2009 Six Nations Championship squads

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This is a list of the complete squads for the 2009 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. Each country was entitled to name a squad of 39 players to contest the championship. They could also invite additional players along prior to the start of the championship while the coach could call up replacement players if squad members suffered serious injury.

Contents

All caps are as of the start of the tournament, and do not include appearances made during the competition.

England

England announced their 32-man squad for the 2009 Six Nations on 14 January 2009, including both Tom Palmer, who missed the entire tournament with a shoulder injury, and Tom Rees, who was ruled out of the first three games with knee trouble. [1] Prop Matt Stevens was replaced in the squad by Julian White after Stevens was found to have taken a banned substance. [2] Flanker Lewis Moody broke his ankle while training with his club, Leicester Tigers, and was replaced in the England squad by Steffon Armitage, brother of fullback Delon Armitage. [3] Andy Goode, Joe Worsley and Paul Hodgson were all called up to train with the squad and went on to take part in the tournament, [4] [5] [6] while Louis Deacon and Olly Barkley replaced the injured Tom Palmer and Shane Geraghty. [7] [8]

Head coach: Martin Johnson

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

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
George Chuter Hooker (1976-07-09)9 July 1976 (aged 32)21 Flag of England.svg Leicester Tigers
Dylan Hartley Hooker (1986-03-24)24 March 1986 (aged 22)4 Flag of England.svg Northampton Saints
Lee Mears Hooker (1979-03-05)5 March 1979 (aged 29)29 Flag of England.svg Bath
Tim Payne Prop (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 29)10 Flag of England.svg London Wasps
Andrew Sheridan Prop (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 29)27 Flag of England.svg Sale Sharks
Phil Vickery Prop (1976-03-14)14 March 1976 (aged 32)68 Flag of England.svg London Wasps
Julian White Prop (1973-05-14)14 May 1973 (aged 35)44 Flag of England.svg Leicester Tigers
Steve Borthwick (c) Lock (1979-10-12)12 October 1979 (aged 29)43 Flag of England.svg Saracens
Louis Deacon Lock (1980-10-07)7 October 1980 (aged 28)8 Flag of England.svg Leicester Tigers
Nick Kennedy Lock (1981-08-19)19 August 1981 (aged 27)1 Flag of England.svg London Irish
Simon Shaw Lock (1973-09-01)1 September 1973 (aged 35)50 Flag of England.svg London Wasps
Steffon Armitage Flanker (1985-09-20)20 September 1985 (aged 23)0 Flag of England.svg London Irish
Tom Croft Flanker (1985-11-07)7 November 1985 (aged 23)8 Flag of England.svg Leicester Tigers
James Haskell Flanker (1985-04-02)2 April 1985 (aged 23)12 Flag of England.svg London Wasps
Tom Rees Flanker (1984-09-11)11 September 1984 (aged 24)15 Flag of England.svg London Wasps
Joe Worsley Flanker (1977-06-14)14 June 1977 (aged 31)69 Flag of England.svg London Wasps
Nick Easter Number 8 (1978-08-15)15 August 1978 (aged 30)20 Flag of England.svg Harlequins
Luke Narraway Number 8 (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 (aged 25)5 Flag of England.svg Gloucester
Danny Care Scrum-half (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 22)6 Flag of England.svg Harlequins
Harry Ellis Scrum-half (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 26)22 Flag of England.svg Leicester Tigers
Ben Foden Scrum-half (1985-07-22)22 July 1985 (aged 23)0 Flag of England.svg Northampton Saints
Paul Hodgson Scrum-half (1982-04-25)25 April 1982 (aged 26)1 Flag of England.svg London Irish
Danny Cipriani Fly-half (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 21)7 Flag of England.svg London Wasps
Toby Flood Fly-half (1985-08-08)8 August 1985 (aged 23)22 Flag of England.svg Leicester Tigers
Andy Goode Fly-half (1980-04-03)3 April 1980 (aged 28)9 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Brive
Olly Barkley Centre (1981-11-28)28 November 1981 (aged 27)23 Flag of England.svg Gloucester
Riki Flutey Centre (1980-02-10)10 February 1980 (aged 28)4 Flag of England.svg London Wasps
Shane Geraghty Centre (1986-08-12)12 August 1986 (aged 22)2 Flag of England.svg London Irish
Jamie Noon Centre (1979-05-09)9 May 1979 (aged 29)37 Flag of England.svg Newcastle Falcons
Mathew Tait Centre (1986-02-06)6 February 1986 (aged 23)24 Flag of England.svg Sale Sharks
Mike Tindall Centre (1978-10-18)18 October 1978 (aged 30)56 Flag of England.svg Gloucester
Mark Cueto Wing (1979-12-26)26 December 1979 (aged 29)24 Flag of England.svg Sale Sharks
Ugo Monye Wing (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 25)4 Flag of England.svg Harlequins
Paul Sackey Wing (1979-11-08)8 November 1979 (aged 29)19 Flag of England.svg London Wasps
Delon Armitage Fullback (1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 25)4 Flag of England.svg London Irish
Olly Morgan Fullback (1985-11-03)3 November 1985 (aged 23)2 Flag of England.svg Gloucester

France

France named their final 23-man squad for the Six Nations on 28 January. Eight players from their training squad lost their places in the final 23, with only Biarritz number 8 Imanol Harinordoquy being brought in from outside the original 30. [9]

As cover for prop Lionel Faure, who was nursing an injured calf, Clermont Auvergne's Thomas Domingo was called up to the squad on 11 February. [10] Maxime Mermoz was called up in place of the banned Florian Fritz. [11] Renaud Boyoud was also drafted in place of the injured Benoît Lecouls. [12] Mathieu Bastareaud was called up for the injured Lionel Beauxis with Benoît Baby moving to fly-half, while Sylvain Marconnet was brought into the squad after injuries to both Benoît Lecouls and Nicolas Mas. François Trinh-Duc was also called up as specialist fly-half cover. [13] On 4 March Jérôme Thion, Julien Bonnaire and Damien Traille were all added to the squad, while Sébastien Chabal shifted from lock to the back row. [14] For their final game against Italy, France called up William Servat and Frédéric Michalak to replace Benjamin Kayser who had a neck injury and Sébastien Tillous-Borde who withdrew with a biceps problem. [15]

Head coach: Marc Lièvremont

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

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Benjamin Kayser Hooker (1984-07-26)26 July 1984 (aged 24)5 Flag of England.svg Leicester Tigers
William Servat Hooker (1978-12-09)9 December 1978 (aged 30)20 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toulouse
Dimitri Szarzewski Hooker (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 26)30 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Stade Français
Fabien Barcella Prop (1983-10-27)27 October 1983 (aged 25)3 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Biarritz
Renaud Boyoud Prop (1980-05-07)7 May 1980 (aged 28)2 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Dax
Thomas Domingo Prop (1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 23)0 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Clermont
Lionel Faure Prop (1977-11-26)26 November 1977 (aged 31)6 Flag of England.svg Sale Sharks
Benoît Lecouls Prop (1978-03-22)22 March 1978 (aged 30)5 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toulouse
Sylvain Marconnet Prop (1976-04-08)8 April 1976 (aged 32)71 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Stade Français
Nicolas Mas Prop (1980-05-25)25 May 1980 (aged 28)22 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Perpignan
Sébastien Chabal Lock (1977-12-08)8 December 1977 (aged 31)42 Flag of England.svg Sale Sharks
Romain Millo-Chluski Lock (1983-04-20)20 April 1983 (aged 25)4 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toulouse
Lionel Nallet (c) Lock (1976-09-14)14 September 1976 (aged 32)42 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Castres
Jérôme Thion Lock (1977-12-02)2 December 1977 (aged 31)42 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Biarritz
Julien Bonnaire Flanker (1978-09-20)20 September 1978 (aged 30)37 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Clermont
Thierry Dusautoir Flanker (1981-11-18)18 November 1981 (aged 27)17 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toulouse
Fulgence Ouedraogo Flanker (1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 22)11 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Montpellier
Imanol Harinordoquy Number 8 (1980-02-20)20 February 1980 (aged 28)50 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Biarritz
Louis Picamoles Number 8 (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 23)8 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Montpellier
Frédéric Michalak Scrum-half (1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 26)50 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toulouse
Morgan Parra Scrum-half (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 (aged 20)4 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Bourgoin
Sébastien Tillous-Borde Scrum-half (1985-04-29)29 April 1985 (aged 23)4 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Castres
Lionel Beauxis Fly-half (1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 23)12 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Stade Français
François Trinh-Duc Fly-half (1986-11-11)11 November 1986 (aged 22)7 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Montpellier
Benoît Baby Centre (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 (aged 25)6 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Clermont
Mathieu Bastareaud Centre (1988-07-17)17 July 1988 (aged 20)0 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Stade Français
Florian Fritz Centre (1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 25)13 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toulouse
Yannick Jauzion Centre (1978-07-28)28 July 1978 (aged 30)55 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toulouse
Maxime Mermoz Centre (1986-07-28)28 July 1986 (aged 22)1 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Perpignan
Cédric Heymans Wing (1978-07-20)20 July 1978 (aged 30)44 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toulouse
Julien Malzieu Wing (1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 25)6 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Clermont
Maxime Médard Wing (1986-11-16)16 November 1986 (aged 22)3 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toulouse
Clément Poitrenaud Fullback (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 26)31 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toulouse
Damien Traille Fullback (1979-06-12)12 June 1979 (aged 29)57 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Biarritz

Ireland

Ireland named their squad for the 2009 Six Nations on 21 January 2009. Included in the 39-man squad were seven uncapped players, as well as inside centre Gordon D'Arcy, who had only returned in December from a broken arm picked up in the opening game of the 2008 Six Nations. [16]

Head coach: Declan Kidney

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

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Rory Best Hooker (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 26)27 IRFU flag.svg Ulster
Jerry Flannery Hooker (1978-10-17)17 October 1978 (aged 30)26 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Bernard Jackman Hooker (1976-05-05)5 May 1976 (aged 32)9 IRFU flag.svg Leinster
Tom Court Prop (1980-11-06)6 November 1980 (aged 28)0 IRFU flag.svg Ulster
John Hayes Prop (1973-11-02)2 November 1973 (aged 35)89 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Cian Healy Prop (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 21)0 IRFU flag.svg Leinster
Marcus Horan Prop (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 31)61 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Mike Ross Prop (1979-12-21)21 December 1979 (aged 29)0 Flag of England.svg Harlequins
Ryan Caldwell Lock (1984-09-01)1 September 1984 (aged 24)0 IRFU flag.svg Ulster
Bob Casey Lock (1979-07-18)18 July 1979 (aged 29)5 Flag of England.svg London Irish
Donncha O'Callaghan Lock (1979-03-23)23 March 1979 (aged 29)50 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Paul O'Connell Lock (1979-10-20)20 October 1979 (aged 29)57 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Mick O'Driscoll Lock (1978-10-08)8 October 1978 (aged 30)15 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Malcolm O'Kelly Lock (1974-07-19)19 July 1974 (aged 34)91 IRFU flag.svg Leinster
Donnacha Ryan Lock (1983-12-11)11 December 1983 (aged 25)1 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Stephen Ferris Flanker (1985-08-02)2 August 1985 (aged 23)8 IRFU flag.svg Ulster
Shane Jennings Flanker (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 27)5 IRFU flag.svg Leinster
Alan Quinlan Flanker (1974-07-13)13 July 1974 (aged 34)27 IRFU flag.svg Munster
David Wallace Flanker (1976-07-08)8 July 1976 (aged 32)50 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Jamie Heaslip Number 8 (1983-12-03)3 December 1983 (aged 25)13 IRFU flag.svg Leinster
Denis Leamy Number 8 (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 27)34 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Tomás O'Leary Scrum-half (1983-10-22)22 October 1983 (aged 25)3 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Eoin Reddan Scrum-half (1980-11-20)20 November 1980 (aged 28)14 Flag of England.svg London Wasps
Peter Stringer Scrum-half (1977-12-13)13 December 1977 (aged 31)85 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Ronan O'Gara Fly-half (1977-03-07)7 March 1977 (aged 31)87 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Johnny Sexton Fly-half (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 23)0 IRFU flag.svg Leinster
Darren Cave Centre (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 21)0 IRFU flag.svg Ulster
Gordon D'Arcy Centre (1980-02-10)10 February 1980 (aged 28)37 IRFU flag.svg Leinster
Keith Earls Centre (1987-10-02)2 October 1987 (aged 21)2 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Brian O'Driscoll (c) Centre (1979-01-21)21 January 1979 (aged 30)88 IRFU flag.svg Leinster
Paddy Wallace Centre (1979-08-27)27 August 1979 (aged 29)12 IRFU flag.svg Ulster
Tommy Bowe Wing (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 24)18 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys
Ian Dowling Wing (1982-10-05)5 October 1982 (aged 26)0 IRFU flag.svg Munster
Luke Fitzgerald Wing (1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 21)7 IRFU flag.svg Leinster
Shane Horgan Wing (1978-07-18)18 July 1978 (aged 30)64 IRFU flag.svg Leinster
Andrew Trimble Wing (1984-10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 24)24 IRFU flag.svg Ulster
Girvan Dempsey Fullback (1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (aged 33)82 IRFU flag.svg Leinster
Rob Kearney Fullback (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 22)11 IRFU flag.svg Leinster
Geordan Murphy Fullback (1978-04-19)19 April 1978 (aged 30)59 Flag of England.svg Leicester Tigers

Italy

Italy's squad for the Six Nations, named on 29 January 2009 by Nick Mallett: [17]

Italy lost both of their specialist scrum-halves, Simon Picone and Pietro Travagli, for the entire Six Nations due to injury. Pablo Canavosio was called up but failed to recover from a knee injury in time for Italy's opener. This led head coach Nick Mallett to make a move he had been contemplating even before Canavosio's withdrawal – shifting Mauro Bergamasco from flanker to scrum-half. [18]

After Bergamasco's poor performance at scrum-half in the opener against England, in which his mistakes directly led to three of England's five tries, Mallett recalled Paul Griffen to play scrum-half and moved Bergamasco back to his normal flanker position. Carlo Del Fava was also brought in as an experienced second row forward. [19] Leonardo Ghiraldini was called up after he recovered from injury but Fabio Ongaro was ruled out, so Franco Sbaraglini was also called up. [20] On 3 March, Mallett added several players to the squad. Coming in were Fabio Staibano, Simone Favaro, Kris Burton and Michele Sepe. [21] After returning from his suspension Andrea Masi picked up a back injury, Luciano Orquera was brought into the squad as cover. [22]

Head coach: Nick Mallett

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

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Carlo Festuccia Hooker (1980-06-20)20 June 1980 (aged 28)45 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Racing Métro
Leonardo Ghiraldini Hooker (1984-12-26)26 December 1984 (aged 24)16 Flag of Italy.svg Calvisano
Fabio Ongaro Hooker (1977-09-23)23 September 1977 (aged 31)59 Flag of England.svg Saracens
Franco Sbaraglini Hooker (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 26)0 Flag of Italy.svg Treviso
Martin Castrogiovanni Prop (1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (aged 27)54 Flag of England.svg Leicester Tigers
Carlos Nieto Prop (1976-06-25)25 June 1976 (aged 32)31 Flag of England.svg Gloucester
Salvatore Perugini Prop (1978-03-06)6 March 1978 (aged 30)55 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toulouse
Ignacio Fernández Rouyet Prop (1978-10-22)22 October 1978 (aged 30)2 Flag of Italy.svg Viadana
Fabio Staibano Prop (1983-04-20)20 April 1983 (aged 25)6 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Castres
Marco Bortolami Lock (1980-06-12)12 June 1980 (aged 28)70 Flag of England.svg Gloucester
Carlo Del Fava Lock (1981-07-01)1 July 1981 (aged 27)33 IRFU flag.svg Ulster
Santiago Dellapè Lock (1978-05-09)9 May 1978 (aged 30)52 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Toulon
Jean-François Montauriol Lock (1983-03-21)21 March 1983 (aged 25)0 Flag of Italy.svg Venezia Mestre
Tommaso Reato Lock (1984-05-12)12 May 1984 (aged 24)6 Flag of Italy.svg Rovigo
Mauro Bergamasco Flanker (1979-05-01)1 May 1979 (aged 29)69 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Stade Français
Simone Favaro Flanker (1988-11-07)7 November 1988 (aged 20)0 Flag of Italy.svg Rovigo
Josh Sole Flanker (1980-02-15)15 February 1980 (aged 28)33 Flag of Italy.svg Viadana
Alessandro Zanni Flanker (1984-01-31)31 January 1984 (aged 25)26 Flag of Italy.svg Calvisano
Sergio Parisse (c) Number 8 (1983-09-13)13 September 1983 (aged 25)57 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Stade Français
Pablo Canavosio Scrum-half (1981-12-26)26 December 1981 (aged 27)22 Flag of Italy.svg Viadana
Paul Griffen Scrum-half (1982-09-26)26 September 1982 (aged 26)38 Flag of Italy.svg Calvisano
Giulio Toniolatti Scrum-half (1984-01-15)15 January 1984 (aged 25)1 Flag of Italy.svg Capitolina Rome
Kris Burton Fly-half (1980-08-04)4 August 1980 (aged 28)2 Flag of Italy.svg Prato
Luke McLean Fly-half (1987-06-29)29 June 1987 (aged 21)3 Flag of Italy.svg Calvisano
Luciano Orquera Fly-half (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 27)12 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Brive
Mirco Bergamasco Centre (1983-02-23)23 February 1983 (aged 25)56 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Stade Français
Gonzalo Canale Centre (1982-11-11)11 November 1982 (aged 26)42 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Clermont
Gonzalo García Centre (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 24)5 Flag of Italy.svg Calvisano
Gilberto Pavan Centre (1986-10-13)13 October 1986 (aged 22)0 Flag of Italy.svg Overmach Parma
Roberto Quartaroli Centre (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 20)0 Flag of Italy.svg Overmach Parma
Andrea Bacchetti Wing (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 20)0 Flag of Italy.svg Rovigo
Matteo Pratichetti Wing (1985-07-27)27 July 1985 (aged 23)12 Flag of Italy.svg Calvisano
Kaine Robertson Wing (1980-10-29)29 October 1980 (aged 28)35 Flag of Italy.svg Viadana
Giulio Rubini Wing (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 21)0 Flag of Italy.svg Overmach Parma
Michele Sepe Wing (1986-10-08)8 October 1986 (aged 22)2 Flag of Italy.svg Capitolina Rome
Andrea Marcato Fullback (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 25)12 Flag of Italy.svg Treviso
Andrea Masi Fullback (1981-03-30)30 March 1981 (aged 27)44 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Biarritz

Scotland

Scotland named a 33-man squad for the 2009 Six Nations on 20 January 2009, and included uncapped prop Geoff Cross and fly-half Ruaridh Jackson. [23] However, after injuries and illness hit the squad, a further five players were added to train on 30 January. [24] After injuries to Geoff Cross and the Allan Jacobsen, Moray Low was called into the main squad to provide cover for the final two games. [25] Following a return to fitness Rory Lamont was called up to the squad, but the game against Ireland came to soon for him. [26]

Head coach: Frank Hadden

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

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Ross Ford Hooker (1984-04-23)23 April 1984 (aged 24)25 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
Dougie Hall Hooker (1980-09-24)24 September 1980 (aged 28)23 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow
Geoff Cross Prop (1982-12-11)11 December 1982 (aged 26)0 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
Alasdair Dickinson Prop (1983-09-11)11 September 1983 (aged 25)8 Flag of England.svg Gloucester
Allan Jacobsen Prop (1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 30)29 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
Moray Low Prop (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 24)0 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow
Euan Murray Prop (1980-08-07)7 August 1980 (aged 28)25 Flag of England.svg Northampton Saints
Craig Hamilton Lock (1979-09-01)1 September 1979 (aged 29)5 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
Jim Hamilton Lock (1982-11-17)17 November 1982 (aged 26)19 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
Nathan Hines Lock (1976-11-29)29 November 1976 (aged 32)56 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Perpignan
Alastair Kellock Lock (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 27)14 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow
Jason White Lock (1978-04-17)17 April 1978 (aged 30)67 Flag of England.svg Sale Sharks
John Barclay Flanker (1986-09-24)24 September 1986 (aged 22)4 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow
Kelly Brown Flanker (1982-06-08)8 June 1982 (aged 26)26 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow
Scott Gray Flanker (1978-02-25)25 February 1978 (aged 30)1 Flag of England.svg Northampton Saints
Alasdair Strokosch Flanker (1983-02-21)21 February 1983 (aged 25)7 Flag of England.svg Gloucester
Ally Hogg Number 8 (1983-07-20)20 July 1983 (aged 25)47 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
Simon Taylor Number 8 (1979-08-17)17 August 1979 (aged 29)60 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Stade Français
Mike Blair (c) Scrum-half (1981-04-20)20 April 1981 (aged 27)53 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
Chris Cusiter Scrum-half (1982-06-13)13 June 1982 (aged 26)39 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Perpignan
Rory Lawson Scrum-half (1981-03-12)12 March 1981 (aged 27)10 Flag of England.svg Gloucester
Phil Godman Fly-half (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 26)9 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
Ruaridh Jackson Fly-half (1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 20)0 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow
Dan Parks Fly-half (1978-05-26)26 May 1978 (aged 30)47 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow
Ben Cairns Centre (1985-10-29)29 October 1985 (aged 23)5 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
Nick De Luca Centre (1984-02-01)1 February 1984 (aged 25)7 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
Max Evans Centre (1983-09-12)12 September 1983 (aged 25)1 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow
Graeme Morrison Centre (1982-10-17)17 October 1982 (aged 26)9 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow
Simon Danielli Wing (1979-09-08)8 September 1979 (aged 29)16 IRFU flag.svg Ulster
Thom Evans Wing (1985-04-02)2 April 1985 (aged 23)3 Flag of Scotland.svg Glasgow
Sean Lamont Wing (1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (aged 28)35 Flag of England.svg Northampton Saints
Simon Webster Wing (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 27)36 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
Rory Lamont Fullback (1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 26)19 Flag of England.svg Sale Sharks
Chris Paterson Fullback (1978-03-30)30 March 1978 (aged 30)90 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh
Hugo Southwell Fullback (1980-05-14)14 May 1980 (aged 28)44 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh

Wales

Wales announced their squad for the 2009 Six Nations on 19 January 2009, naming a group of 28 players. [27] Following a knee injury to scrum-half Gareth Cooper in training, head coach Warren Gatland opted to call 64-cap Sale Sharks scrum-half Dwayne Peel into the squad. [28] After Dwayne Peel had also been ruled out with injury, Gatland was forced to call up London Irish scrum-half Warren Fury for bench cover. [29]

Head coach: Warren Gatland

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

Player Position Date of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Huw Bennett Hooker (1983-06-11)11 June 1983 (aged 25)18 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys
Matthew Rees Hooker (1980-12-09)9 December 1980 (aged 28)25 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Scarlets
Gethin Jenkins Prop (1980-11-17)17 November 1980 (aged 28)63 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Blues
Adam Jones Prop (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 27)52 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys
Rhys Thomas Prop (1982-07-31)31 July 1982 (aged 26)6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Newport Gwent Dragons
John Yapp Prop (1983-04-09)9 April 1983 (aged 25)10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Blues
Luke Charteris Lock (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 25)6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Newport Gwent Dragons
Bradley Davies Lock (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 22)0 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Blues
Ian Gough Lock (1976-11-10)10 November 1976 (aged 32)55 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys
Alun Wyn Jones Lock (1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 23)21 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys
Dafydd Jones Flanker (1979-06-24)24 June 1979 (aged 29)34 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Scarlets
Robin Sowden-Taylor Flanker (1982-06-09)9 June 1982 (aged 26)6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Blues
Jonathan Thomas Flanker (1982-12-27)27 December 1982 (aged 26)46 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys
Martyn Williams Flanker (1975-09-01)1 September 1975 (aged 33)84 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Blues
Ryan Jones (c) Number 8 (1981-03-13)13 March 1981 (aged 27)27 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys
Andy Powell Number 8 (1981-08-23)23 August 1981 (aged 27)2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Blues
Gareth Cooper Scrum-half (1979-05-07)7 May 1979 (aged 29)40 Flag of England.svg Gloucester
Warren Fury Scrum-half (1985-12-10)10 December 1985 (aged 23)2 Flag of England.svg London Irish
Dwayne Peel Scrum-half (1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (aged 27)64 Flag of England.svg Sale Sharks
Mike Phillips Scrum-half (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 26)33 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys
James Hook Fly-half (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 23)30 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys
Stephen Jones Fly-half (1977-12-08)8 December 1977 (aged 31)75 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Scarlets
Andrew Bishop Centre (1985-08-07)7 August 1985 (aged 23)3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys
Gavin Henson Centre (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 27)28 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys
Jamie Roberts Centre (1986-11-08)8 November 1986 (aged 22)7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Blues
Tom Shanklin Centre (1979-11-24)24 November 1979 (aged 29)58 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Blues
Leigh Halfpenny Wing (1988-12-22)22 December 1988 (aged 20)3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Cardiff Blues
Mark Jones Wing (1979-11-07)7 November 1979 (aged 29)43 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Scarlets
Shane Williams Wing (1977-02-26)26 February 1977 (aged 31)61 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys
Lee Byrne Fullback (1980-06-01)1 June 1980 (aged 28)22 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ospreys

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