2008 Six Nations Championship squads

Squad announced on 9 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Caps updated 10 January 2008 from RFU. On 19 January 2008, Peter Richards was injured playing in a match for London Irish and ruled out of the Six Nations.[1] Due to more injuries in the squad London Irish scrum-half Paul Hodgson, Bath flanker Michael Lipman and Gloucester number eight Luke Narraway were all called up to the squad.[2] On 2 February 2008, in England's opening match, Mike Tindall and Tom Rees were injured and ruled out of the rest of the tournament, while David Strettle is out for four to eight weeks.[3] Because of this Newcastle scrum-half Lee Dickson, London Irish fly-half Shane Geraghty and Sale flanker Magnus Lund were added to the squad.[4] Andrew Sheridan and Phil Vickery were forced to withdraw from England's game against Italy, Bristol's Jason Hobson was called up to the bench as a reserve.

Head Coach: Brian Ashton

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
George Chuter Hooker 9 July 1976 19   Leicester
Lee Mears Hooker 5 March 1979 18   Bath
Mark Regan Hooker 28 January 1972 43   Bristol
Jason Hobson Prop 10 February 1983 0   Bristol
Tim Payne Prop 29 April 1979 5   Wasps
Andrew Sheridan Prop 1 November 1979 20   Sale
Matt Stevens Prop 1 October 1982 20   Bath
Phil Vickery (c) Prop 14 March 1976 60   Wasps
Steve Borthwick Lock 12 October 1979 32   Bath
Louis Deacon Lock 7 October 1980 6   Leicester
Ben Kay Lock 14 December 1975 53   Leicester
Simon Shaw Lock 1 September 1973 43   Wasps
Tom Croft Flanker 7 November 1985 0   Leicester
James Haskell Flanker 2 April 1985 2   Wasps
Michael Lipman Flanker 16 January 1980 3   Bath
Magnus Lund Flanker 25 June 1983 10   Sale
Lewis Moody Flanker 12 June 1978 52   Leicester
Tom Rees Flanker 11 September 1984 8   Wasps
Joe Worsley Flanker 14 June 1977 65   Wasps
Nick Easter Number 8 15 August 1978 12   Harlequins
Luke Narraway Number 8 7 September 1983 0   Gloucester
Danny Care Scrum-half 2 January 1987 0   Harlequins
Lee Dickson Scrum-half 29 March 1985 0   Newcastle
Andy Gomarsall Scrum-half 24 July 1974 33   Harlequins
Paul Hodgson Scrum-half 25 April 1982 0   London Irish
Peter Richards Scrum-half 10 March 1978 12   London Irish
Richard Wigglesworth Scrum-half 9 June 1983 0   Sale
Danny Cipriani Fly-half 2 November 1987 0   Wasps
Shane Geraghty Fly-half 12 August 1986 2   London Irish
Charlie Hodgson Fly-half 12 November 1980 29   Sale
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 25 May 1979 65   Newcastle
Toby Flood Centre 8 August 1985 12   Newcastle
Jamie Noon Centre 9 May 1979 27   Newcastle
Mathew Tait Centre 6 February 1986 19   Newcastle
Mike Tindall Centre 18 October 1978 54   Gloucester
Paul Sackey Wing 8 November 1979 10   Wasps
James Simpson-Daniel Wing 30 May 1982 10   Gloucester
David Strettle Wing 23 July 1983 3   Harlequins
Lesley Vainikolo Wing 4 May 1979 5   Gloucester
Iain Balshaw Fullback 14 April 1979 30   Gloucester
Mark Cueto Fullback 26 December 1979 24   Sale

Initial squad announced on 22 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Changes since then are:

Head Coach: Marc Lièvremont

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Guilhem Guirado Hooker 17 June 1986 1   Perpignan
William Servat Hooker 9 December 1978 16   Toulouse
Dimitri Szarzewski Hooker 26 January 1983 22   Stade Français
Fabien Barcella Prop 27 October 1983 3   Auch
Julien Brugnaut Prop 17 November 1981 0   Dax
Lionel Faure Prop 26 November 1977 0   Sale
Nicolas Mas Prop 25 May 1980 15   Perpignan
Jean-Baptiste Poux Prop 26 September 1979 21   Toulouse
Loic Jacquet Lock 31 March 1985 2   Clermont
Arnaud Méla Lock 19 January 1980 0   Brive
Romain Millo-Chluski Lock 20 April 1983 4   Toulouse
Lionel Nallet (c) Lock 14 September 1976 32   Castres
Pascal Papé Lock 5 December 1980 16   Stade Français
Jérôme Thion Lock 2 December 1977 40   Biarritz
Julien Bonnaire Flanker 20 September 1978 37   Clermont
Ibrahim Diarra Flanker 25 May 1983 1   Montauban
Thierry Dusautoir Flanker 18 November 1981 11   Toulouse
Fulgence Ouedraogo Flanker 21 July 1986 1   Montpellier
Imanol Harinordoquy Number 8 20 February 1980 51   Biarritz
Louis Picamoles Number 8 5 February 1986 3   Montpellier
Elvis Vermeulen Number 8 5 April 1979 8   Clermont
Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Scrum-half 23 November 1979 30   Toulouse
Morgan Parra Scrum-half 15 November 1988 0   Bourgoin
Julien Tomas Scrum-half 21 April 1985 2   Montpellier
Dimitri Yachvili Scrum-half 19 September 1980 38   Biarritz
David Skrela Fly-half 2 March 1979 11   Stade Français
François Trinh-Duc Fly-half 11 November 1986 0   Montpellier
Yann David Centre 15 April 1988 1   Bourgoin
Florian Fritz Centre 17 January 1984 25   Toulouse
Yannick Jauzion Centre 28 July 1978 55   Toulouse
David Marty Centre 30 October 1982 19   Perpignan
Damien Traille Centre 12 June 1979 58   Biarritz
Vincent Clerc Wing 7 May 1981 28   Toulouse
Julien Malzieu Wing 4 May 1983 0   Clermont
Aurélien Rougerie Wing 26 September 1980 51   Clermont
Anthony Floch Fullback 12 February 1983 3   Clermont
Cédric Heymans Fullback 20 July 1978 37   Toulouse
Clément Poitrenaud Fullback 20 May 1982 32   Toulouse

Squad announced 15 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Cap totals updated 16 January 2008 from IRFU. On 24 January 2008, Jerry Flannery was handed an eight-week suspension for stamping on Julien Bonnaire in a match for Munster, therefore ruling him out of taking any part in the Six Nations.[11] He later appealed against this decision and had his ban reduced to one month, making him available for Ireland's final three games. Gordon D'Arcy broke his right arm in the first half of Ireland's Six Nations opener against Italy on 2 February, ending his Six Nations campaign.[12] On 19 February, Paul O'Connell was named on the bench for Ireland's game against Scotland after making a successful return from a back injury.

Head Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Rory Best Hooker 15 August 1982 17   Ulster
Jerry Flannery Hooker 17 October 1978 21   Munster
Bernard Jackman Hooker 5 May 1976 4   Leinster
Tony Buckley Prop 8 October 1980 2   Munster
John Hayes Prop 2 November 1973 79   Munster
Cian Healy Prop 7 October 1987 0   Leinster
Marcus Horan Prop 7 September 1977 51   Munster
Leo Cullen Lock 9 January 1978 19   Leinster
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock 23 March 1979 40   Munster
Paul O'Connell Lock 20 October 1979 52   Munster
Mick O'Driscoll Lock 8 October 1978 11   Munster
Malcolm O'Kelly Lock 19 July 1974 90   Leinster
Neil Best Flanker 3 April 1979 18   Ulster
Simon Easterby Flanker 21 July 1975 62   Scarlets
Johnny O'Connor Flanker 9 February 1980 12   Connacht
Alan Quinlan Flanker 13 July 1974 25   Munster
David Wallace Flanker 8 July 1976 41   Munster
Jamie Heaslip Number 8 3 December 1983 3   Leinster
Denis Leamy Number 8 27 November 1981 27   Munster
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half 20 November 1980 5   Wasps
Peter Stringer Scrum-half 13 December 1977 79   Munster
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half 7 March 1977 77   Munster
Johnny Sexton Fly-half 11 July 1985 0   Leinster
Paddy Wallace Fly-half 27 August 1979 9   Ulster
Gordon D'Arcy Centre 10 February 1980 36   Leinster
Gavin Duffy Centre 18 September 1981 9   Connacht
Brian O'Driscoll (c) Centre 21 January 1979 79   Leinster
Andrew Trimble Centre 20 October 1984 19   Ulster
Tommy Bowe Wing 22 February 1984 10   Ulster
Luke Fitzgerald Wing 13 September 1987 2   Leinster
Shane Horgan Wing 18 July 1978 58   Leinster
Rob Kearney Wing 26 March 1986 1   Leinster
Girvan Dempsey Fullback 2 October 1975 78   Leinster
Geordan Murphy Fullback 19 April 1978 53   Leicester

Squad announced 9 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Nick Mallett decided to drop Denis Dallan, Enrico Patrizio, Ludovico Nitoglia, Ramiro Pez, Robert Barbieri and Antonio Pavanello from the original squad, while former captain Marco Bortolami is out for the first half of the tournament with an eye injury.[13] Carlos Nieto missed the game against Ireland because of the death of his father, meaning Lorenzo Cittadini took his place on the bench. He then returned for their match against England.[14] On the announcement of Italy's squad for their game against Wales, Matteo Pratichetti, Kaine Robertson and Pablo Canavosio were ruled out with minor injuries, Enrico Patrizio and Ludovico Nitoglia were recalled due to this. Meanwhile, David Bortolussi was injured in training and ruled out for the rest of the tournament, Paolo Buso took his place in the squad. Also with the return of Marco Bortolami to full fitness, Tommaso Reato lost his place in the squad. But then Ludovico Nitoglia once again lost his place in squad, this time to Alessio Galante[15]

On 27 February, Mauro Bergamasco was handed a 13-week ban for gouging Wales' Lee Byrne during the teams' match.[16]

Head Coach: Nick Mallett

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Carlo Festuccia Hooker 20 June 1980 39   Métro Racing
Leonardo Ghiraldini Hooker 26 December 1984 5   Calvisano
Fabio Ongaro Hooker 23 September 1977 18   Saracens
Martin Castrogiovanni Prop 21 October 1981 45   Leicester
Lorenzo Cittadini Prop 17 December 1982 0   Calvisano
Andrea Lo Cicero Prop 7 May 1976 67   Métro Racing
Carlos Nieto Prop 25 June 1976 21   Gloucester
Salvatore Perugini Prop 6 March 1978 44   Toulouse
Marco Bortolami Lock 12 June 1980 67   Gloucester
Carlo Del Fava Lock 1 July 1981 21   Ulster
Santiago Dellapè Lock 9 May 1978 44   Biarritz
Antonio Pavanello Lock 13 October 1982 0   Treviso
Tommaso Reato Lock 12 May 1984 0   Rugby Rovigo
Robert Barbieri Flanker 5 June 1984 0   Treviso
Mauro Bergamasco Flanker 1 May 1979 58   Stade Français
Josh Sole Flanker 15 February 1980 21   Viadana
Alessandro Zanni Flanker 31 January 1984 16   Calvisano
Jaco Erasmus Number 8 31 July 1979 2   Viadana
Sergio Parisse (c) Number 8 13 September 1983 42   Stade Français
Simon Picone Scrum-half 26 September 1982 10   Treviso
Pietro Travagli Scrum-half 28 April 1981 2   Rugby Parma
Paolo Buso Fly-half 28 July 1986 1   Calvisano
Andrea Masi Fly-half 30 March 1981 31   Biarritz
Ramiro Pez Fly-half 6 December 1978 40   Venezia Mestre
Mirco Bergamasco Centre 23 February 1983 44   Stade Français
Gonzalo Canale Centre 11 November 1982 33   Clermont
Pablo Canavosio Centre 26 December 1981 16   Castres
Denis Dallan Centre 4 March 1978 40   Stade Français
Enrico Patrizio Centre 15 January 1985 1   Petrarca Rugby
Alessio Galante Wing 24 October 1983 0   Gran Parma
Ezio Galon Wing 22 July 1977 11   Rugby Parma
Ludovico Nitoglia Wing 27 October 1983 10   Calvisano
Matteo Pratichetti Wing 27 July 1985 7   Calvisano
Kaine Robertson Wing 29 October 1980 23   Viadana
Alberto Sgarbi Wing 26 November 1986 0   Treviso
David Bortolussi Fullback 21 July 1981 10   Montpellier
Andrea Marcato Fullback 13 April 1983 2   Treviso

Squad announced 8 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Caps updated 17 January 2008 from SRU. After originally being dropped from the squad, hooker Dougie Hall, props Bruce Douglas and Craig Smith and lock Scott Murray were all called up to the squad due to injuries in the main squad.[17]

Head coach: Frank Hadden

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Ross Ford Hooker 23 April 1984 16   Edinburgh
Dougie Hall Hooker 24 September 1980 19   Glasgow
Scott Lawson Hooker 28 September 1981 15   Sale
Fergus Thomson Hooker 18 September 1983 3   Glasgow
Alasdair Dickinson Prop 11 September 1983 1   Gloucester
Bruce Douglas Prop 10 February 1980 43   Scarlets
Allan Jacobsen Prop 22 September 1978 22   Edinburgh
Gavin Kerr Prop 3 April 1977 47   Glasgow
Moray Low Prop 28 November 1984 0   Glasgow
Euan Murray Prop 7 August 1980 15   Northampton
Craig Smith Prop 30 August 1978 23   Edinburgh
James Hamilton Lock 17 November 1982 13   Leicester
Nathan Hines Lock 29 November 1976 48   Perpignan
Alastair Kellock Lock 14 June 1981 7   Glasgow
Scott MacLeod Lock 3 March 1979 14   Scarlets
Scott Murray Lock 15 January 1976 87   Montauban
John Barclay Flanker 24 September 1986 1   Glasgow
Kelly Brown Flanker 8 June 1982 19   Glasgow
Ally Hogg Flanker 20 July 1983 39   Edinburgh
Ross Rennie Flanker 29 March 1986 0   Edinburgh
Alasdair Strokosch Flanker 21 February 1983 1   Gloucester
Jason White (c) Flanker 17 April 1978 63   Sale
Johnnie Beattie Number 8 21 November 1985 3   Glasgow
David Callam Number 8 15 February 1983 10   Edinburgh
Simon Taylor Number 8 17 August 1979 58   Stade Français
Mike Blair Scrum-half 20 April 1981 43   Edinburgh
Chris Cusiter Scrum-half 13 June 1982 36   Perpignan
Rory Lawson Scrum-half 12 March 1981 9   Gloucester
Phil Godman Fly-half 20 May 1982 8   Edinburgh
Calum MacRae Fly-half 26 January 1980 0   Edinburgh
Dan Parks Fly-half 26 May 1978 37   Glasgow
Ben Cairns Centre 29 October 1985 0   Edinburgh
Nick De Luca Centre 1 February 1984 0   Edinburgh
Rob Dewey Centre 19 October 1983 13   Ulster
Andrew Henderson Centre 3 February 1980 49   Glasgow
Graeme Morrison Centre 17 October 1982 6   Glasgow
Simon Danielli Wing 8 September 1979 13   Ulster
Thom Evans Wing 2 April 1985 0   Glasgow
Chris Paterson Wing 30 March 1978 81   Gloucester
Nikki Walker Wing 5 March 1982 10   Ospreys
Simon Webster Wing 8 March 1981 29   Edinburgh
Rory Lamont Fullback 10 March 1982 14   Sale
Hugo Southwell Fullback 14 May 1980 36   Edinburgh

Squad announced 14 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Caps updated 14 January 2008 from WRU. In Wales' opening game of the Six Nations, Alun Wyn Jones was left with an injury to his ankle. For their next game, Warren Gatland called up Cardiff lock Deiniol Jones to cover for him.[18]

Head Coach: Warren Gatland

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Huw Bennett Hooker 11 June 1983 14   Ospreys
Matthew Rees Hooker 9 December 1980 16   Scarlets
Gareth Williams Hooker 19 December 1978 5   Blues
Gethin Jenkins Prop 17 November 1980 53   Blues
Adam Jones Prop 8 March 1981 55   Ospreys
Duncan Jones Prop 18 September 1978 45   Ospreys
Rhys M. Thomas Prop 31 July 1982 3   Dragons
Ian Evans Lock 4 October 1984 8   Ospreys
Ian Gough Lock 10 November 1976 45   Ospreys
Alun Wyn Jones Lock 19 September 1985 18   Ospreys
Deiniol Jones Lock 18 November 1977 4   Blues
Robin Sowden-Taylor Flanker 9 June 1982 5   Blues
Jonathan Thomas Flanker 27 December 1982 39   Ospreys
Martyn Williams Flanker 1 September 1975 76   Blues
Gareth Delve Number 8 30 September 1982 4   Gloucester
Ryan Jones (c) Number 8 13 March 1981 16   Ospreys
Alix Popham Number 8 17 October 1979 32   Scarlets
Gareth Cooper Scrum-half 7 May 1979 35   Gloucester
Dwayne Peel Scrum-half 31 August 1981 59   Scarlets
Mike Phillips Scrum-half 29 August 1982 28   Ospreys
James Hook Fly-half 27 June 1985 20   Ospreys
Stephen Jones Fly-half 8 December 1977 62   Scarlets
Gavin Henson Centre 1 February 1982 23   Ospreys
Sonny Parker Centre 27 August 1977 27   Ospreys
Tom Shanklin Centre 24 November 1979 47   Blues
Tom James Wing 11 April 1987 2   Blues
Mark Jones Wing 7 November 1979 35   Scarlets
Shane Williams Wing 26 February 1977 51   Ospreys
Lee Byrne Fullback 1 June 1980 14   Ospreys
Jamie Roberts Fullback 8 November 1986 0   Blues

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Richards ruled out of Six Nations". BBC Sport. 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  2. ^ "Worsley to miss Six Nations start". BBC Sport. 2008-01-25. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  3. ^ "England suffer double injury blow". BBC Sport. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  4. ^ "Injury-hit England call up trio". BBC Sport. 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  5. ^ "Marty replaces Fritz for France". BBC Sport. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  6. ^ "Clerc returns amid France changes". BBC Sport. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  7. ^ "Floch replaces injured Poitrenaud". BBC Sport. 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  8. ^ "France forced into change at lock". BBC Sport. 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  9. ^ "France lose Pape for Italy match". BBC Sport. 2008-03-02. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  10. ^ "France swap half-backs for Wales". BBC Sport. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  11. ^ "Flannery ruled out of Six Nations". BBC Sport. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  12. ^ "Injured D'Arcy out of Six Nations". BBC Sport. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  13. ^ "Bortolami injury worries allayed". BBC Sport. 2008-01-23. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  14. ^ "Galon starts in only Italy change". BBC Sport. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  15. ^ "Bortolussi injury blow for Italy". BBC Sport. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  16. ^ "Bergamasco banned for Byrne gouge". BBC Sport. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  17. ^ "Depleted Scotland call up Murray". BBC Sport. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
  18. ^ "Wales suffer lock Jones setback". BBC Sport. 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2008-02-04.
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