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1999 Rugby World Cup squads

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Main article: 1999 Rugby World Cup

This article lists the official squads for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales.

Pool A

Scotland

Head coach: SCO Jim Telfer

South Africa

Head coach: RSA Nick Mallett

Spain

Head coach: ESP Alfonso Feijoo

Uruguay

Head coach: URU Daniel Herrera

Pool B

England

Head coach: ENG Clive Woodward

Leon Lloyd and Martyn Wood were called up on 23 September as injury replacements for Kyran Bracken and David Rees.

Italy

Head coach: ITA Massimo Mascioletti

New Zealand

Head coach: NZL John Hart

Tonga

Head coach: TON Polutele Tuʻihalamaka

Pool C

Fiji

Head coach: NZL Brad Johnstone

Namibia

Head coach: South Africa Rudy Joubert

France

Head coach: FRA Jean-Claude Skrela

1 Fabien Galthié was called up to the squad to replace Pierre Mignoni, who suffered an injury mid-tournament.

Canada

Head coach: Ireland / Canada Patrick Parfrey

Pool D

Wales

Wales named an initial 30-man squad for the tournament in June 1999. The highlight of the selection was centre Jason Jones-Hughes, who was born in Australia, but was believed to be qualified for Wales through his father. The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) disputed Jones-Hughes' selection because he had already played for the Australian Barbarians, who were considered Australia's de facto second team. This led to a protracted legal battle over Jones-Hughes' eligibility for Wales, in which the International Rugby Board initially ruled in Australia's favour; on appeal, Wales were allowed to select Jones-Hughes, but the ARU refused to release him from his contract with New South Wales. Nevertheless, Jones-Hughes was ultimately allowed to join the Wales team and was named on the bench for the tournament opener against Argentina.

Head coach: NZL Graham Henry

Argentina

Head coaches: NZL Alex Wyllie and ARG Héctor Mendéz

Samoa

Head coach: NZL Bryan Williams

On 30 June 1999, Fosi Pala'amo was replaced by Robbie Ale due to knee medial ligament injury before the World Cup.

Japan

Head coach: JPN Seiji Hirao

Pool E

Ireland

Head coach: NZL Warren Gatland

Gordon D'Arcy replaced the injured Girvan Dempsey on 11 September 1999.

United States

Head coach: USA Jack Clark

Australia

Head coach: AUS Rod MacQueen

Romania

Head coach: ROM Mircea Paraschiv

References

(23 September 1999). "Double blow for England as Bracken and Rees are ruled out". ESPNscrum.
(29 June 1999). "Australia oppose Jones-Hughes selection".
(6 July 1999). "Jones-Hughes ineligible for Wales".
(6 September 1999). "Jones-Hughes cleared to play for Wales".
(14 September 1999). "Wales face 'World Cup forfeit'".
(26 September 1999). "Wales unchanged for World Cup opener".
(2000-06-30). "Rugby: Injury sidelines Samoan prop".
Thornley, Gerry. (11 September 1999). "Ireland are embarrassed". The Irish Times.

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