Players' positions are listed as either backs (BK) or forwards (FW). [10] Jack Hughes was originally named, but withdrew due to injury. South Africa are Rugby World Cup champions for the third time, after defeating England 32-12 in the final of the 2019 tournament. The All Blacks selectors, Head Coach Steve Hansen, Assistant Head Coach Ian Foster and former All Black Grant Fox, have named the All Blacks squad for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan. [17] The final 16-man squad was announced on 9 October 2019. [15] Jacob Kiraz and Jordan Samrani were ruled ineligible to participate due to being under the age of 18. Rikki Swannell. Their age is given as of the tournament's opening day, 18 October 2019. New Zealand are in Group B alongside South Africa, Italy, Namibia and Canada. [16], Wales named a 23-man training squad on 16 September. Twelve national teams will be competing, with four of those also fielding women's teams. [11], France named a 17-man squad on 2 October 2019. [18], Fiji named their 16-man squad on 10 October 2019. NEW ZEALAND TEAM GUIDE This time around there are question marks over the All Blacks but no team is so equipped to answer them all. [5], PNG named their 16-man squad on 1 October 2019. [12] Lilian Albert was originally named but withdrew. The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, have played 53 matches so far in the nine Rugby World Cuptournaments from 1987 to 2019, with an additional match canceled and unplayed. [7], The United States named a 20-man training squad on 3 September 2019. [26] Shannon Lacey was ruled out by injury,[11] and was replaced by Georgia Wilson.[27]. [20] Mikaele Ravalawa was originally named but was replaced by Semi Valemei. [6] James Segeyaro and Lachlan Lam were originally named, but were replaced by Moses Meninga and Wartovo Puara. Papua New Guinea women's squad was named on 1 October. [14] Anthony Layoun was originally named but was replaced by Jordan Samrani. Their worst performance was in 2007, when they lost a quarter-final to France. He was replaced by Blake Austin. [6] Shae-Yvonne De La Cruz and Veronica Waula were originally named but were replaced by Gloria Kaupa and Mellisa Peters. ", "XIII de France: Romain Puso remplace Lilian Albert, forfait! News . [9], England named their 16-man squad on 6 October 2019. Players' positions are listed as either backs (BK) or forwards (FW). ", "2019 World Cup Nines squads and player numbers", "Cedars stripped of win after having two players disqualified", "How Cook Islands plan to become the 'new Tonga, "Samoan side stacked with NRL talent and flair", "Two Sione Katoas better than one for Tonga", "Jillaroos squad announced: Broncos stars rewarded for premiership win", "Bennett and Richards England coaches for World Cup Nines", "England Women Squads for Twin Challenge", "Emily Rudge to lead England Women to Australia and PNG", "Ferns name full-strength squad for World Cup Nines", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2019_Rugby_League_World_Cup_9s_squads&oldid=960584039, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 3 June 2020, at 19:20. The squad was announced by New Zealand Rugby Chairman Brent Impey at Eden Park, Auckland, this morning, and features a squad packed with experience and young flair. Their age is given as of the tournament's … Related: 2019 Rugby World Cup Groups [1] Cody Walker and Curtis Scott were originally named, but withdrew. The squads will consist of 16 players. Wednesday 30 Oct 2019 Teary Coles will not cry off his career as an All Black. [15], Samoa named their 16-man squad on 10 October 2019.