2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squads

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

Main article: 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup

2017 Rugby World Cup Squads
Tournament details
Host nation Ireland
Dates9 August – 26 August
No. of nations12
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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 Tsz-ching 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 16 Waikato
Fiao'o Fa'amausili (c) Hooker (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 52 Auckland Storm / Auckland
Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate Hooker (1991-10-21) 21 October 1991 20 Counties Manukau
Aldora Itunu Prop (1991-08-28) 28 August 1991 15 Auckland Storm / Auckland
Aleisha Nelson Prop (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 23 Auckland Storm / Auckland
Sosoli Talawadua Prop (1989-01-30) 30 January 1989 8 Waikato
Eloise Blackwell Lock (1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 32 Auckland
Becky Wood Lock (1987-08-08) 8 August 1987 7 North Harbour Hibiscus / North Harbour
Charmaine Smith Lock (1990-11-15) 15 November 1990 14 North Harbour
Charmaine McMenamin Flanker (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 14 Auckland Storm / Auckland
Lesley Ketu Flanker (1987-10-01) 1 October 1987 9 Waikato
Rawinia Everitt Flanker (1986-04-09) 9 April 1986 22 Counties Manukau
Sarah Goss Flanker (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992 10 Manawatu
Linda Itunu Number 8 (1984-11-21) 21 November 1984 35 Auckland Storm / Auckland
Aroha Savage Number 8 (1990-03-11) 11 March 1990 28 Counties Manukau
Aotearoa Mata'u Flanker (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 8 Counties Manukau
Kendra Cocksedge Half-back (1988-07-01) 1 July 1988 42 Canterbury
Kristina Sue Half-back (1987-03-13) 13 March 1987 27 Manawatu Cyclones / Manawatu
Victoria Subritzky-Nafatali First five-eighth (1991-12-02) 2 December 1991 19 Counties Manukau
Renee Wickcliffe Wing (1987-05-30) 30 May 1987 30 Counties Manukau
Carla Hohepa Centre (1985-07-27) 27 July 1985 19 Otago Spirit / Southland
Kelly Brazier Centre (1989-10-28) 28 October 1989 32 Bay of Plenty
Stacey Waaka Centre (1995-11-03) 3 November 1995 11 Waikato
Theresa Fitzpatrick Centre (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995 7 Auckland Storm / Auckland
Chelsea Alley Centre (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 15 Waikato
Portia Woodman Wing (1991-07-20) 20 July 1991 16 Counties Manukau
Hazel Tubic Fullback (1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 11 Counties Manukau Heat / Counties Manukau
Selica Winiata Fullback (1986-11-14) 14 November 1986 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) ??
Isabel Rico (VC) ??
Jeanina Vinueza ??
Isabel Macías ??
Laura Delgado ??
Saioa Jaurena ??
Rocío García ??
Mónica Castelo ??
Berta García ??
Elena Redondo ??
María Ribera ??
Lourdes Alameda ??
Diana Gassó ??
Paula Medín ??
Ángela del Pan ??
Carmen Pérez ??
Patricia García ??
Anne Fernández de Corres ??
Carlota Méliz ??
María Ahís ??
Amaia Erbina ??
Bárbara García ??
Bárbara Pla ??
María Casado ??
Uri Barrutieta ??
Iera Echebarría ??
Vanesa Rial ??
Marina Bravo ??

 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 ??
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 Kataok ??
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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