- 2008 Six Nations Championship squads
ru|ENG
Squad announced on
9 January 2008 , accessed from [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7174905.stm BBC] . Caps updated10 January 2008 from [http://www.rfu.com/ RFU] . On19 January 2008 , Peter Richards was injured playing in a match forLondon Irish and ruled out of the Six Nations. [cite news |title=Richards ruled out of Six Nations |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_irish/7202329.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-23 |accessdate=2008-02-02 ] Due to more injuries in the squadLondon Irish scrum-halfPaul Hodgson , Bath flankerMichael Lipman and Gloucester number 8Luke Narraway were all called up to the squad. [cite news |title=Worsley to miss Six Nations start |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7205455.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-25 |accessdate=2008-02-02 ] On2 February 2008 , in England's opening match,Mike Tindall and Tom Rees were injured and ruled out of the rest of the tournament, whileDavid Strettle is out for four to eight weeks. [cite news |title=England suffer double injury blow |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7225333.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-06 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ] Because of this Newcastle scrum-halfLee Dickson ,London Irish fly-halfShane Geraghty and Sale flankerMagnus Lund were added to the squad. [cite news |title=Injury-hit England call up trio |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7225333.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-04 |accessdate=2008-02-04 ]Andrew Sheridan and Phil Vickery were forced to withraw from England's game against Italy, Bristol'sJason Hobson was called up to the bench as a reserve.Head Coach: Brian Ashton
ru|FRA
Initial squad announced on
22 January 2008 , accessed from [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7202504.stm BBC] . Caps updated22 January 2008 from [http://www.lequipe.fr/ L'equipe] . Changes since then are:
* Before the competition began,Florian Fritz was injured in training on30 January 2008 and will miss the whole of the Six Nations.David Marty was called up to replace him. Prop|capital=yesNicolas Mas was also called up to the squad to replaceJean-Baptiste Poux . [cite news |title=Marty replaces Fritz for France |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7217029.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-30 |accessdate=2008-02-02 ]
* After France's first match,Anthony Floch was called up to the squad because of an injury toJulien Malzieu andLouis Picamoles was also called up in place ofElvis Vermeulen , who was dropped from the squad completely due to a rib injury. [cite news |title=Clerc returns amid France changes |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7226408.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-06 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ]
* After France's second match, locksRomain Millo-Chluski andPascal Pape and fullbackClément Poitrenaud were called up to the squad, in place ofLoïc Jacquet ,Arnaud Méla and Anthony Floch on13 February ; Floch was re-called after Poitrenaud broke his ankle, [cite news |title=Floch replaces injured Poitrenaud|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7243168.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-16 |accessdate=2008-02-19 ] and Jean-Baptiste Poux replaced the injuredJulien Brugnaut . On19 February , Millo-Chluski withdrew because of injury andJérôme Thion was called up as a replacement.Dimitri Yachvili was also called up to the squad whenJean-Baptiste Élissalde was ruled out with a calf injury. [cite news |title=France forced into change at lock|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7251495.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-16 |accessdate=2008-02-19 ]
* After France's loss to England in Round 3, coach Marc Lièvremont dropped seven players from his squad—Cédric Heymans ,Morgan Parra ,Thierry Dusautoir ,Lionel Faure ,David Marty ,David Skrela andWilliam Servat . Five uncapped players were called up for the Italy match:Fabien Barcella ,Yann David ,Guilhem Guirado ,Julien Tomas andIbrahim Diarra . Julien Malzieu returned to the squad after recovering from his injury, and veteranYannick Jauzion was recalled.Julien Bonnaire was initially dropped in favour ofImanol Harinordoquy , but returned to the squad after Harinordoquy was ruled out with a muscle tear in an ankle suffered on23 February . Arnaud Méla was recalled after Pascal Pape suffered a knee injury on1 March . [cite news |title=France lose Pape for Italy match|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7266894.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-03-02 |accessdate=2008-03-07]
* For the championship decider against Wales, Lièvremont chose to recall several veterans. David, Diarra, Guirado, Picamoles,Aurélien Rougerie , and Tomas were dropped. Both Élissalde and Vermeulen returned to the squad after recovering from their injuries. Also returning to the squad were Dusautoir, Heymans, Servat, and Skrela. [cite news |title=France swap half-backs for Wales|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7287385.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-03-12 |accessdate=2008-03-12]Head Coach:
Marc Lièvremont ru|IRE
Squad announced
15 January 2008 , accessed from [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/irish/6942883.stm BBC] . Cap totals updated16 January 2008 from [http://www.irishrugby.ie/ IRFU] . On24 January 2008 ,Jerry Flannery was handed an eight-week suspension for stamping onJulien Bonnaire in a match for Munster, therefore ruling him out of taking any part in the Six Nations. [cite news |title=Flannery ruled out of Six Nations |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/irish/7207055.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-06 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ] He later appealed against this decision and had his ban reduced to one month, making him available for Ireland's final three games.Gordon D'Arcy broke his right arm in the first half of Ireland's Six Nations opener against Italy on2 February , ending his Six Nations campaign. [cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7224388.stm |title=Injured D'Arcy out of Six Nations |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-02 |accessdate=2008-02-02 ] On19 February ,Paul O'Connell was named on the bench for Ireland's game against Scotland after making a successful return from a back injury.Head Coach:
Eddie O'Sullivan ru|ITA
Squad announced
9 January 2008 , accessed from [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7179870.stm BBC] .Nick Mallett decided to dropDenis Dallan ,Enrico Patrizio ,Ludovico Nitoglia ,Ramiro Pez ,Robert Barbieri andAntonio Pavanello from the original squad, while former captainMarco Bortolami is out for the first half of the tournament with an eye injury. [cite news |title=Bortolami injury worries allayed |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/gloucester/7202650.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-23 |accessdate=2008-02-02 ]Carlos Nieto missed the game against Ireland because of the death of his father, meaningLorenzo Cittadini took his his place on the bench. He then returned for their match against England. [cite news |title=Galon starts in only Italy change |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7225489.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-06 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ] On the announcement of Italy's squad for their game against Wales,Matteo Pratichetti ,Kaine Robertson andPablo Canavosio were ruled out with minor injuries,Enrico Patrizio andLudovico Nitoglia were recalled due to this. MeanwhileDavid Bortolussi was injured in training and ruled out for the rest of the tournament,Paolo Buso took his place in the squad. Also with the return ofMarco Bortolami to full fitness,Tommaso Reato lost his place in the squad. But thenLudovico Nitoglia once again lost his place in squad, this time toAlessio Galante [cite news |title=Bortolussi injury blow for Italy|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7241504.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-14 |accessdate=2008-02-14 ]On
27 February ,Mauro Bergamasco was handed a 13-week ban for gouging Wales'Lee Byrne during the teams' match. [cite news |title=Bergamasco banned for Byrne gouge|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7263543.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-27 |accessdate=2008-02-27]Head Coach:
Nick Mallett ru|SCO
Squad announced
8 January 2008 , accessed from [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/scottish/7175027.stm BBC] . Caps updated17 January 2008 from [http://www.scottishrugby.org/ SRU] . After originally being dropped from the squad, hookerDougie Hall , props Bruce Douglas and Craig Smith and lock Scott Murray were all called up to the squad due to injuries in the main squad. [cite news |title=Depleted Scotland call up Murray |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/scottish/7187902.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-14 |accessdate=2008-02-04 ]Head Coach:
Frank Hadden ru|WAL
Squad announced
14 January 2008 , accessed from [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7186206.stm BBC] . Caps updated14 January 2008 from [http://www.wru.co.uk/ WRU] . In Wales' opening game of the Six Nations,Alun Wyn Jones was left with an injury to his ankle. For their next game,Warren Gatland called up Cardiff lockDeiniol Jones to cover for him. [cite news |title=Wales suffer lock Jones setback |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7226112.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-04 |accessdate=2008-02-04 ]Head Coach:
Warren Gatland Notes and references
[http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/1689.php?PHPSESSID=2ac49a865a8f494b288e7046cfc230e7 RBS Six Nations Squad Index]
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