2009 Six Nations Championship squads

Rugby union competition squads

Main article: 2009 Six Nations Championship

This is a list of the complete squads for the 2009 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. Each country was entitled to name a squad of 39 players to contest the championship. They could also invite additional players along prior to the start of the championship while the coach could call up replacement players if squad members suffered serious injury.

All caps are as of the start of the tournament, and do not include appearances made during the competition.

## England

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England announced their 32-man squad for the 2009 Six Nations on 14 January 2009, including both Tom Palmer, who missed the entire tournament with a shoulder injury, and Tom Rees, who was ruled out of the first three games with knee trouble.[1] Prop Matt Stevens was replaced in the squad by Julian White after Stevens was found to have taken a banned substance.[2] Flanker Lewis Moody broke his ankle while training with his club, Leicester Tigers, and was replaced in the England squad by Steffon Armitage, brother of fullback Delon Armitage.[3] Andy Goode, Joe Worsley and Paul Hodgson were all called up to train with the squad and went on to take part in the tournament,[4][5][6] while Louis Deacon and Olly Barkley replaced the injured Tom Palmer and Shane Geraghty.[7][8]

Head coach: Martin Johnson

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player  | Position | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club/province

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George Chuter | Hooker |  (1976-07-09)9 July 1976 (aged 32)  | 21  |  Leicester Tigers
Dylan Hartley | Hooker |  (1986-03-24)24 March 1986 (aged 22)  | 4  |  Northampton Saints
Lee Mears | Hooker |  (1979-03-05)5 March 1979 (aged 29)  | 29  |  Bath
Tim Payne | Prop |  (1979-04-29)29 April 1979 (aged 29)  | 10  |  London Wasps
Andrew Sheridan | Prop |  (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 29)  | 27  |  Sale Sharks
Phil Vickery | Prop |  (1976-03-14)14 March 1976 (aged 32)  | 68  |  London Wasps
Julian White | Prop |  (1973-05-14)14 May 1973 (aged 35)  | 44  |  Leicester Tigers
Steve Borthwick (c) | Lock |  (1979-10-12)12 October 1979 (aged 29)  | 43  |  Saracens
Louis Deacon | Lock |  (1980-10-07)7 October 1980 (aged 28)  | 8  |  Leicester Tigers
Nick Kennedy | Lock |  (1981-08-19)19 August 1981 (aged 27)  | 1  |  London Irish
Simon Shaw | Lock |  (1973-09-01)1 September 1973 (aged 35)  | 50  |  London Wasps
Steffon Armitage | Flanker |  (1985-09-20)20 September 1985 (aged 23)  | 0  |  London Irish
Tom Croft | Flanker |  (1985-11-07)7 November 1985 (aged 23)  | 8  |  Leicester Tigers
James Haskell | Flanker |  (1985-04-02)2 April 1985 (aged 23)  | 12  |  London Wasps
Tom Rees | Flanker |  (1984-09-11)11 September 1984 (aged 24)  | 15  |  London Wasps
Joe Worsley | Flanker |  (1977-06-14)14 June 1977 (aged 31)  | 69  |  London Wasps
Nick Easter | Number 8 |  (1978-08-15)15 August 1978 (aged 30)  | 20  |  Harlequins
Luke Narraway | Number 8 |  (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 (aged 25)  | 5  |  Gloucester
Danny Care | Scrum-half |  (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 22)  | 6  |  Harlequins
Harry Ellis | Scrum-half |  (1982-05-17)17 May 1982 (aged 26)  | 22  |  Leicester Tigers
Ben Foden | Scrum-half |  (1985-07-22)22 July 1985 (aged 23)  | 0  |  Northampton Saints
Paul Hodgson | Scrum-half |  (1982-04-25)25 April 1982 (aged 26)  | 1  |  London Irish
Danny Cipriani | Fly-half |  (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 21)  | 7  |  London Wasps
Toby Flood | Fly-half |  (1985-08-08)8 August 1985 (aged 23)  | 22  |  Leicester Tigers
Andy Goode | Fly-half |  (1980-04-03)3 April 1980 (aged 28)  | 9  |  Brive
Olly Barkley | Centre |  (1981-11-28)28 November 1981 (aged 27)  | 23  |  Gloucester
Riki Flutey | Centre |  (1980-02-10)10 February 1980 (aged 28)  | 4  |  London Wasps
Shane Geraghty | Centre |  (1986-08-12)12 August 1986 (aged 22)  | 2  |  London Irish
Jamie Noon | Centre |  (1979-05-09)9 May 1979 (aged 29)  | 37  |  Newcastle Falcons
Mathew Tait | Centre |  (1986-02-06)6 February 1986 (aged 23)  | 24  |  Sale Sharks
Mike Tindall | Centre |  (1978-10-18)18 October 1978 (aged 30)  | 56  |  Gloucester
Mark Cueto | Wing |  (1979-12-26)26 December 1979 (aged 29)  | 24  |  Sale Sharks
Ugo Monye | Wing |  (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 25)  | 4  |  Harlequins
Paul Sackey | Wing |  (1979-11-08)8 November 1979 (aged 29)  | 19  |  London Wasps
Delon Armitage | Fullback |  (1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 25)  | 4  |  London Irish
Olly Morgan | Fullback |  (1985-11-03)3 November 1985 (aged 23)  | 2  |  Gloucester

## France

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France named their final 23-man squad for the Six Nations on 28 January. Eight players from their training squad lost their places in the final 23, with only Biarritz number 8 Imanol Harinordoquy being brought in from outside the original 30.[9]

As cover for prop Lionel Faure, who was nursing an injured calf, Clermont Auvergne's Thomas Domingo was called up to the squad on 11 February.[10] Maxime Mermoz was called up in place of the banned Florian Fritz.[11] Renaud Boyoud was also drafted in place of the injured Benoît Lecouls.[12] Mathieu Bastareaud was called up for the injured Lionel Beauxis with Benoît Baby moving to fly-half, while Sylvain Marconnet was brought into the squad after injuries to both Benoît Lecouls and Nicolas Mas. François Trinh-Duc was also called up as specialist fly-half cover.[13] On 4 March Jérôme Thion, Julien Bonnaire and Damien Traille were all added to the squad, while Sébastien Chabal shifted from lock to the back row.[14] For their final game against Italy, France called up William Servat and Frédéric Michalak to replace Benjamin Kayser who had a neck injury and Sébastien Tillous-Borde who withdrew with a biceps problem.[15]

Head coach: Marc Lièvremont

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player  | Position | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club/province

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Benjamin Kayser | Hooker |  (1984-07-26)26 July 1984 (aged 24)  | 5  |  Leicester Tigers
William Servat | Hooker |  (1978-12-09)9 December 1978 (aged 30)  | 20  |  Toulouse
Dimitri Szarzewski | Hooker |  (1983-01-26)26 January 1983 (aged 26)  | 30  |  Stade Français
Fabien Barcella | Prop |  (1983-10-27)27 October 1983 (aged 25)  | 3  |  Biarritz
Renaud Boyoud | Prop |  (1980-05-07)7 May 1980 (aged 28)  | 2  |  Dax
Thomas Domingo | Prop |  (1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 23)  | 0  |  Clermont
Lionel Faure | Prop |  (1977-11-26)26 November 1977 (aged 31)  | 6  |  Sale Sharks
Benoît Lecouls | Prop |  (1978-03-22)22 March 1978 (aged 30)  | 5  |  Toulouse
Sylvain Marconnet | Prop |  (1976-04-08)8 April 1976 (aged 32)  | 71  |  Stade Français
Nicolas Mas | Prop |  (1980-05-25)25 May 1980 (aged 28)  | 22  |  Perpignan
Sébastien Chabal | Lock |  (1977-12-08)8 December 1977 (aged 31)  | 42  |  Sale Sharks
Romain Millo-Chluski | Lock |  (1983-04-20)20 April 1983 (aged 25)  | 4  |  Toulouse
Lionel Nallet (c) | Lock |  (1976-09-14)14 September 1976 (aged 32)  | 42  |  Castres
Jérôme Thion | Lock |  (1977-12-02)2 December 1977 (aged 31)  | 42  |  Biarritz
Julien Bonnaire | Flanker |  (1978-09-20)20 September 1978 (aged 30)  | 37  |  Clermont
Thierry Dusautoir | Flanker |  (1981-11-18)18 November 1981 (aged 27)  | 17  |  Toulouse
Fulgence Ouedraogo | Flanker |  (1986-07-21)21 July 1986 (aged 22)  | 11  |  Montpellier
Imanol Harinordoquy | Number 8 |  (1980-02-20)20 February 1980 (aged 28)  | 50  |  Biarritz
Louis Picamoles | Number 8 |  (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 23)  | 8  |  Montpellier
Frédéric Michalak | Scrum-half |  (1982-10-16)16 October 1982 (aged 26)  | 50  |  Toulouse
Morgan Parra | Scrum-half |  (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 (aged 20)  | 4  |  Bourgoin
Sébastien Tillous-Borde | Scrum-half |  (1985-04-29)29 April 1985 (aged 23)  | 4  |  Castres
Lionel Beauxis | Fly-half |  (1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 23)  | 12  |  Stade Français
François Trinh-Duc | Fly-half |  (1986-11-11)11 November 1986 (aged 22)  | 7  |  Montpellier
Benoît Baby | Centre |  (1983-09-07)7 September 1983 (aged 25)  | 6  |  Clermont
Mathieu Bastareaud | Centre |  (1988-07-17)17 July 1988 (aged 20)  | 0  |  Stade Français
Florian Fritz | Centre |  (1984-01-17)17 January 1984 (aged 25)  | 13  |  Toulouse
Yannick Jauzion | Centre |  (1978-07-28)28 July 1978 (aged 30)  | 55  |  Toulouse
Maxime Mermoz | Centre |  (1986-07-28)28 July 1986 (aged 22)  | 1  |  Perpignan
Cédric Heymans | Wing |  (1978-07-20)20 July 1978 (aged 30)  | 44  |  Toulouse
Julien Malzieu | Wing |  (1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 25)  | 6  |  Clermont
Maxime Médard | Wing |  (1986-11-16)16 November 1986 (aged 22)  | 3  |  Toulouse
Clément Poitrenaud | Fullback |  (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 26)  | 31  |  Toulouse
Damien Traille | Fullback |  (1979-06-12)12 June 1979 (aged 29)  | 57  |  Biarritz

## Ireland

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Ireland named their squad for the 2009 Six Nations on 21 January 2009. Included in the 39-man squad were seven uncapped players, as well as inside centre Gordon D'Arcy, who had only returned in December from a broken arm picked up in the opening game of the 2008 Six Nations.[16]

Head coach: Declan Kidney

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player  | Position | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club/province

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Rory Best | Hooker |  (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 26)  | 27  |  Ulster
Jerry Flannery | Hooker |  (1978-10-17)17 October 1978 (aged 30)  | 26  |  Munster
Bernard Jackman | Hooker |  (1976-05-05)5 May 1976 (aged 32)  | 9  |  Leinster
Tom Court | Prop |  (1980-11-06)6 November 1980 (aged 28)  | 0  |  Ulster
John Hayes | Prop |  (1973-11-02)2 November 1973 (aged 35)  | 89  |  Munster
Cian Healy | Prop |  (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 21)  | 0  |  Leinster
Marcus Horan | Prop |  (1977-09-07)7 September 1977 (aged 31)  | 61  |  Munster
Mike Ross | Prop |  (1979-12-21)21 December 1979 (aged 29)  | 0  |  Harlequins
Ryan Caldwell | Lock |  (1984-09-01)1 September 1984 (aged 24)  | 0  |  Ulster
Bob Casey | Lock |  (1979-07-18)18 July 1979 (aged 29)  | 5  |  London Irish
Donncha O'Callaghan | Lock |  (1979-03-23)23 March 1979 (aged 29)  | 50  |  Munster
Paul O'Connell | Lock |  (1979-10-20)20 October 1979 (aged 29)  | 57  |  Munster
Mick O'Driscoll | Lock |  (1978-10-08)8 October 1978 (aged 30)  | 15  |  Munster
Malcolm O'Kelly | Lock |  (1974-07-19)19 July 1974 (aged 34)  | 91  |  Leinster
Donnacha Ryan | Lock |  (1983-12-11)11 December 1983 (aged 25)  | 1  |  Munster
Stephen Ferris | Flanker |  (1985-08-02)2 August 1985 (aged 23)  | 8  |  Ulster
Shane Jennings | Flanker |  (1981-07-08)8 July 1981 (aged 27)  | 5  |  Leinster
Alan Quinlan | Flanker |  (1974-07-13)13 July 1974 (aged 34)  | 27  |  Munster
David Wallace | Flanker |  (1976-07-08)8 July 1976 (aged 32)  | 50  |  Munster
Jamie Heaslip | Number 8 |  (1983-12-03)3 December 1983 (aged 25)  | 13  |  Leinster
Denis Leamy | Number 8 |  (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 27)  | 34  |  Munster
Tomás O'Leary | Scrum-half |  (1983-10-22)22 October 1983 (aged 25)  | 3  |  Munster
Eoin Reddan | Scrum-half |  (1980-11-20)20 November 1980 (aged 28)  | 14  |  London Wasps
Peter Stringer | Scrum-half |  (1977-12-13)13 December 1977 (aged 31)  | 85  |  Munster
Ronan O'Gara | Fly-half |  (1977-03-07)7 March 1977 (aged 31)  | 87  |  Munster
Johnny Sexton | Fly-half |  (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 23)  | 0  |  Leinster
Darren Cave | Centre |  (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 21)  | 0  |  Ulster
Gordon D'Arcy | Centre |  (1980-02-10)10 February 1980 (aged 28)  | 37  |  Leinster
Keith Earls | Centre |  (1987-10-02)2 October 1987 (aged 21)  | 2  |  Munster
Brian O'Driscoll (c) | Centre |  (1979-01-21)21 January 1979 (aged 30)  | 88  |  Leinster
Paddy Wallace | Centre |  (1979-08-27)27 August 1979 (aged 29)  | 12  |  Ulster
Tommy Bowe | Wing |  (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 24)  | 18  |  Ospreys
Ian Dowling | Wing |  (1982-10-05)5 October 1982 (aged 26)  | 0  |  Munster
Luke Fitzgerald | Wing |  (1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 21)  | 7  |  Leinster
Shane Horgan | Wing |  (1978-07-18)18 July 1978 (aged 30)  | 64  |  Leinster
Andrew Trimble | Wing |  (1984-10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 24)  | 24  |  Ulster
Girvan Dempsey | Fullback |  (1975-10-02)2 October 1975 (aged 33)  | 82  |  Leinster
Rob Kearney | Fullback |  (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 22)  | 11  |  Leinster
Geordan Murphy | Fullback |  (1978-04-19)19 April 1978 (aged 30)  | 59  |  Leicester Tigers

## Italy

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Italy's squad for the Six Nations, named on 29 January 2009 by Nick Mallett:[17]

Italy lost both of their specialist scrum-halves, Simon Picone and Pietro Travagli, for the entire Six Nations due to injury. Pablo Canavosio was called up but failed to recover from a knee injury in time for Italy's opener. This led head coach Nick Mallett to make a move he had been contemplating even before Canavosio's withdrawal – shifting Mauro Bergamasco from flanker to scrum-half.[18]

After Bergamasco's poor performance at scrum-half in the opener against England, in which his mistakes directly led to three of England's five tries, Mallett recalled Paul Griffen to play scrum-half and moved Bergamasco back to his normal flanker position. Carlo Del Fava was also brought in as an experienced second row forward.[19] Leonardo Ghiraldini was called up after he recovered from injury but Fabio Ongaro was ruled out, so Franco Sbaraglini was also called up.[20] On 3 March, Mallett added several players to the squad. Coming in were Fabio Staibano, Simone Favaro, Kris Burton and Michele Sepe.[21] After returning from his suspension Andrea Masi picked up a back injury, Luciano Orquera was brought into the squad as cover.[22]

Head coach: Nick Mallett

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player  | Position | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club/province

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Carlo Festuccia | Hooker |  (1980-06-20)20 June 1980 (aged 28)  | 45  |  Racing Métro
Leonardo Ghiraldini | Hooker |  (1984-12-26)26 December 1984 (aged 24)  | 16  |  Calvisano
Fabio Ongaro | Hooker |  (1977-09-23)23 September 1977 (aged 31)  | 59  |  Saracens
Franco Sbaraglini | Hooker |  (1982-12-03)3 December 1982 (aged 26)  | 0  |  Treviso
Martin Castrogiovanni | Prop |  (1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (aged 27)  | 54  |  Leicester Tigers
Carlos Nieto | Prop |  (1976-06-25)25 June 1976 (aged 32)  | 31  |  Gloucester
Salvatore Perugini | Prop |  (1978-03-06)6 March 1978 (aged 30)  | 55  |  Toulouse
Ignacio Fernández Rouyet | Prop |  (1978-10-22)22 October 1978 (aged 30)  | 2  |  Viadana
Fabio Staibano | Prop |  (1983-04-20)20 April 1983 (aged 25)  | 6  |  Castres
Marco Bortolami | Lock |  (1980-06-12)12 June 1980 (aged 28)  | 70  |  Gloucester
Carlo Del Fava | Lock |  (1981-07-01)1 July 1981 (aged 27)  | 33  |  Ulster
Santiago Dellapè | Lock |  (1978-05-09)9 May 1978 (aged 30)  | 52  |  Toulon
Jean-François Montauriol | Lock |  (1983-03-21)21 March 1983 (aged 25)  | 0  |  Venezia Mestre
Tommaso Reato | Lock |  (1984-05-12)12 May 1984 (aged 24)  | 6  |  Rovigo
Mauro Bergamasco | Flanker |  (1979-05-01)1 May 1979 (aged 29)  | 69  |  Stade Français
Simone Favaro | Flanker |  (1988-11-07)7 November 1988 (aged 20)  | 0  |  Rovigo
Josh Sole | Flanker |  (1980-02-15)15 February 1980 (aged 28)  | 33  |  Viadana
Alessandro Zanni | Flanker |  (1984-01-31)31 January 1984 (aged 25)  | 26  |  Calvisano
Sergio Parisse (c) | Number 8 |  (1983-09-13)13 September 1983 (aged 25)  | 57  |  Stade Français
Pablo Canavosio | Scrum-half |  (1981-12-26)26 December 1981 (aged 27)  | 22  |  Viadana
Paul Griffen | Scrum-half |  (1982-09-26)26 September 1982 (aged 26)  | 38  |  Calvisano
Giulio Toniolatti | Scrum-half |  (1984-01-15)15 January 1984 (aged 25)  | 1  |  Capitolina Rome
Kris Burton | Fly-half |  (1980-08-04)4 August 1980 (aged 28)  | 2  |  Prato
Luke McLean | Fly-half |  (1987-06-29)29 June 1987 (aged 21)  | 3  |  Calvisano
Luciano Orquera | Fly-half |  (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 27)  | 12  |  Brive
Mirco Bergamasco | Centre |  (1983-02-23)23 February 1983 (aged 25)  | 56  |  Stade Français
Gonzalo Canale | Centre |  (1982-11-11)11 November 1982 (aged 26)  | 42  |  Clermont
Gonzalo García | Centre |  (1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 24)  | 5  |  Calvisano
Gilberto Pavan | Centre |  (1986-10-13)13 October 1986 (aged 22)  | 0  |  Overmach Parma
Roberto Quartaroli | Centre |  (1988-03-29)29 March 1988 (aged 20)  | 0  |  Overmach Parma
Andrea Bacchetti | Wing |  (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 20)  | 0  |  Rovigo
Matteo Pratichetti | Wing |  (1985-07-27)27 July 1985 (aged 23)  | 12  |  Calvisano
Kaine Robertson | Wing |  (1980-10-29)29 October 1980 (aged 28)  | 35  |  Viadana
Giulio Rubini | Wing |  (1987-04-22)22 April 1987 (aged 21)  | 0  |  Overmach Parma
Michele Sepe | Wing |  (1986-10-08)8 October 1986 (aged 22)  | 2  |  Capitolina Rome
Andrea Marcato | Fullback |  (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 25)  | 12  |  Treviso
Andrea Masi | Fullback |  (1981-03-30)30 March 1981 (aged 27)  | 44  |  Biarritz

## Scotland

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Scotland named a 33-man squad for the 2009 Six Nations on 20 January 2009, and included uncapped prop Geoff Cross and fly-half Ruaridh Jackson.[23] However, after injuries and illness hit the squad, a further five players were added to train on 30 January.[24] After injuries to Geoff Cross and the Allan Jacobsen, Moray Low was called into the main squad to provide cover for the final two games.[25] Following a return to fitness Rory Lamont was called up to the squad, but the game against Ireland came to soon for him.[26]

Head coach: Frank Hadden

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player  | Position | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club/province

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Ross Ford | Hooker |  (1984-04-23)23 April 1984 (aged 24)  | 25  |  Edinburgh
Dougie Hall | Hooker |  (1980-09-24)24 September 1980 (aged 28)  | 23  |  Glasgow
Geoff Cross | Prop |  (1982-12-11)11 December 1982 (aged 26)  | 0  |  Edinburgh
Alasdair Dickinson | Prop |  (1983-09-11)11 September 1983 (aged 25)  | 8  |  Gloucester
Allan Jacobsen | Prop |  (1978-09-22)22 September 1978 (aged 30)  | 29  |  Edinburgh
Moray Low | Prop |  (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 24)  | 0  |  Glasgow
Euan Murray | Prop |  (1980-08-07)7 August 1980 (aged 28)  | 25  |  Northampton Saints
Craig Hamilton | Lock |  (1979-09-01)1 September 1979 (aged 29)  | 5  |  Edinburgh
Jim Hamilton | Lock |  (1982-11-17)17 November 1982 (aged 26)  | 19  |  Edinburgh
Nathan Hines | Lock |  (1976-11-29)29 November 1976 (aged 32)  | 56  |  Perpignan
Alastair Kellock | Lock |  (1981-06-14)14 June 1981 (aged 27)  | 14  |  Glasgow
Jason White | Lock |  (1978-04-17)17 April 1978 (aged 30)  | 67  |  Sale Sharks
John Barclay | Flanker |  (1986-09-24)24 September 1986 (aged 22)  | 4  |  Glasgow
Kelly Brown | Flanker |  (1982-06-08)8 June 1982 (aged 26)  | 26  |  Glasgow
Scott Gray | Flanker |  (1978-02-25)25 February 1978 (aged 30)  | 1  |  Northampton Saints
Alasdair Strokosch | Flanker |  (1983-02-21)21 February 1983 (aged 25)  | 7  |  Gloucester
Ally Hogg | Number 8 |  (1983-07-20)20 July 1983 (aged 25)  | 47  |  Edinburgh
Simon Taylor | Number 8 |  (1979-08-17)17 August 1979 (aged 29)  | 60  |  Stade Français
Mike Blair (c) | Scrum-half |  (1981-04-20)20 April 1981 (aged 27)  | 53  |  Edinburgh
Chris Cusiter | Scrum-half |  (1982-06-13)13 June 1982 (aged 26)  | 39  |  Perpignan
Rory Lawson | Scrum-half |  (1981-03-12)12 March 1981 (aged 27)  | 10  |  Gloucester
Phil Godman | Fly-half |  (1982-05-20)20 May 1982 (aged 26)  | 9  |  Edinburgh
Ruaridh Jackson | Fly-half |  (1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 20)  | 0  |  Glasgow
Dan Parks | Fly-half |  (1978-05-26)26 May 1978 (aged 30)  | 47  |  Glasgow
Ben Cairns | Centre |  (1985-10-29)29 October 1985 (aged 23)  | 5  |  Edinburgh
Nick De Luca | Centre |  (1984-02-01)1 February 1984 (aged 25)  | 7  |  Edinburgh
Max Evans | Centre |  (1983-09-12)12 September 1983 (aged 25)  | 1  |  Glasgow
Graeme Morrison | Centre |  (1982-10-17)17 October 1982 (aged 26)  | 9  |  Glasgow
Simon Danielli | Wing |  (1979-09-08)8 September 1979 (aged 29)  | 16  |  Ulster
Thom Evans | Wing |  (1985-04-02)2 April 1985 (aged 23)  | 3  |  Glasgow
Sean Lamont | Wing |  (1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (aged 28)  | 35  |  Northampton Saints
Simon Webster | Wing |  (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 27)  | 36  |  Edinburgh
Rory Lamont | Fullback |  (1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 26)  | 19  |  Sale Sharks
Chris Paterson | Fullback |  (1978-03-30)30 March 1978 (aged 30)  | 90  |  Edinburgh
Hugo Southwell | Fullback |  (1980-05-14)14 May 1980 (aged 28)  | 44  |  Edinburgh

## Wales

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Wales announced their squad for the 2009 Six Nations on 19 January 2009, naming a group of 28 players.[27] Following a knee injury to scrum-half Gareth Cooper in training, head coach Warren Gatland opted to call 64-cap Sale Sharks scrum-half Dwayne Peel into the squad.[28] After Dwayne Peel had also been ruled out with injury, Gatland was forced to call up London Irish scrum-half Warren Fury for bench cover.[29]

Head coach: Warren Gatland

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player  | Position | Date of birth (age)  | Caps  | Club/province

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Huw Bennett | Hooker |  (1983-06-11)11 June 1983 (aged 25)  | 18  |  Ospreys
Matthew Rees | Hooker |  (1980-12-09)9 December 1980 (aged 28)  | 25  |  Scarlets
Gethin Jenkins | Prop |  (1980-11-17)17 November 1980 (aged 28)  | 63  |  Cardiff Blues
Adam Jones | Prop |  (1981-03-08)8 March 1981 (aged 27)  | 52  |  Ospreys
Rhys Thomas | Prop |  (1982-07-31)31 July 1982 (aged 26)  | 6  |  Newport Gwent Dragons
John Yapp | Prop |  (1983-04-09)9 April 1983 (aged 25)  | 10  |  Cardiff Blues
Luke Charteris | Lock |  (1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 25)  | 6  |  Newport Gwent Dragons
Bradley Davies | Lock |  (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 22)  | 0  |  Cardiff Blues
Ian Gough | Lock |  (1976-11-10)10 November 1976 (aged 32)  | 55  |  Ospreys
Alun Wyn Jones | Lock |  (1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 23)  | 21  |  Ospreys
Dafydd Jones | Flanker |  (1979-06-24)24 June 1979 (aged 29)  | 34  |  Scarlets
Robin Sowden-Taylor | Flanker |  (1982-06-09)9 June 1982 (aged 26)  | 6  |  Cardiff Blues
Jonathan Thomas | Flanker |  (1982-12-27)27 December 1982 (aged 26)  | 46  |  Ospreys
Martyn Williams | Flanker |  (1975-09-01)1 September 1975 (aged 33)  | 84  |  Cardiff Blues
Ryan Jones (c) | Number 8 |  (1981-03-13)13 March 1981 (aged 27)  | 27  |  Ospreys
Andy Powell | Number 8 |  (1981-08-23)23 August 1981 (aged 27)  | 2  |  Cardiff Blues
Gareth Cooper | Scrum-half |  (1979-05-07)7 May 1979 (aged 29)  | 40  |  Gloucester
Warren Fury | Scrum-half |  (1985-12-10)10 December 1985 (aged 23)  | 2  |  London Irish
Dwayne Peel | Scrum-half |  (1981-08-31)31 August 1981 (aged 27)  | 64  |  Sale Sharks
Mike Phillips | Scrum-half |  (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 26)  | 33  |  Ospreys
James Hook | Fly-half |  (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 23)  | 30  |  Ospreys
Stephen Jones | Fly-half |  (1977-12-08)8 December 1977 (aged 31)  | 75  |  Scarlets
Andrew Bishop | Centre |  (1985-08-07)7 August 1985 (aged 23)  | 3  |  Ospreys
Gavin Henson | Centre |  (1982-02-01)1 February 1982 (aged 27)  | 28  |  Ospreys
Jamie Roberts | Centre |  (1986-11-08)8 November 1986 (aged 22)  | 7  |  Cardiff Blues
Tom Shanklin | Centre |  (1979-11-24)24 November 1979 (aged 29)  | 58  |  Cardiff Blues
Leigh Halfpenny | Wing |  (1988-12-22)22 December 1988 (aged 20)  | 3  |  Cardiff Blues
Mark Jones | Wing |  (1979-11-07)7 November 1979 (aged 29)  | 43  |  Scarlets
Shane Williams | Wing |  (1977-02-26)26 February 1977 (aged 31)  | 61  |  Ospreys
Lee Byrne | Fullback |  (1980-06-01)1 June 1980 (aged 28)  | 22  |  Ospreys

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