichot
    Agustín Pichot is a retired Argentine rugby union player, formerly captain of the Argentine team and the English club Bristol. In addition to Bristol, he played for French sides Stade Français and Racing Métro after leaving Argentine team CASI from San Isidro in 1997...

  19. Gonzalo Quesada
    Gonzalo Quesada
    Gonzalo Quesada is an Argentine rugby player.-Biography:He was born May 2, 1974 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He won 39 caps playing at Fly-half for the Argentinian rugby union side between 1996 and 2003. He made his test debut at the age of 22 against the United States the 14 September 1996. He won...

  20. José Cilley
    José Cilley
    José Luis Cilley is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half.Cilley team is San Isidro Club.He had 15 caps for Argentina, from 1994 to 2002, scoring 2 tries, 31 conversions and 22 penalties, in an aggregate of 138 points...

  21. Felipe Contepomi
    Felipe Contepomi
    Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners...

  22. Lisandro Arbizu
    Lisandro Arbizu
    Lisandro Arbizu is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays first five-sevenths or second five-sevenths...

  23. José Orengo
    José Orengo
    José Orengo is an Argentine former rugby union footballer and current coach. He has played club rugby in Argentina and France, as well as represented Argentina national rugby union team in 37 occasions...

  24. Eduardo Simone
    Eduardo Simone
    Eduardo Simone is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre.He started at a very young age playing for his beloved "Liceo Naval", in Buenos Aires, where he eventually got back to finish his career...

  25. Diego Albanese
    Diego Albanese
    Diego Luis Albanese is a former Argentine rugby union player who played as a winger. He played for the San Isidro Club in Argentina, French side Grenoble, Gloucester and Leeds Tykes...

  26. Octavio Bartolucci
    Octavio Bartolucci
    Octavio Bartolucci is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing.He played for Club Atlético del Rosario, in Argentina, and for SU Agen , in France....

  27. Ignacio Corleto
    Ignacio Corleto
    Ignacio Corleto is an Argentine Rugby Union footballer who plays Fullback position. He began his rugby career in the local Club Universitario de Buenos Aires . After the 1999 Rugby World Cup he migrated into professional rugby and signed with French club Narbonne...

  28. Manuel Contepomi
    Manuel Contepomi
    Manuel Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Newman in the Unión de Rugby de Buenos Aires competition. He has also made numerous appearances for the Argentina national team...

  29. Gonzalo Camardón
    Gonzalo Camardón
    Gonzalo Fernando Camardón is a former Argentine rugby union footballer and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half and as a wing.He played for Alumni Athletic Club....

  30. Juan Fernández Miranda

Head Coach:   Bryan Williams
  1. Mike Umaga
    Mike Umaga
    Mike Umaga is a former Samoan rugby union international and brother of former New Zealand rugby union Captain Tana Umaga. He played his brother Tana Umaga on one occasion losing 13 - 71....

  2. Silao Leaega
  3. Tanner Vili
    Tanner Vili
    Tanner Vili is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half and full backHe played for Samoa at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and 2003 Rugby World Cup....

  4. Brian Lima
    Brian Lima
    Brian Lima is a former Samoan rugby union footballer who was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2011. Originally a wing, Lima moved into centre for Manu Samoa as his pace lessened, but he remained a formidable player throughout his career.He earned the memorable nickname of "The Chiropractor"...

  5. Afato Sooalo
  6. Va'aiga Tuigamala
    Va'aiga Tuigamala
    Va'aiga Lealuga Tuigamala MNZM is a Samoan rugby footballer. As well as playing for the All Blacks, he represented Samoa in both rugby union and rugby league, playing at centre and wing...

  7. Filipo Toala
  8. To'o Vaega
  9. George Leaupepe
  10. Terry Fanolua
    Terry Fanolua
    Terry Fanolua is a Samoan rugby union player. He played as a Centre for Gloucester and Samoa for a number of years.Fanolua played for Gloucester for ten years and became a member of the 100 league games club...

  11. Stephen Bachop
    Stephen Bachop
    Stephen Bachop is a former rugby player from New Zealand. He is the older brother of fellow All Black Graeme Bachop.-Provincial:...

  12. Earl Va'a
    Earl Va'a
    Earl Va'a is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half.-Rugby league:Va'a started his career playing rugby league for the Wainuiomata Lions in New Zealand and in 1994 and 1995 he represented the Wellington City Dukes in the Lion Red Cup...

  13. Steven Soialo
  14. Jon Clarke
    Jon Clarke
    Jon Clarke is a hooker for Super League rugby league club Widnes Vikings. He has previously played for Wigan Warriors, London Broncos & Warrington Wolves....

  15. Pat Lam
    Pat Lam
    Patrick Richard Lam is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer, of Samoan descent. He was the head coach of Auckland before being appointed head coach of Super 14 team the Blues in 2009. He went to St. Peter's College, Epsom, and captained the New Zealand Secondary Schools rugby team...

  16. Junior Paramore
  17. Sene Taala
  18. Kalolo Toleafoa
  19. Craig Glendinning
  20. Semo Sititi
    Semo Sititi
    Semo Sititi is a rugby union footballer in Samoa. He was born in Moto'otua.-Career:He is a flanker and currently plays for Ricoh in Japan, having previously played for Celtic League side Border Reivers and Manu Samoa internationally. He made his test debut in 1999 against Japan in Apia, Samoa...

  21. Isaac Feaunati
  22. Lio Falaniko
  23. Lama Tone
  24. Opeta Palepoi
    Opeta Palepoi
    Opeta Palepoi is a Samoan rugby union footballer, with 48 caps. He currently plays for Scottish side Gala RFC. He has previously played for Glasgow Warriors, Border Reivers and English club Harlequins. He is 1.95m tall and weighs 106kg. He was also a part of the Samoa squad at the 2003 Rugby World...

  25. Kepi Faivaai
  26. Robbie Ale
  27. Brendan Reidy
  28. Mike Mika
  29. Trevor Leota
    Trevor Leota
    Trevor Leota is a Samoan rugby league player for Bridgend Blue Bulls in Wales.-Career:He is a hooker and has been widely recognised as one of the hardest tacklers in the game. Debuted for Western Samoa in 1995 during a tour of the UK...

  30. Onehunga Matauiau

Head Coach: Seiji Hirao
Seiji Hirao
Seiji Hirao was a Japanese rugby union footballer and is a current coach. He played as a fly-half. He was one of the most popular Japanese players of his time, earning the name of "Mr. Rugby"....


  1. Shin Hasegawa
  2. Toshikazu Nakamichi
  3. Masahiro Kunda
    Masahiro Kunda
    Masahiro Kunda is Japanese rugby union hooker and coach. Kunda played for Toshiba Brave Lupus, a team he coached to a League title victory in 2007. Originally from Gifu Prefecture, he was educated at University of Tsukuba...

  4. Masaaki Sakata
  5. Naoto Nakamura
  6. Kohei Oguchi
  7. Robert Gordon
  8. Naoya Okubo
  9. Yoshihiko Sakuraba
  10. Hiroyuki Tanuma
  11. Greg Smith
  12. Yasunori Watanabe
    Yasunori Watanabe
    was a former Japanese rugby player, who played for Japan in three Rugby World Cups from 1999 to 2007.-Career:Watanabe was born in Hokkaido, and joined the team Toshiba Brave Lupus in Tokyo in 1997 after graduating from Nippon Sport Science University...

  13. Hajime Kiso
    Hajime Kiso
    Hajime Kiso is a Japanese rugby union player, he plays Number 8.He plays for Yamaha Jubilo and was a regular member of the Japan national rugby union team during the 2000s.He played six games at the 2003 and 2007 World Cups....

  14. Ryuji Ishi
  15. Jamie Joseph
    Jamie Joseph
    James Whitinui Joseph is a former All Black flanker.Joseph's All Blacks career spanned 30 matches including 20 tests from 1992 to 1995 including the 1995 World Cup....

  16. Takeomi Ito
    Takeomi Ito
    Takeomi Ito is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays rugby at no.7 or no.8 for Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers in the Japanese Top League and also in the Japan national rugby union team. He played in both the 1999 and 2003 World Cups.- References :...

  17. Graeme Bachop
    Graeme Bachop
    Graeme Bachop is a former rugby player from New Zealand of Samoan,Tahitian and Cook Islands Heritage.He played for the Linwood Rugby club for ten years followed by four years at Christchurch High School Old Boys. His move to HSOB allowed him to develop a combination with first five-eighths Andrew...

  18. Wataru Murata
  19. Keiji Hirose
    Keiji Hirose
    Keiji Hirose is a former Japanese rugby union player. He played as a fly-half. His club team was Toyota Verblitz....

  20. Kensuke Iwabuchi
    Kensuke Iwabuchi
    Kensuke "Kenny" Iwabuchi born on December 30, 1975 in Tokyo is a Japanese rugby player and coach. He plays at stand off, and has 20 caps for the Japan national rugby union team...

  21. Andrew McCormick
    Andrew McCormick
    Andrew McCormick is a New-Zealand-born Japanese rugby union footballer.The son of All Black Fergie McCormick, McCormick was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School and came to Japan to play for Toshiba Fuchu in 1992...

     (c)
  22. Yukio Motoki
    Yukio Motoki
    was a Japanese rugby union footballer. He played as a at centre and was known for his powerful running and tackling.He played for Meiji University and for Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers in the Japanese Top League....

  23. Akira Yoshida
  24. Atsushi Koga
  25. Terunori Masuho
  26. Daisuke Ohata
    Daisuke Ohata
    Daisuke Ohata is a former Japanese rugby union player. He usually played rugby at wing, and sometimes centre, for Japan national rugby union team. He made his name internationally as a speedy ace in the IRB World Sevens Series, and went on to become a regular member of the national team...

  27. Patiliai Tuidraki
  28. Ryohei Miki
  29. Tsutomu Matsuda
  30. Takafumi Hirao

Head Coach:   Warren Gatland
Warren Gatland
Warren David Gatland is a former New Zealand rugby footballer and the current head coach of the Wales national team.Gatland was born in Hamilton, New Zealand and educated at Hamilton Boys' High School and Waikato University...


  1. Conor O'Shea
    Conor O'Shea
    Conor Michael Patrick O'Shea is a former rugby union player who played at full back for Ireland, Lansdowne R.F.C. and London Irish. He is Director of Rugby at Harlequins F.C..-Early life and education:...

  2. Girvan Dempsey
    Girvan Dempsey
    Girvan Dempsey is a retired rugby union footballer who played at full back for Leinster and Ireland.- Rugby career :...

  3. Justin Bishop
    Justin Bishop (rugby player)
    Justin Patrick Bishop, is a rugby union footballer who played at wing and full-back for London Irish until the end of the 2006/2007 season. He made 279 appearances for the London Irish first XV scoring 58 tries, registering 290 points in the process. He also made 25 appearances for Ireland scoring...

  4. James Topping
    James Topping
    James Topping is a retired Irish rugby footballer. He won 8 caps for the Irish team between 1996 and 2003, playing on the wing. He also played for Ballymena and Ulster.-References:...

  5. Matt Mostyn
    Matt Mostyn
    Matt Mostyn is a retired Irish-Australian rugby footballer. He earned six caps for the Irish team in 1999, of which four came at the World Cup. He played club rugby in Australia, France, Wales and Ireland, finishing his career at Connacht and Galwegians in 2008.-References:...

  6. Kevin Maggs
    Kevin Maggs
    Kevin Michael Maggs is a former Irish rugby union Centre, he is currently player/coach with Moseley, he previously played for Bristol, Bath, Ulster and Rotherham Titans....

  7. Brian O'Driscoll
    Brian O'Driscoll
    Brian O'Driscoll is an Irish professional rugby union player. He is the current captain of the Ireland Rugby team and captained Leinster Rugby until the start of 2008 season. He also captained the British and Irish Lions for their 2005 tour of New Zealand...

  8. Jonathan Bell
    Jonathan Bell (rugby player)
    Jonathan Charles Bell is a rugby union player who played at centre for Ulster, Dungannon, Northampton and Ireland. He made his international debut in 1994 against Australia....

  9. Mike Mullins
  10. David Humphreys
  11. Eric Elwood
    Eric Elwood
    Eric Elwood is a former rugby union player and was capped first for Ireland while playing for Connacht and Lansdowne before he returned to Galwegians RFC, the club of his youth....

  12. Tom Tierney
    Tom Tierney
    Tom Tierney is a retired Irish rugby union player. He played at scrum-half for Richmond, Garryowen, Munster, Galwegians, Connacht and Ireland. He won eight international caps in 1999 and 2000. Currently he his Head Coach with Clanwilliam F.C in Tipperary Town....

  13. Brian O'Meara
  14. Paul Wallace
  15. Peter Clohessy
    Peter Clohessy
    Peter Martin Noel Clohessy is a former Irish rugby union footballer. Clohessy played for Munster and Ireland...

  16. Reggie Corrigan
    Reggie Corrigan
    Reggie Corrigan is a former Irish rugby union footballer, playing at loose-head prop-forward. He attended school in Presentation College, Bray....

  17. Justin Fitzpatrick
    Justin Fitzpatrick
    Justin Fitzpatrick is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Ulster. He made his debut for the senior Ireland team in a 13–37 defeat against South Africa on June 13, 1998 going on to win 26 caps.-External links:*...

  18. Angus McKeen
    Angus McKeen
    Angus McKeen is a retired Irish rugby union footballer. He won one cap for Ireland at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, as well as playing for Lansdowne Football Club and Leinster. His position was tight-head prop-forward. He is a past-pupil of The King's Hospital school in Dublin.-References:...

  19. Keith Wood
    Keith Wood
    Keith Gerard Mallinson Wood and educated at St Munchin's College, Limerick is a former international rugby union footballer who played hooker for Ireland, the Lions, Garryowen, Harlequins and Munster....

  20. Ross Nesdale
    Ross Nesdale
    Ross Nesdale is a retired Irish rugby union footballer who played as a hooker.-Career:Nesdale won 13 caps for Ireland between 1997 and 1999, and was part of the squad at the 1999 Rugby World Cup where he played in two matches...

  21. Paddy Johns
    Paddy Johns
    Patrick Stephen Johns, known as Paddy Johns was an Irish rugby union player from 1990 to 2000. He played mainly as a lock and occasionally in the back-row.He won 59 caps, scoring 4 tries and 20 points...

  22. Jeremy Davidson
    Jeremy Davidson
    Jeremy Davidson is a rugby union lock who played club rugby for Dungannon RFC, Ulster, London Irish and Castres Olympique. At international level he represented Ireland with 32 caps and also represented the British and Irish Lions...

  23. Malcolm O'Kelly
    Malcolm O'Kelly
    Malcolm O'Kelly is a retired Irish rugby union player who played as a lock for Ireland and Leinster....

  24. Bob Casey
    Bob Casey (rugby player)
    Bob Casey is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays at lock for London Irish. Casey is originally from Maynooth, County Kildare, and was educated at Blackrock College, a Dublin secondary school renowned for producing international rugby players.-Club career:Casey joined Leinster in 1999 and...

  25. Dion O'Cuinneagain
    Dion O'Cuinneagain
    Dion O'Cuinneagain is a former rugby union player who represented both South Africa and Ireland. Since retiring as a rugby player, O'Cuinneagain has worked as a doctor and as a rugby coach.-Early years:...

  26. Eric Miller
    Eric Miller (rugby player)
    Eric Roger Patrick Miller is a former Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player. As a rugby player Miller played for, among others Old Wesley, Leicester Tigers,[Ulster],Leinster, the Barbarians, Ireland and the British and Irish Lions...

  27. David Corkery
    David Corkery
    David Corkery is a retired Irish rugby union player. In his career he played for Cork Constitution, Munster and Bristol, as well as winning 27 caps for Ireland between 1994 and 1999. -References:...

  28. Trevor Brennan
    Trevor Brennan
    Trevor Brennan is a former rugby union player for Barnhall, Bective Rangers, St Marys College RFC, Leinster Rugby, Stade Toulousain and Ireland; being capped 13 times. He played either in the second row or as a flanker.Trevor captained St Mary's College RFC to their only AIB League title in 2000...

  29. Andy Ward
  30. Kieron Dawson
    Kieron Dawson
    Kieron Dawson is an Irish rugby union footballer who is flanker for Ulster and Ireland....


Head Coach: Jack Clark
Jack Clark (rugby)
Jack Clark is an American former rugby union player and the current head rugby coach at the University of California, where he became the sixth head coach in team history in 1984....


  1. Vaea Anitoni
  2. Andre Blom
  3. Jesse Coulson
  4. Kevin Dalzell
  5. Juan Grobler
  6. Brian Hightower
  7. David Niu
    David Niu
    David Niumataiwalu, better known as David Niu , is an Australian-American rugby league and rugby union administrator, coach, and former player...

  8. Alatini Saulala
    Alatini Saulala
    Alatini Saulala born 22 September 1967 in Vavau, Tonga. Saulala is a graduate of Liahona High School. He is 1.82m tall and weighs 97 kg, as described by Sports Illustrated: [this] "California player is an explosive runner". He is known for his competitive spirit and his ability to score...

  9. Mark Scharrenberg
  10. Rich Schurfeld
  11. Kurt Shuman
  12. Dave Stroble
  13. Tomasi Takau
  14. Sinapati Uiagalelei
  15. Mark Williams
  16. Tom Billups
    Tom Billups
    Tom Billups was an American rugby union rugby player who played for the USA Eagles as an international and Blackheath Rugby Club, Harlequin F.C., and Pontypridd RFC as a professional. He played at hooker. After retiring in 1999, he accepted an offer to coach the Eagles two years later, keeping...

  17. Joe Clayton
  18. Luke Gross
    Luke Gross
    Luke Gross is an American rugby union footballer. A lock who has played for various club sides, he earned 62 caps for the USA between 1996 and 2003; although he was named to the USA squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and played in the 2007 squad's final warmup against Celtic League side Munster,...

  19. Dave Hodges
    Dave Hodges
    Dave Hodges is a marijuana activist and businessman who founded San Jose's first storefront cannabis collective, SJCBC LLC . As of March 1st, 2011 SJCBC LLC no longer provides cannabis in San Jose, CA...

  20. Kirk Khasigian
  21. Marc L'Huillier
  22. Ray Lehner
  23. Rob Lumkong
  24. Dan Lyle
    Dan Lyle
    Daniel Joseph Lyle is an American rugby union footballer. A 1992 graduate of Virginia Military Institute, he took up rugby union aged 23 in an attempt to keep fit. He had been invited to train with American football team Minnesota Vikings and had a trial with the Washington Redskins...

     (c)
  25. Fifita Mo'unga
  26. Shaun Paga
  27. Alec Parker
    Alec Parker
    Alec Parker is an American rugby union lock. His height is 6 ft 6 in. He is a member of the United States national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup.-References:...

  28. Eric Reed
    Eric Reed
    Eric Shane Reed is a Major League Baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He is an alumnus of Texas A&M University...

  29. George Sucher
  30. Richard Tardits
    Richard Tardits
    Richard Tardits , is a former American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League...


Head Coach: Rod MacQueen
  1. Andrew Blades
    Andrew Blades
    Andrew Thomas Blades, , was an rugby union player for Australia from 1996 to 1999. His last game for Australia was their victory over France in final of the 1999 Rugby World Cup. After retiring from playing he became a coach, leading the Newcastle Falcons for two years before becoming the...

  2. Matt Burke
    Matt Burke
    Matthew Burke is a retired Australian rugby union player. He grew up in Carlingford, New South Wales, and was schooled at St Gerard Majella Catholic Primary School, Carlingford and St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill...

  3. Dan Crowley
    Dan Crowley
    Dan Crowley is an Australian rugby union footballer who played for the Wallabies 38 times and earned over 100 caps for the Queensland Reds during his rugby career...

  4. Matt Cockbain
    Matt Cockbain
    Matt Cockbain is an Australian rugby union footballer. He played over 60 times for the national team, the Wallabies. He made his debut for Australia in 1997 in Brisbane, in a Test match against France....

  5. Mark Connors
    Mark Connors
    Mark Connors is an Australian rugby union footballer. He is currently the Queensland Reds most capped player ever, playing 134 games for the side...

  6. John Eales
    John Eales
    John Eales AM is an Australian former rugby union player and the most successful captain in the history of Australian rugby.-Early life:...

     (c)
  7. Michael Foley
  8. Owen Finegan
    Owen Finegan
    Owen Finegan is an Australian international rugby union player who plays as a flanker or lock. He is nicknamed "Melon" because of his large head....

  9. George Gregan
    George Gregan
    George Musarurwa Gregan AM is an Australian rugby union halfback who has made more appearances for his national team than any other player in the sport's history....

     (vc)
  10. Nathan Grey
  11. David Giffin
    David Giffin
    David Giffin is a former vice-captain of the Wallabies in rugby union, where he played in the lock position. Queensland-born, he played most of his professional career with the ACT Brumbies in what was then the Super 12. At this level, he earned 81 caps - earning a further 49 at international level...

  12. Richard Harry
    Richard Harry
    Richard Lewis Lloyd Harry is a retired Australian rugby union player....

  13. Daniel Herbert
    Daniel Herbert
    Daniel Herbert was born 6 February 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He won 67 caps playing at centre for the Australian rugby union side since 1994. He made his test debut at the age of 20 against Ireland on 11 June 1994. He battled Jason Little for a state and test spot alongside Tim...

  14. Tim Horan
    Tim Horan
    Tim Horan AM is a former Australian rugby union footballer. He played for the Queensland Reds in the Super 12, and represented Australia, he was one of the best centres in the world throughout the 1990s due to his attacking prowess, formidable defence and playmaking ability.As well as inside...

  15. Rod Kafer
    Rod Kafer
    Rodney "Rod" B. Kafer was a rugby union player for the ACT Brumbies and the Australian Wallabies. He is remembered by Brumbies fans for kicking a drop-goal in the final minute in a 2001 game against the Cats giving the Brumbies a one point win...

  16. Phil Kearns
    Phil Kearns
    Philip Nicholas Kearns is a former Australian rugby union player. He represented Australia 67 times and was captain of on 10 occasions....

  17. Toutai Kefu
    Toutai Kefu
    Toutai Kefu is a rugby player who won 60 caps playing at number eight for the Australian rugby union side .-Career:...

  18. Stephen Larkham
    Stephen Larkham
    Stephen Larkham is an Australian rugby union footballer currently playing for the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan. He is best known for his career with the Brumbies in Super Rugby, for whom he played from the inception of the professional Super 12 in 1996 through 2007, and his long tenure with the...

  19. Chris Latham
    Chris Latham (rugby player)
    Chris Latham is an Australian rugby union player, who played fullback for the Worcester Warriors, following a long career with the Queensland Reds and Australia....

  20. Jason Little
  21. Patricio Noriega
    Patricio Noriega
    Patricio Noriega is a former Argentine Rugby Union footballer who played prop. He started his career in local club Hindu and had his test debut for Los Pumas in 1991 against Paraguay. After playing two Rugby World Cup's he then migrated to Australia to join Super 12 team the ACT Brumbies in 1996...

  22. Jeremy Paul
    Jeremy Paul
    Jeremy Paul is a New Zealand-born Australia rugby union player. He played hooker and prop for the wallabies and the ACT Brumbies.At the end of 2005, Paul was awarded the John Eales Medal, receiving 194 votes from his teammates...

  23. Brett Robinson
    Brett Robinson
    Brett Robinson is a former Australian Rugby union player and sports executive with the Australian Rugby Union. Robinson was captain of the ACT Brumbies in the Super 12 competition and played 16 Test matches for the Australia national rugby union team, the "Wallabies". Robinson attended Downlands...

  24. Joe Roff
    Joe Roff
    Joe Roff is a retired Australian rugby union footballer and a product of the Tuggeranong Vikings Rugby Union Club in Canberra, who played on the wing or at fullback for Brumbies and Australia and played 5 tests as a centre in the early part of his test career...

  25. Scott Staniforth
    Scott Staniforth
    Scott Nicholas Gelling Staniforth is an Australian rugby union footballer.- Career :Returning to Australia after two years with London Irish, Scott Staniforth was the last player to sign with the Western Force and has played in every match bar one for the new team...

  26. Tiaan Strauss
    Tiaan Strauss
    Christian Petrus Strauss, commonly known as Tiaan Strauss was a rugby footballer who represented both South Africa and Australia at International level in rugby union and also played top-level domestic rugby league in Australia.He won 15 caps for the Springboks between 1992 and 1994, scoring 4...

  27. Ben Tune
    Ben Tune
    Ben Tune is an Australian rugby union player. He played most of his rugby career on the wing but later switched to outside centre....

  28. Chris Whitaker
    Chris Whitaker
    Chris Whitaker is a retired Australian rugby union footballer. He is a much acclaimed scrum-half for Leinster in Ireland. He previously played for the New South Wales Waratahs, a state team representing New South Wales in the Super 14....

  29. David Wilson
  30. Jim Williams

Head Coach: Mircea Paraschiv
Mircea Paraschiv
Mircea Paraschiv is a former Romanian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a scrum-half. He is usually considered one of the best Romanian rugby footballers of all times....


  1. Constantin Tudor (c)
  2. Dragos Niculae
  3. Constantin Stan
  4. Laurentiu Rotaru
  5. Nicolae Dima
  6. Florin Marioara
  7. Răzvan Mavrodin
    Răzvan Mavrodin
    Răzvan Mavrodin is a former Romanian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a hooker.Mavrodin played in France for USA Perpignan, Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, Section Paloise , returning to Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby for the final season of his career, in 2008/09...

  8. Petru Bălan
    Petru Balan
    Petru Vladimir Bălan is a Romanian rugby union footballer, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He is also a Romanian international, and has played for his national team...

  9. Stefan Demci
  10. Ovidiu Tonita
    Ovidiu Tonita
    Ovidiu Toniţa is a Romanian rugby union footballer. A former lock and presently a flanker and number 8, he plays for the French side USA Perpignan and for the Romanian national team. He is noted for his size, which is considered unusual for his position on the field...

  11. Adrian Petrache
  12. Catalin Draguceanu
  13. Tiberiu Brînză
  14. Adrian Petrache
  15. Daniel Chiriac
  16. Florin Corodeanu
    Florin Corodeanu
    Florin Corodeanu is a Romanian rugby union player. He's a flanker.He played in France for Stade Aurillacois, FC Grenoble and currently plays for Saint-Marcellin Sport....

  17. Marius Tincu
    Marius Tincu
    Marius Tincu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker. Since 2007, he holds dual French-Romanian citizenship....

  18. Erdinci Septar
  19. Petre Mitu
    Petre Mitu
    Petre Mitu is a former Romanian rugby union footballer. A one time captain of the national team, Mitu played as both a fullback and scrum half during his career...

  20. Marius Iacob
  21. Lucian Sîrbu
    Lucian Sîrbu
    Lucian Sîrbu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half.Sîrbu played at Steaua Bucureşti, in Romania, until moving to Racing Métro 92, in France. He moved to AS Béziers, in 2007....

  22. Lucien Vusec
  23. Mihai Ciolacu
  24. Tonut Tofan
  25. Romeo Gontineac
    Romeo Gontineac
    Romeo Stefan Gontineac is a former Romanian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre....

  26. Gabriel Brezoianu
    Gabriel Brezoianu
    Gabriel Brezoianu is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.Having played first at Dinamo Bucureşti , then in Steaua Bucureşti , he moved to Bègles-Bordeaux, in France, here he played from 2000/2001 to 2002/2003...

  27. Christian Lupu
  28. Radu Fugigi
  29. Gheorghe Solomie
  30. Cristian Sauan
  31. Cristian Hildan
  32. Mihai Vioreanu
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