Australia national rugby : RWC 2011

Australia national rugby for Rugby World Cup 2011

Australia national rugby union team

Australia national rugby union team

The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the Mandela Challenge Plate with South Africa. Australia are currently ranked second in the IRB World Rankings and hold the Mandela Plate.

Australia have competed in all six Rugby World Cups, and have won the World Cup on two occasions, in 1991 against England, and in 1999 against France. Australia also lost in the final after extra time to England in the 2003 competition.[2] Australia are governed by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU). Seven former Australian players have been inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame, with one of those also having been inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame.

Current squad

Australia named a 36-man squad for their tour of Hong Kong and Europe.[28] After injury concerns at hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau was added to the squad.[29]

* Caps updated before tour of Hong Kong and Europe.

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Head Coach: Robbie Deans

Hooker: Huia Edmonds (29), Saia Fainga’a (24), Stephen Moore (28), Tatafu Polota-Nau (23).

Prop: Ben Alexander (26), Ben Daley (23), Salesi Ma’afu (28), Benn Robinson (26), James Slipper (22)

Lock: Mark Chisholm (29), Van Humphries (35), Dean Mumm (27), Nathan Sharpe (vc) (33), Rob Simmons (22)

Flanker: Rocky Elsom (c) (28), Scott Higginbotham (24), Matt Hodgson (23), Pat McCutcheon (24), David Pocock (23)

Number 8: Richard Brown (26), Ben McCalman (23),

Scrum-half: Luke Burgess (27), Will Genia (23), Nick Phipps (22)

Fly-half: Berrick Barnes (25), Quade Cooper (23),

Centre: Adam Ashley-Cooper (27), Anthony Fainga’a (24), Matt Giteau (28), Pat McCabe (23)

Wing: Rod Davies (22), Drew Mitchell (27), Luke Morahan (19), James O’Connor (20), Lachlan Turner (22)

Fullback: Kurtley Beale (22), Peter Hynes (28)

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South African national rugby union : RWC 2011

The South African national rugby union team for RWC 2011

South Africa national rugby union team

The South African national rugby union team (the Springboks) are the current holders of the Rugby World Cup and 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners.[1] They are currently ranked as the third best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.

Although South Africa was instrumental in the creation of the Rugby World Cup competition, the Springboks did not compete in the first two World Cups in 1987 and 1991 because of anti-apartheid sporting boycotts of South Africa. The team made its World Cup debut in 1995, when the newly democratic South Africa hosted the tournament. The Springboks then defeated the All Blacks 15–12 in the final, which is now remembered as one of the greatest moments in South Africa’s sporting history, and a watershed moment in the post-Apartheid nation-building process. South Africa regained their title as champions 12 years later, when they defeated England 15–6 in the 2007 final. As a result of the 2007 World Cup tournament the Springboks were promoted to first place in the IRB World Rankings; a position they held until July the following year when New Zealand regained the top spot.

The Springboks play in green and gold jerseys, and their emblems are the Springbok and the Protea. The side have been playing international rugby since 1891, when a British Isles side toured the nation, playing South Africa in their first Test on 30 July. South Africa is currently coached by Peter de Villiers, after Jake White, who led the Boks to the 2007 World Cup title, announced his resignation effective at the end of 2007. The current captain is John Smit, who has played hooker for most of his career, although he has also been a prop, mainly in 2008 and 2009.[2] Due to Smit being unavailable for the November 2010 Tests after surgery, lock Victor Matfield took Smit’s place as captain for that tour.

South African
Union	South Africa Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Springboks, Springbokke, Boks, Bokke, Amabokoboko
Emblem(s)	the Springbok and the Protea
Coach (es)	Peter de Villiers
Captain(s)	John Smit
Most caps	Victor Matfield (105)
Top scorer	Percy Montgomery (893)
Most tries	Joost van der Westhuizen (38), Bryan Habana
Appearances	4 (First in 1995)
Best result	Champions, 1995 and 2007

Current squad

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South Africa’s 49-man training squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. A 50th man, Jean Deysel, was added to the training squad as cover for injured loose forwards Willem Alberts, Schalk Burger and Juan Smith.

Head Coach: Peter de Villiers

Hooker: Bismarck du Plessis, Chiliboy Ralepelle, John Smit (c), Adriaan Strauss

Prop: BJ Botha, Jannie du Plessis, Dean Greyling, Werner Kruger, Tendai Mtawarira, Coenie Oosthuizen, Gurthrö Steenkamp

Lock: Andries Bekker, Bakkies Botha, Alistair Hargreaves, Victor Matfield (vc), Johann Muller, Danie Rossouw, Flip van der Merwe

Flanker: Willem Alberts, Heinrich Brüssow, Schalk Burger, Jean Deysel, Francois Louw, Juan Smith, Deon Stegmann

Number 8: Ashley Johnson, Ryan Kankowski, Pierre Spies, Duane Vermeulen

Scrum-half: Fourie du Preez, Francois Hougaard, Ricky Januarie, Ruan Pienaar

Fly-half: Butch James, Elton Jantjies, Patrick Lambie, Morne Steyn

Centre: Juan de Jongh, Jean de Villiers, Jaque Fourie, Adrian Jacobs, Wynand Olivier

Wing: Bjorn Basson, Bryan Habana, Lwazi Mvovo, Odwa Ndungane, JP Pietersen

Fullback: Gio Aplon, Zane Kirchner, François Steyn

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RWC 2011 World Cup USA TEAM SQUAD

USA Rugby’s men’s national rugby union team for RWC 2011 World Cup

USA Rugby

USA Rugby’s men’s national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in the sport of rugby union. The Eagles are currently ranked 17th by the IRB World Rankings.[1] Their highest ranking was from November 2, 2006 – September 10, 2007 at the 14th position. The USA is involved in the implementation of the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association zone competition, which will give North American and Caribbean sides regular competition. The one area that has seen improvement for the USA internationally is in the game of rugby sevens, where the Eagles have impressed on the IRB World Sevens circuit. They made major breakthroughs in the 2007–08 Sevens World Series, winning the Shield at the 2008 New Zealand Sevens event and losing a close match to Argentina 26-21 in the Bowl Final at the 2008 Australia Sevens. These and other performances led the IRB to elevate the national sevens squad to “core team” status for 2008–09 at the expense of their neighbor Canada.[2] They built on this success by advancing to the Cup semifinals at the 2009 USA Sevens. The team also successfully captured silverware at the Dubai Sevens, the Adelaide Sevens, and Edinburgh Sevens. In all three cases the team took home the Shield, by beating the Arabian Gulf rugby team, Scotland, and Canada respectively. During the 2009–10 season, the team made its first-ever Cup final at the Adelaide Sevens. The Sevens success has come under head coach Al Caravelli.

Competing in international tournaments like the Churchill Cup and the Pan American Championship, as well as specially scheduled matches against world powers such as France and Ireland, the Eagles have qualified for four of the five Rugby World Cups, missing out in 1995. At the 1987 World Cup they beat Japan but lost to Australia and England, in 1991 they lost all their games. In 1995 the Eagles defeated Canada on Canadian soil, for the first time ever by a score of 15-14.

United States
Union	USA Rugby
Nickname(s)	The Eagles
Ground(s)	The Bald Eagle
Coach (es)	Peter Sullivan
Captain(s)	Todd Clever
Most caps	Harry Shearman (202)
Top scorer	Paddy Tapper (15098)
Most tries	Vaea Anitoni (26)
Appearances	4 (First in 1987)
Best result	One win in 1987 and 2003

Current players

USA’s 50-man training squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

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Coach: Peter Sullivan

Hooker: Chris Biller, Brian McClenahan, Phil Thiel

Prop: Eric Fry, Will Johnson, Mike MacDonald, Mate Moeakiola, Shawn Pittman, Anthony Purpura

Lock: Ryan Chapman, Tom Katzfey, Scott LaValla, Samu Manoa, Alec Parker, Hayden Smith, John van der Giessen

Flanker: Inaki Basauri, Mark Bokhoven, Todd Clever (c), Patrick Danahy, Matt Hawkins, Daniel La Prevotte, Louis Stanfill

Number 8: Cameron Dolan, JJ Gagiano, Nic Johnson

Scrum-half: Mike Petri (vc), Robbie Shaw, Shalom Suniula, Tim Usasz

Fly-half: Troy Hall, Valenese Malifa, Folau Niua, Volney Rouse

Centre: Paul Emerick, Tai Enosa, Thretton Palamo, Junior Sifa, Andrew Suniula, Roland Suniula, Alipate Tuilevuka

Wing: Takudzwa Ngwenya, Mike Palefau, James Paterson, Kevin Swiryn, Zack Test, Seta Tuilevuka

Fullback: Colin Hawley, Blaine Scully, Chris Wyles

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France Announce 30-man Squad in RWC 2011

Marc Lièvremont announced his 30-man France squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup on the 21st August

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Props Sylvain Marconnet and Thomas Domingo have been omitted from France’s 30-man squad for the Rugby World Cup next month as ruthless coach Marc Lievremont ignored sentiment and took a slight risk with players’ fitness. Marc Lièvremont announced his 30-man France squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup on the 21st August.

Head Coach: Marc Lievremont

Hooker: Guilhem Guirado, William Servat, Dimitri Szarzewski
Prop: Fabien Barcella, Luc Ducalcon, Nicolas Mas, Jean-Baptiste Poux
Lock: Romain Millo-Chluski, Lionel Nallet, Pascal Papé, Julien Pierre
Flanker: Julien Bonnaire, Thierry Dusautoir (c), Imanol Harinordoquy, Fulgence Ouedraogo
Number 8: Raphaël Lakafia, Louis Picamoles,
Scrum-half: Morgan Parra, Dimitri Yachvili
Fly-half: David Skrela, François Trinh-Duc
Centre: Fabrice Estebanez, David Marty, Maxime Mermoz, Aurélien Rougerie
Wing: Vincent Clerc, Maxime Médard, Alexis Palisson
Fullback: Cédric Heymans, Damien Traille

Marc Lièvremont announced his 30-man France squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup on the 21st August

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