1991 Rugby World Cup squads
This article lists the official squads for the 1991 Rugby World Cup that took place in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France between 3 October and 2 November 1991. 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 3 October 1991.
Pool A
England
Head coach: England Geoff Cooke
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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John Olver | Hooker | 23 April 1961 (aged 30) | 1 | England Northampton |
Brian Moore | Hooker | 11 January 1962 (aged 29) | 31 | England Harlequins |
Gary Pearce | Prop | 3 February 1956 (aged 35) | 35 | England Northampton |
Jason Leonard | Prop | 14 August 1968 (aged 23) | 9 | England Harlequins |
Paul Rendall | Prop | 18 February 1954 (aged 37) | 27 | England Wasps |
Jeff Probyn | Prop | 27 April 1956 (aged 35) | 24 | England Wasps |
Paul Ackford | Lock | 26 February 1958 (aged 33) | 17 | England Harlequins |
Nigel Redman | Lock | 16 August 1964 (aged 27) | 11 | England Bath |
Wade Dooley | Lock | 2 October 1957 (aged 34) | 41 | England Preston |
Michael Skinner | Flanker | 26 November 1958 (aged 32) | 13 | England Harlequins |
Peter Winterbottom | Flanker | 31 May 1960 (aged 31) | 43 | England Harlequins |
Gary Rees | Flanker | 2 May 1960 (aged 31) | 22 | England Nottingham |
Dean Richards | Number 8 | 11 July 1963 (aged 28) | 27 | England Leicester |
Mike Teague | Number 8 | 8 October 1960 (aged 30) | 17 | England Gloucester |
Richard Hill | Scrum-half | 4 May 1961 (aged 30) | 23 | England Bath |
Rob Andrew | Fly-half | 18 February 1963 (aged 28) | 38 | England Wasps |
Will Carling (c) | Centre | 12 December 1965 (aged 25) | 26 | England Harlequins |
Jeremy Guscott | Centre | 7 July 1965 (aged 26) | 13 | England Bath |
Simon Halliday | Wing | 13 July 1960 (aged 31) | 16 | England Harlequins |
Nigel Heslop | Wing | 4 December 1963 (aged 27) | 7 | England Orrell |
Rory Underwood | Wing | 19 June 1963 (aged 28) | 45 | England Leicester |
Chris Oti | Wing | 16 June 1965 (aged 26) | 11 | England Wasps |
Jonathan Webb | Fullback | 24 August 1963 (aged 28) | 18 | England Bath |
Simon Hodgkinson | Fullback | 15 December 1962 (aged 28) | 13 | England Nottingham |
Italy
Head coach: France Bertrand Fourcade
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
New Zealand
Head coaches: New Zealand John Hart and New Zealand Alex Wyllie
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
United States
Head coach: England Jim Perkins
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Pool B
Ireland
Head coach: Ireland Ciaran Fitzgerald
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Japan
Head coach: Japan Hiroaki Shukuzawa
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Scotland
Head coach: Scotland Ian McGeechan
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Zimbabwe
Trainer: Zimbabwe Iain Buchanan
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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Brian Beattie | Hooker | 16 April 1969 (aged 22) | 0 | Zimbabwe Old Miltonians RFC |
Adrian Garvey | Hooker | 25 June 1968 (aged 23) | 2 | Zimbabwe Old Miltonians RFC |
Robin Hunter | Prop | 25 September 1964 (aged 27) | 0 | unknown |
Alex Nicholls | Prop | 4 August 1958 (aged 33) | 2 | Zimbabwe Mashonaland |
Gary Snyder | Prop | 8 March 1972 (aged 19) | 0 | Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club |
Chris Roberts | Prop | 18 September 1967 (aged 24) | 0 | unknown |
Michael Martin | Lock | 25 December 1959 (aged 31) | 3 | unknown |
Neville Kloppers | Lock | circa 1962 | 1 | Zimbabwe Mashonaland |
Rob Demblon | Lock | 13 August 1966 (aged 25) | 0 | Zimbabwe Old Georgians RFC |
Chris Botha | Lock | 1 September 1968 (aged 23) | 0 | unknown |
Brendon Dawson | Flanker | 1 September 1968 (aged 23) | 3 | Zimbabwe Old Miltonians RFC |
Darren Muirhead | Flanker | 23 December 1965 (aged 25) | 0 | unknown |
Brenton Catterall | Number 8 | 19 July 1969 (aged 22) | 0 | unknown |
Honeywell Nguruve | Number 8 | 12 August 1969 (aged 22) | 0 | Zimbabwe Old Georgians RFC |
Andy Ferreira | Scrum-half | 26 June 1961 (aged 30) | 6 | Zimbabwe Old Georgians RFC |
Ewan MacMillan | Scrum-half | 3 January 1971 (aged 20) | 0 | Zimbabwe Old Georgians RFC |
Craig Brown | Fly-half | 1 February 1968 (aged 23) | 1 | Zimbabwe Harare Sports Club |
Ralph Kuhn | Fly-half | 8 February 1963 (aged 28) | 1 | unknown |
Mark Letcher | Centre | 14 October 1965 (aged 25) | 3 | Zimbabwe Old Hararians RFC |
Ian Noble | Centre | 6 April 1972 (aged 19) | 0 | Zimbabwe Old Miltonians RFC |
Richard Tsimba | Centre | 9 July 1965 (aged 26) | 2 | Zimbabwe Old Georgians RFC |
Dave Walters | Wing | 16 November 1968 (aged 22) | 3 | Zimbabwe Old Miltonians RFC |
William Schultz | Wing | 3 November 1968 (aged 22) | 0 | Zimbabwe Karoi |
Elimon Chimbima | Wing | 1 January 1969 (aged 22) | 3 | Zimbabwe Old Hararians RFC[1] |
Brian Currin (c) | Fullback | 15 September 1960 (aged 31) | 0 | unknown |
Pool C
Argentina
Head coaches: Argentina Luis Gradín / Argentina Guillermo Lamarca
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Australia
Head coach: Australia Bob Dwyer
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Wales
Head coach: Wales Alan Davies
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Western Samoa
- Head coach: Samoa Peter Schuster
- Manager Samoa Lemalu Tate Simi
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Pool D
Canada
Head coach: England Ian Birtwell
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Fiji
Head coaches: Fiji Samisoni Viriviri and New Zealand George Simpkin
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
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Mosese Taga (c) | Hooker | 17 September 1964 (aged 27) | 16 | Fiji QVS Old Boys/Suva |
Dranivesi Baleiwai | Hooker | 17 April 1964 (aged 27) | 2 | Fiji Duavata/Rewa |
Salacieli Naivilawasa | Hooker | 14 February 1961 (aged 30) | 20 | Fiji Fiji Police/Suva |
Epeli Naituivau | Prop | 22 May 1962 (aged 29) | 6 | Fiji Fiji Army/Suva |
Peni Volavola | Prop | 6 June 1963 (aged 28) | 9 | Australia Brothers/Queensland |
Naibuka Vuli | Prop | 6 June 1960 (aged 31) | 0 | Fiji Public Works Department /Lautoka |
Sam Domoni | Lock | 25 December 1968 (aged 22) | 4 | Fiji Waimanu/Rewa |
Ilaitia Savai | Lock | 12 July 1960 (aged 31) | 24 | Fiji Regent/Nadi |
Aisake Nadolo | Lock | 13 July 1964 (aged 27) | 12 | Fiji QVS Old Boys/Suva |
Alifereti Dere | Flanker | 29 September 1961 (aged 30) | 9 | Fiji Fiji Army/Suva |
Laisenia Kato | Flanker | 14 November 1966 (aged 24) | 2 | Fiji Saunaka/Nadi |
Max Olsson | Flanker | 19 July 1967 (aged 24) | 6 | Fiji St.John's Marist/Suva |
Pita Naruma | Flanker | 27 November 1959 (aged 31) | 9 | Fiji Fiji Police/Suva |
Ifereimi Tawake | Number 8 | 21 September 1962 (aged 29) | 8 | Fiji Yalovata/Nadroga |
Pauliasi Tabulutu | Scrum-half | 15 July 1967 (aged 24) | 14 | Fiji Nabua/Suva |
Mosese Vosanibola | Scrum-half | 28 July 1962 (aged 29) | 1 | Fiji QVS Old Boys/Suva |
Waisale Serevi | Fly-half | 20 May 1968 (aged 23) | 6 | Fiji Nabua/Suva |
Tomasi Rabaka | Fly-half | 5 December 1965 (aged 25) | 3 | Fiji Mount St. Mary's/Nadi |
Kalaveti Naisoro | Centre | 14 February 1969 (aged 22) | 3 | Fiji FSC/Lautoka |
Savenaca Aria | Centre | 30 April 1964 (aged 27) | 5 | Fiji Regent/Nadi |
Tomasi Lovo | Wing | 5 November 1960 (aged 30) | 4 | Fiji QVS Old Boys/Suva |
Noa Nadruku | Wing | 19 September 1967 (aged 24) | 11 | Fiji Hyatt/Nadroga |
Fili Seru | Wing | 11 March 1970 (aged 21) | 5 | Fiji Nabua/Suva |
Tevita Vonolagi | Wing | 29 November 1963 (aged 27) | 10 | Fiji Fiji Army |
Severo Koroduadua | Fullback | 22 December 1960 (aged 30) | 21 | Fiji Fiji Police/Suva |
Opeti Turuva | Fullback | 8 July 1967 (aged 24) | 2 | Fiji Yavusania/Nadi |
France
Head coach: France Daniel Dubroca
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
Romania
Head coach: Romania Peter Ianusevici
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
References
- ↑ "'Playing at the World Cup was the pinnacle'". The Zimbabwe Independent. 2020-07-31. Archived from the original on 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2022-05-13.