This article lists the official squads for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales.
Pool A
Scotland
Head coach: Jim Telfer
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South Africa
Head coach: Nick Mallett
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Spain
Head coach: Alfonso Feijoo
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Uruguay
Head coach: Daniel Herrera
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Pool B
England
Head coach: Clive Woodward
Leon Lloyd and Martyn Wood were called up on 23 September as injury replacements for Kyran Bracken and David Rees.
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Italy
Head coach: Massimo Mascioletti
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New Zealand
Head coach: John Hart
Tonga
Head coach: Polutele Tuʻihalamaka
Pool C
Fiji
Head coach: Brad Johnstone
Namibia
Head coach: Rudy Joubert
France
Head coach: Jean-Claude Skrela
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
1 Fabien Galthié was called up to the squad to replace Pierre Mignoni, who suffered an injury mid-tournament.
Canada
Head coach: / Patrick Parfrey
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Pool D
Wales
Wales named an initial 30-man squad for the tournament in June 1999. The highlight of the selection was centre Jason Jones-Hughes, who was born in Australia, but was believed to be qualified for Wales through his father. The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) disputed Jones-Hughes' selection because he had already played for the Australian Barbarians, who were considered Australia's de facto second team. This led to a protracted legal battle over Jones-Hughes' eligibility for Wales, in which the International Rugby Board initially ruled in Australia's favour; on appeal, Wales were allowed to select Jones-Hughes, but the ARU refused to release him from his contract with New South Wales. Nevertheless, Jones-Hughes was ultimately allowed to join the Wales team and was named on the bench for the tournament opener against Argentina.
Head coach: Graham Henry
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Argentina
Head coaches: Alex Wyllie and Héctor Mendéz
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Samoa
Head coach: Bryan Williams
- On 30 June 1999, Fosi Pala'amo was replaced by Robbie Ale due to knee medial ligament injury before the World Cup.
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Japan
Head coach: Seiji Hirao
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Pool E
Ireland
Head coach: Warren Gatland
Gordon D'Arcy replaced the injured Girvan Dempsey on 11 September 1999.
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
United States
Head coach: Jack Clark
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Australia
Head coach: Rod MacQueen
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Romania
Head coach: Mircea Paraschiv
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
References
External links
- Rugby World Cup – 1999 Tournament International Rugby Board
- 1999 Rugby World Cup Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine SA Web
- Rugby World Cup Rosters CNN/Sports Illustrated
