2015 Six Nations Championship squads

This is a list of the complete squads for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Ireland are the defending champions.

Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 6 February 2015 – the tournament's opening day.

England

On 21 January, England announced a 34-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, including 2 uncapped players.^[1]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Hartley, DylanDylan Hartley Hooker (1986-03-24)24 March 1986 (aged 28) 61 Northampton Saints Youngs, TomTom Youngs Hooker (1987-01-28)28 January 1987 (aged 28) 17 Leicester Tigers Cole, DanDan Cole Prop (1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 27) 45 Leicester Tigers Corbisiero, AlexAlex Corbisiero Prop (1988-08-30)30 August 1988 (aged 26) 19 Northampton Saints Marler, JoeJoe Marler Prop (1990-07-07)7 July 1990 (aged 24) 26 Harlequins Vunipola, MakoMako Vunipola Prop (1991-01-13)13 January 1991 (aged 24) 15 Saracens Wilson, DavidDavid Wilson Prop (1985-04-09)9 April 1985 (aged 29) 41 Bath Attwood, DaveDave Attwood Lock (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 27) 16 Bath Kitchener, GrahamGraham Kitchener Lock (1989-09-29)29 September 1989 (aged 25) 0 Leicester Tigers Kruis, GeorgeGeorge Kruis Lock (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 4 Saracens Parling, GeoffGeoff Parling Lock (1983-10-28)28 October 1983 (aged 31) 21 Leicester Tigers Clark, CalumCalum Clark Flanker (1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 25) 0 Northampton Saints Haskell, JamesJames Haskell Flanker (1985-04-02)2 April 1985 (aged 29) 53 Wasps Robshaw, ChrisChris Robshaw (c) Flanker (1986-06-04)4 June 1986 (aged 28) 32 Harlequins Wood, TomTom Wood Flanker (1986-11-03)3 November 1986 (aged 28) 34 Northampton Saints Easter, NickNick Easter Number 8 (1978-08-15)15 August 1978 (aged 36) 47 Harlequins Vunipola, BillyBilly Vunipola Number 8 (1992-11-03)3 November 1992 (aged 22) 12 Saracens Care, DannyDanny Care Scrum-half (1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 28) 50 Harlequins Wigglesworth, RichardRichard Wigglesworth Scrum-half (1983-06-09)9 June 1983 (aged 31) 16 Saracens Youngs, BenBen Youngs Scrum-half (1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 25) 42 Leicester Tigers Cipriani, DannyDanny Cipriani Fly-half (1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 27) 9 Sale Sharks Farrell, OwenOwen Farrell Fly-half (1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 23) 29 Saracens Ford, GeorgeGeorge Ford Fly-half (1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 21) 6 Bath Myler, StephenStephen Myler Fly-half (1984-07-21)21 July 1984 (aged 30) 1 Northampton Saints Barritt, BradBrad Barritt Centre (1986-08-07)7 August 1986 (aged 28) 22 Saracens Burrell, LutherLuther Burrell Centre (1987-12-06)6 December 1987 (aged 27) 7 Northampton Saints Eastmond, KyleKyle Eastmond Centre (1989-07-17)17 July 1989 (aged 25) 6 Bath Joseph, JonathanJonathan Joseph Centre (1991-05-21)21 May 1991 (aged 23) 6 Bath Twelvetrees, BillyBilly Twelvetrees Centre (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 (aged 26) 16 Gloucester May, JonnyJonny May Wing (1990-04-01)1 April 1990 (aged 24) 11 Gloucester Nowell, JackJack Nowell Wing (1993-04-11)11 April 1993 (aged 21) 5 Exeter Chiefs Watson, AnthonyAnthony Watson Wing (1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 20) 4 Bath Brown, MikeMike Brown Fullback (1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 29) 33 Harlequins Goode, AlexAlex Goode Fullback (1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 26) 16 Saracens

Call-ups

On 26 January, Tom Croft and Christian Day were added to the squad to cover the injured Tom Wood and Geoff Parling.^[2]

On 27 January, Owen Farrell was ruled out the whole Championship.^[3]

On 29 January, Kieran Brookes was added to the squad as injury cover for David Wilson.^[4]

On 31 January, Henry Slade was added to the squad as injury cover for Kyle Eastmond, while Henry Thomas has also been added to the squad as injury cover in the front row.^[5] Sam Burgess was also invited by head coach Stuart Lancaster to train with the senior squad, to continue his learning process in union.

On 12 February, David Wilson was ruled out of the whole Championship.^[6]

On 24 February, Chris Pennell was added to the squad as a precautionary injury cover for Mike Brown ahead of the Round 3 clash against Ireland.^[7]

On 9 March, Sam Burgess, Courtney Lawes and Rob Webber were added to the squad ahead of the Scotland clash in round 4.^[8]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Webber, RobRob Webber Hooker (1986-08-01)1 August 1986 (aged 28) 12 Bath Brookes, KieranKieran Brookes Prop (1990-08-29)29 August 1990 (aged 24) 6 Newcastle Falcons Thomas, HenryHenry Thomas Prop (1991-10-30)30 October 1991 (aged 23) 7 Bath Day, ChristianChristian Day Lock (1983-06-24)24 June 1983 (aged 31) 0 Northampton Saints Lawes, CourtneyCourtney Lawes Lock (1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 25) 36 Northampton Saints Croft, TomTom Croft Flanker (1985-11-07)7 November 1985 (aged 29) 38 Leicester Tigers Burgess, SamSam Burgess Centre (1988-12-14)14 December 1988 (aged 26) 0 Bath Slade, HenryHenry Slade Centre (1993-03-19)19 March 1993 (aged 21) 0 Exeter Chiefs Pennell, ChrisChris Pennell Fullback (1987-04-26)26 April 1987 (aged 27) 1 Worcester Warriors

France

On 15 January, France named a 31-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship.^[9] Additional players maybe added to the squad throughout the tournament due to the selection formart the FFR uses during the Six Nations and End-of-year tests.

Head coach: Philippe Saint-André
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Guirado, GuilhemGuilhem Guirado Hooker (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 28) 26 Toulon Kayser, BenjaminBenjamin Kayser Hooker (1984-07-26)26 July 1984 (aged 30) 27 Clermont Atonio, UiniUini Atonio Prop (1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 24) 3 La Rochelle Ben Arous, EddyEddy Ben Arous Prop (1990-08-25)25 August 1990 (aged 24) 1 Racing Métro Mas, NicolasNicolas Mas Prop (1980-05-23)23 May 1980 (aged 34) 76 Montpellier Menini, AlexandreAlexandre Menini Prop (1983-08-05)5 August 1983 (aged 31) 5 Toulon Slimani, RabahRabah Slimani Prop (1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 25) 10 Stade Français Flanquart, AlexandreAlexandre Flanquart Lock (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 25) 10 Stade Français Maestri, YoannYoann Maestri Lock (1988-01-14)14 January 1988 (aged 27) 31 Toulouse Papé, PascalPascal Papé Lock (1980-10-05)5 October 1980 (aged 34) 57 Stade Français Taofifénua, RomainRomain Taofifénua Lock (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 24) 3 Toulon Dusautoir, ThierryThierry Dusautoir (c) Flanker (1981-11-18)18 November 1981 (aged 33) 70 Toulouse Le Roux, BernardBernard Le Roux Flanker (1989-06-04)4 June 1989 (aged 25) 11 Racing Métro Nyanga, YannickYannick Nyanga Flanker (1983-12-19)19 December 1983 (aged 31) 40 Toulouse Ollivon, CharlesCharles Ollivon Flanker (1993-05-11)11 May 1993 (aged 21) 2 Bayonne Chouly, DamienDamien Chouly Number 8 (1985-11-27)27 November 1985 (aged 29) 24 Clermont Picamoles, LouisLouis Picamoles Number 8 (1986-02-05)5 February 1986 (aged 29) 44 Toulouse Kockott, RoryRory Kockott Scrum-half (1986-06-25)25 June 1986 (aged 28) 3 Castres Tillous-Borde, SébastienSébastien Tillous-Borde Scrum-half (1985-04-29)29 April 1985 (aged 29) 11 Toulon Lopez, CamilleCamille Lopez Fly-half (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 (aged 25) 5 Clermont Tales, RémiRémi Tales Fly-half (1984-05-02)2 May 1984 (aged 30) 13 Castres Bastareaud, MathieuMathieu Bastareaud Centre (1988-09-17)17 September 1988 (aged 26) 28 Toulon Dumoulin, AlexandreAlexandre Dumoulin Centre (1989-08-24)24 August 1989 (aged 25) 2 Racing Métro Fofana, WesleyWesley Fofana Centre (1988-01-20)20 January 1988 (aged 27) 30 Clermont Lamerat, RémiRémi Lamerat Centre (1990-01-14)14 January 1990 (aged 25) 3 Castres Guitoune, SofianeSofiane Guitoune Wing (1989-03-27)27 March 1989 (aged 25) 2 Bordeaux Bègles Huget, YoannYoann Huget Wing (1987-06-02)2 June 1987 (aged 27) 33 Toulouse Nakaitaci, NoaNoa Nakaitaci Wing (1990-07-11)11 July 1990 (aged 24) 0 Clermont Thomas, TeddyTeddy Thomas Wing (1993-09-18)18 September 1993 (aged 21) 2 Racing Métro Dulin, BriceBrice Dulin Fullback (1990-04-13)13 April 1990 (aged 24) 18 Racing Métro Spedding, ScottScott Spedding Fullback (1986-05-04)4 May 1986 (aged 28) 3 Bayonne

Call-ups

On 19 January, Saint-André added Wenceslas Lauret to the squad to replace the injured Charles Ollivon.^[10]

On 21 January, Loann Goujon is brought in to the squad to cover for Louis Picamoles.^[11]

On 25 January, Morgan Parra was brought in to the squad to cover the injured Brice Dulin.^[12]

On 1 February, Gaël Fickou was added to the squad as injury cover for the injured Alexandre Dumoulin.^[13]

On 8 February, Vincent Debaty and Jocelino Suta were added to the squad for the Ireland game, as injury cover for Alexandre Menini and Alexandre Flanquart respectively.^[14]

On 19 February, Pierre Bernard was added to the squad.^[15]

On 21 February, Jules Plisson was added to the squad to replace the newly added Pierre Bernard, who was ruled out due to injury.^[16]

On 5 March, Maxime Mermoz was called up to the squad in replacement for Wesley Fofana for the final two rounds of the tournament.^[17]

On 10 March, Marc Andreu was called up to the squad to replace Sofiane Guitoune who was ruled out of Round 4 due to injury.^[18]

On 17 March, Thomas Domingo was called up to the squad to replace Eddy Ben Arous who was ruled out of the final week due to injury.^[19]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Debaty, VincentVincent Debaty Prop (1981-10-02)2 October 1981 (aged 33) 25 Clermont Domingo, ThomasThomas Domingo Prop (1985-08-20)20 August 1985 (aged 29) 36 Clermont Suta, JocelinoJocelino Suta Lock (1982-11-18)18 November 1982 (aged 32) 5 Toulon Lauret, WenceslasWenceslas Lauret Flanker (1989-03-28)28 March 1989 (aged 25) 7 Racing Métro Goujon, LoannLoann Goujon Number 8 (1989-04-23)23 April 1989 (aged 25) 0 La Rochelle Parra, MorganMorgan Parra Scrum-half (1988-11-15)15 November 1988 (aged 26) 56 Clermont Bernard, PierrePierre Bernard Fly-half (1989-01-31)31 January 1989 (aged 26) 0 Bordeaux Bègles Plisson, JulesJules Plisson Fly-half (1986-08-20)20 August 1986 (aged 28) 4 Stade Français Fickou, GaëlGaël Fickou Centre (1994-03-26)26 March 1994 (aged 20) 9 Toulouse Mermoz, MaximeMaxime Mermoz Centre (1986-07-28)28 July 1986 (aged 28) 28 Toulon Andreu, MarcMarc Andreu Wing (1985-12-27)27 December 1985 (aged 29) 7 Racing Métro

Ireland

On 1 February, following the Ireland Wolfhounds match, Ireland reduced the extended 46-man squad down to a 38-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship.^[20]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Best, RoryRory Best Hooker (1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 32) 78 Ulster Cronin, SeanSean Cronin Hooker (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 28) 38 Leinster Strauss, RichardtRichardt Strauss Hooker (1986-01-29)29 January 1986 (aged 29) 6 Leinster Cronin, JamesJames Cronin Prop (1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 24) 1 Munster Healy, CianCian Healy Prop (1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 27) 47 Leinster McGrath, JackJack McGrath Prop (1989-10-11)11 October 1989 (aged 25) 12 Leinster Moore, MartinMartin Moore Prop (1991-03-01)1 March 1991 (aged 23) 5 Leinster Ross, MikeMike Ross Prop (1979-12-21)21 December 1979 (aged 35) 44 Leinster White, NathanNathan White Prop (1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 33) 0 Connacht Henderson, IainIain Henderson Lock (1992-02-21)21 February 1992 (aged 22) 12 Ulster McCarthy, MikeMike McCarthy Lock (1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 33) 17 Leinster O'Connell, PaulPaul O'Connell (c) Lock (1979-10-20)20 October 1979 (aged 35) 96 Munster Toner, DevinDevin Toner Lock (1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 28) 20 Leinster Murphy, JordiJordi Murphy Flanker (1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 23) 4 Leinster O'Brien, SeánSeán O'Brien Flanker (1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 27) 30 Leinster O'Donnell, TommyTommy O'Donnell Flanker (1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 27) 6 Munster O'Mahony, PeterPeter O'Mahony Flanker (1989-09-17)17 September 1989 (aged 25) 25 Munster Ryan, DominicDominic Ryan Flanker (1990-03-28)28 March 1990 (aged 24) 1 Leinster Diack, RobbieRobbie Diack Number 8 (1985-11-12)12 November 1985 (aged 29) 2 Ulster Heaslip, JamieJamie Heaslip Number 8 (1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 31) 69 Leinster Boss, IsaacIsaac Boss Scrum-half (1980-04-09)9 April 1980 (aged 34) 20 Leinster Marmion, KieranKieran Marmion Scrum-half (1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 22) 3 Connacht Murray, ConorConor Murray Scrum-half (1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 25) 30 Munster Reddan, EoinEoin Reddan Scrum-half (1980-11-20)20 November 1980 (aged 34) 58 Leinster Keatley, IanIan Keatley Fly-half (1987-04-01)1 April 1987 (aged 27) 3 Munster Madigan, IanIan Madigan Fly-half (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 25) 13 Leinster Sexton, JonathanJonathan Sexton Fly-half (1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 29) 47 Racing Métro Cave, DarrenDarren Cave Centre (1987-04-05)5 April 1987 (aged 27) 8 Ulster D'Arcy, GordonGordon D'Arcy Centre (1980-02-10)10 February 1980 (aged 34) 81 Leinster Henshaw, RobbieRobbie Henshaw Centre (1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 21) 5 Connacht Payne, JaredJared Payne Centre (1985-10-13)13 October 1985 (aged 29) 1 Ulster Bowe, TommyTommy Bowe Wing (1984-02-22)22 February 1984 (aged 30) 56 Ulster Earls, KeithKeith Earls Wing (1987-10-02)2 October 1987 (aged 27) 39 Munster Fitzgerald, LukeLuke Fitzgerald Wing (1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 27) 27 Leinster Kearney, DavidDavid Kearney Wing (1989-06-19)19 June 1989 (aged 25) 7 Leinster Zebo, SimonSimon Zebo Wing (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 24) 11 Munster Jones, FelixFelix Jones Fullback (1987-08-05)5 August 1987 (aged 27) 9 Munster Kearney, RobRob Kearney Fullback (1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 28) 57 Leinster

Call-ups

On 24 February, Billy Holland and Roger Wilson were added to the squad as injury cover for Jamie Heaslip.^[21]

On 9 March, Michael Bent, Tadhg Furlong and Dan Tuohy were added to the squad for the final two matches against Wales and Scotland.^[22]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Bent, MichaelMichael Bent Prop (1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 28) 2 Leinster Furlong, TadhgTadhg Furlong Prop (1992-11-14)14 November 1992 (aged 22) 0 Leinster Tuohy, DanDan Tuohy Lock (1985-06-18)18 June 1985 (aged 29) 9 Ulster Holland, BillyBilly Holland Flanker (1985-08-03)3 August 1985 (aged 29) 0 Munster Wilson, RogerRoger Wilson Number 8 (1981-09-21)21 September 1981 (aged 33) 1 Ulster

Italy

On 15 January, Italy named a 31-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, featuring 4 uncapped players.^[23]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Ghiraldini, LeonardoLeonardo Ghiraldini Hooker (1984-12-26) 26 December 1984 70 Leicester Tigers Manici, AndreaAndrea Manici Hooker (1990-04-28)28 April 1990 (aged 24) 6 Zebre Agüero, MatíasMatías Agüero Prop (1981-02-13)13 February 1981 (aged 33) 29 Zebre Castrogiovanni, MartinMartin Castrogiovanni Prop (1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (aged 33) 107 Toulon Chistolini, DarioDario Chistolini Prop (1988-09-14)14 September 1988 (aged 26) 5 Zebre De Marchi, AlbertoAlberto De Marchi Prop (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 28) 23 Sale Sharks Biagi, GeorgeGeorge Biagi Lock (1985-10-04)4 October 1985 (aged 29) 3 Zebre Bortolami, MarcoMarco Bortolami Lock (1980-06-12)12 June 1980 (aged 34) 110 Zebre Furno, JoshuaJoshua Furno Lock (1989-10-21)21 October 1989 (aged 25) 24 Newcastle Falcons Geldenhuys, QuintinQuintin Geldenhuys Lock (1981-06-19)19 June 1981 (aged 33) 52 Zebre Barbieri, RobertRobert Barbieri Flanker (1984-06-05)5 June 1984 (aged 30) 38 Leicester Tigers Bergamasco, MauroMauro Bergamasco Flanker (1979-05-01)1 May 1979 (aged 35) 100 Zebre Favaro, SimoneSimone Favaro Flanker (1988-11-07)7 November 1988 (aged 26) 23 Benetton Treviso Minto, FrancescoFrancesco Minto Flanker (1987-05-20)20 May 1987 (aged 27) 11 Benetton Treviso Zanni, AlessandroAlessandro Zanni Flanker (1984-01-31)31 January 1984 (aged 31) 86 Benetton Treviso Parisse, SergioSergio Parisse (c) Number 8 (1983-09-12)12 September 1983 (aged 31) 108 Stade Français Gori, EdoardoEdoardo Gori Scrum-half (1990-03-05)5 March 1990 (aged 24) 37 Benetton Treviso Palazzani, GuglielmoGuglielmo Palazzani Scrum-half (1991-04-11)11 April 1991 (aged 23) 5 Zebre Violi, MarcelloMarcello Violi Scrum-half (1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 21) 0 Calvisano Allan, TommasoTommaso Allan Fly-half (1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 21) 10 Perpignan Haimona, KellyKelly Haimona Fly-half (1986-07-30)30 July 1986 (aged 28) 3 Zebre Bisegni, GiulioGiulio Bisegni Centre (1992-04-04)4 April 1992 (aged 22) 0 Zebre Campagnaro, MicheleMichele Campagnaro Centre (1993-03-13)13 March 1993 (aged 21) 12 Benetton Treviso Morisi, LucaLuca Morisi Centre (1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 23) 9 Benetton Treviso Ragusi, SimoneSimone Ragusi Wing (1992-03-28)28 March 1992 (aged 22) 0 Benetton Treviso Sarto, LeonardoLeonardo Sarto Wing (1992-01-15)15 January 1992 (aged 23) 12 Zebre Venditti, GiovanbattistaGiovanbattista Venditti Wing (1990-03-27)27 March 1990 (aged 24) 22 Zebre Visentin, MicheleMichele Visentin Wing (1991-12-13)13 December 1991 (aged 23) 0 Zebre Masi, AndreaAndrea Masi Fullback (1981-03-30)30 March 1981 (aged 33) 87 Wasps McLean, LukeLuke McLean Fullback (1987-06-29)29 June 1987 (aged 27) 63 Sale Sharks

Call-ups

On 25 January, Marco Barbini was added to the squad to further selection options in the back row.^[24]

On 29 January, Marco Fuser was added to the squad as cover for the injured Quintin Geldenhuys.^[25]

On 8 February, Tommaso Boni and Samuela Vunisa were added to the squad as injury cover for Michele Campagnaro and Alessandro Zanni.^[26]

On 22 February, Lorenzo Cittadini, was added to the as injury cover for Martin Castrogiovanni, while Enrico Bacchin and Antonio Pavanello were added to the squad after strong performances for Treviso in the first week off.^[27]

On 12 March, Luciano Orquera was added to the squad as injury cover for Kelly Haimona.^[28]

On 16 March, Michele Rizzo was added to the squad to replace Matías Agüero who was ruled out of the final match due to injury.^[29]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Cittadini, LorenzoLorenzo Cittadini Prop (1982-12-17)17 December 1982 (aged 32) 36 Wasps Rizzo, MicheleMichele Rizzo Prop (1982-09-16)16 September 1982 (aged 32) 15 Leicester Tigers Fuser, MarcoMarco Fuser Lock (1991-03-09)9 March 1991 (aged 23) 2 Benetton Treviso Pavanello, AntonioAntonio Pavanello Lock (1982-10-13)13 October 1982 (aged 32) 23 Benetton Treviso Barbini, MarcoMarco Barbini Flanker (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 24) 0 Benetton Treviso Vunisa, SamuelaSamuela Vunisa Flanker (1988-08-19)19 August 1988 (aged 26) 1 Zebre Luciano Orquera Fly-half (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 33) 46 Zebre Bacchin, EnricoEnrico Bacchin Centre (1992-11-28)28 November 1992 (aged 22) 0 Benetton Treviso Boni, TommasoTommaso Boni Centre (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 22) 0 Mogliano

Scotland

On 20 January, Scotland announced a 32-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, including four uncapped players, one of whom is the Scottish-qualified Australian-born Ben Toolis.^[30]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Brown, FraserFraser Brown Hooker (1989-06-20)20 June 1989 (aged 25) 3 Glasgow Warriors Ford, RossRoss Ford Hooker (1984-04-23)23 April 1984 (aged 30) 80 Edinburgh Cross, GeoffGeoff Cross Prop (1982-12-11)11 December 1982 (aged 32) 35 London Irish Dickinson, AlasdairAlasdair Dickinson Prop (1983-09-11)11 September 1983 (aged 31) 39 Edinburgh Murray, EuanEuan Murray Prop (1980-08-07)7 August 1980 (aged 34) 62 Glasgow Warriors Reid, GordonGordon Reid Prop (1987-03-04)4 March 1987 (aged 27) 6 Glasgow Warriors Welsh, JonJon Welsh Prop (1986-10-13)13 October 1986 (aged 28) 3 Glasgow Warriors Gray, JonnyJonny Gray Lock (1994-03-14)14 March 1994 (aged 20) 8 Glasgow Warriors Gray, RichieRichie Gray Lock (1989-08-24)24 August 1989 (aged 25) 42 Castres Hamilton, JimJim Hamilton Lock (1982-11-17)17 November 1982 (aged 32) 57 Saracens Toolis, BenBen Toolis Lock (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 22) 0 Edinburgh Blake, HughHugh Blake Flanker (1992-09-10)10 September 1992 (aged 22) 0 Edinburgh Cowan, BlairBlair Cowan Flanker (1986-04-21)21 April 1986 (aged 28) 6 London Irish Harley, RobRob Harley Flanker (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 24) 10 Glasgow Warriors Strokosch, AlasdairAlasdair Strokosch Flanker (1983-02-21)21 February 1983 (aged 31) 42 Perpignan Watson, HamishHamish Watson Flanker (1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 23) 0 Edinburgh Denton, DavidDavid Denton Number 8 (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 25) 23 Edinburgh Hidalgo-Clyne, SamSam Hidalgo-Clyne Scrum-half (1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 21) 0 Edinburgh Laidlaw, GreigGreig Laidlaw (c) Scrum-half (1985-10-12)12 October 1985 (aged 29) 34 Gloucester Pyrgos, HenryHenry Pyrgos Scrum-half (1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 25) 13 Glasgow Warriors Russell, FinnFinn Russell Fly-half (1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 22) 5 Glasgow Warriors Tonks, GreigGreig Tonks Fly-half (1989-05-20)20 May 1989 (aged 25) 1 Edinburgh Bennett, MarkMark Bennett Centre (1993-03-03)3 March 1993 (aged 21) 2 Glasgow Warriors Dunbar, AlexAlex Dunbar Centre (1990-04-23)23 April 1990 (aged 24) 11 Glasgow Warriors Horne, PeterPeter Horne Centre (1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 25) 5 Glasgow Warriors Lamont, SeanSean Lamont Centre (1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (aged 34) 91 Glasgow Warriors Scott, MattMatt Scott Centre (1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 24) 21 Edinburgh Fife, DougieDougie Fife Wing (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 24) 3 Edinburgh Maitland, SeanSean Maitland Wing (1988-09-14)14 September 1988 (aged 26) 15 Glasgow Warriors Seymour, TommyTommy Seymour Wing (1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 26) 13 Glasgow Warriors Visser, TimTim Visser Wing (1987-05-29)29 May 1987 (aged 27) 15 Edinburgh Hogg, StuartStuart Hogg Fullback (1992-06-24)24 June 1992 (aged 22) 27 Glasgow Warriors

Call-ups

On 26 January, Johnnie Beattie was added to the squad as injury cover for Dave Denton.^[31]

On 1 February, Ryan Grant was recalled to the squad following his disciplinary hearings.^[32]

On 17 February, Tim Swinson was called up to the squad to replace Richie Gray who was ruled out of the tournament after an injury sustained in round 2.^[33]

On 23 February, Alex Allan, Adam Ashe, Chris Cusiter and Moray Low were added to the squad, with Allan and Low replacing Gordon Reid and Jon Welsh due to injury.^[34]

On 9 March, Stuart McInally was added to the squad as precautionary injury cover for Ross Ford.^[35]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province McInally, StuartStuart McInally Hooker (1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 24) 0 Edinburgh Allan, AlexAlex Allan Prop (1992-02-28)28 February 1992 (aged 22) 1 Glasgow Warriors Grant, RyanRyan Grant Prop (1985-10-08)8 October 1985 (aged 29) 19 Glasgow Warriors Low, MorayMoray Low Prop (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 30) 29 Exeter Chiefs Swinson, TimTim Swinson Lock (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 27) 9 Glasgow Warriors Ashe, AdamAdam Ashe Number 8 (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 21) 3 Glasgow Warriors Beattie, JohnnieJohnnie Beattie Number 8 (1985-11-21)21 November 1985 (aged 29) 34 Castres Cusiter, ChrisChris Cusiter Scrum-half (1982-06-13)13 June 1982 (aged 32) 70 Sale Sharks

Wales

On 20 January, Wales named a 34-man squad for the 2015 Six Nations Championship, including four uncapped players, one of whom was the Welsh-qualified New Zealand-born Gareth Anscombe.^[36]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Baldwin, ScottScott Baldwin Hooker (1988-07-12)12 July 1988 (aged 26) 5 Ospreys Dacey, KristianKristian Dacey Hooker (1989-07-25)25 July 1989 (aged 25) 0 Cardiff Blues Hibbard, RichardRichard Hibbard Hooker (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 (aged 31) 33 Gloucester Andrews, ScottScott Andrews Prop (1989-08-01)1 August 1989 (aged 25) 9 Cardiff Blues Evans, RobRob Evans Prop (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 22) 0 Scarlets James, PaulPaul James Prop (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 32) 57 Bath Jarvis, AaronAaron Jarvis Prop (1986-05-20)20 May 1986 (aged 28) 5 Ospreys Jenkins, GethinGethin Jenkins Prop (1980-11-17)17 November 1980 (aged 34) 110 Cardiff Blues Lee, SamsonSamson Lee Prop (1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 22) 9 Scarlets Ball, JakeJake Ball Lock (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 23) 8 Scarlets Charteris, LukeLuke Charteris Lock (1983-03-09)09 March 1983 (aged 31) 50 Racing Métro Davies, BradleyBradley Davies Lock (1987-01-09)09 January 1987 (aged 28) 44 Wasps Jones, Alun WynAlun Wyn Jones Lock (1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 29) 84 Ospreys King, JamesJames King Flanker (1990-07-24)24 July 1990 (aged 24) 3 Ospreys Lydiate, DanDan Lydiate Flanker (1987-12-18)18 December 1987 (aged 27) 41 Ospreys Tipuric, JustinJustin Tipuric Flanker (1989-08-06)6 August 1989 (aged 25) 27 Ospreys Warburton, SamSam Warburton (c) Flanker (1988-12-05)5 December 1988 (aged 26) 49 Cardiff Blues Faletau, TaulupeTaulupe Faletau Number 8 (1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 24) 40 Newport Gwent Dragons Davies, GarethGareth Davies Scrum-half (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (aged 24) 1 Scarlets Phillips, MikeMike Phillips Scrum-half (1982-08-29)29 August 1982 (aged 32) 90 Racing Métro Webb, RhysRhys Webb Scrum-half (1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 26) 9 Ospreys Anscombe, GarethGareth Anscombe Fly-half (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 23) 0 Cardiff Blues Biggar, DanDan Biggar Fly-half (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 25) 28 Ospreys Priestland, RhysRhys Priestland Fly-half (1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 28) 32 Scarlets Allen, CoryCory Allen Centre (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 21) 2 Cardiff Blues Davies, JonathanJonathan Davies Centre (1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 26) 43 Clermont Morgan, TylerTyler Morgan Centre (1995-09-11)11 September 1995 (aged 19) 0 Newport Gwent Dragons Roberts, JamieJamie Roberts Centre (1986-11-08)8 November 1986 (aged 28) 64 Racing Métro Williams, ScottScott Williams Centre (1990-10-10)10 October 1990 (aged 24) 27 Scarlets Amos, HallamHallam Amos Wing (1994-09-24)24 September 1994 (aged 20) 1 Newport Gwent Dragons Cuthbert, AlexAlex Cuthbert Wing (1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 24) 30 Cardiff Blues North, GeorgeGeorge North Wing (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 22) 45 Northampton Saints Halfpenny, LeighLeigh Halfpenny Fullback (1988-12-22)22 December 1988 (aged 26) 55 Toulon Williams, LiamLiam Williams Fullback (1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 23) 18 Scarlets

Call-ups

On 9 March, Ken Owens was added to the squad after recovering from a neck injury in 2014, while prop Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs) was invited to train with the squad following injury to Paul James.^[37]

On 16 March, Tomas Francis was promoted to the main team for the final week of the tournament, following injury to Samson Lee. While Rhys Gill was invited to train with the squad following injury to Gethin Jenkins.^[38]

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Owens, KenKen Owens Hooker (1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 28) 26 Scarlets Francis, TomasTomas Francis Prop (1992-04-27)27 April 1992 (aged 22) 0 Exeter Chiefs Gill, RhysRhys Gill Prop (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 (aged 28) 5 Saracens

References