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{{Short description|Rugby union competition squads}}
{{main|2008 Six Nations Championship}}

==[[England national rugby union team|England]]==
Squad announced on 9 January 2008, accessed from [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7174905.stm BBC]. Caps updated 10 January 2008 from [https://web.archive.org/web/20090923210311/http://www.rfu.com/ RFU]. On 19 January 2008, [[Peter Richards]] was injured playing in a match for [[London Irish]] and ruled out of the [[2008 Six Nations Championship|Six Nations]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Richards ruled out of Six Nations |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_irish/7202329.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-23 |accessdate=2008-02-02 }}</ref> Due to more injuries in the squad [[London Irish]] [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|scrum-half]] [[Paul Hodgson (rugby union)|Paul Hodgson]], [[Bath Rugby|Bath]] [[Flanker (rugby union)|flanker]] [[Michael Lipman]] and [[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]] [[Number eight (rugby union)|number eight]] [[Luke Narraway]] were all called up to the squad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Worsley to miss Six Nations start |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7205455.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-25 |accessdate=2008-02-02 }}</ref> On 2 February 2008, in [[England national rugby union team|England's]] opening match, [[Mike Tindall]] and [[Tom Rees (rugby union, born 1984)|Tom Rees]] were injured and ruled out of the rest of the tournament, while [[David Strettle]] is out for four to eight weeks.<ref>{{cite news |title=England suffer double injury blow |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7225333.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-06 |accessdate=2008-02-10 }}</ref> Because of this [[Newcastle Falcons|Newcastle]] [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|scrum-half]] [[Lee Dickson]], [[London Irish]] [[Fly-half (rugby union)|fly-half]] [[Shane Geraghty]] and [[Sale Sharks|Sale]] [[Flanker (rugby union)|flanker]] [[Magnus Lund]] were added to the squad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Injury-hit England call up trio |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7225333.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-04 |accessdate=2008-02-04 }}</ref> [[Andrew Sheridan]] and [[Phil Vickery (rugby union)|Phil Vickery]] were forced to withdraw from England's game against [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]], [[Bristol Bears|Bristol's]] [[Jason Hobson]] was called up to the bench as a reserve.

'''Head Coach:''' [[Brian Ashton (rugby union)|Brian Ashton]]
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{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[George Chuter]]|age=9 July 1976|caps=19|club=[[Leicester Tigers|Leicester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Lee Mears]]|age=5 March 1979|caps=18|club=[[Bath Rugby|Bath]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Mark Regan]]|age=28 January 1972|caps=43|club=[[Bristol Bears|Bristol]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Jason Hobson]]|age=10 February 1983|caps=0|club=[[Bristol Bears|Bristol]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Tim Payne (rugby union)|Tim Payne]]|age=29 April 1979|caps=5|club=[[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Andrew Sheridan]]|age=1 November 1979|caps=20|club=[[Sale Sharks|Sale]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Matt Stevens (rugby union)|Matt Stevens]]|age=1 October 1982|caps=20|club=[[Bath Rugby|Bath]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Phil Vickery (rugby union)|Phil Vickery]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])|age=14 March 1976|caps=60|club=[[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Steve Borthwick]]|age=12 October 1979|caps=32|club=[[Bath Rugby|Bath]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Louis Deacon]]|age=7 October 1980|caps=6|club=[[Leicester Tigers|Leicester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Ben Kay]]|age=14 December 1975|caps=53|club=[[Leicester Tigers|Leicester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Simon Shaw]]|age=1 September 1973|caps=43|club=[[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Tom Croft]]|age=7 November 1985|caps=0|club=[[Leicester Tigers|Leicester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[James Haskell]]|age=2 April 1985|caps=2|club=[[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Michael Lipman]]|age=16 January 1980|caps=3|club=[[Bath Rugby|Bath]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Magnus Lund]]|age=25 June 1983|caps=10|club=[[Sale Sharks|Sale]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Lewis Moody]]|age=12 June 1978|caps=52|club=[[Leicester Tigers|Leicester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Tom Rees (rugby union, born 1984)|Tom Rees]]|age=11 September 1984|caps=8|club=[[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Joe Worsley]]|age=14 June 1977|caps=65|club=[[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Nick Easter]]|age=15 August 1978|caps=12|club=[[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Luke Narraway]]|age=7 September 1983|caps=0|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Danny Care]]|age=2 January 1987|caps=0|club=[[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Lee Dickson]]|age=29 March 1985|caps=0|club=[[Newcastle Falcons|Newcastle]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Andy Gomarsall]]|age=24 July 1974|caps=33|club=[[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Paul Hodgson (rugby union)|Paul Hodgson]]|age=25 April 1982|caps=0|club=[[London Irish]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Peter Richards]]|age=10 March 1978|caps=12|club=[[London Irish]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Richard Wigglesworth (rugby union)|Richard Wigglesworth]]|age=9 June 1983|caps=0|club=[[Sale Sharks|Sale]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Danny Cipriani]]|age=2 November 1987|caps=0|club=[[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Shane Geraghty]]|age=12 August 1986|caps=2|club=[[London Irish]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Charlie Hodgson]]|age=12 November 1980|caps=29|club=[[Sale Sharks|Sale]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Jonny Wilkinson]]|age=25 May 1979|caps=65|club=[[Newcastle Falcons|Newcastle]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Toby Flood]]|age=8 August 1985|caps=12|club=[[Newcastle Falcons|Newcastle]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Jamie Noon]]|age=9 May 1979|caps=27|club=[[Newcastle Falcons|Newcastle]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Mathew Tait]]|age=6 February 1986|caps=19|club=[[Newcastle Falcons|Newcastle]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Mike Tindall]]|age=18 October 1978|caps=54|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Paul Sackey]]|age=8 November 1979|caps=10|club=[[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[James Simpson-Daniel]]|age=30 May 1982|caps=10|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[David Strettle]]|age=23 July 1983|caps=3|club=[[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Lesley Vainikolo]]|age=4 May 1979|caps=5|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Iain Balshaw]]|age=14 April 1979|caps=30|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Mark Cueto]]|age=26 December 1979|caps=24|club=[[Sale Sharks|Sale]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat fs end}}

==[[France national rugby union team|France]]==
Initial squad announced on 22 January 2008, accessed from [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7202504.stm BBC]. Changes since then are:
* Before the competition began, [[Florian Fritz]] was injured in training on 30 January 2008 and will miss the whole of the Six Nations. [[David Marty]] was called up to replace him. [[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]] [[Nicolas Mas]] was also called up to the squad to replace [[Jean-Baptiste Poux]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Marty replaces Fritz for France |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7217029.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-30 |accessdate=2008-02-02 }}</ref>
* After France's first match, [[Anthony Floch]] was called up to the squad because of an injury to [[Julien Malzieu]] and [[Louis Picamoles]] was also called up in place of [[Elvis Vermeulen]], who was dropped from the squad completely due to a rib injury.<ref>{{cite news |title=Clerc returns amid France changes |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7226408.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-06 |accessdate=2008-02-10 }}</ref>
* After France's second match, [[Lock (rugby union)|lock]]s [[Romain Millo-Chluski]] and [[Pascal Papé]] and [[Rugby union positions#15. Full-back|fullback]] [[Clément Poitrenaud]] were called up to the squad, in place of [[Loïc Jacquet]], [[Arnaud Méla]] and Anthony Floch on 13 February; Floch was re-called after Poitrenaud broke his ankle,<ref>{{cite news |title=Floch replaces injured Poitrenaud|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7243168.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-16 |accessdate=2008-02-19 }}</ref> and Jean-Baptiste Poux replaced the injured [[Julien Brugnaut]]. On 19 February, Millo-Chluski withdrew because of injury and [[Jérôme Thion]] was called up as a replacement. [[Dimitri Yachvili]] was also called up to the squad when [[Jean-Baptiste Élissalde]] was ruled out with a calf injury.<ref>{{cite news |title=France forced into change at lock|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7251495.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-16 |accessdate=2008-02-19 }}</ref>
* After France's loss to England in Round 3, coach Marc Lièvremont dropped seven players from his squad—[[Cédric Heymans]], [[Morgan Parra]], [[Thierry Dusautoir]], [[Lionel Faure]], [[David Marty]], [[David Skrela]] and [[William Servat]]. Five uncapped players were called up for the Italy match: [[Fabien Barcella]], [[Yann David]], [[Guilhem Guirado]], [[Julien Tomas]] and [[Ibrahim Diarra]]. Julien Malzieu returned to the squad after recovering from his injury, and veteran [[Yannick Jauzion]] was recalled. [[Julien Bonnaire]] was initially dropped in favour of [[Imanol Harinordoquy]], but returned to the squad after Harinordoquy was ruled out with a muscle tear in an ankle suffered on 23 February. Arnaud Méla was recalled after Papé suffered a knee injury on 1 March.<ref>{{cite news |title=France lose Pape for Italy match|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7266894.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-03-02 |accessdate=2008-03-07}}</ref>
* For the championship decider against Wales, Lièvremont chose to recall several veterans. David, Diarra, Guirado, Picamoles, [[Aurélien Rougerie]], and Tomas were dropped. Both Élissalde and Vermeulen returned to the squad after recovering from their injuries. Also returning to the squad were Dusautoir, Heymans, Servat, and Skrela.<ref>{{cite news |title=France swap half-backs for Wales|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7287385.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-03-12 |accessdate=2008-03-12}}</ref>

'''Head Coach:''' [[Marc Lièvremont]]
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{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Guilhem Guirado]]|age=17 June 1986|caps=1|club=[[USA Perpignan|Perpignan]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[William Servat]]|age=9 December 1978|caps=16|club=[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Dimitri Szarzewski]]|age=26 January 1983|caps=22|club=[[Stade Français Paris|Stade Français]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Fabien Barcella]]|age=27 October 1983|caps=3|club=[[FC Auch|Auch]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Julien Brugnaut]]|age=17 November 1981|caps=0|club=[[US Dax|Dax]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Lionel Faure]]|age=26 November 1977|caps=0|club=[[Sale Sharks|Sale]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Nicolas Mas]]|age=25 May 1980|caps=15|club=[[USA Perpignan|Perpignan]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Jean-Baptiste Poux]]|age=26 September 1979|caps=21|club=[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Loic Jacquet]]|age=31 March 1985|caps=2|club=[[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Arnaud Méla]]|age=19 January 1980|caps=0|club=[[CA Brive|Brive]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Romain Millo-Chluski]]|age=20 April 1983|caps=4|club=[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Lionel Nallet]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])|age=14 September 1976|caps=32|club=[[Castres Olympique|Castres]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Pascal Papé]]|age=5 December 1980|caps=16|club=[[Stade Français]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Jérôme Thion]]|age=2 December 1977|caps=40|club=[[Biarritz Olympique|Biarritz]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Julien Bonnaire]]|age=20 September 1978|caps=37|club=[[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Ibrahim Diarra]]|age=25 May 1983|caps=1|club=[[US Montauban|Montauban]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Thierry Dusautoir]]|age=18 November 1981|caps=11|club=[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Fulgence Ouedraogo]]|age=21 July 1986|caps=1|club=[[Montpellier Hérault RC|Montpellier]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Imanol Harinordoquy]]|age=20 February 1980|caps=51|club=[[Biarritz Olympique|Biarritz]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Louis Picamoles]]|age=5 February 1986|caps=3|club=[[Montpellier Hérault RC|Montpellier]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Elvis Vermeulen]]|age=5 April 1979|caps=8|club=[[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Jean-Baptiste Élissalde]]|age=23 November 1979|caps=30|club=[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Morgan Parra]]|age=15 November 1988|caps=0|club=[[CS Bourgoin-Jallieu|Bourgoin]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Julien Tomas]]|age=21 April 1985|caps=2|club=[[Montpellier Hérault RC|Montpellier]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Dimitri Yachvili]]|age=19 September 1980|caps=38|club=[[Biarritz Olympique|Biarritz]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[David Skrela]]|age=2 March 1979|caps=11|club=[[Stade Français Paris|Stade Français]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[François Trinh-Duc]]|age=11 November 1986|caps=0|club=[[Montpellier Hérault RC|Montpellier]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Yann David]]|age=15 April 1988|caps=1|club=[[CS Bourgoin-Jallieu|Bourgoin]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Florian Fritz]]|age=17 January 1984|caps=25|club=[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Yannick Jauzion]]|age=28 July 1978|caps=55|club=[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[David Marty]]|age=30 October 1982|caps=19|club=[[USA Perpignan|Perpignan]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Damien Traille]]|age=12 June 1979|caps=58|club=[[Biarritz Olympique|Biarritz]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Vincent Clerc]]|age=7 May 1981|caps=28|club=[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Julien Malzieu]]|age=4 May 1983|caps=0|club=[[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Aurélien Rougerie]]|age=26 September 1980|caps=51|club=[[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Anthony Floch]]|age=12 February 1983|caps=3|club=[[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Cédric Heymans]]|age=20 July 1978|caps=37|club=[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Clément Poitrenaud]]|age=20 May 1982|caps=32|club=[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
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==[[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]]==
Squad announced 15 January 2008, accessed from [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/irish/6942883.stm BBC]. Cap totals updated 16 January 2008 from [http://www.irishrugby.ie/ IRFU]. On 24 January 2008, [[Jerry Flannery]] was handed an eight-week suspension for stamping on [[Julien Bonnaire]] in a match for [[Munster Rugby|Munster]], therefore ruling him out of taking any part in the Six Nations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Flannery ruled out of Six Nations |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/irish/7207055.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-06 |accessdate=2008-02-10 }}</ref> He later appealed against this decision and had his ban reduced to one month, making him available for [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland's]] final three games. [[Gordon D'Arcy]] broke his right arm in the first half of Ireland's Six Nations opener against [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]] on 2 February, ending his Six Nations campaign.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/7224388.stm |title=Injured D'Arcy out of Six Nations |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-02 |accessdate=2008-02-02 }}</ref> On 19 February, [[Paul O'Connell]] was named on the bench for [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland's]] game against [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] after making a successful return from a back injury.

'''Head Coach:''' [[Eddie O'Sullivan]]
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{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Rory Best]]|age=15 August 1982|caps=17|club=[[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Jerry Flannery]]|age=17 October 1978|caps=21|club=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Bernard Jackman]]|age=5 May 1976|caps=4|club=[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Tony Buckley]]|age=8 October 1980|caps=2|club=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[John Hayes (rugby union)|John Hayes]]|age=2 November 1973|caps=79|club=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Cian Healy]]|age=7 October 1987|caps=0|club=[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Marcus Horan]]|age=7 September 1977|caps=51|club=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Leo Cullen (rugby union)|Leo Cullen]]|age=9 January 1978|caps=19|club=[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Donncha O'Callaghan]]|age=23 March 1979|caps=40|club=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Paul O'Connell]]|age=20 October 1979|caps=52|club=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Mick O'Driscoll]]|age=8 October 1978|caps=11|club=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Malcolm O'Kelly]]|age=19 July 1974|caps=90|club=[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Neil Best]]|age=3 April 1979|caps=18|club=[[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Simon Easterby]]|age=21 July 1975|caps=62|club=[[Scarlets]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Johnny O'Connor]]|age=9 February 1980|caps=12|club=[[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Alan Quinlan]]|age=13 July 1974|caps=25|club=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[David Wallace (rugby union)|David Wallace]]|age=8 July 1976|caps=41|club=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Jamie Heaslip]]|age=3 December 1983|caps=3|club=[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Denis Leamy]]|age=27 November 1981|caps=27|club=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Eoin Reddan]]|age=20 November 1980|caps=5|club=[[Wasps RFC|Wasps]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Peter Stringer]]|age=13 December 1977|caps=79|club=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Ronan O'Gara]]|age=7 March 1977|caps=77|club=[[Munster Rugby|Munster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Johnny Sexton]]|age=11 July 1985|caps=0|club=[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Paddy Wallace]]|age=27 August 1979|caps=9|club=[[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Gordon D'Arcy]]|age=10 February 1980|caps=36|club=[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Gavin Duffy (sportsman)|Gavin Duffy]]|age=18 September 1981|caps=9|club=[[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Brian O'Driscoll]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])|age=21 January 1979|caps=79|club=[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Andrew Trimble]]|age=20 October 1984|caps=19|club=[[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Tommy Bowe]]|age=22 February 1984|caps=10|club=[[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Luke Fitzgerald]]|age=13 September 1987|caps=2|club=[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Shane Horgan]]|age=18 July 1978|caps=58|club=[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Rob Kearney]]|age=26 March 1986|caps=1|club=[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Girvan Dempsey]]|age=2 October 1975|caps=78|club=[[Leinster Rugby|Leinster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Geordan Murphy]]|age=19 April 1978|caps=53|club=[[Leicester Tigers|Leicester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat fs end}}

==[[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]]==
Squad announced 9 January 2008, accessed from [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7179870.stm BBC]. [[Nick Mallett]] decided to drop [[Denis Dallan]], [[Enrico Patrizio]], [[Ludovico Nitoglia]], [[Ramiro Pez]], [[Robert Barbieri]] and [[Antonio Pavanello]] from the original squad, while former [[Captain (sports)|captain]] [[Marco Bortolami]] is out for the first half of the tournament with an eye injury.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bortolami injury worries allayed |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/gloucester/7202650.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-23 |accessdate=2008-02-02 }}</ref> [[Carlos Nieto (rugby union)|Carlos Nieto]] missed the game against [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] because of the death of his father, meaning [[Lorenzo Cittadini]] took his place on the bench. He then returned for their match against [[England national rugby union team|England]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Galon starts in only Italy change |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7225489.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-06 |accessdate=2008-02-10 }}</ref> On the announcement of [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy's]] squad for their game against [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]], [[Matteo Pratichetti]], [[Kaine Robertson]] and [[Pablo Canavosio]] were ruled out with minor injuries, [[Enrico Patrizio]] and [[Ludovico Nitoglia]] were recalled due to this. Meanwhile, [[David Bortolussi]] was injured in training and ruled out for the rest of the tournament, [[Paolo Buso]] took his place in the squad. Also with the return of [[Marco Bortolami]] to full fitness, [[Tommaso Reato]] lost his place in the squad. But then [[Ludovico Nitoglia]] once again lost his place in squad, this time to [[Alessio Galante]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Bortolussi injury blow for Italy|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7241504.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-14 |accessdate=2008-02-14 }}</ref>

On 27 February, [[Mauro Bergamasco]] was handed a 13-week ban for gouging Wales' [[Lee Byrne]] during the teams' match.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bergamasco banned for Byrne gouge|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7263543.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-27 |accessdate=2008-02-27}}</ref>

'''Head Coach:''' [[Nick Mallett]]
{{nat rs start}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Carlo Festuccia]]|age=20 June 1980|caps=39|club=[[Racing Métro 92 Paris|Métro Racing]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Leonardo Ghiraldini]]|age=26 December 1984|caps=5|club=[[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Fabio Ongaro]]|age=23 September 1977|caps=18|club=[[Saracens F.C.|Saracens]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Martin Castrogiovanni]]|age=21 October 1981|caps=45|club=[[Leicester Tigers|Leicester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Lorenzo Cittadini]]|age=17 December 1982|caps=0|club=[[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Andrea Lo Cicero]]|age=7 May 1976|caps=67|club=[[Racing Métro 92 Paris|Métro Racing]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Carlos Nieto (rugby union)|Carlos Nieto]]|age=25 June 1976|caps=21|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Salvatore Perugini]]|age=6 March 1978|caps=44|club=[[Stade Toulousain|Toulouse]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Marco Bortolami]]|age=12 June 1980|caps=67|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Carlo Del Fava]]|age=1 July 1981|caps=21|club=[[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Santiago Dellapè]]|age=9 May 1978|caps=44|club=[[Biarritz Olympique|Biarritz]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Antonio Pavanello]]|age=13 October 1982|caps=0|club=[[Benetton Rugby|Treviso]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Tommaso Reato]]|age=12 May 1984 |caps=0|club=[[Rugby Rovigo]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Robert Barbieri]]|age=5 June 1984|caps=0|club=[[Benetton Rugby|Treviso]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Mauro Bergamasco]]|age=1 May 1979|caps=58|club=[[Stade Français]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Josh Sole]]|age=15 February 1980|caps=21|club=[[Rugby Viadana|Viadana]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Alessandro Zanni]]|age=31 January 1984|caps=16|club=[[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Jaco Erasmus]]|age=31 July 1979|caps=2|club=[[Rugby Viadana|Viadana]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Sergio Parisse]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])|age=13 September 1983|caps=42|club=[[Stade Français]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Simon Picone]]|age=26 September 1982|caps=10|club=[[Benetton Rugby|Treviso]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Pietro Travagli]]|age=28 April 1981|caps=2|club=[[Rugby Parma F.C.|Rugby Parma]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Paolo Buso]]|age=28 July 1986|caps=1|club=[[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Andrea Masi]]|age=30 March 1981|caps=31|club=[[Biarritz Olympique|Biarritz]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Ramiro Pez]]|age=6 December 1978|caps=40|club=[[Venezia Mestre Rugby FC|Venezia Mestre]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Mirco Bergamasco]]|age=23 February 1983|caps=44|club=[[Stade Français]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Gonzalo Canale]]|age=11 November 1982|caps=33|club=[[ASM Clermont Auvergne|Clermont]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Pablo Canavosio]]|age=26 December 1981|caps=16|club=[[Castres Olympique|Castres]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Denis Dallan]]|age=4 March 1978|caps=40|club=[[Stade Français Paris|Stade Français]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Enrico Patrizio]]|age=15 January 1985|caps=1|club=[[Petrarca Rugby]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Alessio Galante]]|age=24 October 1983|caps=0|club=[[Gran Parma Rugby|Gran Parma]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Ezio Galon]]|age=22 July 1977|caps=11|club=[[Rugby Parma F.C.|Rugby Parma]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Ludovico Nitoglia]]|age=27 October 1983|caps=10|club=[[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Matteo Pratichetti]]|age=27 July 1985|caps=7|club=[[Rugby Calvisano|Calvisano]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Kaine Robertson]]|age=29 October 1980|caps=23|club=[[Rugby Viadana|Viadana]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Alberto Sgarbi]]|age=26 November 1986|caps=0|club=[[Benetton Rugby|Treviso]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[David Bortolussi]]|age=21 July 1981|caps=10|club=[[Montpellier Hérault RC|Montpellier]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Andrea Marcato]]|age=13 April 1983|caps=2|club=[[Benetton Rugby|Treviso]]|clubnat=Italy}}
{{nat fs end}}

==[[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]]==
Squad announced 8 January 2008, accessed from [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/scottish/7175027.stm BBC]. Caps updated 17 January 2008 from [http://www.scottishrugby.org/ SRU]. After originally being dropped from the squad, [[Hooker (rugby union)|hooker]] [[Dougie Hall]], [[Prop (rugby union)|prop]]s [[Bruce Douglas (rugby union)|Bruce Douglas]] and [[Craig Smith (rugby union)|Craig Smith]] and [[Lock (rugby union)|lock]] [[Scott Murray (rugby union)|Scott Murray]] were all called up to the squad due to injuries in the main squad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Depleted Scotland call up Murray |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/scottish/7187902.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-01-14 |accessdate=2008-02-04 }}</ref>

'''Head coach''': [[Frank Hadden]]
{{nat rs start}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Ross Ford]]|age=23 April 1984|caps=16|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Dougie Hall]]|age=24 September 1980|caps=19|club=[[Glasgow Warriors|Glasgow]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Scott Lawson]]|age=28 September 1981|caps=15|club=[[Sale Sharks|Sale]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Fergus Thomson]]|age=18 September 1983|caps=3|club=[[Glasgow Warriors|Glasgow]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Alasdair Dickinson]]|age=11 September 1983|caps=1|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Bruce Douglas (rugby union)|Bruce Douglas]]|age=10 February 1980|caps=43|club=[[Scarlets]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Allan Jacobsen (rugby union)|Allan Jacobsen]]|age=22 September 1978|caps=22|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Gavin Kerr]]|age=3 April 1977|caps=47|club=[[Glasgow Warriors|Glasgow]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Moray Low]]|age=28 November 1984|caps=0|club=[[Glasgow Warriors|Glasgow]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Euan Murray]]|age=7 August 1980|caps=15|club=[[Northampton Saints|Northampton]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Craig Smith (rugby union)|Craig Smith]]|age=30 August 1978|caps=23|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Jim Hamilton (rugby union)|James Hamilton]]|age=17 November 1982|caps=13|club=[[Leicester Tigers|Leicester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Nathan Hines]]|age=29 November 1976|caps=48|club=[[USA Perpignan|Perpignan]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Alastair Kellock]]|age=14 June 1981|caps=7|club=[[Glasgow Warriors|Glasgow]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Scott MacLeod (rugby union)|Scott MacLeod]]|age=3 March 1979|caps=14|club=[[Scarlets]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Scott Murray (rugby union)|Scott Murray]]|age=15 January 1976|caps=87|club=[[US Montauban|Montauban]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[John Barclay (rugby union)|John Barclay]]|age=24 September 1986|caps=1|club=[[Glasgow Warriors|Glasgow]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Kelly Brown]]|age=8 June 1982|caps=19|club=[[Glasgow Warriors|Glasgow]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Ally Hogg]]|age=20 July 1983|caps=39|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Ross Rennie]]|age=29 March 1986|caps=0|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Alasdair Strokosch]]|age=21 February 1983|caps=1|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Jason White (rugby union)|Jason White]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])|age=17 April 1978|caps=63|club=[[Sale Sharks|Sale]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Johnnie Beattie]]|age=21 November 1985|caps=3|club=[[Glasgow Warriors|Glasgow]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[David Callam]]|age=15 February 1983|caps=10|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Simon Taylor (rugby union)|Simon Taylor]]|age=17 August 1979|caps=58|club=[[Stade Français]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Mike Blair]]|age=20 April 1981|caps=43|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Chris Cusiter]]|age=13 June 1982|caps=36|club=[[USA Perpignan|Perpignan]]|clubnat=France |natvar=1974 }}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Rory Lawson]]|age=12 March 1981|caps=9|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Phil Godman]]|age=20 May 1982|caps=8|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Calum MacRae]]|age=26 January 1980|caps=0|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Dan Parks]]|age=26 May 1978|caps=37|club=[[Glasgow Warriors|Glasgow]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Ben Cairns]]|age=29 October 1985|caps=0|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Nick De Luca]]|age=1 February 1984|caps=0|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Rob Dewey]]|age=19 October 1983|caps=13|club=[[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Andrew Henderson (rugby union)|Andrew Henderson]]|age=3 February 1980|caps=49|club=[[Glasgow Warriors|Glasgow]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Graeme Morrison]]|age=17 October 1982|caps=6|club=[[Glasgow Warriors|Glasgow]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Simon Danielli]]|age=8 September 1979|caps=13|club=[[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]]|clubnat=Ireland|natvar=rugby union}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Thom Evans]]|age=2 April 1985|caps=0|club=[[Glasgow Warriors|Glasgow]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Chris Paterson]]|age=30 March 1978|caps=81|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Nikki Walker]]|age=5 March 1982|caps=10|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Simon Webster (rugby union)|Simon Webster]]|age=8 March 1981|caps=29|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Rory Lamont]]|age=10 March 1982|caps=14|club=[[Sale Sharks|Sale]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Hugo Southwell]]|age=14 May 1980|caps=36|club=[[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]|clubnat=Scotland}}
{{nat fs end}}

==[[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]]==
Squad announced 14 January 2008, accessed from [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7186206.stm BBC]. Caps updated 14 January 2008 from [http://www.wru.co.uk/ WRU]. In [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales']] opening game of the Six Nations, [[Alun Wyn Jones]] was left with an injury to his ankle. For their next game, [[Warren Gatland]] called up [[Cardiff Blues|Cardiff]] [[Lock (rugby union)|lock]] [[Deiniol Jones]] to cover for him.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wales suffer lock Jones setback |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/7226112.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2008-02-04 |accessdate=2008-02-04 }}</ref>

'''Head Coach:''' [[Warren Gatland]]
{{nat rs start}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Huw Bennett]]|age=11 June 1983|caps=14|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Matthew Rees]]|age=9 December 1980|caps=16|club=[[Scarlets]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=[[Gareth Williams (rugby union, born 1978)|Gareth Williams]]|age=19 December 1978|caps=5|club=[[Cardiff Blues|Blues]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Gethin Jenkins]]|age=17 November 1980|caps=53|club=[[Cardiff Blues|Blues]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Adam Jones (rugby union, born 1981)|Adam Jones]]|age=8 March 1981|caps=55|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Duncan Jones (rugby union)|Duncan Jones]]|age=18 September 1978|caps=45|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=[[Rhys M. Thomas]]|age=31 July 1982|caps=3|club=[[Dragons (rugby union)|Dragons]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Ian Evans (rugby union)|Ian Evans]]|age=4 October 1984|caps=8|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Ian Gough]]|age=10 November 1976|caps=45|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Alun Wyn Jones]]|age=19 September 1985|caps=18|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=[[Deiniol Jones]]|age=18 November 1977|caps=4|club=[[Cardiff Blues|Blues]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Robin Sowden-Taylor]]|age=9 June 1982|caps=5|club=[[Cardiff Blues|Blues]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Jonathan Thomas]]|age=27 December 1982|caps=39|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=[[Martyn Williams]]|age=1 September 1975|caps=76|club=[[Cardiff Blues|Blues]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Gareth Delve]]|age=30 September 1982|caps=4|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Ryan Jones]] ([[Captain (sports)|c]])|age=13 March 1981|caps=16|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=[[Alix Popham]]|age=17 October 1979|caps=32|club=[[Scarlets]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Gareth Cooper]]|age=7 May 1979|caps=35|club=[[Gloucester Rugby|Gloucester]]|clubnat=England}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Dwayne Peel]]|age=31 August 1981|caps=59|club=[[Scarlets]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=[[Mike Phillips (rugby union)|Mike Phillips]]|age=29 August 1982|caps=28|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[James Hook (rugby union)|James Hook]]|age=27 June 1985|caps=20|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=[[Stephen Jones (rugby union)|Stephen Jones]]|age=8 December 1977|caps=62|club=[[Scarlets]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Gavin Henson]]|age=1 February 1982|caps=23|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Sonny Parker (rugby union)|Sonny Parker]]|age=27 August 1977|caps=27|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=[[Tom Shanklin]]|age=24 November 1979|caps=47|club=[[Cardiff Blues|Blues]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Tom James (rugby union, born 1987)|Tom James]]|age=11 April 1987|caps=2|club=[[Cardiff Blues|Blues]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Mark Jones (rugby union, born 1979)|Mark Jones]]|age=7 November 1979|caps=35|club=[[Scarlets]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=[[Shane Williams]]|age=26 February 1977|caps=51|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Lee Byrne]]|age=1 June 1980|caps=14|club=[[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=[[Jamie Roberts]]|age=8 November 1986|caps=0|club=[[Cardiff Blues|Blues]]|clubnat=Wales}}
{{nat fs end}}

==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.rbs6nations.com/en/1689.php?PHPSESSID=2ac49a865a8f494b288e7046cfc230e7 RBS Six Nations Squad Index]

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