2008 Six Nations Championship squads

Rugby union competition squads 2008 Six Nations Championship England Squad announced on 9 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Caps updated 10 January 2008 from RFU. On 19 January 2008, Peter Richards was injured playing in a match for London Irish and ruled out of the Six Nations.Richards ruled out of Six Nations https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_irish/7202329.stm BBC Sport 2008-01-23 2008-02-02 Due to more injuries in the squad London Irish scrum-half Paul Hodgson, Bath flanker Michael Lipman and Gloucester number eight Luke Narraway were all called up to the squad.Worsley to miss Six Nations start https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/english/7205455.stm BBC Sport 2008-01-25 2008-02-02 On 2 February 2008, in England's opening match, Mike Tindall and Tom Rees were injured and ruled out of the rest of the tournament, while David Strettle is out for four to eight weeks.England suffer double injury blow https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7225333.stm BBC Sport 2008-02-06 2008-02-10 Because of this Newcastle scrum-half Lee Dickson, London Irish fly-half Shane Geraghty and Sale flanker Magnus Lund were added to the squad.Injury-hit England call up trio https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7225333.stm BBC Sport 2008-02-04 2008-02-04 Andrew Sheridan and Phil Vickery were forced to withdraw from England's game against Italy, Bristol's Jason Hobson was called up to the bench as a reserve. Head Coach: Brian Ashton HK George Chuter 9 July 1976 19 Leicester England HK Lee Mears 5 March 1979 18 Bath England HK Mark Regan 28 January 1972 43 Bristol England PR Jason Hobson 10 February 1983 0 Bristol England PR Tim Payne 29 April 1979 5 Wasps England PR Andrew Sheridan 1 November 1979 20 Sale England PR Matt Stevens 1 October 1982 20 Bath England PR Phil Vickery (c) 14 March 1976 60 Wasps England LK Steve Borthwick 12 October 1979 32 Bath England LK Louis Deacon 7 October 1980 6 Leicester England LK Ben Kay 14 December 1975 53 Leicester England LK Simon Shaw 1 September 1973 43 Wasps England FL Tom Croft 7 November 1985 0 Leicester England FL James Haskell 2 April 1985 2 Wasps England FL Michael Lipman 16 January 1980 3 Bath England FL Magnus Lund 25 June 1983 10 Sale England FL Lewis Moody 12 June 1978 52 Leicester England FL Tom Rees 11 September 1984 8 Wasps England FL Joe Worsley 14 June 1977 65 Wasps England N8 Nick Easter 15 August 1978 12 Harlequins England N8 Luke Narraway 7 September 1983 0 Gloucester England SH Danny Care 2 January 1987 0 Harlequins England SH Lee Dickson 29 March 1985 0 Newcastle England SH Andy Gomarsall 24 July 1974 33 Harlequins England SH Paul Hodgson 25 April 1982 0 London Irish England SH Peter Richards 10 March 1978 12 London Irish England SH Richard Wigglesworth 9 June 1983 0 Sale England FH Danny Cipriani 2 November 1987 0 Wasps England FH Shane Geraghty 12 August 1986 2 London Irish England FH Charlie Hodgson 12 November 1980 29 Sale England FH Jonny Wilkinson 25 May 1979 65 Newcastle England CE Toby Flood 8 August 1985 12 Newcastle England CE Jamie Noon 9 May 1979 27 Newcastle England CE Mathew Tait 6 February 1986 19 Newcastle England CE Mike Tindall 18 October 1978 54 Gloucester England WG Paul Sackey 8 November 1979 10 Wasps England WG James Simpson-Daniel 30 May 1982 10 Gloucester England WG David Strettle 23 July 1983 3 Harlequins England WG Lesley Vainikolo 4 May 1979 5 Gloucester England FB Iain Balshaw 14 April 1979 30 Gloucester England FB Mark Cueto 26 December 1979 24 Sale England France Initial squad announced on 22 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Changes since then are: Before the competition began, Florian Fritz was injured in training on 30 January 2008 and will miss the whole of the Six Nations. David Marty was called up to replace him. Prop Nicolas Mas was also called up to the squad to replace Jean-Baptiste Poux.Marty replaces Fritz for France https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7217029.stm BBC Sport 2008-01-30 2008-02-02 After France's first match, Anthony Floch was called up to the squad because of an injury to Julien Malzieu and Louis Picamoles was also called up in place of Elvis Vermeulen, who was dropped from the squad completely due to a rib injury.Clerc returns amid France changes https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7226408.stm BBC Sport 2008-02-06 2008-02-10 After France's second match, locks Romain Millo-Chluski and Pascal Papé and fullback Clément Poitrenaud were called up to the squad, in place of Loïc Jacquet, Arnaud Méla and Anthony Floch on 13 February; Floch was re-called after Poitrenaud broke his ankle,Floch replaces injured Poitrenaud https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7243168.stm BBC Sport 2008-02-16 2008-02-19 and Jean-Baptiste Poux replaced the injured Julien Brugnaut. On 19 February, Millo-Chluski withdrew because of injury and Jérôme Thion was called up as a replacement. Dimitri Yachvili was also called up to the squad when Jean-Baptiste Élissalde was ruled out with a calf injury.France forced into change at lock https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7251495.stm BBC Sport 2008-02-16 2008-02-19 After France's loss to England in Round 3, coach Marc Lièvremont dropped seven players from his squad—Cédric Heymans, Morgan Parra, Thierry Dusautoir, Lionel Faure, David Marty, David Skrela and William Servat. Five uncapped players were called up for the Italy match: Fabien Barcella, Yann David, Guilhem Guirado, Julien Tomas and Ibrahim Diarra. Julien Malzieu returned to the squad after recovering from his injury, and veteran Yannick Jauzion was recalled. Julien Bonnaire was initially dropped in favour of Imanol Harinordoquy, but returned to the squad after Harinordoquy was ruled out with a muscle tear in an ankle suffered on 23 February. Arnaud Méla was recalled after Papé suffered a knee injury on 1 March.France lose Pape for Italy match https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7266894.stm BBC Sport 2008-03-02 2008-03-07 For the championship decider against Wales, Lièvremont chose to recall several veterans. David, Diarra, Guirado, Picamoles, Aurélien Rougerie, and Tomas were dropped. Both Élissalde and Vermeulen returned to the squad after recovering from their injuries. Also returning to the squad were Dusautoir, Heymans, Servat, and Skrela.France swap half-backs for Wales https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7287385.stm BBC Sport 2008-03-12 2008-03-12 Head Coach: Marc Lièvremont HK Guilhem Guirado 17 June 1986 1 Perpignan France 1974 HK William Servat 9 December 1978 16 Toulouse France 1974 HK Dimitri Szarzewski 26 January 1983 22 Stade Français France 1974 PR Fabien Barcella 27 October 1983 3 Auch France 1974 PR Julien Brugnaut 17 November 1981 0 Dax France 1974 PR Lionel Faure 26 November 1977 0 Sale England PR Nicolas Mas 25 May 1980 15 Perpignan France 1974 PR Jean-Baptiste Poux 26 September 1979 21 Toulouse France 1974 LK Loic Jacquet 31 March 1985 2 Clermont France 1974 LK Arnaud Méla 19 January 1980 0 Brive France 1974 LK Romain Millo-Chluski 20 April 1983 4 Toulouse France 1974 LK Lionel Nallet (c) 14 September 1976 32 Castres France 1974 LK Pascal Papé 5 December 1980 16 Stade Français France 1974 LK Jérôme Thion 2 December 1977 40 Biarritz France 1974 FL Julien Bonnaire 20 September 1978 37 Clermont France 1974 FL Ibrahim Diarra 25 May 1983 1 Montauban France 1974 FL Thierry Dusautoir 18 November 1981 11 Toulouse France 1974 FL Fulgence Ouedraogo 21 July 1986 1 Montpellier France 1974 N8 Imanol Harinordoquy 20 February 1980 51 Biarritz France 1974 N8 Louis Picamoles 5 February 1986 3 Montpellier France 1974 N8 Elvis Vermeulen 5 April 1979 8 Clermont France 1974 SH Jean-Baptiste Élissalde 23 November 1979 30 Toulouse France 1974 SH Morgan Parra 15 November 1988 0 Bourgoin France 1974 SH Julien Tomas 21 April 1985 2 Montpellier France 1974 SH Dimitri Yachvili 19 September 1980 38 Biarritz France 1974 FH David Skrela 2 March 1979 11 Stade Français France 1974 FH François Trinh-Duc 11 November 1986 0 Montpellier France 1974 CE Yann David 15 April 1988 1 Bourgoin France 1974 CE Florian Fritz 17 January 1984 25 Toulouse France 1974 CE Yannick Jauzion 28 July 1978 55 Toulouse France 1974 CE David Marty 30 October 1982 19 Perpignan France 1974 CE Damien Traille 12 June 1979 58 Biarritz France 1974 WG Vincent Clerc 7 May 1981 28 Toulouse France 1974 WG Julien Malzieu 4 May 1983 0 Clermont France 1974 WG Aurélien Rougerie 26 September 1980 51 Clermont France 1974 FB Anthony Floch 12 February 1983 3 Clermont France 1974 FB Cédric Heymans 20 July 1978 37 Toulouse France 1974 FB Clément Poitrenaud 20 May 1982 32 Toulouse France 1974 Ireland Squad announced 15 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Cap totals updated 16 January 2008 from IRFU. On 24 January 2008, Jerry Flannery was handed an eight-week suspension for stamping on Julien Bonnaire in a match for Munster, therefore ruling him out of taking any part in the Six Nations.Flannery ruled out of Six Nations https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/irish/7207055.stm BBC Sport 2008-02-06 2008-02-10 He later appealed against this decision and had his ban reduced to one month, making him available for Ireland's final three games. Gordon D'Arcy broke his right arm in the first half of Ireland's Six Nations opener against Italy on 2 February, ending his Six Nations campaign.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7224388.stm Injured D'Arcy out of Six Nations BBC Sport 2008-02-02 2008-02-02 On 19 February, Paul O'Connell was named on the bench for Ireland's game against Scotland after making a successful return from a back injury. Head Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan HK Rory Best 15 August 1982 17 Ulster Ireland rugby union HK Jerry Flannery 17 October 1978 21 Munster Ireland rugby union HK Bernard Jackman 5 May 1976 4 Leinster Ireland rugby union PR Tony Buckley 8 October 1980 2 Munster Ireland rugby union PR John Hayes 2 November 1973 79 Munster Ireland rugby union PR Cian Healy 7 October 1987 0 Leinster Ireland rugby union PR Marcus Horan 7 September 1977 51 Munster Ireland rugby union LK Leo Cullen 9 January 1978 19 Leinster Ireland rugby union LK Donncha O'Callaghan 23 March 1979 40 Munster Ireland rugby union LK Paul O'Connell 20 October 1979 52 Munster Ireland rugby union LK Mick O'Driscoll 8 October 1978 11 Munster Ireland rugby union LK Malcolm O'Kelly 19 July 1974 90 Leinster Ireland rugby union FL Neil Best 3 April 1979 18 Ulster Ireland rugby union FL Simon Easterby 21 July 1975 62 Scarlets Wales FL Johnny O'Connor 9 February 1980 12 Connacht Ireland rugby union FL Alan Quinlan 13 July 1974 25 Munster Ireland rugby union FL David Wallace 8 July 1976 41 Munster Ireland rugby union N8 Jamie Heaslip 3 December 1983 3 Leinster Ireland rugby union N8 Denis Leamy 27 November 1981 27 Munster Ireland rugby union SH Eoin Reddan 20 November 1980 5 Wasps England SH Peter Stringer 13 December 1977 79 Munster Ireland rugby union FH Ronan O'Gara 7 March 1977 77 Munster Ireland rugby union FH Johnny Sexton 11 July 1985 0 Leinster Ireland rugby union FH Paddy Wallace 27 August 1979 9 Ulster Ireland rugby union CE Gordon D'Arcy 10 February 1980 36 Leinster Ireland rugby union CE Gavin Duffy 18 September 1981 9 Connacht Ireland rugby union CE Brian O'Driscoll (c) 21 January 1979 79 Leinster Ireland rugby union CE Andrew Trimble 20 October 1984 19 Ulster Ireland rugby union WG Tommy Bowe 22 February 1984 10 Ulster Ireland rugby union WG Luke Fitzgerald 13 September 1987 2 Leinster Ireland rugby union WG Shane Horgan 18 July 1978 58 Leinster Ireland rugby union WG Rob Kearney 26 March 1986 1 Leinster Ireland rugby union FB Girvan Dempsey 2 October 1975 78 Leinster Ireland rugby union FB Geordan Murphy 19 April 1978 53 Leicester England Italy Squad announced 9 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Nick Mallett decided to drop Denis Dallan, Enrico Patrizio, Ludovico Nitoglia, Ramiro Pez, Robert Barbieri and Antonio Pavanello from the original squad, while former captain Marco Bortolami is out for the first half of the tournament with an eye injury.Bortolami injury worries allayed https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/my_club/gloucester/7202650.stm BBC Sport 2008-01-23 2008-02-02 Carlos Nieto missed the game against Ireland because of the death of his father, meaning Lorenzo Cittadini took his place on the bench. He then returned for their match against England.Galon starts in only Italy change https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7225489.stm BBC Sport 2008-02-06 2008-02-10 On the announcement of Italy's squad for their game against Wales, Matteo Pratichetti, Kaine Robertson and Pablo Canavosio were ruled out with minor injuries, Enrico Patrizio and Ludovico Nitoglia were recalled due to this. Meanwhile, David Bortolussi was injured in training and ruled out for the rest of the tournament, Paolo Buso took his place in the squad. Also with the return of Marco Bortolami to full fitness, Tommaso Reato lost his place in the squad. But then Ludovico Nitoglia once again lost his place in squad, this time to Alessio GalanteBortolussi injury blow for Italy https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7241504.stm BBC Sport 2008-02-14 2008-02-14 On 27 February, Mauro Bergamasco was handed a 13-week ban for gouging Wales' Lee Byrne during the teams' match.Bergamasco banned for Byrne gouge https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7263543.stm BBC Sport 2008-02-27 2008-02-27 Head Coach: Nick Mallett HK Carlo Festuccia 20 June 1980 39 Métro Racing France 1974 HK Leonardo Ghiraldini 26 December 1984 5 Calvisano Italy HK Fabio Ongaro 23 September 1977 18 Saracens England PR Martin Castrogiovanni 21 October 1981 45 Leicester England PR Lorenzo Cittadini 17 December 1982 0 Calvisano Italy PR Andrea Lo Cicero 7 May 1976 67 Métro Racing France 1974 PR Carlos Nieto 25 June 1976 21 Gloucester England PR Salvatore Perugini 6 March 1978 44 Toulouse France 1974 LK Marco Bortolami 12 June 1980 67 Gloucester England LK Carlo Del Fava 1 July 1981 21 Ulster Ireland rugby union LK Santiago Dellapè 9 May 1978 44 Biarritz France 1974 LK Antonio Pavanello 13 October 1982 0 Treviso Italy LK Tommaso Reato 12 May 1984 0 Rugby Rovigo Italy FL Robert Barbieri 5 June 1984 0 Treviso Italy FL Mauro Bergamasco 1 May 1979 58 Stade Français France 1974 FL Josh Sole 15 February 1980 21 Viadana Italy FL Alessandro Zanni 31 January 1984 16 Calvisano Italy N8 Jaco Erasmus 31 July 1979 2 Viadana Italy N8 Sergio Parisse (c) 13 September 1983 42 Stade Français France 1974 SH Simon Picone 26 September 1982 10 Treviso Italy SH Pietro Travagli 28 April 1981 2 Rugby Parma Italy FH Paolo Buso 28 July 1986 1 Calvisano Italy FH Andrea Masi 30 March 1981 31 Biarritz France 1974 FH Ramiro Pez 6 December 1978 40 Venezia Mestre Italy CE Mirco Bergamasco 23 February 1983 44 Stade Français France 1974 CE Gonzalo Canale 11 November 1982 33 Clermont France 1974 CE Pablo Canavosio 26 December 1981 16 Castres France 1974 CE Denis Dallan 4 March 1978 40 Stade Français France 1974 CE Enrico Patrizio 15 January 1985 1 Petrarca Rugby Italy WG Alessio Galante 24 October 1983 0 Gran Parma Italy WG Ezio Galon 22 July 1977 11 Rugby Parma Italy WG Ludovico Nitoglia 27 October 1983 10 Calvisano Italy WG Matteo Pratichetti 27 July 1985 7 Calvisano Italy WG Kaine Robertson 29 October 1980 23 Viadana Italy WG Alberto Sgarbi 26 November 1986 0 Treviso Italy FB David Bortolussi 21 July 1981 10 Montpellier France 1974 FB Andrea Marcato 13 April 1983 2 Treviso Italy Scotland Squad announced 8 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Caps updated 17 January 2008 from SRU. After originally being dropped from the squad, hooker Dougie Hall, props Bruce Douglas and Craig Smith and lock Scott Murray were all called up to the squad due to injuries in the main squad.Depleted Scotland call up Murray https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/scottish/7187902.stm BBC Sport 2008-01-14 2008-02-04 Head coach: Frank Hadden HK Ross Ford 23 April 1984 16 Edinburgh Scotland HK Dougie Hall 24 September 1980 19 Glasgow Scotland HK Scott Lawson 28 September 1981 15 Sale England HK Fergus Thomson 18 September 1983 3 Glasgow Scotland PR Alasdair Dickinson 11 September 1983 1 Gloucester England PR Bruce Douglas 10 February 1980 43 Scarlets Wales PR Allan Jacobsen 22 September 1978 22 Edinburgh Scotland PR Gavin Kerr 3 April 1977 47 Glasgow Scotland PR Moray Low 28 November 1984 0 Glasgow Scotland PR Euan Murray 7 August 1980 15 Northampton England PR Craig Smith 30 August 1978 23 Edinburgh Scotland LK James Hamilton 17 November 1982 13 Leicester England LK Nathan Hines 29 November 1976 48 Perpignan France 1974 LK Alastair Kellock 14 June 1981 7 Glasgow Scotland LK Scott MacLeod 3 March 1979 14 Scarlets Wales LK Scott Murray 15 January 1976 87 Montauban France 1974 FL John Barclay 24 September 1986 1 Glasgow Scotland FL Kelly Brown 8 June 1982 19 Glasgow Scotland FL Ally Hogg 20 July 1983 39 Edinburgh Scotland FL Ross Rennie 29 March 1986 0 Edinburgh Scotland FL Alasdair Strokosch 21 February 1983 1 Gloucester England FL Jason White (c) 17 April 1978 63 Sale England N8 Johnnie Beattie 21 November 1985 3 Glasgow Scotland N8 David Callam 15 February 1983 10 Edinburgh Scotland N8 Simon Taylor 17 August 1979 58 Stade Français France 1974 SH Mike Blair 20 April 1981 43 Edinburgh Scotland SH Chris Cusiter 13 June 1982 36 Perpignan France 1974 SH Rory Lawson 12 March 1981 9 Gloucester England FH Phil Godman 20 May 1982 8 Edinburgh Scotland FH Calum MacRae 26 January 1980 0 Edinburgh Scotland FH Dan Parks 26 May 1978 37 Glasgow Scotland CE Ben Cairns 29 October 1985 0 Edinburgh Scotland CE Nick De Luca 1 February 1984 0 Edinburgh Scotland CE Rob Dewey 19 October 1983 13 Ulster Ireland rugby union CE Andrew Henderson 3 February 1980 49 Glasgow Scotland CE Graeme Morrison 17 October 1982 6 Glasgow Scotland WG Simon Danielli 8 September 1979 13 Ulster Ireland rugby union WG Thom Evans 2 April 1985 0 Glasgow Scotland WG Chris Paterson 30 March 1978 81 Gloucester England WG Nikki Walker 5 March 1982 10 Ospreys Wales WG Simon Webster 8 March 1981 29 Edinburgh Scotland FB Rory Lamont 10 March 1982 14 Sale England FB Hugo Southwell 14 May 1980 36 Edinburgh Scotland Wales Squad announced 14 January 2008, accessed from BBC. Caps updated 14 January 2008 from WRU. In Wales' opening game of the Six Nations, Alun Wyn Jones was left with an injury to his ankle. For their next game, Warren Gatland called up Cardiff lock Deiniol Jones to cover for him.Wales suffer lock Jones setback https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7226112.stm BBC Sport 2008-02-04 2008-02-04 Head Coach: Warren Gatland HK Huw Bennett 11 June 1983 14 Ospreys Wales HK Matthew Rees 9 December 1980 16 Scarlets Wales HK Gareth Williams 19 December 1978 5 Blues Wales PR Gethin Jenkins 17 November 1980 53 Blues Wales PR Adam Jones 8 March 1981 44 Ospreys Wales PR Duncan Jones 18 September 1978 45 Ospreys Wales PR Rhys M. Thomas 31 July 1982 3 Dragons Wales LK Ian Evans 4 October 1984 8 Ospreys Wales LK Ian Gough 10 November 1976 45 Ospreys Wales LK Alun Wyn Jones 19 September 1985 18 Ospreys Wales LK Deiniol Jones 18 November 1977 3 Blues Wales FL Robin Sowden-Taylor 9 June 1982 5 Blues Wales FL Jonathan Thomas 27 December 1982 39 Ospreys Wales FL Martyn Williams 1 September 1975 76 Blues Wales N8 Gareth Delve 30 September 1982 4 Gloucester England N8 Ryan Jones (c) 13 March 1981 16 Ospreys Wales N8 Alix Popham 17 October 1979 32 Scarlets Wales SH Gareth Cooper 7 May 1979 35 Gloucester England SH Dwayne Peel 31 August 1981 59 Scarlets Wales SH Mike Phillips 29 August 1982 28 Ospreys Wales FH James Hook 27 June 1985 20 Ospreys Wales FH Stephen Jones 8 December 1977 66 Scarlets Wales CE Gavin Henson 1 February 1982 23 Ospreys Wales CE Sonny Parker 27 August 1977 27 Ospreys Wales CE Tom Shanklin 24 November 1979 47 Blues Wales WG Tom James 11 April 1987 2 Blues Wales WG Mark Jones 7 November 1979 35 Scarlets Wales WG Shane Williams 26 February 1977 51 Ospreys Wales FB Lee Byrne 1 June 1980 14 Ospreys Wales FB Jamie Roberts 8 November 1986 0 Blues Wales Notes and references External links RBS Six Nations Squad Index 2008 Category:2008 Six Nations Championship