2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squads

Main article: 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup

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
Dates	9 August – 26 August
No. of nations	12
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Pool A

 Canada

Head Coach: Francois Ratier ^[1]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Elissa Alarie	Wing	31 January 1986		Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RC
Emily Belchos	Fly-half	27 April 1995		Markham Irish RFC
Tyson Beukeboom	Lock	10 March 1991		Aurora Barbarians RFC
Latoya Blackwood	Lock	19 August 1985		Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RC
Andrea Burk	Centre	7 April 1982		Capilano RFC
Olivia DeMerchant	Prop	16 February 1991		Woodstock Wildmen RUFC
Jacey Grusnick	Flanker	21 March 1989		Aurora Barbarians RFC
Chelsea Guthrie	Scrum-half	30 June 1989		Strathcona Druids
Magali Harvey	Wing	16 August 1990		CR Quebec
Lori Josephson	Scrum-half	23 October 1992		Aurora Barbarians RFC
Brittany Kassil	Prop	14 March 1991		Guelph Redcoats
Mary Jane Kirby	Hooker	20 July 1989		Highland RFC
Kayla Mack	Lock	9 May 1989		Wild Oats RFC
Carolyn McEwen	Hooker	10 July 1986		Burnaby Lake Rugby Club
DaLeaka Menin	Prop	16 June 1995		Calgary Hornets
Barbara Mervin	Flanker	1 April 1982		Velox Valhallians
Brianna Miller	Flanker	18 September 1991		Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
Chelsey Minter	Prop	10 February 1989		Westshore RFC
Cindy Nelles	Flanker	19 August 1993		Belleville Bulldogs
Karen Paquin	Flanker	3 August 1987		CR Quebec
Frédérique Rajotte	Wing	19 May 1994		Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RC
Kelly Russell	Number 8	7 December 1986		Toronto Nomads
Laura Russell	Hooker	10 November 1988		Toronto Nomads
Kristy Sargent	Hooker	20 October 1987		Leprechaun Tigers
Alex Tessier	Centre	3 September 1993		Montreal Barbarians
Amanda Thornborough	Centre	2 July 1990		Brandon Barbarians RFC
Brittany Waters	Centre	23 April 1983		Meraloma Rugby
Julianne Zussman	Fullback	23 January 1987		Town of Mount Royal RFC

 Hong Kong

Head coach: Jo Hull^[2]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Adrienne Garvey (vc)	Centre	(1985-04-25)25 April 1985 (aged 32)		Valley RFC
Chong Ka-yan	Wing	(1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 23)		Gai Wu
Laurel Chor	Wing	(1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 27)		Valley RFC
Kelsie Bouttle	Centre	(1999-05-12)12 May 1999 (aged 18)		Valley RFC/ICHK
Jessica Ho	Scrum-half	(1992-05-12)12 May 1992 (aged 25)		USRC Tigers RFC
Rose Hopewell-Fong	Fullback			Hong Kong FC
Lau Sze-wa	Back	(1988-12-07)7 December 1988 (aged 28)		Valley RFC
Lee Tsz-ting	Outside-half	(1996-04-25)25 April 1996 (aged 21)	8	Gai Wu/HKBU
Chloe Mak	Scrum-half	(1995-06-21)21 June 1995 (aged 22)		Kowloon RFC
Natasha Olson-Thorne	Centre	(1992-10-06)6 October 1992 (aged 24)		USRC Tigers RFC
Aggie Poon	Back	(1994-11-04)4 November 1994 (aged 22)		Gai Wu
Colleen Tjosvold	Back	(1989-03-30)30 March 1989 (aged 28)		Valley RFC
Lindsay Varty	Half-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-yan	Loose forward			Gai Wu
Royce Chan Leong-sze	Hooker	(1978-09-16)16 September 1978 (aged 38)		Hong Kong FC
Agnes Chan	Flanker			Tai Po Dragons/HKBU
Christy Cheng Ka-chi	Forward	(1985-11-26)26 November 1985 (aged 31)		Gai Wu
Jasmine Cheung	Prop			Valley RFC
Christine Gordon	Forward	(1978-05-16)16 May 1978 (aged 39)		Kowloon RFC
Tammy Lau Nga-wun	Forward	(1992-07-30)30 July 1992 (aged 25)		Gai Wu
Lee Ka-shun	Forward	(1989-03-24)24 March 1989 (aged 28)		Gai Wu
Pun Wai-yan	Forward	(1995-04-06)6 April 1995 (aged 22)		Gai Wu/EdUHK
Amélie Seure	Forward	(1983-08-17)17 August 1983 (aged 33)		Valley RFC
Winnie Siu	Flanker	(1993-12-18)18 December 1993 (aged 23)		USRC Tigers RFC
Karen So	Hooker	(1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 27)		Valley RFC
Tsang Sin-yan	Forward	(1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 24)		Kowloon RFC
Wong Yuen-shan	Prop			USRC Tigers RFC/EdUHK

 New Zealand

Head coach: Glenn Moore^[3]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Franchise/province
Toka Natua	Prop	(1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 33)	16	Waikato
Fiao'o Fa'amausili (c)	Hooker	(1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 44)	52	Auckland Storm / Auckland
Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate	Hooker	(1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 (age 33)	20	Counties Manukau
Aldora Itunu	Prop	(1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 (age 33)	15	Auckland Storm / Auckland
Aleisha Nelson	Prop	(1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 35)	23	Auckland Storm / Auckland
Sosoli Talawadua	Prop	(1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 (age 36)	8	Waikato
Eloise Blackwell	Lock	(1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 34)	32	Auckland
Becky Wood	Lock	(1987-08-08) 8 August 1987 (age 37)	7	North Harbour Hibiscus / North Harbour
Charmaine Smith	Lock	(1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 (age 34)	14	North Harbour
Charmaine McMenamin	Flanker	(1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 (age 34)	14	Auckland Storm / Auckland
Lesley Ketu	Flanker	(1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 (age 37)	9	Waikato
Rawinia Everitt	Flanker	(1986-04-09) 9 April 1986 (age 38)	22	Counties Manukau
Sarah Goss	Flanker	(1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 (age 32)	10	Manawatu
Linda Itunu	Number 8	(1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 (age 40)	35	Auckland Storm / Auckland
Aroha Savage	Number 8	(1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 (age 34)	28	Counties Manukau
Aotearoa Mata'u	Flanker	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 28)	8	Counties Manukau
Kendra Cocksedge	Half-back	(1988-07-01) 1 July 1988 (age 36)	42	Canterbury
Kristina Sue	Half-back	(1987-03-13) 13 March 1987 (age 37)	27	Manawatu Cyclones / Manawatu
Victoria Subritzky-Nafatali	First five-eighth	(1991-12-02) 2 December 1991 (age 33)	19	Counties Manukau
Renee Wickcliffe	Wing	(1987-05-30) 30 May 1987 (age 37)	30	Counties Manukau
Carla Hohepa	Centre	(1985-07-27) 27 July 1985 (age 39)	19	Otago Spirit / Southland
Kelly Brazier	Centre	(1989-10-28) 28 October 1989 (age 35)	32	Bay of Plenty
Stacey Waaka	Centre	(1995-11-03) 3 November 1995 (age 29)	11	Waikato
Theresa Fitzpatrick	Centre	(1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 (age 29)	7	Auckland Storm / Auckland
Chelsea Alley	Centre	(1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 32)	15	Waikato
Portia Woodman	Wing	(1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 (age 33)	16	Counties Manukau
Hazel Tubic	Fullback	(1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 34)	11	Counties Manukau Heat / Counties Manukau
Selica Winiata	Fullback	(1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 (age 38)	31	Manawatu

 Wales

Head coach: Rowland Phillips^[4]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/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

 England

Head coach: Simon Middleton^[5]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Zoe Aldcroft	Second row
Sarah Bern	Prop
Rochelle Clark	Prop
Poppy Cleall	Back row
Amy Cokayne	Hooker
Vickii Cornborough	Prop
Vicky Fleetwood	Back row
Sarah Hunter (C)	Back row
Heather Kerr	??
Justine Lucas	??
Alex Matthews	Back row
Harriet Millar-Mills	Second row
Izzy Noel-Smith	??
Marlie Packer	Back row
Abbie Scott	??
Tamara Taylor	Second row
Rachael Burford	Centre
Natasha Hunt	Scrum-half
Megan Jones	Fly-half
La Toya Mason	Scrum-half
Katy Mclean	Fly-half
Amber Reed	Centre
Leanne Riley	Scrum-half
Emily Scarratt (VC)	Centre
Emily Scott	Fullback
Lydia Thompson	Wing
Danielle Waterman	Fullback
Kay Wilson	Wing
Amy Wilson-Hardy	Wing

 Italy

Head coach: Andrea Di Giandomenico^[6]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/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	??

 Spain

Head coach: José Antonio Barrio^[7]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Aroa González (c)	Hooker
Isabel Rico (vc)	Prop
Jeanina Vinueza	Forward
Isabel Macías	Forward
Laura Delgado	Forward
Saioa Jaurena	Forward
Rocío García	Forward
Mónica Castelo	Forward
Berta García	Forward
Elena Redondo	Forward
María Ribera	Forward
Lourdes Alameda	Forward
Diana Gassó	Forward
Paula Medín	Forward
Ángela del Pan	Forward
Carmen Pérez	Forward
Patricia García	Back
Anne Fernández de Corres	Back
Carlota Méliz	Back
María Ahís	Back
Amaia Erbina	Back
Bárbara García	Back
Bárbara Pla	Back
María Casado	Back
Uri Barrutieta	Back
Iera Echebarría	Back
Vanesa Rial	Back
Marina Bravo	Back

 United States

Head coach: Pete Steinberg^[8]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Katy Augustyn	Hooker			Berkeley All Blues
Catie Benson	Prop			Life West Gladiatrix
Sylvia Braaten	Centre			Twin City Amazons
Stacey Bridges	Lock			Twin City Amazons
Kayla Canett	Scrum-half			Penn State
Cheta Emba	Fullback			USA Sevens
Tiffany Fa’ae’e	Prop			New York Rugby Club
Tess Feury	Fly-half			Penn State
Jordan Gray	Number 8			Life West Gladiatrix
Abby Gustaitis	Flanker			NOVA
Nicole Heavirland	Centre			USA Sevens
Nick James	Prop			HARC
Jessica Javelet	Wing			USA Sevens
Alev Kelter	Centre			USA Sevens
Deven Owsiany	Scrum-half			San Diego Surfers
Sam Pankey	Hooker			San Diego Surfers
Sara Parsons	Flanker			NOVA
Christiane Pheil	Flanker			Chicago North Shore
Naima Reddick	Prop			Seattle Rugby Club
Jamila Reinhardt	Prop			San Diego Surfers
Hope Rogers	Prop			San Diego Surfers
Kimber Rozier	Fly-half			Harlequins
Kristine Sommer	Lock			Seattle Rugby Club
Naya Tapper	Wing			USA Sevens
Kris Thomas	Wing			USA Sevens
Alycia Washington	Lock			New York Rugby Club
Jess Wooden	Fullback			Harlequins
Kate Zackary	Flanker			San Diego Surfers

Pool C

 Australia

Head coach: Paul Verrell^[9]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Millie Boyle	??
Louise Burrows	Prop
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	??

 France

Head coach: Samuel Cherouk^[10]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/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	??

 Ireland

Head coach: Tom Tierney^[11][12]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Ashleigh Baxter	Forward
Anna Caplice	Flanker
Ciara Cooney	Lock
Ailis Egan	Prop
Paula Fitzpatrick	Loose forward
Ciara Griffin	Flanker
Leah Lyons	Prop
Claire Molloy	Loose forward
Cliodhna Moloney	Hooker
Heather O'Brien	Loose forward
Ciara O'Connor	Forward
Ruth O'Reilly	Prop
Lindsay Peat	Prop
Marie Louise Reilly	Lock
Sophie Spence	Back row
Niamh Briggs (C)	Back
Eimear Considine	Fullback
Mairead Coyne	Back
Nicole Cronin	Back
Jeamie Deacon	Wing
Katie Fitzhenry	Centre
Claire McLaughlin	Centre
Alison Miller	Wing
Larissa Muldoon	Scrum-half
Jenny Murphy	Centre
Sene Naoupu	Fly-half
Nora Stapleton	Fly-half
Hannah Tyrrell	Fullback
Ilse van Staden	Prop

 Japan

Head coach: Goshi Arimizu^[13]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/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 Tomita	Centre
Iroha Nagata	??
Yumeno Noda	??
Eriko Hirano	??
Wasana Fukushima	??
Minori Yamamoto	??

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