2014 Six Nations Championship squads

Rugby union competition squads 2014 Six Nations Championship This is a list of the complete squads for the 2014 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Wales are the defending champions. Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 1 February 2014 – the tournament's opening day. ENG On 9 January, England announced their 35-man Squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship, including 5 uncapped players.http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/january/news-articles/090114_six_nations_squad Ford, Nowell, Watson and Slater in England's RBS 6 Nations squad 2014-01-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20140114190054/http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/january/news-articles/090114_six_nations_squad 2014-01-14 dead Head coach: ENG Stuart Lancaster Caps updated: 15 January 2014 HK Dylan Hartley 2014 2 1 1986 3 24 y 50 Northampton Saints ENG HK Rob Webber 2014 2 1 1986 8 1 y 5 Bath ENG HK Tom Youngs 2014 2 1 1987 1 28 y 12 Leicester Tigers ENG PR Dan Cole 2014 2 1 1987 5 9 y 43 Leicester Tigers ENG PR Joe Marler 2014 2 1 1990 7 7 y 15 Harlequins ENG PR Matt Mullan 2014 2 1 1987 2 23 y 2 London Wasps ENG PR Henry Thomas 2014 2 1 1991 10 30 y 2 Sale Sharks ENG PR Mako Vunipola 2014 2 1 1991 1 13 y 10 Saracens ENG LK Dave Attwood 2014 2 1 1987 4 5 y 5 Bath ENG LK Joe Launchbury 2014 2 1 1991 4 12 y 14 London Wasps ENG LK Courtney Lawes 2014 2 1 1989 2 23 y 25 Northampton Saints ENG LK Ed Slater 2014 2 1 1988 8 1 y 0 Leicester Tigers ENG FL Tom Johnson 2014 2 1 1982 7 16 y 5 Exeter Chiefs ENG FL Matt Kvesic 2014 2 1 1992 4 14 y 2 Gloucester ENG FL Chris Robshaw (c) 2014 2 1 1986 6 4 y 20 Harlequins ENG FL Tom Wood 2014 2 1 1986 11 3 y 23 Northampton Saints ENG N8 Ben Morgan 2014 2 1 1989 2 18 y 15 Gloucester ENG N8 Billy Vunipola 2014 2 1 1992 11 3 y 5 Saracens ENG SH Danny Care 2014 2 1 1987 1 2 y 42 Harlequins ENG SH Lee Dickson 2014 2 1 1985 3 29 y 12 Northampton Saints ENG SH Ben Youngs 2014 2 1 1989 9 5 y 35 Leicester Tigers ENG SH Richard Wigglesworth 2014 2 1 1983 6 9 y 14 Saracens ENG FH Owen Farrell 2014 2 1 1991 9 21 y 19 Saracens ENG FH George Ford 2014 2 1 1993 3 16 y 0 Bath ENG FH Stephen Myler 2014 2 1 1984 7 21 y 1 Northampton Saints ENG CE Brad Barritt 2014 2 1 1986 8 7 y 16 Saracens ENG CE Luther Burrell 2014 2 1 1987 12 6 y 0 Northampton Saints ENG CE Kyle Eastmond 2014 2 1 1989 7 17 y 2 Bath ENG CE Billy Twelvetrees 2014 2 1 1988 11 15 y 8 Gloucester ENG WG Chris Ashton 2014 2 1 1987 3 29 y 37 Saracens ENG WG Jonny May 2014 2 1 1990 4 1 y 1 Gloucester ENG WG Jack Nowell 2014 2 1 1993 4 11 y 0 Exeter Chiefs ENG WG Anthony Watson 2014 2 1 1994 2 26 y 0 Bath ENG FB Mike Brown 2014 2 1 1985 9 4 y 21 Harlequins England FB Alex Goode 2014 2 1 1988 5 7 y 13 Saracens ENG Call-ups On 2 February, Freddie Burns was added to the squad for the Scotland match in round 2.http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/february/news-articles/020214_squad_update SQUAD UPDATE: Burns back, May to see specialist 2014-02-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20140219154859/http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/february/news-articles/020214_squad_update 2014-02-19 dead On 16 February, David Wilson was added to the squad to replace the injured Dan Cole.http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/february/news-articles/160214_squad_cole SQUAD UPDATE – Cole out of rest of Six Nations 2014-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140302005906/http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/february/news-articles/160214_squad_cole 2014-03-02 dead On 3 March, Manu Tuilagi and Marland Yarde was added to the squad for the round 4 clash with Wales.http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/march/news-articles/030314_squad_update Tuilagi and Yarde return to England squad for Wales clash 2014-03-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20140306114956/http://www.rfu.com/news/2014/march/news-articles/030314_squad_update 2014-03-06 dead PR David Wilson 2014 2 1 1985 4 9 y 31 Bath ENG FH Freddie Burns 2014 2 1 1990 5 13 y 3 Gloucester ENG CE Manu Tuilagi 2014 2 1 1991 5 18 y 21 Leicester Tigers ENG WG Marland Yarde 2014 2 1 1992 4 20 y 2 London Irish ENG FRA 1974 On 6 January 2014, France named a 30-man squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship.Uncapped Plisson named in France squad Additional players maybe added to the squad throughout the tournament due to the new selection formart the FFR uses during the Six Nations and End-of-year tests. Head coach: FRA 1974 Philippe Saint-André Caps updated: 15 January 2014 HK Benjamin Kayser 2014 2 1 1984 7 26 y 22 Clermont FRA 1974 HK Dimitri Szarzewski 2014 2 1 1983 1 26 y 75 Racing Métro FRA 1974 PR Thomas Domingo 2014 2 1 1985 8 20 y 28 Clermont FRA 1974 PR Yannick Forestier 2014 2 1 1982 1 3 y 8 Castres FRA 1974 PR Nicolas Mas 2014 2 1 1980 5 23 y 66 Montpellier FRA 1974 PR Rabah Slimani 2014 2 1 1989 10 18 y 3 Stade Français FRA 1974 LK Alexandre Flanquart 2014 2 1 1989 10 9 y 2 Stade Français FRA 1974 LK Yoann Maestri 2014 2 1 1988 1 14 y 20 Toulouse FRA 1974 LK Pascal Papé 2014 2 1 1980 10 5 y 49 Stade Français FRA 1974 LK Sébastien Vahaamahina 2014 2 1 1991 10 21 y 9 Perpignan FRA 1974 FL Antoine Burban 2014 2 1 1987 7 22 y 0 Stade Français FRA 1974 FL Thierry Dusautoir (c) 2014 2 1 1981 11 18 y 65 Toulouse FRA 1974 FL Bernard Le Roux 2014 2 1 1989 6 4 y 3 Racing Métro FRA 1974 FL Yannick Nyanga 2014 2 1 1983 12 19 y 34 Toulouse FRA 1974 N8 Damien Chouly 2014 2 1 1985 11 27 y 13 Clermont FRA 1974 N8 Louis Picamoles 2014 2 1 1986 2 5 y 38 Toulouse FRA 1974 SH Jean-Marc Doussain 2014 2 1 1991 2 12 y 5 Toulouse FRA 1974 SH Maxime Machenaud 2014 2 1 1988 12 30 y 11 Racing Métro FRA 1974 FH Jules Plisson 2014 2 1 1991 8 20 y 0 Stade Français FRA 1974 FH Rémi Talès 2014 2 1 1984 5 2 y 5 Castres FRA 1974 CE Mathieu Bastareaud 2014 2 1 1988 9 17 y 18 Toulon FRA 1974 CE Gaël Fickou 2014 2 1 1994 3 26 y 3 Toulouse FRA 1974 CE Wesley Fofana 2014 2 1 1988 1 20 y 21 Clermont FRA 1974 CE Maxime Mermoz 2014 2 1 1986 7 28 y 25 Toulon FRA 1974 WG Sofiane Guitoune 2014 2 1 1989 3 27 y 2 Perpignan FRA 1974 WG Yoann Huget 2014 2 1 1987 6 2 y 22 Toulouse FRA 1974 WG Maxime Médard 2014 2 1 1986 11 16 y 36 Toulouse FRA 1974 FB Geoffrey Palis 2014 2 1 1991 7 8 y 0 Castres FRA 1974 FB Hugo Bonneval 2014 2 1 1990 11 19 y 0 Stade Français FRA 1974 FB Brice Dulin 2014 2 1 1990 4 13 y 10 Castres FRA 1974 Call-ups On 20 January, Captain Thierry Dusautoir and Wing Sofiane Guitoune withdrew from the squad due to injury and were replaced by Virgile Bruni and Jean-Marcellin Buttin. Pascal Papé was named the new Captain.http://www.ffr.fr/index.php/ffr/historique/2013/xv_france_des_changements_pour_l_angleterre XV France : Des changements pour l'Angleterre 2014-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20140130103052/http://www.ffr.fr/index.php/ffr/historique/2013/xv_france_des_changements_pour_l_angleterre 2014-01-30 dead On 25 January, François Trinh-Duc was called up to the squad to cover Rémi Talès, who will miss the opening match against England due to injury.France forced to call up Trinh-Duc On 10 February, Ibrahim Diarra and Alexandre Lapandry were added to the squad for the round 3 clash with Wales.France call up Lapandry, drop Trinh-Duc In addition to Diarra and Lapandry, Marc Andreu, Vincent Debaty, Wenceslas Lauret and Brice Mach were also called up to the squad to face Wales.Six Nations 2014: France recall back-rower Wenceslas Lauret On 24 February, Antonie Claassen, Rémi Lamerat and Morgan Parra were added to the squad for the final two rounds against Scotland and Ireland.http://www.ffr.fr/index.php/ffr/historique/2014/xv_france_le_groupe_pour_l_ecosse XV France : Le groupe pour l’Ecosse 2014-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140228162357/http://www.ffr.fr/index.php/ffr/historique/2014/xv_france_le_groupe_pour_l_ecosse 2014-02-28 dead Following an injury Dimitri Szarzewski sustained while playing for his club, Guilhem Guirado was called up to the squad on the 2 March to replace Szarzewski for the clash against Scotland.Six Nations: France hooker Dimitri Szarzewski ruled out of Scotland clash HK Guilhem Guirado 2014 2 1 1986 6 17 y 18 Perpignan FRA 1974 HK Brice Mach 2014 2 1 1986 4 2 y 0 Castres FRA 1974 PR Vincent Debaty 2014 2 1 1981 10 2 y 20 Clermont FRA 1974 FL Virgile Bruni 2014 2 1 1989 2 6 y 0 Toulon FRA 1974 FL Ibrahim Diarra 2014 2 1 1983 5 25 y 1 Castres FRA 1974 FL Alexandre Lapandry 2014 2 1 1989 4 13 y 8 Clermont FRA 1974 FL Wenceslas Lauret 2014 2 1 1989 3 28 y 5 Biarritz FRA 1974 N8 Antonie Claassen 2014 2 1 1984 10 20 y 4 Castres FRA 1974 SH Morgan Parra 2014 2 1 1988 11 15 y 54 Clermont FRA 1974 FH François Trinh-Duc 2014 2 1 1986 11 11 y 48 Montpellier FRA 1974 CE Rémi Lamerat 2014 2 1 1990 1 14 y 0 Castres FRA 1974 WG Marc Andreu 2014 2 1 1985 12 27 y 7 Castres FRA 1974 WG Jean-Marcellin Buttin 2014 2 1 1991 12 16 y 2 Clermont FRA 1974 IRE On 27 January 2014, Ireland announced an extended 34-man squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship.34-Man Ireland Squad Named https://web.archive.org/web/20140130045028/http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/30561.php 2014-01-30 Additional players could be added, as the first original 34-man squad was only named for the opening two fixtures; Scotland and Wales. Head coach: NZL Joe Schmidt Caps updated: 15 January 2014 HK Rory Best 2014 2 1 1982 8 15 y 70 Ulster IRE rugby union HK Seán Cronin 2014 2 1 1986 5 6 y 30 Leinster IRE rugby union PR Cian Healy 2014 2 1 1987 10 7 y 42 Leinster IRE rugby union PR Jack McGrath 2014 2 1 1989 10 11 y 3 Leinster IRE rugby union PR Martin Moore 2014 2 1 1991 3 1 y 0 Leinster IRE rugby union PR Mike Ross 2014 2 1 1979 12 21 y 34 Leinster IRE rugby union LK Iain Henderson 2014 2 1 1992 2 21 y 6 Ulster IRE rugby union LK Mike McCarthy 2014 2 1 1981 11 27 y 15 Leinster IRE rugby union LK Paul O'Connell (c) 2014 2 1 1979 10 20 y 88 Munster IRE rugby union LK Devin Toner 2014 2 1 1986 6 29 y 10 Leinster IRE rugby union LK Dan Tuohy 2014 2 1 1985 6 18 y 7 Ulster IRE rugby union FL Chris Henry 2014 2 1 1984 10 17 y 9 Ulster IRE rugby union FL Jordi Murphy 2014 2 1 1991 4 22 y 0 Leinster IRE rugby union FL Tommy O'Donnell 2014 2 1 1987 5 21 y 2 Munster IRE rugby union FL Peter O'Mahony 2014 2 1 1989 9 17 y 19 Munster IRE rugby union FL Rhys Ruddock 2014 2 1 1990 11 13 y 1 Leinster IRE rugby union N8 Robin Copeland 2014 2 1 1987 10 23 y 0 Cardiff Blues WAL N8 Jamie Heaslip 2014 2 1 1983 12 15 y 60 Leinster IRE rugby union SH Conor Murray 2014 2 1 1989 4 20 y 22 Munster IRE rugby union SH Eoin Reddan 2014 2 1 1980 11 20 y 52 Leinster IRE rugby union FH Paddy Jackson 2014 2 1 1992 1 5 y 5 Ulster IRE rugby union FH Ian Madigan 2014 2 1 1989 3 21 y 7 Leinster IRE rugby union FH Johnny Sexton 2014 2 1 1985 7 11 y 38 Racing Métro FRA 1974 CE Darren Cave 2014 2 1 1987 4 5 y 5 Ulster IRE rugby union CE Gordon D'Arcy 2014 2 1 1980 2 10 y 75 Leinster IRE rugby union CE Robbie Henshaw 2014 2 1 1993 6 12 y 3 Connacht IRE rugby union CE Luke Marshall 2014 2 1 1991 3 3 y 4 Ulster IRE rugby union CE Brian O'Driscoll 2014 2 1 1979 1 21 y 128 Leinster IRE rugby union WG Luke Fitzgerald 2014 2 1 1987 9 13 y 27 Leinster IRE rugby union WG David Kearney 2014 2 1 1989 6 19 y 2 Leinster IRE rugby union WG Fergus McFadden 2014 2 1 1986 6 17 y 21 Leinster IRE rugby union WG Andrew Trimble 2014 2 1 1984 10 20 y 50 Ulster IRE rugby union FB Felix Jones 2014 2 1 1987 8 5 y 5 Munster IRE rugby union FB Rob Kearney 2014 2 1 1986 3 26 y 49 Leinster IRE rugby union Call-ups On 29 January, Isaac Boss was added to the squad to cover the injured Eoin Reddan who suffered from a calf injury in training.Ireland turn to Boss after Reddan injury On 17 February, Dave Kilcoyne and Donnacha Ryan were added to the squad to face England in round 3.Extended Ireland Squad Named For England Game On 2 March, Robbie Diack, Richardt Strauss and Simon Zebo were called up into the squad that would play Italy in round 4.Extended Ireland Squad Announced For Italy Game HK Richardt Strauss 2014 2 1 1986 1 29 y 4 Leinster IRE rugby union PR Dave Kilcoyne 2014 2 1 1988 12 14 y 8 Munster IRE rugby union LK Donnacha Ryan 2014 2 1 1983 12 11 y 28 Munster IRE rugby union N8 Robbie Diack 2014 2 1 1985 11 12 y 0 Ulster IRE rugby union SH Isaac Boss 2014 2 1 1980 4 9 y 17 Leinster IRE rugby union WG Simon Zebo 2014 2 1 1990 3 16 y 6 Munster IRE rugby union ITA On 9 January, Italy announced a 30-man squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship, featuring 2 uncapped players, and the return of Mirco Bergamasco.NAZIONALE, TRENTA CONVOCATI PER LE PRIME GIORNATE DELL'RBS 6 NAZIONI 2014 Head coach: FRA 1974 Jacques Brunel Caps updated: 15 January 2014 HK Leonardo Ghiraldini 2014 2 1 1984 12 26 y 59 Benetton Treviso ITA HK Davide Giazzon 2014 2 1 1986 1 16 y 15 Zebre ITA PR Martin Castrogiovanni 2014 2 1 1981 10 21 y 101 Toulon FRA 1974 PR Lorenzo Cittadini 2014 2 1 1982 12 17 y 27 Benetton Treviso ITA PR Alberto De Marchi 2014 2 1 1986 3 13 y 12 Benetton Treviso ITA PR Michele Rizzo 2014 2 1 1982 9 16 y 11 Benetton Treviso ITA LK Marco Bortolami 2014 2 1 1980 6 12 y 99 Zebre ITA LK Marco Fuser 2014 2 1 1991 3 9 y 1 Benetton Treviso ITA LK Quintin Geldenhuys 2014 2 1 1981 6 19 y 41 Zebre ITA LK Antonio Pavanello 2014 2 1 1982 10 13 y 22 Benetton Treviso ITA FL Robert Barbieri 2014 2 1 1984 6 5 y 32 Benetton Treviso ITA FL Mauro Bergamasco 2014 2 1 1979 5 1 y 95 Zebre ITA FL Paul Derbyshire 2014 2 1 1986 11 3 y 20 Benetton Treviso ITA FL Joshua Furno 2014 2 1 1989 10 21 y 13 Biarritz FRA 1974 FL Alessandro Zanni 2014 2 1 1984 1 31 y 80 Benetton Treviso ITA N8 Sergio Parisse (c) 2014 2 1 1983 9 12 y 101 Stade Français FRA 1974 SH Tobias Botes 2014 2 1 1984 4 26 y 19 Benetton Treviso ITA SH Edoardo Gori 2014 2 1 1990 3 5 y 29 Benetton Treviso ITA SH Guglielmo Palazzani 2014 2 1 1991 4 11 y 0 Zebre ITA FH Tommaso Allan 2014 2 1 1993 4 26 y 3 Perpignan FRA 1974 FH Luciano Orquera 2014 2 1 1981 10 12 y 37 Zebre ITA CE Tommaso Benvenuti 2014 2 1 1990 12 12 y 30 Perpignan FRA 1974 CE Michele Campagnaro 2014 2 1 1993 3 13 y 2 Benetton Treviso ITA CE Gonzalo Garcia 2014 2 1 1984 2 18 y 29 Zebre ITA CE Alberto Sgarbi 2014 2 1 1986 11 26 y 27 Benetton Treviso ITA WG Mirco Bergamasco 2014 2 1 1983 2 23 y 89 Rovigo ITA WG Angelo Esposito 2014 2 1 1993 6 14 y 0 Benetton Treviso ITA WG Tommaso Iannone 2014 2 1 1990 9 16 y 6 Zebre ITA WG Leonardo Sarto 2014 2 1 1992 1 15 y 2 Zebre ITA FB Luke McLean 2014 2 1 1987 6 29 y 52 Benetton Treviso ITA Call-ups Francesco Minto was added to the squad on 21 January to cover the injured Marco Fuser who twisted his knee in the Heineken Cup.Italy bring Minto in for injured Fuser Matías Agüero was added to the squad to play Scotland to cover the injured Michele Rizzo. On 3 March, George Biagi, Andrea Masi, Tito Tebaldi and Manoa Vosawai was added to the squad with Biagi replacing the injured Alessandro Zanni.Six Nations: Italy recall for Wasps star Andrea Masi PR Matías Agüero 2014 2 1 1981 2 13 y 22 Zebre ITA LK George Biagi 2014 2 1 1980 10 4 y 0 Zebre ITA FL Francesco Minto 2014 2 1 1987 5 20 y 7 Benetton Treviso ITA N8 Manoa Vosawai 2014 2 1 1983 8 12 y 13 Benetton Treviso ITA SH Tito Tebaldi 2014 2 1 1987 9 23 y 16 Ospreys WAL FB Andrea Masi 2014 2 1 1981 3 30 y 80 London Wasps ENG SCO On January 15, Scotland announced a 36-man squad for the 2014 Six Nations Championship, including 2 uncapped players.http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/14/01/15/fife-features-first-foray Fife features for first foray 2014-01-15 2014-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20140116105417/http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/14/01/15/fife-features-first-foray dead Head coach: AUS Scott Johnson (Interim) Caps updated: 15 January 2014 HK Ross Ford 1984 4 23 y 71 Edinburgh SCO HK Scott Lawson 2014 2 1 1981 9 28 y 39 Newcastle Falcons ENG HK Pat MacArthur 2014 2 1 1987 4 27 y 3 Glasgow Warriors SCO PR Geoff Cross 2014 2 1 1982 12 11 y 23 Edinburgh SCO PR Alasdair Dickinson 2014 2 1 1983 9 11 y 30 Edinburgh SCO PR Ryan Grant 2014 2 1 1985 10 8 y 13 Glasgow Warriors SCO PR Moray Low 2014 2 1 1984 11 28 y 23 Glasgow Warriors SCO LK Grant Gilchrist 2014 2 1 1990 8 9 y 4 Edinburgh SCO LK Jonny Gray 2014 2 1 1994 3 14 y 2 Glasgow Warriors SCO LK Richie Gray 2014 2 1 1989 8 24 y 33 Castres FRA 1974 LK Jim Hamilton 2014 2 1 1982 11 17 y 50 Montpellier FRA 1974 LK Kieran Low 2014 2 1 1991 1 27 y 1 London Irish ENG LK Tim Swinson 2014 2 1 1987 2 17 y 3 Glasgow Warriors SCO FL Kelly Brown (c) 2014 2 1 1982 6 8 y 60 Saracens ENG FL Chris Fusaro 2014 2 1 1989 7 21 y 0 Glasgow Warriors SCO FL Rob Harley 2014 2 1 1990 5 26 y 5 Glasgow Warriors SCO FL Ross Rennie 2014 2 1 1986 3 29 y 20 Edinburgh SCO FL Alasdair Strokosch 2014 2 1 1983 2 21 y 37 Perpignan FRA 1974 N8 Johnnie Beattie 2014 2 1 1985 11 21 y 26 Montpellier FRA 1974 N8 David Denton 2014 2 1 1990 2 5 y 17 Edinburgh SCO N8 Ryan Wilson 2014 2 1 1989 5 18 y 4 Glasgow Warriors SCO SH Chris Cusiter 2014 2 1 1982 6 13 y 64 Glasgow Warriors SCO SH Greig Laidlaw 2014 2 1 1985 10 12 y 24 Edinburgh SCO FH Ruaridh Jackson 2014 2 1 1988 2 12 y 23 Glasgow Warriors SCO FH Duncan Weir 2014 2 1 1991 5 10 y 8 Glasgow Warriors SCO CE Nick De Luca 2014 2 1 1984 2 1 y 41 Edinburgh SCO CE Alex Dunbar 2014 2 1 1990 4 23 y 3 Glasgow Warriors SCO CE Matt Scott 2014 2 1 1990 9 30 y 16 Edinburgh SCO CE Duncan Taylor 2014 2 1 1989 9 5 y 6 Saracens ENG WG Max Evans 2014 2 1 1983 9 28 y 37 Castres FRA 1974 WG Dougie Fife 2014 2 1 1990 8 8 y 0 Edinburgh SCO WG Sean Lamont 2014 2 1 1981 1 15 y 82 Glasgow Warriors SCO WG Sean Maitland 2014 2 1 1988 9 14 y 8 Glasgow Warriors SCO WG Tommy Seymour 2014 2 1 1988 7 1 y 5 Glasgow Warriors SCO FB Stuart Hogg 2014 2 1 1992 6 24 y 15 Glasgow Warriors SCO FB Greig Tonks 2014 2 1 1989 5 20 y 1 Edinburgh SCO Call-ups On 17 February, Jack Cuthbert was added to the squad to face Italy in round 3.Cuthbert called up to Scotland squad On 3 March, Euan Murray returned to the squad after recovering from an injury he sustained in January.Murray returns to Scotland squad Edinburgh half-back pairing Sean Kennedy and Harry Leonard was also invited to train with the squad ahead of the French match. Ahead of the final round, Lee Jones and Richie Vernon were considered to play among the backs against Wales.http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/14/03/12/johnson-considers-backs-line Johnson considers backs' line-up 2014-03-12 2014-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20140313001440/http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/14/03/12/johnson-considers-backs-line dead PR Euan Murray 2014 2 1 1980 8 7 y 58 Worcester Warriors ENG CE Richie Vernon 2014 2 1 1987 7 7 y 20 Glasgow Warriors SCO WG Lee Jones 2014 2 1 1988 6 28 y 4 Glasgow Warriors SCO FB Jack Cuthbert 2014 2 1 1987 9 3 y 1 Edinburgh SCO WAL On 14 January, Wales named a 32-man squad for the 2014 Six Nations ChampionshipBroadley Luke Gatland Unveils Six Nations Squad http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/news/29285.php Welsh Rugby Union 2021-05-01 https://archive.today/20140114191040/http://www.wru.co.uk/eng/news/29285.php 2014-01-14 2014-01-14 unfit Head Coach: NZL Warren Gatland Caps Updated: 15 January 2014 HK Richard Hibbard 2014 2 1 1983 12 13 y 26 Ospreys WAL HK Ken Owens 2014 2 1 1987 1 3 y 19 Scarlets WAL HK Emyr Phillips 2014 2 1 1987 2 22 y 3 Scarlets WAL PR Ryan Bevington 2014 2 1 1988 12 9 y 12 Ospreys WAL PR Paul James 2014 2 1 1982 5 13 y 48 Bath ENG PR Gethin Jenkins 2014 2 1 1980 11 17 y 101 Cardiff Blues WAL PR Adam Jones 2014 2 1 1981 3 8 y 89 Ospreys WAL PR Rhodri Jones 2014 2 1 1991 12 23 y 5 Scarlets WAL PR Samson Lee 2014 2 1 1992 11 30 y 3 Scarlets WAL LK Luke Charteris 2014 2 1 1983 3 9 y 43 Perpignan FRA 1974 LK Andrew Coombs 2014 2 1 1984 10 27 y 6 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL LK Ian Evans 2014 2 1 1984 10 4 y 32 Ospreys WAL LK Alun Wyn Jones 2014 2 1 1985 9 19 y 74 Ospreys WAL FL Ryan Jones 2014 2 1 1981 3 13 y 75 Ospreys WAL FL Dan Lydiate 2014 2 1 1987 12 18 y 30 Racing Métro FRA 1974 FL Aaron Shingler 2014 2 1 1987 8 7 y 7 Scarlets WAL FL Justin Tipuric 2014 2 1 1989 8 6 y 19 Ospreys WAL FL Sam Warburton (c) 2014 2 1 1988 10 5 y 41 Cardiff Blues WAL N8 Taulupe Faletau 2014 2 1 1990 11 12 y 29 Newport Gwent Dragons WAL SH Mike Phillips 2014 2 1 1982 8 29 y 80 Racing Métro FRA 1974 SH Rhys Webb 2014 2 1 1988 12 9 y 3 Ospreys WAL SH Rhodri Williams 2014 2 1 1993 5 5 y 2 Scarlets WAL FH Dan Biggar 2014 2 1 1989 10 16 y 20 Ospreys WAL FH James Hook 2014 2 1 1985 6 27 y 73 Perpignan FRA 1974 FH Rhys Priestland 2014 2 1 1987 1 9 y 25 Scarlets WAL CE Jonathan Davies 2014 2 1 1988 4 5 y 37 Scarlets WAL CE Jamie Roberts 2014 2 1 1986 11 8 y 53 Racing Métro FRA 1974 CE Scott Williams 2014 2 1 1990 10 10 y 23 Scarlets WAL WG Alex Cuthbert 2014 2 1 1990 4 5 y 19 Cardiff Blues WAL WG George North 2014 2 1 1992 4 13 y 35 Northampton Saints ENG FB Leigh Halfpenny 2014 2 1 1988 12 22 y 48 Cardiff Blues WAL FB Liam Williams 2014 2 1 1991 4 9 y 8 Scarlets WAL Call-ups On 20 January, Ryan Jones was withdrawn from the squad due to injury and was replaced with James King. Second rower Jake Ball, who is eligible to play for the Wales through his Welsh-born father, was also added to the squad for Ian Evans.Six Nations 2014: Jake Ball added to Gatland's Wales squad LK Jake Ball 2014 2 1 1991 6 21 y 0 Scarlets WAL FL James King 2014 2 1 1990 7 24 y 2 Ospreys WAL References 2014 Category:2014 Six Nations Championship