2015 Rugby World Cup Squads

[squid]

Aus
Hookers
-Hansen
-Charles
-Siliva

Props
-Sio
-Kepu/Palmer
-Ryan
-Slipper

Locks
-Horwill
-simmons
-Timani
-Carter/Pyle/Douglas

Loosies
-Pocock
-Gill
-Hooper
-Higginbotham
-Aeulua

Halfbacks
-Genia
-Burgess

Fly halves
- Cooper
- Leali'ifano
- Toomua

Wingers
- Ioane
- Tomane
- Speight

Centers
- AAC
- Tapuai
- Godwin
- Horne

Fullbacks
- O'Connor
- Beale/Mogg

 

[BZHopenside]

USA:

Hookers:
Derek Asbun

Locks:
Brian Doyle
Samu Manoa

Flankers:
Scott Lavalla
John Quill
Todd Clever

Flyhalf:
Toby L'Estrange

Wings:
Cornelius Dirksen
James Paterson
Ngwenya

Centers:
Chris Wyles
Marcel Brache
Roland Suniula

Fullbacks:
Zach Pangelinan
Madison Hughes

 

[DuncTheDoodle]

As I'm finally seeing players younger than me playing for the regions, I've given up on the dream and am not going to include myself on the list for Wales. I can see the team staying largely the same for the next two years, just with depth building behind the first XV.

Props
Adam Jones
Gethin Jenkins
Ryan Bevington
Samson Lee

Hookers
Ken Owens
Richard Hibbard
Kirby Myhill

Second Rows
Alun Wyn Jones
Ian Evans
Luke Charteris
Lloyd Peers

Flankers
Sam Warburton
Danny Lydiate
Justin Tipuric
Aaron Shingler

Number 8s
Toby Faletau
Morgan Allen

Scrum Halves
Mike Phillips
Rhodri Williams
Tom Habberfield

Fly Halves
Dan Biggar
Rhys Patchell
James Hook

Centres
Ashley Beck
Jamie Roberts
Jonathan Davies
Cory Allen

Back Three
George North
Alex Cuthbert
Leigh Halfpenny
Eli Walker

 

[TommyVercetti]

ENGLAND

Props

Corbisiero
Vunipola
Cole
Wilson

Hookers

Youngs
Webber
Hartley

Locks

Launchbury
Attwood
Parling
Slater

Backrow

Croft
Wood
Robshaw
Morgan
Kvesic
Vunipola

Scrum Halves

Youngs
Care
Dickson

Fly Halves

Burns
Farrell

Centres

Twelvetrees
Tuilagi
Eastmond
Joseph

Back Three

Brown
Daly
Wade
May/Yarde

 

[norcalbuff]

USA

Props: Fry, Pittman, MacDonald, Wallace
Hookers: Biller, Fenoglio, Falcon
Locks: Manoa, Stanfill, Doyle
Back row: Clever, Quill, LaValla, Dolan, Murphy
Halfbacks: Davies, Shaw, Te'o
Flyhalf: L'Estrange, R Suniula, Siddall
Centers: Brache, Emerick, Lasike, Kelly
Back 3: Wyles, Ngwenya, Hume, Paterson, McGowan

 

[Draggs]

I suppose it will always be tough to do threads like this. Take a look at Wales in 2011. Nobody had even heard of George North until September 2010, with one year to go. Likewise, Faletau was only capped a few months before the WC started. You never know who will surprise in the months leading up. Morgan Stoddart was pretty much certain to go until a month before, when he broke his leg. Brew, who was pretty much a fringe squad player, went instead. I think Stoddart would have played a larger role in the campaign that Brew did. Maybe Leigh wouldn't have been shifted to fullback against Ireland. Then again, if Stephen Jones didn't pull out in the warmup to England, Priestland would have been at fullback and Stoddart wouldn't have been injured. Funny how that little change really made some drastic adjustments.

Harry has a great chance to crack the Welsh squad right now. With Eli injured, now is his chance to get in. I can see room for three dedicated wings, although if a player such as Prydie or Williams steps up, their ability to play wing and FB will get them in. I think we could see either Steven Shingler or Rhys Patchell go. They offer a more controlled game that the staff likes as opposed to Hook. They also have played inside centre and fullback, offering great bench versatility. Glad to see Steven Shingler included for the Japan tour, a good prospect, always liked seeing him play. He has a pretty good pass and was accurate off the tee for Llanelli RFC. Owen Williams could also be an option, but at the expense of either Biggar or Priestland (can't see three dedicated standoffs going).

 

[tenpm]

I'd really like to see the players' ages, because it helps put things in perspective.
For example, here's Invictus's NZ squad from the OP (because I am unoriginal and about as creative as a piece of cardboard), with their ages as of 18th Sept 2015 (first match of the 2015 RWC):

New Zealand

Hookers
- K Mealamu (36)
- D Coles (28)
- H Elliot (29)

Props
- O Franks (27)
- B Franks (31)
- B Afeaki (27)
- W Crockett (32)

Locks
- S Whitelock (26)
- D Bird (24)
- B Retalick (24)
- L Romano (29)

Loose Forwards
- R McCaw (34)
- S Cane (23)
- K Read (29)
- S Luatua (24)
- V Vito (28)

Halfbacks
- P Weepu (32)
- T Perenara (23)
- T Kerr-Barlow (25)

First Fives
- D Carter (33)
- A Cruden (26)
- B Barrett (24)

Centres
- C Smith (34)
- F Saili (24)
- B Smith (29)
- R Kahui (30)

Outside Backs
- I Dagg (27)
- J Savea (25)
- C Jane (32)
- C Piutau (23)

Italics indicate non-capped players.

Notes:
- Eight players in their thirties - not unreasonable considering we had seven in the last world cup (Flynn, Hore, Mealamu, Woodcock, Thorn, A Williams, McCaw) but five of them in the backs is probably pushing it. I would suggest at least one of C Smith and Jane would not make it, and I don't think we will be needing Weepu. Kahui is doubtful as well.
- Really need a new hooker talent or two - I don't think Mealamu would be there.
- The locks are probably the most well-stocked position.
- Six uncapped players - probably about as many as could be named right now, although there might be a couple more.
- Irrelevant, but looking through players' birth dates, I was shocked by the amount of players who were born in the 90s (a full third of this squad, most likely more by the time the world cup comes around).

 

[racingmetro92]

Hookers
- Dimitri Szarzewski (32)
- Benjamin Kayser (31)
- Christopher Tolofua (22)

Props
- Thomas Domingo (30)
- Luc Ducalcon (31)
- Nicolas Mas (35)
- Sébastien Taofifenua (23)

Locks
- Yoan Maestri (27)
- Romain Taofifenua (25)
- Sébastien Vahaamahina (24)
- Fabrice Metz (24)

Loose Forwards
- Thierry Dusautoir (34)
- Louis Picamoles (29)
- Fulgence Ouedraogo (29)
- ???
- ???

Halfbacks
- Morgan Parra (27)
- Maxime Machenaud (27)
- Jean-Marc Doussain (24) / Sébastien Tillous-Bordes (30)

First Fives
- Francois Trinh-Duc (29)
- Camille Lopez (26)
- ???

Centres
- Wesley Fofana (27)
- Gael Fickou (21)
- Henry Chavancy (27)
- Mathieu Bastareaud (27)

Outside Backs
- Alexis Palisson (28)
- Vincent Clerc (34)
- Maxime Médard (26)
- Brice Dulin (25)

 

[TRF_stormer2010]

I'm bored;

Hookers:
Bismarck du Plessis
Adriaan Strauss
Chiliboy Ralepelle

Props:
Trevor Nyakane
Coenie Oosthuizen
Steven Kitshoff
Marcel van der Merwe / Frans Malherbe / Wiehan Herbst; can't decide yet

Locks:
Pieter-Steph du Toit
Eben Etzebeth
Juandre Kruger if back from France
Gerhard Mostert if back from France

Loose forwards:
Francois Louw
Willem Alberts
Pieter 'Lappies' Labuschagne
Duane Vermeulen
Arno Botha

Scrum halves:
Francois Hougaard
Jano Vermaak
Piet van Zyl

Fly-halves:
Patrick Lambie
Johan Goosen if not injured until then

Wingers:
JP Pietersen
Sergeal Petersen
Raymond Rhule

Centers:
Frans Steyn assuming he is hungry (both for rugby and having lost 10kg's)
Robert Ebersohn
JJ Engelbrecht
Jan Serfontein

Full-back:
Jaco Taute if not injured until then
Willie le Roux