2003 Rugby World Cup squads

The 2003 Rugby World Cup was played in Australia between 10 October and 22 November 2003.

Pool A

Australia

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Brendan Cannon	Hooker	(1973-04-05)5 April 1973 (aged 30)	18	Waratahs
Jeremy Paul	Hooker	(1977-03-14)14 March 1977 (aged 26)	37	Brumbies
Al Baxter	Prop	(1977-01-21)21 January 1977 (aged 26)	1	Waratahs
Ben Darwin	Prop	(1976-10-17)17 October 1976 (aged 26)	22	Brumbies
Matt Dunning	Prop	(1978-12-19)19 December 1978 (aged 24)	0	Waratahs
Bill Young	Prop	(1974-03-04)4 March 1974 (aged 29)	19	Brumbies
David Giffin	Lock	(1973-11-06)6 November 1973 (aged 29)	45	Brumbies
Justin Harrison	Lock	(1974-04-20)20 April 1974 (aged 29)	17	Brumbies
Nathan Sharpe	Lock	(1978-02-26)26 February 1978 (aged 25)	13	Queensland Reds
Dan Vickerman	Lock	(1979-06-04)4 June 1979 (aged 24)	11	Brumbies
Matt Cockbain	Flanker	(1972-09-19)19 September 1972 (aged 31)	56	Queensland Reds
David Croft	Flanker	(1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 24)	4	Queensland Reds
George Smith	Flanker	(1980-07-14)14 July 1980 (aged 23)	28	Brumbies
Phil Waugh	Flanker	(1979-09-22)22 September 1979 (aged 24)	15	Waratahs
David Lyons	Number 8	(1980-06-15)15 June 1980 (aged 23)	14	Waratahs
John Roe	Number 8	(1977-04-10)10 April 1977 (aged 26)	0	Queensland Reds
George Gregan (c)	Scrum-half	(1973-04-19)19 April 1973 (aged 30)	89	Brumbies
Chris Whitaker	Scrum-half	(1974-10-19)19 October 1974 (aged 28)	15	Waratahs
Elton Flatley	Fly-half	(1977-05-07)7 May 1977 (aged 26)	27	Queensland Reds
Stephen Larkham	Fly-half	(1974-05-29)29 May 1974 (aged 29)	59	Brumbies
Matt Giteau	Centre	(1982-09-29)29 September 1982 (aged 21)	4	Brumbies
Nathan Grey	Centre	(1975-03-31)31 March 1975 (aged 28)	33	Waratahs
Morgan Turinui	Centre	(1982-01-05)5 January 1982 (aged 21)	3	Waratahs
Stirling Mortlock	Centre	(1977-05-20)20 May 1977 (aged 26)	20	Brumbies
Mat Rogers	Wing	(1976-02-01)1 February 1976 (aged 27)	12	Waratahs
Joe Roff	Wing	(1975-09-20)20 September 1975 (aged 28)	76	Brumbies
Wendell Sailor	Wing	(1974-07-16)16 July 1974 (aged 29)	13	Queensland Reds
Lote Tuqiri	Wing	(1979-09-26)26 September 1979 (aged 24)	7	Waratahs
Chris Latham	Fullback	(1975-09-08)8 September 1975 (aged 28)	38	Queensland Reds
Matt Burke	Fullback	(1973-03-26)26 March 1973 (aged 30)	72	Waratahs

Ireland

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
Shane Byrne	Hooker	(1971-07-18)18 July 1971 (aged 32)	22	Leinster
Frankie Sheahan	Hooker	(1976-08-27)27 August 1976 (aged 27)	13	Munster
Keith Wood (c)	Hooker	(1972-01-27)27 January 1972 (aged 31)	53	Munster
Simon Best	Prop	(1978-02-11)11 February 1978 (aged 25)	3	Ulster
Reggie Corrigan	Prop	(1970-11-19)19 November 1970 (aged 32)	26	Leinster
John Hayes	Prop	(1973-11-02)2 November 1973 (aged 29)	34	Munster
Marcus Horan	Prop	(1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 26)	12	Munster
Gary Longwell	Lock	(1971-07-30)30 July 1971 (aged 32)	25	Ulster
Donncha O'Callaghan	Lock	(1979-03-24)24 March 1979 (aged 24)	5	Munster
Paul O'Connell	Lock	(1979-10-20)20 October 1979 (aged 23)	10	Munster
Malcolm O'Kelly	Lock	(1974-07-19)19 July 1974 (aged 29)	54	Leinster
Simon Easterby	Flanker	(1975-07-21)21 July 1975 (aged 28)	23	Llanelli
Keith Gleeson	Flanker	(1976-06-17)17 June 1976 (aged 27)	16	Leinster
Alan Quinlan	Flanker	(1974-07-13)13 July 1974 (aged 29)	16	Munster
David Wallace	Flanker	(1976-07-08)8 July 1976 (aged 27)	18	Munster
Victor Costello	Number 8	(1970-10-23)23 October 1970 (aged 32)	32	Leinster
Anthony Foley	Number 8	(1973-10-30)30 October 1973 (aged 29)	45	Munster
Eric Miller	Number 8	(1975-09-23)23 September 1975 (aged 28)	35	Leinster
Neil Doak	Scrum-half	(1972-06-21)21 June 1972 (aged 31)	0	Ulster
Guy Easterby	Scrum-half	(1971-03-21)21 March 1971 (aged 32)	19	Rotherham
Peter Stringer	Scrum-half	(1977-12-13)13 December 1977 (aged 25)	36	Munster
David Humphreys	Fly-half	(1971-09-10)10 September 1971 (aged 32)	56	Ulster
Ronan O'Gara	Fly-half	(1977-03-07)7 March 1977 (aged 26)	33	Munster
Paddy Wallace	Centre	(1979-08-27)27 August 1979 (aged 24)	0	Ulster
Kevin Maggs	Centre	(1974-06-03)3 June 1974 (aged 29)	53	Bath
Brian O'Driscoll	Centre	(1979-01-21)21 January 1979 (aged 24)	41	Leinster
Anthony Horgan	Wing	(1976-11-15)15 November 1976 (aged 26)	3	Munster
Shane Horgan	Wing	(1978-07-18)18 July 1978 (aged 25)	19	Leinster
John Kelly	Wing	(1974-04-18)18 April 1974 (aged 29)	13	Munster
Tyrone Howe	Wing	(1971-04-02)2 April 1971 (aged 32)	10	Ulster
Girvan Dempsey	Fullback	(1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (aged 28)	38	Leinster

Argentina

Head coach: Marcelo Loffreda

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Mario Ledesma	Hooker	(1973-05-17)17 May 1973 (aged 30)	39	Castres
Federico Méndez	Hooker	(1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 31)	65	Mendoza
Roberto Diego Grau	Prop	(1970-07-16)16 July 1970 (aged 33)	45	Liceo
Omar Hasan	Prop	(1971-04-21)21 April 1971 (aged 32)	43	Agen
Mauricio Reggiardo	Prop	(1970-02-22)22 February 1970 (aged 33)	47	Castres
Rodrigo Roncero	Prop	(1977-02-16)16 February 1977 (aged 26)	6	Gloucester
Martín Scelzo	Prop	(1976-02-05)5 February 1976 (aged 27)	24	Narbonne
Patricio Albacete	Lock	(1981-02-09)9 February 1981 (aged 22)	6	Colomiers
Rimas Álvarez Kairelis	Lock	(1974-07-22)22 July 1974 (aged 29)	20	Perpignan
Ignacio Fernández Lobbe	Lock	(1974-11-20)20 November 1974 (aged 28)	42	Castres
Pedro Sporleder	Lock	(1974-01-02)2 January 1974 (aged 29)	76	Curupaytí
Martín Durand	Flanker	(1975-05-30)30 May 1975 (aged 28)	24	Club Champagnat
Rolando Martín	Flanker	(1968-09-23)23 September 1968 (aged 35)	83	San Isidro Club
Lucas Ostiglia	Flanker	(1976-05-03)3 May 1976 (aged 27)	19	Hindú Club
Santiago Phelan	Flanker	(1974-03-31)31 March 1974 (aged 29)	43	Club Atlético San Isidro
Pablo Bouza	Number 8	(1973-05-09)9 May 1973 (aged 30)	19	Duendes
Gonzalo Longo	Number 8	(1974-03-14)14 March 1974 (aged 29)	29	Narbonne
Agustín Pichot (c)	Scrum-half	(1974-08-22)22 August 1974 (aged 29)	47	Stade Français
Nicolás Fernández Miranda	Scrum-half	(1972-11-25)25 November 1972 (aged 30)	33	Hindú Club
Felipe Contepomi	Fly-half	(1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 26)	34	Leinster
Gonzalo Quesada	Fly-half	(1974-05-02)2 May 1974 (aged 29)	35	Béziers
Juan Fernández Miranda	Centre	(1974-11-07)7 November 1974 (aged 28)	19	Hindú Club
Manuel Contepomi	Centre	(1977-08-20)20 August 1977 (aged 26)	14	Club Newman
Martín Gaitán	Centre	(1978-06-15)15 June 1978 (aged 25)	5	Biarritz
José Orengo	Centre	(1976-04-26)26 April 1976 (aged 27)	32	Grenoble
Diego Albanese	Wing	(1973-09-17)17 September 1973 (aged 30)	52	Leeds Tykes
José María Núñez Piossek	Wing	(1976-12-06)6 December 1976 (aged 26)	12	Huirapuca
Hernán Senillosa	Wing	(1977-10-01)1 October 1977 (aged 26)	10	Hindú Club
Ignacio Corleto	Fullback	(1978-06-21)21 June 1978 (aged 25)	25	Stade Français
Juan Martín Hernández	Fullback	(1982-08-07)7 August 1982 (aged 21)	6	Deportiva Francesa

Romania

Head coach: Bernard Charreyre

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Răzvan Mavrodin	Hooker	(1973-10-29)29 October 1973 (aged 29)	19	Tarbes
Marius Țincu	Hooker	(1978-04-07)7 April 1978 (aged 25)	15	Pau
Paulică Ion	Prop	(1983-01-10)10 January 1983 (aged 20)	0	Steaua București
Cezar Popescu	Prop	(1976-12-29)29 December 1976 (aged 26)	4	Steaua București
Marcel Socaciu	Prop	(1972-04-23)23 April 1972 (aged 31)	13	Rovigo
Petrișor Toderașc	Prop	(1980-07-15)15 July 1980 (aged 23)	20	Farul Constanța
Petru Bălan	Prop	(1976-07-12)12 July 1976 (aged 27)	36	Biarritz
Silviu Florea	Prop	(1977-04-19)19 April 1977 (aged 26)	12	Steaua București
Marius Pantelimon	Lock	(1979-02-27)27 February 1979 (aged 24)	0	Farul Constanța
Cristian Petre	Lock	(1979-03-22)22 March 1979 (aged 24)	17	Racing 92
Bogdan Tudor	Lock	(1976-11-29)29 November 1976 (aged 26)	1	Valence
Augustin Petrechei	Lock	(1980-08-04)4 August 1980 (aged 23)	8	Bourgoin
Sorin Socol	Lock	(1977-11-30)30 November 1977 (aged 25)	13	Brive
George Chiriac	Flanker	(1979-10-30)30 October 1979 (aged 23)	16	Farul Constanța
Florin Corodeanu	Flanker	(1977-03-26)26 March 1977 (aged 26)	32	Grenoble
Cornel Tatu	Flanker	(1983-07-12)12 July 1983 (aged 20)	0	Steaua București
Ovidiu Tonița	Flanker	(1980-08-06)6 August 1980 (aged 23)	20	Biarritz
Alexandru Tudori	Flanker	(1977-10-11)11 October 1977 (aged 25)	2	Dinamo București
Marius Niculai	Number 8	(1979-05-20)20 May 1979 (aged 24)	0	Lavelanet
Iulian Andrei	Scrum-half	(1974-07-28)28 July 1974 (aged 29)	2	Steaua București
Cristian Podea	Scrum-half	(1979-02-22)22 February 1979 (aged 24)	8	Universitatea Cluj
Lucian Sîrbu	Scrum-half	(1976-10-16)16 October 1976 (aged 26)	24	Racing 92
Ionuț Tofan	Fly-half	(1977-03-08)8 March 1977 (aged 26)	34	Racing 92
Romeo Gontineac (c)	Centre	(1973-12-18)18 December 1973 (aged 29)	47	Aurillac
Valentin Maftei	Centre	(1974-09-26)26 September 1974 (aged 29)	25	Valence
Gabriel Brezoianu	Centre	(1977-01-18)18 January 1977 (aged 26)	42	Bordeaux-Bègles
Mihai Vioreanu	Centre	(1974-10-03)3 October 1974 (aged 29)	26	De La Salle Palmerston
Vasile Ghioc	Wing	(1978-02-28)28 February 1978 (aged 25)	14	Dinamo București
Cătălin Nicolae	Wing	(1980-07-22)22 July 1980 (aged 23)	2	Steaua București
Ion Teodorescu	Wing	(1976-07-27)27 July 1976 (aged 27)	9	Farul Constanța
Bogdan Voicu	Wing	(1981-12-16)16 December 1981 (aged 21)	1	Universitatea Cluj
Cristian Săuan	Wing	(1974-03-18)18 March 1974 (aged 29)	15	Rovigo
Dănuț Dumbravă	Fullback	(1981-08-06)6 August 1981 (aged 22)	7	Steaua București

Namibia

Head coach: David Waterston

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Phillipus Isaacs	Hooker	(1973-05-08)8 May 1973 (aged 30)	5	unknown
Johannes Meyer	Hooker	(1981-02-19)19 February 1981 (aged 22)	2	unknown
Cor van Tonder	Hooker	(1978-03-21)21 March 1978 (aged 25)	4	unknown
Andries Blaauw	Prop	(1970-03-25)25 March 1970 (aged 33)	19	unknown
Niel du Toit	Prop	(1969-09-12)12 September 1969 (aged 34)	2	unknown
Johan Jenkins	Prop	(1977-11-15)15 November 1977 (aged 25)	2	unknown
Kees Lensing	Prop	(1978-06-01)1 June 1978 (aged 25)	5	Leeds Tykes
Archie Graham	Lock	(1974-05-20)20 May 1974 (aged 29)	6	unknown
Eben Isaacs	Lock	(1970-07-16)16 July 1970 (aged 33)	17	Reho Falcons
Heino Senekal	Lock	(1975-10-20)20 October 1975 (aged 27)	13	Cornish Pirates
Shaun van Rooi	Flanker	(1982-10-27)27 October 1982 (aged 20)	1	unknown
Wolfie Duvenhage	Flanker	(1978-12-31)31 December 1978 (aged 24)	8	unknown
Herman Lintvelt	Flanker	(1976-09-06)6 September 1976 (aged 27)	15	United
Schalk van der Merwe	Flanker	(1974-08-30)30 August 1974 (aged 29)	14	Harlequins
Sean Furter (c)	Number 8	(1977-01-09)9 January 1977 (aged 26)	13	United
Jurgens van Lill	Number 8	(1981-05-23)23 May 1981 (aged 22)	4	unknown
Hakkies Husselman	Scrum-half	(1972-11-03)3 November 1972 (aged 30)	7	Western Province
Ronaldo Pedro	Scrum-half	(1972-08-22)22 August 1972 (aged 31)	9	Reho Falcons
Morné Schreuder	Fly-half	(1979-09-05)5 September 1979 (aged 24)	7	unknown
Emile Wessels	Fly-half	(1979-06-27)27 June 1979 (aged 24)	3	unknown
Corne Powell	Centre	(1974-05-27)27 May 1974 (aged 29)	10	unknown
Rudie van Vuuren	Centre	(1972-09-20)20 September 1972 (aged 31)	14	Wanderers
Du Preez Grobler	Centre	(1977-06-08)8 June 1977 (aged 26)	7	unknown
Regardt Kruger	Centre	(1981-09-26)26 September 1981 (aged 22)	1	unknown
Deon Mouton	Wing	(1974-11-20)20 November 1974 (aged 28)	12	Kudus
Melrick Africa	Wing	(1978-01-18)18 January 1978 (aged 25)	3	Reho Falcons
Niel Swanepoel	Wing	(1980-07-17)17 July 1980 (aged 23)	0	unknown
Vincent Dreyer	Fullback	(1978-10-08)8 October 1978 (aged 25)	1	unknown
Jurie Booysen	Fullback	(1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (aged 22)	2	unknown
Deon Grunschloss	Fullback	(1973-04-07)7 April 1973 (aged 30)	0	unknown

Pool B

France

Head coach: Bernard Laporte

France called up lock Thibaut Privat as a replacement for Olivier Brouzet, who suffered a dislocated shoulder in their quarter-final against Ireland.^[1]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Yannick Bru	Hooker	(1973-05-22)22 May 1973 (aged 30)	8	Toulouse
Raphaël Ibañez	Hooker	(1973-02-17)17 February 1973 (aged 30)	66	Castres
Jean-Jacques Crenca	Prop	(1969-04-03)3 April 1969 (aged 34)	28	Agen
Sylvain Marconnet	Prop	(1976-04-08)8 April 1976 (aged 27)	33	Stade Français
Olivier Milloud	Prop	(1975-12-09)9 December 1975 (aged 27)	10	Bourgoin
Jean-Baptiste Poux	Prop	(1979-09-26)26 September 1979 (aged 24)	7	Toulouse
David Auradou	Lock	(1973-11-13)13 November 1973 (aged 29)	34	Stade Français
Olivier Brouzet	Lock	(1972-11-22)22 November 1972 (aged 30)	66	Clermont
Fabien Pelous	Lock	(1973-12-07)7 December 1973 (aged 29)	80	Toulouse
Thibaut Privat	Lock	(1979-02-04)4 February 1979 (aged 24)	7	Clermont
Jérôme Thion	Lock	(1977-12-02)2 December 1977 (aged 25)	5	Biarritz
Serge Betsen	Flanker	(1974-03-25)25 March 1974 (aged 29)	31	Biarritz
Sébastien Chabal	Flanker	(1977-12-08)8 December 1977 (aged 25)	17	Bourgoin
Olivier Magne	Flanker	(1973-04-11)11 April 1973 (aged 30)	66	Clermont
Patrick Tabacco	Flanker	(1974-04-23)23 April 1974 (aged 29)	12	Stade Français
Imanol Harinordoquy	Number 8	(1980-02-20)20 February 1980 (aged 23)	20	Pau
Christian Labit	Number 8	(1971-02-11)11 February 1971 (aged 32)	12	Toulouse
Fabien Galthié (c)	Scrum-half	(1969-03-20)20 March 1969 (aged 34)	59	Stade Français
Dimitri Yachvili	Scrum-half	(1980-09-19)19 September 1980 (aged 23)	7	Biarritz
Gérald Merceron	Fly-half	(1973-02-25)25 February 1973 (aged 30)	26	Clermont
Frédéric Michalak	Fly-half	(1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 20)	12	Toulouse
Yannick Jauzion	Centre	(1978-07-28)28 July 1978 (aged 25)	10	Toulouse
Brian Liebenberg	Centre	(1979-09-19)19 September 1979 (aged 24)	3	Stade Français
Tony Marsh	Centre	(1972-08-12)12 August 1972 (aged 31)	11	Clermont
Damien Traille	Centre	(1979-06-12)12 June 1979 (aged 24)	24	Pau
David Bory	Wing	(1976-03-08)8 March 1976 (aged 27)	18	Clermont
Christophe Dominici	Wing	(1972-05-20)20 May 1972 (aged 31)	30	Stade Français
Pépito Elhorga	Wing	(1978-01-06)6 January 1978 (aged 25)	6	Agen
Aurélien Rougerie	Wing	(1980-09-26)26 September 1980 (aged 23)	22	Clermont
Nicolas Brusque	Fullback	(1976-08-07)7 August 1976 (aged 27)	11	Biarritz
Clément Poitrenaud	Fullback	(1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 21)	11	Toulouse

Scotland

Head coach: Ian McGeechan

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Gordon Bulloch	Hooker	(1975-03-26)26 March 1975 (aged 28)	55	Glasgow Warriors
Dougie Hall	Hooker	(1980-09-24)24 September 1980 (aged 23)	1	Edinburgh
Robbie Russell	Hooker	(1976-05-01)1 May 1976 (aged 27)	15	Saracens
Bruce Douglas	Prop	(1980-02-10)10 February 1980 (aged 23)	12	Border Reivers
Allan Jacobsen	Prop	(1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 25)	3	Edinburgh
Gavin Kerr	Prop	(1977-04-03)3 April 1977 (aged 26)	7	Leeds Tykes
Gordon McIlwham	Prop	(1969-11-13)13 November 1969 (aged 33)	15	Munster
Tom Smith	Prop	(1971-10-31)31 October 1971 (aged 31)	46	Northampton Saints
Stuart Grimes	Lock	(1974-04-04)4 April 1974 (aged 29)	51	Newcastle Falcons
Nathan Hines	Lock	(1976-11-29)29 November 1976 (aged 26)	14	Edinburgh
Scott Murray	Lock	(1976-01-15)15 January 1976 (aged 27)	51	Edinburgh
Cameron Mather	Flanker	(1972-08-20)20 August 1972 (aged 31)	4	Edinburgh
Martin Leslie	Flanker	(1971-10-25)25 October 1971 (aged 31)	35	Edinburgh
Jason White	Flanker	(1978-04-17)17 April 1978 (aged 25)	27	Glasgow Warriors
Ross Beattie	Flanker	(1977-11-15)15 November 1977 (aged 25)	6	Bristol
Jon Petrie	Number 8	(1976-10-19)19 October 1976 (aged 26)	22	Glasgow Warriors
Simon Taylor	Number 8	(1979-08-17)17 August 1979 (aged 24)	25	Edinburgh
Bryan Redpath (c)	Scrum-half	(1971-07-02)2 July 1971 (aged 32)	55	Sale Sharks
Mike Blair	Scrum-half	(1981-04-20)20 April 1981 (aged 22)	7	Edinburgh
Graeme Beveridge	Scrum-half	(1976-02-17)17 February 1976 (aged 27)	5	Glasgow Warriors
Gregor Townsend	Fly-half	(1973-04-26)26 April 1973 (aged 30)	77	Border Reivers
Gordon Ross	Fly-half	(1978-03-08)8 March 1978 (aged 25)	9	Leeds Tykes
Andy Craig	Centre	(1976-03-16)16 March 1976 (aged 27)	14	Orrell
Andrew Henderson	Centre	(1980-02-03)3 February 1980 (aged 23)	10	Glasgow Warriors
Ben Hinshelwood	Centre	(1977-03-22)22 March 1977 (aged 26)	5	Worcester Warriors
James McLaren	Centre	(1972-07-28)28 July 1972 (aged 31)	26	Bordeaux-Bègles
Simon Danielli	Wing	(1979-09-08)8 September 1979 (aged 24)	2	Bath
Kenny Logan	Wing	(1972-04-03)3 April 1972 (aged 31)	65	London Wasps
Nikki Walker	Wing	(1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 21)	3	Border Reivers
Chris Paterson	Fullback	(1978-03-30)30 March 1978 (aged 25)	35	Edinburgh
Glenn Metcalfe	Fullback	(1970-04-15)15 April 1970 (aged 33)	36	Glasgow Warriors

Fiji

Head coach: Mac McCallion

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Isaia Rasila	Hooker	(1969-04-29)29 April 1969 (aged 34)	32	Nadroga
Bill Gadolo	Hooker	(1977-05-01)1 May 1977 (aged 26)	7	Nadroga
Greg Smith (c)	Hooker	(1974-07-14)14 July 1974 (aged 29)	40	Waikato
Richard Nyholt	Prop	(1975-10-25)25 October 1975 (aged 27)	11	University of Queensland
Joeli Veitayaki	Prop	(1967-01-12)12 January 1967 (aged 36)	45	King Country
Nacanieli Seru	Prop	(1969-07-20)20 July 1969 (aged 34)	2	Suva
Kele Leawere	Lock	(1974-04-27)27 April 1974 (aged 29)	5	Nadroga
Emori Katalau	Lock	(1967-04-09)9 April 1967 (aged 36)	47	Llanelli
Ifereimi Rawaqa	Lock	(1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 23)	8	Lautoka
Vula Maimuri	Lock	(1975-11-03)3 November 1975 (aged 27)	1	North Harbour
Apenisa Naevo	Lock	(1973-02-24)24 February 1973 (aged 30)	31	Counties Manukau
Alifereti Doviverata	Flanker	(1976-06-14)14 June 1976 (aged 27)	24	Yamaha Júbilo
Kitione Salawa	Flanker	(1976-07-26)26 July 1976 (aged 27)	4	Gaunavou
Sisa Koyamaibole	Flanker	(1981-03-06)6 March 1981 (aged 22)	18	Toyota Industries Shuttles
Koli Sewabu	Flanker	(1975-01-15)15 January 1975 (aged 28)	21	Yamaha Júbilo
Setareki Tawake	Number 8	(1969-03-01)1 March 1969 (aged 34)	22	Suva
Alfie Mocelutu	Number 8	(1971-07-09)9 July 1971 (aged 32)	34	City of Derry
Samisoni Rabaka	Scrum-half	(1969-04-19)19 April 1969 (aged 34)	27	Nadi
Jacob Rauluni	Scrum-half	(1972-06-25)25 June 1972 (aged 31)	40	Rotherham
Mosese Rauluni	Scrum-half	(1975-06-27)27 June 1975 (aged 28)	18	Brisbane Easts
Nicky Little	Fly-half	(1976-09-13)13 September 1976 (aged 27)	49	Saracens
Waisale Serevi	Fly-half	(1968-05-20)20 May 1968 (aged 35)	36	Stade Montois
Seru Rabeni	Centre	(1978-12-27)27 December 1978 (aged 24)	11	Otago
Saimoni Rokini	Centre	(1972-12-09)9 December 1972 (aged 30)	10	Naitasiri
Epeli Ruivadra	Centre	(1977-06-01)1 June 1977 (aged 26)	5	Tailevu
Isa Nacewa	Centre	(1982-07-22)22 July 1982 (aged 21)	0	Auckland
Rupeni Caucaunibuca	Wing	(1980-07-05)5 July 1980 (aged 23)	2	Blues
Aisea Tuilevu	Wing	(1972-07-13)13 July 1972 (aged 31)	14	North Harbour
Marika Vunibaka	Wing	(1974-11-03)3 November 1974 (aged 28)	14	Canterbury
Vilimoni Delasau	Wing	(1977-07-12)12 July 1977 (aged 26)	14	Stade Montois
Norman Ligairi	Fullback	(1976-01-29)29 January 1976 (aged 27)	21	Harlequins
Alfred Uluinayau	Fullback	(1970-02-20)20 February 1970 (aged 33)	29	Suntory Sungoliath

United States

Head coach: Tom Billups

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Kirk Khasigian	Hooker	(1977-04-27)27 April 1977 (aged 26)	33	Belmont Shore
Matt Wyatt	Hooker	(1978-03-04)4 March 1978 (aged 25)	3	OMBAC
Dan Dorsey	Prop	(1976-01-18)18 January 1976 (aged 27)	16	Swansea RFC
Richard Liddington	Prop	(1978-12-30)30 December 1978 (aged 24)	2	Exeter Chiefs
Mike MacDonald	Prop	(1980-11-27)27 November 1980 (aged 22)	21	University of California
John Tarpoff	Prop	(1980-04-05)5 April 1980 (aged 23)	8	OMBAC
Jacob Waasdorp	Prop	(1978-10-18)18 October 1978 (aged 24)	4	Trinity College
Luke Gross	Lock	(1969-11-21)21 November 1969 (aged 33)	58	Rotherham
Gerhard Klerck	Lock	(1975-12-06)6 December 1975 (aged 27)	2	Gentlemen of Aspen
Alec Parker	Lock	(1974-04-10)10 April 1974 (aged 29)	35	Gentlemen of Aspen
Todd Clever	Flanker	(1983-01-16)16 January 1983 (aged 20)	1	University of Nevada, Reno
Oloseti Fifita	Flanker	(1968-12-06)6 December 1968 (aged 34)	16	Hayward Griffins
Jurie Gouws	Flanker	(1973-04-04)4 April 1973 (aged 30)	5	Santa Monica
Dave Hodges (c)	Flanker	(1969-09-15)15 September 1969 (aged 34)	47	Llanelli
Kort Schubert	Number 8	(1979-07-24)24 July 1979 (aged 24)	27	Olympic Club
Dan Lyle	Number 8	(1970-09-28)28 September 1970 (aged 33)	41	Leicester Tigers
Kevin Dalzell	Scrum-half	(1974-01-25)25 January 1974 (aged 29)	38	OMBAC
Mose Timoteo	Scrum-half	(1976-09-07)7 September 1976 (aged 27)	18	Golden Gate
Kimball Kjar	Scrum-half	(1978-03-23)23 March 1978 (aged 25)	11	Brigham Young University
Mike Hercus	Fly-half	(1979-06-05)5 June 1979 (aged 24)	12	Belmont Shore
Matt Sherman	Fly-half	(1978-10-29)29 October 1978 (aged 24)	2	University of California
Link Wilfley	Fly-half	(1979-07-05)5 July 1979 (aged 24)	19	Rotherham
Kain Cross	Centre	(1974-02-04)4 February 1974 (aged 29)	8	Santa Monica
Philip Eloff	Centre	(1978-09-17)17 September 1978 (aged 25)	24	Chicago Lions
Salesi Sika	Centre	(1980-07-07)7 July 1980 (aged 23)	0	Brigham Young University
Jason Keyter	Wing	(1973-12-20)20 December 1973 (aged 29)	15	Rotherham
David Fee	Wing	(1976-12-15)15 December 1976 (aged 26)	13	Chicago Lions
Riaan van Zyl	Wing	(1972-07-09)9 July 1972 (aged 31)	7	Old Puget Sound Beach
Paul Emerick	Fullback	(1980-01-24)24 January 1980 (aged 23)	5	Chicago Lions
John Buchholz	Fullback	(1979-02-26)26 February 1979 (aged 24)	5	Olympic Club

Japan

Head coach: Shogo Mukai

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Masao Amino	Hooker	(1974-10-14)14 October 1974 (aged 28)	7	NEC Green Rockets
Masaaki Sakata	Hooker	(1972-11-25)25 November 1972 (aged 30)	27	Suntory Sungoliath
Shin Hasegawa	Prop	(1972-03-31)31 March 1972 (aged 31)	36	Suntory Sungoliath
Masahiko Toyoyama	Prop	(1976-08-18)18 August 1976 (aged 27)	21	Toyota Industries Shuttles
Masahito Yamamoto	Prop	(1978-05-29)29 May 1978 (aged 25)	10	Toyota Verblitz
Ryō Yamamura	Prop	(1981-08-09)9 August 1981 (aged 22)	5	Kanto Gakuin University
Hajime Kiso	Lock	(1978-11-07)7 November 1978 (aged 24)	7	Yamaha Júbilo
Koichi Kubo	Lock	(1976-01-13)13 January 1976 (aged 27)	15	Yamaha Júbilo
Adam Parker	Lock	(1973-04-21)21 April 1973 (aged 30)	13	Toshiba Brave Lupus
Hiroyuki Tanuma	Lock	(1973-05-24)24 May 1973 (aged 30)	41	Suntory Sungoliath
Naoya Okubo	Flanker	(1975-09-27)27 September 1975 (aged 28)	16	Suntory Sungoliath
Ryota Asano	Flanker	(1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 24)	2	NEC Green Rockets
Takuro Miuchi (c)	Flanker	(1975-12-11)11 December 1975 (aged 27)	11	NEC Green Rockets
Yasunori Watanabe	Flanker	(1974-06-02)2 June 1974 (aged 29)	22	Toshiba Brave Lupus
Takahiro Hayano	Flanker	(1974-09-06)6 September 1974 (aged 29)	0	Suntory Sungoliath
Takeomi Ito	Number 8	(1971-04-11)11 April 1971 (aged 32)	50	Kobelco Steelers
Yuya Saito	Number 8	(1977-04-28)28 April 1977 (aged 26)	12	Colomiers
Yuji Sonoda	Scrum-half	(1973-07-05)5 July 1973 (aged 30)	14	Kobelco Steelers
Takashi Tsuji	Scrum-half	(1977-04-24)24 April 1977 (aged 26)	0	NEC Green Rockets
Keiji Hirose	Fly-half	(1973-04-16)16 April 1973 (aged 30)	36	Toyota Industries Shuttles
Andrew Miller	Fly-half	(1972-09-13)13 September 1972 (aged 31)	6	Kobelco Steelers
George Konia	Centre	(1969-08-09)9 August 1969 (aged 34)	3	NEC Green Rockets
Yukio Motoki	Centre	(1971-08-27)27 August 1971 (aged 32)	61	Kobelco Steelers
Hideki Nanba	Centre	(1976-07-08)8 July 1976 (aged 27)	23	Toyota Industries Shuttles
Reuben Parkinson	Centre	(1973-07-19)19 July 1973 (aged 30)	3	Munakata Sanix Blues
Junichi Hojo	Wing	(1977-05-20)20 May 1977 (aged 26)	0	Suntory Sungoliath
Toru Kurihara	Wing	(1978-08-12)12 August 1978 (aged 25)	24	Suntory Sungoliath
Daisuke Ohata	Wing	(1975-11-11)11 November 1975 (aged 27)	36	Kobelco Steelers
Hirotoki Onozawa	Wing	(1978-03-29)29 March 1978 (aged 25)	13	Suntory Sungoliath
Tsutomu Matsuda	Fullback	(1970-04-30)30 April 1970 (aged 33)	40	Toshiba Brave Lupus
Takashi Yoshida	Fullback	(1975-05-11)11 May 1975 (aged 28)	4	Suntory Sungoliath

Pool C

England

England announced their 30-man squad for the tournament on 7 September 2003.^[2] Danny Grewcock suffered an injury mid-tournament and was replaced by Simon Shaw on 3 November.^[3]

Head coach: Clive Woodward

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Mark Regan	Hooker	(1972-01-28)28 January 1972 (aged 31)	26	Leeds Tykes
Steve Thompson	Hooker	(1978-07-15)15 July 1978 (aged 25)	18	Northampton Saints
Dorian West	Hooker	(1967-10-05)5 October 1967 (aged 36)	19	Leicester Tigers
Jason Leonard	Prop	(1968-08-14)14 August 1968 (aged 35)	106	Harlequins
Phil Vickery	Prop	(1976-03-14)14 March 1976 (aged 27)	31	Gloucester
Julian White	Prop	(1973-05-14)14 May 1973 (aged 30)	17	Leicester Tigers
Trevor Woodman	Prop	(1976-08-04)4 August 1976 (aged 27)	10	Gloucester
Martin Johnson (c)	Lock	(1970-03-09)9 March 1970 (aged 33)	77	Leicester Tigers
Ben Kay	Lock	(1975-12-14)14 December 1975 (aged 27)	22	Leicester Tigers
Danny Grewcock	Lock	(1972-11-07)7 November 1972 (aged 30)	42	Bath
Simon Shaw¹	Lock	(1973-09-01)1 September 1973 (aged 30)	23	London Wasps
Neil Back	Flanker	(1969-01-16)16 January 1969 (aged 34)	60	Leicester Tigers
Richard Hill	Flanker	(1973-05-23)23 May 1973 (aged 30)	60	Saracens
Lewis Moody	Flanker	(1978-06-12)12 June 1978 (aged 25)	17	Leicester Tigers
Joe Worsley	Flanker	(1977-06-14)14 June 1977 (aged 26)	27	London Wasps
Lawrence Dallaglio	Number 8	(1972-08-10)10 August 1972 (aged 31)	58	London Wasps
Martin Corry	Number 8	(1973-10-12)12 October 1973 (aged 29)	28	Leicester Tigers
Kyran Bracken	Scrum-half	(1971-11-22)22 November 1971 (aged 31)	47	Saracens
Matt Dawson	Scrum-half	(1972-10-31)31 October 1972 (aged 30)	57	Northampton Saints
Andy Gomarsall	Scrum-half	(1974-07-24)24 July 1974 (aged 29)	13	Gloucester
Paul Grayson	Fly-half	(1971-05-30)30 May 1971 (aged 32)	27	Northampton Saints
Jonny Wilkinson	Fly-half	(1979-05-25)25 May 1979 (aged 24)	46	Newcastle Falcons
Stuart Abbott	Centre	(1978-06-03)3 June 1978 (aged 25)	2	London Wasps
Will Greenwood	Centre	(1972-10-20)20 October 1972 (aged 30)	41	Harlequins
Mike Catt	Centre	(1971-09-17)17 September 1971 (aged 32)	61	Bath
Mike Tindall	Centre	(1978-10-18)18 October 1978 (aged 24)	27	Bath
Ben Cohen	Wing	(1978-09-14)14 September 1978 (aged 25)	57	Northampton Saints
Dan Luger	Wing	(1975-01-11)11 January 1975 (aged 28)	34	Perpignan
Jason Robinson	Wing	(1974-07-30)30 July 1974 (aged 29)	21	Sale Sharks
Josh Lewsey	Fullback	(1976-11-30)30 November 1976 (aged 26)	13	London Wasps
Iain Balshaw	Fullback	(1979-04-14)14 April 1979 (aged 24)	16	Bath

South Africa

Head coach: Rudolf Straeuli

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Dale Santon	Hooker	(1969-08-18)18 August 1969 (aged 34)	1	SWD Eagles
Danie Coetzee	Hooker	(1977-09-02)2 September 1977 (aged 26)	8	Bulls
John Smit	Hooker	(1978-04-03)3 April 1978 (aged 25)	21	Sharks
Richard Bands	Prop	(1974-03-25)25 March 1974 (aged 29)	7	Bulls
Christo Bezuidenhout	Prop	(1970-05-14)14 May 1970 (aged 33)	3	Pumas
Faan Rautenbach	Prop	(1976-02-22)22 February 1976 (aged 27)	8	Western Province
Lawrence Sephaka	Prop	(1978-08-08)8 August 1978 (aged 25)	13	Cats
Selborne Boome	Lock	(1975-04-16)16 April 1975 (aged 28)	17	Western Province
Bakkies Botha	Lock	(1979-09-22)22 September 1979 (aged 24)	6	Bulls
Victor Matfield	Lock	(1977-05-11)11 May 1977 (aged 26)	20	Bulls
Danie Rossouw	Lock	(1978-05-06)6 May 1978 (aged 25)	0	Bulls
Schalk Burger	Flanker	(1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 20)	0	Western Province
Corné Krige (c)	Flanker	(1975-03-21)21 March 1975 (aged 28)	36	Western Province
Hendro Scholtz	Flanker	(1979-03-22)22 March 1979 (aged 24)	3	Cats
Joe van Niekerk	Number 8	(1980-05-04)4 May 1980 (aged 23)	19	Cats
Juan Smith	Number 8	(1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (aged 22)	6	Cats
Joost van der Westhuizen	Scrum-half	(1971-02-20)20 February 1971 (aged 32)	85	Bulls
Neil de Kock	Scrum-half	(1978-11-20)20 November 1978 (aged 24)	7	Western Province
Derick Hougaard	Fly-half	(1983-01-04)4 January 1983 (aged 20)	0	Bulls
Louis Koen	Fly-half	(1975-07-07)7 July 1975 (aged 28)	11	Cats
Jaco van der Westhuyzen	Fly-half	(1978-04-06)6 April 1978 (aged 25)	6	Bulls
Stefan Terblanche	Centre	(1975-06-02)2 June 1975 (aged 28)	36	Sharks
De Wet Barry	Centre	(1978-06-24)24 June 1978 (aged 25)	19	Western Province
Jaque Fourie	Centre	(1984-03-04)4 March 1984 (aged 19)	0	Cats
Jorrie Muller	Wing	(1981-03-01)1 March 1981 (aged 22)	2	Cats
Ashwin Willemse	Wing	(1981-09-08)8 September 1981 (aged 22)	5	Cats
Breyton Paulse	Wing	(1976-04-25)25 April 1976 (aged 27)	39	Western Province
Werner Greeff	Wing	(1977-07-14)14 July 1977 (aged 26)	7	Western Province
Thinus Delport	Fullback	(1975-02-02)2 February 1975 (aged 28)	12	Gloucester
Ricardo Loubscher	Fullback	(1974-06-11)11 June 1974 (aged 29)	2	Sharks

Samoa

Head coach: John Boe

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Jonathan Meredith	Hooker	(1978-07-08)8 July 1978 (aged 25)	9	Auckland
Mahonri Schwalger	Hooker	(1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 25)	4	Hawke's Bay
Simon Lemalu	Prop	(1981-01-23)23 January 1981 (aged 22)	0	Otahuhu RFC
Kas Lealamanua	Prop	(1976-09-15)15 September 1976 (aged 27)	17	Wellington
Tamato Leupolu	Prop	(1980-12-07)7 December 1980 (aged 22)	9	Auckland
Jeremy Tomuli	Prop	(1971-10-13)13 October 1971 (aged 31)	9	Colomiers
Leo Lafaiali'i	Lock	(1974-01-30)30 January 1974 (aged 29)	11	Sanyo Wild Knights
Opeta Palepoi	Lock	(1975-12-02)2 December 1975 (aged 27)	32	Exeter Chiefs
Michael von Dincklage	Lock	(1978-06-21)21 June 1978 (aged 25)	0	Waitemata
Maurie Fa'asavalu	Flanker	(1980-01-12)12 January 1980 (aged 23)	3	Marist St. Joseph
Des Tuiavi'i	Flanker	(1970-01-14)14 January 1970 (aged 33)	2	Rotherham
Patrick Segi	Flanker	(1980-09-21)21 September 1980 (aged 22)	11	Auckland
Siaosi Vaili	Flanker	(1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 26)	6	Exeter Chiefs
Peter Poulos	Flanker	(1977-07-07)7 July 1977 (aged 26)	0	NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes
Semo Sititi	Number 8	(1974-03-06)6 March 1974 (aged 29)	27	Border Reivers
Kitiona Viliamu	Number 8	(1977-06-07)7 June 1977 (aged 26)	5	Counties Manukau
Henry Tuilagi	Number 8	(1976-08-12)12 August 1976 (aged 27)	4	Leicester Tigers
John Senio	Scrum-half	(1982-09-10)10 September 1982 (aged 21)	0	Waitemata
Steven So'oialo	Scrum-half	(1977-05-11)11 May 1977 (aged 26)	24	Orrell
Denning Tyrell	Scrum-half	(1976-05-09)9 May 1976 (aged 27)	9	Taranaki
Tanner Vili	Fly-half	(1976-05-13)13 May 1976 (aged 27)	16	Borders Reivers
Fa'atonu Fili	Fly-half	(1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (aged 22)	2	Wellington
Terry Fanolua	Centre	(1974-07-03)3 July 1974 (aged 29)	22	Gloucester
Brian Lima	Centre	(1972-01-25)25 January 1972 (aged 31)	49	Secom Rugguts
Dale Rasmussen	Centre	(1977-07-05)5 July 1977 (aged 26)	2	Ponsonby RFC
Romi Ropati	Wing	(1976-06-20)20 June 1976 (aged 27)	0	Toyota Verblitz
Lome Fa'atau	Wing	(1975-10-23)23 October 1975 (aged 27)	13	Hurricanes
Ron Fanuatanu	Wing	(1982-07-07)7 July 1982 (aged 21)	1	Marist St. Joseph
Sailosi Tagicakibau	Wing	(1982-11-14)14 November 1982 (aged 20)	1	Papakura
Dominic Fe'aunati	Wing	(1978-06-14)14 June 1978 (aged 25)	0	Wellington
Earl Va'a	Fullback	(1972-05-01)1 May 1972 (aged 31)	24	Wellington

Uruguay

Head Coach: Diego Ormaechea

Lock Leonardo de Oliveira was replaced by José Viana on 24 September 2003, due to a back injury.^[4]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Diego Lamelas	Hooker	(1972-11-14)14 November 1972 (aged 30)	41	Asociación Alumni
Juan Andrés Pérez	Hooker	(1975-08-26)26 August 1975 (aged 28)	15	Old Boys
Eduardo Berruti	Prop	(1968-03-15)15 March 1968 (aged 35)	43	Old Christians Club
Pablo Lemoine	Prop	(1975-03-01)1 March 1975 (aged 28)	32	Stade Français
Juan Machado	Prop	(1973-07-23)23 July 1973 (aged 30)	25	Carrasco Polo Club
Rodrigo Sánchez	Prop	(1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 26)	40	Carrasco Polo Club
Guillermo Storace	Prop	(1974-03-20)20 March 1974 (aged 29)	33	Old Christians Club
Juan Álvarez	Lock	(1980-07-08)8 July 1980 (aged 23)	10	Carrasco Polo Club
Juan Alzueta	Lock	(1975-09-09)9 September 1975 (aged 28)	28	Trébol Paysandú
Juan Carlos Bado	Lock	(1973-12-29)29 December 1973 (aged 29)	41	Stade Français
Marcelo Gutierrez	Lock	(1977-08-10)10 August 1977 (aged 26)	17	Old Christians Club
Nicolas Brignoni	Flanker	(1976-09-03)3 September 1976 (aged 27)	34	L'Aquila
Ignacio Conti	Flanker	(1977-09-05)5 September 1977 (aged 26)	8	Carrasco Polo Club
Nicolas Grille	Flanker	(1974-12-13)13 December 1974 (aged 28)	38	Trébol Paysandú
Hernan Ponte	Flanker	(1981-01-02)2 January 1981 (aged 22)	15	Carrasco Polo Club
Rodrigo Capo Ortega	Number 8	(1980-12-08)8 December 1980 (aged 22)	20	Castres
Emiliano Caffera	Scrum-half	(1978-10-30)30 October 1978 (aged 24)	19	Club Champagnat
Juan Campomar	Scrum-half	(1982-03-10)10 March 1982 (aged 21)	4	Old Boys
Bernardo Amarillo	Fly-half	(1978-01-14)14 January 1978 (aged 25)	21	Carrasco Polo Club
Sebastián Aguirre	Fly-half	(1976-07-15)15 July 1976 (aged 27)	28	Carrasco Polo Club
Diego Aguirre (c)	Centre	(1974-09-23)23 September 1974 (aged 28)	46	Carrasco Polo Club
Joaquín de Freitas	Centre	(1978-04-21)21 April 1978 (aged 25)	17	Club Champagnat Rugby
Martín Mendaro	Centre	(1973-08-01)1 August 1973 (aged 30)	44	Carrasco Polo Club
Joaquin Pastore	Centre	(1981-12-08)8 December 1981 (aged 21)	7	Old Boys
Carlos Baldassari	Wing	(1979-03-15)15 March 1979 (aged 24)	2	Club Champagnat Rugby
Alfonso Cardoso	Wing	(1971-12-27)27 December 1971 (aged 31)	36	Old Boys
Emiliano Ibarra	Wing	(1974-03-10)10 March 1974 (aged 29)	22	Carrasco Polo Club
José Viana	Wing	(1977-09-02)2 September 1977 (aged 26)	12	Old Boys
Juan Menchaca	Fullback	(1977-07-23)23 July 1977 (aged 26)	28	Carrasco Polo Club
Diego Reyes	Fullback	(1980-09-24)24 September 1980 (aged 22)	5	Carrasco Polo Club

^[5]

Georgia

Head coach: Claude Saurel

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Akvsenti Giorgadze	Hooker	(1976-06-04)4 June 1976 (aged 27)	31	Rovigo
David Dadunashvili	Hooker	(1982-01-27)27 January 1982 (aged 21)	1	RC Nîmes
Aleko Margvelashvili	Prop	(1975-06-05)5 June 1975 (aged 28)	1	unknown
Soso Nikolaenko	Prop	(1975-05-18)18 May 1975 (aged 28)	11	unknown
Goderdzi Shvelidze	Prop	(1978-04-17)17 April 1978 (aged 25)	24	Béziers
Avto Kopaliani	Prop	(1982-06-13)13 June 1982 (aged 21)	1	US Montauban
Victor Didebulidze	Lock	(1971-11-04)4 November 1971 (aged 31)	28	RC Nîmes
Sergo Gujaraidze	Lock	(1979-08-23)23 August 1979 (aged 24)	0	unknown
Zurab Mtchedlishvili	Lock	(1971-10-22)22 October 1971 (aged 31)	32	SC Albi
Vano Nadiradze	Lock	(1972-02-23)23 February 1972 (aged 31)	32	unknown
David Bolgashvili	Flanker	(1979-09-19)19 September 1979 (aged 23)	20	unknown
Gia Labadze	Flanker	(1973-09-21)21 September 1973 (aged 29)	33	Toulon
George Tsiklauri	Flanker	(1981-09-09)9 September 1981 (aged 22)	0	unknown
Grégoire Yachvili	Flanker	(1977-05-30)30 May 1977 (aged 26)	9	Stade Bordelais
Giorgi Chkhaidze	Number 8	(1981-08-20)20 August 1981 (aged 22)	7	RC Massy
Ilia Zedginidze (c)	Number 8	(1977-05-30)30 May 1977 (aged 26)	9	Rovigo
Irakli Abuseridze	Scrum-half	(1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 25)	22	Aurillac
Irakli Modebadze	Scrum-half	(1979-11-22)22 November 1979 (aged 23)	1	unknown
Paliko Jimsheladze	Fly-half	(1975-07-08)8 July 1975 (aged 28)	38	Aurillac
Merab Kvirikashvili	Fly-half	(1983-12-27)27 December 1983 (aged 19)	3	Lelo Saracens
Otar Eloshvili	Centre	(1978-11-15)15 November 1978 (aged 24)	1	Compiègne
Irakli Giorgadze	Centre	(1982-12-17)17 December 1982 (aged 20)	7	Bourgoin
Vasil Katsadze	Centre	(1976-07-16)16 July 1976 (aged 27)	28	Grenoble
Tedo Zibzibadze	Centre	(1980-08-06)6 August 1980 (aged 23)	24	Gourdon XV
Archil Kavtarashvili	Wing	(1973-03-16)16 March 1973 (aged 30)	0	unknown
Badri Khekhelashvili	Wing	(1978-02-15)15 February 1978 (aged 25)	23	unknown
Gocha Khonelidze	Wing	(1976-02-02)2 February 1976 (aged 27)	1	unknown
Malkhaz Urjukashvili	Wing	(1980-09-24)24 September 1980 (aged 22)	28	Rugby Club Cannes Mandelieu
Irakli Machkhaneli	Fullback	(1976-07-16)16 July 1976 (aged 27)	28	RC Armazi Tbilisi
Bessik Khamashuridze	Fullback	(1977-08-14)14 August 1977 (aged 26)	29	Rugby Club Cannes Mandelieu

Pool D

New Zealand

Head coach: John Mitchell

¹ Ben Atiga replaced Ben Blair following a mid-tournament injury.^[6]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Corey Flynn	Hooker	(1981-01-05)5 January 1981 (aged 22)	0	Crusaders / Canterbury
Mark Hammett	Hooker	(1972-07-13)13 July 1972 (aged 31)	24	Crusaders / Canterbury
Keven Mealamu	Hooker	(1979-03-20)20 March 1979 (aged 24)	8	Blues / Auckland
Dave Hewett	Prop	(1971-07-14)14 July 1971 (aged 32)	16	Crusaders / Canterbury
Carl Hoeft	Prop	(1974-11-13)13 November 1974 (aged 28)	28	Highlanders / Otago
Kees Meeuws	Prop	(1974-07-26)26 July 1974 (aged 29)	29	Blues / Auckland
Greg Somerville	Prop	(1977-11-28)28 November 1977 (aged 25)	28	Crusaders / Canterbury
Chris Jack	Lock	(1978-09-05)5 September 1978 (aged 25)	20	Crusaders / Canterbury
Brad Thorn	Lock	(1975-02-03)3 February 1975 (aged 28)	5	Crusaders / Canterbury
Ali Williams	Lock	(1981-04-30)30 April 1981 (aged 22)	10	Blues / Auckland
Daniel Braid	Flanker	(1981-02-23)23 February 1981 (aged 22)	1	Blues / Auckland
Marty Holah	Flanker	(1978-09-10)10 September 1978 (aged 25)	17	Chiefs / Waikato
Richie McCaw	Flanker	(1980-12-31)31 December 1980 (aged 22)	14	Crusaders / Canterbury
Reuben Thorne (c)	Flanker	(1975-01-02)2 January 1975 (aged 28)	34	Crusaders / Canterbury
Jerry Collins	Flanker	(1980-11-04)4 November 1980 (aged 22)	8	Hurricanes / Wellington
Rodney So'oialo	Number 8	(1979-10-03)3 October 1979 (aged 24)	3	Hurricanes / Wellington
Steve Devine	Scrum-half	(1976-12-21)21 December 1976 (aged 26)	8	Blues / Auckland
Byron Kelleher	Scrum-half	(1976-12-03)3 December 1976 (aged 26)	24	Highlanders / Otago
Justin Marshall	Scrum-half	(1973-08-05)5 August 1973 (aged 30)	65	Crusaders / Canterbury
Dan Carter	Fly-half	(1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 21)	3	Crusaders / Canterbury
Carlos Spencer	Fly-half	(1975-10-14)14 October 1975 (aged 27)	22	Blues / Auckland
Leon MacDonald	Fly-half	(1977-12-21)21 December 1977 (aged 25)	19	Crusaders / Canterbury
Aaron Mauger	Centre	(1980-11-29)29 November 1980 (aged 22)	15	Crusaders / Canterbury
Ben Atiga¹	Centre	(1983-05-05)5 May 1983 (aged 20)	0	Auckland
Tana Umaga	Centre	(1973-05-27)27 May 1973 (aged 30)	54	Hurricanes / Wellington
Ma'a Nonu	Centre	(1982-05-21)21 May 1982 (aged 21)	1	Hurricanes / Wellington
Caleb Ralph	Wing	(1977-09-10)10 September 1977 (aged 26)	10	Crusaders / Canterbury
Joe Rokocoko	Wing	(1983-06-06)6 June 1983 (aged 20)	7	Blues / Auckland
Doug Howlett	Wing	(1978-09-21)21 September 1978 (aged 25)	31	Blues / Auckland
Ben Blair	Fullback	(1979-03-26)26 March 1979 (aged 24)	4	Crusaders / Canterbury
Mils Muliaina	Fullback	(1980-07-30)30 July 1980 (aged 23)	7	Blues / Auckland

Wales

Head coach: Steve Hansen

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	(1983-06-11)11 June 1983 (aged 20)	2	Ospreys
Mefin Davies	Hooker	(1972-09-02)2 September 1972 (aged 31)	11	Celtic Warriors
Robin McBryde	Hooker	(1970-07-03)3 July 1970 (aged 33)	26	Scarlets
Paul James	Prop	(1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 21)	1	Ospreys
Gethin Jenkins	Prop	(1980-11-17)17 November 1980 (aged 22)	10	Celtic Warriors
Adam Jones	Prop	(1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 22)	2	Ospreys
Iestyn Thomas	Prop	(1976-12-15)15 December 1976 (aged 26)	25	Scarlets
Brent Cockbain	Lock	(1974-11-15)15 November 1974 (aged 28)	1	Celtic Warriors
Gareth Llewellyn	Lock	(1969-02-27)27 February 1969 (aged 34)	79	Ospreys
Robert Sidoli	Lock	(1979-06-21)21 June 1979 (aged 24)	13	Celtic Warriors
Chris Wyatt	Lock	(1973-06-10)10 June 1973 (aged 30)	36	Scarlets
Colin Charvis (c)	Loose forward	(1972-12-27)27 December 1972 (aged 30)	59	Tarbes
Dafydd Jones	Loose forward	(1979-06-24)24 June 1979 (aged 24)	10	Scarlets
Jonathan Thomas	Loose forward	(1982-12-27)27 December 1982 (aged 20)	4	Ospreys
Martyn Williams	Loose forward	(1975-09-01)1 September 1975 (aged 28)	36	Cardiff Blues
Alix Popham	Loose forward	(1979-10-17)17 October 1979 (aged 23)	4	Leeds Tykes
Gareth Cooper	Scrum-half	(1979-05-07)7 May 1979 (aged 24)	10	Celtic Warriors
Dwayne Peel	Scrum-half	(1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (aged 22)	21	Scarlets
Stephen Jones	Fly-half	(1977-12-08)8 December 1977 (aged 25)	31	Scarlets
Ceri Sweeney	Fly-half	(1980-01-21)21 January 1980 (aged 23)	5	Celtic Warriors
Iestyn Harris	Centre	(1976-06-25)25 June 1976 (aged 27)	17	Cardiff Blues
Sonny Parker	Centre	(1977-08-27)27 August 1977 (aged 26)	5	Celtic Warriors
Tom Shanklin	Centre	(1979-11-24)24 November 1979 (aged 23)	15	Cardiff Blues
Mark Taylor	Centre	(1973-02-27)27 February 1973 (aged 30)	40	Scarlets
Mark Jones	Wing	(1979-11-07)7 November 1979 (aged 23)	12	Scarlets
Gareth Thomas	Wing	(1974-07-25)25 July 1974 (aged 29)	68	Celtic Warriors
Kevin Morgan	Wing	(1977-02-23)23 February 1977 (aged 26)	24	Celtic Warriors
Shane Williams	Wing	(1977-02-26)26 February 1977 (aged 26)	11	Ospreys
Garan Evans	Fullback	(1973-02-16)16 February 1973 (aged 30)	3	Scarlets
Rhys Williams	Fullback	(1980-02-23)23 February 1980 (aged 23)	30	Cardiff Blues

Italy

Head coach: John Kirwan

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	(1980-06-20)20 June 1980 (aged 23)	8	Parma
Fabio Ongaro	Hooker	(1977-09-23)23 September 1977 (aged 26)	12	Benetton Treviso
Martin Castrogiovanni	Prop	(1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (aged 21)	11	Calvisano
Andrea Lo Cicero	Prop	(1976-05-07)7 May 1976 (aged 27)	26	Toulouse
Ramiro Martínez	Prop	(1970-10-23)23 October 1970 (aged 32)	9	Benetton Treviso
Salvatore Perugini	Prop	(1978-03-06)6 March 1978 (aged 25)	15	Calvisano
Cristian Bezzi	Lock	(1975-05-13)13 May 1975 (aged 28)	6	Viadana
Marco Bortolami	Lock	(1980-06-12)12 June 1980 (aged 23)	20	Petrarca
Carlo Checchinato	Lock	(1970-08-30)30 August 1970 (aged 33)	76	Benetton Treviso
Santiago Dellapè	Lock	(1978-05-09)9 May 1978 (aged 25)	11	Benetton Treviso
Andrea Benatti	Flanker	(1979-11-08)8 November 1979 (aged 23)	4	Aironi
Mauro Bergamasco	Flanker	(1979-05-01)1 May 1979 (aged 24)	32	Stade Français
Andrea de Rossi	Flanker	(1972-08-07)7 August 1972 (aged 31)	25	Calvisano
Scott Palmer	Flanker	(1977-11-10)10 November 1977 (aged 25)	7	Benetton Treviso
Aaron Persico	Flanker	(1978-03-29)29 March 1978 (aged 25)	33	Leeds Tykes
Sergio Parisse	Number 8	(1983-09-12)12 September 1983 (aged 20)	8	Benetton Treviso
Matthew Phillips	Number 8	(1975-04-10)10 April 1975 (aged 28)	12	Viadana
Matteo Mazzantini	Scrum-half	(1976-10-24)24 October 1976 (aged 26)	7	Viadana
Alessandro Troncon (c)	Scrum-half	(1973-09-06)6 September 1973 (aged 30)	79	Benetton Treviso
Francesco Mazzariol	Fly-half	(1975-03-01)1 March 1975 (aged 28)	29	Benetton Treviso
Rima Wakarua	Fly-half	(1976-03-23)23 March 1976 (aged 27)	0	Rugby Leonessa 1928
Matteo Barbini	Centre	(1982-06-08)8 June 1982 (aged 21)	5	Benetton Treviso
Manuel Dallan	Centre	(1976-10-15)15 October 1976 (aged 26)	13	Venezia
Cristian Stoica	Centre	(1976-08-01)1 August 1976 (aged 27)	52	Montpellier
Gonzalo Canale	Centre	(1982-11-01)1 November 1982 (aged 20)	2	Benetton Treviso
Denis Dallan	Wing	(1978-03-04)4 March 1978 (aged 25)	30	Benetton Treviso
Nicola Mazzucato	Wing	(1975-10-27)27 October 1975 (aged 27)	29	Calvisano
Mirco Bergamasco	Wing	(1983-02-23)23 February 1983 (aged 20)	12	Stade Français
Gert Peens	Fullback	(1974-03-22)22 March 1974 (aged 29)	14	L'Aquila
Andrea Masi	Fullback	(1981-03-30)30 March 1981 (aged 22)	6	Viadana

Canada

Head coach: David Clark

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Aaron Abrams	Hooker	(1979-07-09)9 July 1979 (aged 24)	1	Castaway Wanderers
Mark Lawson	Hooker	(1980-03-17)17 March 1980 (aged 23)	13	Victoria Vikes
Garth Cooke	Prop	(1977-04-18)18 April 1977 (aged 26)	11	Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne
Rod Snow	Prop	(1970-05-01)1 May 1970 (aged 33)	50	Dragons
Jon Thiel	Prop	(1975-05-31)31 May 1975 (aged 28)	34	Scarlets
Kevin Tkachuk	Prop	(1976-09-11)11 September 1976 (aged 27)	20	Pertemps Bees
Jamie Cudmore	Lock	(1978-09-06)6 September 1978 (aged 25)	6	Llandovery
Mike James	Lock	(1973-07-21)21 July 1973 (aged 30)	47	Stade Français
Ed Knaggs	Lock	(1973-07-20)20 July 1973 (aged 30)	18	Castaway Wanderers
Colin Yukes	Lock	(1979-10-23)23 October 1979 (aged 23)	13	Agen
Jim Douglas	Flanker	(1977-03-07)7 March 1977 (aged 26)	5	UBC Old Boys Ravens
Adam van Staveren	Flanker	(1975-09-28)28 September 1975 (aged 28)	17	Bayside Sharks
Ryan Banks	Flanker	(1972-02-02)2 February 1972 (aged 31)	34	Burnaby Lake Rugby Club
Al Charron (c)	Flanker	(1966-06-27)27 June 1966 (aged 37)	73	Pau
Jeff Reid	Number 8	(1974-08-15)15 August 1974 (aged 29)	3	Eastwood Rugby Club
Josh Jackson	Number 8	(1980-10-02)2 October 1980 (aged 23)	3	Castaway Wanderers
Ed Fairhurst	Scrum-half	(1979-05-07)7 May 1979 (aged 24)	13	Castaway Wanderers
Morgan Williams	Scrum-half	(1976-04-17)17 April 1976 (aged 27)	31	Saracens
Jared Barker	Fly-half	(1975-01-10)10 January 1975 (aged 28)	12	Saracens
Bobby Ross	Fly-half	(1969-08-29)29 August 1969 (aged 34)	56	James Bay Athletic Association
John Cannon	Centre	(1980-08-18)18 August 1980 (aged 23)	21	Doncaster Knights
Nik Witkowski	Centre	(1976-06-02)2 June 1976 (aged 27)	28	Coventry
Marco Di Girolamo	Centre	(1977-05-09)9 May 1977 (aged 26)	13	James Bay Athletic Association
Ryan Smith	Centre	(1979-09-13)13 September 1979 (aged 24)	6	Brampton Beavers
Dave Lougheed	Wing	(1968-04-11)11 April 1968 (aged 35)	32	Balmy Beach
Matt King	Wing	(1980-04-07)7 April 1980 (aged 23)	4	Balmy Beach
Sean Fauth	Wing	(1975-02-08)8 February 1975 (aged 28)	27	Castaway Wanderers
Winston Stanley	Wing	(1974-07-17)17 July 1974 (aged 29)	63	Leeds Tykes
James Pritchard	Fullback	(1979-07-21)21 July 1979 (aged 24)	5	Bedford Blues
Quentin Fyffe	Fullback	(1972-02-15)15 February 1972 (aged 31)	2	James Bay Athletic Association

Tonga

Head coach: Jim Love

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Viliami Maʻasi	Hooker	(1975-07-31)31 July 1975 (aged 28)	18	Penzance
Ephraim Taukafa	Hooker	(1976-06-26)26 June 1976 (aged 27)	8	North Harbour
Heamani Lavaka	Prop	(1969-01-10)10 January 1969 (aged 34)	11	Eastern Suburbs
Tonga Leaʻaetoa	Prop	(1977-03-04)4 March 1977 (aged 26)	6	Northern Suburbs
Kisi Pulu	Prop	(1978-01-31)31 January 1978 (aged 25)	7	Auckland
Kafalosi Tonga	Prop	(1975-04-30)30 April 1975 (aged 28)	1	none
Sione Tuʻamoheloa	Prop	(1980-08-20)20 August 1980 (aged 23)	2	North Harbour
Milton Ngauamo	Lock	(1976-05-25)25 May 1976 (aged 27)	7	Wellington
Viliami Vaki	Lock	(1976-04-27)27 April 1976 (aged 27)	16	Parma
Inoke Afeaki (c)	Lock	(1973-07-12)12 July 1973 (aged 30)	16	Secom Rugguts
Benhur Kivalu	Lock	(1972-09-02)2 September 1972 (aged 31)	30	Kintetsu Liners
Stanley Afeaki	Flanker	(1978-11-12)12 November 1978 (aged 24)	10	Auckland
Ipolito Fenukitau	Flanker	(1972-07-22)22 July 1972 (aged 31)	14	Ricoh Black Rams
Edward Langi	Flanker	(1978-11-12)12 November 1978 (aged 24)	0	none
Usaia Latu	Flanker	(1978-01-21)21 January 1978 (aged 25)	8	Northern Suburbs
Nisifolo Naufahu	Number 8	(1977-10-30)30 October 1977 (aged 25)	14	Northland
Sililo Martens	Scrum-half	(1977-04-27)27 April 1977 (aged 26)	23	Bridgend Ravens
Tony Alatini	Scrum-half	(1974-08-21)21 August 1974 (aged 29)	8	Blackwood
David Palu	Scrum-half	(1981-11-06)6 November 1981 (aged 21)	7	Horowhenua-Kapiti
Pierre Hola	Fly-half	(1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 25)	16	Kobe Steel
Suka Hufanga	Centre	(1982-06-18)18 June 1982 (aged 21)	1	Vaini
Gus Leger	Centre	(1974-10-12)12 October 1974 (aged 28)	12	Counties Manukau
Johnny Ngauamo	Centre	(1969-07-20)20 July 1969 (aged 34)	4	Clermont
John Payne	Centre	(1980-02-01)1 February 1980 (aged 23)	7	Manly
Tevita Tuʻifua	Wing	(1975-10-15)15 October 1975 (aged 27)	1	Auckland
Pila Fifita	Wing	(1975-06-13)13 June 1975 (aged 28)	0	North Otago
Sione Fonua	Wing	(1980-08-19)19 August 1980 (aged 23)	2	Auckland
Sila Vaʻenuku	Wing	(1978-07-21)21 July 1978 (aged 25)	1	Toa-ko-Ma'afu
Sateki Tuipulotu	Fullback	(1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 32)	18	Worcester Warriors
Lisiate Ulufonua	Fullback	(1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 32)	4	Lavengamalie

References

^ "France call for Privat". BBC Sport. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "Woodward announces World Cup squad". ESPN.co.uk. 7 September 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^ "Grewcock out of World Cup". BBC Sport. 3 November 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
^ Uruguay lose back, BBC Sport, 24 September 2003
^ Uruguay National Team Squad
^ "Tournament over for All Black Blair". ESPN. 19 October 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

External links

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[1] "France call for Privat". BBC Sport. 10 November 2003. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[2] "Woodward announces World Cup squad". ESPN.co.uk. 7 September 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[3] "Grewcock out of World Cup". BBC Sport. 3 November 2003. Retrieved 18 August 2019.

[4] Uruguay lose back, BBC Sport, 24 September 2003

[5] Uruguay National Team Squad

[6] "Tournament over for All Black Blair". ESPN. 19 October 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

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