2017 Women's Rugby World Cup squads

This article lists the official squads for the 2017 Women's Rugby World Cup in Ireland.

Pool A

 Canada

Head Coach: Francois Ratier [1]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Elissa Alarie	Wing	31 January 1986		Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RC
Emily Belchos	Fly-half	27 April 1995		Markham Irish RFC
Tyson Beukeboom	Lock	10 March 1991		Aurora Barbarians RFC
Latoya Blackwood	Lock	19 August 1985		Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RC
Andrea Burk	Centre	7 April 1982		Capilano RFC
Olivia DeMerchant	Prop	16 February 1991		Woodstock Wildmen RUFC
Jacey Grusnick	Flanker	21 March 1989		Aurora Barbarians RFC
Chelsea Guthrie	Scrum-half	30 June 1989		Strathcona Druids
Magali Harvey	Wing	16 August 1990		CR Quebec
Lori Josephson	Scrum-half	23 October 1992		Aurora Barbarians RFC
Brittany Kassil	Prop	14 March 1991		Guelph Redcoats
Mary Jane Kirby	Hooker	20 July 1989		Highland RFC
Kayla Mack	Lock	9 May 1989		Wild Oats RFC
Carolyn McEwen	Hooker	10 July 1986		Burnaby Lake Rugby Club
DaLeaka Menin	Prop	16 June 1995		Calgary Hornets
Barbara Mervin	Flanker	1 April 1982		Velox Valhallians
Brianna Miller	Flanker	18 September 1991		Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RFC
Chelsey Minter	Prop	10 February 1989		Westshore RFC
Cindy Nelles	Flanker	19 August 1993		Belleville Bulldogs
Karen Paquin	Flanker	3 August 1987		CR Quebec
Frédérique Rajotte	Wing	19 May 1994		Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue RC
Kelly Russell	Number 8	7 December 1986		Toronto Nomads
Laura Russell	Hooker	10 November 1988		Toronto Nomads
Kristy Sargent	Hooker	20 October 1987		Leprechaun Tigers
Alex Tessier	Centre	3 September 1993		Montreal Barbarians
Amanda Thornborough	Centre	2 July 1990		Brandon Barbarians RFC
Brittany Waters	Centre	23 April 1983		Meraloma Rugby
Julianne Zussman	Fullback	23 January 1987		Town of Mount Royal RFC

 Hong Kong

Head Coach: Jo Hull[2]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Adrienne Garvey (VC)	??
Chong Ka-yan	??
Laurel Chor Lik-fung	??
Kelsie Bouttle	??
Jessica Ho Wai-on	??
Rose Hopewell-Fong Siu-lan	??
Lau Sze-wa	??
Lee Tsz-ting	??
Chloe Mak Ho-yee	??
Natasha Olson-Thorne	??
Aggie Poon Pak-yan	??
Colleen Tjosvold	??
Lindsay Varty	??
Chow Mei-nam (C)	??
Chan Ka-yan	??
Royce Chan Leong-sze	??
Agnes Chan Tsz-ching	??
Christy Cheng Ka-chi	??
Jasmine Cheung Shuk-han	??
Christine Gordon	??
Tammy Lau Nga-wun	??
Lee Ka-shun	??
Pun Wai-yan	??
Amelie Seure	??
Winnie Siu Wing-ni	??
Karen So Hoi-ting	??
Tsang Sin-yan	??
Wong Yuen-shan	??

 New Zealand

Head Coach: Glenn Moore[3]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Aldora Itunu	??
Toka Natua	??
Aleisha Nelson	??
Sosoli Talawadua	??
Fiao'o Fa'amausili	??
Becky Wood	??
Charmaine Smith	??
Eloise Blackwell	??
Charmaine McMenamin	??
Les Ketu	??
Linda Itunu	??
Rawinia Everitt	??
Sarah Goss	??
Te Kura Ngata-Aerengamate	??
Aroha Savage	??
Aotearoa Mata'u	??
Stacey Waaka	??
Kelly Brazier	??
Victoria Subritzky-Nafatali	??
Kendra Cocksedge	??
Kristina Sue	??
Hazel Tubic	??
Renee Wickcliffe	??
Portia Woodman	??
Selica Winiata	??
Carla Hohepa	??
Theresa Fitzpatrick	??
Chelsea Alley	??

 Wales

Head Coach: Rowland Phillips[4]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Alisha Butchers	??
Mel Clay	??
Amy Evans	??
Lleucu George	??
Cerys Hale	??
Sioned Harries	??
Morfudd Ifans	??
Kelsey Jones	??
Siwan Lillicrap	??
Carys Phillips (c)	??
Shona Powell-Hughes	??
Gwenllian Pyrs	??
Rebecca Rowe	??
Rachel Taylor	??
Caryl Thomas	??
Megan York	??
Keira Bevan	??
Elen Evans	??
Jodie Evans	??
Rebecca De Filippo	??
Dyddgu Hywel	??
Hannah Jones	??
Jasmine Joyce	??
Sian Moore	??
Jess Kavanagh-Williams	??
Gemma Rowland	??
Elinor Snowsill	??
Robyn Wilkins	??

Pool B

 England

Head Coach: Simon Middleton[5]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Zoe Aldcroft	??
Sarah Bern	??
Rochelle Clark	??
Poppy Cleall	??
Amy Cokayne	??
Vickii Cornborough	??
Vicky Fleetwood	??
Sarah Hunter (C)	??
Heather Kerr	??
Justine Lucas	??
Alex Matthews	??
Harriet Millar-Mills	??
Izzy Noel-Smith	??
Marlie Packer	??
Abbie Scott	??
Tamara Taylor	??
Rachael Burford	??
Natasha Hunt	??
Megan Jones	??
La Toya Mason	??
Katy Mclean	??
Amber Reed	??
Leanne Riley	??
Emily Scarratt (VC)	??
Emily Scott	??
Lydia Thompson	??
Danielle Waterman	??
Kay Wilson	??
Amy Wilson-Hardy	??

 Italy

Head Coach: Andrea Di Giandomenico[6]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Elisa Bonaldo	??
Elisa Cucchiella	??
Marta Ferrari	??
Lucia Gai	??
Gaia Giacomoli	??
Melissa Bettoni	??
Lucia Cammarano	??
Valeria Fedrighi	??
Valentina Ruzza	??
Flavia Severin	??
Sara Tounesi	??
Alice Trevisan	??
Ilaria Arrighetti	??
Michela Este	??
Silvia Gaudino	??
Elisa Giordano	??
Isabella Locatelli	??
Sara Barattin (C)	??
Beatrice Rigoni	??
Veronica Schiavon	??
Maria Grazia Cioffi	??
Manuela Furlan	??
Veronica Madìa	??
Maria Magatti	??
Aura Muzzo	??
Michela Sillari	??
Sofia Stefan	??
Paola Zangirolami	??

 Spain

Head Coach: José Antonio Barrio[7]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Aroa González (C)	??
Isabel Rico (VC)	??
Jeanina Vinueza	??
Isabel Macías	??
Laura Delgado	??
Saioa Jaurena	??
Rocío García	??
Mónica Castelo	??
Berta García	??
Elena Redondo	??
María Ribera	??
Lourdes Alameda	??
Diana Gassó	??
Paula Medín	??
Ángela del Pan	??
Carmen Pérez	??
Patricia García	??
Anne Fernández de Corres	??
Carlota Méliz	??
María Ahís	??
Amaia Erbina	??
Bárbara García	??
Bárbara Pla	??
María Casado	??
Uri Barrutieta	??
Iera Echebarría	??
Vanesa Rial	??
Marina Bravo	??

 United States

Head Coach: Peter Steinberg[8]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Kathryn Augustyn	??
Catherine Benson	??
Sylvia Braaten	??
Stacey Bridges	??
Kayla Canett	??
Cheta Emba	??
Tiffany Fa’ae’e	??
Jordan Gray	??
Abby Gustaitis	??
Nicole Heavirland	??
Nicole James	??
Jessica Javelet	??
Alev Kelter	??
Deven Owsiany	??
Samantha Pankey	??
Sara Parsons	??
Tess Feury	??
Christiane Pheil	??
Naima Reddick	??
Jamila Reinhardt	??
Hope Rogers	??
Kimber Rozier	??
Kristine Sommer	??
Naya Tapper	??
Kristen Thomas	??
Alycia Washington	??
Jess Wooden	??
Kate Zackary	??

Pool C

 Australia

Head Coach: Paul Verrell[9]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Millie Boyle	??
Chloe Butler	??
Cheyenne Campbell	??
Rebecca Clough	??
Mollie Gray	??
Grace Hamilton	??
Alisha Hewett	??
Evelyn Horomia	??
Kiri Lingman	??
Hana Ngaha	??
Shannon Parry	??
Liz Patu	??
Emily Robinson	??
Hilisha Samoa	??
Alexandra Sulusi	??
Violeta Tupuola	??
Katrina Barker	??
Fenella Hake	??
Ashleigh Hewson	??
Nareta Marsters	??
Mahalia Murphy	??
Trilleen Pomare	??
Sarah Riordan	??
Kayla Sauvao	??
Huia Swanell	??
Ashleigh Timoko	??
Samantha Terherne	??
Sharni Williams	??

 France

Head Coach: Samuel Cherouk[10]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Manon Andre	??
Julie Annery	??
Lise Arricastre	??
Patricia Carricaburu	??
Lénaig Corson	??
Annaëlle Deshayes	??
Julie Duval	??
Céline Ferer	??
Audrey Forlani	??
Romane Menager	??
Gaëlle Mignot (C)	??
Safi N'Diaye	??
Caroline Thomas	??
Dhia Traore	??
Audrey Abadie	??
Montserrat Amedee	??
Caroline Boujard	??
Caroline Drouin	??
Elodie Guiglion	??
Shannon Izar	??
Caroline Ladagnous	??
Jade Le Pesq	??
Marjorie Mayans	??
Carla Neisen	??
Chloé Pelle	??
Elodie Poublan	??
Yanna Rivoalen	??
Jessy Tremouliere	??

 Ireland

Head Coach: Tom Tierney [11][12]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Ashleigh Baxter	??
Anna Caplice	??
Ciara Cooney	??
Ailis Egan	??
Paula Fitzpatrick	??
Ciara Griffin	??
Leah Lyons	??
Claire Molloy	??
Cliodhna Moloney	??
Heather O'Brien	??
Ciara O'Connor	??
Ruth O'Reilly	??
Lindsay Peat	??
Marie Louise Reilly	??
Sophie Spence	??
Niamh Briggs (C)	??
Eimear Considine	??
Mairead Coyne	??
Nicole Cronin	??
Jeamie Deacon	??
Katie Fitzhenry	??
Claire McLaughlin	??
Alison Miller	??
Larissa Muldoon	??
Jenny Murphy	??
Sene Naoupu	??
Nora Stapleton	??
Hannah Tyrrell	??
Ilse van Staden	??

 Japan

Head Coach: Goshi Arimizu[13]

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

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Makoto Ebuchi	??
Mizuho Kataok	??
Seina Saito (C)	??
Ayano Sakurai	??
Yui Shiozaki	??
Yuki Sue	??
Ayaka Suzuki	??
Sayaka Suzuki	??
Misaki Suzuki	??
Maki Takano	??
Aya Nakajima	??
Ai Hyugaji	??
Maiko Fujimoto	??
Mateitoga Bogdraumanadave	??
Saki Minami	??
Aoi Mimura	??
Keiko Kato	??
Riho Kurogi	??
Mayu Shimizu	??
Ai Tasaka	??
Moe Tsukui	??
Honoka Tsutsumi	??
Makiko Tomita	??
Iroha Nagata	??
Yumeno Noda	??
Eriko Hirano	??
Wasana Fukushima	??
Minori Yamamoto	??

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