2002 Women's Rugby World Cup squads

This article lists the official squads for the 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup in Barcelona, Spain.

Pool A[]

New Zealand[]

Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Monalisa Codling	Second row	20 April 1977		Auckland
Vanessa Cootes	Wing	26 July 1969		Waikato
Susan Dawson	Hooker	20 January 1971		Northland
Fiao'o Fa'amausili	Hooker	30 September 1980		Auckland
Isabella Gray	Flanker	19 January 1974		Wellington
Victoria Heighway	Second row	28 November 1980		Auckland
Monique Hirovanaa	Scrum-half	25 May 1966		Auckland
Emma Marie Jensen	Scrum-half	25 November 1977		Waikato
Fiona King	Second row	1 February 1972		Otago
	Flanker	9 November 1970		Auckland
	Prop	21 September 1970		Wellington
Amiria Juanita Mahanna Denelle Marsh	Wing	17 May 1983		Canterbury
Rochelle Martin	Number 8	28 March 1973		Auckland
Hannah Myers	Wing	28 September 1979		Otago
Farah Palmer (c)	Hooker	27 November 1972		Manawatu
Casey Robertson	Prop	24 February 1981		Canterbury
Melodie Robinson	Flanker	25 May 1973		Auckland
Annaleah Rush	Centre	15 April 1976		Auckland
Regina Sheck	Prop	9 November 1969		Waikato
Exia Edwards (nee Shelford)	Centre	12 November 1975		Saracens, Bay of Plenty
Suzy Shortland	Centre	23 January 1974		Auckland
Helen Va'aga	Prop	11 August 1977		Auckland
Cheryl Moana Waaka	Number 8	12 May 1970		Auckland
Tammi Wilson	Fullback	29 September 1973		Auckland
Dianne Kahura	Wing	1 May 1969		Auckland
Anna Richards	Fly-half	3 December 1964		Auckland

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Australia[]

Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	Number 8	19 January 1977
	??	2 November 1971
	Second row	20 February 1975
	Wing	29 November 1977
	Fullback	29 April 1975
Louise Cooke	Hooker	11 March 1978
	??	2 October 1973
	??	21 September 1978
	Prop	7 July 1977
	Scrum-half	9 January 1970
	Centre	25 November 1970
	Second row	4 January 1977
Alexandra Hargreaves	??	13 November 1980
Debby Hodgkinson	??	22 November 1980
	Fullback	27 December 1974
	Flanker	24 June 1970
	Centre	27 September 1976
Tui Ormsby	Fly-half	20 January 1978
	Wing	30 December 1976
	Prop	7 January 1970
	Wing	17 February 1977
	??	23 September 1975
	Prop	5 August 1972
	Loose forward	13 September 1968
(c)	Flanker	18 April 1975

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Wales[]

Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	26 April 1983
(c)	Centre	16 September 1981
Liza Jane Burgess	Second row	24 March 1964
	Second row	28 February 1974
Claire Donovan	Second row	13 September 1971
	Prop	15 September 1980
	Wing	20 June 1972
	??
	??	19 November 1972
	Scrum-half	26 May 1983
	??	20 September 1969
	??	1 February 1972
	Hooker	25 November 1978
	Hooker	6 October 1981
	??	22 April 1972
	Prop	30 November 1982
	Flanker	19 March 1976
	Flanker	17 June 1968
	Flanker	23 March 1964
	Scrum-half	12 December 1970
	??	24 October 1983
Louise Rickard	Centre	31 December 1970
	Fly-half	7 January 1981
	??	10 March 1978
	??	12 March 1983
	Number 8	18 September 1975

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Germany[]

Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	Wing	30 April 1974
	Second row	27 March 1975
	??
	??	19 February 1980
	Scrum-half	9 July 1977
	Centre	25 September1979
	Fullback	9 August 1970
	Flanker	27 October 1970
	Number 8	27 March 1983
	??	27 March 1973
	Prop	18 March 1977
	Scrum-half
	Fly-half	15 September 1983
	??	24 October 1972
	Wing	7 August 1975
	Hooker	27 June 1978
	Second row	1 November 1974
	Prop	30 April 1971
	Prop	13 August 1980
	Fullback
	Hooker	13 January 1973
	??	27 March 1975
	??	21 December 1969
	Centre	19 March 1976
	Wing
	??	13 July 1971

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Pool B[]

France[]

Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Nathalie Amiel (c)	Centre	4 November 1970
	??	10 June 1973
	??	13 February 1976
	Second row	20 March 1975
	??	18 July 1980
	Wing	18 April 1970
	Wing	11 January 1972
	Number 8	22 February 1980
	??	12 August 1972
Fanny Gelis	??	10 March 1977
	??	22 September 1981
	??	9 September 1967
	Prop	12 December 1974
	Wing	21 November 1982
	??	28 March 1972
	Second row	24 February 1972
	??	17 July 1977
	Centre	8 May 1979
Stephanie Provost	Scrum-half	27 May 1973
	??	30 April 1981
	Prop	6 June 1966
	Flanker	2 September 1967
Estelle Sartini	Fullback	1 June 1973
	Flanker	7 June 1975

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United States[]

• Head Coach:
• Forwards Coach:
• Backs Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	Fly-half	3 August 1975		New York RFC
	Centre	15 December 1979		Washington Furies RFC
	??	13 November 1978		University of Northern Iowa
	Second row	6 June 1974		Beantown Women's RFC
	Scrum-half	2 January 1971		Maryland Stingers Women's RFC
	Scrum-half	7 December 1971		Wisconsin Women's RFC
	Wing	9 September 1977		East Bay Bulldogs Women's RC
	Hooker	19 August 1972		University of California, Los Angeles Women's Rugby
Nancy Fitz (c)	Second row	24 January 1967		Washington Women's RFC
	Flanker	14 October 1974		Keystone Rugby Club
	Hooker	22 November 1976		Wisconsin Women's RFC
(vc)	Centre	23 April 1975		Washington Women's RFC
Patricia Maria Jervey	Wing	29 March 1964		Atlanta Harlequins Women's RC
	Wing	19 June 1975		New York RFC
	Prop	19 April 1978		Seattle RFC
Phaidra Knight	Prop	4 July 1974		Wisconsin Women's RFC
	Prop	1 July 1968		Minnesota Valkyries RFC
	??	29 August 1967		Beantown Women's RFC
	Flanker	28 July 1976		Maryland Stingers Women's RFC
	Prop	19 January 1969		Minnesota Valkyries RFC
	Fly-half	28 May 1975		Keystone Rugby Club
	Second row	21 October 1968		Twin Cities Amazons
	Flanker	5 July 1977		Keystone Rugby Club
	Fullback	18 October 1978		New York RFC
	Centre	14 February 1975		New York RFC
	Number 8	2 November 1969		Berkeley Women's All Blues RC

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Kazakhstan[]

Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	13 November 1982
	Hooker	11 August 1974
	??	19 September 1973
	Wing	9 November 1978
	??	22 October 1978
	Second row	11 April 1970
	Wing	4 August 1980
	??	1 January 1976
	Number 8	28 January 1975
	??
	Prop	14 August 1974
	??
	Flanker	14 May 1969
	Fullback	11 January 1976
	Centre
	Prop	27 October 1979
	??	4 April 1969
	??	7 April 1980
	Flanker	12 July 1976
	Fly-half	4 December 1974
	??	12 November 1981
	??
	Second row	10 November 1983
	??	11 May 1974
	??	29 March 1983

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Netherlands[]

Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	Second row	31 October 1973
	Fly-half	5 April 1971
	??	9 June 1968
	Scrum-half	26 August 1981
	??	24 August 1977
	Centre	28 September 1975
	Prop	{{{age}}}
	??	24 September 1971
	Prop	30 June 1971
	??	4 June 1975
	??	2 February 1983
	??	12 January 1979
	Second row	17 June 1972
	Prop	25 July 1974
	Flanker	13 April 1975
	Wing
	Hooker	1 October 1967
	??	19 February 1978
	Flanker	3 November 1979
	Number 8	11 August 1974
	Wing	28 June 1953
	Second row	15 December 1975
	Fullback	26 April 1978
	Centre	17 July 1973
	??	13 March 1970
	??	26 April 1972

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Pool C[]

England[]

Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	4 January 1977
	Second row	4 January 1977		Richmond
	??	21 December 1970		Clifton
Gillian Ann Burns	Number 8	12 July 1964		Waterloo
	Flanker	17 June 1971		Saracens
	Flanker	29 September 1974
Nicola Crawford	Wing	20 November 1971		Worcester
Susan Margaret Day	Centre	20 October 1972		Wasps
	Centre	27 May 1969		Saracens
	Wing	2 June 1971		Richmond
	Prop	28 July 1966		Richmond
	Wing	17 August 1977		Richmond
	Number 8	22 March 1973		Saracens
Amy Garnett	Hooker	31 March 1976		Saracens
	Fullback	20 October 1968		Wasps
	Second row	10 July 1967		Clifton
Vanessa Huxford	Prop	13 October 1970		Wasps
	Centre	26 October 1975		Richmond
	??	4 August 1973
	Scrum-half	13 April 1966
	Hooker	20 December 1973		Waterloo
	Prop	16 September 1964
	Flanker	29 May 1972		Saracens
Shelley Rae	Fly-half	1 June 1976		Wasps
Selena Rudge	Centre	5 November 1976		Clifton
Georgia Ruth Stevens	Flanker	13 June 1973		Clifton
	Second row	26 February 1969		Richmond
Joanne Yapp	Scrum-half	6 September 1979		Worcester

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Spain[]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	Back row	10 March 1971
	??	29 January 1976
	??	1 July 1978
(c)	Flanker	21 July 1972
	Scrum-half	28 May 1970
	Prop	20 February 1976
	Fly-half	16 December 1973
	Fly-half	15 December 1970
	Centre	7 January 1974
	Hooker	18 March 1970
	Centre	6 July 1979
	??	24 November 1973
	Number 8	25 November 1968
	??	20 February 1976
	??	26 October 1971
	??	8 March 1973
	??	20 February 1977
	Hooker	20 September 1976
	Wing	13 December 1979
	??	25 August 1969
	??	9 May 1978
	??	26 March 1975
	Second row	15 May 1969
	Flanker	19 April 1973
	Fullback	2 July 1972

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Italy[]

Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	??	13 April 1981
	Centre	17 November 1969
	Fullback	6 August 1970
	Second row	20 January 1973
	Flanker	4 November 1976
	Prop	28 March 1966
	??	23 March 1973
	??	12 August 1977
	Second row
Francesca Gallina	??
	Second row	14 December 1981
	Wing	14 August 1977
	Prop	14 March 1973
	??	5 April 1970
	??	24 April 1971
	Flanker	20 September 1964
	??	23 July 1977
	??	29 December 1983
	Centre	7 November 1975
	Prop	7 May 1980
	Number 8	21 March 1974
	Wing	24 July 1982
(c)	Hooker	22 September 1976
	Scrum-half	15 January 1972
	??	4 April 1972
	Fly-half	21 January 1980

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Japan[]

Head Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	Flanker	17 June 1972
	Scrum-half	4 March 1977
	Wing	15 April 1973
	Centre	4 August 1979
	Wing	7 March 1981
	Number 8	8 October 1973
	Centre	17 June 1982
	Fly-half	22 July 1976
	??	9 November 1976
	Second row	30 January 1971
	Wing	29 August 1976
	Hooker	19 October 1974
	Prop	27 April 1971
	??	15 February 1977
	??	5 February 1980
	??	7 September 1978
	??	21 July 1977
	Flanker	19 April 1971
	Prop	21 July 1974
	??	3 September 1979
	??	24 August 1972
(c)	Second row	5 December 1972
	Scrum-half	4 December 1978
	??	1 March 1982
	Fullback	14 October 1976
	Fly-half	7 December 1972

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Pool D[]

Canada[]

Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	Centre			Ste Anne de Bellevue
	Lock	5 September 1978	16	Toronto Scottish[46]
Sommer Christie	Scrum-half	17 August 1979		Ste Anne de Bellevue
Leslie Anne Cripps	Prop	24 September 1977		James Bay RFC
	Scrum-half	21 October 1974		Montreal Barbarians
	Hooker	15 May 1976		Wasps
Gillian Florence	Back row	30 April 1975		Ste Anne de Bellevue
Julianna Foster	Fly-half	12 January 1969		Regina Breakers
Maria Gallo	Centre	21 September 1977		Fergus Highland
	Lock			Ottawa Indians
Dawn Keim	Back row	15 November 1977		Wasps
Josée Lacasse	Prop	9 March 1970		Ste Anne de Bellevue
	Lock	8 April 1974		Montreal Barbarians
	Number 8	14 December 1970		Toronto Scottish
Collete Yvonne Margaret Mcauley	Wing	11 May 1973		highland RFC
	Fly-half	6 February 1973		Douglas RFC
	??	21 November 1970		Yeoman RFC
	Back row	10 October 1980
	Hooker	13 September 1966		Tigers RFC
	Back row	21 July 1979		Ottawa Scottish
Sherri Sparling	Wing	19 March 1969		Ottawa Irish
	Back row	30 December 1968		Ottawa Irish
	Wing	27 March 1978		JBAA RFC (Edmonton)
	Prop	24 June 1973		NorWesters RFC
	Prop	25 November 1972		Montreal Barbarians
	Centre	24 April 1977		Regina Breakers RFC

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Ireland[]

Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	Scrum-half	8 April 1980
	Fullback	21 October 1980		UL Bohemian
	Wing	29 November 1978		Cooke
	??	27 September 1981		UL Bohemians
	Prop	3 October 1977		Highfield
	??	24 May 1970		UL Bohemian
	Hooker	18 January 1970		Blackrock College
	??	14 November 1977
	Scrum-half	13 September 1974		Cooke
(c)	Wing	4 July 1974		Cooke
	??	27 October 1972		Shannon
	Fly-half	12 December 1970		UL Bohemians
	Centre	8 June 1980		UL Bohemians
	Prop	30 June 1977		Shannon
Gillian McAllister	??	29 December 1970
	??	13 September 1972		Blackrock College
	Centre	5 June 1974		Worcester
	Flanker	9 April 1974		Ripon
	??	18 September 1977		Waterloo
	Number 8	17 September 1970
	Second row	12 February 1977		UL Bohemian
	Flanker	23 January 1972		Cooke
	??	10 December 1975
	Flanker	28 April 1972		Shannon
	Wing	27 March 1983
	??	12 June 1972		Richmond

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Samoa[]

Coach:

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
	Fly-half
	Centre	19 April 1973
	Second row	26 June 1979
	Second row	28 June 1978
	??	21 August 1973
	??	5 November 1981
	??	9 February 1969
	Centre	29 March 1981
	Scrum-half	11 March 1973
	Hooker	9 October 1979
	??	2 May 1977
	??	8 December 1976
	??	13 December 1979
	Number 8	24 February 1974
	Fly-half	23 October 1976
	Flanker	4 February 1970
	Fullback	10 December 1975
	Prop	2 November 1980
(c)	Second row	5 November 1970
	Centre	14 June 1974
	??	16 August 1975
	Flanker	31 August 1972
	??	3 June 1966
	??	3 January 1979
	Wing	16 January 1977

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Scotland[]

Coach:

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	Scrum-half	8 June 1972		Murrayfield Wanderers
	Prop	1 December 1969		Royal High
	Second row	17 May 1968		Royal High
	??	24 July 1975		Richmond
	Fly-half	12 May 1972
Karen Ross Findlay (c)	Prop	27 May 1968		Richmond
	??	11 December 1972		Richmond
	Wing	20 April 1977		Royal High
	Flanker	16 August 1975		Wasps
	??	25 July 1972		Waterloo
	Fullback	18 October 1972		Royal High
	Wing	5 July 1981
Donna Kennedy	Number 8	16 February 1972		Royal high
	Centre	13 May 1977		Glasgow Southern
	??	22 February 1972		Royal High
	Flanker	2 May 1975		Murrayfield Wanderers
	Fly-half	12 July 1972		Richmond
	Second row	29 September 1975		Murrayfield Wanderers
	??	29 September 1969
	??	13 April 1972
Lisa Margaret O'Keefe	??	{{{age}}}		Richmond
	Centre	30 September 19790		Murrayfield Wanderers
	Flanker	21 May 1973		Richmond
	Wing	28 August 1976		Murrayfield Wanderers
	??	1 June 1976		Watsonians
	Hooker	31 March 1975		Richmond

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