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Rugby World Cup Squads
August 17, 2007
THE final list of 30-strong squads to compete in the Rugby World Cup being held in France from September 7 until October 20.
Pool A
SOUTH AFRICA
Fowards (16):
Bob Skinstad, Danie Rossouw, Wikus van Heerden, Juan Smith, Schalk Burger, Johann Muller, Albert van den Berg, Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha, CJ van der Linde, BJ Botha, Gurthro Steenkamp, Os du Randt, John Smit, Gary Botha, Bismarck du Plessis.
Backs (14):
Percy Montgomery, Frans Steyn, Bryan Habana, Akona Ndungane, JP Pietersen, Ashwin Willemse, Wynand Olivier, Jaque Fourie, Jean de Villiers, Butch James, Andre Pretorius, Ricky Januarie, Ruan Pienaar, Fourie du Preez
ENGLAND
Forwards (16):
Steve Borthwick, George Chuter, Martin Corry, Lawrence Dallaglio, Nick Easter, Perry Freshwater, Ben Kay, Lee Mears, Lewis Moody, Tom Rees, Mark Regan, Simon Shaw, Andrew Sheridan, Matt Stevens, Phil Vickery, Joe Worsley
Backs (14):
Olly Barkley, Mike Catt, Mark Cueto, Andy Farrell, Andy Gomarsall, Dan Hipkiss, Josh Lewsey, Jamie Noon, Shaun Perry, Peter Richards, Jason Robinson, Paul Sackey, Mathew Tait, Jonny Wilkinson
UNITED STATES
Fowards (17):
Mike MacDonald, Matekitonga Moeakiola, Chris Osentowski, John Vitale, Blake Burdette, Owen Lentz, Luke Gross, Mike Mangan, Hayden Mexted, Alec Parker, Inaki Basauri, Mark Aylor, Tasi Mounga, Todd Clever, Dan Payne, Louis Stanfill, Henry Bloomfield.
Backs (13):
Chad Erskine, Mike Petri, Mike Hercus, Valenese Malifa, Phillip Eloff, Vaha Esikia, Thretton Palamo, Albert Tuipulotu, Paul Emerick, Takudzwa Ngwenya, Salesi Sika, Chris Wyles, Francois Viljoen.
SAMOA
Fowards (16):
Census Johnston, Justin Va'a, Kasiano Lealamajua, Donald Kerslake, Mahonri Schwalger, Muliufi Salanoa, Silao Vaisolasefo, Filipo Levi, Kane Thompson, Iosefa Fekori, Daniel Leo, Henry Tuilagi, Siu Lafaialii, Semo Setiti, Ulia Ulia, Justin Purdie.
Backs (14):
Steven So'oialo, Junior Poluleuligaga, Loki Crichton, Lolo Lui, Seilala Mapusua, Eliota Sapolu Fuimaono, Jerry Meafou, Elvis Sevealii, Anitelea Tuilagi, Brian Lima, David Lemi, Lome Faatau, Alesana Tuilagi, Gavin Williams.
TONGA
Fowards (16):
Toma Toke, Mosese Moala, Taufa'ao Filise, Soane Longopoa Tonga'uiha, Siosateki Havea Mata'u, Ephraim Taukafa, 'Aleki 'Aho Lutui, Kelekolio Paino Hehea, Inoke Unga'anga Afeaki, Lisiate Fa'aoso, 'Emosi Kauhenga, 'Otenili Langilangi, Tevita Hale Nai Tu'uhoko, Viliami Laukau Vaki, Finau Maka, 'Osaiasi 'Alu-moe-Lotu Filipine.
Backs (14):
Soane Patita Pat Boone Sioape Havea, 'Enele Taufa, Raymond Pierre Hola, Tevita Hemilitoni Tu'ifua, 'Epeli Taione, Joseph Wilson Vaka, Sukanaivalu Ikavuka Hufanga, 'Isileli Matakaiongo Tupou, Seti Kiole, Ualosi Kailea, 'Aisea Paseisei Havili Kaufusi, Vungakoto Filimone Lilo, Sione Mone Tu'ipulotu, Hudson Tonga'uiha.
Pool B
AUSTRALIA
Fowards (17):
David Lyons, Wycliff Palu, Stephen Hoiles, Hugh McMeniman, Phil Waugh, George Smith, Rocky Elsom, Nathan Sharpe, Dan Vickerman, Mark Chisholm, Al Baxter, Matt Dunning, Greg Holmes, Guy Shepherdson, Stephen Moore, Sean Hardman, Adam Freier.
Backs (13):
Chris Latham, Julian Huxley, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Lote Tuqiri, Mark Gerrard, Drew Mitchell, Stirling Mortlock, Matt Giteau, Scott Staniforth, Stephen Larkham, Berrick Barnes, George Gregan, Sam Cordingley
CANADA
Fowards (17):
Scott Franklin, Dan Pletch, Mike Pletch, Jon Thiel, Kevin Tkachuk, Aaron Carpenter, Pat Riordan, Mike Burak, Jamie Cudmore, Mike James, Luke Tait, Colin Yukes, David Biddle, Adam Kleeberger, Rod Snow, Sean-Michael Stephen, Mike Webb.
Backs (13):
Ed Fairhurst, Matt Weingart, Morgan Williams (cap), Ander Monro, Ryan Smith, Craig Culpan, Derek Daypuck, David Spicer, Nick Trenkel, Justin Mensah-Coker, James Pritchard, Mike Pyke, DTH van der Merwe.
FIJI
Fowards (17):
Graham Dewes, Alefoso Yalayalatabua, Sunia Koto, Vereniki Sauturaga, Jone Railomo, Henry Qiodravu, Bill Gadolo, Iferemi Rawaqa, Kele Lewere, Isoa Domolailai, Wame Lewaravu, Jone Qovu, Netani Talei, Semisi Naevo, Sisa Koyamaibole, Aca Ratuva, Akapusi Qera
Backs (13):
Jone Dunivucu, Mosese Rauluni, Nicky Little, Waisea Luveniyali, Seremaia Bai, Seru Rabeni, Kameli Ratuvou, Maleli Kunavore, Vilimone Delasau, Isoa Naivua, Filimone Bolavucu, Gabiriele Lovobalavu, Norman Ligairi
JAPAN
Forwards (16):
Ryo Yamamura, Masahito Yamamoto, Tomokazu Soma, Tatsukichi Nishiura, Yuji Matsubara, Mitsugu Yamamoto, Hitoshi Ono, Takanori Kumagae, Luatangi Vatuvei, Luke Thompson, Takuro Miuchi (cap), Yasunori Watanabe, Hajime Kiso, Hare Makiri, Philip O'Reilly, Takamichi Sasaki
Backs (14):
Yuki Yatomi, Tomoki Yoshida, Eiji Ando, Kousei Ono, Shotaro Onishi, Nataniela Oto, Yuta Imamura, Koji Taira, Bryce Robins, Daisuke Ohata, Hirotoki Onozawa, Kosuke Endo, Christian Loamanu, Go Aruga
WALES
Forwards (16):
Michael Owen, Martyn Williams, Colin Charvis, Alix Popham, Jonathan Thomas, Ian Evans, Will James, Alun-Wyn Jones, Ian Gough, Chris Horsman, Adam Jones, Matthew Rees, TR Thomas, Huw Bennett, Gethin Jenkins, Duncan Jones.
Backs (14):
Gareth Thomas, Kevin Morgan, Shane Williams, Dafydd James, Tom Shanklin, Jamie Robinson, Sonny Parker, Mark Jones, Stephen Jones, James Hook, Ceri Sweeney, Dwayne Peel, Mike Phillips, Gareth Cooper
Pool C
SCOTLAND
Forwards (17):
John Barclay, Kelly Brown, David Callam, Ross Ford, Jim Hamilton, Nathan Hines, Allister Hogg, Allan Jacobsen, Gavin Kerr, Scott Lawson, Scott MacLeod, Euan Murray, Scott Murray, Craig Smith, Simon Taylor, Fergus Thomson, Jason White
Backs (13):
Mike Blair, Chris Cusiter, Rob Dewey, Marcus Di Rollo, Andrew Henderson, Rory Lamont, Sean Lamont, Rory Lawson, Dan Parks, Chris Paterson, Hugo Southwell, Nikki Walker, Simon Webster
ITALY
Fowards (17):
Matias Aguero, Mauro Bergamasco, Robert Barbieri, Valerio Bernabo, Marco Bortolami, Martin Castrogiovanni, Fabio Staibano, Santiago Dellape, Carlo Festuccia, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Andrea Lo Cicero, Fabio Ongaro, Sergio Parisse, Salvatore Perugini, Josh Sole, Manoa Vosawai, Alessandro Zanni
Backs (13):
Mirco Bergamasco, David Bortolussi, Gonzalo Canale, Pablo Canavosio, Roland de Marigny, Ezio Galon, Paul Griffen, Andrea Masi, Ramiro Pez, Matteo Pratichetti, Kaine Robertson, Marko Stanojevic, Alessandro Troncon
NEW ZEALAND
Fowards (16):
Rodney So'oialo, Chris Masoe, Richie McCaw, Jerry Collins, Reuben Thorne, Sione Lauaki, Ali Williams, Chris Jack, Keith Robinson, Carl Hayman, Neemia Tialata, Tony Woodcock, Anton Oliver, Keven Mealamu, Andrew Hore, Greg Somerville
Backs (14):
Leon MacDonald, Mils Muliaina, Doug Howlett, Joe Rokocoko, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Isaia Toeava, Conrad Smith, Luke McAlister, Aaron Mauger, Daniel Carter, Nick Evans, Byron Kelleher, Andrew Ellis, Brendon Leonard
PORTUGAL
Forwards (16):
Rui Cordeiro, Juan Mure, Andre Loureno, Duarte Figueiredo, Joao Correia, Joaquim Ferreira, Ruben Spachuk, Gonalo Uva, David Penalva, Marcelo Dias, Diogo Coutinho,Tiago Girao, Juan Somoza, Vasco Uva, Joao Uva, Paulo Murinello.
Backs (14):
Luis Pissarra, Jose Pinto, Pedro Cabral, Gonalo Malheiro, Duarte Pinto, Diogo Mateus, Diogo Gama, Frederico Sousa, Miguel Morais, Pedro Carvalho, Antonio Aguilar, David Mateus, Gonalo Foro, Pedro Leal.
ROMANIA
Fowards (16):
Petru Balan, Bogdan Balan, Cezar Popescu, Petrisor Toderasc, Silviu Florea, Marius Tincu, Razvan Mavrodin, Sorin Socul, Cristian Petre, Valentin Ursache, Augustin Petrichei, Ovidiu Tonita, Cosmin Ratiu, Florin Corodeanu, Alexandru Manta, Alexandru Tudori
Backs (14):
Valentin Calafateanu, Lucian Sirbu, Ionut Dimofte, Ionut Tofan, Romeo Gontineac, Csaba Gal, Marin Dumbrava, Dan Vlad, Catalin Fercu, Ion Teodorescu, Gabriel Brezoianu, Iulian Dumitras, Florian Vlaicu, Catalin Nicolae
Pool D
ARGENTINA
Forwards (17):
Patricio Albacete, Rimas Alvarez Kairelis, Marcos Ivan Ayerza, Martin Alberto Durand, Carlos Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, Santiago Gonzalez Bonorino, Omar Hasan, Mario Ledesma, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Gonzalo Matias Longo, Esteban Lozada, Lucas Ostiglia, Rodrigo Roncero, Martin Scelzo, Martin Schusterman, Alberto Vernet Basualdo.
Backs (13):
Horacio Agulla, Lucas Borges, Felipe Contepomi, Manuel Contepomi, Ignacio Corleto, Nicolas Fernandez Miranda, Martin Gaitan, Juan Martin Hernandez, Jos Maria Nunez Piossek, Agustin Pichot, Federico Serra Miras, Gonzalo Pedro Tiesi, Federico Todeschini.
FRANCE
Forwards (17):
Sylvain Marconnet (ou Nicolas Mas), Pieter De Villiers, Olivier Milloud, Jean-Baptiste Poux, Raphal Ibanez, Sbastien Bruno, Dimitri Szarzewski, Fabien Pelous, Jr Thion, Lionel Nallet, Sbastien Chabal, Julien Bonnaire, Serge Betsen, Imanol Harinordoquy, Rmy Martin, Thierry Dusautoir, Yannick Nyanga
Backs (13):
Pierre Mignoni, Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, Lionel Beauxis, Frdric Michalak, David Skrela, Yannick Jauzion, Damien Traille, David Marty, Christophe Dominici, Aurlien Rougerie, Cdric Heymans, Vincent Clerc, Clment Poitrenaud
GEORGIA
Forwards (16):
Goderdzi Shvelidze, Avtandil Kopaliani, Mamuka Magrakvelidze, David Khinchagashvili, David Zirakashvili, Akvsenti Giorgadze, Ilia Zedginidze (cap), Victor Didebulidze, Mamuka Gorgodze, Levan Datunashvili, Grigol Labadze, Besarion Udesian, Rati Urushadze, Giorgi Chkhkaidze, Zviad Maisuradze, Ilia Maisuradze
Backs (14):
Pavle Jimsheladze, Otar Barkalaia, Merab Kvirikashvili, Besiki Khamashuridze, Irakli Machkhaneli, Giorgi Shkinin, Giorgi Elizbarashvili, Otar Eloshvili, Malkhaz Urjukashvili, Irakli Giorgadze, David Kacharava, Revaz Guigauri, Irakli Abuseridze, Bidzina Samkharadze.
IRELAND
Forwards (16):
Simon Best, John Hayes, Marcus Horan, Bryan Young, Rory Best, Jerry Flannery, Frankie Sheahan, Malcolm O'Kelly, Donnacha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Alan Quinlan, Neil Best, Simon Easterby, Denis Leamy, David Wallace, Stephen Ferris
Backs (14):
Isaac Boss, Eoin Reddan, Peter Stringer, Ronan O'Gara, Paddy Wallace, Gordon D'Arcy, Gavin Duffy, Brian O'Driscoll, Girvan Dempsey, Denis Hickie, Geordan Murphy, Andrew Trimble, Shane Horgan, Brian Carney.
NAMIBIA
Forwards (16):
Skipper Badenhorst, Jacques Burger, Tinus du Plessis, Jan du Toit, Nico Esterhuyse, Hugo Horn, Domingo Kamonga, Uakazuwaka Kazombiaze, Kees Lensing, Herman Lintveldt, Michael Mackenzie, WM Meyer, Jacques Nieuwenhuis, Johnny Redelinghuys, Hendrik Senekal, Marius Visser
Backs (14):
Melrick Africa, Heinrich Bock, Lu-Wayne Botes, John Drotsky, Du Preez Grobler, Eugene Jantjies, Bradley Langenhoven, TC Losper, Deon Mouton, Morn Schreuder, Jurie van Tonder, Piet van Zyl, Emile Wessels, Ryna Witbooi
Agence France-Presse
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Pumas replace heart victim
From correspondents in Paris
August 23, 2007
ARGENTINA has called up winger Hernan Senillosa to replace Martin Gaitan in the World Cup squad, the country's federation said today (AEST).
Senillosa is due to leave Argentina tomorrow for Brussels, where the Pumas will play Belgium in a final World Cup warm-up match on Sunday (AEST).
Gaitan suffered a heart complaint during and following Argentina's 27-20 defeat to Wales last weekend.
He subsequently underwent surgery for a ruptured coronary artery after complaining of chest pains.
Argentina begins its World Cup campaign in the tournament opener with host France on September 7.
Agence France-Presse
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