2006 Women's Rugby World Cup squads

This article lists the official squads for the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Main article: 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup

 Ireland

Forwards

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Marie Barrett ?? Highfield Rache Boydl ?? Cooke Orla Brennan ?? Blackrock Fiona Coghlan Prop 3 March 1981 UL Bohemian Rosie Foley ?? Shannon Laura Guest Prop 24 April 1985 Clonakilty Germaine Healy ?? Blackrock Jean Lonergan ?? Shannon Caroline Mahon ?? UL Bohemian Gillian McAllister ?? Cooke Joy Neville Number 8 24 July 1983 Shannon Yvonne Nolan ?? Blackrock Eimear O'Sullivan ?? Clonakilty Sinead Ryan ?? Navan Backs Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Louise Beamish ?? UL Bohemian Sarah Jane Belton ?? UL Bohemian Lynne Cantwell Centre 27 September 1981 Trojans Grace Davitt Centre 25 December 1982 Blackrock Jeannette Feighery ?? UL Bohemian Suzanne Fleming ?? Cooke Amanda Greensmith ?? Shannon Shannon Houston ?? Blackrock Patrique Kelly ?? UL Bohemian Nuala Ni Chadhain ?? Galwegians Joanne O'Sullivan ?? Lichfield Tania Rosser Scrum-half 15 April 1978 Blackrock [1]  England Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Margaret Alphonsi Flanker 20 December 1983 Saracens Karen Andrew Fly-half 14 April 1976 Saracens Charlotte Barras Fullback 26 January 1982 Lichfield Shannon Baker ?? Richmond Rachael Burford ?? Henle Rochelle Clark ?? Henley Helen Clayton Flanker 17 June 1971 Saracens Nicola Crawford Wing 20 November 1971 Worcester Susan Day ?? Wasps Amy Garnett Hooker 31 March 1976 Saracens Vanessa Gray Prop 13 October 1970 Wasps Vanessa Huxford ?? Wasps Jennifer Lyne Flanker 29 May 1972 Richmond Kimberley Oliver ?? Clifton Shelley Rae Fly-half 1 June 1976 Wasps Selena Rudge Hooker 5 November 1975 Wasps Kimberley Shaylor Wing 15 June 1981 Worcester Catherine Spencer Number 8 25 May 1979 Folkestone Michaela Staniford Wing 11 January 1987 Henley Georgia Stevens Flanker 13 June 1973 Clifton Katy Storie Prop 7 August 1979 Clifton Jennifer Sutton Second row 26 February 1969 Richmond Tamara Taylor Second row 8 October 1981 Thirsk Amy Turner Prop 31 July 1984 Wasps Danielle Waterman Fullback 20 January 1985 Henley Joanne Yapp (c) Scrum-half 26 September 1979 Worcester (c) [2]  New Zealand Coach: Jed Rowlands Assistant coach: Dale Atkins Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Victoria Blackledge ?? Auckland Monalisa Codling ?? Auckland Exia Edwards ?? Bay of Plenty Fiao’o Fa’amausili ?? Auckland Victoria Heighway ?? Auckland Rebecca Hull ?? Hawke’s Bay Linda Itunu ?? Auckland Emma Jensen ?? Auckland Rachel Makata ?? Auckland Beth Mallard ?? Otago Diane Maliukaetau ?? Auckland Rochelle Martin ?? Auckland Huriana Manuel ?? Auckland Amiria Marsh ?? Canterbury Stephanie Mortimer ?? Canterbury Hannah Myers ?? Auckland Mel Ngatai ?? Hawke’s Bay Farah Palmer (c) ?? Manawatu (c) Anna Richards ?? Auckland Claire Richardson ?? Otago Casey Robertson ?? Canterbury Melissa Ruscoe ?? Canterbury Kimberley Smith ?? Canterbury Waimania Teddy ?? Auckland Amy Williams ?? Hawke’s Bay Shannon Willoughby ?? Otago [3]  Canada Coach: Neil Langevin Assistant Coach: Matthew Stephens[4] Forwards: Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Ranie Burns Second row Edmonton ep/Tigers Leslie Cripps Prop London Saracen Raquel Eldridge Hooker London Wasps Gillian Florence Second row Ste. Anne de Bellevue Megan Gibbs Second row Irish Canadians/University of Western Ontario Heather Jaques Flanker Capilanos/Wild Oats Allison Lamoureux ?? Assassins RFC/University of Western Ontario Maureen MacMahon ?? Toronto Scottish Dawn McDonald ?? Velox Valkyries Heather McDonald ?? Edmonton Rockers Lesley McKenzie ?? Ravens Katie Murray ?? Edmonton Lep/Tigers Erika Smortchevsky ?? Capilanos Summer Yeo ?? Edmonton Rockers Paige Burdett ?? Lethbridge RFC/University of Lethbridge Kim Donaldson Hooker 24 August 1983 Aurora Barbarians/UBC Jen Kryszak ?? Irish Canadians/University of Western Ontario Barbara Mervin Back row 1 April 1982 Peterborough Pagan/sUniversity of Western Ontario Backs Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Sommer Christie ?? Ste Anne de Bellevue Erin Dance ?? Montreal Barbarians Julie Foster Wing Regina Breakers Maria Gallo Wing 21 September 1977 Edmonton Lep/Tigers Kristy Heemskerk Centre Waterloo County/Sydney University Mandy Marchak ?? 24 November 1984 Capilanos Kelly McCallum (c) Fly-half Sydney University (c) Heather Moyse Fullback 23 July 1978 Toronto Scottish Anna Schnell ?? Burnaby Lake Kary Steele ?? Burnaby Lake Julia Sugawara Scrum-half 27 November 1982 Burnaby Lake Sarah Ulmer Centre Burnaby Lake Jayne Cation ?? Brampton Beaves/University of Western Ontario Colette McAuley ?? Highland [5] [6] [7]  Australia Coach: Steve Hamson Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Rebecca Anderson ?? Iliseva Batibasaga ?? Tasileta Bethell ?? Vanessa Bradley ?? Tricia Brown ?? Louise Burrows ?? Paige Butcher ?? Jacqueline Cutts ?? Lito Fata ?? Lisa Fiaola ?? Annette Finch ?? Kristy Frogley ?? Alicia Frost ?? Alexandra Hargreaves ?? Bronwyn Laidlaw ?? Tobie McGann ?? Lindsay Morgan ?? Rachelle Pirie ?? Silei Poluleuligaga ?? Kate Porter ?? Ruan Sims ?? Cheryl Soon ?? Alana Thomas ?? Rebecca Trethowan ?? Kim Wilson ?? Selena Worsely ?? [8]  United States Head Coach: Kathy Flores Assistant Coach: Candi Orsini Assistant Backs Coach: Krista McFarren Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Hedwig Aerts ?? Kristin Baja ?? Claudia Braymer ?? Jamie Burke Prop 15 October 1980 Laura Cabrera ?? Erin Carter ?? Kate Cox ?? Jen Crouse ?? Carrie Dubray ?? Ashley English ?? Heather Hale ?? Patty Jervey Flanker 29 March 1964 Ellie Karvoski ?? Lee Knight ?? Phaidra Knight Flanker 4 July 1974 Pam Kosanke ?? Laura McDonald ?? Kelly McMahon ?? Danielle Miller ?? Pat Neder ?? Tina Nesberg ?? Meredith Ottens ?? Kate Pope ?? Mari Wallace ?? Keenya Warner ?? Kristin Zdanczewicz ?? [9][10]  Scotland Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Susie Brown ?? Hillhead/Jordanhill Karen Findlay ?? 1968 Richmond Iona Frickleton ?? Watsonians Donna Kennedy Back row 16 February 1972 Worcester Heather Lockhart ?? Hillhead/Jordanhill Beth Macleod ?? Murrayfield Wanderers Gillian McCord ?? Watsonians Sarah Mee ?? Watsonians Clare Muir ?? Richmond Lisa O’Keefe ?? Richmond Lynne Reid ?? RHC Gail Russell ?? Hillhead/Jordanhill Shona Watt ?? Supermarine Lindsay Wheeler ?? Watsonians Backs Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Paula Chalmers (c) ?? Murrayfield Wanderers (c) Claire Cruickshank ?? Murrayfield Wanderers Louise Dalgliesh ?? RHC Lynsey Douglas ?? Murrayfield Wanderers/Worcester Veronica Fitzpatrick ?? RHC Erin Kerr ?? Richmond Sara Mears ?? Watsonians Lucy Millard ?? Murrayfield Wanderers Rachael Nicholson ?? Hillhead/Jordanhill Chris Ovenden ?? Richmond Rimma Petlevannaya ?? Murrayfield Wanderers Rhona Shepherd ?? Murrayfield Wanderers [11]  South Africa Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Zandile Nojoko ?? Yolanda Meiring ?? Ingrid Botha (c) ?? (c) Zolisa Noxeke ?? Natasha Hofmeester ?? Marie-Lee Erasmus ?? Saloma Booysen ?? Louise Du Pisanie ?? Babalwa Vena ?? Cebisa Kula ?? Dolly Mavumengwana ?? Wendy Adlem ?? Wendy Khumalo ?? Nadine Barnard ?? Mandisa Willams ?? Natasha Yolanda Wing 25 February 1985 [12]  France Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Danièle Irazu ?? Laetitia Salles ?? Fanny Gelis ?? Maylis Bonnin ?? Marie-Charlotte Hebel ?? Aline Sagols ?? Delphine Plantet ?? Lucie Canal ?? Julie Pujol ?? Christelle Le Duff ?? Estelle Sartini (c) ?? (c) Dalila Boukerma ?? Lucie Élodie ?? Catherine Devillers ?? Céline Allainmat ?? Anne-Sophie Canizares ?? Rosa Marcé ?? Clotilde Flaugère ?? Violaine Aubrée ?? Stéphanie Provost ?? Fanny Horta ?? Aurélie Cousseau ?? Corinne Devroute ?? Clémence Ollivier ?? Sandrine Jauréguiberry ?? Marion Talayrach ?? [13] [14] [15] [16]  Spain Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Carreras Prop Gonzalez Hooker Otxoa Prop Garcia Second row Perez Second row Estanol Flanker Masdeu Flanker Aigneren Number 8 Rodriguez (c) Scrum-half (c) Etxegibel Fly-half Obregozo Wing Roca Centre Lasa Centre Socias Wing Poza Fullback Sequedo ?? Fernandez de Arroyabe ?? Bailan ?? Pla ?? Moreno ?? Garcia ?? Ramos ?? Porras Second row De Swert Wing Masdeu ?? [17]  Kazakhstan Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Radzevil Prop Sarsenbayeva Hooker Chuprikova Prop Rudoy Second row Karatygina Second row Mustafina Flanker Tugambeokva Flanker Yakovleva Number 8 Khamova Scrum-half Tur Fly-half Amossova Wing Amrayeva Centre Nezbudey Centre Essembekova Wing Klyuchnikova (c) Fullback (c) Mussabayeva ?? Nikulich ?? Kalen ?? Amandossova ?? Balashova ?? Duzelbayeva ?? Vagapova ?? [18]  Western Samoa Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby. Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Curtis-Lemuelu Prop Leavasa-Bakulich Hooker Tia Prop Sauvao (c) Second row (c) Chongnee Second row Lealaisalanoa Flanker Beets Flanker Ta’ala Number 8 Leuluaialii Scrum-half Milo Fly-half Cahill Wing Kerrigan Centre Ioane Centre Petelo Wing Sao Taliu Fullback Leilua ?? Timoteo ?? Waterhouse ?? Fagalilo ?? Tiatia ?? Papalii ?? Saolele ?? [19] Notes and references "Womens World Cup Squad Announced". IRFU. 4 May 2006. 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