2006 Women's Rugby World Cup squads

Main article: 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup

2006 Rugby World Cup Squads

Tournament details
Host nation	2006 Rugby World Cup Squads
Dates	31 August – 17 September
No. of nations	12
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This article lists the official squads for the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Pool A

  New Zealand

• Coach: Jed Rowlands
• Assistant coach: Dale Atkins

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Victoria Blackledge	Wing	26 August 1982		Auckland
Monalisa Codling	Second row	20 April 1977		Auckland
Exia Edwards	Centre	12 November 1975		Bay of Plenty
Fiao’o Fa’amausili	Hooker	30 September 1980		Auckland
Victoria Heighway	Second row	28 November 1980		Auckland
Rebecca Hull	Fly-half	25 August 1983		Hawke’s Bay
Linda Itunu	Number 8	21 November 1984		Auckland
Emma Jensen	Scrum-half	25 November 1977		Auckland
Rachel Makata	Second row	10 July 1974		Auckland
Beth Mallard	Prop	5 August 1981		Otago
Diane Maliukaetau	Prop	12 September 1986		Auckland
Rochelle Martin	Number 8	28 March 1973		Auckland
Huriana Manuel	Centre	8 August 1986		Auckland
Amiria Marsh	Wing	17 May 1983		Canterbury
Stephanie Mortimer	Wing	2 October 1981		Canterbury
Hannah Myers	Centre	28 September 1979		Auckland
Mel Ngatai	Prop	26 June 1976		Hawke’s Bay
Farah Palmer (c)	Hooker	27 November 1972		Manawatu (c)
Anna Richards	Fly-half	3 December 1964		Auckland
Claire Richardson	Wing	2 April 1984		Otago
Casey Robertson	Prop	24 February 1981		Canterbury
Melissa Ruscoe	Second row	15 December 1976		Canterbury
Kimberley Smith	Second row	21 August 1985		Canterbury
Waimania Teddy	Scrum-half	13 February 1979		Auckland
Amy Williams	Wing	15 December 1986		Hawke’s Bay
Shannon Willoughby	Second row	15 January 1982		Otago

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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
Carreras	Prop
Gonzalez	Hooker
Otxoa	Prop
Garcia	Second row
Perez	Second row
Estanol	Flanker
Masdeu	Flanker
Aigneren	Number 8
Rodriguez(c)	Scrum-half			(c)
Etxegibel	Fly-half
Obregozo	Wing
Roca	Centre
Lasa	Centre
Socias	Wing
Poza	Fullback
Sequedo	??
Fernandez de Arroyabe	??
Bailan	??
Pla	??
Moreno	??
Garcia	??
Ramos	??
Porras	Second row
De Swert	Wing
Masdeu	??

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  Kazakhstan

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Radzevil	Prop
Sarsenbayeva	Hooker
Chuprikova	Prop
Rudoy	Second row
Karatygina	Second row
Mustafina	Flanker
Tugambeokva	Flanker
Yakovleva	Number 8
Khamova	Scrum-half
Tur	Fly-half
Amossova	Wing
Amrayeva	Centre
Nezbudey	Centre
Essembekova	Wing
Svetlana Klyuchnikova (c)	Fullback			(c)
Mussabayeva	??
Nikulich	??
Kalen	??
Amandossova	??
Balashova	??
Duzelbayeva	??
Vagapova	??

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Pool B

  England

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Margaret Alphonsi	Flanker	20 December 1983		Saracens
Karen Andrew	Fly-half	14 April 1976		Saracens
Charlotte Barras	Fullback	26 January 1982		Lichfield
Shannon Baker	Flanker	30 January 1980		Richmond
Rachael Burford	Centre	19 August 1986		Henle
Rochelle Clark	Prop	29 May 1981		Henley
Helen Clayton	Flanker	17 June 1971		Saracens
Nicola Crawford	Wing	20 November 1971		Worcester
Susan Day	Centre	29 October 1972		Wasps
Amy Garnett	Hooker	31 March 1976		Saracens
Vanessa Gray	Prop	13 October 1970		Wasps
Vanessa Huxford	Prop	13 October 1970		Wasps
Jennifer Lyne	Flanker	29 May 1972		Richmond
Kimberley Oliver	Centre	1 September 1983		Clifton
Shelley Rae	Fly-half	1 June 1976		Wasps
Selena Rudge	Hooker	5 November 1975		Wasps
Kimberley Shaylor	Wing	15 June 1981		Worcester
Catherine Spencer	Number 8	25 May 1979		Folkestone
Michaela Staniford	Wing	11 January 1987		Henley
Georgia Stevens	Flanker	13 June 1973		Clifton
Katy Storie	Prop	7 August 1979		Clifton
Jennifer Sutton	Second row	26 February 1969		Richmond
Tamara Taylor	Second row	8 October 1981		Thirsk
Amy Turner	Prop	31 July 1984		Wasps
Danielle Waterman	Fullback	20 January 1985		Henley
Joanne Yapp (c)	Scrum-half	26 September 1979		Worcester (c)

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  Australia

• Coach: Steve Hamson

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Rebecca Anderson	Centre	(1981-12-27)27 December 1981 (aged 24)
Iliseva Batibasaga	Scrum-half	(1985-03-23)23 March 1985 (aged 21)
Tasileta Bethell	Back row	(1983-07-03)3 July 1983 (aged 23)
Vanessa Bradley	Prop	(1976-10-18)18 October 1976 (aged 29)
Tricia Brown	Back	(1979-03-14)14 March 1979 (aged 27)
Louise Burrows	Forward	(1978-03-11)11 March 1978 (aged 28)
Paige Butcher	??
Jacqueline Cutts	??
Lito Fata	??
Lisa Fiaola	Centre	(1970-11-25)25 November 1970 (aged 35)
Annette Finch	??
Kristy Frogley	??
Alicia Frost	Lock	(1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 25)
Alexandra Hargreaves	Second row	(1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 25)
Bronwyn Laidlaw	Fullback	(1974-12-27)27 December 1974 (aged 31)
Tobie McGann	Fullback	(1982-08-04)4 August 1982 (aged 24)
Lindsay Morgan	Prop	(1979-10-18)18 October 1979 (aged 26)
Louise Morrison	Hooker	(1980-06-26)26 June 1980 (aged 26)
Rachelle Pirie	??
Silei Poluleuligaga	Hooker	(1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 25)
Kate Porter	Lock	(1983-04-19)19 April 1983 (aged 23)
Chris Ross	Lock	(1979-02-10)10 February 1979 (aged 27)
Se'ei Sa'u	Flanker	(1974-11-03)3 November 1974 (aged 31)
Ruan Sims	Centre	(1982-02-04)4 February 1982 (aged 24)
Cheryl Soon	Scrum-half	(1975-09-23)23 September 1975 (aged 30)
Alana Thomas	Fly-half	(1982-03-18)18 March 1982 (aged 24)
Rebecca Trethowan	Back row	(1985-02-08)8 February 1985 (aged 21)
Kim Wilson	Back row	(1983-09-27)27 September 1983 (aged 22)
Selena Worsely	Flanker	(1975-04-18)18 April 1975 (aged 31)

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  Ireland

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Marie Barrett	??			Highfield
Rache Boydl	??			Cooke
Orla Brennan	??			Blackrock
Fiona Coghlan	Prop	3 March 1981		UL Bohemian
Rosie Foley	Lock	27 October 1982		Shannon
Laura Guest	Prop	24 April 1985		Clonakilty
Germaine Healy	??			Blackrock
Jean Lonergan	??			Shannon
Caroline Mahon	??			UL Bohemian
Gillian McAllister	??			Cooke
Joy Neville	Number 8	24 July 1983		Shannon
Yvonne Nolan	??			Blackrock
Eimear O'Sullivan	??			Clonakilty
Sinead Ryan	??			Navan
Louise Beamish	??			UL Bohemian
Sarah Jane Belton	??			UL Bohemian
Lynne Cantwell	Centre	27 September 1981		Trojans
Grace Davitt	Centre	25 December 1982		Blackrock
Jeannette Feighery	??			UL Bohemian
Suzanne Fleming	??			Cooke
Amanda Greensmith	??			Shannon
Shannon Houston	??			Blackrock
Patrique Kelly	??			UL Bohemian
Nuala Ni Chadhain	??			Galwegians
Joanne O'Sullivan	??			Lichfield
Tania Rosser	Scrum-half	15 April 1978		Blackrock

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Pool C

  France

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Danièle Irazu	??
Laetitia Salles	??
Fanny Gelis	??
Maylis Bonnin	??
Marie-Charlotte Hebel	??
Aline Sagols	??
Delphine Plantet	??
Lucie Canal	??
Julie Pujol	??
Christelle Le Duff	??
Estelle Sartini (c)	??			(c)
Dalila Boukerma	??
Lucie Élodie	??
Catherine Devillers	??
Céline Allainmat	??
Anne-Sophie Canizares	??
Rosa Marcé	??
Clotilde Flaugère	??
Violaine Aubrée	??
Stéphanie Provost	??
Fanny Horta	??
Aurélie Cousseau	??
Corinne Devroute	??
Clémence Ollivier	??
Sandrine Jauréguiberry	??
Marion Talayrach	??

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  United States

• Head coach: Kathy Flores
• Assistant coach: Candi Orsini
• Assistant Backs Coach: Krista McFarren

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Hedwig Aerts	Fly-half
Kristin Baja	Centre
Claudia Braymer	??
Jamie Burke	Prop	15 October 1980
Laura Cabrera	??
Erin Carter	??
Kate Cox	??
Jen Crouse	??
Carrie Dubray	??
Ashley English	??
Heather Hale	Centre
Patty Jervey	Flanker	29 March 1964
Ellie Karvoski	??
Lee Knight	??
Phaidra Knight	Flanker	4 July 1974
Pam Kosanke	??
Laura McDonald	??
Kelly McMahon	??
Danielle Miller	??
Pat Neder	??
Tina Nesberg	??
Meredith Ottens	??
Kate Pope	??
Mari Wallace	??
Keenya Warner	??
Kristin Zdanczewicz	??

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  South Africa

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Zandile Nojoko	??
Yolanda Meiring	??
Ingrid Botha (c)	??			(c)
Zolisa Noxeke	??
Natasha Hofmeester	??
Marie-Lee Erasmus	??
Saloma Booysen	??
Louise Du Pisanie	??
Babalwa Vena	??
Cebisa Kula	??
Dolly Mavumengwana	??
Wendy Adlem	??
Wendy Khumalo	??
Nadine Barnard	??
Mandisa Willams	??
Natasha Yolanda	Wing	25 February 1985

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Pool D

  Canada

• Coach: Neil Langevin
• Assistant coach: Matthew Stephens ^[14]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Ranie Burns	Second row			Edmonton ep/Tigers
Leslie Cripps	Prop			Saracens
Raquel Eldridge	Hooker			London Wasps
Gillian Florence	Second row			Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Megan Gibbs	Second row			Irish Canadians/University of Western Ontario
Heather Jaques	Flanker			Capilanos/Wild Oats
Allison Lamoureux	??			Assassins RFC/University of Western Ontario
Maureen MacMahon	??			Toronto Scottish
Dawn McDonald	??			Velox Valkyries
Heather McDonald	??			Edmonton Rockers
Lesley McKenzie	??			Ravens
Katie Murray	??			Edmonton Lep/Tigers
Erika Smortchevsky	??			Capilanos
Summer Yeo	??			Edmonton Rockers
Paige Burdett	??			Lethbridge RFC/University of Lethbridge
Kim Donaldson	Hooker	24 August 1983		Aurora Barbarians/UBC
Jen Kryszak	??			Irish Canadians/University of Western Ontario
Barbara Mervin	Back row	1 April 1982		Peterborough Pagan/sUniversity of Western Ontario
Sommer Christie	??			Ste Anne de Bellevue
Erin Dance	??			Montreal Barbarians
Julie Foster	Wing			Regina Breakers
Maria Gallo	Wing	21 September 1977		Edmonton Lep/Tigers
Kristy Heemskerk	Centre			Waterloo County/Sydney University
Mandy Marchak	??	24 November 1984		Capilanos
Kelly McCallum (c)	Fly-half			Sydney University (c)
Heather Moyse	Fullback	23 July 1978		Toronto Scottish
Anna Schnell	??			Burnaby Lake
Kary Steele	??			Burnaby Lake
Julia Sugawara	Scrum-half	27 November 1982		Burnaby Lake
Sarah Ulmer	Centre			Burnaby Lake
Jayne Cation	??			Brampton Beaves/University of Western Ontario
Colette McAuley	??			Highland

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  Scotland

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Susie Brown	??			Hillhead/Jordanhill
Karen Findlay	??	1968		Richmond
Iona Frickleton	??			Watsonians
Donna Kennedy	Back row	16 February 1972		Worcester
Heather Lockhart	??			Hillhead/Jordanhill
Beth Macleod	??			Murrayfield Wanderers
Gillian McCord	??			Watsonians
Sarah Mee	??			Watsonians
Clare Muir	??			Richmond
Lisa O'Keefe	??			Richmond
Lynne Reid	??			RHC
Gail Russell	??			Hillhead/Jordanhill
Shona Watt	Flanker	1975		Supermarine
Lindsay Wheeler	??			Watsonians
Paula Chalmers (c)	??			Murrayfield Wanderers (c)
Claire Cruickshank	??			Murrayfield Wanderers
Louise Dalgliesh	??			RHC
Lynsey Douglas	??			Murrayfield Wanderers/Worcester
Veronica Fitzpatrick	??			RHC
Erin Kerr	??			Richmond
Sara Mears	??			Watsonians
Lucy Millard	??			Murrayfield Wanderers
Rachael Nicholson	??			Hillhead/Jordanhill
Chris Ovenden	??			Richmond
Rimma Petlevannaya	??			Murrayfield Wanderers
Rhona Shepherd	??			Murrayfield Wanderers

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  Samoa

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Serena Curtis-Lemuelu	Prop
Alaisalatemaota Bakulich-Leavasa	Hooker	9 October 1979
Denise Puna Tia	Prop	3 January 1979
Ainslie Maxene Sauvao (c)	Lock			(c)
Sunui Vanessa Chongnee	Lock
Terisa Lealaisalanoa	Flanker
E. Beets	Flanker
Doris Ta'ala	Number 8
Tulua Leuluaiali'i	Scrum-half
Bella Milo	Fly-half
Amanda Kara Cahill	Wing
Anita Kerrigan	Centre
Rosalia Ioane	Centre
Sosefina Petelo	Wing
Valuese Sao Taliu	Fullback
F. Leilua	Hooker
F. Timoteo	Prop
T. Waterhouse	Flanker
Sharlene Fagalilo	Flanker
S. Tiatia	Loose forward
Lorina Papali'i	Wing
Jessica Saolele	Wing
Luisa Avaiki	Centre	19 April 1973
Diana Maele Sipili	Fly-half

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Notes and references

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5. "Wallaroos World Cup rugby squad named". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 July 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
6. "Womens World Cup Squad Announced". IRFU. 4 May 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
7. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2006, Match 29". World Rugby. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
8. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2006, Match 11". World Rugby. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
9. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2006, Match 6". World Rugby. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
10. "Ireland come up short v France". September 2006.
11. Young, Wendy (22 May 2006). "Women's World Cup Squad Named". YSC Rugby. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
12. "Throwback Thursday: small margins, big lessons". USA Rugby. 29 August 1920.
13. Munster Rugby (11 September 2006). "Ireland Women Defeat South Africa" . Retrieved 8 October 2018.
14. "Matthew Stephens". McGill Athletics & Recreation. 29 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
15. "Edmonton welcomes players for Women's Rugby World Cup". CBC. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
16. "Allison and Mandy selected to Canada". Rugby Manitoba. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
17. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2006, Match 8" . Retrieved 9 October 2018.
18. "Scotland Women finalise RWC squad". BBC Sport. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
19. "Women's Rugby World Cup 2006, Match 3". World Rugby. Retrieved 9 October 2018.