2012 Six Nations Championship squads

Rugby union competition squads 2012 Six Nations Championship This is a list of the complete squads for the 2012 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Each country is entitled to name a squad of 39 players to contest the championship. They may also invite additional players along prior to the start of the championship, while the coach can call up replacement players if squad members suffer serious injury. NB Ages are given as of 4 February 2012, the opening day of the tournament. All cap totals are as of the start of the tournament, and do not include appearances made during the competition. England Interim England manager Stuart Lancaster announced a 32-man England squad for the 2012 Six Nations on 11 January.http://rfu.com/News/2012/January/News%20Articles/110112_EPS_announcement.aspx England announce Senior and Saxons Elite Player Squads Rugby Football Union 11 January 2012 19 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120119082044/http://www.rfu.com/News/2012/January/News%20Articles/110112_EPS_announcement.aspx 19 January 2012 dead dmy-all Although lock Louis Deacon was named to the squad, he was ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/16491793 Six Nations: Owen Farrell in new-look England squad BBC Sport 11 January 2012 19 January 2012 Team Manager: ENG Stuart Lancaster HK Dylan Hartley 2012 2 4 1986 3 24 y 34 Northampton Saints ENG HK Lee Mears 2012 2 4 1979 3 5 y 38 Bath ENG HK Rob Webber 2012 2 4 1986 8 1 y 0 London Wasps ENG PR Alex Corbisiero 2012 2 4 1988 8 30 y 10 London Irish ENG PR Dan Cole 2012 2 4 1987 5 9 y 23 Leicester Tigers ENG PR Joe Marler 2012 2 4 1990 7 7 y 0 Harlequins ENG PR Matt Stevens 2012 2 4 1982 10 1 y 39 Saracens ENG PR David Wilson 2012 2 4 1985 4 9 y 19 Bath ENG LK Mouritz Botha 2012 2 4 1982 1 29 y 1 Saracens ENG LK Courtney Lawes 2012 2 4 1989 2 23 y 13 Northampton Saints ENG LK Tom Palmer 2012 2 4 1979 3 27 y 33 Stade Français FRA 1974 FL Callum Clark 2012 2 4 1989 6 10 y 0 Northampton Saints ENG FL Tom Croft 2012 2 4 1985 11 7 y 31 Leicester Tigers ENG FL Chris Robshaw 2012 2 4 1986 6 4 y 1 Harlequins ENG FL Tom Wood 2012 2 4 1986 11 3 y 9 Northampton Saints England N8 Phil Dowson 2012 2 4 1981 10 1 y 0 Northampton Saints ENG N8 Ben Morgan 2012 2 4 1989 2 18 y 0 Scarlets WAL SH Lee Dickson 2012 2 4 1985 3 29 y 0 Northampton Saints ENG SH Joe Simpson 2012 2 4 1988 7 5 y 1 London Wasps ENG SH Ben Youngs 2012 2 4 1989 9 5 y 17 Leicester Tigers ENG FH Toby Flood 2012 2 4 1985 8 8 y 46 Leicester Tigers ENG FH Charlie Hodgson 2012 2 4 1980 11 12 y 36 Saracens ENG CE Brad Barritt 2012 2 4 1986 8 7 y 0 Saracens ENG CE Owen Farrell 2012 2 4 1991 9 21 y 0 Saracens ENG CE Manu Tuilagi 2012 2 4 1991 5 18 y 7 Leicester Tigers ENG CE Jordan Turner-Hall 2012 2 4 1988 1 5 y 0 Harlequins ENG WG Chris Ashton 2012 2 4 1987 3 29 y 18 Northampton Saints ENG WG Charlie Sharples 2012 2 4 1989 8 17 y 1 Gloucester ENG WG David Strettle 2012 2 4 1983 7 23 y 7 Saracens ENG FB Mike Brown 2012 2 4 1985 9 4 y 3 Harlequins ENG FB Ben Foden 2012 2 4 1985 7 22 y 22 Northampton Saints ENG France Philippe Saint-André announced a 30-man France squad for the 2011 Six Nations on 5 January.France name Six Nations training party http://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2012/rugby/story/157031.html ESPN Scrum 5 January 2012 19 January 2012 Two days later, Romain Millo-Chluski dislocated his right shoulder in a Top 14 match, potentially ruling him out for the entire Six Nations; Lionel Nallet was named as his replacement.France recall veteran Nallet http://www.espnscrum.com/france/rugby/story/157277.html ESPN Scrum 10 January 2012 19 January 2012 The prop David Attoub is called up in the list for the game against Italy Head coach: FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André HK William Servat 2012 2 4 1978 2 9 y 44 Toulouse France 1974 HK Dimitri Szarzewski 2012 2 4 1983 1 26 y 56 Stade Français France 1974 PR David Attoub 2012 2 4 1981 6 7 y 1 Stade Français France 1974 PR Fabien Barcella 2012 2 4 1983 10 27 y 20 Biarritz France 1974 PR Vincent Debaty 2012 2 4 1981 10 2 y 1 Clermont France 1974 PR Luc Ducalcon 2012 2 4 1984 1 2 y 10 Castres France 1974 PR Nicolas Mas 2012 2 4 1980 5 23 y 49 Perpignan France 1974 PR Jean-Baptiste Poux 2012 2 4 1979 9 26 y 37 Toulouse France 1974 LK Yoann Maestri 2012 2 4 1988 1 14 y 0 Toulouse France 1974 LK Lionel Nallet 2012 2 4 1976 9 14 y 70 Racing Métro France 1974 LK Pascal Papé 2012 2 4 1980 10 5 y 35 Stade Français France 1974 LK Julien Pierre 2012 2 4 1981 7 31 y 26 Clermont France 1974 FL Julien Bonnaire 2012 2 4 1978 9 20 y 70 Clermont France 1974 FL Thierry Dusautoir (c) 2012 2 4 1981 11 18 y 49 Toulouse France 1974 FL Yannick Nyanga 2012 2 4 1983 12 19 y 25 Toulouse France 1974 FL Fulgence Ouedraogo 2012 2 4 1986 7 21 y 25 Montpellier France 1974 N8 Imanol Harinordoquy 2012 2 4 1980 2 20 y 77 Biarritz France 1974 N8 Louis Picamoles 2012 2 4 1986 2 5 y 21 Toulouse France 1974 SH Morgan Parra 2012 2 4 1988 11 15 y 36 Clermont France 1974 SH Dimitri Yachvili 2012 2 4 1980 9 19 y 59 Biarritz France 1974 FH Lionel Beauxis 2012 2 4 1985 10 24 y 15 Toulouse France 1974 FH François Trinh-Duc 2012 2 4 1986 11 11 y 35 Montpellier France 1974 CE Yann David 2012 2 4 1988 4 15 y 4 Toulouse France 1974 CE Wesley Fofana 2012 2 4 1988 1 20 y 0 Clermont France 1974 CE Maxime Mermoz 2012 2 4 1986 7 28 y 15 Perpignan France 1974 CE Aurélien Rougerie 2012 2 4 1980 9 26 y 71 Clermont France 1974 WG Vincent Clerc 2012 2 4 1981 5 7 y 57 Toulouse France 1974 WG Julien Malzieu 2012 2 4 1983 5 4 y 16 Clermont France 1974 WG Alexis Palisson 2012 2 4 1987 9 9 y 20 Toulon France 1974 FB Maxime Médard 2012 2 4 1986 11 16 y 28 Toulouse France 1974 FB Clément Poitrenaud 2012 2 4 1982 5 20 y 44 Toulouse France 1974 Ireland Ireland named an initial 24-man squad for the 2012 Six Nations on 18 January. A full squad was announced on 30 January, after the country's A national team, Ireland Wolfhounds, played England Saxons.Ireland and O2 Ireland Wolfhounds Squads Announced http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/21868.php Irish Rugby Football Union 18 January 2012 19 January 2012 Head coach: IRE rugby union Declan Kidney HK Rory Best 2012 2 4 1982 8 15 y 54 Ulster Ireland rugby union HK Seán Cronin 2012 2 4 1986 5 6 y 15 Leinster Ireland rugby union PR Tom Court 2012 2 4 1980 11 6 y 24 Ulster Ireland rugby union PR Cian Healy 2012 2 4 1987 10 7 y 25 Leinster Ireland rugby union PR Mike Ross 2012 2 4 1979 12 21 y 15 Leinster Ireland rugby union LK Leo Cullen 2012 2 4 1978 1 9 y 32 Leinster Ireland rugby union LK Donncha O'Callaghan 2012 2 4 1979 3 24 y 80 Munster Ireland rugby union LK Paul O'Connell (c) 2012 2 4 1979 10 20 y 82 Munster Ireland rugby union LK Donnacha Ryan 2012 2 4 1983 12 11 y 13 Munster Ireland rugby union FL Stephen Ferris 2012 2 4 1985 8 2 y 30 Ulster Ireland rugby union FL Shane Jennings 2012 2 4 1981 7 8 y 12 Leinster Ireland rugby union N8 Jamie Heaslip 2012 2 4 1983 12 15 y 43 Leinster Ireland rugby union N8 Seán O'Brien 2012 2 4 1987 2 14 y 15 Leinster Ireland rugby union SH Conor Murray 2012 2 4 1989 4 20 y 6 Munster Ireland rugby union SH Eoin Reddan 2012 2 4 1980 11 20 y 37 Leinster Ireland rugby union FH Ronan O'Gara 2012 2 4 1977 3 7 y 116 Munster Ireland rugby union FH Johnny Sexton 2012 2 4 1985 7 11 y 24 Leinster Ireland rugby union CE Gordon D'Arcy 2012 2 4 1980 2 10 y 63 Leinster Ireland rugby union CE Fergus McFadden 2012 2 4 1986 6 17 y 6 Leinster Ireland rugby union CE Paddy Wallace 2012 2 4 1979 8 27 y 29 Ulster Ireland rugby union WG Tommy Bowe 2012 2 4 1984 2 22 y 44 Ospreys Wales WG Keith Earls 2012 2 4 1987 10 2 y 26 Munster Ireland rugby union WG Andrew Trimble 2012 2 4 1984 10 20 y 41 Ulster Ireland rugby union FB Rob Kearney 2012 2 4 1986 3 26 y 33 Leinster Ireland rugby union Italy Jacques Brunel announced his 30-man squad for the 2012 Six Nations on 16 January. The squad will be cut to 24 before going to Paris for the opener against France.http://www.espnscrum.com/six-nations-2012/rugby/story/157710.html Brunel names Six Nations squad ESPN Scrum 16 January 2012 19 January 2012 Head coach: FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel HK Tommaso D'Apice 2012 2 4 1988 6 30 y 3 Aironi Italy HK Leonardo Ghiraldini 2012 2 4 1984 12 26 y 41 Benetton Treviso Italy PR Martin Castrogiovanni 2012 2 4 1981 10 21 y 82 Leicester Tigers England PR Lorenzo Cittadini 2012 2 4 1982 12 17 y 8 Benetton Treviso Italy PR Alberto de Marchi 2012 2 4 1986 3 13 y 0 Aironi Italy PR Andrea Lo Cicero 2012 2 4 1976 5 7 y 91 Racing Métro France 1974 LK Marco Bortolami 2012 2 4 1980 6 12 y 88 Aironi Italy LK Quintin Geldenhuys 2012 2 4 1981 6 19 y 25 Aironi Italy LK Antonio Pavanello 2012 2 4 1982 10 13 y 5 Benetton Treviso Italy LK Corniel van Zyl 2012 2 4 1979 1 27 y 6 Benetton Treviso Italy FL Mauro Bergamasco 2012 2 4 1979 5 1 y 88 Aironi Italy FL Paul Derbyshire 2012 2 4 1986 11 3 y 16 Benetton Treviso Italy FL Simone Favaro 2012 2 4 1988 11 7 y 6 Aironi Italy FL Alessandro Zanni 2012 2 4 1984 1 31 y 58 Benetton Treviso Italy N8 Robert Barbieri 2012 2 4 1984 6 5 y 16 Benetton Treviso Italy N8 Sergio Parisse (c) 2012 2 4 1983 9 12 y 83 Stade Français France 1974 SH Edoardo Gori 2012 2 4 1990 3 5 y 9 Benetton Treviso Italy SH Fabio Semenzato 2012 2 4 1986 5 6 y 8 Benetton Treviso Italy FH Kris Burton 2012 2 4 1980 8 4 y 9 Benetton Treviso Italy FH Luciano Orquera 2012 2 4 1981 10 12 y 27 Aironi Italy CE Gonzalo Canale 2012 2 4 1982 11 11 y 72 Clermont France 1974 CE Luca Morisi 2012 2 4 1991 2 22 y 0 Crociati Italy CE Roberto Quartaroli 2012 2 4 1988 3 29 y 3 Aironi Italy CE Alberto Sgarbi 2012 2 4 1986 11 26 y 14 Benetton Treviso Italy WG Tommaso Benvenuti 2012 2 4 1990 12 12 y 12 Benetton Treviso Italy WG Angelo Esposito 2012 2 4 1993 6 14 y 0 Ruggers Tarvisium Italy WG Giulio Toniolatti 2012 2 4 1984 1 15 y 8 Aironi Italy WG Giovanbattista Venditti 2012 2 4 1990 3 27 y 0 Aironi Italy FB Andrea Masi 2012 2 4 1981 3 30 y 64 Aironi Italy FB Luke McLean 2012 2 4 1987 6 29 y 33 Benetton Treviso Italy Scotland Andy Robinson announced Scotland's 36-man squad for the Six Nations on 5 January.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/16419741 BBC Sport Six uncapped Scotland players in Six Nations squad 5 January 2012 19 January 2012 Steven Shingler, initially chosen for the squad, was confirmed to be ineligible for Scotland by the International Rugby Board due to his caps for Wales U20.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/16428283 BBC Sport Steven Shingler ineligible to play for Scotland, says IRB 12 January 2012 19 January 2012 Moray Low was ruled out for 2 months, his place in the squad was taken by clubmate Ed Kalman.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/16581701 BBC Sport Third-choice Glasgow tighthead Ed Kalman makes Scotland squad 16 January 2012 19 January 2012 On 24 January, Ross Ford was named captain for the Six Nations.http://www.scotlandrugbyteam.org/content/view/2797/9/ Ford Appointed Scotland Captain Scottish Rugby Union 24 January 2012 4 February 2012 Head coach: ENG Andy Robinson HK Ross Ford (c) 2012 2 4 1984 4 23 y 53 Edinburgh Scotland HK Dougie Hall 2012 2 4 1980 9 24 y 37 Glasgow Warriors Scotland HK Scott Lawson 2012 2 4 1981 9 28 y 29 Gloucester England PR Geoff Cross 2012 2 4 1982 12 11 y 8 Edinburgh Scotland PR Alasdair Dickinson 2012 2 4 1983 9 11 y 24 Sale Sharks England PR Allan Jacobsen 2012 2 4 1978 9 22 y 60 Edinburgh Scotland PR Ed Kalman 2012 2 4 1982 12 7 y 0 Glasgow Warriors Scotland PR Euan Murray 2012 2 4 1980 8 7 y 41 Newcastle Falcons England LK Richie Gray 2012 2 4 1989 8 24 y 16 Glasgow Warriors Scotland LK Jim Hamilton 2012 2 4 1982 11 17 y 34 Gloucester England LK Alastair Kellock 2012 2 4 1981 6 14 y 36 Glasgow Warriors Scotland LK Fraser McKenzie 2012 2 4 1988 3 28 y 0 Sale Sharks England FL John Barclay 2012 2 4 1986 9 24 y 32 Glasgow Warriors Scotland FL Kelly Brown 2012 2 4 1982 6 8 y 49 Saracens England FL Rob Harley 2012 2 4 1990 5 26 y 0 Glasgow Warriors Scotland FL Ross Rennie 2012 2 4 1986 3 29 y 11 Edinburgh Scotland FL Alasdair Strokosch 2012 2 4 1983 2 21 y 23 Gloucester England N8 David Denton 2012 2 4 1990 2 5 y 1 Edinburgh Scotland N8 Richie Vernon 2012 2 4 1987 7 7 y 15 Sale Sharks England SH Mike Blair 2012 2 4 1981 4 20 y 75 Edinburgh Scotland SH Chris Cusiter 2012 2 4 1982 6 13 y 55 Glasgow Warriors Scotland SH Rory Lawson 2012 2 4 1981 3 12 y 30 Gloucester England SH Greig Laidlaw 2012 2 4 1985 10 12 y 2 Edinburgh Scotland FH Ruaridh Jackson 2012 2 4 1988 2 12 y 11 Glasgow Warriors Scotland FH Dan Parks 2012 2 4 1978 5 26 y 66 Cardiff Blues Wales FH Duncan Weir 2012 2 4 1991 5 10 y 0 Glasgow Warriors Scotland CE Joe Ansbro 2012 2 4 1985 10 29 y 9 London Irish England CE Nick De Luca 2012 2 4 1984 2 1 y 29 Edinburgh Scotland CE Graeme Morrison 2012 2 4 1982 10 17 y 32 Glasgow Warriors Scotland WG Simon Danielli 2012 2 4 1979 9 8 y 32 Ulster Ireland rugby union WG Max Evans 2012 2 4 1983 9 28 y 24 Castres France 1974 WG Lee Jones 2012 2 4 1988 6 28 y 0 Edinburgh Scotland WG Sean Lamont 2012 2 4 1981 1 15 y 60 Scarlets Wales FB Stuart Hogg 2012 2 4 1992 6 24 y 0 Glasgow Warriors Scotland FB Rory Lamont 2012 2 4 1982 10 10 y 26 Glasgow Warriors Scotland Wales Warren Gatland named a 35-man squad for the 2012 Six Nations on 18 January.Gavin Henson included in Wales' 35-man training squad https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/16611388 BBC Sport 18 January 2012 19 January 2012 Head coach: NZL Warren Gatland HK Huw Bennett 2012 2 4 1983 6 11 y 49 Ospreys WAL HK Ken Owens 2012 2 4 1987 1 3 y 1 Scarlets WAL HK Matthew Rees 1980 12 9 y 48 Scarlets WAL PR Ryan Bevington 2012 2 4 1988 12 9 y 7 Ospreys WAL PR Gethin Jenkins 2012 2 4 1980 11 17 y 83 Cardiff Blues WAL PR Adam Jones 2012 2 4 1981 3 8 y 75 Ospreys WAL PR Craig Mitchell 2012 2 4 1986 5 3 y 11 Exeter Chiefs ENG PR Paul James 2012 2 4 1982 5 13 y 31 Ospreys WAL PR Rhodri Jones 2012 2 4 1991 12 23 y 0 Scarlets WAL PR Rhys Gill 2012 2 4 1986 10 30 y 1 Saracens ENG LK Bradley Davies 2012 2 4 1987 1 9 y 32 Cardiff Blues WAL LK Ian Evans 2012 2 4 1984 10 4 y 17 Ospreys WAL LK Ryan Jones 2012 2 4 1981 3 13 y 58 Ospreys WAL LK Lou Reed 2012 2 4 1987 9 10 y 0 Scarlets WAL FL Dan Lydiate 2012 2 4 1987 12 18 y 20 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL FL Justin Tipuric 2012 2 4 1989 8 6 y 2 Ospreys WAL FL Sam Warburton (c) 2012 2 4 1988 10 5 y 24 Cardiff Blues WAL N8 Taulupe Faletau 2012 2 4 1990 11 12 y 11 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL N8 Andy Powell 2012 2 4 1981 8 23 y 22 Sale Sharks ENG SH Mike Phillips 2012 2 4 1982 8 29 y 60 Bayonne FRA 1974 SH Rhys Webb 2012 2 4 1988 12 9 y 0 Ospreys WAL SH Lloyd Williams 2012 2 4 1989 11 30 y 5 Cardiff Blues WAL FH James Hook 2012 2 4 1985 6 27 y 59 Perpignan FRA 1974 FH Rhys Priestland 2012 2 4 1987 1 9 y 9 Scarlets WAL CE Ashley Beck 2012 2 4 1990 4 15 y 0 Ospreys Wales CE Jonathan Davies 2012 2 4 1988 4 5 y 21 Scarlets WAL CE Gavin Henson 2012 2 4 1982 2 1 y 33 Cardiff Blues WAL CE Jamie Roberts 2012 2 4 1986 11 8 y 39 Cardiff Blues WAL CE Scott Williams 2012 2 4 1990 10 10 y 8 Scarlets WAL WG George North 2012 2 4 1992 4 13 y 16 Scarlets Wales WG Alex Cuthbert 2012 2 4 1990 4 5 y 1 Cardiff Blues WAL WG Harry Robinson 2012 2 4 1993 4 16 y 0 Cardiff Blues WAL FB Lee Byrne 2012 2 4 1980 6 1 y 46 Clermont FRA 1974 FB Leigh Halfpenny 2012 2 4 1988 12 22 y 27 Cardiff Blues Wales FB Liam Williams 2012 2 4 1991 4 9 y 0 Scarlets WAL References External links RBS Six Nations Squad Index 2012 Category:2012 Six Nations Championship