Pool A of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 9 September 2011 and was completed on 2 October. The pool was composed of hosts New Zealand, as well as the fourth-placed team from 2007

2007 Rugby World Cup

The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

, France

France national rugby union team

The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...

, and Canada

Canada national rugby union team

The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...

, Japan

Japan national rugby union team

The Japan national rugby union team represent Japan in international rugby union competitions. Japan is traditionally the strongest rugby union power in Asia but has both enjoyed and endured mixed results against non-Asian teams over the years...

 and Tonga

Tonga national rugby union team

The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...

. One of the biggest shocks in the history of the tournment came when Tonga beat France by 19 points to 14.. On October 3rd, it was announced that New Zealand winger Richard Kahui

Richard Kahui

Richard Kahui is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Kahui plays in the position of Centre. He plays for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup and made his Super 14 debut in 2006 with the Highlanders. Kahui was the top try scorer of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup...

 had been voted official Player of Pool A.
All times are local New Zealand time

Time in New Zealand

New Zealand has two time zones. The main islands use New Zealand Standard Time , 12 hours in advance of Coordinated Universal Time , while the outlying Chatham Islands use Chatham Standard Time , 12 hours 45 minutes in advance of UTC.During summer daylight saving time is observed and clocks are...

 (UTC+12

UTC+12

UTC+12:00 is an identifier for a +12 hour time offset from UTC. This time is used in:-As standard time :*Kiribati**Gilbert Islands and Banaba*Marshall Islands*Nauru*Russia**Chukotka Autonomous Okrug**Kamchatka Krai**Kuril Islands...

 until 24 September, UTC+13

UTC+13

UTC+13 is an identifier for a +13 hour time offset from UTC.This time is used as standard time in:*Kiribati**Phoenix Islands *Tonga-Samoa and Tokelau:...

 from 25 September)

New Zealand vs Tonga

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	New Zealand
FB	15	Israel Dagg Israel Dagg Israel Dagg is a World Cup winning New Zealand Rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15 and the All Blacks. He has also played for the New Zealand Sevens team. He is of Maori descent, on his mother's side....
RW	14	Richard Kahui Richard Kahui Richard Kahui is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Kahui plays in the position of Centre. He plays for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup and made his Super 14 debut in 2006 with the Highlanders. Kahui was the top try scorer of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup...
OC	13	Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...
IC	12	Sonny Bill Williams Sonny Bill Williams Sonny William 'Sonny Bill' Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player and former rugby league player. He is only the second person to represent New Zealand in rugby union after first playing for the country in rugby league. In rugby union he usually plays as a centre...
LW	11	Isaia Toeava Isaia Toeava Isaia "Ice" Toeava , is a professional rugby union player in New Zealand.-Early career:Toeava attended De La Salle College, Mangere East, he played alongside Taniela Moa in the school's First XV rugby team. He represented New Zealand U-19 where he was named the IRB's Under-19 2005 player of the year...
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Jimmy Cowan Jimmy Cowan Quinton James Cowan is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He has been an All Black since 2004 where he made his debut during the 2004 tour to the United Kingdom and France. Cowan was born in Gore and attended Gore High School...
N8	8	Victor Vito Victor Vito (rugby player) Victor Vito is a New Zealand rugby player/male model who plays blindside flanker for the New Zealand All Blacks. He was a star of New Zealand Sevens, and captained the 2006 New Zealand Under 19 Rugby team...
OF	7	Richie McCaw Richie McCaw Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw is a New Zealand rugby union player, and is the current test captain. He plays in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
BF	6	Jerome Kaino Jerome Kaino Jerome Kaino is a professional New Zealand Rugby union player. In 2004, he was named IRB International Under-21 player of the year.-Early life:...
RL	5	Ali Williams Ali Williams Alexander James "Ali" Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player at the position of lock. He represented Auckland and plays for the Blues in the Super 14, when he signed for the Tasman provincial side. In 2008, he played for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and in 2010 signed on loan for Nottingham...
LL	4	Brad Thorn Brad Thorn Bradley Carnegie Thorn is a professional rugby union player. He has in the past represented Australia at rugby league, and currently represents New Zealand in union...
TP	3	Owen Franks Owen Franks Owen Franks is a New Zealand rugby player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and the All Blacks at international level.-Early Career:He attended Christchurch Boys' High School. His local rugby club is Linwood...
HK	2	Andrew Hore Andrew Hore For the rugby union coach from New Zealand see Andrew Hore Andrew Hore is a rugby union player who plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has played for the All Blacks since 2002, in which time he has played 48 tests. His position is hooker...
LP	1	Tony Woodcock Tony Woodcock (rugby player) Tony Dale Woodcock is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position is loosehead prop, and he has played 83 tests for the national team, the All Blacks. He plays for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Auckland Blues in the Super 14. He plays for North Harbour Marist in the North...
Replacements:
HK	16	Corey Flynn Corey Flynn Corey Flynn is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays in the position of hooker. He was educated at Southland Boys' High School.-Provincial:He played provincial for Southland until he moved to Canterbury in 2003....
PR	17	Ben Franks Ben Franks Ben Franks is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and All Blacks. He plays as a prop.-Provincial:Franks made his provincial debut for Canterbury against Otago in 2005...
LK	18	Anthony Boric Anthony Boric Anthony Boric is a rugby union player for the Blues in the Super 14 competition. He also plays for the North Harbour Marist. He plays as a lock. On 1 June 2008, Boric became a New Zealand All Black for the first time.-All Blacks:Boric made his first appearance as an All Black coming on as a...
LK	19	Sam Whitelock Sam Whitelock Samuel Lawrence Whitelock is a New Zealand born rugby player. He plays as a lock for Crusaders in the Super 14 competition and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup....
SH	20	Piri Weepu Piri Weepu Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...
FH	21	Colin Slade Colin Slade Colin Slade is a rugby union footballer who represents the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition and Canterbury in the ITM Cup, playing at primarily at Fly Half, as well as all other backline positions on occasions...
WG	22	Cory Jane Cory Jane Cory Steven Jane is a New Zealand international rugby union player.He first played for the All Blacks in 2008 and plays as a winger. In 2011 Jane was selected into the Tri Nations team as injury cover...
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...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Tonga | FB 15 Vunga Lilo

Vunga Lilo

Vungakoto "Vunga" Lilo is a rugby union footballer who plays for Bordeaux and previously Bristol. He plays as a fullback.-External links:*...

RW 14 Viliame Iongi

Viliame Iongi

Viliame Iongi is a Tongan national rugby union footballer currently playing for the Scarlets and Tonga.He has had 9 caps for Tonga and has scored 7 tries .In October 2011, Iongi signed for the welsh region side the Scarlets....

OC 13 Suka Hufanga

Suka Hufanga

Sukanaivalu Ivakuva Hufanga, known as Suka Hufanga , is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre....

  IC 12 Andrew Ma'ilei

Andrew Ma'ilei

Andrew Ma'ilei is a rugby union footballer who plays as centre. Ma'ilei was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

  LW 11 Siale Piutau

Siale Piutau

Siale Piutau is a rugby union centre who represents Counties Manukau in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition.-Provincial Rugby:...

FH 10 Kurt Morath

Kurt Morath

Kurt Morath is a rugby union footballer who plays as fly-half. Morath was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.- External links :* *...

SH 9 Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa is a rugby footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the Chiefs. He started playing for Auckland for 2 to three years but then moved to play for Bay of Plenty in the 2010 Air NZ cup competition also known as NPC or ITM cup. His main position is scrum-half but he can also play in...

N8 8 Viliami Ma'afu OF 7 Finau Maka

Finau Maka

Finau Maka Scrum.com is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He plays for the Stade Toulousain club in French Top 14. His usual position is number eight.-2007 Rugby World Cup:...

 (c

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) BF 6 Sione Kalamafoni

Sione Kalamafoni

Sione Kalamafoni is a rugby union footballer who plays as a number 8. Kalamafoni was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

RL 5 Joseph Tuineau LL 4 Paino Hehea  TP 3 Taufa'ao Filise

Taufa'ao Filise

Taufa'ao Filise is a Tongan rugby union footballer. A powerful prop who has played his club rugby with Bay of Plenty alongside Tonga skipper Aleki Lutui. Filise played for the Ikale Tahi in their 2001 Epson Cup campaign and on the tour to Scotland and Wales later that year. He had his first match...

  HK 2 Aleki Lutui

Aleki Lutui

Aleki Lutui in Tofoa, Tonga, is a Tongan rugby union international player. He currently plays for the Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. His position is hooker....

  LP 1 Soane Tonga'uiha

Soane Tonga'uiha

Soane Tonga'uiha is a Tongan-born, New Zealand-educated, rugby union player. He plays for Northampton Saints and internationally for Tonga. His position of choice is at loose-head prop and sometimes tight-head prop...

  Replacements: HK 16 Ephraim Taukafa

Ephraim Taukafa

Ephraim Taukafa is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He currently plays for France Stade Montois in France. Previously he played for North Harbour in New Zealand, Northern Suburbs in Australia, Leicester Tigers in England and Oyonnax and Lyon OU in France...

  PR 17 Sona Taumalolo

Sona Taumalolo

Sona Taumalolo is a Tongan born New Zealand-based rugby union player. He currently plays for Hawke's Bay and internationally for Tonga. His position of choice is loose-head prop. He is known for his aggressive style of play both in ball carrying and tackling.-Early life:Sona Taumalolo was born in...

  PR 18 Kisi Pulu

Kisi Pulu

Kisi Pulu is a rugby union footballer. His usual position is prop. He currently plays with the USA Perpignan in the Top 14 in France.-References:*...

  LK 19 Sione Timani

Sione Timani

Sione Timani is a Tongan rugby union footballer currently playing at Lock for the Scarlets.He is and .He has 7 caps for Tonga.Sione has two brothers playing rugby in Australia, Sitaleki and Lopeti.-External links:...

  FL 20 Samiu Vahafolau

Samiu Vahafolau

Samiu Kaufusi Vahafolau is rugby union footballer who currently plays for AS Béziers in the French Pro D2 as well as the Tongan national team. His usual position is number eight.-Playing Career:...

  SH 21 Samisoni Fisilau  CE 22 Alipate Fatafehi

Alipate Fatafehi

Alipate Fatafehi is a Tongan Rugby union player who plays for French club Lyon OU. Fatafehi first played professional rugby for Otago in New Zealand from 2006-2008 but failed to secure a regular spot in the team, dropping down to the North Otago side for two games in 2008 before gaining a spot in...

  Coach:   Isitolo Maka

Isitolo Maka

Isitolo Maka is a former rugby union footballer for the All Blacks playing as a number 8 and making four appearances, all in 1998. Maka was the coach of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:*...

Man of the Match: Richard Kahui Richard Kahui Richard Kahui is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Kahui plays in the position of Centre. He plays for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup and made his Super 14 debut in 2006 with the Highlanders. Kahui was the top try scorer of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup...  (New Zealand) Touch judges: Craig Joubert Craig Joubert Craig Paul Joubert is a South African professional rugby union referee. He has officiated at international level since 2003 with the 2011 Rugby World Cup Final being his most profile match.-Biography:...  (South Africa South African Rugby Union The South African Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board... ) Stuart Terheege (England Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886... ) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

France vs Japan

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	France
FB	15	Cédric Heymans Cédric Heymans Cédric Heymans is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Aviron Bayonnais after signing from Stade Toulousain in 2011. He started his club career with CA Brive before moving to SU Agen, where he stayed until the late 1990s, before signing with Toulouse...
RW	14	Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc is a French rugby union player who plays on the wing.-Biography:Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble , Clerc first played rugby at FC Grenoble, helping them reach the Top 16 before moving to Toulouse in 2002, where he has been playing ever since...
OC	13	Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie plays on the wing and Centre for France and captains ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14.-Career:Rougerie was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme...
IC	12	Fabrice Estebanez Fabrice Estebanez Fabrice Estebanez , is a French rugby league player and now rugby union player. He is a utility back and is able to play center and flyhalf. He has played for his CA Brive before joining Racing Metro 92.-Career:...
LW	11	Maxime Médard Maxime Médard Maxime Médard is a French rugby union player who plays his club rugby for French club Stade Toulousain in Top 14 and France internationally. He can play as both a fullback and on the wing and is described by assistant national team coach Emile Ntamack as an "incredible talent" that, during the...
FH	10	François Trinh-Duc François Trinh-Duc François Trinh-Duc is a French rugby union player for Montpellier Hérault RC in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Trinh-Duc's regular position is at fly-half or outside centre.-Biography:...
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili Dimitri Yachvili Dimitri Yachvili is a French rugby union footballer who currently plays scrum-half for Biarritz and France.Of Georgian descent, his father Michel was a French international before him...
N8	8	Raphael Lakafia Raphaël Lakafia Raphaël Lakafia is a French rugby union player. He currently plays for Biarritz Olympique and plays at the Number 8 position. He is the younger brother of Pierre-Gilles Lakafia and son of former French javelin champion Jean-Paul Lakafia ....
OF	7	Imanol Harinordoquy Imanol Harinordoquy Imanol Harinordoquy is a French rugby union player who typically plays as a number 8 for Biarritz at club level in the Top 14 and for France internationally...
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir is a French rugby union player who currently plays for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition. Dusautoir is a strong ball carrier with good speed and strength to get out of tackles.Dusautoir was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
RL	5	Lionel Nallet Lionel Nallet Lionel Nallet is a French rugby union player who currently plays at lock for Racing Métro 92 in the French Top 14 club competition and is a former captain of the France national team. He began his professional career with CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, playing there from 1998 to 2003 before moving to...
LL	4	Julien Pierre Julien Pierre Julien Pierre is a French rugby union player for Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14. He plays as a lock.He won his first cap on France's 2007 tour of New Zealand. He previously played for Bourgoin and La Rochelle.-External links: *...
TP	3	Nicolas Mas Nicolas Mas Nicolas Mas is a Catalan/French rugby union footballer, who currently plays for the USA Perpignan club in the Top 14 French premiership. His usual position is at prop. He also plays for the French national team....
HK	2	William Servat William Servat William Servat is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for France and Toulouse in the Top 14 club competition.-Club career:...
LP	1	Fabien Barcella Fabien Barcella Fabien Barcella is a French rugby union player, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 league in France. He also plays for France.- Domestic Clubs :...
Replacements:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski Dimitri Szarzewski Dimitri Szarzewski is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Français in the Top 14 club championship in France. His usual position is at hooker, and he has represented France....
PR	17	Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a prop, and is capable of playing on either side of the scrum. He currently plays for Toulouse in the Top 14 rugby competition...
LK	18	Pascal Papé Pascal Papé Pascal Papé is a French rugby union footballer.He plays lock and has joined Stade Français after spending many years in Bourgoin, and playing two years at Castres Olympique...
FL	19	Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire is a French rugby union footballer, who played for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Top 14 competition in France until the 2006–2007 season...
SH	20	Morgan Parra Morgan Parra Morgan Parra is a rugby union player who plays as a Scrum half and occasionally Fly-half. He plays for Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 after signing for them from Bourgoin....
FH	21	David Skrela David Skrela David Skrela is a French rugby union footballer. He plays for the French national side and for ASM Clermont Auvergne as a fly-half or centre. He is renowned for his tackles and his kick....
CE	22	David Marty David Marty David Marty is a French rugby union footballer who plays at center three-quarter in the Top 14 competition for Catalan club USA Perpignan, and has also played for France, having played in the 2005 and 2006 Six Nations....
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont Marc Lièvremont Marc Lièvremont is a former rugby union footballer and was the head coach of the French national rugby union team. He played as a back-row forward for France, gaining 25 caps from 1995 to 1999, and was selected in France's 1999 Rugby World Cup squad...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Japan | FB 15 Shaun Webb

Shaun Webb

Shaun Webb is a New Zealand born Japanese rugby union footballer who plays as a fullback. Webb was part of the Japan squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He obtained Japanese citizenship in July 2011, a month before the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

  RW 14 Kosuke Endo

Kosuke Endo

Kosuke Endo is a Japanese rugby union player. He was a member of the Japan squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, scoring a spectacular break-out try against Wales at the Millennium Stadium, and another against Canada in the 12-12 draw .He played for Toyota Verblitz before joining Canterbury for...

OC 13 Koji Taira  IC 12 Ryan Nicholas

Ryan Nicholas

Ryan Nicholas is a Japanese rugby union player who plays for Suntory Sungoliath of the Top League in Japan. In July 2011, he received Japanese citizenship...

LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa

Hirotoki Onozawa

Hirotoki Onozawa plays rugby union at wing for Suntory Sungoliath in the Top League...

FH 10 James Arlidge

James Arlidge

is a Japanese international rugby union player. He plays primarily at fly-half.-Club career:Unusually he made his Super rugby debut for the Auckland Blues, prior to making his first start in provincial rugby, making the step from junior rugby with Pakuranga and Auckland Colts, due to the then Blues...

SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka

Fumiaki Tanaka

is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He plays for his country for the first time in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He is currently the smallest player in this World Cup standing at 166 cm...

  N8 8 Ryukoliniasi Holani  OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Takashi Kikutani

Takashi Kikutani

is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as number-eight or flanker for Toyota Verblitz.He has currently 33 caps for Japan, with 18 tries scored, 90 points on aggregate. His first match was a 44-29 win over Spain, at 5 November 2005, in Tokyo, in a friendly match, aged 25 years old. He is also...

 (c

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa LL 4 Luke Thompson

Luke Thompson (rugby player)

is a New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a lock.Thompson's current club is Kintetsu Liners based in Osaka. He also plays for the Japan national rugby union team....

TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama  HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Hisateru Hirashima

Hisateru Hirashima

is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He has earned 18 caps for his country....

Replacements: HK 16 Yusuke Aoki PR 17 Nozomu Fujita  LK 18 Hitoshi Ono

Hitoshi Ono

Hitoshi Ōno is a Japanese rugby player. He plays at lock for Japan.Ono's current team is the Toshiba Brave Lupus, in Japan. Ono currently has 35 caps for Japan, with 5 tries scored, 25 points in aggregate from 2004 to 2009. He was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing three...

N8 19 Itaru Taniguchi  SH 20 Atsushi Hiwasa  FH 21 Murray Williams

Murray Williams

Murray Williams is a rugby union player who plays for Bay of Plenty in the Air New Zealand Cup. He plays for Te Puke Sports in the Bay of Plenty premier competition. He has played for the New Zealand Colts between 2002 and 2003. His position is flyhalf, a position in which he also plays at an...

  CE 22 Alisi Tupuailei

Alisi Tupuailei

Alisi Tupuailei is a Samoa-born Japanese professional rugby union player who currently plays for Honda Heat and the Japan national rugby union team.-Career:...

  Coach:   John Kirwan

Man of the Match: James Arlidge James Arlidge is a Japanese international rugby union player. He plays primarily at fly-half.-Club career:Unusually he made his Super rugby debut for the Auckland Blues, prior to making his first start in provincial rugby, making the step from junior rugby with Pakuranga and Auckland Colts, due to the then Blues...  (Japan) Touch judges: Alain Rolland Alain Rolland Alain Colm Pierre Rolland is an Irish rugby union referee and former player.During his playing days as a scrum-half, Rolland earned three caps for . He started the match on 27 October 1990 against , and gained further caps as a replacement against in 1994 and the USA in 1995. He won 40 provincial...  (Ireland Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played... ) Stuart Terheege (England Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886... ) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

Tonga vs Canada

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Tonga
FB	15	Kurt Morath Kurt Morath Kurt Morath is a rugby union footballer who plays as fly-half. Morath was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.- External links :* *...
RW	14	Fetu'u Vainikolo Fetu'u Vainikolo Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...
OC	13	Siale Piutau Siale Piutau Siale Piutau is a rugby union centre who represents Counties Manukau in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition.-Provincial Rugby:...
IC	12	Alipate Fatafehi Alipate Fatafehi Alipate Fatafehi is a Tongan Rugby union player who plays for French club Lyon OU. Fatafehi first played professional rugby for Otago in New Zealand from 2006-2008 but failed to secure a regular spot in the team, dropping down to the North Otago side for two games in 2008 before gaining a spot in...
LW	11	William Helu
FH	10	Taniela Moa Taniela Moa Taniela Moa is a rugby footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the Chiefs. He started playing for Auckland for 2 to three years but then moved to play for Bay of Plenty in the 2010 Air NZ cup competition also known as NPC or ITM cup. His main position is scrum-half but he can also play in...
SH	9	Thomas Palu
N8	8	Samiu Vahafolau Samiu Vahafolau Samiu Kaufusi Vahafolau is rugby union footballer who currently plays for AS Béziers in the French Pro D2 as well as the Tongan national team. His usual position is number eight.-Playing Career:...
OF	7	Sione Vaiomounga
BF	6	Finau Maka Finau Maka Finau Maka Scrum.com is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He plays for the Stade Toulousain club in French Top 14. His usual position is number eight.-2007 Rugby World Cup:...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
RL	5	Tukulua Lokotui
LL	4	Sione Timani Sione Timani Sione Timani is a Tongan rugby union footballer currently playing at Lock for the Scarlets.He is and .He has 7 caps for Tonga.Sione has two brothers playing rugby in Australia, Sitaleki and Lopeti.-External links:...
TP	3	Kisi Pulu Kisi Pulu Kisi Pulu is a rugby union footballer. His usual position is prop. He currently plays with the USA Perpignan in the Top 14 in France.-References:*...
HK	2	Ephraim Taukafa Ephraim Taukafa Ephraim Taukafa is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He currently plays for France Stade Montois in France. Previously he played for North Harbour in New Zealand, Northern Suburbs in Australia, Leicester Tigers in England and Oyonnax and Lyon OU in France...
LP	1	Sona Taumalolo Sona Taumalolo Sona Taumalolo is a Tongan born New Zealand-based rugby union player. He currently plays for Hawke's Bay and internationally for Tonga. His position of choice is loose-head prop. He is known for his aggressive style of play both in ball carrying and tackling.-Early life:Sona Taumalolo was born in...
Replacements:
HK	16	Ilaisa Ma'asi
PR	17	Soane Tonga'uiha Soane Tonga'uiha Soane Tonga'uiha is a Tongan-born, New Zealand-educated, rugby union player. He plays for Northampton Saints and internationally for Tonga. His position of choice is at loose-head prop and sometimes tight-head prop...
PR	18	Halani Aulika Halani Aulika Halani Aulika is a Tongan rugby union prop who currently plays provincial rugby for Otago in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition.-Provincial Rugby:...
N8	19	Viliami Ma'afu
N8	20	Sione Kalamafoni Sione Kalamafoni Sione Kalamafoni is a rugby union footballer who plays as a number 8. Kalamafoni was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...
FB	21	Viliame Iongi Viliame Iongi Viliame Iongi is a Tongan national rugby union footballer currently playing for the Scarlets and Tonga.He has had 9 caps for Tonga and has scored 7 tries .In October 2011, Iongi signed for the welsh region side the Scarlets....
WG	22	Alaska Taufa
Coach:
Isitolo Maka Isitolo Maka Isitolo Maka is a former rugby union footballer for the All Blacks playing as a number 8 and making four appearances, all in 1998. Maka was the coach of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:*...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Canada | FB 15 James Pritchard RW 14 Ciaran Hearn OC 13 D.T.H. van der Merwe IC 12 Ryan Smith  LW 11 Phil Mackenzie

Phil Mackenzie

Phil Mackenzie is a Canadian international rugby union player. He is currently playing club rugby with Esher in the RFU Championship....

FH 10 Ander Monro

Ander Monro

Alexander Monro is a Canadian rugby union footballer. He previously played for the Edinburgh Gunners, Waterloo R.F.C. and Colorno Rugby Club in Italy. He currently plays club rugby for Castaway Wanderers and plays with the Ontario Blues in the Canadian Rugby Championship...

SH 9 Ed Fairhurst

Ed Fairhurst

Edward Fairhurst is a Canadian international rugby union player. He is currently playing with the UBC Old Boys Ravens in the BC Premier League and the BC Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship....

N8 8 Aaron Carpenter

Aaron Carpenter

Aaron Carpenter is a Canadian rugby player.Carpenter played his first international game for Canada vs. the United States on May 25, 2005, and has continued to be a strong member of the squad. Aaron played as a member of the Canadian team in the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole

Chauncey O'Toole

Chauncey O'Toole is a Canadian rugby union player. O'Toole can play any position across the back-row but his preferred position is at openside flanker...

  BF 6 Adam Kleeberger

Adam Kleeberger

Adam Kleeberger is a Canadian rugby union player. Previously, Kleeberger had played for Canadian clubs University of Victoria and Bayside as well as Rotherham Titans of the RFU Championship. In 2010 he joined Auckland in the ITM Cup...

RL 5 Jamie Cudmore

Jamie Cudmore

Jamie Cudmore is a Canadian rugby union player currently playing for the Top 14 club ASM Clermont Auvergne. Previously Cudmore played for Llandovery RFC, Llanelli RFC and FC Grenoble...

LL 4 Jebb Sinclair

Jebb Sinclair

Jebb Sinclair is a Canadian rugby union player. Sinclair plays as a flanker but can also provide cover in the second row. Jebb made his debut for the Canadian national rugby team against Portugal while on Canada's 2008 tour of Europe....

  TP 3 Jason Marshall  HK 2 Pat Riordan

Pat Riordan

Pat Riordan is a Canada rugby union player. He plays club rugby for Burnaby Lake, and for the Canada national side, having also played at Pontypridd...

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements: HK 16 Ryan Hamilton  PR 17 Scott Franklin

Scott Franklin

Scott Franklin , is a Canadian rugby union player who plays rugby for the Prairie Wolf Pack in Canada, and for the Canadian national team. Franklin is a prop.- Career :...

  LK 18 Tyler Hotson

Tyler Hotson

Tyler Hotson is a Canadian rugby union player who plays in the second row.Hotson currently plays his rugby with Plymouth Albion in the RFU Championship...

  FL 19 Nanyak Dala  CE 20 Conor Trainor  SH 21 Sean White FH 22 Nathan Hirayama Coach:   Kieran Crowley

Kieran Crowley

Kieran James Crowley is the current coach of the Canadian men's rugby team and a former member of the New Zealand All Blacks where he played as a fullback...

Man of the Match: Adam Kleeberger Adam Kleeberger Adam Kleeberger is a Canadian rugby union player. Previously, Kleeberger had played for Canadian clubs University of Victoria and Bayside as well as Rotherham Titans of the RFU Championship. In 2010 he joined Auckland in the ITM Cup...  (Canada) Touch judges: Steve Walsh (Australia Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory... ) Stuart Terheege (England Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886... ) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

New Zealand vs Japan

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	New Zealand
FB	15	Isaia Toeava Isaia Toeava Isaia "Ice" Toeava , is a professional rugby union player in New Zealand.-Early career:Toeava attended De La Salle College, Mangere East, he played alongside Taniela Moa in the school's First XV rugby team. He represented New Zealand U-19 where he was named the IRB's Under-19 2005 player of the year...
RW	14	Cory Jane Cory Jane Cory Steven Jane is a New Zealand international rugby union player.He first played for the All Blacks in 2008 and plays as a winger. In 2011 Jane was selected into the Tri Nations team as injury cover...
OC	13	Conrad Smith Conrad Smith Conrad Gerard Smith is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays outside centre . He had been in many Taranaki age group teams. He moved to Wellington where he completed an LLB at Victoria University of Wellington...
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...
LW	11	Richard Kahui Richard Kahui Richard Kahui is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Kahui plays in the position of Centre. He plays for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup and made his Super 14 debut in 2006 with the Highlanders. Kahui was the top try scorer of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup...
FH	10	Colin Slade Colin Slade Colin Slade is a rugby union footballer who represents the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition and Canterbury in the ITM Cup, playing at primarily at Fly Half, as well as all other backline positions on occasions...
SH	9	Andy Ellis
N8	8	Victor Vito Victor Vito (rugby player) Victor Vito is a New Zealand rugby player/male model who plays blindside flanker for the New Zealand All Blacks. He was a star of New Zealand Sevens, and captained the 2006 New Zealand Under 19 Rugby team...
OF	7	Adam Thomson
BF	6	Jerome Kaino Jerome Kaino Jerome Kaino is a professional New Zealand Rugby union player. In 2004, he was named IRB International Under-21 player of the year.-Early life:...
RL	5	Sam Whitelock Sam Whitelock Samuel Lawrence Whitelock is a New Zealand born rugby player. He plays as a lock for Crusaders in the Super 14 competition and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup....
LL	4	Brad Thorn Brad Thorn Bradley Carnegie Thorn is a professional rugby union player. He has in the past represented Australia at rugby league, and currently represents New Zealand in union...
TP	3	Owen Franks Owen Franks Owen Franks is a New Zealand rugby player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and the All Blacks at international level.-Early Career:He attended Christchurch Boys' High School. His local rugby club is Linwood...
HK	2	Keven Mealamu Keven Mealamu Keven Mealamu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays at hooker for the Blues in the Super 14, Auckland in the National Provincial Championship, and the New Zealand national team, All Blacks....  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
LP	1	Tony Woodcock Tony Woodcock (rugby player) Tony Dale Woodcock is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position is loosehead prop, and he has played 83 tests for the national team, the All Blacks. He plays for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Auckland Blues in the Super 14. He plays for North Harbour Marist in the North...
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HK	16	Andrew Hore Andrew Hore For the rugby union coach from New Zealand see Andrew Hore Andrew Hore is a rugby union player who plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has played for the All Blacks since 2002, in which time he has played 48 tests. His position is hooker...
PR	17	John Afoa John Afoa Ioane Fitu "John" Afoa is a New Zealand professional Rugby union player and plays prop and hooker. Afoa currently plays for Ulster after signing a two-and-a-half year deal after the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-Representative Rugby:...
LK	18	Ali Williams Ali Williams Alexander James "Ali" Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player at the position of lock. He represented Auckland and plays for the Blues in the Super 14, when he signed for the Tasman provincial side. In 2008, he played for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and in 2010 signed on loan for Nottingham...
LK	19	Anthony Boric Anthony Boric Anthony Boric is a rugby union player for the Blues in the Super 14 competition. He also plays for the North Harbour Marist. He plays as a lock. On 1 June 2008, Boric became a New Zealand All Black for the first time.-All Blacks:Boric made his first appearance as an All Black coming on as a...
SH	20	Jimmy Cowan Jimmy Cowan Quinton James Cowan is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He has been an All Black since 2004 where he made his debut during the 2004 tour to the United Kingdom and France. Cowan was born in Gore and attended Gore High School...
SH	21	Piri Weepu Piri Weepu Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...
CE	22	Sonny Bill Williams Sonny Bill Williams Sonny William 'Sonny Bill' Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player and former rugby league player. He is only the second person to represent New Zealand in rugby union after first playing for the country in rugby league. In rugby union he usually plays as a centre...
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...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Japan | FB 15 Taihei Ueda  RW 14 Takehisa Usuzuki OC 13 Koji Taira  IC 12 Yuta Iwamura  LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa

Hirotoki Onozawa

Hirotoki Onozawa plays rugby union at wing for Suntory Sungoliath in the Top League...

FH 10 Murray Williams

Murray Williams

Murray Williams is a rugby union player who plays for Bay of Plenty in the Air New Zealand Cup. He plays for Te Puke Sports in the Bay of Plenty premier competition. He has played for the New Zealand Colts between 2002 and 2003. His position is flyhalf, a position in which he also plays at an...

SH 9 Atsushi Hiwasa N8 8 Takashi Kikutani

Takashi Kikutani

is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as number-eight or flanker for Toyota Verblitz.He has currently 33 caps for Japan, with 18 tries scored, 90 points on aggregate. His first match was a 44-29 win over Spain, at 5 November 2005, in Tokyo, in a friendly match, aged 25 years old. He is also...

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Itaru Taniguchi RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa  LL 4 Hitoshi Ono

Hitoshi Ono

Hitoshi Ōno is a Japanese rugby player. He plays at lock for Japan.Ono's current team is the Toshiba Brave Lupus, in Japan. Ono currently has 35 caps for Japan, with 5 tries scored, 25 points in aggregate from 2004 to 2009. He was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing three...

TP 3 Nozomu Fujita HK 2 Yusuke Aoki  LP 1 Naoki Kawamata Replacements: HK 16 Hiroki Yuhara  PR 17 Kenzuke Hatakeyama LK 18 Yuji Kitagawa  FL 19 Sione Vatuvei SH 20 Tomoki Yoshida

Tomoki Yoshida

is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He plays for his country in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.-External links:* *...

  FB 21 Shaun Webb

Shaun Webb

Shaun Webb is a New Zealand born Japanese rugby union footballer who plays as a fullback. Webb was part of the Japan squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He obtained Japanese citizenship in July 2011, a month before the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

  CE 22 Alisi Tupualai  Coach:   John Kirwan

Man of the Match: Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...  (New Zealand) Touch judges: Alain Rolland Alain Rolland Alain Colm Pierre Rolland is an Irish rugby union referee and former player.During his playing days as a scrum-half, Rolland earned three caps for . He started the match on 27 October 1990 against , and gained further caps as a replacement against in 1994 and the USA in 1995. He won 40 provincial...  (Ireland Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played... ) Jérôme Garcès (France) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

France vs Canada

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	France
FB	15	Damien Traille Damien Traille Damien Traille is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centre, fly-half and fullback. He currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France...
RW	14	Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc is a French rugby union player who plays on the wing.-Biography:Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble , Clerc first played rugby at FC Grenoble, helping them reach the Top 16 before moving to Toulouse in 2002, where he has been playing ever since...
OC	13	David Marty David Marty David Marty is a French rugby union footballer who plays at center three-quarter in the Top 14 competition for Catalan club USA Perpignan, and has also played for France, having played in the 2005 and 2006 Six Nations....
IC	12	Maxime Mermoz Maxime Mermoz Maxime Mermoz is a professional rugby union centre currently playing for USA Perpignan in the Top 14.Mermoz won the 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship. He earned his first cap for the senior France national team on July 5, 2008 against Australia. He made his Six Nations in 2009 debut against...
LW	11	Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie plays on the wing and Centre for France and captains ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14.-Career:Rougerie was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
FH	10	François Trinh-Duc François Trinh-Duc François Trinh-Duc is a French rugby union player for Montpellier Hérault RC in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Trinh-Duc's regular position is at fly-half or outside centre.-Biography:...
SH	9	Morgan Parra Morgan Parra Morgan Parra is a rugby union player who plays as a Scrum half and occasionally Fly-half. He plays for Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 after signing for them from Bourgoin....
N8	8	Louis Picamoles Louis Picamoles Louis Picamoles is a rugby union player who plays in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Picamoles's regular position is at Number eight in the Back row....
OF	7	Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire is a French rugby union footballer, who played for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Top 14 competition in France until the 2006–2007 season...
BF	6	Fulgence Ouedraogo Fulgence Ouedraogo Fulgence Ouedraogo is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Montpellier Hérault RC in the Top 14 championship. His usual position is as a flanker....
RL	5	Romain Millo-Chluski Romain Millo-Chluski Romain Millo-Chluski is a rugby union player for Toulouse in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a lock....
LL	4	Pascal Pape Pascal Papé Pascal Papé is a French rugby union footballer.He plays lock and has joined Stade Français after spending many years in Bourgoin, and playing two years at Castres Olympique...
TP	3	Luc Ducalcon Luc Ducalcon Luc Ducalcon is a French rugby union player. Ducalcon, who is a tighthead prop, plays his club rugby for Castres Olympique. He made his debut for France against Scotland on 7 February 2010.-External links:*...
HK	2	William Servat William Servat William Servat is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for France and Toulouse in the Top 14 club competition.-Club career:...
LP	1	Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a prop, and is capable of playing on either side of the scrum. He currently plays for Toulouse in the Top 14 rugby competition...
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HK	16	Guilhem Guirado Guilhem Guirado Guilhem Guirado is a French rugby union player. Guirado, who is a hooker, plays club rugby for Perpignan. He made his debut for France against Italy on 9 March 2008....
PR	17	Fabien Barcella Fabien Barcella Fabien Barcella is a French rugby union player, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 league in France. He also plays for France.- Domestic Clubs :...
LK	18	Julien Pierre Julien Pierre Julien Pierre is a French rugby union player for Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14. He plays as a lock.He won his first cap on France's 2007 tour of New Zealand. He previously played for Bourgoin and La Rochelle.-External links: *...
FL	19	Imanol Harinordoquy Imanol Harinordoquy Imanol Harinordoquy is a French rugby union player who typically plays as a number 8 for Biarritz at club level in the Top 14 and for France internationally...
SH	20	Dimitri Yachvili Dimitri Yachvili Dimitri Yachvili is a French rugby union footballer who currently plays scrum-half for Biarritz and France.Of Georgian descent, his father Michel was a French international before him...
CE	21	Fabrice Estebanez Fabrice Estebanez Fabrice Estebanez , is a French rugby league player and now rugby union player. He is a utility back and is able to play center and flyhalf. He has played for his CA Brive before joining Racing Metro 92.-Career:...
CE	22	Maxime Médard Maxime Médard Maxime Médard is a French rugby union player who plays his club rugby for French club Stade Toulousain in Top 14 and France internationally. He can play as both a fullback and on the wing and is described by assistant national team coach Emile Ntamack as an "incredible talent" that, during the...
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont Marc Lièvremont Marc Lièvremont is a former rugby union footballer and was the head coach of the French national rugby union team. He played as a back-row forward for France, gaining 25 caps from 1995 to 1999, and was selected in France's 1999 Rugby World Cup squad...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Canada | FB 15 James Pritchard RW 14 Ciaran Hearn OC 13 D.T.H. van der Merwe  IC 12 Ryan Smith LW 11 Phil Mackenzie

Phil Mackenzie

Phil Mackenzie is a Canadian international rugby union player. He is currently playing club rugby with Esher in the RFU Championship....

FH 10 Ander Monro

Ander Monro

Alexander Monro is a Canadian rugby union footballer. He previously played for the Edinburgh Gunners, Waterloo R.F.C. and Colorno Rugby Club in Italy. He currently plays club rugby for Castaway Wanderers and plays with the Ontario Blues in the Canadian Rugby Championship...

  SH 9 Ed Fairhurst

Ed Fairhurst

Edward Fairhurst is a Canadian international rugby union player. He is currently playing with the UBC Old Boys Ravens in the BC Premier League and the BC Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship....

  N8 8 Aaron Carpenter

Aaron Carpenter

Aaron Carpenter is a Canadian rugby player.Carpenter played his first international game for Canada vs. the United States on May 25, 2005, and has continued to be a strong member of the squad. Aaron played as a member of the Canadian team in the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole

Chauncey O'Toole

Chauncey O'Toole is a Canadian rugby union player. O'Toole can play any position across the back-row but his preferred position is at openside flanker...

  BF 6 Adam Kleeberger

Adam Kleeberger

Adam Kleeberger is a Canadian rugby union player. Previously, Kleeberger had played for Canadian clubs University of Victoria and Bayside as well as Rotherham Titans of the RFU Championship. In 2010 he joined Auckland in the ITM Cup...

RL 5 Jamie Cudmore

Jamie Cudmore

Jamie Cudmore is a Canadian rugby union player currently playing for the Top 14 club ASM Clermont Auvergne. Previously Cudmore played for Llandovery RFC, Llanelli RFC and FC Grenoble...

  LL 4 Jebb Sinclair

Jebb Sinclair

Jebb Sinclair is a Canadian rugby union player. Sinclair plays as a flanker but can also provide cover in the second row. Jebb made his debut for the Canadian national rugby team against Portugal while on Canada's 2008 tour of Europe....

TP 3 Jason Marshall  HK 2 Pat Riordan

Pat Riordan

Pat Riordan is a Canada rugby union player. He plays club rugby for Burnaby Lake, and for the Canada national side, having also played at Pontypridd...

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) LP 1 Hubert Buydens Replacements: HK 16 Ryan Hamilton  PR 17 Scott Franklin

Scott Franklin

Scott Franklin , is a Canadian rugby union player who plays rugby for the Prairie Wolf Pack in Canada, and for the Canadian national team. Franklin is a prop.- Career :...

  LK 18 Tyler Hotson

Tyler Hotson

Tyler Hotson is a Canadian rugby union player who plays in the second row.Hotson currently plays his rugby with Plymouth Albion in the RFU Championship...

  FL 19 Nanyak Dala  SH 20 Sean White  FH 21 Nathan Hirayama  CE 22 Conor Trainor  Coach:   Kieran Crowley

Kieran Crowley

Kieran James Crowley is the current coach of the Canadian men's rugby team and a former member of the New Zealand All Blacks where he played as a fullback...

Man of the Match: Louis Picamoles Louis Picamoles Louis Picamoles is a rugby union player who plays in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Picamoles's regular position is at Number eight in the Back row....  (France) Touch judges: Bryce Lawrence Bryce Lawrence Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...  (New Zealand) Vinny Munro (New Zealand) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory... )

Tonga vs Japan

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Tonga
FB	15	Vungakoto Lilo
RW	14	Fetu'u Vainikolo Fetu'u Vainikolo Fetu'u Moana Vainikolo is a Tongan rugby union player. Noted for his explosive ball-carrying ability, he represented the Highlanders in the Super 14 competition between 2008 and 2010...
OC	13	Siale Piutau Siale Piutau Siale Piutau is a rugby union centre who represents Counties Manukau in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition.-Provincial Rugby:...
IC	12	Alipate Fatafehi Alipate Fatafehi Alipate Fatafehi is a Tongan Rugby union player who plays for French club Lyon OU. Fatafehi first played professional rugby for Otago in New Zealand from 2006-2008 but failed to secure a regular spot in the team, dropping down to the North Otago side for two games in 2008 before gaining a spot in...
LW	11	Sukanaivalu Hufanga
FH	10	Kurt Morath Kurt Morath Kurt Morath is a rugby union footballer who plays as fly-half. Morath was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.- External links :* *...
SH	9	Taniela Moa Taniela Moa Taniela Moa is a rugby footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the Chiefs. He started playing for Auckland for 2 to three years but then moved to play for Bay of Plenty in the 2010 Air NZ cup competition also known as NPC or ITM cup. His main position is scrum-half but he can also play in...
N8	8	Viliami Ma'afu
OF	7	Sione Vaiomo'unga
BF	6	Sione Kalamafoni Sione Kalamafoni Sione Kalamafoni is a rugby union footballer who plays as a number 8. Kalamafoni was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...
RL	5	Paino Hehea
LL	4	Tukulua Lokotui
TP	3	Taufa'ao Filise Taufa'ao Filise Taufa'ao Filise is a Tongan rugby union footballer. A powerful prop who has played his club rugby with Bay of Plenty alongside Tonga skipper Aleki Lutui. Filise played for the Ikale Tahi in their 2001 Epson Cup campaign and on the tour to Scotland and Wales later that year. He had his first match...
HK	2	Aleki Lutui Aleki Lutui Aleki Lutui in Tofoa, Tonga, is a Tongan rugby union international player. He currently plays for the Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. His position is hooker....  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
LP	1	Soane Tonga'uiha Soane Tonga'uiha Soane Tonga'uiha is a Tongan-born, New Zealand-educated, rugby union player. He plays for Northampton Saints and internationally for Tonga. His position of choice is at loose-head prop and sometimes tight-head prop...
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HK	16	Aloisio Ma'asi
PR	17	Sona Taumalolo Sona Taumalolo Sona Taumalolo is a Tongan born New Zealand-based rugby union player. He currently plays for Hawke's Bay and internationally for Tonga. His position of choice is loose-head prop. He is known for his aggressive style of play both in ball carrying and tackling.-Early life:Sona Taumalolo was born in...
PR	18	Halani Aulika Halani Aulika Halani Aulika is a Tongan rugby union prop who currently plays provincial rugby for Otago in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition.-Provincial Rugby:...
LK	19	Joe Tuineau Joe Tuineau Joe Tuineau is a rugby union footballer and a former American football player. He plays as a lock for Southland in the ITM Cup and for the Highlanders in the Super Rugby competition. Although he was born in Fiji and raised in New Zealand, he represents Tonga internationally...
FL	20	Samiu Vahafolau Samiu Vahafolau Samiu Kaufusi Vahafolau is rugby union footballer who currently plays for AS Béziers in the French Pro D2 as well as the Tongan national team. His usual position is number eight.-Playing Career:...
SH	21	Samisoni Fisilau
CE	22	Andrew Ma'ilei Andrew Ma'ilei Andrew Ma'ilei is a rugby union footballer who plays as centre. Ma'ilei was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...
Coach:
Isitolo Maka Isitolo Maka Isitolo Maka is a former rugby union footballer for the All Blacks playing as a number 8 and making four appearances, all in 1998. Maka was the coach of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:*...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Japan | FB 15 Shaun Webb

Shaun Webb

Shaun Webb is a New Zealand born Japanese rugby union footballer who plays as a fullback. Webb was part of the Japan squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He obtained Japanese citizenship in July 2011, a month before the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

RW 14 Kosuke Endo

Kosuke Endo

Kosuke Endo is a Japanese rugby union player. He was a member of the Japan squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, scoring a spectacular break-out try against Wales at the Millennium Stadium, and another against Canada in the 12-12 draw .He played for Toyota Verblitz before joining Canterbury for...

OC 13 Alisi Tupuailai IC 12 Ryan Nicholas

Ryan Nicholas

Ryan Nicholas is a Japanese rugby union player who plays for Suntory Sungoliath of the Top League in Japan. In July 2011, he received Japanese citizenship...

LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa

Hirotoki Onozawa

Hirotoki Onozawa plays rugby union at wing for Suntory Sungoliath in the Top League...

FH 10 James Arlidge

James Arlidge

is a Japanese international rugby union player. He plays primarily at fly-half.-Club career:Unusually he made his Super rugby debut for the Auckland Blues, prior to making his first start in provincial rugby, making the step from junior rugby with Pakuranga and Auckland Colts, due to the then Blues...

  SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka

Fumiaki Tanaka

is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He plays for his country for the first time in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He is currently the smallest player in this World Cup standing at 166 cm...

  N8 8 Takashi Kikutani

Takashi Kikutani

is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as number-eight or flanker for Toyota Verblitz.He has currently 33 caps for Japan, with 18 tries scored, 90 points on aggregate. His first match was a 44-29 win over Spain, at 5 November 2005, in Tokyo, in a friendly match, aged 25 years old. He is also...

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Itaru Taniguchi  RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa  LL 4 Luke Thompson

Luke Thompson (rugby player)

is a New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a lock.Thompson's current club is Kintetsu Liners based in Osaka. He also plays for the Japan national rugby union team....

TP 3 Kensuke Hatakeyama  HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Hisateru Hirashima

Hisateru Hirashima

is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He has earned 18 caps for his country....

Replacements: HK 16 Yusuke Aoki PR 17 Nozomu Fujita  LK 18 Hitoshi Ono

Hitoshi Ono

Hitoshi Ōno is a Japanese rugby player. He plays at lock for Japan.Ono's current team is the Toshiba Brave Lupus, in Japan. Ono currently has 35 caps for Japan, with 5 tries scored, 25 points in aggregate from 2004 to 2009. He was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing three...

  FL 19 Sione Talikavili Vatuvei  SH 20 Atsushi Hiwasa  WG 21 Takehisa Usuzuki FH 22 Murray Williams

Murray Williams

Murray Williams is a rugby union player who plays for Bay of Plenty in the Air New Zealand Cup. He plays for Te Puke Sports in the Bay of Plenty premier competition. He has played for the New Zealand Colts between 2002 and 2003. His position is flyhalf, a position in which he also plays at an...

Coach:   John Kirwan

Man of the Match: Michael Leitch (Japan) Touch judges: Alain Rolland Alain Rolland Alain Colm Pierre Rolland is an Irish rugby union referee and former player.During his playing days as a scrum-half, Rolland earned three caps for . He started the match on 27 October 1990 against , and gained further caps as a replacement against in 1994 and the USA in 1995. He won 40 provincial...  (Ireland Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played... ) Stuart Terheege (England Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886... ) Television match official: Giulio De Santis (Italy)

New Zealand vs France

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	New Zealand
FB	15	Israel Dagg Israel Dagg Israel Dagg is a World Cup winning New Zealand Rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15 and the All Blacks. He has also played for the New Zealand Sevens team. He is of Maori descent, on his mother's side....
RW	14	Cory Jane Cory Jane Cory Steven Jane is a New Zealand international rugby union player.He first played for the All Blacks in 2008 and plays as a winger. In 2011 Jane was selected into the Tri Nations team as injury cover...
OC	13	Conrad Smith Conrad Smith Conrad Gerard Smith is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays outside centre . He had been in many Taranaki age group teams. He moved to Wellington where he completed an LLB at Victoria University of Wellington...
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Nonu Ma'a Allan Nonu is a professional Samoan rugby union player from New Zealand. Nonu plays for the Wellington Lions in the ITM Cup and the New Zealand All Blacks...
LW	11	Richard Kahui Richard Kahui Richard Kahui is a New Zealand rugby union footballer.-Career:Kahui plays in the position of Centre. He plays for Waikato in the Air New Zealand Cup and made his Super 14 debut in 2006 with the Highlanders. Kahui was the top try scorer of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup...
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Piri Weepu Piri Weepu Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...
N8	8	Adam Thomson
OF	7	Richie McCaw Richie McCaw Richard Hugh "Richie" McCaw is a New Zealand rugby union player, and is the current test captain. He plays in the openside flanker position for the New Zealand, Crusaders and Canterbury rugby teams...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
BF	6	Jerome Kaino Jerome Kaino Jerome Kaino is a professional New Zealand Rugby union player. In 2004, he was named IRB International Under-21 player of the year.-Early life:...
RL	5	Sam Whitelock Sam Whitelock Samuel Lawrence Whitelock is a New Zealand born rugby player. He plays as a lock for Crusaders in the Super 14 competition and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup....
LL	4	Brad Thorn
TP	3	Owen Franks Owen Franks Owen Franks is a New Zealand rugby player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and the All Blacks at international level.-Early Career:He attended Christchurch Boys' High School. His local rugby club is Linwood...
HK	2	Keven Mealamu Keven Mealamu Keven Mealamu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays at hooker for the Blues in the Super 14, Auckland in the National Provincial Championship, and the New Zealand national team, All Blacks....
LP	1	Tony Woodcock Tony Woodcock (rugby player) Tony Dale Woodcock is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position is loosehead prop, and he has played 83 tests for the national team, the All Blacks. He plays for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Auckland Blues in the Super 14. He plays for North Harbour Marist in the North...
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrew Hore Andrew Hore For the rugby union coach from New Zealand see Andrew Hore Andrew Hore is a rugby union player who plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has played for the All Blacks since 2002, in which time he has played 48 tests. His position is hooker...
PR	17	Ben Franks Ben Franks Ben Franks is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and All Blacks. He plays as a prop.-Provincial:Franks made his provincial debut for Canterbury against Otago in 2005...
LK	18	Ali Williams Ali Williams Alexander James "Ali" Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player at the position of lock. He represented Auckland and plays for the Blues in the Super 14, when he signed for the Tasman provincial side. In 2008, he played for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and in 2010 signed on loan for Nottingham...
LK	19	Anthony Boric Anthony Boric Anthony Boric is a rugby union player for the Blues in the Super 14 competition. He also plays for the North Harbour Marist. He plays as a lock. On 1 June 2008, Boric became a New Zealand All Black for the first time.-All Blacks:Boric made his first appearance as an All Black coming on as a...
SH	20	Andy Ellis
FH	21	Colin Slade Colin Slade Colin Slade is a rugby union footballer who represents the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition and Canterbury in the ITM Cup, playing at primarily at Fly Half, as well as all other backline positions on occasions...
CE	22	Sonny Bill Williams Sonny Bill Williams Sonny William 'Sonny Bill' Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player and former rugby league player. He is only the second person to represent New Zealand in rugby union after first playing for the country in rugby league. In rugby union he usually plays as a centre...
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...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> France | FB 15 Damien Traille

Damien Traille

Damien Traille is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is in the centre, fly-half and fullback. He currently plays for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 club competition in France...

  RW 14 Vincent Clerc

Vincent Clerc

Vincent Clerc is a French rugby union player who plays on the wing.-Biography:Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble , Clerc first played rugby at FC Grenoble, helping them reach the Top 16 before moving to Toulouse in 2002, where he has been playing ever since...

OC 13 Aurélien Rougerie

Aurélien Rougerie

Aurélien Rougerie plays on the wing and Centre for France and captains ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14.-Career:Rougerie was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme...

  IC 12 Maxime Mermoz

Maxime Mermoz

Maxime Mermoz is a professional rugby union centre currently playing for USA Perpignan in the Top 14.Mermoz won the 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship. He earned his first cap for the senior France national team on July 5, 2008 against Australia. He made his Six Nations in 2009 debut against...

LW 11 Maxime Médard

Maxime Médard

Maxime Médard is a French rugby union player who plays his club rugby for French club Stade Toulousain in Top 14 and France internationally. He can play as both a fullback and on the wing and is described by assistant national team coach Emile Ntamack as an "incredible talent" that, during the...

FH 10 Morgan Parra

Morgan Parra

Morgan Parra is a rugby union player who plays as a Scrum half and occasionally Fly-half. He plays for Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 after signing for them from Bourgoin....

  SH 9 Dimitri Yachvili

Dimitri Yachvili

Dimitri Yachvili is a French rugby union footballer who currently plays scrum-half for Biarritz and France.Of Georgian descent, his father Michel was a French international before him...

N8 8 Louis Picamoles

Louis Picamoles

Louis Picamoles is a rugby union player who plays in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Picamoles's regular position is at Number eight in the Back row....

  OF 7 Julien Bonnaire

Julien Bonnaire

Julien Bonnaire is a French rugby union footballer, who played for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Top 14 competition in France until the 2006–2007 season...

BF 6 Thierry Dusautoir

Thierry Dusautoir

Thierry Dusautoir is a French rugby union player who currently plays for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition. Dusautoir is a strong ball carrier with good speed and strength to get out of tackles.Dusautoir was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire...

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) RL 5 Lionel Nallet

Lionel Nallet

Lionel Nallet is a French rugby union player who currently plays at lock for Racing Métro 92 in the French Top 14 club competition and is a former captain of the France national team. He began his professional career with CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, playing there from 1998 to 2003 before moving to...

LL 4 Pascal Papé

Pascal Papé

Pascal Papé is a French rugby union footballer.He plays lock and has joined Stade Français after spending many years in Bourgoin, and playing two years at Castres Olympique...

  TP 3 Luc Ducalcon

Luc Ducalcon

Luc Ducalcon is a French rugby union player. Ducalcon, who is a tighthead prop, plays his club rugby for Castres Olympique. He made his debut for France against Scotland on 7 February 2010.-External links:*...

  HK 2 Dimitri Szarzewski

Dimitri Szarzewski

Dimitri Szarzewski is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Français in the Top 14 club championship in France. His usual position is at hooker, and he has represented France....

  LP 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux

Jean-Baptiste Poux

Jean-Baptiste Poux is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a prop, and is capable of playing on either side of the scrum. He currently plays for Toulouse in the Top 14 rugby competition...

Replacements: HK 16 William Servat

William Servat

William Servat is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for France and Toulouse in the Top 14 club competition.-Club career:...

  PR 17 Fabien Barcella

Fabien Barcella

Fabien Barcella is a French rugby union player, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 league in France. He also plays for France.- Domestic Clubs :...

  LK 18 Julien Pierre

Julien Pierre

Julien Pierre is a French rugby union player for Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14. He plays as a lock.He won his first cap on France's 2007 tour of New Zealand. He previously played for Bourgoin and La Rochelle.-External links: *...

  FL 19 Imanol Harinordoquy

Imanol Harinordoquy

Imanol Harinordoquy is a French rugby union player who typically plays as a number 8 for Biarritz at club level in the Top 14 and for France internationally...

  FH 20 François Trinh-Duc

François Trinh-Duc

François Trinh-Duc is a French rugby union player for Montpellier Hérault RC in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Trinh-Duc's regular position is at fly-half or outside centre.-Biography:...

  CE 21 Fabrice Estebanez

Fabrice Estebanez

Fabrice Estebanez , is a French rugby league player and now rugby union player. He is a utility back and is able to play center and flyhalf. He has played for his CA Brive before joining Racing Metro 92.-Career:...

  FB 22 Cédric Heymans

Cédric Heymans

Cédric Heymans is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Aviron Bayonnais after signing from Stade Toulousain in 2011. He started his club career with CA Brive before moving to SU Agen, where he stayed until the late 1990s, before signing with Toulouse...

  Coach:   Marc Lièvremont

Marc Lièvremont

Marc Lièvremont is a former rugby union footballer and was the head coach of the French national rugby union team. He played as a back-row forward for France, gaining 25 caps from 1995 to 1999, and was selected in France's 1999 Rugby World Cup squad...

Man of the Match: Israel Dagg Israel Dagg Israel Dagg is a World Cup winning New Zealand Rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15 and the All Blacks. He has also played for the New Zealand Sevens team. He is of Maori descent, on his mother's side....  (New Zealand) Touch judges: George Clancy George Clancy (rugby) George Clancy is an international rugby union referee. He is attached to Bruff RFC. He refereed the opening game of the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand on 9 September 2011 between the hosts and Tonga.-Notes:...  (Ireland Irish Rugby Football Union The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played... ) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Television match official: Graham Hughes (England Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886... )

Canada vs Japan

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Canada
FB	15	James Pritchard
RW	14	Matt Evans Matt Evans (rugby player) Matt Evans is a Canadian international rugby union player. Matt Evans is a utility back and has played in various back-line positions including fly-half, centre, wing, and full-back.Evans competed at the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship representing Canada...
OC	13	D.T.H. van der Merwe
IC	12	Ryan Smith
LW	11	Phil Mackenzie Phil Mackenzie Phil Mackenzie is a Canadian international rugby union player. He is currently playing club rugby with Esher in the RFU Championship....
FH	10	Ander Monro Ander Monro Alexander Monro is a Canadian rugby union footballer. He previously played for the Edinburgh Gunners, Waterloo R.F.C. and Colorno Rugby Club in Italy. He currently plays club rugby for Castaway Wanderers and plays with the Ontario Blues in the Canadian Rugby Championship...
SH	9	Ed Fairhurst Ed Fairhurst Edward Fairhurst is a Canadian international rugby union player. He is currently playing with the UBC Old Boys Ravens in the BC Premier League and the BC Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship....
N8	8	Aaron Carpenter Aaron Carpenter Aaron Carpenter is a Canadian rugby player.Carpenter played his first international game for Canada vs. the United States on May 25, 2005, and has continued to be a strong member of the squad. Aaron played as a member of the Canadian team in the 2007 Rugby World Cup...
OF	7	Chauncey O'Toole Chauncey O'Toole Chauncey O'Toole is a Canadian rugby union player. O'Toole can play any position across the back-row but his preferred position is at openside flanker...
BF	6	Adam Kleeberger Adam Kleeberger Adam Kleeberger is a Canadian rugby union player. Previously, Kleeberger had played for Canadian clubs University of Victoria and Bayside as well as Rotherham Titans of the RFU Championship. In 2010 he joined Auckland in the ITM Cup...
RL	5	Jamie Cudmore Jamie Cudmore Jamie Cudmore is a Canadian rugby union player currently playing for the Top 14 club ASM Clermont Auvergne. Previously Cudmore played for Llandovery RFC, Llanelli RFC and FC Grenoble...
LL	4	Jebb Sinclair Jebb Sinclair Jebb Sinclair is a Canadian rugby union player. Sinclair plays as a flanker but can also provide cover in the second row. Jebb made his debut for the Canadian national rugby team against Portugal while on Canada's 2008 tour of Europe....
TP	3	Jason Marshall
HK	2	Pat Riordan Pat Riordan Pat Riordan is a Canada rugby union player. He plays club rugby for Burnaby Lake, and for the Canada national side, having also played at Pontypridd...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
LP	1	Hubert Buydens
Replacements:
HK	16	Ryan Hamilton
PR	17	Scott Franklin Scott Franklin Scott Franklin , is a Canadian rugby union player who plays rugby for the Prairie Wolf Pack in Canada, and for the Canadian national team. Franklin is a prop.- Career :...
LK	18	Tyler Hotson Tyler Hotson Tyler Hotson is a Canadian rugby union player who plays in the second row.Hotson currently plays his rugby with Plymouth Albion in the RFU Championship...
FL	19	Jeremy Kyne
SH	20	Sean White
FH	21	Nathan Hirayama
CE	22	Conor Trainor
Coach:
Kieran Crowley Kieran Crowley Kieran James Crowley is the current coach of the Canadian men's rugby team and a former member of the New Zealand All Blacks where he played as a fullback...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Japan | FB 15 Shaun Webb

Shaun Webb

Shaun Webb is a New Zealand born Japanese rugby union footballer who plays as a fullback. Webb was part of the Japan squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He obtained Japanese citizenship in July 2011, a month before the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

  RW 14 Kosuke Endo

Kosuke Endo

Kosuke Endo is a Japanese rugby union player. He was a member of the Japan squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, scoring a spectacular break-out try against Wales at the Millennium Stadium, and another against Canada in the 12-12 draw .He played for Toyota Verblitz before joining Canterbury for...

OC 13 Alisi Tupuailai  IC 12 Ryan Nicholas

Ryan Nicholas

Ryan Nicholas is a Japanese rugby union player who plays for Suntory Sungoliath of the Top League in Japan. In July 2011, he received Japanese citizenship...

LW 11 Hirotoki Onozawa

Hirotoki Onozawa

Hirotoki Onozawa plays rugby union at wing for Suntory Sungoliath in the Top League...

FH 10 James Arlidge

James Arlidge

is a Japanese international rugby union player. He plays primarily at fly-half.-Club career:Unusually he made his Super rugby debut for the Auckland Blues, prior to making his first start in provincial rugby, making the step from junior rugby with Pakuranga and Auckland Colts, due to the then Blues...

SH 9 Fumiaki Tanaka

Fumiaki Tanaka

is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He plays for his country for the first time in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He is currently the smallest player in this World Cup standing at 166 cm...

  N8 8 Takashi Kikutani

Takashi Kikutani

is a Japanese rugby union player. He plays as number-eight or flanker for Toyota Verblitz.He has currently 33 caps for Japan, with 18 tries scored, 90 points on aggregate. His first match was a 44-29 win over Spain, at 5 November 2005, in Tokyo, in a friendly match, aged 25 years old. He is also...

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) OF 7 Michael Leitch BF 6 Sione Vatuvei  RL 5 Toshizumi Kitagawa  LL 4 Luke Thompson

Luke Thompson (rugby player)

is a New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player. He plays as a lock.Thompson's current club is Kintetsu Liners based in Osaka. He also plays for the Japan national rugby union team....

TP 3 Nozomu Fujita  HK 2 Shota Horie LP 1 Hisateru Hirashima

Hisateru Hirashima

is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays for the Kobe Kobelco Steelers in Japan's Top League, and the Japanese rugby team. He has earned 18 caps for his country....

Replacements: HK 16 Yusuke Aoki PR 17 Kensuke Hatakeyama  LK 18 Hitoshi Ono

Hitoshi Ono

Hitoshi Ōno is a Japanese rugby player. He plays at lock for Japan.Ono's current team is the Toshiba Brave Lupus, in Japan. Ono currently has 35 caps for Japan, with 5 tries scored, 25 points in aggregate from 2004 to 2009. He was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, playing three...

  FL 19 Toetuu Taufa  SH 20 Atsushi Hiwasa  FH 21 Murray Williams

Murray Williams

Murray Williams is a rugby union player who plays for Bay of Plenty in the Air New Zealand Cup. He plays for Te Puke Sports in the Bay of Plenty premier competition. He has played for the New Zealand Colts between 2002 and 2003. His position is flyhalf, a position in which he also plays at an...

  CE 22 Bryce Robins

Bryce Robins

Bryce B. Robins is a New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player who plays as a centre for the NEC Green Rockets in the Top League and Japan. He played for the Hurricanes in 2002 and 2003....

  Coach:   John Kirwan

Man of the Match: Sione Vatuvei (Japan) Touch judges: Bryce Lawrence Bryce Lawrence Bryce Lawrence is a professional international rugby union referee from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.Originally a school headmaster, Lawrence took up refereeing in 1994, following in footsteps of his father, Keith Lawrence, who had been an international rugby union referee from 1985 to 1991...  (New Zealand) Vinny Munro (New Zealand) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory... )

France vs Tonga

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	France
FB	15	Maxime Médard Maxime Médard Maxime Médard is a French rugby union player who plays his club rugby for French club Stade Toulousain in Top 14 and France internationally. He can play as both a fullback and on the wing and is described by assistant national team coach Emile Ntamack as an "incredible talent" that, during the...
RW	14	Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc Vincent Clerc is a French rugby union player who plays on the wing.-Biography:Born in the city of Échirolles, suburb of the south of Grenoble , Clerc first played rugby at FC Grenoble, helping them reach the Top 16 before moving to Toulouse in 2002, where he has been playing ever since...
OC	13	Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie Aurélien Rougerie plays on the wing and Centre for France and captains ASM Clermont Auvergne in the French Top 14.-Career:Rougerie was born in Beaumont, Puy-de-Dôme...
IC	12	Maxime Mermoz Maxime Mermoz Maxime Mermoz is a professional rugby union centre currently playing for USA Perpignan in the Top 14.Mermoz won the 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship. He earned his first cap for the senior France national team on July 5, 2008 against Australia. He made his Six Nations in 2009 debut against...
LW	11	Alexis Palisson Alexis Palisson Alexis Palisson is a French rugby union footballer. He plays as a fullback and wing. He is 1.76m tall and weighs just 83 kg....
FH	10	Morgan Parra Morgan Parra Morgan Parra is a rugby union player who plays as a Scrum half and occasionally Fly-half. He plays for Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 after signing for them from Bourgoin....
SH	9	Dimitri Yachvili Dimitri Yachvili Dimitri Yachvili is a French rugby union footballer who currently plays scrum-half for Biarritz and France.Of Georgian descent, his father Michel was a French international before him...
N8	8	Raphaël Lakafia Raphaël Lakafia Raphaël Lakafia is a French rugby union player. He currently plays for Biarritz Olympique and plays at the Number 8 position. He is the younger brother of Pierre-Gilles Lakafia and son of former French javelin champion Jean-Paul Lakafia ....
OF	7	Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire Julien Bonnaire is a French rugby union footballer, who played for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in the Top 14 competition in France until the 2006–2007 season...
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir Thierry Dusautoir is a French rugby union player who currently plays for France at international level and Toulouse in the French Top 14 club competition. Dusautoir is a strong ball carrier with good speed and strength to get out of tackles.Dusautoir was born in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
RL	5	Lionel Nallet Lionel Nallet Lionel Nallet is a French rugby union player who currently plays at lock for Racing Métro 92 in the French Top 14 club competition and is a former captain of the France national team. He began his professional career with CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, playing there from 1998 to 2003 before moving to...
LL	4	Pascal Papé Pascal Papé Pascal Papé is a French rugby union footballer.He plays lock and has joined Stade Français after spending many years in Bourgoin, and playing two years at Castres Olympique...
TP	3	Luc Ducalcon Luc Ducalcon Luc Ducalcon is a French rugby union player. Ducalcon, who is a tighthead prop, plays his club rugby for Castres Olympique. He made his debut for France against Scotland on 7 February 2010.-External links:*...
HK	2	William Servat William Servat William Servat is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for France and Toulouse in the Top 14 club competition.-Club career:...
LP	1	Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux Jean-Baptiste Poux is a French rugby union footballer who plays as a prop, and is capable of playing on either side of the scrum. He currently plays for Toulouse in the Top 14 rugby competition...
Replacements:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski Dimitri Szarzewski Dimitri Szarzewski is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Français in the Top 14 club championship in France. His usual position is at hooker, and he has represented France....
PR	17	Fabien Barcella Fabien Barcella Fabien Barcella is a French rugby union player, currently playing for Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 league in France. He also plays for France.- Domestic Clubs :...
LK	18	Julien Pierre Julien Pierre Julien Pierre is a French rugby union player for Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14. He plays as a lock.He won his first cap on France's 2007 tour of New Zealand. He previously played for Bourgoin and La Rochelle.-External links: *...
FL	19	Imanol Harinordoquy Imanol Harinordoquy Imanol Harinordoquy is a French rugby union player who typically plays as a number 8 for Biarritz at club level in the Top 14 and for France internationally...
FH	20	François Trinh-Duc François Trinh-Duc François Trinh-Duc is a French rugby union player for Montpellier Hérault RC in France's top division of rugby union, the Top 14. Trinh-Duc's regular position is at fly-half or outside centre.-Biography:...
CE	21	Fabrice Estebanez Fabrice Estebanez Fabrice Estebanez , is a French rugby league player and now rugby union player. He is a utility back and is able to play center and flyhalf. He has played for his CA Brive before joining Racing Metro 92.-Career:...
FB	22	Cédric Heymans Cédric Heymans Cédric Heymans is a French rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Aviron Bayonnais after signing from Stade Toulousain in 2011. He started his club career with CA Brive before moving to SU Agen, where he stayed until the late 1990s, before signing with Toulouse...
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont Marc Lièvremont Marc Lièvremont is a former rugby union footballer and was the head coach of the French national rugby union team. He played as a back-row forward for France, gaining 25 caps from 1995 to 1999, and was selected in France's 1999 Rugby World Cup squad...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Tonga | FB 15 Vungakoto Lilo RW 14 Viliame Iongi

Viliame Iongi

Viliame Iongi is a Tongan national rugby union footballer currently playing for the Scarlets and Tonga.He has had 9 caps for Tonga and has scored 7 tries .In October 2011, Iongi signed for the welsh region side the Scarlets....

OC 13 Siale Piutau

Siale Piutau

Siale Piutau is a rugby union centre who represents Counties Manukau in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition.-Provincial Rugby:...

IC 12 Andrew Ma'ilei

Andrew Ma'ilei

Andrew Ma'ilei is a rugby union footballer who plays as centre. Ma'ilei was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

  LW 11 Sukanaivalu Hufanga  FH 10 Kurt Morath

Kurt Morath

Kurt Morath is a rugby union footballer who plays as fly-half. Morath was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.- External links :* *...

SH 9 Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa is a rugby footballer. He currently plays rugby union for the Chiefs. He started playing for Auckland for 2 to three years but then moved to play for Bay of Plenty in the 2010 Air NZ cup competition also known as NPC or ITM cup. His main position is scrum-half but he can also play in...

N8 8 Viliami Ma'afu OF 7 Finau Maka

Finau Maka

Finau Maka Scrum.com is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He plays for the Stade Toulousain club in French Top 14. His usual position is number eight.-2007 Rugby World Cup:...

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) BF 6 Sione Kalamafoni

Sione Kalamafoni

Sione Kalamafoni is a rugby union footballer who plays as a number 8. Kalamafoni was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...

RL 5 Paino Hehea  LL 4 Tukulua Lokotui TP 3 Kisi Pulu

Kisi Pulu

Kisi Pulu is a rugby union footballer. His usual position is prop. He currently plays with the USA Perpignan in the Top 14 in France.-References:*...

  HK 2 Aleki Lutui

Aleki Lutui

Aleki Lutui in Tofoa, Tonga, is a Tongan rugby union international player. He currently plays for the Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. His position is hooker....

LP 1 Soane Tonga'uiha

Soane Tonga'uiha

Soane Tonga'uiha is a Tongan-born, New Zealand-educated, rugby union player. He plays for Northampton Saints and internationally for Tonga. His position of choice is at loose-head prop and sometimes tight-head prop...

  Replacements: HK 16 Ephraim Taukafa

Ephraim Taukafa

Ephraim Taukafa is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He currently plays for France Stade Montois in France. Previously he played for North Harbour in New Zealand, Northern Suburbs in Australia, Leicester Tigers in England and Oyonnax and Lyon OU in France...

PR 17 Alisona Taumalolo  PR 18 Halani Aulika

Halani Aulika

Halani Aulika is a Tongan rugby union prop who currently plays provincial rugby for Otago in the ITM Cup and the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition.-Provincial Rugby:...

  LK 19 Joseph Tuineau  FL 20 Samiu Vahafolau

Samiu Vahafolau

Samiu Kaufusi Vahafolau is rugby union footballer who currently plays for AS Béziers in the French Pro D2 as well as the Tongan national team. His usual position is number eight.-Playing Career:...

  SH 21 Thomas Palu  CE 22 Alipate Fatafehi

Alipate Fatafehi

Alipate Fatafehi is a Tongan Rugby union player who plays for French club Lyon OU. Fatafehi first played professional rugby for Otago in New Zealand from 2006-2008 but failed to secure a regular spot in the team, dropping down to the North Otago side for two games in 2008 before gaining a spot in...

  Coach:   Isitolo Maka

Isitolo Maka

Isitolo Maka is a former rugby union footballer for the All Blacks playing as a number 8 and making four appearances, all in 1998. Maka was the coach of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:*...

Man of the Match: Sione Kalamafoni Sione Kalamafoni Sione Kalamafoni is a rugby union footballer who plays as a number 8. Kalamafoni was part of the Tonga squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.-External links:**...  (Tonga) Touch judges: Dave Pearson Dave Pearson (rugby) Dave Pearson is an English rugby union referee. He is on the International Rugby Board's list of 17 international referees for the 2009/10 season. Pearson officiated the first test match between Argentina and Scotland in June 2010. David Pearson also refereed France V Ireland in the 2011 six...  (England Rugby Football Union The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886... ) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory... )

New Zealand vs Canada

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FB	15	Mils Muliaina Mils Muliaina Junior Malili Muliaina , better known as Mils Muliaina, is a rugby union player. He plays for the Chiefs in Super Rugby and New Zealand at international level. He was born in Salesi, Samoa, then moved with his family to Invercargill, New Zealand, at the age of two...
RW	14	Israel Dagg Israel Dagg Israel Dagg is a World Cup winning New Zealand Rugby union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15 and the All Blacks. He has also played for the New Zealand Sevens team. He is of Maori descent, on his mother's side....
OC	13	Conrad Smith Conrad Smith Conrad Gerard Smith is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a midfield back and plays outside centre . He had been in many Taranaki age group teams. He moved to Wellington where he completed an LLB at Victoria University of Wellington...
IC	12	Sonny Bill Williams Sonny Bill Williams Sonny William 'Sonny Bill' Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player and former rugby league player. He is only the second person to represent New Zealand in rugby union after first playing for the country in rugby league. In rugby union he usually plays as a centre...
LW	11	Zac Guildford
FH	10	Colin Slade Colin Slade Colin Slade is a rugby union footballer who represents the Highlanders in the Super 15 competition and Canterbury in the ITM Cup, playing at primarily at Fly Half, as well as all other backline positions on occasions...
SH	9	Jimmy Cowan Jimmy Cowan Quinton James Cowan is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He has been an All Black since 2004 where he made his debut during the 2004 tour to the United Kingdom and France. Cowan was born in Gore and attended Gore High School...
N8	8	Kieran Read Kieran Read Kieran Read is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super 14 competition. He plays as a blind-side flanker or No.8, but has the ability and height to play in the lock position...
OF	7	Victor Vito Victor Vito (rugby player) Victor Vito is a New Zealand rugby player/male model who plays blindside flanker for the New Zealand All Blacks. He was a star of New Zealand Sevens, and captained the 2006 New Zealand Under 19 Rugby team...
BF	6	Jerome Kaino Jerome Kaino Jerome Kaino is a professional New Zealand Rugby union player. In 2004, he was named IRB International Under-21 player of the year.-Early life:...
RL	5	Ali Williams Ali Williams Alexander James "Ali" Williams is a New Zealand rugby union player at the position of lock. He represented Auckland and plays for the Blues in the Super 14, when he signed for the Tasman provincial side. In 2008, he played for the Crusaders in the Super 14 and in 2010 signed on loan for Nottingham...
LL	4	Sam Whitelock Sam Whitelock Samuel Lawrence Whitelock is a New Zealand born rugby player. He plays as a lock for Crusaders in the Super 14 competition and Canterbury in the Air New Zealand Cup....
TP	3	Owen Franks Owen Franks Owen Franks is a New Zealand rugby player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and the All Blacks at international level.-Early Career:He attended Christchurch Boys' High School. His local rugby club is Linwood...
HK	2	Andrew Hore Andrew Hore For the rugby union coach from New Zealand see Andrew Hore Andrew Hore is a rugby union player who plays for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. He has played for the All Blacks since 2002, in which time he has played 48 tests. His position is hooker...  (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
LP	1	Tony Woodcock Tony Woodcock (rugby player) Tony Dale Woodcock is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position is loosehead prop, and he has played 83 tests for the national team, the All Blacks. He plays for North Harbour in the Air New Zealand Cup and for the Auckland Blues in the Super 14. He plays for North Harbour Marist in the North...
Replacements:
HK	16	Kevin Mealamu
PR	17	Ben Franks Ben Franks Ben Franks is a rugby union player for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby competition and All Blacks. He plays as a prop.-Provincial:Franks made his provincial debut for Canterbury against Otago in 2005...
LK	18	Brad Thorn Brad Thorn Bradley Carnegie Thorn is a professional rugby union player. He has in the past represented Australia at rugby league, and currently represents New Zealand in union...
LK	19	Anthony Boric Anthony Boric Anthony Boric is a rugby union player for the Blues in the Super 14 competition. He also plays for the North Harbour Marist. He plays as a lock. On 1 June 2008, Boric became a New Zealand All Black for the first time.-All Blacks:Boric made his first appearance as an All Black coming on as a...
SH	20	Andy Ellis Andrew Ellis Andrew "Andy" Ellis is a New Zealand rugby union player who specialises in the position of scrum-half. He currently plays for the Crusaders in the Super Rugby league and Canterbury in provincial rugby....
SH	21	Piri Weepu Piri Weepu Piri Awahou Tihou Weepu is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays scrum-half for the All Blacks on international level, Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship and the Hurricanes in the Super Rugby. He first won national honours against Wales in 2004...
WG	22	Isaia Toeava Isaia Toeava Isaia "Ice" Toeava , is a professional rugby union player in New Zealand.-Early career:Toeava attended De La Salle College, Mangere East, he played alongside Taniela Moa in the school's First XV rugby team. He represented New Zealand U-19 where he was named the IRB's Under-19 2005 player of the year...
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...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> | FB 15 Matt Evans

Matt Evans (rugby player)

Matt Evans is a Canadian international rugby union player. Matt Evans is a utility back and has played in various back-line positions including fly-half, centre, wing, and full-back.Evans competed at the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship representing Canada...

  RW 14 Conor Trainor OC 13 D.T.H. van der Merwe  IC 12 Ryan Smith LW 11 Phil Mackenzie

Phil Mackenzie

Phil Mackenzie is a Canadian international rugby union player. He is currently playing club rugby with Esher in the RFU Championship....

FH 10 Ander Monro

Ander Monro

Alexander Monro is a Canadian rugby union footballer. He previously played for the Edinburgh Gunners, Waterloo R.F.C. and Colorno Rugby Club in Italy. He currently plays club rugby for Castaway Wanderers and plays with the Ontario Blues in the Canadian Rugby Championship...

SH 9 Ed Fairhurst

Ed Fairhurst

Edward Fairhurst is a Canadian international rugby union player. He is currently playing with the UBC Old Boys Ravens in the BC Premier League and the BC Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship....

  N8 8 Aaron Carpenter

Aaron Carpenter

Aaron Carpenter is a Canadian rugby player.Carpenter played his first international game for Canada vs. the United States on May 25, 2005, and has continued to be a strong member of the squad. Aaron played as a member of the Canadian team in the 2007 Rugby World Cup...

OF 7 Chauncey O'Toole

Chauncey O'Toole

Chauncey O'Toole is a Canadian rugby union player. O'Toole can play any position across the back-row but his preferred position is at openside flanker...

BF 6 Adam Kleeberger

Adam Kleeberger

Adam Kleeberger is a Canadian rugby union player. Previously, Kleeberger had played for Canadian clubs University of Victoria and Bayside as well as Rotherham Titans of the RFU Championship. In 2010 he joined Auckland in the ITM Cup...

  RL 5 Jamie Cudmore

Jamie Cudmore

Jamie Cudmore is a Canadian rugby union player currently playing for the Top 14 club ASM Clermont Auvergne. Previously Cudmore played for Llandovery RFC, Llanelli RFC and FC Grenoble...

  LL 4 Jebb Sinclair

Jebb Sinclair

Jebb Sinclair is a Canadian rugby union player. Sinclair plays as a flanker but can also provide cover in the second row. Jebb made his debut for the Canadian national rugby team against Portugal while on Canada's 2008 tour of Europe....

TP 3 Jason Marshall

Jason Marshall

Jason Marshall is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman.-Playing career:Marshall was drafted 9th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. Marshall played 526 career NHL games over 12 seasons, scoring 16 goals and 51 assists for 67 points...

  HK 2 Pat Riordan

Pat Riordan

Pat Riordan is a Canada rugby union player. He plays club rugby for Burnaby Lake, and for the Canada national side, having also played at Pontypridd...

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Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) LP 1 Hubert Buydens  Replacements: HK 16 Ryan Hamilton

Ryan Hamilton

Ryan Hamilton is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Toronto Marlies in the American Hockey League ....

  PR 17 Scott Franklin

Scott Franklin

Scott Franklin , is a Canadian rugby union player who plays rugby for the Prairie Wolf Pack in Canada, and for the Canadian national team. Franklin is a prop.- Career :...

  PR 18 Andrew Tiedemann  LK 19 Tyler Hotson

Tyler Hotson

Tyler Hotson is a Canadian rugby union player who plays in the second row.Hotson currently plays his rugby with Plymouth Albion in the RFU Championship...

  FL 20 Nanyak Dala  SH 21 Sean White  FH 22 Nathan Hirayama  Coach:   Kieran Crowley

Kieran Crowley

Kieran James Crowley is the current coach of the Canadian men's rugby team and a former member of the New Zealand All Blacks where he played as a fullback...

Man of the Match: Jerome Kaino Jerome Kaino Jerome Kaino is a professional New Zealand Rugby union player. In 2004, he was named IRB International Under-21 player of the year.-Early life:...  (New Zealand) Touch judges: Steve Walsh (Australia Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory... ) Carlo Damasco (Italy) Television match official: Matt Goddard (Australia Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory... )

External links

• Pool A at rugbyworldcup.com

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