1991 Women's Rugby World Cup squads

Main article: 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup

1991 Rugby World Cup Squads

Cwpan Rygbi'r Byd 1991 i Ferched
Tournament details
Host nation	1991 Rugby World Cup Squads
Dates	6 April – 14 April
No. of nations	12
1994 →

This article lists the official squads for the 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales.

Pool 1

New Zealand

• Head Coach: Laurie O’Reilly

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Jacquileen Apiata	Fly-half	(1966-06-10)10 June 1966 (aged 24)
Miriama Baker	Fly-half	(1962-09-01)1 September 1962 (aged 28)
Shona Ballinger	Lock	(1970-06-14)14 June 1970 (aged 20)
Lesley Brett	Wing	(1968-03-15)15 March 1968 (aged 23)
Debbie Chase [1]	Centre	(1966-07-29)29 July 1966 (aged 24)
Donna Ewe	Prop	(1964-10-14)14 October 1964 (aged 26)
Maree Fitzgibbon	Number 8	(1966-12-04)4 December 1966 (aged 24)
Amanda Ford	Flanker	(1970-07-25)25 July 1970 (aged 20)
Deborah Ford	Scrum-half	(1965-02-05)5 February 1965 (aged 26)
Seuga Frost	Wing	(1966-07-19)19 July 1966 (aged 24)
Susan Garden	Wing	(1961-12-02)2 December 1961 (aged 29)
Nicola Inwood	Hooker	(1970-01-24)24 January 1970 (aged 21)
Neroli Knight	Fly-half	(1974-09-13)13 September 1974 (aged 16)
Tracy Lemon	Hooker	(1970-01-01)1 January 1970 (aged 21)
Helen Littleworth	Loose forward	(1966-04-23)23 April 1966 (aged 24)
Helen Mahon [1]	Wing	(1968-04-15)15 April 1968 (aged 22)
Elsie Paitai	Fly-half	(1963-02-20)20 February 1963 (aged 28)
Ericka Rere	Prop	(1963-02-08)8 February 1963 (aged 28)
Anna Richards [1]	Scrum-half	(1964-12-03)3 December 1964 (aged 26)	37
Christine Rodd	Loose forward	(1959-10-31)31 October 1959 (aged 31)
Christine Ross [1]	Fullback	(1964-07-24)24 July 1964 (aged 26)
Nina Sio	Flanker	(1963-10-21)21 October 1963 (aged 27)
Kimi Tiriamai	Lock	(1964-12-05)5 December 1964 (aged 26)
Natasha Wong	Wing	(1967-11-13)13 November 1967 (aged 23)
Carol Hayes	Prop	(1970-12-31)31 December 1970 (aged 20)
Geri Paul	Loose forward	(1965-09-09)9 September 1965 (aged 25)

^[2]

Canada

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Judi Chalmer	??	(1966-11-08)8 November 1966 (aged 24)		Vancouver [3]
Corinne Enns	??	(1963-10-15)15 October 1963 (aged 27)		[4]
Tina Fuchs	??	(1964-04-23)23 April 1964 (aged 26)		Prince Rupert [3]
Valerie Gompf	??
Micheline Green	??	(1969-02-25)25 February 1969 (aged 22)
Karine Haimovici	??	(1968-04-02)2 April 1968 (aged 23)
Ruth Hellerud-Brown (c)	Flanker	(1957-09-22)22 September 1957 (aged 33)	11	Vancouver [3] (c)
Susan Johnsen	??	(1960-10-16)16 October 1960 (aged 30)
Shelaine Kozakavich	??	(1963-09-27)27 September 1963 (aged 27)
Brenda McKenzie	??	(1962-02-25)25 February 1962 (aged 29)
Sandra Muller	??	(1965-01-28)28 January 1965 (aged 26)		Ajax Wanders [5]
Patti Pare	??	(1965-09-15)15 September 1965 (aged 25)
Arlette Peterson	??	(1960-04-04)4 April 1960 (aged 31)
Denise Petryk	??	(1966-07-14)14 July 1966 (aged 24)		Renegades/Calgary [6]
Joanne Reinbold	??	(1958-05-14)14 May 1958 (aged 32)
Helen Russell	Hooker	(1964-11-06)6 November 1964 (aged 26)	10	Ajax Wanders [5] [7]
Jill Shapland	??	(1967-01-31)31 January 1967 (aged 24)		Abbotsford [3]
Annette Shiels	??	(1969-04-30)30 April 1969 (aged 21)		Ajax Wanders [5]
Corinne Skrobot	??	(1961-11-08)8 November 1961 (aged 29)
Anne Stephen	??	(1963-10-01)1 October 1963 (aged 27)		Renegades/Calgary [6]
Valerie Swift	??	(1965-01-07)7 January 1965 (aged 26)
Susan Tokariuk	??	(1962-04-10)10 April 1962 (aged 28)
Liz Whalley	??	2 (1965-12-22)22 December 1965 (aged 25)
Stephanie White (c)	??	(1961-08-13)13 August 1961 (aged 29)	17	Renegades/Calgary [6] (c)

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Wales

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Amanda Bennett	Centre	(1964-07-24)24 July 1964 (aged 26)
Ceri Bevan	??	(1967-10-13)13 October 1967 (aged 23)
Marie Bowen	??	(1964-12-27)27 December 1964 (aged 26)
Lesley Brooks	??	(1966-01-26)26 January 1966 (aged 25)
Liza Jane Burgess	Number 8	(1964-03-24)24 March 1964 (aged 27)
Susan Butler	??	(1962-06-10)10 June 1962 (aged 28)
Helen Carey	??	(1964-01-21)21 January 1964 (aged 27)
Belinda Davies	??	(1962-02-10)10 February 1962 (aged 29)
Enid Davies	??	(1961-09-20)20 September 1961 (aged 29)
Heather Devine	??	(1967-04-07)7 April 1967 (aged 23)
Kate Eaves	Lock	(1968-05-06)6 May 1968 (aged 22)
Bess Evans	Hooker	(1966-09-03)3 September 1966 (aged 24)
Bethan Evans	??	(1968-06-17)17 June 1968 (aged 22)
Philippa Evans	??	(1968-07-23)23 July 1968 (aged 22)
Paula George	??	(1968-10-20)20 October 1968 (aged 22)
Sue Glavin	??	(1967-04-28)28 April 1967 (aged 23)
Eirlys Jones	??	(1970-03-12)12 March 1970 (aged 21)
Eirlys Ladd	??	(1963-01-27)27 January 1963 (aged 28)
Jacqueline Morgan	??	(1964-09-27)27 September 1964 (aged 26)
Sara Morgan	??	(1969-01-20)20 January 1969 (aged 22)
Sandra Phillips	??	(1975-05-04)4 May 1975 (aged 15)
Carol Thomas	??	(1965-12-24)24 December 1965 (aged 25)
Julie Thomas	??	(1960-07-11)11 July 1960 (aged 30)
Ann Williams	??	(1963-10-24)24 October 1963 (aged 27)
Melonie Williams	??	(1966-10-02)2 October 1966 (aged 24)
Beccy Wyatt	??	(1958-10-17)17 October 1958 (aged 32)

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Pool 2

France

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Christelle Alaphilipe	??
Nathalie Amiel	Centre	(1970-11-04)4 November 1970 (aged 20)
Nathalie Bertrank	??	(1968-05-05)5 May 1968 (aged 22)		AS Romagnat
Viviane Bonnastre	??
Myriam Cargnelutti	??
Annoik Chavernac	??
Juliette Dal Barco	??			Saint-Orens rugby féminin
Anne Dubetier	??
Anne Dupont	Lock	(1967-01-29)29 January 1967 (aged 24)		RC Chilly-Mazarin
Annette Fenoll	??
Nathalie Francoise	??			RC Chilly-Mazarin
Monique Fraysse	??
Anne Gille	??
Sylvia Girard	??
Marie Gracieux	??
Annick Hayraud	??	(1967-09-09)9 September 1967 (aged 23)
Christelle Henry	??
Christine Lavigne	??
Valerie Lenoir	??			RC Chilly-Mazarin
Marie Mathy	??
Christine Minelli	??
Delphine Roussel	??	(1966-06-06)6 June 1966 (aged 24)
Fabienne Saudin	??
Valerie Sorbier	??			RC Chilly-Mazarin
Sylvie Putin	??

^[11]

Sweden

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Britt Ahlstrom	??	16 August 1964
Maria Anderson	??	05 September 1966
Monika Asp	??	16 February 1970
Ann Bengtzen	??	2 January 1965
Pia Berg	??	5 November 1967
Birgitta Bjorklund	??	23 September 1966
Ann Bengtzen	??	2 January 1965
Pia Berg	??	5 November 1967
Birgitta Bjorklund	??	23 September 1966
Ulrika Blumenberg	??	22 January 1965
Jennie Bohlin	??	29 July 1970
Britt Fogelstrom	??	2 May 1965
Erika Frayssinet	??	23 May 1966
Catharina Hakansson	??	13 July 1966
Susanna Jaensson	??	20 November 1967
Maria Jaki	??	7 March 1968
Nina Jaki	??	30 July 1969
Jane Jaraker	??	27 September 1968
Elizabeth Kaptein	??	29 July 1967
Cecilia Karlsson	??	10 February 1964
Anna-Karin Linusson	??	12 February 1965
Katarina Olofsson	??	27 April 1966
Charlotte Olsson	??	4 October 1966
Jennie Palm	??	11 July 1968
Asa Ray	??	27 May 1964
Maria Spang	??	23 November 1968
Ulrika Sterner	??	12 July 1965
Christina Svensson	??	27 April 1966
Etelka Varga	??	31 December 1963
Jennie Öhman	Prop	29 July 1970		NRK Troján

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Japan

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Yukiko Dazai	??	11 December 1959
Masako Doi	??	1 August 1964
Junko Fukushima	??	9 June 1969
Hiroko Honma	??	22 June 1964
Hiroko Ishida	??	26 May 1965
Michiko Ishida	??	17 May 1968
Ikuyo Kimura	??	3 April 1963
Noriko Kishida	??
Ayako Masuoka	??	15 January 1962
Miki Mikami	??	24 February 1958
Keiko Murai	??	9 January 1964
Sakae Ooshima	??	3 November 1959
Noriko Saito	??	13 June 1967
Miwako Sato	??	7 September 1964
Meiko Shimura	??	17 February 1959
Emiko Shiozaki	??	9 April 1960
Terumi Sugai	??	13 August 1966
Ayako Tamaoki	??	21 October 1963
Mitsuko Tanaka	??	25 May 1947
Naoko Tazaki	??	24 December 1961
Ami Tsuchiya	??	3 August 1972
Etsuko Utsumi	??	5 May 1970
Shihiko Watanabe	??	3 March 1960
Miyoko Yamashita	??	30 March 1966
Tetsuko Yasuda	??	11 October 1962

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Pool 3

United States

• Head coach: Kevin O'Brien
• Coach: Chris Leach
• Women's Chair: Jami Jordan

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Ann Barford	Centre			Rutgers Renegades RFC
Barbara Bond (c)	Number 8	(1962-08-09)9 August 1962 (aged 28)		Reed College [14]
Tam Breckenridge	Lock	(1958-10-01)1 October 1958 (aged 32)		Belmont Shore club [15]
Patty Connell	Scrum-half			Beantown RFC
Jen Crawford	Centre	(1970-07-25)25 July 1970 (aged 20)
Mary Dixey	Fly-half	(1961-02-25)25 February 1961 (aged 30)		Beantown RFC
Colleen Fahey	Prop			Florida State WRFC
Tara Flanagan	Lock	(1963-10-18)18 October 1963 (aged 27)		Belmont Shore club [15]
Annie Flavin	Prop	(1961-07-20)20 July 1961 (aged 29)		Beantown RFC
Kathleen Flores	Number 8	(1955-02-07)7 February 1955 (aged 36)		Florida State WRFC
Barb Fugate	Scrum-half
Claire Godwin	Flanker			Florida State WRFC
Chris Harju	Fly-half	(1957-05-20)20 May 1957 (aged 33)
Tracy Henderson	Centre
Jennifer Hertz	Prop	(1964-11-08)8 November 1964 (aged 26)
Elise Huffer	Centre
Sheri Hunt	Flanker
Patricia Marie Jervey	Centre	(1964-03-29)29 March 1964 (aged 27)		Florida State WRFC
Kris Kany	Flanker
Cassie Law	Flanker			Bay Area SheHawks
Krista McFarren	Wing	(1961-04-15)15 April 1961 (aged 29)
Joan Morrissey	Centre			Beantown RFC
Sandy Meredith	Wing	(1962-07-15)15 July 1962 (aged 28)
Andrea Morrell	Lock
Candice Maria Orsini	Centre	(1956-12-09)9 December 1956 (aged 34)		Florida State WRFC
Jan Rutkowski	Lock	(1955-06-27)27 June 1955 (aged 35)		Beantown RFC
Cathy Seabaugh	Flanker
Maryanne Sorenson	Prop	(1956-10-11)11 October 1956 (aged 34)
Mary Gail Sullivan (c)	Fullback	(1952-01-06)6 January 1952 (aged 39)
Val Sullivan	Hooker	(1963-08-17)17 August 1963 (aged 27)		Florida State WRFC
Julie Thompson	Hooker	(1958-04-14)14 April 1958 (aged 32)
Morgan Whitehead	Flanker

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Netherlands

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Yvonne Bouman	??	15 February 1964
Cecile De Klein	??	7 April 1962
Antoninette Geerts	??	30 August 1961
Sofi Hermsen	??	16 July 1963
Margaretha Hibma	??	24 December 1969
Ineke Hoefenagel	??	14 November 1961
Elly Hoogfeld	??	16 December 1964
Renate Inez	??	4 August 1968
Yeke Pasman	??	11 March 1966
Nel Roeleveld	??	27 January 1959
Mariette Schmutzer	??	25 February 1966
Catharina Slats	??	27 October 1967
Annelies Sleutel	??	20 July 1963
Cindy Steneres	??	6 February 1967
Beatrice Terpstra	??	30 August 1965
Jeanette Toxopeus	??	21 April 1964
Helena Van Mens	??	2 May 1965
Ann-Mieke Van Waveren	??	9 November 1964
Ploni Veenendaal	??	19 March 1966
Sanne Veltkamp	??	10 January 1966
Franci Weyts	??	14 May 1969

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Soviet Union

Coach: Vladimir Kobsev ^[20]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Tatiana Albitova	??
Valentina Andreyeva	??
Olgo Antonova	??
Tatiana Belyakova	??
Anna Borisova	??
Burlakova	??
Victoria Kochetova	??
Olga Kutuzova	??
Svetlana Kuzina	??
Maria Lenskaya	??
Larisa Masalova	??
Roz-Mery-Krosby Mochia	??
Irina Mukhanova	??
Rimma Petlevannaya	??
Natalia Prikohodko	??
Yelena Shavrova	??
Yelena Soboleva	??
Yelena Tatarnikova	??
Marina Trefilenkova	??
Marina Vinnikova	??
Larisa Zakharova	??
Natalia Zvyagina	??

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Pool 4

England

Coach: Steve Dowling ^[22] Coach: Steve Peters Coach: Simon Crabb

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Karen Almond (c) [23]	Fly-half	18 December 1962	22	Wasps
Val Blackett	Wing		6	Clifton
Gill Burns	Number 8	12 July 1964	24	Waterloo
Jenny Chambers	Lock	28 August 1962	8	Richmond
Sally Cockerill	Flanker	5 May 1962	6	Newport
Jacquie Edwards	Centre	6 September 1968	12	Blackheath
Maxine Patricia Edwards	Flanker	28 July 1966	4	Blackheath
Sandy Ewing	Prop	9 June 1960	18	Wasps
Deborah Francis	Wing	1 May 1964	12	Richmond
Helen Harding	Scrum-half	4 May 1971	3	Wasps
Patricia O'Brian	Centre	15 March 1960	6	Richmond
Carol Isherwood	Flanker	27 July 1961	8	Richmond
Jane Mangham	Prop	18 March 1963	17	Waterloo
Emma Mitchell	Scrum-half	13 April 1966	21	Saracens
Jane Mitchell	Fullback	13 April 1966	18	Saracens
Nicola Jane Ponsford	Hooker	6 October 1967	14	Clifton
Giselle Mather	Fly-half	19 April 1966	14	Richmond
Sam Robson	Centre	28 June 1963	11	Wasps
Janis Ross	Flanker	7 June 1962	22	Saracens
Cheryl Stennett	Wing	1 October 1962	20	Wasps
Heather Stirrup	Lock	22 June 1963	23	Wasps
Sue Dorrington [23]	Hooker	10 June 1958	12	Richmond
Jayne Watts	Prop	28 February 1961	12	Richmond
Sarah Wenn	Lock	4 November 1965	23	Clifton
Claire Vyvyan	Fullback	19 March 1965	18	Wasps

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Italy

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Anna Basile	??	15 December 1957
Martina Bettella	??	18 October 1964
Cristina Boncilli	??	15 July 1964
Federica Bortolato	??	6 October 1966
Marta Breda	??	25 May 1962
Paola Brigato	??	26 March 1966
Beatrice Brocca	??	2 February 1972
Antonella Castellano	??	23 November 1962
Wilma Castellari	??	11 October 1962
Adelina Corbanese	??	28 March 1966
Teresa Fregola	??	3 October 1963
Marzia Ghibardini	??	17 September 1963
Manuela Grifolato	??	19 February 1965
Sonia Lai	??	29 May 1970
Silvia Lolli	??	11 September 1962
Sabrina Melis	??	5 April 1970
Erika Morri	??	24 April 1971
Lorena Nave	??	5 December 1963
Carla Negri	??	10 November 1964
Mafalda Palla	??	19 September 1955
Stefania Scaldaferro	??	21 December 1965
Roberta Segantini	??	8 April 1966
Flavia Sferragatta	??	4 September 1974
Sedra Tartagni	??	22 August 1964
Michela Tondinelli	??	15 January 1972
Maria Cristina Tonna	??	12 July 1969

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Spain

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Arantaxa Arana Carcamo	??
Raquel Arranz Munoz	??
Ana Ayerra Poyal	??
Matilde Fernandez Rico	??
Monserrat Hernandez Ibanez	??
Beatriz Jimenez Lopez	??	(1970-07-20)20 July 1970 (aged 20)
Eloisa Lorante Catalan	??
Paloma Loza	??	(1965-05-11)11 May 1965 (aged 25)
Maria Jose Maiquez Orenes	??
Judit Martinez	??
Mariana Marxuach	??
Susana Monclus Twomey	??	(1967-07-04)4 July 1967 (aged 23)
Maria Jose Moyano Tost	??
Maria Dolores Moyano Tost	??
Paloma Pena Fernandez	??
Isabel Perez Garrido	??
Rocio Ramon Pardo	??
Mariola Rus Rufino	??	(1969-05-15)15 May 1969 (aged 21)
Lidia Saez Cami	??
Lourdez Tendero Granda	??
Mercedes Vega Munoz	??
Rosi Vega Munoz	??
Nancy Rebecca Villarroya	??	(1969-02-15)15 February 1969 (aged 22)
Alicia Yubero Malva	??
Montse Martin Horcajo	??

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