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2008 Six Nations Championship squads

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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 England Leicester
Lee Mears Hooker 5 March 1979 18 England Bath
Mark Regan Hooker 28 January 1972 43 England Bristol
Jason Hobson Prop 10 February 1983 0 England Bristol
Tim Payne Prop 29 April 1979 5 England Wasps
Andrew Sheridan Prop 1 November 1979 20 England Sale
Matt Stevens Prop 1 October 1982 20 England Bath
Phil Vickery (c) Prop 14 March 1976 60 England Wasps
Steve Borthwick Lock 12 October 1979 32 England Bath
Louis Deacon Lock 7 October 1980 6 England Leicester
Ben Kay Lock 14 December 1975 53 England Leicester
Simon Shaw Lock 1 September 1973 43 England Wasps
Tom Croft Flanker 7 November 1985 0 England Leicester
James Haskell Flanker 2 April 1985 2 England Wasps
Michael Lipman Flanker 16 January 1980 3 England Bath
Magnus Lund Flanker 25 June 1983 10 England Sale
Lewis Moody Flanker 12 June 1978 52 England Leicester
Tom Rees Flanker 11 September 1984 8 England Wasps
Joe Worsley Flanker 14 June 1977 65 England Wasps
Nick Easter Number 8 15 August 1978 12 England Harlequins
Luke Narraway Number 8 7 September 1983 0 England Gloucester
Danny Care Scrum-half 2 January 1987 0 England Harlequins
Lee Dickson Scrum-half 29 March 1985 0 England Newcastle
Andy Gomarsall Scrum-half 24 July 1974 33 England Harlequins
Paul Hodgson Scrum-half 25 April 1982 0 England London Irish
Peter Richards Scrum-half 10 March 1978 12 England London Irish
Richard Wigglesworth Scrum-half 9 June 1983 0 England Sale
Danny Cipriani Fly-half 2 November 1987 0 England Wasps
Shane Geraghty Fly-half 12 August 1986 2 England London Irish
Charlie Hodgson Fly-half 12 November 1980 29 England Sale
Jonny Wilkinson Fly-half 25 May 1979 65 England Newcastle
Toby Flood Centre 8 August 1985 12 England Newcastle
Jamie Noon Centre 9 May 1979 27 England Newcastle
Mathew Tait Centre 6 February 1986 19 England Newcastle
Mike Tindall Centre 18 October 1978 54 England Gloucester
Paul Sackey Wing 8 November 1979 10 England Wasps
James Simpson-Daniel Wing 30 May 1982 10 England Gloucester
David Strettle Wing 23 July 1983 3 England Harlequins
Lesley Vainikolo Wing 4 May 1979 5 England Gloucester
Iain Balshaw Fullback 14 April 1979 30 England Gloucester
Mark Cueto Fullback 26 December 1979 24 England 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 France Perpignan
William Servat Hooker 9 December 1978 16 France Toulouse
Dimitri Szarzewski Hooker 26 January 1983 22 France Stade Français
Fabien Barcella Prop 27 October 1983 3 France Auch
Julien Brugnaut Prop 17 November 1981 0 France Dax
Lionel Faure Prop 26 November 1977 0 England Sale
Nicolas Mas Prop 25 May 1980 15 France Perpignan
Jean-Baptiste Poux Prop 26 September 1979 21 France Toulouse
Loic Jacquet Lock 31 March 1985 2 France Clermont
Arnaud Méla Lock 19 January 1980 0 France Brive
Romain Millo-Chluski Lock 20 April 1983 4 France Toulouse
Lionel Nallet (c) Lock 14 September 1976 32 France Castres
Pascal Papé Lock 5 December 1980 16 France Stade Français
Jérôme Thion Lock 2 December 1977 40 France Biarritz
Julien Bonnaire Flanker 20 September 1978 37 France Clermont
Ibrahim Diarra Flanker 25 May 1983 1 France Montauban
Thierry Dusautoir Flanker 18 November 1981 11 France Toulouse
Fulgence Ouedraogo Flanker 21 July 1986 1 France Montpellier
Imanol Harinordoquy Number 8 20 February 1980 51 France Biarritz
Louis Picamoles Number 8 5 February 1986 3 France Montpellier
Elvis Vermeulen Number 8 5 April 1979 8 France Clermont
Jean-Baptiste Élissalde Scrum-half 23 November 1979 30 France Toulouse
Morgan Parra Scrum-half 15 November 1988 0 France Bourgoin
Julien Tomas Scrum-half 21 April 1985 2 France Montpellier
Dimitri Yachvili Scrum-half 19 September 1980 38 France Biarritz
David Skrela Fly-half 2 March 1979 11 France Stade Français
François Trinh-Duc Fly-half 11 November 1986 0 France Montpellier
Yann David Centre 15 April 1988 1 France Bourgoin
Florian Fritz Centre 17 January 1984 25 France Toulouse
Yannick Jauzion Centre 28 July 1978 55 France Toulouse
David Marty Centre 30 October 1982 19 France Perpignan
Damien Traille Centre 12 June 1979 58 France Biarritz
Vincent Clerc Wing 7 May 1981 28 France Toulouse
Julien Malzieu Wing 4 May 1983 0 France Clermont
Aurélien Rougerie Wing 26 September 1980 51 France Clermont
Anthony Floch Fullback 12 February 1983 3 France Clermont
Cédric Heymans Fullback 20 July 1978 37 France Toulouse
Clément Poitrenaud Fullback 20 May 1982 32 France 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 Ireland Ulster
Jerry Flannery Hooker 17 October 1978 21 Ireland Munster
Bernard Jackman Hooker 5 May 1976 4 Ireland Leinster
Tony Buckley Prop 8 October 1980 2 Ireland Munster
John Hayes Prop 2 November 1973 79 Ireland Munster
Cian Healy Prop 7 October 1987 0 Ireland Leinster
Marcus Horan Prop 7 September 1977 51 Ireland Munster
Leo Cullen Lock 9 January 1978 19 Ireland Leinster
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock 23 March 1979 40 Ireland Munster
Paul O'Connell Lock 20 October 1979 52 Ireland Munster
Mick O'Driscoll Lock 8 October 1978 11 Ireland Munster
Malcolm O'Kelly Lock 19 July 1974 90 Ireland Leinster
Neil Best Flanker 3 April 1979 18 Ireland Ulster
Simon Easterby Flanker 21 July 1975 62 Wales Scarlets
Johnny O'Connor Flanker 9 February 1980 12 Ireland Connacht
Alan Quinlan Flanker 13 July 1974 25 Ireland Munster
David Wallace Flanker 8 July 1976 41 Ireland Munster
Jamie Heaslip Number 8 3 December 1983 3 Ireland Leinster
Denis Leamy Number 8 27 November 1981 27 Ireland Munster
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half 20 November 1980 5 England Wasps
Peter Stringer Scrum-half 13 December 1977 79 Ireland Munster
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half 7 March 1977 77 Ireland Munster
Johnny Sexton Fly-half 11 July 1985 0 Ireland Leinster
Paddy Wallace Fly-half 27 August 1979 9 Ireland Ulster
Gordon D'Arcy Centre 10 February 1980 36 Ireland Leinster
Gavin Duffy Centre 18 September 1981 9 Ireland Connacht
Brian O'Driscoll (c) Centre 21 January 1979 79 Ireland Leinster
Andrew Trimble Centre 20 October 1984 19 Ireland Ulster
Tommy Bowe Wing 22 February 1984 10 Ireland Ulster
Luke Fitzgerald Wing 13 September 1987 2 Ireland Leinster
Shane Horgan Wing 18 July 1978 58 Ireland Leinster
Rob Kearney Wing 26 March 1986 1 Ireland Leinster
Girvan Dempsey Fullback 2 October 1975 78 Ireland Leinster
Geordan Murphy Fullback 19 April 1978 53 England 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 France Métro Racing
Leonardo Ghiraldini Hooker 26 December 1984 5 Italy Calvisano
Fabio Ongaro Hooker 23 September 1977 18 England Saracens
Martin Castrogiovanni Prop 21 October 1981 45 England Leicester
Lorenzo Cittadini Prop 17 December 1982 0 Italy Calvisano
Andrea Lo Cicero Prop 7 May 1976 67 France Métro Racing
Carlos Nieto Prop 25 June 1976 21 England Gloucester
Salvatore Perugini Prop 6 March 1978 44 France Toulouse
Marco Bortolami Lock 12 June 1980 67 England Gloucester
Carlo Del Fava Lock 1 July 1981 21 Ireland Ulster
Santiago Dellapè Lock 9 May 1978 44 France Biarritz
Antonio Pavanello Lock 13 October 1982 0 Italy Treviso
Tommaso Reato Lock 12 May 1984 0 Italy Rugby Rovigo
Robert Barbieri Flanker 5 June 1984 0 Italy Treviso
Mauro Bergamasco Flanker 1 May 1979 58 France Stade Français
Josh Sole Flanker 15 February 1980 21 Italy Viadana
Alessandro Zanni Flanker 31 January 1984 16 Italy Calvisano
Jaco Erasmus Number 8 31 July 1979 2 Italy Viadana
Sergio Parisse (c) Number 8 13 September 1983 42 France Stade Français
Simon Picone Scrum-half 26 September 1982 10 Italy Treviso
Pietro Travagli Scrum-half 28 April 1981 2 Italy Rugby Parma
Paolo Buso Fly-half 28 July 1986 1 Italy Calvisano
Andrea Masi Fly-half 30 March 1981 31 France Biarritz
Ramiro Pez Fly-half 6 December 1978 40 Italy Venezia Mestre
Mirco Bergamasco Centre 23 February 1983 44 France Stade Français
Gonzalo Canale Centre 11 November 1982 33 France Clermont
Pablo Canavosio Centre 26 December 1981 16 France Castres
Denis Dallan Centre 4 March 1978 40 France Stade Français
Enrico Patrizio Centre 15 January 1985 1 Italy Petrarca Rugby
Alessio Galante Wing 24 October 1983 0 Italy Gran Parma
Ezio Galon Wing 22 July 1977 11 Italy Rugby Parma
Ludovico Nitoglia Wing 27 October 1983 10 Italy Calvisano
Matteo Pratichetti Wing 27 July 1985 7 Italy Calvisano
Kaine Robertson Wing 29 October 1980 23 Italy Viadana
Alberto Sgarbi Wing 26 November 1986 0 Italy Treviso
David Bortolussi Fullback 21 July 1981 10 France Montpellier
Andrea Marcato Fullback 13 April 1983 2 Italy 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 Scotland Edinburgh
Dougie Hall Hooker 24 September 1980 19 Scotland Glasgow
Scott Lawson Hooker 28 September 1981 15 England Sale
Fergus Thomson Hooker 18 September 1983 3 Scotland Glasgow
Alasdair Dickinson Prop 11 September 1983 1 England Gloucester
Bruce Douglas Prop 10 February 1980 43 Wales Scarlets
Allan Jacobsen Prop 22 September 1978 22 Scotland Edinburgh
Gavin Kerr Prop 3 April 1977 47 Scotland Glasgow
Moray Low Prop 28 November 1984 0 Scotland Glasgow
Euan Murray Prop 7 August 1980 15 England Northampton
Craig Smith Prop 30 August 1978 23 Scotland Edinburgh
James Hamilton Lock 17 November 1982 13 England Leicester
Nathan Hines Lock 29 November 1976 48 France Perpignan
Alastair Kellock Lock 14 June 1981 7 Scotland Glasgow
Scott MacLeod Lock 3 March 1979 14 Wales Scarlets
Scott Murray Lock 15 January 1976 87 France Montauban
John Barclay Flanker 24 September 1986 1 Scotland Glasgow
Kelly Brown Flanker 8 June 1982 19 Scotland Glasgow
Ally Hogg Flanker 20 July 1983 39 Scotland Edinburgh
Ross Rennie Flanker 29 March 1986 0 Scotland Edinburgh
Alasdair Strokosch Flanker 21 February 1983 1 England Gloucester
Jason White (c) Flanker 17 April 1978 63 England Sale
Johnnie Beattie Number 8 21 November 1985 3 Scotland Glasgow
David Callam Number 8 15 February 1983 10 Scotland Edinburgh
Simon Taylor Number 8 17 August 1979 58 France Stade Français
Mike Blair Scrum-half 20 April 1981 43 Scotland Edinburgh
Chris Cusiter Scrum-half 13 June 1982 36 France Perpignan
Rory Lawson Scrum-half 12 March 1981 9 England Gloucester
Phil Godman Fly-half 20 May 1982 8 Scotland Edinburgh
Calum MacRae Fly-half 26 January 1980 0 Scotland Edinburgh
Dan Parks Fly-half 26 May 1978 37 Scotland Glasgow
Ben Cairns Centre 29 October 1985 0 Scotland Edinburgh
Nick De Luca Centre 1 February 1984 0 Scotland Edinburgh
Rob Dewey Centre 19 October 1983 13 Ireland Ulster
Andrew Henderson Centre 3 February 1980 49 Scotland Glasgow
Graeme Morrison Centre 17 October 1982 6 Scotland Glasgow
Simon Danielli Wing 8 September 1979 13 Ireland Ulster
Thom Evans Wing 2 April 1985 0 Scotland Glasgow
Chris Paterson Wing 30 March 1978 81 England Gloucester
Nikki Walker Wing 5 March 1982 10 Wales Ospreys
Simon Webster Wing 8 March 1981 29 Scotland Edinburgh
Rory Lamont Fullback 10 March 1982 14 England Sale
Hugo Southwell Fullback 14 May 1980 36 Scotland 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 Wales Ospreys
Matthew Rees Hooker 9 December 1980 16 Wales Scarlets
Gareth Williams Hooker 19 December 1978 5 Wales Blues
Gethin Jenkins Prop 17 November 1980 53 Wales Blues
Adam Jones Prop 8 March 1981 55 Wales Ospreys
Duncan Jones Prop 18 September 1978 45 Wales Ospreys
Rhys M. Thomas Prop 31 July 1982 3 Wales Dragons
Ian Evans Lock 4 October 1984 8 Wales Ospreys
Ian Gough Lock 10 November 1976 45 Wales Ospreys
Alun Wyn Jones Lock 19 September 1985 18 Wales Ospreys
Deiniol Jones Lock 18 November 1977 4 Wales Blues
Robin Sowden-Taylor Flanker 9 June 1982 5 Wales Blues
Jonathan Thomas Flanker 27 December 1982 39 Wales Ospreys
Martyn Williams Flanker 1 September 1975 76 Wales Blues
Gareth Delve Number 8 30 September 1982 4 England Gloucester
Ryan Jones (c) Number 8 13 March 1981 16 Wales Ospreys
Alix Popham Number 8 17 October 1979 32 Wales Scarlets
Gareth Cooper Scrum-half 7 May 1979 35 England Gloucester
Dwayne Peel Scrum-half 31 August 1981 59 Wales Scarlets
Mike Phillips Scrum-half 29 August 1982 28 Wales Ospreys
James Hook Fly-half 27 June 1985 20 Wales Ospreys
Stephen Jones Fly-half 8 December 1977 62 Wales Scarlets
Gavin Henson Centre 1 February 1982 23 Wales Ospreys
Sonny Parker Centre 27 August 1977 27 Wales Ospreys
Tom Shanklin Centre 24 November 1979 47 Wales Blues
Tom James Wing 11 April 1987 2 Wales Blues
Mark Jones Wing 7 November 1979 35 Wales Scarlets
Shane Williams Wing 26 February 1977 51 Wales Ospreys
Lee Byrne Fullback 1 June 1980 14 Wales Ospreys
Jamie Roberts Fullback 8 November 1986 0 Wales 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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