RWC Squads

[Brumby Jack]

Here's the Wales squad:

Forwards: Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs), Paul James (Ospreys), Aaron Jarvis (Ospreys), Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), Samson Lee (Scarlets), Scott Baldwin (Ospreys), Ken Owens (Scarlets), Jake Ball (Scarlets), Luke Charteris (Racing Metro), Bradley Davies (Wasps), Dominic Day (Bath), Alun Wyn Jones (Ospreys), Taulupe Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons), James King (Ospreys), Dan Lydiate (Ospreys), Justin Tipuric (Ospreys), Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues).

Backs: Gareth Davies (Scarlets), Rhys Webb (Ospreys), Lloyd Williams (Ospreys), Dan Biggar (Ospreys), Rhys Priestland (Scarlets), Cory Allen (Cardiff Blues), Jamie Roberts (Harlequins), Scott Williams (Scarlets Hallam Amos (Newport Gwent Dragons), Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon), Matthew Morgan (Bristol), George North (Northampton Saints), Liam Williams (Scarlets).

 

[BDA]

The award for the worst squad surely goes to Wales. Not in terms of personnel but in terms of make-up. 2 hookers, 5 locks, 5 backrowers and 3 centres. What the.

quite. perhaps suggests a lack of depth in some areas?

 

[Braveheart81]

Seems like a risky move selecting Samson Lee and Liam Williams who have both had extended injuries.

 

[qwerty51]

How's this, the reason Lancaster didn't select Harley was because he said he didn't want to risk having only 2 hookers available for the Fiji match (Harley's suspensions end on that match) and now Wales and Australia have only named 2 hookers. Nice trolling Cheika and Gatland.

 

[Dewald Nel]

And it has escalated rather quickly:

http://rugbybanterpage.co.uk/springboks-world-cup-in-legal-battle/



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This has quietly sucked out the excitement for the world cup from South Africans, and we haven't even had the chance to lose a game yet.

 

[Highlander35]

Don't worry, we'll give it a shot.

 

[Braveheart81]

Japan’s World Cup Squad:

Keita Inagaki, Masataka Mikami, Kensuke Hatakeyama, Hiroshi Yamashita, Shota Horie, Takeshi Kizu, Hiroki Yuhara, Luke Thompson, Shinya Makabe, Shoji Ito, Hitoshi Ono, Michael Leitch (captain), Ryu Holani, Michael Broadhurst, Hendrik Tui, Amanaki Lelei Mafi, Justin Ives, Fumiaki Tanaka, Atsushi Hiwasa, Harumichi Tatekawa, Yu Tamura, Kosei Ono, Craig Wing, Male Sa’u, Kenki Fukuoka, Akihito Yamada, Karne Hesketh, Yoshikazu Fujita, Ayumu Goromaru, Kotaro Matsushima, Toshiaki Hirose

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

PlanetRugby have helpfully compiled all 17 squads thus far named:

http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,16017_75174,00.html

Presumably it'll be updated as the USA, Scotland & Georgia squads are named.

 

[Highlander35]

Approx 11pm tonight for the Scots. I'd guess, based on the performances so far, assuming Seymour and Maitland are fit but Dunbar isn't.

Hookers: Brown, Ford, McInally
Props: Dickinson, Grant, Nel, Reid, Welsh
Locks: Gilchrist, J.Gray, R. Gray, Harley
Backrowers: Barclay, Cowan, Denton, Hardie, Strauss
Scrum halfs: Hidalgo-Clyne, Laidlaw, Pyrgos
Fly halfs: Jackson, Russell
Centres: Bennett, Horne, Scott, Vernon
Wings: Lamont, Maitland, Seymour, Visser
Fullback: Hogg

8 Edinburgh
14 Glasgow
1 Scarlets
6 England (2 London Irish, 1 Harlequins, 1 Gloucester, 1 Newcastle, 1 Wasps)
1 France (Castres)
1 Unattached

The one's I've probably got wrong are the Backrow (where Barclay and Hardie could be swapped for any of Wilson, Ashe, Watson or Blake), and Jackson v Weir v Tonks.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

IRELAND SQUAD:

Forwards: Rory Best (Ulster), Sean Cronin (Leinster), Tadhg Furlong (Leinster), Cian Healy (Leinster), Jamie Heaslip (Leinster), Iain Henderson (Ulster), Chris Henry (Ulster), Jack McGrath (Leinster), Jordi Murphy (Leinster), Sean O'Brien (Leinster), Paul O'Connell (capt), Peter O'Mahony (Munster), Mike Ross (Leinster), Donnacha Ryan (Munster), Richardt Strauss (Leinster), Devin Toner (Leinster), Nathan White (Connacht).

Backs: Tommy Bowe (Ulster), Darren Cave (Ulster), Keith Earls (Munster), Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster), Robbie Henshaw (Connacht), Paddy Jackson (Ulster), Dave Kearney (Leinster), Rob Kearney (Leinster), Ian Madigan (Leinster), Conor Murray (Munster), Jared Payne (Ulster), Eoin Reddan (Leinster), Jonathan Sexton (Leinster), Simon Zebo (Munster).

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...-payne-make-ireland-squad-for-rugby-world-cup

 

[Dewald Nel]

Don't worry, we'll give it a shot.

Oh that match is 50/50. No Bok supporter has that match down as a given, despite past results.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

SCOTLAND SQUAD:

Forwards: Alasdair Dickinson, Ryan Grant, WP Nel, Gordon Reid, Jon Welsh, Fraser Brown, Ross Ford, Stuart McInally, Jonny Gray, Richie Gray, Grant Gilchrist, Tim Swinson, David Denton, Josh Strauss, Ryan Wilson, John Hardie, Alasdair Strokosch

Backs: Greig Laidlaw, Henry Pyrgos, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, Finn Russell, Duncan Weir, Mark Bennett, Matt Scott, Peter Horne, Richie Vernon, Stuart Hogg, Sean Lamont, Sean Maitland, Tommy Seymour, Tim Visser

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

USA SQUAD:

Danny Barrett, Chris Baumann, Cameron Dolan, Andrew Durutalo, Zach Fenoglio, Eric Fry, Seamus Kelly, Olive Kilifi, Niku Kruger, Titi Lamositele, Scott LaValla, AJ MacGinty, Samu Manoa, Al McFarland, Matekitonga Moeakiola, Takudzwa Ngwenya, Folau Niua, Thretton Palamo, Greg Peterson, Mike Petri, John Quill, Blaine Scully, Hayden Smith, Louis Stanfill, Andrew Suniula, Shalom Suniula, Joseph Taufete'e, Zack Test, Phil Thiel, Brett Thompson, Chris Wyles (c).

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

GEORGIA SQUAD:

Forwards: Mikheil Nariashvili, Kakha Asieshvili, Simon Maisuradze, Shalva Mamukashvili, Jaba Bregvadze, Davit Zirakashvili, Dudu Kubriashvili, Levan Chilachava, Giorgi Chkhaidze, Levan Datunashvili, Giorgi Nemsadze, Kote Mikautadze, Mamuka Gorgodze, Shalva Sutiashvili, Vito Kolelishvili, Giorgi Tkhilaishvili, Lasha Lomidze.

Backs: Merab Kvirikashvili, Beka Tsiklauri, Giorgi Aptsiauri, Sandro Todua, Tamaz Mtchedlidze, Muraz Giorgadze, Giorgi Pruidze, Davit Katcharava, Merab Sharikadze, Lasha Malaghuradze, Lasha Khmaladze, Giorgi Begadze, Vazha Khutsishvili, Vasil Lobzhanidze.

The PlanetRugby link I posted above now contains all 20 squads.

 

[Bairdy]

GEORGIA SQUAD:

Forwards: Mikheil Nariashvili, Kakha Asieshvili, Simon Maisuradze, Shalva Mamukashvili, Jaba Bregvadze, Davit Zirakashvili, Dudu Kubriashvili, Levan Chilachava, Giorgi Chkhaidze, Levan Datunashvili, Giorgi Nemsadze, Kote Mikautadze, Mamuka Gorgodze, Shalva Sutiashvili, Vito Kolelishvili, Giorgi Tkhilaishvili, Lasha Lomidze.

Backs: Merab Kvirikashvili, Beka Tsiklauri, Giorgi Aptsiauri, Sandro Todua, Tamaz Mtchedlidze, Muraz Giorgadze, Giorgi Pruidze, Davit Katcharava, Merab Sharikadze, Lasha Malaghuradze, Lasha Khmaladze, Giorgi Begadze, Vazha Khutsishvili, Vasil Lobzhanidze.

The PlanetRugby link I posted above now contains all 20 squads.

Not enough -vili and -ze surname suffixed players. There are 6 wasted spots in the Georgian squad.

 

[Highlander35]

SCOTLAND SQUAD:

Forwards: Alasdair Dickinson, Ryan Grant, WP Nel, Gordon Reid, Jon Welsh, Fraser Brown, Ross Ford, Stuart McInally, Jonny Gray, Richie Gray, Grant Gilchrist, Tim Swinson, David Denton, Josh Strauss, Ryan Wilson, John Hardie, Alasdair Strokosch

Backs: Greig Laidlaw, Henry Pyrgos, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, Finn Russell, Duncan Weir, Mark Bennett, Matt Scott, Peter Horne, Richie Vernon, Stuart Hogg, Sean Lamont, Sean Maitland, Tommy Seymour, Tim Visser

Approx 11pm tonight for the Scots. I'd guess, based on the performances so far, assuming Seymour and Maitland are fit but Dunbar isn't.

Hookers: Brown, Ford, McInally
Props: Dickinson, Grant, Nel, Reid, Welsh
Locks: Gilchrist, J.Gray, R. Gray, Harley
Backrowers: Barclay, Cowan, Denton, Hardie, Strauss
Scrum halfs: Hidalgo-Clyne, Laidlaw, Pyrgos
Fly halfs: Jackson, Russell
Centres: Bennett, Horne, Scott, Vernon
Wings: Lamont, Maitland, Seymour, Visser
Fullback: Hogg

8 Edinburgh
14 Glasgow
1 Scarlets
6 England (2 London Irish, 1 Harlequins, 1 Gloucester, 1 Newcastle, 1 Wasps)
1 France (Castres)
1 Unattached

The one's I've probably got wrong are the Backrow (where Barclay and Hardie could be swapped for any of Wilson, Ashe, Watson or Blake), and Jackson v Weir v Tonks.

Well, 27/31 isn't bad. Thought Jackson would go ahead of Weir for the fullback option. Swinson wasn't in the training squad and hence I only thought Harley was competing with big Jim. As for the flankers, got Hardie, wasn't surprised by Wilson, it was 50/50 between him and Barclay, but Strokosch ahead of Cowan and Barclay? Big call.

Either way, fairly happy with that squad.

 

[blindsider]

USA SQUAD:

Danny Barrett, Chris Baumann, Cameron Dolan, Andrew Durutalo, Zach Fenoglio, Eric Fry, Seamus Kelly, Olive Kilifi, Niku Kruger, Titi Lamositele, Scott LaValla, AJ MacGinty, Samu Manoa, Al McFarland, Matekitonga Moeakiola, Takudzwa Ngwenya, Folau Niua, Thretton Palamo, Greg Peterson, Mike Petri, John Quill, Blaine Scully, Hayden Smith, Louis Stanfill, Andrew Suniula, Shalom Suniula, Joseph Taufete'e, Zack Test, Phil Thiel, Brett Thompson, Chris Wyles (c).

Interesting to see former randwick players Al McFarland & Chris baumann.

I played a few seasons with McFarland & while he was a good Shute shield player, that's obviously a massive step up to the RWC. I reckon USA will struggle. Maybe not even win a game.


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[Braveheart81]

Interesting to see former randwick players Al McFarland & Chris baumann.

I played a few seasons with McFarland & while he was a good Shute shield player, that's obviously a massive step up to the RWC. I reckon USA will struggle. Maybe not even win a game.

Their only realistic chance at a win will come against Japan. Japan's only RWC win was in 1991.

They beat Japan 23-18 in the recent PNC (Pacific Nations Cup) so that game is certainly likely to close.

That said, they're in easily the weakest pool with South Africa, Samoa, Scotland, USA and Japan.

 

[Highlander35]

LHS = all teams, RHS = Just French Teams, It's a french publication

But this is a breakdown of where players at the RWC are playing in the 2015/16 season (I'm not sure if it's 100% accurate because of the transfers from Super Rugby to NH Rugby+ Japan).

Thought it was quite interesting. Glasgow are so high because there's 16 Warriors in the Scotland Squad, plus Greg Peterson in the Eagles, Simone Favaro for the Azzuri, Leone Nakarawa for the Fijjians and Sila Puafisi for Tonga.

 

[Gnostic]

Interesting but missing a few I'd say. Just looking quickly Western Force is missing and we know Ben McCalman is there.