# 1995 Rugby World Cup squads

This article lists the official squads for the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa from 25 May to 24 June 1995. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. All details, such as number of international caps and player age, are current as of the opening day of the tournament on 25 May 1995.

## Pool A
### Australia

Head coach: Bob Dwyer
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Phil Kearns | Hooker | (1967-06-27)27 June 1967 (aged 27) | 39 | Randwick / New South Wales |
| Michael Foley | Hooker | (1967-06-07)7 June 1967 (aged 27) | 0 | Souths / Queensland |
| Tony Daly | Prop | (1966-03-07)7 March 1966 (aged 29) | 39 | Randwick / New South Wales |
| Dan Crowley | Prop | (1965-08-28)28 August 1965 (aged 29) | 10 | Souths / Queensland |
| Ewen McKenzie | Prop | (1965-06-21)21 June 1965 (aged 29) | 40 | Randwick / New South Wales |
| Mark Hartill | Prop | (1964-05-29)29 May 1964 (aged 30) | 17 | Gordon / New South Wales |
| Rod McCall | Lock | (1963-09-20)20 September 1963 (aged 31) | 37 | Brothers / Queensland |
| John Eales | Lock | (1970-06-27)27 June 1970 (aged 24) | 25 | Brothers / Queensland |
| Warwick Waugh | Lock | (1968-09-17)17 September 1968 (aged 26) | 1 | Randwick / New South Wales |
| Daniel Manu | Flanker | (1970-06-04)4 June 1970 (aged 24) | 0 | Eastwood / New South Wales |
| Ilivasi Tabua | Flanker | (1964-09-30)30 September 1964 (aged 30) | 8 | GPS / Queensland |
| David Wilson | Flanker | (1967-01-04)4 January 1967 (aged 28) | 24 | Easts Tigers / Queensland |
| Tim Gavin | Number 8 | (1963-11-20)20 November 1963 (aged 31) | 38 | Eastern Suburbs / New South Wales |
| Troy Coker | Number 8 | (1965-05-30)30 May 1965 (aged 29) | 16 | Souths / Queensland |
| Viliami Ofahengaue | Number 8 | (1968-05-03)3 May 1968 (aged 27) | 21 | Manly / New South Wales |
| George Gregan | Scrum-half | (1973-04-19)19 April 1973 (aged 22) | 6 | Easts / ACT Kookaburras |
| Peter Slattery | Scrum-half | (1965-06-06)6 June 1965 (aged 29) | 15 | University / Queensland |
| Michael Lynagh (c) | Fly-half | (1963-10-25)25 October 1963 (aged 31) | 69 | University / Queensland |
| Scott Bowen | Fly-half | (1972-09-20)20 September 1972 (aged 22) | 3 | Southern Districts / New South Wales |
| Daniel Herbert | Centre | (1974-02-06)6 February 1974 (aged 21) | 67 | GPS / Queensland |
| Jason Little | Centre | (1970-08-26)26 August 1970 (aged 24) | 33 | Souths / Queensland |
| Tim Horan | Centre | (1970-05-18)18 May 1970 (aged 25) | 33 | Souths / Queensland |
| Joe Roff | Wing | (1975-09-20)20 September 1975 (aged 19) | 0 | Tuggeranong / ACT Kookaburras |
| David Campese | Wing | (1962-10-21)21 October 1962 (aged 32) | 88 | Randwick / New South Wales |
| Damian Smith | Wing | (1969-02-01)1 February 1969 (aged 26) | 13 | Souths / Queensland |
| Matt Pini | Fullback | (1969-03-21)21 March 1969 (aged 26) | 6 | Wests / Queensland |
| Matt Burke | Fullback | (1973-03-26)26 March 1973 (aged 22) | 6 | Eastwood / New South Wales |

### Canada

Head coach: Ian Birtwell
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Mark Cardinal | Hooker | (1961-05-05)5 May 1961 (aged 34) | 14 | James Bay A.A. |
| Karl Svoboda | Hooker | (1962-03-23)23 March 1962 (aged 33) | 22 | Ajax Wanderers R.U.F.C. |
| Richard Bice | Prop | (1968-03-01)1 March 1968 (aged 27) | 0 | Vancouver Rowing Club |
| Paul LeBlanc | Prop | (1967-10-09)9 October 1967 (aged 27) | 0 | Vancouver Kats R.C. |
| Rod Snow | Prop | (1970-05-01)1 May 1970 (aged 25) | 2 | Dogs RFC |
| Eddie Evans | Prop | (1964-09-15)15 September 1964 (aged 30) | 35 | IBM Japan |
| Al Charron | Lock | (1966-07-27)27 July 1966 (aged 28) | 19 | Ottawa Irish R.C. |
| Gareth Rowlands | Lock | (1971-03-12)12 March 1971 (aged 24) | 2 | Velox Valhallians |
| Mike James | Lock | (1973-07-10)10 July 1973 (aged 21) | 19 | Burnaby Lake R.C. |
| Ian Gordon | Flanker | (1968-03-12)12 March 1968 (aged 27) | 11 | James Bay A.A. |
| John Hutchinson | Flanker | (1969-04-24)24 April 1969 (aged 26) | 6 | UBC Old Boys Ravens |
| Gord MacKinnon | Flanker | (1958-07-27)27 July 1958 (aged 36) | 26 | Britannia Lions R.C. |
| Glen Ennis | Number 8 | (1964-05-19)19 May 1964 (aged 31) | 25 | Vancouver Kats R.C. |
| Chris Michaluk | Number 8 | (1970-06-11)11 June 1970 (aged 24) | 0 | Vancouver Rowing Club |
| Colin McKenzie | Number 8 | (1964-11-24)24 November 1964 (aged 30) | 16 | UBC Old Boys Ravens |
| John Graf | Scrum-half | (1968-12-03)3 December 1968 (aged 26) | 21 | UBC Old Boys Ravens |
| Alan Tynan | Scrum-half | (1972-08-23)23 August 1972 (aged 22) | 3 | UBC Old Boys Ravens |
| Gareth Rees (c) | Fly-half | (1967-06-30)30 June 1967 (aged 27) | 31 | Castaway Wanderers RFC |
| Bobby Ross | Fly-half | (1969-08-29)29 August 1969 (aged 25) | 5 | James Bay A.A. |
| Steve Gray | Centre | (1963-07-19)19 July 1963 (aged 31) | 29 | Vancouver Kats R.C. |
| Christian Stewart | Centre | (1966-10-17)17 October 1966 (aged 28) | 11 | Western Province |
| David Lougheed | Centre | (1968-04-11)11 April 1968 (aged 27) | 14 | Toronto Welsh R.F.C. |
| Ron Toews | Wing | (1969-04-28)28 April 1969 (aged 26) | 9 | Meraloma Rugby |
| Shawn Lytton | Wing | (1968-08-06)6 August 1968 (aged 26) | 2 | Meraloma Rugby |
| Winston Stanley | Wing | (1974-07-17)17 July 1974 (aged 20) | 5 | UBC Old Boys Ravens |
| Scott Stewart | Fullback | (1969-01-16)16 January 1969 (aged 26) | 21 | UBC Old Boys Ravens |

### Romania

Head coaches: Mircea Paraschiv / Constantin Fugigi
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Ionel Negreci | Hooker | (1970-12-13)13 December 1970 (aged 24) | 3 | RCJ Farul Constanța |
| Valere Tufă | Hooker | (1965-07-08)8 July 1965 (aged 29) | 9 | CSA Steaua București |
| Vasile Lucaci | Prop | (1969-01-05)5 January 1969 (aged 26) | 0 | CSM Baia Mare |
| Gabriel Vlad | Prop | (1969-04-09)9 April 1969 (aged 26) | 18 | RC Grivița |
| Leodor Costea | Prop | (1967-12-10)10 December 1967 (aged 27) | 5 | RCJ Farul Constanța |
| Gheorghe Leonte | Prop | (1963-02-12)12 February 1963 (aged 32) | 54 | CS Vienne |
| Constantin Cojocariu | Lock | (1965-06-27)27 June 1965 (aged 29) | 33 | Aviron Bayonnais |
| Sandu Ciorăscu | Lock | (1966-09-11)11 September 1966 (aged 28) | 34 | FC Auch Gers |
| Ovidiu Slușariuc | Lock | (1968-02-07)7 February 1968 (aged 27) | 3 | CSA Dinamo București |
| Traian Oroian | Flanker | (1965-12-25)25 December 1965 (aged 29) | 25 | CSA Steaua București |
| Alexandru Gealapu | Flanker | (1972-02-19)19 February 1972 (aged 23) | 6 | CSA Steaua București |
| Andrei Gurănescu | Flanker | (1967-07-24)24 July 1967 (aged 27) | 12 | CS Dinamo București |
| Cătălin Drăguceanu | Flanker | (1970-11-19)19 November 1970 (aged 24) | 9 | CSA Steaua București |
| Tiberiu Brînză (c) | Number 8 | (1968-09-21)21 September 1968 (aged 26) | 20 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca |
| Daniel Neaga | Scrum-half | (1965-11-05)5 November 1965 (aged 29) | 38 | CS Dinamo București |
| Vasile Flutur | Scrum-half | (1969-06-22)22 June 1969 (aged 25) | 3 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca |
| Ilie Ivanciuc | Fly-half | (1971-07-26)26 July 1971 (aged 23) | 3 | CSM Bucovina Suceava |
| Neculai Nichitean | Fly-half | (1969-09-27)27 September 1969 (aged 25) | 26 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca |
| Nicolae Răcean | Centre | (1963-11-29)29 November 1963 (aged 31) | 36 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca |
| Romeo Gontineac | Centre | (1973-12-18)18 December 1973 (aged 21) | 4 | CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca |
| Adrian Lungu | Centre | (1960-09-05)5 September 1960 (aged 34) | 75 | Castres Olympique |
| Radu Fugigi | Wing | (1973-11-29)29 November 1973 (aged 21) | 0 | CSM Sibiu |
| Gheorghe Solomie | Wing | (1969-03-05)5 March 1969 (aged 26) | 19 | Universitatea Timișoara |
| Ionel Rotaru | Wing | (1973-09-14)14 September 1973 (aged 21) | 1 | CS Dinamo București |
| Lucian Colceriu | Wing | (1968-09-08)8 September 1968 (aged 26) | 15 | CSA Steaua București |
| Vasile Brici | Fullback | (1970-06-20)20 June 1970 (aged 24) | 19 | RCJ Farul Constanța |

### South Africa

James Dalton and Pieter Hendriks were banned from the tournament for fighting in their pool match against Canada and were replaced by Naka Drotské and Chester Williams respectively.
Head coach: Kitch Christie
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Chris Rossouw | Hooker | (1969-09-14)14 September 1969 (aged 25) | 1 | Transvaal |
| James Dalton | Hooker | (1972-08-10)10 August 1972 (aged 22) | 1 | Transvaal |
| Naka Drotské | Hooker | (1971-03-15)15 March 1971 (aged 24) | 1 | Orange Free State |
| Os du Randt | Prop | (1972-09-08)8 September 1972 (aged 22) | 5 | Orange Free State |
| Balie Swart | Prop | (1964-05-18)18 May 1964 (aged 31) | 10 | Transvaal |
| Marius Hurter | Prop | (1970-10-08)8 October 1970 (aged 24) | 0 | Western Province |
| Garry Pagel | Prop | (1966-09-17)17 September 1966 (aged 28) | 0 | Western Province |
| Mark Andrews | Lock | (1972-02-21)21 February 1972 (aged 23) | 9 | Natal |
| Kobus Wiese | Lock | (1964-05-16)16 May 1964 (aged 31) | 2 | Transvaal |
| Hannes Strydom | Lock | (1965-07-13)13 July 1965 (aged 29) | 7 | Transvaal |
| Krynauw Otto | Lock | (1971-10-08)8 October 1971 (aged 23) | 0 | Northern Transvaal |
| Francois Pienaar (c) | Flanker | (1967-01-02)2 January 1967 (aged 28) | 6 | Transvaal |
| Ruben Kruger | Flanker | (1970-03-30)30 March 1970 (aged 25) | 5 | Northern Transvaal |
| Robby Brink | Flanker | (1971-07-21)21 July 1971 (aged 23) | 0 | Western Province |
| Rudolf Straeuli | Number 8 | (1963-08-20)20 August 1963 (aged 31) | 16 | Transvaal |
| Gary Teichmann | Number 8 | (1967-01-09)9 January 1967 (aged 28) | 0 | Natal |
| Adriaan Richter | Number 8 | (1966-05-10)10 May 1966 (aged 29) | 7 | Northern Transvaal |
| Joost van der Westhuizen | Scrum-half | (1971-02-20)20 February 1971 (aged 24) | 8 | Northern Transvaal |
| Johan Roux | Scrum-half | (1969-02-25)25 February 1969 (aged 26) | 5 | Transvaal |
| Joel Stransky | Fly-half | (1967-07-16)16 July 1967 (aged 27) | 7 | Western Province |
| Hennie le Roux | Centre | (1967-07-10)10 July 1967 (aged 27) | 11 | Transvaal |
| Japie Mulder | Centre | (1969-10-18)18 October 1969 (aged 25) | 5 | Transvaal |
| Brendan Venter | Centre | (1969-12-29)29 December 1969 (aged 25) | 7 | Orange Free State |
| Christiaan Scholtz | Centre | (1970-10-22)22 October 1970 (aged 24) | 1 | Transvaal |
| Pieter Hendriks | Wing | (1970-04-13)13 April 1970 (aged 25) | 4 | Transvaal |
| Chester Williams | Wing | (1970-08-08)8 August 1970 (aged 24) | 11 | Western Province |
| James Small | Wing | (1969-02-10)10 February 1969 (aged 26) | 19 | Natal |
| Andre Joubert | Fullback | (1964-04-15)15 April 1964 (aged 31) | 11 | Natal |
| Gavin Johnson | Fullback | (1966-10-17)17 October 1966 (aged 28) | 4 | Transvaal |

## Pool B
### Argentina

Head coaches: Alejandro Petra and Ricardo Paganini
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Federico Méndez | Hooker | (1972-08-02)2 August 1972 (aged 22) | 21 | Mendoza RC |
| Ricardo Le Fort | Hooker | (1965-10-13)13 October 1965 (aged 29) | 14 | Tucumán RC |
| Matias Corral | Prop | (1968-08-10)10 August 1968 (aged 26) | 14 | San Isidro |
| Marcelo Urbano | Prop | (1965-10-02)2 October 1965 (aged 29) | 2 | Buenos Aires |
| Roberto Diego Grau | Prop | (1970-07-16)16 July 1970 (aged 24) | 3 | Liceo Mendoza |
| Patricio Noriega | Prop | (1971-10-22)22 October 1971 (aged 23) | 22 | Hindú |
| Germán Llanes | Lock | (1968-05-27)27 May 1968 (aged 26) | 24 | La Plata |
| Pedro Sporleder | Lock | (1971-01-02)2 January 1971 (aged 24) | 31 | Curupaytí |
| Nicolás Bossicovich | Lock | (1969-06-27)27 June 1969 (aged 25) | 2 | Gimnasia y Esgrima Rosario |
| Pablo Buabse | Lock | (1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 32) | 7 | Los Tarcos |
| Rolando Martín | Flanker | (1968-09-23)23 September 1968 (aged 26) | 9 | San Isidro |
| Cristián Viel | Flanker | (1967-11-04)4 November 1967 (aged 27) | 14 | Club Newman |
| Agustín Macome | Flanker | (1967-06-23)23 June 1967 (aged 27) | 4 | Tucumán RC |
| Martín Sugasti | Flanker | (1967-10-09)9 October 1967 (aged 27) | 0 | Jockey Club |
| Sebastián Irazoqui | Number 8 | (1969-05-22)22 May 1969 (aged 26) | 4 | Palermo Bajo |
| José Santamarina | Number 8 | (1963-05-21)21 May 1963 (aged 32) | 17 | Tucumán RC |
| Agustín Pichot | Scrum-half | (1974-08-22)22 August 1974 (aged 20) | 0 | CASI |
| Rodrigo Crexell | Scrum-half | (1968-02-05)5 February 1968 (aged 27) | 8 | CA Rosario |
| Gonzalo Camardón | Scrum-half | (1970-12-19)19 December 1970 (aged 24) | 17 | Alumni |
| Guillermo del Castillo | Fly-half | (1963-12-14)14 December 1963 (aged 31) | 15 | Jockey Club |
| José Cilley | Fly-half | (1972-12-28)28 December 1972 (aged 22) | 1 | San Isidro |
| Lisandro Arbizu | Fly-half | (1971-09-29)29 September 1971 (aged 23) | 25 | Belgrano |
| Fernando del Castillo | Centre | (1971-01-16)16 January 1971 (aged 24) | 1 | Jockey Club |
| Francisco García | Centre | (1970-10-30)30 October 1970 (aged 24) | 4 | Alumni |
| Diego Cuesta Silva | Wing | (1963-01-23)23 January 1963 (aged 32) | 58 | San Isidro |
| Martín Terán | Wing | (1969-07-25)25 July 1969 (aged 25) | 23 | Tucumán RC |
| Diego Albanese | Wing | (1973-09-17)17 September 1973 (aged 21) | 2 | San Isidro |
| Ezequiel Jurado | Fullback | (1973-04-17)17 April 1973 (aged 22) | 2 | Jockey Club |
| Sebastián Salvat (c) | Fullback | (1967-04-05)5 April 1967 (aged 28) | 28 | Alumni |
| Santiago Mesón | Fullback | (1968-01-25)25 January 1968 (aged 27) | 31 | San Isidro |

### England

Head coach: Jack Rowell
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Brian Moore | Hooker | (1962-01-11)11 January 1962 (aged 33) | 63 | Harlequins |
| Graham Dawe | Hooker | (1959-09-04)4 September 1959 (aged 35) | 4 | Bath |
| Jason Leonard | Prop | (1968-08-14)14 August 1968 (aged 26) | 40 | Harlequins |
| Graham Rowntree | Prop | (1971-04-18)18 April 1971 (aged 24) | 1 | Leicester |
| Victor Ubogu | Prop | (1964-09-08)8 September 1964 (aged 30) | 15 | Bath |
| John Mallett | Prop | (1970-05-28)28 May 1970 (aged 24) | 0 | Bath |
| Martin Bayfield | Lock | (1966-12-21)21 December 1966 (aged 28) | 25 | Northampton |
| Martin Johnson | Lock | (1970-03-09)9 March 1970 (aged 25) | 14 | Leicester |
| Richard West | Lock | (1971-03-20)20 March 1971 (aged 24) | 0 | Gloucester |
| Tim Rodber | Flanker | (1969-07-02)2 July 1969 (aged 25) | 14 | Northampton |
| Steve Ojomoh | Flanker | (1970-05-25)25 May 1970 (aged 25) | 6 | Bath |
| Neil Back | Flanker | (1969-01-16)16 January 1969 (aged 26) | 2 | Leicester |
| Dean Richards | Number 8 | (1963-07-11)11 July 1963 (aged 31) | 48 | Leicester |
| Ben Clarke | Number 8 | (1968-04-15)15 April 1968 (aged 27) | 21 | Bath |
| Kyran Bracken | Scrum-half | (1971-11-22)22 November 1971 (aged 23) | 8 | Bristol |
| Dewi Morris | Scrum-half | (1964-02-09)9 February 1964 (aged 31) | 24 | Orrell |
| Rob Andrew | Fly-half | (1963-02-18)18 February 1963 (aged 32) | 70 | Wasps |
| Will Carling (c) | Centre | (1965-12-12)12 December 1965 (aged 29) | 56 | Harlequins |
| Jeremy Guscott | Centre | (1965-07-07)7 July 1965 (aged 29) | 39 | Bath |
| Phil de Glanville | Centre | (1968-10-01)1 October 1968 (aged 26) | 10 | Bath |
| Damian Hopley | Centre | (1970-04-12)12 April 1970 (aged 25) | 0 | Wasps |
| Tony Underwood | Wing | (1969-02-17)17 February 1969 (aged 26) | 16 | Leicester |
| Rory Underwood | Wing | (1963-06-19)19 June 1963 (aged 31) | 79 | Leicester |
| Ian Hunter | Wing | (1969-02-15)15 February 1969 (aged 26) | 5 | Northampton |
| Mike Catt | Fullback | (1971-09-17)17 September 1971 (aged 23) | 6 | Bath |
| Jonathan Callard | Fullback | (1966-01-01)1 January 1966 (aged 29) | 3 | Bath |

### Italy

Head coach: Georges Coste
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Moreno Trevisiol | Hooker | (1963-04-29)29 April 1963 (aged 32) | 8 | Benetton Rugby |
| Carlo Orlandi | Hooker | (1967-11-01)1 November 1967 (aged 27) | 17 | Amatori Milano |
| Massimo Cuttitta (c) | Prop | (1966-09-02)2 September 1966 (aged 28) | 38 | Amatori Milano |
| Franco Properzi | Prop | (1965-11-04)4 November 1965 (aged 29) | 26 | Amatori Milano |
| Giovanni Grespan | Prop | (1967-01-21)21 January 1967 (aged 28) | 20 | Benetton Rugby |
| Mauro Dal Sie | Prop | (1967-10-13)13 October 1967 (aged 27) | 4 | Rugby San Donà |
| Andrea Castellani | Prop | (1972-05-15)15 May 1972 (aged 23) | 1 | L'Aquila Rugby |
| Roberto Favaro | Lock | (1965-02-09)9 February 1965 (aged 30) | 40 | Benetton Rugby |
| Mark Giacheri | Lock | (1969-02-01)1 February 1969 (aged 26) | 16 | Benetton Rugby |
| Pierpaolo Pedroni | Lock | (1964-05-20)20 May 1964 (aged 31) | 15 | Amatori Milano |
| Giambattista Croci | Lock | (1965-07-28)28 July 1965 (aged 29) | 14 | Amatori Milano |
| Diego Scaglia | Lock | (1967-07-29)29 July 1967 (aged 27) | 3 | Benetton Rugby |
| Orazio Arancio | Flanker | (1967-11-15)15 November 1967 (aged 27) | 10 | Benetton Rugby |
| Andrea Sgorlon | Flanker | (1968-01-20)20 January 1968 (aged 27) | 11 | Benetton Rugby |
| Massimo Giovanelli | Flanker | (1967-03-01)1 March 1967 (aged 28) | 28 | Amatori Milano |
| Massimiliano Capuzzoni | Flanker | (1969-04-17)17 April 1969 (aged 26) | 2 | Amatori Milano |
| Carlo Checchinato | Number 8 | (1970-08-30)30 August 1970 (aged 24) | 25 | Benetton Rugby |
| Julian Gardner | Number 8 | (1964-05-12)12 May 1964 (aged 31) | 10 | Benetton Rugby |
| Alessandro Troncon | Scrum-half | (1973-09-06)6 September 1973 (aged 21) | 11 | Benetton Rugby |
| Ivan Francescato | Scrum-half | (1967-02-10)10 February 1967 (aged 28) | 19 | Benetton Rugby |
| Diego Domínguez | Fly-half | (1966-04-25)25 April 1966 (aged 29) | 23 | Amatori Milano |
| Francesco Mazzariol | Fly-half | (1975-03-01)1 March 1975 (aged 20) | 0 | Benetton Rugby |
| Piermassimiliano Dotto | Fly-half | (1970-02-28)28 February 1970 (aged 25) | 4 | Benetton Rugby |
| Massimo Bonomi | Centre | (1967-06-22)22 June 1967 (aged 27) | 29 | Amatori Milano |
| Stefano Bordon | Centre | (1968-02-02)2 February 1968 (aged 27) | 18 | Piacenza Rugby Club |
| Paolo Vaccari | Centre | (1971-01-17)17 January 1971 (aged 24) | 27 | Amatori Milano |
| Marco Platania | Centre | (1973-05-06)6 May 1973 (aged 22) | 1 | Amatori Milano |
| Massimo Ravazzolo | Wing | (1972-09-05)5 September 1972 (aged 22) | 11 | Rugby Calvisano |
| Marcello Cuttitta | Wing | (1966-09-02)2 September 1966 (aged 28) | 40 | Amatori Milano |
| Mario Gerosa | Wing | (1967-04-27)27 April 1967 (aged 28) | 5 | Piacenza Rugby Club |
| Luigi Troiani | Fullback | (1964-02-25)25 February 1964 (aged 31) | 45 | L'Aquila Rugby |

### Western Samoa

Head coach: Peter Schuster
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Tala Leiasamaivao | Hooker | (1967-06-12)12 June 1967 (aged 27) | 6 | Moata'a Rugby Club |
| Peter Fatialofa (c) | Prop | (1959-04-26)26 April 1959 (aged 36) | 23 | Ponsonby RFC / Counties Manukau RFU |
| George Latu | Prop | (1965-01-01)1 January 1965 (aged 30) | 5 | Vaimoso Rugby Club |
| Michael Mika | Prop | (1968-07-24)24 July 1968 (aged 26) | 1 | Kaikorai/Otago RFU |
| Brendan Reidy | Prop | (1968-09-13)13 September 1968 (aged 26) | 0 | Marist St. Pats/Wellington RFU |
| Potu Leavasa | Lock | (1971-11-27)27 November 1971 (aged 23) | 2 | Apia Rugby Club |
| Saini Lemamea | Lock | (1964-07-14)14 July 1964 (aged 30) | 9 | SCOPA Rugby |
| Daryl Williams | Lock | (1964-09-30)30 September 1964 (aged 30) | 3 | Colomiers |
| Lio Falaniko | Lock | (1970-09-17)17 September 1970 (aged 24) | 8 | Marist St. Joseph |
| Malaki Iupeli | Flanker | (1965-11-23)23 November 1965 (aged 29) | 15 | Marist St. Joseph |
| Sam Kaleta | Flanker | (1966-03-09)9 March 1966 (aged 29) | 6 | Ponsonby RFC |
| Sila Vaifale | Flanker | (1967-07-05)5 July 1967 (aged 27) | 19 | Marist St. Joseph |
| Junior Paramore | Flanker | (1968-11-18)18 November 1968 (aged 26) | 6 | Counties Manukau RFU |
| Shem Tatupu | Flanker | (1968-02-18)18 February 1968 (aged 27) | 4 | Auckland Rugby Union |
| Pat Lam | Number 8 | (1968-09-29)29 September 1968 (aged 26) | 7 | Auckland Rugby Union |
| Tu Nu'uali'itia | Scrum-half | (1971-06-12)12 June 1971 (aged 23) | 3 | Te Atatū/Auckland Rugby Union |
| Va'apu'u Vitale | Scrum-half | (1970-12-04)4 December 1970 (aged 24) | 3 | Vaiala Rugby Club |
| Esera Puleitu | Fly-half | (1975-11-15)15 November 1975 (aged 19) | 1 | Marist Brothers Old Boys RFC |
| Darren Kellett | Fly-half | (1972-09-27)27 September 1972 (aged 22) | 7 | Auckland Rugby Union |
| Tupo Fa'amasino | Centre | (1966-04-13)13 April 1966 (aged 29) | 11 | Wellington RFU |
| George Harder | Centre | (1974-06-22)22 June 1974 (aged 20) | 1 | Auckland Rugby Union |
| To'o Vaega | Centre | (1965-08-17)17 August 1965 (aged 29) | 26 | Southland Rugby Union |
| George Leaupepe | Centre | (1975-04-02)2 April 1975 (aged 20) | 1 | Counties Manukau RFU |
| Brian Lima | Wing | (1972-01-25)25 January 1972 (aged 23) | 14 | Marist St. Joseph |
| Fereti Tuilagi | Wing | (1971-06-09)9 June 1971 (aged 23) | 5 | Marist St. Joseph |
| Fata Sini | Wing | (1966-12-24)24 December 1966 (aged 28) | 1 | Auckland Rugby Union |
| Mike Umaga | Fullback | (1966-02-19)19 February 1966 (aged 29) | 1 | Wellington RFU |

## Pool C
### Ireland

Head coach: Gerry Murphy
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Terry Kingston (c) | Hooker | (1963-09-19)19 September 1963 (aged 31) | 22 | Dolphin RFC / Munster Rugby |
| Keith Wood | Hooker | (1972-01-27)27 January 1972 (aged 23) | 5 | Garryowen FC / Munster Rugby |
| Nick Popplewell | Prop | (1964-04-06)6 April 1964 (aged 31) | 29 | Greystones RFC / Leinster Rugby |
| John Fitzgerald | Prop | (1961-08-31)31 August 1961 (aged 33) | 12 | Young Munster / Munster Rugby |
| Gary Halpin | Prop | (1966-02-14)14 February 1966 (aged 29) | 8 | London Irish RFC / Irish Exiles |
| Paul Wallace | Prop | (1971-12-30)30 December 1971 (aged 23) | 0 | Blackrock College RFC / Leinster Rugby |
| Neil Francis | Lock | (1964-03-17)17 March 1964 (aged 31) | 29 | Old Belvedere RFC / Leinster Rugby |
| Gabriel Fulcher | Lock | (1969-11-27)27 November 1969 (aged 25) | 7 | Cork Constitution / Munster Rugby |
| Davy Tweed | Lock | (1959-11-13)13 November 1959 (aged 35) | 3 | Ballymena R.F.C. / Ulster Rugby |
| Paddy Johns | Lock | (1968-02-19)19 February 1968 (aged 27) | 20 | Dungannon RFC / Ulster Rugby |
| Eddie Halvey | Flanker | (1970-08-11)11 August 1970 (aged 24) | 3 | Shannon RFC / Munster Rugby |
| Denis McBride | Flanker | (1964-09-09)9 September 1964 (aged 30) | 19 | Malone RFC / Ulster Rugby |
| David Corkery | Flanker | (1972-11-06)6 November 1972 (aged 22) | 4 | Cork Constitution / Munster Rugby |
| Anthony Foley | Number 8 | (1973-10-30)30 October 1973 (aged 21) | 5 | Shannon RFC / Munster Rugby |
| Niall Hogan | Scrum-half | (1971-04-20)20 April 1971 (aged 24) | 2 | Terenure College RFC / Leinster Rugby |
| Michael Bradley | Scrum-half | (1962-11-17)17 November 1962 (aged 32) | 39 | Cork Constitution / Munster Rugby |
| Eric Elwood | Fly-half | (1969-02-26)26 February 1969 (aged 26) | 11 | Lansdowne FC / Connacht Rugby |
| Paul Burke | Fly-half | (1973-05-01)1 May 1973 (aged 22) | 4 | Cork Constitution / Munster Rugby |
| Brendan Mullin | Centre | (1963-10-30)30 October 1963 (aged 31) | 52 | Blackrock College RFC / Leinster Rugby |
| Jonny Bell | Centre | (1974-02-07)7 February 1974 (aged 21) | 5 | Ballymena R.F.C. / Ulster Rugby |
| Maurice Field | Centre | (1964-02-24)24 February 1964 (aged 31) | 6 | Malone RFC / Ulster Rugby |
| Simon Geoghegan | Wing | (1968-09-01)1 September 1968 (aged 26) | 28 | Bath Rugby / Irish Exiles |
| Richard Wallace | Wing | (1968-01-16)16 January 1968 (aged 27) | 17 | Garryowen FC / Munster Rugby |
| Darragh O'Mahony | Wing | (1972-08-18)18 August 1972 (aged 22) | 1 | U.C.D. / Leinster Rugby |
| Jim Staples | Fullback | (1965-10-20)20 October 1965 (aged 29) | 17 | Harlequins FC / Irish Exiles |
| Conor O'Shea | Fullback | (1970-10-21)21 October 1970 (aged 24) | 10 | Lansdowne FC / Leinster Rugby |

### Japan

Head coach: Osamu Koyabu
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Masahiro Kunda (c) | Hooker | (1966-09-29)29 September 1966 (aged 28) | 18 | Toshiba Fuchu |
| Eiji Hirotsu | Hooker | (1967-11-24)24 November 1967 (aged 27) | 1 | Kobe Steel |
| Osamu Ota | Prop | (1965-03-23)23 March 1965 (aged 30) | 24 | NEC |
| Kazuaki Takahashi | Prop | (1968-01-31)31 January 1968 (aged 27) | 14 | Toyota Motors |
| Masanori Takura | Prop | (1966-09-30)30 September 1966 (aged 28) | 15 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamigahara |
| Kazu Hamabe | Prop | (1971-05-31)31 May 1971 (aged 23) | 0 | Kintetsu |
| Yoshihiko Sakuraba | Lock | (1966-09-22)22 September 1966 (aged 28) | 17 | Nippon Steel Kamaishi |
| Bruce Ferguson | Lock | (1969-07-25)25 July 1969 (aged 25) | 8 | Hino Motors |
| Takashi Akatsuka | Lock | (1973-09-08)8 September 1973 (aged 21) | 2 | Kubota |
| Tomoya Haneda | Flanker | (1965-12-21)21 December 1965 (aged 29) | 1 | World Co. |
| Hiroyuki Kajihara | Flanker | (1966-09-28)28 September 1966 (aged 28) | 20 | Katsunuma Club |
| Ko Izawa | Flanker | (1970-07-16)16 July 1970 (aged 24) | 2 | Daito Bunka University |
| Sione Latu | Number 8 | (1971-02-23)23 February 1971 (aged 24) | 7 | Daito Bunka University |
| Sinali Latu | Number 8 | (1965-08-22)22 August 1965 (aged 29) | 31 | Sanyo Electric |
| Masami Horikoshi | Scrum-half | (1968-11-27)27 November 1968 (aged 26) | 19 | Kobe Steel |
| Wataru Murata | Scrum-half | (1968-01-25)25 January 1968 (aged 27) | 3 | Kobe Steel |
| Katsuhiro Matsuo | Fly-half | (1964-01-06)6 January 1964 (aged 31) | 23 | World Co. |
| Keiji Hirose | Fly-half | (1973-04-16)16 April 1973 (aged 22) | 2 | Kyoto Sangyo University |
| Seiji Hirao | Centre | (1963-01-21)21 January 1963 (aged 32) | 33 | Kobe Steel |
| Akira Yoshida | Centre | (1971-08-13)13 August 1971 (aged 23) | 1 | Kobe Steel |
| Yukio Motoki | Centre | (1971-08-27)27 August 1971 (aged 23) | 12 | Kobe Steel |
| Tsutomu Matsuda | Wing | (1970-04-30)30 April 1970 (aged 25) | 7 | Toshiba Fuchu |
| Terunori Masuho | Wing | (1972-01-29)29 January 1972 (aged 23) | 12 | Kobe Steel |
| Lopeti Oto | Wing | (1971-11-02)2 November 1971 (aged 23) | 3 | Daito Bunka University |
| Yoshihito Yoshida | Wing | (1969-02-18)18 February 1969 (aged 26) | 27 | Isetan RFC |
| Kiyoshi Imazumi | Fullback | (1967-09-13)13 September 1967 (aged 27) | 3 | Suntory RFC |

### New Zealand

Head coach: Laurie Mains
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Sean Fitzpatrick (c) | Hooker | (1963-06-04)4 June 1963 (aged 31) | 63 | Auckland RFU |
| Norm Hewitt | Hooker | (1968-11-11)11 November 1968 (aged 26) | 0 | Southland RFU |
| Craig Dowd | Prop | (1963-12-17)17 December 1963 (aged 31) | 9 | Auckland RFU |
| Olo Brown | Prop | (1967-10-24)24 October 1967 (aged 27) | 18 | Auckland RFU |
| Richard Loe | Prop | (1960-04-06)6 April 1960 (aged 35) | 44 | Canterbury RFU |
| Blair Larsen | Lock | (1969-01-20)20 January 1969 (aged 26) | 9 | North Harbour RFU |
| Ian Jones | Lock | (1967-04-17)17 April 1967 (aged 28) | 38 | North Harbour RFU |
| Robin Brooke | Lock | (1966-12-10)10 December 1966 (aged 28) | 13 | Auckland RFU |
| Kevin Schuler | Flanker | (1967-03-11)11 March 1967 (aged 28) | 2 | North Harbour RFU |
| Mike Brewer | Flanker | (1964-11-06)6 November 1964 (aged 30) | 26 | Canterbury RFU |
| Jamie Joseph | Flanker | (1969-11-21)21 November 1969 (aged 25) | 15 | Otago RFU |
| Paul Henderson | Flanker | (1964-09-21)21 September 1964 (aged 30) | 6 | Southland RFU |
| Josh Kronfeld | Flanker | (1971-06-20)20 June 1971 (aged 23) | 1 | Otago RFU |
| Zinzan Brooke | Number 8 | (1965-02-14)14 February 1965 (aged 30) | 28 | Auckland RFU |
| Graeme Bachop | Half-back | (1967-06-11)11 June 1967 (aged 27) | 24 | Canterbury RFU |
| Ant Strachan | Half-back | (1966-06-07)7 June 1966 (aged 28) | 9 | North Harbour RFU |
| Andrew Mehrtens | First five-eighth | (1973-04-28)28 April 1973 (aged 22) | 1 | Canterbury RFU |
| Simon Culhane | First five-eighth | (1968-03-10)10 March 1968 (aged 27) | 0 | Southland RFU |
| Frank Bunce | Centre | (1962-02-04)4 February 1962 (aged 33) | 23 | North Harbour RFU |
| Walter Little | Centre | (1969-10-14)14 October 1969 (aged 25) | 26 | North Harbour RFU |
| Alama Ieremia | Centre | (1970-10-27)27 October 1970 (aged 24) | 3 | Wellington RFU |
| Eric Rush | Wing | (1965-02-11)11 February 1965 (aged 30) | 0 | North Harbour RFU |
| Jeff Wilson | Wing | (1973-10-24)24 October 1973 (aged 21) | 4 | Otago RFU |
| Marc Ellis | Wing | (1971-10-08)8 October 1971 (aged 23) | 3 | Otago RFU |
| Jonah Lomu | Wing | (1975-05-12)12 May 1975 (aged 20) | 2 | Counties Manukau RFU |
| Glen Osborne | Fullback | (1971-08-27)27 August 1971 (aged 23) | 1 | North Harbour RFU |

### Wales

Head coach: Alec Evans
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Jonathan Humphreys | Hooker | (1969-02-27)27 February 1969 (aged 26) | 0 | Cardiff RFC |
| Garin Jenkins | Hooker | (1966-08-18)18 August 1966 (aged 28) | 26 | Swansea RFC |
| John Davies | Prop | (1969-02-01)1 February 1969 (aged 26) | 19 | Neath RFC |
| Ricky Evans | Prop | (1960-06-23)23 June 1960 (aged 34) | 17 | Llanelli RFC |
| Mike Griffiths | Prop | (1962-03-18)18 March 1962 (aged 33) | 32 | Cardiff RFC |
| Spencer John | Prop | (1973-10-19)19 October 1973 (aged 21) | 2 | Llanelli RFC |
| Derwyn Jones | Lock | (1970-11-14)14 November 1970 (aged 24) | 4 | Cardiff RFC |
| Greg Prosser | Lock | (1966-05-21)21 May 1966 (aged 29) | 0 | Pontypridd RFC |
| Stuart Roy | Lock | (1968-12-25)25 December 1968 (aged 26) | 0 | Cardiff RFC |
| Gareth Llewellyn | Flanker | (1969-02-27)27 February 1969 (aged 26) | 37 | Neath RFC |
| Hemi Taylor | Flanker | (1963-12-17)17 December 1963 (aged 31) | 10 | Cardiff RFC |
| Mark Bennett | Flanker | (1969-01-26)26 January 1969 (aged 26) | 0 | Cardiff RFC |
| Emyr Lewis | Number 8 | (1968-08-29)29 August 1968 (aged 26) | 34 | Cardiff RFC |
| Stuart Davies | Number 8 | (1965-09-02)2 September 1965 (aged 29) | 13 | Swansea RFC |
| Robert Jones | Scrum-half | (1969-11-10)10 November 1969 (aged 25) | 52 | Swansea RFC |
| Andy Moore | Scrum-half | (1968-09-06)6 September 1968 (aged 26) | 0 | Cardiff RFC |
| Adrian Davies | Fly-half | (1969-02-09)9 February 1969 (aged 26) | 7 | Cardiff RFC |
| David Wyn Evans | Fly-half | (1965-11-01)1 November 1965 (aged 29) | 11 | Treorchy RFC |
| Mike Hall (c) | Centre | (1965-10-13)13 October 1965 (aged 29) | 39 | Cardiff RFC |
| Neil Jenkins | Centre | (1966-08-18)18 August 1966 (aged 28) | 33 | Pontypridd RFC |
| Gareth Thomas | Centre | (1974-07-25)25 July 1974 (aged 20) | 0 | Bridgend RFC |
| Ieuan Evans | Wing | (1964-03-21)21 March 1964 (aged 31) | 57 | Llanelli RFC |
| Steve Ford | Wing | (1965-08-15)15 August 1965 (aged 29) | 8 | Cardiff RFC |
| Wayne Proctor | Wing | (1972-06-12)12 June 1972 (aged 22) | 16 | Llanelli RFC |
| Justin Thomas | Fullback | (1973-11-01)1 November 1973 (aged 21) | 0 | UWIC |
| Tony Clement | Fullback | (1967-02-08)8 February 1967 (aged 28) | 34 | Swansea RFC |

## Pool D
### France

Head coach: Pierre Berbizier
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Jean-Michel Gonzalez | Hooker | (1967-07-10)10 July 1967 (aged 27) | 24 | Bayonne |
| Marc de Rougemont | Hooker | (1972-05-24)24 May 1972 (aged 23) | 2 | Toulon |
| Louis Armary | Prop | (1963-07-24)24 July 1963 (aged 31) | 44 | FC Lourdes |
| Christian Califano | Prop | (1972-05-16)16 May 1972 (aged 23) | 7 | Toulouse |
| Philippe Gallart | Prop | (1962-12-18)18 December 1962 (aged 32) | 17 | Béziers |
| Laurent Benezech | Prop | (1966-12-19)19 December 1966 (aged 28) | 8 | Racing Club de France |
| Olivier Roumat | Lock | (1966-06-10)10 June 1966 (aged 28) | 50 | Dax |
| Olivier Brouzet | Lock | (1972-11-22)22 November 1972 (aged 22) | 6 | Grenoble |
| Olivier Merle | Lock | (1965-11-14)14 November 1965 (aged 29) | 16 | Montferrand |
| Abdelatif Benazzi | Lock | (1968-08-20)20 August 1968 (aged 26) | 32 | Agen |
| Philippe Benetton | Flanker | (1968-05-18)18 May 1968 (aged 27) | 29 | Agen |
| Laurent Cabannes | Flanker | (1964-02-06)6 February 1964 (aged 31) | 35 | Racing Club de France |
| Arnaud Costes | Flanker | (1973-06-16)16 June 1973 (aged 21) | 2 | Montferrand |
| Marc Cécillon | Number 8 | (1959-07-30)30 July 1959 (aged 35) | 42 | Bourgoin-Jallieu |
| Albert Cigagna | Number 8 | (1960-09-25)25 September 1960 (aged 34) | 0 | Toulouse |
| Guy Accoceberry | Scrum-half | (1967-05-05)5 May 1967 (aged 28) | 8 | Bordeaux-Bègles |
| Fabien Galthié | Scrum-half | (1969-03-20)20 March 1969 (aged 26) | 14 | Colomiers |
| Christophe Deylaud | Fly-half | (1964-10-02)2 October 1964 (aged 30) | 10 | Toulouse |
| Yann Delaigue | Fly-half | (1973-04-05)5 April 1973 (aged 22) | 5 | Toulon |
| Thierry Lacroix | Fly-half | (1967-03-02)2 March 1967 (aged 28) | 29 | Dax |
| Sébastien Viars | Centre | (1971-06-24)24 June 1971 (aged 23) | 13 | Brive |
| Philippe Sella | Centre | (1962-02-14)14 February 1962 (aged 33) | 106 | Agen |
| Franck Mesnel | Centre | (1961-06-30)30 June 1961 (aged 33) | 54 | Racing Club de France |
| Philippe Saint-André (c) | Wing | (1967-04-19)19 April 1967 (aged 28) | 44 | Montferrand |
| Émile Ntamack | Wing | (1970-06-25)25 June 1970 (aged 24) | 8 | Toulouse |
| William Téchoueyres | Wing | (1966-02-12)12 February 1966 (aged 29) | 2 | Bordeaux-Bègles |
| Jean-Luc Sadourny | Fullback | (1966-08-26)26 August 1966 (aged 28) | 28 | Colomiers |

### Ivory Coast

Head coach: Claude Ezoua
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Édouard Angoran | Hooker | (1970-05-06)6 May 1970 (aged 25) | 3 | Stade Rodez Aveyron |
| Achille Niamien | Hooker | (1967-05-12)12 May 1967 (aged 28) | 3 | Bouake RC |
| Ernest Bley | Prop | (1968-11-07)7 November 1968 (aged 26) | 5 | ASPAA |
| Toussaint Djehi | Prop | (1962-11-01)1 November 1962 (aged 32) | 5 | SO Millau |
| Jean-Pascal Ezoua | Prop | (1964-03-03)3 March 1964 (aged 31) | 0 | ASPAA |
| Daniel Quansah | Prop | (1966-11-24)24 November 1966 (aged 28) | 0 | RC USAP84 |
| Ble Aka | Lock | (1975-01-19)19 January 1975 (aged 20) | 5 | Burotic Abidjan RC |
| Gilbert Bado | Lock | (1963-09-29)29 September 1963 (aged 31) | 0 | Rugby US Cognac |
| Amidou Koné | Lock | (1965-10-20)20 October 1965 (aged 29) | 5 | Burotic Abidjan RC |
| Soumaïla Koné | Lock | (1965-12-22)22 December 1965 (aged 29) | 0 | ASS Soustons Rugby |
| Patrice Pere | Flanker | (1969-02-14)14 February 1969 (aged 26) | 0 | ACBB Paris Rugby |
| Alfred Okou | Flanker | (1963-09-03)3 September 1963 (aged 31) | 4 | Stade Poitevin Rugby |
| Ismaila Lassissi | Flanker | (1969-09-11)11 September 1969 (aged 25) | 5 | Burotic Abidjan RC |
| Djakaria Sanoko | Number 8 | (1964-05-04)4 May 1964 (aged 31) | 0 | Biarritz Olympique |
| Félix Dago | Scrum-half | (1968-01-05)5 January 1968 (aged 27) | 2 | unknown |
| Frédéric Dupont | Scrum-half | (1967-05-02)2 May 1967 (aged 28) | 0 | RC Nîmes |
| Aboubakar Camara | Fly-half | (1965-12-26)26 December 1965 (aged 29) | 4 | ASPAA |
| Athanase Dali (c) | Fly-half | (1967-09-09)9 September 1967 (aged 27) | 5 | Clamart Rugby 92 |
| Thierry Kouame | Centre | (1966-07-02)2 July 1966 (aged 28) | 5 | ASPAA |
| Lucien Niakou | Centre | (1964-04-25)25 April 1964 (aged 31) | 5 | Stade Niortais |
| Jean-Baptiste Sathiq | Centre | (1966-06-06)6 June 1966 (aged 28) | 5 | CASGI |
| Aboubacar Soulama | Wing | 1974 (21 years) | 2 | Burotic Abidjan RC |
| Paulin Bouazo | Wing | (1968-02-18)18 February 1968 (aged 27) | 4 | Burotic Abidjan RC |
| Max Brito | Wing | (1971-04-08)8 April 1971 (aged 24) | 0 | Biscarrosse Olympique |
| Célestin N'Gbala | Wing | (1971-05-18)18 May 1971 (aged 24) | 3 | Cahors Rugby |
| Victor Kouassi | Fullback | (1971-07-20)20 July 1971 (aged 23) | 1 | Burotic Abidjan RC |

### Scotland

Head coach: Jim Telfer
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Kenny Milne | Hooker | (1961-12-01)1 December 1961 (aged 33) | 36 | Heriot's RC |
| Kevin McKenzie | Hooker | (1968-01-22)22 January 1968 (aged 27) | 3 | Stirling County RFC |
| Dave Hilton | Prop | (1970-04-03)3 April 1970 (aged 25) | 6 | Bath Rugby |
| John Manson | Prop | (1968-06-22)22 June 1968 (aged 26) | 1 | Dundee HSFP |
| Peter Wright | Prop | (1967-12-30)30 December 1967 (aged 27) | 12 | Boroughmuir RFC |
| Paul Burnell | Prop | (1965-09-29)29 September 1965 (aged 29) | 37 | London Scottish F.C. |
| Stewart Campbell | Lock | (1972-11-07)7 November 1972 (aged 22) | 6 | Dundee HSFP |
| Damian Cronin | Lock | (1963-04-17)17 April 1963 (aged 32) | 32 | Bourges |
| Jeremy Richardson | Lock | (1963-09-07)7 September 1963 (aged 31) | 1 | Edinburgh Academicals |
| Doddie Weir | Lock | (1970-07-04)4 July 1970 (aged 24) | 28 | Melrose RFC |
| Rob Wainwright | Flanker | (1965-03-22)22 March 1965 (aged 30) | 13 | West Hartlepool RFC |
| Peter Walton | Flanker | (1969-06-03)3 June 1969 (aged 25) | 5 | Northampton Saints |
| Ian Morrison | Flanker | (1962-12-14)14 December 1962 (aged 32) | 12 | London Scottish FC |
| Ian Smith | Flanker | (1965-03-16)16 March 1965 (aged 30) | 10 | Gloucester Rugby |
| Eric Peters | Number 8 | (1969-01-28)28 January 1969 (aged 26) | 6 | Bath Rugby |
| Bryan Redpath | Scrum-half | (1971-07-02)2 July 1971 (aged 23) | 11 | Melrose RFC |
| Craig Chalmers | Fly-half | (1968-10-15)15 October 1968 (aged 26) | 43 | Melrose RFC |
| Scott Hastings | Centre | (1964-12-04)4 December 1964 (aged 30) | 54 | Watsonians RFC |
| Ian Jardine | Centre | (1965-05-28)28 May 1965 (aged 29) | 8 | Stirling County RFC |
| Graham Shiel | Centre | (1970-08-13)13 August 1970 (aged 24) | 11 | Melrose RFC |
| Kenny Logan | Wing | (1972-04-03)3 April 1972 (aged 23) | 16 | Stirling County RFC |
| Craig Joiner | Wing | (1974-04-21)21 April 1974 (aged 21) | 8 | Melrose RFC |
| Tony Stanger | Wing | (1968-05-14)14 May 1968 (aged 27) | 37 | Hawick RFC |
| Gavin Hastings (c) | Fullback | (1962-01-03)3 January 1962 (aged 33) | 57 | Watsonians RFC |
| Cameron Glasgow | Fullback | (1966-02-24)24 February 1966 (aged 29) | 0 | Heriot's RC |

### Tonga

Head coach: Fakahau Valu Manager: Mailefihi Tuku'aho
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
| Saili Feʻao | Prop | 1966 (age 29) | 0 | Sunnybank/Queensland |
| Fe'ao Vunipola | Hooker | (1969-01-06)6 January 1969 (aged 26) | 10 | Toa-ko-Ma'afu RFC |
| Fololisi Masila | Hooker | circa 1967 (29 years) | 7 | Kolomotu'a |
| Tuʻakalau Fukofuka | Prop | 1972 (age 23) | 5 | Auckland |
| Etuini Talakai | Prop | (1973-10-01)1 October 1973 (aged 21) | 6 | Auckland |
| Takau Lutua | Prop | circa 1963 (28 years) | 8 | Toloa Old Boys |
| Pouvalu Latukefu | Lock | (1971-03-04)4 March 1971 (aged 24) | 2 | ACT Kookaburras |
| Falamani Mafi | Lock | (1971-03-06)6 March 1971 (aged 24) | 7 | ACT Kookaburras |
| Inoke Afeaki | Lock | (1973-07-12)12 July 1973 (aged 21) | 0 | Wellington |
| Willie Los'e | Lock | (1967-07-22)22 July 1967 (aged 27) | 0 | North Harbour |
| Ipolito Fenukitau | Flanker | (1972-07-22)22 July 1972 (aged 22) | 9 | ACT Kookaburras |
| Feleti Fakaongo | Flanker | (1970-08-16)16 August 1970 (aged 24) | 2 | King Country |
| Feleti Mahoni | Flanker | (1973-04-06)6 April 1973 (aged 22) | 5 | Fasi Ma'ufanga |
| Mana Otai (c) | Number 8 | (1968-09-21)21 September 1968 (aged 26) | 2 | Manawatu |
| Manu Vunipola | Scrum-half | circa 1967 (26 years) | 21 | Toa-ko-Ma'afu RFC |
| Nafe Tufui | Scrum-half | (1968-09-19)19 September 1968 (aged 26) | 6 | Kolomotu'a |
| Akuila Mafi | Fly-half | 1969 (26 years) | 0 | Kolomotu'a |
| Elisi Vunipola | Fly-half | (1967-07-05)5 July 1967 (aged 27) | 11 | Toa-ko-Ma'afu RFC |
| Falanisi Manukia | Fly-half | 1972 (23 years) | 7 | Auckland |
| David Manako | Centre | (1971-11-11)11 November 1971 (aged 23) | 2 | Northland |
| Penieli Latu | Centre | (1973-02-20)20 February 1973 (aged 22) | 4 | Vaheloto |
| Unuoi Vaʻenuku | Centre | (1976-04-05)5 April 1976 (aged 19) | 0 | Kolofo'ou |
| Simana Mafileo | Centre | (1971-11-11)11 November 1971 (aged 23) | 0 | Bay of Plenty |
| Alasika Taufa | Wing | (1970-08-14)14 August 1970 (aged 24) | 3 | Wellington |
| Tevita Vaʻenuku | Wing | (1967-12-27)27 December 1967 (aged 27) | 12 | Kolofo'ou |
| Sateki Tu'ipulotu | Fullback | (1971-07-03)3 July 1971 (aged 23) | 6 | New South Wales |
| Taipe 'Isitolo | Fullback | 1971 (24 years) | 0 | Kolofo'ou |