2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squads

This article lists the official squads for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.

2017 Rugby World Cup Squads
Tournament details
Host nation 2017 Rugby World Cup Squads
Dates9 August – 26 August
No. of nations12
2014
2021

Pool A

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Head Coach: Francois Ratier[1]

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

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Elissa AlarieWing31 January 1986 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RC
Emily BelchosFly-half27 April 1995 Markham Irish RFC
Tyson BeukeboomLock10 March 1991 Aurora Barbarians RFC
Latoya BlackwoodLock19 August 1985 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RC
Andrea BurkCentre7 April 1982 Capilano RFC
Olivia DeMerchantProp16 February 1991 Woodstock Wildmen RUFC
Jacey GrusnickFlanker21 March 1989 Aurora Barbarians RFC
Chelsea GuthrieScrum-half30 June 1989 Strathcona Druids
Magali HarveyWing16 August 1990 CR Quebec
Lori JosephsonScrum-half23 October 1992 Aurora Barbarians RFC
Brittany KassilProp14 March 1991 Guelph Redcoats
Mary Jane KirbyHooker20 July 1989 Highland RFC
Kayla MackLock9 May 1989 Wild Oats RFC
Carolyn McEwenHooker10 July 1986 Burnaby Lake Rugby Club
DaLeaka MeninProp16 June 1995 Calgary Hornets
Barbara MervinFlanker1 April 1982 Velox Valhallians
Brianna MillerFlanker18 September 1991 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
Chelsey MinterProp10 February 1989 Westshore RFC
Cindy NellesFlanker19 August 1993 Belleville Bulldogs
Karen PaquinFlanker3 August 1987 CR Quebec
Frédérique RajotteWing19 May 1994 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RC
Kelly RussellNumber 87 December 1986 Toronto Nomads
Laura RussellHooker10 November 1988 Toronto Nomads
Kristy SargentHooker20 October 1987 Leprechaun Tigers
Alex TessierCentre3 September 1993 Montreal Barbarians
Amanda ThornboroughCentre2 July 1990 Brandon Barbarians RFC
Brittany WatersCentre23 April 1983 Meraloma Rugby
Julianne ZussmanFullback23 January 1987 Town of Mount Royal RFC

Head coach: Jo Hull[2]

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

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Adrienne Garvey (vc)Centre (1985-04-25)25 April 1985 (aged 32) Valley RFC
Chong Ka-yanWing (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 23) Gai Wu
Laurel ChorWing (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 27) Valley RFC
Kelsie BouttleCentre (1999-05-12)12 May 1999 (aged 18) Valley RFC/ICHK
Jessica HoScrum-half (1992-05-12)12 May 1992 (aged 25) USRC Tigers RFC
Rose Hopewell-FongFullback Hong Kong FC
Lau Sze-waBack (1988-12-07)7 December 1988 (aged 28) Valley RFC
Lee Tsz-tingOutside-half (1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (aged 21)8 Gai Wu/HKBU
Chloe MakScrum-half (1995-06-21)21 June 1995 (aged 22) Kowloon RFC
Natasha Olson-ThorneCentre (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 (aged 24) USRC Tigers RFC
Aggie PoonBack (1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 22) Gai Wu
Colleen TjosvoldBack (1989-03-30)30 March 1989 (aged 28) Valley RFC
Lindsay VartyHalf-back (1988-06-08)8 June 1988 (aged 29) USRC Tigers RFC
Chow Mei-nam (c)Lock (1988-11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 28) Gai Wu
Chan Ka-yanLoose forward Gai Wu
Royce Chan Leong-szeHooker (1978-09-16)16 September 1978 (aged 38) Hong Kong FC
Agnes ChanFlanker Tai Po Dragons/HKBU
Christy Cheng Ka-chiForward (1985-11-26)26 November 1985 (aged 31) Gai Wu
Jasmine CheungProp Valley RFC
Christine GordonForward (1978-05-16)16 May 1978 (aged 39) Kowloon RFC
Tammy Lau Nga-wunForward (1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 25) Gai Wu
Lee Ka-shunForward (1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 28) Gai Wu
Pun Wai-yanForward (1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (aged 22) Gai Wu/EdUHK
Amélie SeureForward (1983-08-17)17 August 1983 (aged 33) Valley RFC
Winnie SiuFlanker (1993-12-18)18 December 1993 (aged 23) USRC Tigers RFC
Karen SoHooker (1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 27) Valley RFC
Tsang Sin-yanForward (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 24) Kowloon RFC
Wong Yuen-shanProp USRC Tigers RFC/EdUHK

Head coach: Glenn Moore[3]

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)CapsFranchise/province
Toka NatuaProp (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 32)16Waikato
Fiao'o Fa'amausili (c)Hooker (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 43)52Auckland Storm / Auckland
Te Kura Ngata-AerengamateHooker (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 32)20Counties Manukau
Aldora ItunuProp (1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 32)15Auckland Storm / Auckland
Aleisha NelsonProp (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 34)23Auckland Storm / Auckland
Sosoli TalawaduaProp (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 35)8Waikato
Eloise BlackwellLock (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 33)32Auckland
Becky WoodLock (1987-08-08) 8 August 1987 (age 36)7North Harbour Hibiscus / North Harbour
Charmaine SmithLock (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 (age 33)14North Harbour
Charmaine McMenaminFlanker (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 34)14Auckland Storm / Auckland
Lesley KetuFlanker (1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 36)9Waikato
Rawinia EverittFlanker (1986-04-09) 9 April 1986 (age 38)22Counties Manukau
Sarah GossFlanker (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 31)10Manawatu
Linda ItunuNumber 8 (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 39)35Auckland Storm / Auckland
Aroha SavageNumber 8 (1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 (age 34)28Counties Manukau
Aotearoa Mata'uFlanker (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27)8Counties Manukau
Kendra CocksedgeHalf-back (1988-07-01) 1 July 1988 (age 35)42Canterbury
Kristina SueHalf-back (1987-03-13) 13 March 1987 (age 37)27Manawatu Cyclones / Manawatu
Victoria Subritzky-NafataliFirst five-eighth (1991-12-02) 2 December 1991 (age 32)19Counties Manukau
Renee WickcliffeWing (1987-05-30) 30 May 1987 (age 37)30Counties Manukau
Carla HohepaCentre (1985-07-27) 27 July 1985 (age 38)19Otago Spirit / Southland
Kelly BrazierCentre (1989-10-28) 28 October 1989 (age 34)32Bay of Plenty
Stacey WaakaCentre (1995-11-03) 3 November 1995 (age 28)11Waikato
Theresa FitzpatrickCentre (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29)7Auckland Storm / Auckland
Chelsea AlleyCentre (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 31)15Waikato
Portia WoodmanWing (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 32)16Counties Manukau
Hazel TubicFullback (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 33)11Counties Manukau Heat / Counties Manukau
Selica WiniataFullback (1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 37)31Manawatu

Head coach: Rowland Phillips[4]

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

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Alisha Butchers??
Mel Clay??
Amy Evans??
Lleucu George??
Cerys Hale??
Sioned Harries??
Morfudd Ifans??
Kelsey Jones??
Siwan Lillicrap??
Carys Phillips (c)??
Shona Powell-Hughes??
Gwenllian Pyrs??
Rebecca Rowe??
Rachel Taylor??
Caryl Thomas??
Megan York??
Keira Bevan??
Elen Evans??
Jodie Evans??
Rebecca De Filippo??
Dyddgu Hywel??
Hannah Jones??
Jasmine Joyce??
Sian Moore??
Jess Kavanagh-Williams??
Gemma Rowland??
Elinor Snowsill??
Robyn Wilkins??

Pool B

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Head coach: Simon Middleton[5]

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

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Zoe AldcroftSecond row
Sarah BernProp
Rochelle ClarkProp
Poppy CleallBack row
Amy CokayneHooker
Vickii CornboroughProp
Vicky FleetwoodBack row
Sarah Hunter (C)Back row
Heather Kerr??
Justine Lucas??
Alex MatthewsBack row
Harriet Millar-MillsSecond row
Izzy Noel-Smith??
Marlie PackerBack row
Abbie Scott??
Tamara TaylorSecond row
Rachael BurfordCentre
Natasha HuntScrum-half
Megan JonesFly-half
La Toya MasonScrum-half
Katy McleanFly-half
Amber ReedCentre
Leanne RileyScrum-half
Emily Scarratt (VC)Centre
Emily ScottFullback
Lydia ThompsonWing
Danielle WatermanFullback
Kay WilsonWing
Amy Wilson-HardyWing

Head coach: Andrea Di Giandomenico[6]

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

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Elisa Bonaldo??
Elisa Cucchiella??
Marta Ferrari??
Lucia Gai??
Gaia Giacomoli??
Melissa Bettoni??
Lucia Cammarano??
Valeria Fedrighi??
Valentina Ruzza??
Flavia Severin??
Sara Tounesi??
Alice Trevisan??
Ilaria Arrighetti??
Michela Este??
Silvia Gaudino??
Elisa Giordano??
Isabella Locatelli??
Sara Barattin (C)??
Beatrice Rigoni??
Veronica Schiavon??
Maria Grazia Cioffi??
Manuela Furlan??
Veronica Madìa??
Maria Magatti??
Aura Muzzo??
Michela Sillari??
Sofia Stefan??
Paola Zangirolami??

Head coach: José Antonio Barrio[7]

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

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Aroa González (c)Hooker
Isabel Rico (vc)Prop
Jeanina VinuezaForward
Isabel MacíasForward
Laura DelgadoForward
Saioa JaurenaForward
Rocío GarcíaForward
Mónica CasteloForward
Berta GarcíaForward
Elena RedondoForward
María RiberaForward
Lourdes AlamedaForward
Diana GassóForward
Paula MedínForward
Ángela del PanForward
Carmen PérezForward
Patricia GarcíaBack
Anne Fernández de CorresBack
Carlota MélizBack
María AhísBack
Amaia ErbinaBack
Bárbara GarcíaBack
Bárbara PlaBack
María CasadoBack
Uri BarrutietaBack
Iera EchebarríaBack
Vanesa RialBack
Marina BravoBack

Head coach: Pete Steinberg[8]

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

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Katy AugustynHooker Berkeley All Blues
Catie BensonProp Life West Gladiatrix
Sylvia BraatenCentre Twin City Amazons
Stacey BridgesLock Twin City Amazons
Kayla CanettScrum-half Penn State
Cheta EmbaFullback USA Sevens
Tiffany Fa’ae’eProp New York Rugby Club
Tess FeuryFly-half Penn State
Jordan GrayNumber 8 Life West Gladiatrix
Abby GustaitisFlanker NOVA
Nicole HeavirlandCentre USA Sevens
Nick JamesProp HARC
Jessica JaveletWing USA Sevens
Alev KelterCentre USA Sevens
Deven OwsianyScrum-half San Diego Surfers
Sam PankeyHooker San Diego Surfers
Sara ParsonsFlanker NOVA
Christiane PheilFlanker Chicago North Shore
Naima ReddickProp Seattle Rugby Club
Jamila ReinhardtProp San Diego Surfers
Hope RogersProp San Diego Surfers
Kimber RozierFly-half Harlequins
Kristine SommerLock Seattle Rugby Club
Naya TapperWing USA Sevens
Kris ThomasWing USA Sevens
Alycia WashingtonLock New York Rugby Club
Jess WoodenFullback Harlequins
Kate ZackaryFlanker San Diego Surfers

Pool C

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Head coach: Paul Verrell[9]

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

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Millie Boyle??
Louise BurrowsProp
Chloe Butler??
Cheyenne Campbell??
Rebecca Clough??
Mollie Gray??
Grace Hamilton??
Alisha Hewett??
Evelyn Horomia??
Kiri Lingman??
Hana Ngaha??
Shannon Parry??
Liz Patu??
Emily Robinson??
Hilisha Samoa??
Alexandra Sulusi??
Violeta Tupuola??
Katrina Barker??
Fenella Hake??
Ashleigh Hewson??
Nareta Marsters??
Mahalia Murphy??
Trilleen Pomare??
Sarah Riordan??
Kayla Sauvao??
Huia Swanell??
Ashleigh Timoko??
Samantha Terherne??
Sharni Williams??

Head coach: Samuel Cherouk[10]

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

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Manon Andre??
Julie Annery??
Lise Arricastre??
Patricia Carricaburu??
Lénaig Corson??
Annaëlle Deshayes??
Julie Duval??
Céline Ferer??
Audrey Forlani??
Romane Menager??
Gaëlle Mignot (C)??
Safi N'Diaye??
Caroline Thomas??
Dhia Traore??
Audrey Abadie??
Montserrat Amedee??
Caroline Boujard??
Caroline Drouin??
Elodie Guiglion??
Shannon Izar??
Caroline Ladagnous??
Jade Le Pesq??
Marjorie Mayans??
Carla Neisen??
Chloé Pelle??
Elodie Poublan??
Yanna Rivoalen??
Jessy Tremouliere??

Head coach: Tom Tierney[11][12]

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

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Ashleigh BaxterForward
Anna CapliceFlanker
Ciara CooneyLock
Ailis EganProp
Paula FitzpatrickLoose forward
Ciara GriffinFlanker
Leah LyonsProp
Claire MolloyLoose forward
Cliodhna MoloneyHooker
Heather O'BrienLoose forward
Ciara O'ConnorForward
Ruth O'ReillyProp
Lindsay PeatProp
Marie Louise ReillyLock
Sophie SpenceBack row
Niamh Briggs (C)Back
Eimear ConsidineFullback
Mairead CoyneBack
Nicole CroninBack
Jeamie DeaconWing
Katie FitzhenryCentre
Claire McLaughlinCentre
Alison MillerWing
Larissa MuldoonScrum-half
Jenny MurphyCentre
Sene NaoupuFly-half
Nora StapletonFly-half
Hannah TyrrellFullback
Ilse van StadenProp

Head coach: Goshi Arimizu[13]

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

PlayerPositionDate of birth (age)CapsClub/province
Makoto Ebuchi??
Mizuho Kataoka??
Seina Saito (C)??
Ayano Sakurai??
Yui Shiozaki??
Yuki Sue??
Ayaka Suzuki??
Sayaka Suzuki??
Misaki Suzuki??
Maki Takano??
Aya Nakajima??
Ai Hyugaji??
Maiko Fujimoto??
Mateitoga Bogdraumanadave??
Saki Minami??
Aoi Mimura??
Keiko Kato??
Riho Kurogi??
Mayu Shimizu??
Ai Tasaka??
Moe Tsukui??
Honoka Tsutsumi??
Makiko TomitaCentre
Iroha Nagata??
Yumeno Noda??
Eriko Hirano??
Wasana Fukushima??
Minori Yamamoto??

References

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