2019 Rugby World Cup squads
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The 2019 Rugby World Cup was an international rugby union tournament which was held in Japan from 20 September until 2 November 2019. Twenty national teams competed, and each brought a 31-man squad containing no regulated number of players per-position to the tournament. The tournament was administered by World Rugby, to whom each team submitted their finalised squad by 8 September 2019. A player may be replaced for medical or compassionate reasons, but would be unable to return to the squad. Any replacement player has an enforced stand-down period of 48 hours before they can take the field.
Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad.
The age listed for each player is on 20 September 2019, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament.
Overview
Below is a table listing all the head coaches and captains for each nation.
Pool A
Ireland
Ireland announced a 31-man squad for the tournament on 2 September 2019.[1]
1 On 29 September, Jordi Murphy replaced Jack Conan, who suffered a foot injury in training.[2]
2 On 16 October, Rob Herring replaced Seán Cronin following an injury.[3]
Head coach: 
Joe Schmidt
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Japan
Japan named a 41-man training squad for the tournament on 15 August 2019,[4] before confirming their final 31-man squad on 29 August.[5]
Head coach: Jamie Joseph
Russia
Russia named their 31-man squad for the tournament on 1 September.[6][7]
Head coach: 
Lyn Jones
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Samoa
Samoa named a 34-man training squad for the tournament on 23 August 2019,[8] before reducing it to a final 31 on 31 August.[9]
1 On 9 September, Pele Cowley replaced Scott Malolua, who suffered a knee injury in Samoa's final warm-up match.[10]
2 On 26 September, Alamanda Motuga joined the squad in Japan after Afa Amosa sustained an injury in Samoa's opening match.[11]
Head coach: Steve Jackson
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Scotland
Scotland named an initial 42-man training squad on 7 May 2019.[12] The final 31-man squad for the tournament was confirmed on 3 September.[13]
1 On 23 September, Magnus Bradbury replaced Hamish Watson, after he suffered a knee injury in the team's opening match against Ireland.[14]
2 On 24 September, Henry Pyrgos replaced Ali Price, after he suffered a foot injury in the team's opening match against Ireland.[15]
Head coach: 
Gregor Townsend
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Pool B
Canada
Canada named a 42-man training squad for the tournament on 20 August 2019.[16] The final 31-man squad was named on 3 September 2019.[17]
1 On 10 September, Justin Blanchet was replaced by Josh Larsen in the World Cup squad following an injury sustained in Canada's final warm-up match.[18]
2 On 27 September, injured centres Nick Blevins and Ben LeSage were replaced in the squad by Giuseppe du Toit and Theo Sauder.[19]
3 On 3 October, Kainoa Lloyd joined the squad as an injury replacement for Taylor Paris.[20]
Head coach: Kingsley Jones
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Italy
Italy named their 31-man squad for the tournament on 18 August 2019.[21]
1 On 8 October, Giosuè Zilocchi and Danilo Fischetti joined the Italian squad following injuries to Simone Ferrari and Marco Riccioni.[22]
Head coach: 
Conor O'Shea
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Namibia
Namibia named a 31-man squad for the tournament on 2 September.[23]
Head coach: Phil Davies
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New Zealand
New Zealand named their 31-man squad on 28 August 2019.[24]
1 On 13 September 2019, Shannon Frizell was named as replacement for Luke Jacobson, who was ruled out of the competition due to delayed onset of concussion.[25]
Head coach: Steve Hansen
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South Africa
South Africa named their 31-man squad for the tournament on 26 August 2019.[26]
1 On 23 September, Thomas du Toit replaced Trevor Nyakane, after he injured his calf in the team's opening match against New Zealand.[27]
2 On 1 October, Damian Willemse replaced Jesse Kriel, after he was injured the team's opening match against New Zealand.[28]
Head coach: 
Rassie Erasmus
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Pool C
Argentina
Argentina named their 31-man squad for the tournament on 19 August 2019.[29]
1 On 6 October, Gonzalo Bertranou replaced Tomás Cubelli after he was injured in Argentina's game against England.
Head coach: 
Mario Ledesma
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England
On 12 August, England became the first team to announce their 31-man squad for the tournament.[30][31]
1 Ben Spencer was called up on 27 October as an injury replacement for Willi Heinz.[32]
Head coach: 
Eddie Jones
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France
On 18 June 2019, head coach Jacques Brunel named a 37-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches.[33] On 10 July 2019, Paul Willemse had to withdraw from the team due to injury; he was replaced by Romain Taofifénua.[34] On 20 July 2019, Cyril Baille was called up to replace the injured Étienne Falgoux.[35]
France named their final 31-man squad for the tournament on 2 September 2019.[36]
1 On 22 September, Wesley Fofana withdrew from the squad due to injury, and was replaced by Pierre-Louis Barassi.[37]
2 On 29 September, Cedate Gomes Sa was called up to replace the injured Demba Bamba.[38]
3 On 4 October, Christopher Tolofua was called up to replace the injured Peato Mauvaka.[39]
4 On 4 October, Vincent Rattez was called up to replace the injured Thomas Ramos.[39]
Head coach: 
Jacques Brunel
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Tonga
Tonga announced their 31-man squad for the tournament on 1 September 2019.[40]
1 On 24 September, Kurt Morath and Nafi Tuitavake were ruled out for the remainder of the tournament following injuries sustained in Tonga's opening match against England. Latiume Fosita and Fetuli Paea replaced them.[41]
Head coach: Toutai Kefu
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United States
On 13 June, the United States named a 50-man extended training squad ahead of the 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup in preparation for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[42] On 19 June, Samu Manoa retired from international rugby and withdrew from the squad.[43]
On 8 September, USA were the last side to name their 31-man squad.[44]
1 On 1 October, David Ainu'u was ruled out for the remainder of the tournament following an injury sustained in the United States' opening match against England, Chance Wenglewski replaced him.[45]
Head coach: Gary Gold
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Pool D
Australia
Australia named their 31-man squad for the tournament on 23 August 2019.[46]
Head coach: Michael Cheika
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Fiji
Fiji named an initial 32-man squad for the tournament on 16 August 2019,[47] before reducing it to the final 31 on 3 September.[48]
1 On 5 September, prop Lee Roy Atalifo replaced Kalivati Tawake, who suffered a knee injury.[49]
Head coach: John McKee
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Georgia
Georgia announced their 31-man squad for the tournament on 2 September 2019.[50]
Head coach: Milton Haig
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Uruguay
Uruguay named their 31-man squad for the tournament on 30 August 2019.[51]
Head coach: Esteban Meneses
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Wales
Wales announced their 31-man squad for the tournament on 1 September 2019.[52]
1 On 24 September 2019 Cory Hill withdrew from the squad having failed to recover from injury and he was replaced by Bradley Davies.[53]
2 On 22 October 2019 Josh Navidi withdrew from the squad having failed to recover from injury and he was replaced by Owen Lane.[54]
Head coach: Warren Gatland
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Statistics
All statistics relate to the initial 31-man squads named prior to the start of the tournament on 20 September 2019 and do not include players who joined a squad during the tournament.
- Five squads included no players based outside their home country: England, France, Ireland, Japan, and New Zealand.
- The squads with the fewest players playing domestically are Tonga (zero) and Samoa (one).
Player representation by club
The 620 participating players, 20 players unattached, represent 144 different club sides, the club sides with the most players selected are below:
| Players | Clubs |
|---|---|
| 26 | Jaguares |
| 20 |  Welwitschias |
| 16 |  Benetton, Glasgow Warriors |
| 15 |  Saracens |
| 14 | Leinster |
| 13 | Scarlets |
| 12 | Crusaders, Munster |
| 11 | Edinburgh |
| 10 | Clermont,  Krasny Yar, Racing, Toulouse, Zebre |
| 9 | Brumbies, Melbourne Rebels, Ospreys,  Toronto Arrows |
Players representation by league
| League | Players | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 620 | — |
| Pro14 |
118 | 19.0% |
Super Rugby  |
118 | 19.0% |
| Top 14 |
78 | 12.5% |
| Premiership Rugby |
74 | 11.9% |
Major League Rugby  |
37 | 5.9% |
| Top League |
32 | 5.1% |
| Rugby Premier League |
31 | 5.0% |
| Namibia * |
20 | 3.2% |
Campeonato Uruguayo de Rugby  |
16 | 2.5% |
| Pro D2 |
16 | 2.5% |
| RFU Championship |
13 | 2.0% |
Global Rapid Rugby     |
10 | 1.6% |
Didi 10  |
9 | 1.5% |
| Other | 28 | 4.5% |
| Unattached | 20 | 3.2% |
* Namibia's Welwitschias most recently played in South Africa's 2019 Rugby Challenge but do not appear in a regular league as such.
Player representation by nation
| Union | Players | Percent | Other national squad |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 620 | — | — |
| Argentina |
29 | 4.7% | 1 |
| Australia |
38 | 6.1% | 8 |
| Canada |
13 | 2.1% | 2 |
| England |
88 | 14.2% | 57 |
| Fiji |
4 | 0.7% | — |
| France |
96 | 15.5% | 65 |
| Georgia |
9 | 1.5% | — |
| Ireland |
31 | 5.0% | — |
| Italy |
26 | 4.2% | 1 |
| Japan |
34 | 5.4% | 3 |
| Namibia |
20 | 3.2% | — |
| New Zealand |
41 | 6.6% | 10 |
| Russia |
31 | 5.0% | 2 |
| Samoa |
3 | 0.3% | — |
| Scotland |
28 | 4.5% | 5 |
| South Africa |
28 | 3.8% | 4 |
| United States |
28 | 4.5% | 18 |
| Uruguay |
16 | 2.6% | — |
| Wales |
32 | 5.2% | 5 |
| Other | 5 | 0.0% | 3 |
| Unattached | 20 | 2.9% | — |
Average age of squads
| Nation | Avg. Age | Oldest player | Youngest player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
27 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón (36 years, 106 days) | Mayco Vivas (21 years, 109 days) |
| Australia |
27 | Adam Ashley-Cooper (35 years, 177 days) | Jordan Petaia (19 years, 198 days) |
| Canada |
28 | Hubert Buydens (37 years, 258 days) | Cole Keith (22 years, 135 days) |
| England |
27 | Willi Heinz (32 years, 300 days) | Tom Curry (21 years, 97 days) |
| Fiji |
28 | Vereniki Goneva (35 years, 168 days) | Ratu Veremalua Vugakoto (21 years, 265 days) |
| France |
27 | Louis Picamoles (33 years, 227 days) | Romain Ntamack (20 years, 142 days) |
| Georgia |
27 | Shalva Sutiashvili (35 years, 239 days) | Vano Karkadze (19 years, 87 days) |
| Ireland |
28 | Rory Best (37 years, 36 days) | Jordan Larmour (22 years, 102 days) |
| Italy |
28 | Sergio Parisse (36 years, 8 days) | Marco Riccioni (21 years, 1 day) |
| Japan |
29 | Luke Thompson (38 years, 257 days) | Ataata Moeakiola (23 years, 225 days) |
| Namibia |
26 | PJ van Lill (35 years, 290 days) | Prince ǃGaoseb (21 years, 75 days) |
| New Zealand |
27 | Sonny Bill Williams (34 years, 48 days) | Rieko Ioane (22 years 188 days) |
| Russia |
29 | Andrey Garbuzov (36 years, 44 days) | Bogdan Fedotko (24 years, 363 days) |
| Samoa |
31 | Tusi Pisi (37 years, 94 days) | Melani Matavao (23 years, 305 days) |
| Scotland |
27 | Greig Laidlaw (33 years, 343 days) | Darcy Graham (22 years, 91 days) |
| South Africa |
28 | Schalk Brits (38 years, 127 days) | Herschel Jantjies (23 years, 151 days) |
 Tonga |
29 | Kurt Morath (34 years, 311 days) | Siua Maile (22 years, 214 days) |
| United States |
27 | Olive Kilifi (32 years, 357 days) | David Ainuu (19 years, 304 days) |
| Uruguay |
26 | Juan Rombys (32 years, 199 days) | Germán Kessler (21 years, 79 days) |
| Wales |
27 | Alun Wyn Jones (34 years, 1 day) | Rhys Carré (21 years, 224 days) |
Squad caps
| Nation | Caps | Most capped player | Least capped player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
1421 | Adam Ashley-Cooper (119) | Jordan Petaia (0) |
| Georgia |
1370 | Davit Kacharava (116) | Vano Karkadze (3) |
| New Zealand |
1220 | Kieran Read (122) | Atu Moli (2) Brad Weber (2) |
| Ireland |
1142 | Rory Best (120) | Jean Kleyn (3) |
| Argentina |
1120 | Juan Manuel Leguizamón (86) | Santiago Carreras (1) Lucas Mensa (1) |
| Uruguay |
1118 | Diego Magno (90) | Joaquín Jaunsolo (1) |
| Wales |
1089 | Alun Wyn Jones (128) | Rhys Carré (1) |
| England |
1074 | Dan Cole (89) Ben Youngs (89) |
Ruaridh McConnochie (1) |
| South Africa |
1054 | Tendai Mtawarira (111) | Herschel Jantjies (4) Kwagga Smith (4) |
| Russia |
1032 | Yuri Kushnarev (109) | Kirill Gotovtsev (4) |
| Italy |
1002 | Sergio Parisse (140) | Callum Braley (3) |
| Scotland |
923 | John Barclay (74) | Blade Thomson (2) |
| Canada |
889 | Ciaran Hearn (80) | Andrew Quattrin (3) |
| France |
807 | Louis Picamoles (79) | Peato Mauvaka (1) |
| Japan |
705 | Fumiaki Tanaka (70) | Takuya Kitade (1) |
| United States |
678 | Blaine Scully (50) | Ben Pinkelman (2) |
| Fiji |
651 | Campese Ma'afu (58) | Filipo Nakosi (1) |
| Namibia |
614 | Eugene Jantjies (67) | PJ Walters (0) |
| Tonga |
439 | Siale Piutau (39) | Siua Maile (1) |
| Samoa |
434 | Tusi Pisi (38) | Michael Ala'alatoa (1) |
Previous World Cup experience
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By matches
| Player | RWC Matches |
|---|---|
| Adam Ashley-Cooper |
17 |
| Alun Wyn Jones |
15 |
| Juan Manuel Leguizamón |
14 |
| Sam Whitelock |
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| Sonny Bill Williams |
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| Sekope Kepu |
13 |
| Sergio Parisse |
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| Rob Simmons |
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| James Slipper |
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| Kurtley Beale |
12 |
| Will Genia |
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| D. T. H. van der Merwe |
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| Rory Best |
11 |
| Agustin Creevy |
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| Mamuka Gorgodze |
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| Eugene Jantjies |
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| Tendai Mtawarira |
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| George North |
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| Kieran Read |
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| François Steyn |
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| Keith Earls |
10 |
| Davit Kacharava |
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| Francois Louw |
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| David Pocock |
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| Luke Thompson |
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By tournaments
| Player | World Cups |
|---|---|
| Sergio Parisse |
4 |
| Adam Ashley-Cooper |
3 |
| Rory Best |
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| Leonardo Ghiraldini |
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| Mamuka Gorgodze |
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| Eugene Jantjies |
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| Alun Wyn Jones |
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| Davit Kacharava |
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| Juan Manuel Leguizamón |
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| Luke Thompson |
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| D. T. H. van der Merwe |
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| Alessandro Zanni |
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