2011 Rugby World Cup Pool B - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Pool B of the 2011 Rugby World Cup began on 10 September 2011 and was completed on 2 October. The pool was composed of the 2007 runners-up

2007 Rugby World Cup

The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...

England

England national rugby union team

The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...

, as well as the third-placed team from 2007, Argentina

Argentina national rugby union team

The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international rugby union matches. The team, which plays in sky blue and white jerseys, is organised by the Argentine Rugby Union .Argentina played its first international rugby match in 1910 against a touring British...

, and Georgia

Georgia national rugby union team

The Georgia national rugby union team represents Georgia in rugby union. The team's nickname, The Lelos, comes from lelo burti, a traditional Georgian sport with strong similarities to rugby. Lelo has been adopted as the Georgian word for "try"...

, Romania

Romania national rugby union team

The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...

and Scotland

Scotland national rugby union team

The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...

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Scotland vs Romania


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Scotland
FB	15	Chris Paterson Chris Paterson Chris Paterson is a Scotland internationalist who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Edinburgh Rugby. He is Scotland’s record cap and points holder with 109 caps and 809 points. Paterson is capable in a range of positions, including fullback, wing and fly-half. In recent years Paterson has played...
RW	14	Max Evans
OC	13	Joe Ansbro Joe Ansbro Joe Ansbro is a Scottish international professional rugby union player. He is the first player of Afro-Caribbean origin to represent Scotland at test level in history. His favoured position is centre. He is currently playing for London Irish. -Early years:Ansbro was born in Glasgow and raised near...
IC	12	Sean Lamont Sean Lamont Sean Lamont is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays at centre and on the wing. His younger brother Rory Lamont is also a Scotland international rugby union player.-Biography:...
LW	11	Simon Danielli Simon Danielli Simon Charles Jonathan Danielli is a professional rugby union player who plays on the wing for Ulster and Scotland.-Early life:...
FH	10	Ruaridh Jackson Ruaridh Jackson Ruaridh James Howard Jackson is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays professional rugby for Glasgow Warriors....
SH	9	Mike Blair Mike Blair Michael Robert Leighton Blair is a Scottish rugby union footballer.He plays professional rugby union as scrum-half for Edinburgh Rugby and represents Scotland.He attended the Edinburgh Academy....
N8	8	Richie Vernon Richie Vernon Richie Vernon is a Scotland rugby union player formerly of Glasgow Warriors. He currently plays for Sale Sharks for the 2011/12 season.Educated at the High School of Dundee....
OF	7	John Barclay
BF	6	Kelly Brown Kelly Brown (rugby player) Kelly Brown is a Scottish rugby union player, who plays for Scotland's national side, and for Saracens F.C. as a flanker.Brown made his debut for the national side on June 5, 2005, in a match against where he scored a try...
RL	5	Alastair Kellock Alastair Kellock Alastair Kellock is a rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors in the RaboDirect Pro12.Kellock's position of choice is as a Lock.... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
LL	4	Richie Gray Richie Gray (rugby player) Richie Gray is a Scottish international rugby union player currently playing for Glasgow Warriors. It was announced in November 2011 that Gray would be leaving the Warriors at the end of the current season, having agreed to sign for the Sale Sharks.A former Kelvinside Academy student, he has...
TP	3	Geoff Cross Geoff Cross Geoff Cross is a Scottish rugby union player. A prop forward, he currently plays for Edinburgh.Cross was selected for the Scotland squad for the 2009 Six Nations Championship. Sadly his debut match against Wales ended prematurely when he was sin-binned for a tackle in the air on full-back Lee...
HK	2	Ross Ford Ross Ford Ross William Ford is a professional rugby union player who plays as hooker for both Edinburgh and Scotland. He signed for Edinburgh after starting his professional career with the Border Reivers, but after the Reivers disbandment in the summer of 2007, Ford was left without a club...
LP	1	Allan Jacobsen Allan Jacobsen Allan Jacobsen is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He is a prop, nicknamed "Chunk". He plays for Edinburgh....
Replacements:
HK	16	Scott Lawson Scott Lawson Scott Lawson is a Scottish rugby union player who plays club rugby for Gloucester Rugby after moving there from Sale Sharks in September 2008, and plays internationally for . He plays as a hooker....
PR	17	Alasdair Dickinson Alasdair Dickinson Alasdair Dickinson is a Scottish rugby union footballer, who plays for Sale Sharks. He plays as a prop. He is a product of the Scottish Institute of Sport....
LK	18	Nathan Hines Nathan Hines Nathan Hines is an Australian-born Scottish rugby player. He currently plays for ASM Clermont Auvergne...
FL	19	Ross Rennie Ross Rennie Ross Rennie is a rugby union player for Edinburgh Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12. He attended the Edinburgh Academy, and his position of choice is as a Flanker....
SH	20	Chris Cusiter Chris Cusiter Christopher Peter Cusiter is a Scottish rugby union player who plays at scrum-half. Cusiter played for the British and Irish Lions in their 2005 tour of New Zealand. Originally from Aberdeen, where he attended Robert Gordon's College, he now plays for Glasgow Warriors. He left the Border Reivers...
FH	21	Dan Parks Dan Parks Daniel Arthur Parks is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Cardiff Blues as fly-half...
FB	22	Rory Lamont Rory Lamont Rory Lamont is a rugby union player who plays fullback and on the wing most recently he played for RC Toulon and currently for the Scotland. Rory is the younger brother of Sean Lamont.- Club career :...
Coach:
Andy Robinson Andy Robinson Richard Andrew 'Andy' Robinson OBE is an English rugby union coach and retired player. He is currently the head coach of Scotland.Robinson played as an openside flanker for Bath, England and the British and Irish Lions...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Romania | FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș

Iulian Dumitraş

Iulian Dumitraş is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half and as a fullback.Dumitraş played in France for Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby, Section Paloise and plays for SC Albi since 2008/09....

RW 14 Stefan Ciuntu OC 13 Csaba Gál IC 12 Ionuţ Dimofte

Ionut Dimofte

Ionuţ Dimofte is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays for the Romanian team of Baia Mare, the current Romanian champion club...

LW 11 Mădălin Lemnaru FH 10 Dănuţ Dumbravă

Danut Dumbrava

Dănuţ Dumbravă, commonly used variant of Dan Dumbravă is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half and a fullback.He currently plays for CSA Steaua Bucureşti....

SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu

Lucian Sîrbu

Lucian Sîrbu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half.Sîrbu played at Steaua Bucureşti, in Romania, until moving to Racing Métro 92, in France. He moved to AS Béziers, in 2007....

N8 8 Daniel Carpo OF 7 Ovidiu Toniţa

Ovidiu Tonita

Ovidiu Toniţa is a Romanian rugby union footballer. A former lock and presently a flanker and number 8, he plays for the French side USA Perpignan and for the Romanian national team. He is noted for his size, which is considered unusual for his position on the field...

BF 6 Mihai Macovei RL 5 Cristian Petre

Cristian Petre

Cristian Petre is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a lock for the French team of AS Béziers Hérault.He has 72 caps for Romania national rugby union team, since 2001, with 5 tries scored, 25 points in aggregate...

LL 4 Valentin Ursache

Valentin Ursache

Valentin Niculai Ursache is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a lock.Ursache played for Dinamo Bucharest, in Romania, currently playing for Aix-en-Provence, in the French Pro D2....

TP 3 Paulică Ion

Paulica Ion

Paulică Ion is a Romanian rugby union footballer. A tighthead prop, He started his career with CSA Steaua Bucureşti, before moving to Bath in 2007 and currently plays for London Irish. As of 2008, he has played 22 games for the Romanian national team, scoring a try...

HK 2 Marius Tincu

Marius Tincu

Marius Tincu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker. Since 2007, he holds dual French-Romanian citizenship....

Captain (sports)

In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field...

) LP 1 Mihaita Lazăr Replacements: HK 16 Bogdan Zebega PR 17 Silviu Florea

Silviu Florea

Silviu Florea is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a prop.He played for RC Cannes-Mandelieu, before returning to Romania, were he played for Steaua Bucharest, from 2003 to 2006, winning the title of National Champion...

LK 18 Valentin Popirlan FL 19 Stelian Burcea SH 20 Florin Surugiu CE 21 Ionel Cazan FB 22 Florin Vlaicu

Florin Vlaicu

Florin Vlaicu is a rugby union footballer who plays for Bucureşti Rugby in European club competition and for Romania internationally. Vlaicu plays mainly at wing and made his international debut in 2006 as a substitute against Ukraine...

Coach:

Romeo Gontineac

Romeo Stefan Gontineac is a former Romanian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre....

Man of the Match:

Marius Tincu

Marius Tincu

Marius Tincu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker. Since 2007, he holds dual French-Romanian citizenship....

(Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

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Touch judges:

Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

Tim Hayes (Wales

Welsh Rugby Union

The Welsh Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board.The union's patron is Queen Elizabeth II, and her grandson Prince William of Wales became the Vice Royal Patron of the Welsh Rugby Union as of February 2007.-History:The roots of the...

)

Television match official:

Shaun Veldsman (South Africa

South African Rugby Union

The South African Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board...

)

Argentina vs England


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Argentina
FB	15	Martín Rodríguez Martín Rodríguez (rugby union) Martín Rodríguez Gurruchaga is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently with the Paris Top 14 club Stade Français. He plays in the both the fullback and centre position. His test debut for Argentina was against England at Twickenham in November 2009...
RW	14	Horacio Agulla Horacio Agulla Horacio Agulla is an Argentine rugby union player, who represents Leicester Tigers at club level, and has played for Argentina's national side. Agulla plays as a winger. He also attended St...
OC	13	Gonzalo Tiesi Gonzalo Tiesi Gonzalo Tiesi is an Argentina rugby union footballer. He used to play for Harlequins in the English Guinness Premiership. He now plays for Stade Francais in the French Top 14. Tiesi has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is in the centres.Tiesi formerly...
IC	12	Santiago Fernández Santiago Fernández (rugby union) Santiago Fernández is an Argentine rugby footballer currently playing for Montpellier after previously playing for amateur side Hindu Club, although he was paid by the Argentine Rugby Union as one of their better home-based players...
LW	11	Gonzalo Camacho Gonzalo Camacho Gonzalo Oscar Camacho is a rugby union footballer, who plays for Exeter Chiefs and Argentina on the wing. Gonzalo signed for Devon side Exeter Chiefs on 15 June 2011-External links:...
FH	10	Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
SH	9	Nicolás Vergallo Nicolás Vergallo Nicolás Vergallo is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays at scrum-half and has represented the Argentina national rugby union team. He plays for Stade Toulousain after signing from Dax.-External links:* at scrum.com...
N8	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Toulon in the French Top 14, having moved from Sale Sharks in England's Guinness Premiership. He previously played for Liceo Naval, and has represented Argentina...
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón Juan Manuel Leguizamón Juan Manuel Leguizamón is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He used to play for the London Irish club in the English league Guinness Premiership. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Stade Français due to a perceived lack of game time. He has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas...
BF	6	Julio Farías Cabello Julio Farías Cabello Julio Farías Cabello is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a lock or flanker. He made his debut against France, coming on as a replacement. He was then selected to start the game against Ireland the next week....
RL	5	Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also represented the national Argentina team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. His usual position is at...
LL	4	Manuel Carizza Manuel Carizza Manuel Carizza is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for French club Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 competition. He previously played for the Argentine club Jockey Club de Rosario. He has also played for the Argentina national team...
TP	3	Juan Figallo Juan Figallo Juan Figallo is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays prop for his club, Montpellier. He has also represented the Argentina national rugby union team.Juan was named "Player of Pool B" at the 2011 Rugby World Cup....
HK	2	Mario Ledesma Mario Ledesma Mario Ledesma Arocena is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition. He also previously played for another French club, Castres Olympique, Narbonne and Curupaytí club in Argentina...
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero, also known as "RoRo" , is an Argentinian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Français in the national domestic competition of France, the Top 14. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership from 2002 to 2004...
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy Agustín Creevy Agustín Creevy is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a hooker, but has also played flanker and was selected for the 2010 June tests against Scotland. His test debut for Argentina was in 2005 when he played against Japan in Buenos Aires. He is also a Montpellier Herault RC...
PR	17	Martín Scelzo Martín Scelzo Martín Alejandro Scelzo is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He usually plays as a prop...
LK	18	Mariano Galarza Mariano Galarza Mariano Galarza is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays lock for the Irish club Leinster Rugby. His former club was Universitarios de La Plata, in Argentina....
FL	19	Alejandro Campos Alejandro Campos Alejandro Tomas Campos is an Argentine rugby union player who plays at flanker or number eight in the Top 14, for Agen. He has also represented Argentina.-External links:* at uar.com.ar...
SH	20	Alfredo Lalanne Alfredo Lalanne Alfredo Lalanne is an Argentine scrum-half who plays for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.Lalanne was born in Buenos Aires, where he attended the Los Molinos School. The San Isidro Club was his rugby 'home' through his teens and early twenties...
CE	21	Marcelo Bosch Marcelo Bosch Marcelo Bosch is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Biarritz Olympique club in the French league Top 14. He also plays for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is flyhalf, but he can also play at centre or full-back.-References:...
WG	22	Juan José Imhoff Juan José Imhoff Juan José Imhoff is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a winger. He was part of the Pampas XV at the 2011 Vodacom Cup in South Africa and was also part of the Argentine squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He currently plays for Racing Metro 92 in the Top 14.-External links:**...
Coach:
Santiago Phelan Santiago Phelan Santiago Phelan is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position was flanker....

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> England | FB 15 Ben Foden

Ben Foden

Benjamin Foden is a rugby union footballer who plays for Northampton Saints and England. He plays at fullback or scrum-half, but can also operate on the wing...

RW 14 Chris Ashton

Chris Ashton

Chris Ashton is an English rugby union player who has represented England in both Rugby League and Rugby Union...

OC 13 Manu Tuilagi

Manu Tuilagi

Manu Samoa Tuilagi is a Samoan born British professional rugby union player who currently plays for Aviva Premiership side Leicester Tigers...

IC 12 Mike Tindall

Mike Tindall

Michael James Tindall, MBE is an English rugby player who plays outside centre for Gloucester Rugby and has captained the England team...

Captain (sports)

) LW 11 Delon Armitage

Delon Armitage

Delon Anthony Armitage is a rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for London Irish and England. He also occasionally plays centre and often does place kicking, mainly from a distance or if the regular kicker is unable to take it.From 1996 to 2002, Armitage lived in...

FH 10 Jonny Wilkinson

Jonny Wilkinson

Jonathan Peter "Jonny" Wilkinson OBE is an English rugby union player and member of the England national team. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world’s best rugby players...

SH 9 Richard Wigglesworth N8 8 Nick Easter

Nick Easter

Nick Easter is a rugby union rugby player who plays at No. 8 or Flanker for Harlequins and England.He is the brother of Sale Sharks player Mark Easter and the nephew of author Anne Easter Smith. His father John, played squash professionally and reached number 1 in Britain and No.9 in the world...

OF 7 James Haskell

James Haskell

James Haskell is an English professional Rugby Union player who currently plays for the Top League team Ricoh Black Rams in Japan and internationally for England.-Career:...

BF 6 Tom Croft

Tom Croft

Tom Croft, born 7 November 1985 in Basingstoke, England, is a rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership.-Background:Croft's best position is blindside flanker, but he can fill in at openside flanker , and lock...

RL 5 Courtney Lawes

Courtney Lawes

Courtney Lawes is a professional rugby player for Northampton Saints, who play in the Aviva Premiership. Lawes is a versatile player, equally at home in the second and back rows. Indeed, he is the very epitome of the modern rugby forward, more akin to a basketball player thanks to an athletic...

LL 4 Louis Deacon

Louis Deacon

Louis Deacon is an English rugby union footballer. He is a lock.His playing career started as an eight year old, playing with Wigston, before joining Syston. He later joined Syston and as a Ratcliffe College student represented the Midlands county and both the England 16 Group and U18 Group School...

TP 3 Dan Cole HK 2 Steve Thompson LP 1 Andrew Sheridan

Andrew Sheridan

Andrew Sheridan is an English rugby union player and musician, who plays loosehead prop for Sale Sharks.Sheridan is tall, which is unusually tall for a prop, and weighs...

Replacements: HK 16 Dylan Hartley

Dylan Hartley

Dylan Hartley is an English, New Zealand born rugby union footballer who plays at hooker for Northampton Saints, and England.-Early career:Hartley was born in New Zealand, but qualifies to play for England through his English mother...

PR 17 Matt Stevens LK 18 Tom Palmer FL 19 Tom Wood

Tom Wood (rugby union)

Tom Wood is an English rugby union player for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership.He plays as flanker but can also play at number eight....

SH 20 Ben Youngs

Ben Youngs

Benjamin Ryder Youngs is an English rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Leicester Tigers and England.-Background:...

FH 21 Toby Flood

Toby Flood

Tobias Gerald Albert Lieven "Toby" Flood is an English rugby union player. He currently plays at fly half or inside centre for Leicester Tigers, having signed from Newcastle Falcons, and England.-Background:...

WG 22 Matt Banahan

Matt Banahan

Matthew Andrew Banahan is a Jerseyman who plays rugby union for Bath in the Aviva Premiership and England in international rugby union...

Team Manager:

Martin Johnson

Man of the Match:

Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe

Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe

Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Toulon in the French Top 14, having moved from Sale Sharks in England's Guinness Premiership. He previously played for Liceo Naval, and has represented Argentina...

(Argentina)

Touch judges:

Romain Poite

Romain Poite

Romain Poite is a French rugby union international referee. He made his World Cup debut in 2007 during the match between Ireland and Namibia. He also officiated during three games in the 2009 Six Nations Championship. He refereed his first Six Nations match in 2010.-Notes and references:...

(France)

Simon McDowell (Ireland

Irish Rugby Football Union

The Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played...

)

Television match official:

Matt Goddard (Australia

Australian Rugby Union

The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory...

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Scotland vs Georgia


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Scotland
FB	15	Rory Lamont Rory Lamont Rory Lamont is a rugby union player who plays fullback and on the wing most recently he played for RC Toulon and currently for the Scotland. Rory is the younger brother of Sean Lamont.- Club career :...
RW	14	Max Evans
OC	13	Nick De Luca Nick De Luca Nick De Luca is a Scottish internationalist professional rugby union player. He currently plays club rugby for Edinburgh Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12.-Club rugby:...
IC	12	Graeme Morrison Graeme Morrison Graeme The Scythe Morrison is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays for Glasgow Warriors as a Centre....
LW	11	Sean Lamont Sean Lamont Sean Lamont is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays at centre and on the wing. His younger brother Rory Lamont is also a Scotland international rugby union player.-Biography:...
FH	10	Dan Parks Dan Parks Daniel Arthur Parks is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Cardiff Blues as fly-half...
SH	9	Rory Lawson Rory Lawson Rory Lawson is a Scottish international rugby union player who currently plays for Gloucester Rugby as a Scrum Half. He attended Dollar Academy where he captained the school's 1st XV. After a number of years playing amateur rugby for Heriots he then took a professional contract with Edinburgh... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
N8	8	Kelly Brown
OF	7	Ross Rennie Ross Rennie Ross Rennie is a rugby union player for Edinburgh Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12. He attended the Edinburgh Academy, and his position of choice is as a Flanker....
BF	6	Alasdair Strokosch Alasdair Strokosch Alasdair Strokosch is a Scottish rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby. He plays as a flanker.Strokosch started his professional career with Edinburgh Rugby...
RL	5	Jim Hamilton
LL	4	Nathan Hines Nathan Hines Nathan Hines is an Australian-born Scottish rugby player. He currently plays for ASM Clermont Auvergne...
TP	3	Euan Murray Euan Murray Euan Murray is a Scottish rugby union footballer, formerly playing for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership competition before joining Newcastle Falcons. He has also played for the Scotland national team. He was a part of their 2007 Six Nations squad, and scored a try in their final game...
HK	2	Ross Ford Ross Ford Ross William Ford is a professional rugby union player who plays as hooker for both Edinburgh and Scotland. He signed for Edinburgh after starting his professional career with the Border Reivers, but after the Reivers disbandment in the summer of 2007, Ford was left without a club...
LP	1	Allan Jacobsen Allan Jacobsen Allan Jacobsen is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He is a prop, nicknamed "Chunk". He plays for Edinburgh....
Replacements:
HK	16	Dougie Hall Dougie Hall Douglas William Hugh Hall is a Rugby Union Footballer playing at Hooker for the Glasgow Warriors and Scotland.Born in Dingwall he was educated at Glenalmond College in Perthshire and it was playing for them he was first scouted. He debuted for Scotland in the second-half defeat against Wales at the...
PR	17	Geoff Cross Geoff Cross Geoff Cross is a Scottish rugby union player. A prop forward, he currently plays for Edinburgh.Cross was selected for the Scotland squad for the 2009 Six Nations Championship. Sadly his debut match against Wales ended prematurely when he was sin-binned for a tackle in the air on full-back Lee...
PR	18	Alasdair Dickinson Alasdair Dickinson Alasdair Dickinson is a Scottish rugby union footballer, who plays for Sale Sharks. He plays as a prop. He is a product of the Scottish Institute of Sport....
LK	19	Richie Gray Richie Gray (rugby player) Richie Gray is a Scottish international rugby union player currently playing for Glasgow Warriors. It was announced in November 2011 that Gray would be leaving the Warriors at the end of the current season, having agreed to sign for the Sale Sharks.A former Kelvinside Academy student, he has...
N8	20	Richie Vernon Richie Vernon Richie Vernon is a Scotland rugby union player formerly of Glasgow Warriors. He currently plays for Sale Sharks for the 2011/12 season.Educated at the High School of Dundee....
SH	21	Chris Cusiter Chris Cusiter Christopher Peter Cusiter is a Scottish rugby union player who plays at scrum-half. Cusiter played for the British and Irish Lions in their 2005 tour of New Zealand. Originally from Aberdeen, where he attended Robert Gordon's College, he now plays for Glasgow Warriors. He left the Border Reivers...
FB	22	Chris Paterson Chris Paterson Chris Paterson is a Scotland internationalist who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Edinburgh Rugby. He is Scotland’s record cap and points holder with 109 caps and 809 points. Paterson is capable in a range of positions, including fullback, wing and fly-half. In recent years Paterson has played...
Coach:
Andy Robinson Andy Robinson Richard Andrew 'Andy' Robinson OBE is an English rugby union coach and retired player. He is currently the head coach of Scotland.Robinson played as an openside flanker for Bath, England and the British and Irish Lions...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Georgia | FB 15 Revaz Gigauri RW 14 Irakli Machkhaneli OC 13 David Kacharava IC 12 Tedo Zibzibadze LW 11 Alexander Todua FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili

Merab Kvirikashvili

Merab Kvirikashvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He made his debut for Georgia in 2003, and was selected for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Playing at scrum-half and fly-half he has played 21 times for his country and scored 65 points. He often has the goal kicking duties for his team...

SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze

Irakli Abuseridze

Irakli Abuseridze is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half. Abuseridze is currently the captain of the Georgia national rugby union team....

Captain (sports)

) N8 8 Dimitri Basilaia OF 7 Mamuka Gorgodze

Mamuka Gorgodze

Mamuka Gorgodze is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby competition, the Top 14, for the Montpellier Hérault club. He joined Montpellier in 2005. His usual position is lock or number eight.Gorgodze is also an international player for the...

BF 6 Shalva Sutiashvili RL 5 Vakhtang Maisuradze LL 4 Levan Datunashvili

Levan Datunashvili

Levan Datunahsvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.-Career:Datunahsvili currently plays for Aurillac, in France. He was selected for the Georgia side that entered the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals...

TP 3 Davit Zirakashvili

Davit Zirakashvili

Davit Zirakashvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby league, the Top 14, for ASM Clermont Auvergne club. He previously played for another French club, RC Aubenas....

HK 2 Jaba Bregvadze LP 1 Davit Khinchagishvili Replacements: HK 16 Akvsenti Giorgadze

Akvsenti Giorgadze

Akvsent Guiorgadze , is a Georgian rugby union player, who plays club rugby for the Castres Olympique in France, and for the Georgian national team. Guiorgadze plays as a hooker. Guiorgadze made his debut for Georgia on April 12, 1996, in a match against...

PR 17 Davit Kubriashvili LK 18 Giorgi Chkhaidze FL 19 Viktor Kolelishvili SH 20 Bidzina Samkharadze FH 21 Lasha Khmaladze FB 22 Malkhaz Urjukashvili

Malkhaz Urjukashvili

Malkhaz Urjukashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.He moved to France, where he has been playing in Stade Toulousain, RC Nîmes, US Tours, in 2003, RC Cannes-Mandelieu, from 2003/04 to 2006/07, in the Fédérale 2, Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne, from 2007/08 to 2008/09, in...

Coach:

Richard Dixon

Man of the Match:

Kelly Brown (Scotland)

Touch judges:

Simon McDowell (Ireland

Irish Rugby Football Union

)

Tim Hayes (Wales

Welsh Rugby Union

)

Television match official:

Shaun Veldsman (South Africa

South African Rugby Union

The South African Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board...

)

Argentina vs Romania


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Argentina
FB	15	Lucas González Amorosino Lucas González Amorosino Lucas González Amorosino is an Argentine rugby union player who plays wing or fullback for French club Montpellier after signing from English club Leicester Tigers in 2011....
RW	14	Gonzalo Camacho Gonzalo Camacho Gonzalo Oscar Camacho is a rugby union footballer, who plays for Exeter Chiefs and Argentina on the wing. Gonzalo signed for Devon side Exeter Chiefs on 15 June 2011-External links:...
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch Marcelo Bosch Marcelo Bosch is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Biarritz Olympique club in the French league Top 14. He also plays for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is flyhalf, but he can also play at centre or full-back.-References:...
IC	12	Martin Rodríguez Martín Rodríguez (rugby union) Martín Rodríguez Gurruchaga is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently with the Paris Top 14 club Stade Français. He plays in the both the fullback and centre position. His test debut for Argentina was against England at Twickenham in November 2009...
LW	11	Horacio Agulla Horacio Agulla Horacio Agulla is an Argentine rugby union player, who represents Leicester Tigers at club level, and has played for Argentina's national side. Agulla plays as a winger. He also attended St...
FH	10	Santiago Fernández Santiago Fernández (rugby union) Santiago Fernández is an Argentine rugby footballer currently playing for Montpellier after previously playing for amateur side Hindu Club, although he was paid by the Argentine Rugby Union as one of their better home-based players...
SH	9	Nicolás Vergallo Nicolás Vergallo Nicolás Vergallo is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays at scrum-half and has represented the Argentina national rugby union team. He plays for Stade Toulousain after signing from Dax.-External links:* at scrum.com...
N8	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Toulon in the French Top 14, having moved from Sale Sharks in England's Guinness Premiership. He previously played for Liceo Naval, and has represented Argentina... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón Juan Manuel Leguizamón Juan Manuel Leguizamón is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He used to play for the London Irish club in the English league Guinness Premiership. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Stade Français due to a perceived lack of game time. He has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas...
BF	6	Julio Farías Cabello Julio Farías Cabello Julio Farías Cabello is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a lock or flanker. He made his debut against France, coming on as a replacement. He was then selected to start the game against Ireland the next week....
RL	5	Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also represented the national Argentina team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. His usual position is at...
LL	4	Manuel Carizza Manuel Carizza Manuel Carizza is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for French club Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 competition. He previously played for the Argentine club Jockey Club de Rosario. He has also played for the Argentina national team...
TP	3	Juan Figallo Juan Figallo Juan Figallo is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays prop for his club, Montpellier. He has also represented the Argentina national rugby union team.Juan was named "Player of Pool B" at the 2011 Rugby World Cup....
HK	2	Mario Ledesma Mario Ledesma Mario Ledesma Arocena is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition. He also previously played for another French club, Castres Olympique, Narbonne and Curupaytí club in Argentina...
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero, also known as "RoRo" , is an Argentinian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Français in the national domestic competition of France, the Top 14. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership from 2002 to 2004...
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy Agustín Creevy Agustín Creevy is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a hooker, but has also played flanker and was selected for the 2010 June tests against Scotland. His test debut for Argentina was in 2005 when he played against Japan in Buenos Aires. He is also a Montpellier Herault RC...
PR	17	Martín Scelzo Martín Scelzo Martín Alejandro Scelzo is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He usually plays as a prop...
LK	18	Mariano Galarza Mariano Galarza Mariano Galarza is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays lock for the Irish club Leinster Rugby. His former club was Universitarios de La Plata, in Argentina....
FL	19	Genaro Fessia Genaro Fessia Genaro Fessia is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays flank. Fessia's debut match for his country was in 2005 when he played against Canada. He was also selected to represent Argentina for the incoming June 2010 tours against France and Scotland. Fessia has played most of his rugby for...
SH	20	Alfredo Lalanne Alfredo Lalanne Alfredo Lalanne is an Argentine scrum-half who plays for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.Lalanne was born in Buenos Aires, where he attended the Los Molinos School. The San Isidro Club was his rugby 'home' through his teens and early twenties...
FH	21	Nicolás Sánchez
WG	22	Juan José Imhoff Juan José Imhoff Juan José Imhoff is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a winger. He was part of the Pampas XV at the 2011 Vodacom Cup in South Africa and was also part of the Argentine squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He currently plays for Racing Metro 92 in the Top 14.-External links:**...
Coach:
Santiago Phelan Santiago Phelan Santiago Phelan is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position was flanker....

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Romania | FB 15 Iulian Dumitraș

Iulian Dumitraş

RW 14 Madalin Lemnaru OC 13 Minya Csaba Gál

Minya Csaba Gál

Minya Csaba Gál is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre.Gál first played at U Cluj, moving to Dinamo Bucharest, in 2004, where he still develops. He also plays internationally for Bucureşti Oaks at the European Challenge Cup.He was selected for the Romania squad that entered the...

IC 12 Constantin Gheară LW 11 Ionel Cazan FH 10 Ionuț Dimofte

Ionut Dimofte

Ionuţ Dimofte is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays for the Romanian team of Baia Mare, the current Romanian champion club...

SH 9 Florin Surugiu N8 8 Daniel Carpo OF 7 Ovidiu Tonita

Ovidiu Tonita

BF 6 Mihai Macovei RL 5 Cristian Petre

Cristian Petre

LL 4 Valentin Ursache

Valentin Ursache

Valentin Niculai Ursache is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a lock.Ursache played for Dinamo Bucharest, in Romania, currently playing for Aix-en-Provence, in the French Pro D2....

TP 3 Paulică Ion

Paulica Ion

HK 2 Marius Tincu

Marius Tincu

Marius Tincu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker. Since 2007, he holds dual French-Romanian citizenship....

Captain (sports)

) LP 1 Mihăiță Lazăr Replacements: HK 16 Bogdan Zebega PR 17 Silviu Florea

Silviu Florea

LK 18 Valentin Popîrlan FL 19 Daniel Ianuș SH 20 Valentin Calafeteanu

Valentin Calafeteanu

Valentin Niculae Calafeteanu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. His position on the field is scrum-half...

FH 21 Dănuț Dumbravă

Danut Dumbrava

Dănuţ Dumbravă, commonly used variant of Dan Dumbravă is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half and a fullback.He currently plays for CSA Steaua Bucureşti....

FB 22 Florin Vlaicu

Florin Vlaicu

Coach:

Romeo Gontineac

Romeo Stefan Gontineac is a former Romanian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre....

Man of the Match:

Lucas González Amorosino

Lucas González Amorosino

Lucas González Amorosino is an Argentine rugby union player who plays wing or fullback for French club Montpellier after signing from English club Leicester Tigers in 2011....

(Argentina)

Touch judges:

Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan (rugby)

Jonathan Isaac Kaplan , is a full-time international rugby union referee and currently holds the record for the most international matches as referee.-Background:...

(South Africa

South African Rugby Union

The South African Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board...

)

Simon McDowell (Ireland

Irish Rugby Football Union

)

Television match official:

Shaun Veldsman (South Africa

South African Rugby Union

The South African Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board...

)

England vs Georgia


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	England
FB	15	Ben Foden Ben Foden Benjamin Foden is a rugby union footballer who plays for Northampton Saints and England. He plays at fullback or scrum-half, but can also operate on the wing...
RW	14	Chris Ashton Chris Ashton Chris Ashton is an English rugby union player who has represented England in both Rugby League and Rugby Union...
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi Manu Tuilagi Manu Samoa Tuilagi is a Samoan born British professional rugby union player who currently plays for Aviva Premiership side Leicester Tigers...
IC	12	Shontayne Hape Shontayne Hape Shontayne Hape is a New Zealand-born rugby footballer, a dual-code rugby international. He plays rugby union at centre for London Irish and England. He has also previously played rugby league for the Bradford Bulls in Super League and New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League...
LW	11	Delon Armitage Delon Armitage Delon Anthony Armitage is a rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for London Irish and England. He also occasionally plays centre and often does place kicking, mainly from a distance or if the regular kicker is unable to take it.From 1996 to 2002, Armitage lived in...
FH	10	Toby Flood Toby Flood Tobias Gerald Albert Lieven "Toby" Flood is an English rugby union player. He currently plays at fly half or inside centre for Leicester Tigers, having signed from Newcastle Falcons, and England.-Background:...
SH	9	Ben Youngs Ben Youngs Benjamin Ryder Youngs is an English rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Leicester Tigers and England.-Background:...
N8	8	Nick Easter Nick Easter Nick Easter is a rugby union rugby player who plays at No. 8 or Flanker for Harlequins and England.He is the brother of Sale Sharks player Mark Easter and the nephew of author Anne Easter Smith. His father John, played squash professionally and reached number 1 in Britain and No.9 in the world...
OF	7	Lewis Moody Lewis Moody Lewis Walton Moody MBE is an English rugby union rugby player who currently plays for Bath Rugby and was part of the 2003 World Cup winning side. He is renowned for his commitment to the physical aspects of the game.... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
BF	6	Tom Wood Tom Wood (rugby union) Tom Wood is an English rugby union player for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership.He plays as flanker but can also play at number eight....
RL	5	Tom Palmer
LL	4	Simon Shaw Simon Shaw Simon Dalton Shaw MBE is an English rugby union player who plays at lock for Toulon and England.-Biography:...
TP	3	Dan Cole
HK	2	Dylan Hartley Dylan Hartley Dylan Hartley is an English, New Zealand born rugby union footballer who plays at hooker for Northampton Saints, and England.-Early career:Hartley was born in New Zealand, but qualifies to play for England through his English mother...
LP	1	Matt Stevens
Replacements:
HK	16	Steve Thompson
PR	17	Alex Corbisiero Alex Corbisiero Alex Corbisiero is a rugby union player who plays at prop for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.-Biography:...
FL	18	Tom Croft Tom Croft Tom Croft, born 7 November 1985 in Basingstoke, England, is a rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership.-Background:Croft's best position is blindside flanker, but he can fill in at openside flanker , and lock...
FL	19	James Haskell James Haskell James Haskell is an English professional Rugby Union player who currently plays for the Top League team Ricoh Black Rams in Japan and internationally for England.-Career:...
SH	20	Joe Simpson Joe Simpson (rugby player born 1988) Joe Simpson is a rugby union player who plays scrum half for London Wasps and the England national rugby union team.- Biography :Simpson was born in Australia to a New Zealand mother and English father, both rugby enthusiasts...
FH	21	Jonny Wilkinson Jonny Wilkinson Jonathan Peter "Jonny" Wilkinson OBE is an English rugby union player and member of the England national team. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world’s best rugby players...
WG	22	Matt Banahan Matt Banahan Matthew Andrew Banahan is a Jerseyman who plays rugby union for Bath in the Aviva Premiership and England in international rugby union...
Coach:
Martin Johnson

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Georgia | FB 15 Revaz Gigauri RW 14 Irakli Machkhaneli OC 13 Davit Kacharava IC 12 Tedo Zibzibadze LW 11 Alexander Todua FH 10 Merab Kvirikashvili

Merab Kvirikashvili

SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze

Irakli Abuseridze

Irakli Abuseridze is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half. Abuseridze is currently the captain of the Georgia national rugby union team....

Captain (sports)

) N8 8 Dimitri Basilaia OF 7 Mamuka Gorgodze

Mamuka Gorgodze

BF 6 Shalva Sutiashvili RL 5 Vakhtang Maisuradze LL 4 Ilia Zedginidze TP 3 Davit Kubriashvili HK 2 Jaba Bregvadze LP 1 Davit Khinchagishvili Replacements: HK 16 Goderdzi Shvelidze

Goderdzi Shvelidze

Goderdzi Shvelidze is a Georgian rugby union player. He played at prop for the Georgian Army club and Georgia. He is now playing his club rugby in France for Montpellier. One of the only current rugby players to have two of his fingers bitten off during a match.He has been capped 62 times and...

PR 17 Davit Zirakashvili

Davit Zirakashvili

LK 18 Levan Datunashvili

Levan Datunashvili

FL 19 Giorgi Chkhaidze SH 20 Bidzina Samkharadze FL 21 Givi Berishvili FH 22 Lasha Khmaladze Coach:

Richard Dixon

Man of the Match:

Mamuka Gorgodze

Mamuka Gorgodze

(Georgia)

Touch judges:

Steve Walsh (Australia

Australian Rugby Union

)

Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Television match official:

Shaun Veldsman (South Africa

South African Rugby Union

The South African Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board...

)

England vs Romania


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	England
FB	15	Ben Foden Ben Foden Benjamin Foden is a rugby union footballer who plays for Northampton Saints and England. He plays at fullback or scrum-half, but can also operate on the wing...
RW	14	Chris Ashton Chris Ashton Chris Ashton is an English rugby union player who has represented England in both Rugby League and Rugby Union...
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi Manu Tuilagi Manu Samoa Tuilagi is a Samoan born British professional rugby union player who currently plays for Aviva Premiership side Leicester Tigers...
IC	12	Mike Tindall Mike Tindall Michael James Tindall, MBE is an English rugby player who plays outside centre for Gloucester Rugby and has captained the England team...
LW	11	Mark Cueto Mark Cueto Mark John "Frank" Cueto is an English international rugby union player. He plays on the wing for Sale Sharks and England.-Biography:...
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson Jonny Wilkinson Jonathan Peter "Jonny" Wilkinson OBE is an English rugby union player and member of the England national team. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world’s best rugby players...
SH	9	Ben Youngs Ben Youngs Benjamin Ryder Youngs is an English rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Leicester Tigers and England.-Background:...
N8	8	James Haskell James Haskell James Haskell is an English professional Rugby Union player who currently plays for the Top League team Ricoh Black Rams in Japan and internationally for England.-Career:...
OF	7	Lewis Moody Lewis Moody Lewis Walton Moody MBE is an English rugby union rugby player who currently plays for Bath Rugby and was part of the 2003 World Cup winning side. He is renowned for his commitment to the physical aspects of the game.... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
BF	6	Tom Croft Tom Croft Tom Croft, born 7 November 1985 in Basingstoke, England, is a rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership.-Background:Croft's best position is blindside flanker, but he can fill in at openside flanker , and lock...
RL	5	Tom Palmer
LL	4	Louis Deacon Louis Deacon Louis Deacon is an English rugby union footballer. He is a lock.His playing career started as an eight year old, playing with Wigston, before joining Syston. He later joined Syston and as a Ratcliffe College student represented the Midlands county and both the England 16 Group and U18 Group School...
TP	3	Dan Cole
HK	2	Steve Thompson
LP	1	Alex Corbisiero Alex Corbisiero Alex Corbisiero is a rugby union player who plays at prop for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.-Biography:...
Replacements:
HK	16	Lee Mears Lee Mears Lee Mears is an English rugby union footballer, who plays hooker at Bath.-Early years:Mears first started playing rugby for the Torquay Athletic mini team. Then after playing at Paignton College, he went to Colston's School and came under the guidance of Andy Robinson and Alan Martinovic. He has...
PR	17	David Wilson
LK	18	Simon Shaw Simon Shaw Simon Dalton Shaw MBE is an English rugby union player who plays at lock for Toulon and England.-Biography:...
FL	19	Tom Wood Tom Wood (rugby union) Tom Wood is an English rugby union player for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership.He plays as flanker but can also play at number eight....
SH	20	Richard Wigglesworth
FH	21	Toby Flood Toby Flood Tobias Gerald Albert Lieven "Toby" Flood is an English rugby union player. He currently plays at fly half or inside centre for Leicester Tigers, having signed from Newcastle Falcons, and England.-Background:...
FB	22	Delon Armitage Delon Armitage Delon Anthony Armitage is a rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for London Irish and England. He also occasionally plays centre and often does place kicking, mainly from a distance or if the regular kicker is unable to take it.From 1996 to 2002, Armitage lived in...
Coach:
Martin Johnson

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Romania | FB 15 Florin Vlaicu

Florin Vlaicu

RW 14 Stefan Ciuntu OC 13 Ionel Cazan IC 12 Iulian Dumitraș

Iulian Dumitraş

LW 11 Adrian Apostol FH 10 Dănuţ Dumbravă

Danut Dumbrava

Dănuţ Dumbravă, commonly used variant of Dan Dumbravă is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half and a fullback.He currently plays for CSA Steaua Bucureşti....

SH 9 Lucian Sîrbu

Lucian Sîrbu

N8 8 Ovidiu Toniţa

Ovidiu Tonita

OF 7 Cosmin Raţiu

Cosmin Raţiu

Cosmin Aurel Raţiu is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a lock and as a flanker.He played for Dinamo Bucharest until moving to Stade Montois, in France, for the season of 2006/07....

BF 6 Stelian Burcea RL 5 Cristian Petre

Cristian Petre

Captain (sports)

) LL 4 Valentin Popirlan TP 3 Silviu Florea

Silviu Florea

HK 2 Bogdan Zebega LP 1 Nicolae Nere Replacements: HK 16 Marius Tincu

Marius Tincu

Marius Tincu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker. Since 2007, he holds dual French-Romanian citizenship....

PR 17 Paulică Ion

Paulica Ion

FL 18 Mihai Macovei FL 19 Daniel Ianus SH 20 Valentin Calafeteanu

Valentin Calafeteanu

Valentin Niculae Calafeteanu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. His position on the field is scrum-half...

CE 21 Csaba Gál WG 22 Cătălin Nicolae

Cătălin Nicolae

Cătălin Nicolae is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing.Nicolae played for CSA Steaua Bucureşti , but now plays for Farul Constanţa....

Coach:

Romeo Gontineac

Romeo Stefan Gontineac is a former Romanian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre....

Man of the Match:

Mark Cueto

Mark Cueto

Mark John "Frank" Cueto is an English international rugby union player. He plays on the wing for Sale Sharks and England.-Biography:...

(England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

)

Touch judges:

Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan

Jonathan Kaplan is an American film producer and director.Kaplan was born in Paris, France. He is the son of film composer Sol Kaplan and actress Frances Heflin; the nephew of actor Van Heflin. He is the brother of actresses Nora Heflin and Mady Kaplan...

(South Africa

South African Rugby Board

The South African Rugby Board was the rugby union governing body of white South Africans between 1889 and 1992. The governing of white and coloured rugby union was handled separately during South Africa under Apartheid....

)

Simon McDowell (Ireland

Irish Rugby Football Union

)

Television match official:

Shaun Veldsman (South Africa

South African Rugby Union

The South African Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board...

)

Argentina vs Scotland


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Argentina
FB	15	Martín Rodríguez Martín Rodríguez (rugby union) Martín Rodríguez Gurruchaga is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently with the Paris Top 14 club Stade Français. He plays in the both the fullback and centre position. His test debut for Argentina was against England at Twickenham in November 2009...
RW	14	Gonzalo Camacho Gonzalo Camacho Gonzalo Oscar Camacho is a rugby union footballer, who plays for Exeter Chiefs and Argentina on the wing. Gonzalo signed for Devon side Exeter Chiefs on 15 June 2011-External links:...
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch Marcelo Bosch Marcelo Bosch is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Biarritz Olympique club in the French league Top 14. He also plays for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is flyhalf, but he can also play at centre or full-back.-References:...
IC	12	Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
LW	11	Horacio Agulla Horacio Agulla Horacio Agulla is an Argentine rugby union player, who represents Leicester Tigers at club level, and has played for Argentina's national side. Agulla plays as a winger. He also attended St...
FH	10	Santiago Fernández Santiago Fernández (rugby union) Santiago Fernández is an Argentine rugby footballer currently playing for Montpellier after previously playing for amateur side Hindu Club, although he was paid by the Argentine Rugby Union as one of their better home-based players...
SH	9	Nicolás Vergallo Nicolás Vergallo Nicolás Vergallo is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays at scrum-half and has represented the Argentina national rugby union team. He plays for Stade Toulousain after signing from Dax.-External links:* at scrum.com...
N8	8	Juan Martín Fernandez Lobbe Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Toulon in the French Top 14, having moved from Sale Sharks in England's Guinness Premiership. He previously played for Liceo Naval, and has represented Argentina...
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón Juan Manuel Leguizamón Juan Manuel Leguizamón is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He used to play for the London Irish club in the English league Guinness Premiership. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Stade Français due to a perceived lack of game time. He has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas...
BF	6	Julio Farías Cabello Julio Farías Cabello Julio Farías Cabello is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a lock or flanker. He made his debut against France, coming on as a replacement. He was then selected to start the game against Ireland the next week....
RL	5	Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also represented the national Argentina team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. His usual position is at...
LL	4	Manuel Carizza Manuel Carizza Manuel Carizza is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for French club Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 competition. He previously played for the Argentine club Jockey Club de Rosario. He has also played for the Argentina national team...
TP	3	Juan Figallo Juan Figallo Juan Figallo is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays prop for his club, Montpellier. He has also represented the Argentina national rugby union team.Juan was named "Player of Pool B" at the 2011 Rugby World Cup....
HK	2	Mario Ledesma Mario Ledesma Mario Ledesma Arocena is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition. He also previously played for another French club, Castres Olympique, Narbonne and Curupaytí club in Argentina...
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero Rodrigo Roncero, also known as "RoRo" , is an Argentinian rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Français in the national domestic competition of France, the Top 14. He has also played for Gloucester Rugby in the Guinness Premiership from 2002 to 2004...
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy Agustín Creevy Agustín Creevy is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a hooker, but has also played flanker and was selected for the 2010 June tests against Scotland. His test debut for Argentina was in 2005 when he played against Japan in Buenos Aires. He is also a Montpellier Herault RC...
PR	17	Martín Scelzo Martín Scelzo Martín Alejandro Scelzo is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He usually plays as a prop...
LK	18	Mariano Galarza Mariano Galarza Mariano Galarza is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays lock for the Irish club Leinster Rugby. His former club was Universitarios de La Plata, in Argentina....
FL	19	Genaro Fessia Genaro Fessia Genaro Fessia is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays flank. Fessia's debut match for his country was in 2005 when he played against Canada. He was also selected to represent Argentina for the incoming June 2010 tours against France and Scotland. Fessia has played most of his rugby for...
SH	20	Alfredo Lalanne Alfredo Lalanne Alfredo Lalanne is an Argentine scrum-half who plays for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.Lalanne was born in Buenos Aires, where he attended the Los Molinos School. The San Isidro Club was his rugby 'home' through his teens and early twenties...
FB	21	Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino Lucas González Amorosino Lucas González Amorosino is an Argentine rugby union player who plays wing or fullback for French club Montpellier after signing from English club Leicester Tigers in 2011....
WG	22	Juan José Imhoff Juan José Imhoff Juan José Imhoff is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a winger. He was part of the Pampas XV at the 2011 Vodacom Cup in South Africa and was also part of the Argentine squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He currently plays for Racing Metro 92 in the Top 14.-External links:**...
Coach:
Santiago Phelan Santiago Phelan Santiago Phelan is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position was flanker....

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Scotland | FB 15 Chris Paterson

Chris Paterson

Chris Paterson is a Scotland internationalist who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Edinburgh Rugby. He is Scotland’s record cap and points holder with 109 caps and 809 points. Paterson is capable in a range of positions, including fullback, wing and fly-half. In recent years Paterson has played...

RW 14 Max Evans

Max Evans

Maxwell "Max" Evans is a fictional character created by Melinda Metz for the young adults book series Roswell High and adapted by Jason Katims for the 1999-2002 American science fiction television series Roswell...

OC 13 Nick De Luca

Nick De Luca

Nick De Luca is a Scottish internationalist professional rugby union player. He currently plays club rugby for Edinburgh Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12.-Club rugby:...

IC 12 Graeme Morrison

Graeme Morrison

Graeme The Scythe Morrison is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays for Glasgow Warriors as a Centre....

LW 11 Sean Lamont

Sean Lamont

Sean Lamont is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays at centre and on the wing. His younger brother Rory Lamont is also a Scotland international rugby union player.-Biography:...

FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson

Ruaridh Jackson

Ruaridh James Howard Jackson is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays professional rugby for Glasgow Warriors....

SH 9 Rory Lawson

Rory Lawson

Rory Lawson is a Scottish international rugby union player who currently plays for Gloucester Rugby as a Scrum Half. He attended Dollar Academy where he captained the school's 1st XV. After a number of years playing amateur rugby for Heriots he then took a professional contract with Edinburgh...

Captain (sports)

) N8 8 Kelly Brown OF 7 John Barclay BF 6 Ally Strokosch

Alasdair Strokosch

Alasdair Strokosch is a Scottish rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby. He plays as a flanker.Strokosch started his professional career with Edinburgh Rugby...

RL 5 Jim Hamilton LL 4 Richie Gray

Richie Gray

Richie Gray is a former Scottish rugby player, and television presenter.Gray fronted STV's coverage of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and also presented STV's weekly programme, Scotsport Rugby Sunday, with all the latest news and highlights, including footage of Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors, club...

TP 3 Geoff Cross

Geoff Cross

Geoff Cross is a Scottish rugby union player. A prop forward, he currently plays for Edinburgh.Cross was selected for the Scotland squad for the 2009 Six Nations Championship. Sadly his debut match against Wales ended prematurely when he was sin-binned for a tackle in the air on full-back Lee...

HK 2 Ross Ford

Ross Ford

Ross William Ford is a professional rugby union player who plays as hooker for both Edinburgh and Scotland. He signed for Edinburgh after starting his professional career with the Border Reivers, but after the Reivers disbandment in the summer of 2007, Ford was left without a club...

LP 1 Allan Jacobsen

Allan Jacobsen

Allan Jacobsen is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He is a prop, nicknamed "Chunk". He plays for Edinburgh....

Replacements: HK 16 Dougie Hall

Dougie Hall

Douglas William Hugh Hall is a Rugby Union Footballer playing at Hooker for the Glasgow Warriors and Scotland.Born in Dingwall he was educated at Glenalmond College in Perthshire and it was playing for them he was first scouted. He debuted for Scotland in the second-half defeat against Wales at the...

PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson

Alasdair Dickinson

Alasdair Dickinson is a Scottish rugby union footballer, who plays for Sale Sharks. He plays as a prop. He is a product of the Scottish Institute of Sport....

LK 18 Nathan Hines

Nathan Hines

Nathan Hines is an Australian-born Scottish rugby player. He currently plays for ASM Clermont Auvergne...

N8 19 Richie Vernon

Richie Vernon

Richie Vernon is a Scotland rugby union player formerly of Glasgow Warriors. He currently plays for Sale Sharks for the 2011/12 season.Educated at the High School of Dundee....

SH 20 Mike Blair

Mike Blair

Michael Robert Leighton Blair is a Scottish rugby union footballer.He plays professional rugby union as scrum-half for Edinburgh Rugby and represents Scotland.He attended the Edinburgh Academy....

FH 21 Dan Parks

Dan Parks

Daniel Arthur Parks is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Cardiff Blues as fly-half...

WG 22 Simon Danielli

Simon Danielli

Simon Charles Jonathan Danielli is a professional rugby union player who plays on the wing for Ulster and Scotland.-Early life:...

Coach:

Andy Robinson

Richard Andrew 'Andy' Robinson OBE is an English rugby union coach and retired player. He is currently the head coach of Scotland.Robinson played as an openside flanker for Bath, England and the British and Irish Lions...

Man of the Match:

Ruaridh Jackson

Ruaridh Jackson

Ruaridh James Howard Jackson is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays professional rugby for Glasgow Warriors....

(Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

)

Touch judges:

Nigel Owens

Nigel Owens

Nigel Owens is a Welsh international rugby union referee. He is an international and Heineken Cup referee and was the only Welsh referee at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France....

(Wales

Welsh Rugby Union

)

Chris Pollock (New Zealand)

Television match official:

Shaun Veldsman (South Africa

South African Rugby Union

The South African Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in South Africa and is affiliated to the International Rugby Board...

)

Georgia vs Romania


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Georgia
FB	15	Lasha Khmaladze
RW	14	Revaz Gigauri
OC	13	David Kacharava
IC	12	Tedo Zibzibadze
LW	11	Alexander Todua
FH	10	Merab Kvirikashvili Merab Kvirikashvili Merab Kvirikashvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He made his debut for Georgia in 2003, and was selected for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Playing at scrum-half and fly-half he has played 21 times for his country and scored 65 points. He often has the goal kicking duties for his team...
SH	9	Irakli Abuseridze Irakli Abuseridze Irakli Abuseridze is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half. Abuseridze is currently the captain of the Georgia national rugby union team.... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
N8	8	Dimitri Basilaia
OF	7	Mamuka Gorgodze Mamuka Gorgodze Mamuka Gorgodze is a Georgian rugby union footballer, currently playing in the top French professional rugby competition, the Top 14, for the Montpellier Hérault club. He joined Montpellier in 2005. His usual position is lock or number eight.Gorgodze is also an international player for the...
BF	6	Giorgi Chkhaidze
RL	5	Vakhtang Maisuradze
LL	4	Ilia Zedginidze
TP	3	David Zirakashvili
HK	2	Jaba Bregvadze
LP	1	David Khinchagishvili
Replacements:
HK	16	Goderdzi Shvelidze Goderdzi Shvelidze Goderdzi Shvelidze is a Georgian rugby union player. He played at prop for the Georgian Army club and Georgia. He is now playing his club rugby in France for Montpellier. One of the only current rugby players to have two of his fingers bitten off during a match.He has been capped 62 times and...
PR	17	Vasil Kakovin
LK	18	Levan Datunashvili Levan Datunashvili Levan Datunahsvili is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.-Career:Datunahsvili currently plays for Aurillac, in France. He was selected for the Georgia side that entered the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals...
FL	19	Givi Berishvili
SH	20	Bidzina Samkharadze
WG	21	Irakli Chkhikvadze Irakli Chkhikvadze Irakli Chkhikvadze is a Georgian rugby union and former rugby league player currently playing for RC AIA Kutaisi in the Georgia Championship competition....
FB	22	Malkhaz Urjukashvili Malkhaz Urjukashvili Malkhaz Urjukashvili is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as a wing.He moved to France, where he has been playing in Stade Toulousain, RC Nîmes, US Tours, in 2003, RC Cannes-Mandelieu, from 2003/04 to 2006/07, in the Fédérale 2, Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne, from 2007/08 to 2008/09, in...
Coach:
Richard Dixon

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Romania | FB 15 Iulian Dumitras

Iulian Dumitraş

RW 14 Stefan Ciuntu OC 13 Minya Csaba Gál

Minya Csaba Gál

IC 12 Ionuț Dimofte

Ionut Dimofte

Ionuţ Dimofte is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays for the Romanian team of Baia Mare, the current Romanian champion club...

LW 11 Madalin Lemnaru FH 10 Dănuț Dumbravă

Danut Dumbrava

Dănuţ Dumbravă, commonly used variant of Dan Dumbravă is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half and a fullback.He currently plays for CSA Steaua Bucureşti....

SH 9 Florin Surugiu N8 8 Daniel Carpo OF 7 Ovidiu Tonita

Ovidiu Tonita

BF 6 Mihai Macovei RL 5 Cristian Petre

Cristian Petre

LL 4 Valentin Ursache

Valentin Ursache

Valentin Niculai Ursache is a Romanian rugby union player. He plays as a lock.Ursache played for Dinamo Bucharest, in Romania, currently playing for Aix-en-Provence, in the French Pro D2....

TP 3 Paulică Ion

Paulica Ion

HK 2 Marius Tincu

Marius Tincu

Marius Tincu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker. Since 2007, he holds dual French-Romanian citizenship....

Captain (sports)

) LP 1 Mihăiță Lazăr Replacements: HK 16 Bogdan Zebega PR 17 Silviu Florea

Silviu Florea

LK 18 Valentin Popîrlan FL 19 Daniel Ianuș SH 20 Valentin Calafeteanu

Valentin Calafeteanu

Valentin Niculae Calafeteanu is a Romanian rugby union footballer. His position on the field is scrum-half...

CE 21 Constantin Gheară FB 22 Florin Vlaicu

Florin Vlaicu

Coach:

Romeo Gontineac

Romeo Stefan Gontineac is a former Romanian rugby union player and a current coach. He played as a centre....

Man of the Match:

Mamuka Gorgodze

Mamuka Gorgodze

(Georgia)

Touch judges:

Romain Poite

Romain Poite

(France)

Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

Television match official:

Giulio De Santis (Italy)

England vs Scotland


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	England
FB	15	Ben Foden Ben Foden Benjamin Foden is a rugby union footballer who plays for Northampton Saints and England. He plays at fullback or scrum-half, but can also operate on the wing...
RW	14	Chris Ashton Chris Ashton Chris Ashton is an English rugby union player who has represented England in both Rugby League and Rugby Union...
OC	13	Manu Tuilagi Manu Tuilagi Manu Samoa Tuilagi is a Samoan born British professional rugby union player who currently plays for Aviva Premiership side Leicester Tigers...
IC	12	Mike Tindall Mike Tindall Michael James Tindall, MBE is an English rugby player who plays outside centre for Gloucester Rugby and has captained the England team...
LW	11	Delon Armitage Delon Armitage Delon Anthony Armitage is a rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for London Irish and England. He also occasionally plays centre and often does place kicking, mainly from a distance or if the regular kicker is unable to take it.From 1996 to 2002, Armitage lived in...
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson Jonny Wilkinson Jonathan Peter "Jonny" Wilkinson OBE is an English rugby union player and member of the England national team. Wilkinson rose to acclaim from 2001 to 2003, before and during the 2003 Rugby World Cup and was acknowledged as one of the world’s best rugby players...
SH	9	Ben Youngs Ben Youngs Benjamin Ryder Youngs is an English rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Leicester Tigers and England.-Background:...
N8	8	James Haskell James Haskell James Haskell is an English professional Rugby Union player who currently plays for the Top League team Ricoh Black Rams in Japan and internationally for England.-Career:...
OF	7	Lewis Moody Lewis Moody Lewis Walton Moody MBE is an English rugby union rugby player who currently plays for Bath Rugby and was part of the 2003 World Cup winning side. He is renowned for his commitment to the physical aspects of the game.... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
BF	6	Tom Croft Tom Croft Tom Croft, born 7 November 1985 in Basingstoke, England, is a rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership.-Background:Croft's best position is blindside flanker, but he can fill in at openside flanker , and lock...
RL	5	Courtney Lawes Courtney Lawes Courtney Lawes is a professional rugby player for Northampton Saints, who play in the Aviva Premiership. Lawes is a versatile player, equally at home in the second and back rows. Indeed, he is the very epitome of the modern rugby forward, more akin to a basketball player thanks to an athletic...
LL	4	Louis Deacon Louis Deacon Louis Deacon is an English rugby union footballer. He is a lock.His playing career started as an eight year old, playing with Wigston, before joining Syston. He later joined Syston and as a Ratcliffe College student represented the Midlands county and both the England 16 Group and U18 Group School...
TP	3	Dan Cole Dan Cole (rugby union) Dan Cole is an English rugby union player who plays at prop for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership.-Club career:Cole's first team début came in the October 2007 EDF Energy Cup pool match against Bath...
HK	2	Steve Thompson
LP	1	Matt Stevens
Replacements:
HK	16	Dylan Hartley Dylan Hartley Dylan Hartley is an English, New Zealand born rugby union footballer who plays at hooker for Northampton Saints, and England.-Early career:Hartley was born in New Zealand, but qualifies to play for England through his English mother...
PR	17	Alex Corbisiero Alex Corbisiero Alex Corbisiero is a rugby union player who plays at prop for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.-Biography:...
LK	18	Tom Palmer
N8	19	Nick Easter Nick Easter Nick Easter is a rugby union rugby player who plays at No. 8 or Flanker for Harlequins and England.He is the brother of Sale Sharks player Mark Easter and the nephew of author Anne Easter Smith. His father John, played squash professionally and reached number 1 in Britain and No.9 in the world...
SH	20	Richard Wigglesworth
FH	21	Toby Flood Toby Flood Tobias Gerald Albert Lieven "Toby" Flood is an English rugby union player. He currently plays at fly half or inside centre for Leicester Tigers, having signed from Newcastle Falcons, and England.-Background:...
WG	22	Matt Banahan Matt Banahan Matthew Andrew Banahan is a Jerseyman who plays rugby union for Bath in the Aviva Premiership and England in international rugby union...
Coach:
Martin Johnson

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Scotland | FB 15 Chris Paterson

Chris Paterson

RW 14 Max Evans OC 13 Joe Ansbro

Joe Ansbro

Joe Ansbro is a Scottish international professional rugby union player. He is the first player of Afro-Caribbean origin to represent Scotland at test level in history. His favoured position is centre. He is currently playing for London Irish. -Early years:Ansbro was born in Glasgow and raised near...

IC 12 Sean Lamont

Sean Lamont

Sean Lamont is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays at centre and on the wing. His younger brother Rory Lamont is also a Scotland international rugby union player.-Biography:...

LW 11 Simon Danielli

Simon Danielli

Simon Charles Jonathan Danielli is a professional rugby union player who plays on the wing for Ulster and Scotland.-Early life:...

FH 10 Ruaridh Jackson

Ruaridh Jackson

Ruaridh James Howard Jackson is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays professional rugby for Glasgow Warriors....

SH 9 Mike Blair

Mike Blair

Michael Robert Leighton Blair is a Scottish rugby union footballer.He plays professional rugby union as scrum-half for Edinburgh Rugby and represents Scotland.He attended the Edinburgh Academy....

N8 8 Richie Vernon

Richie Vernon

Richie Vernon is a Scotland rugby union player formerly of Glasgow Warriors. He currently plays for Sale Sharks for the 2011/12 season.Educated at the High School of Dundee....

OF 7 John Barclay BF 6 Ally Strokosch

Alasdair Strokosch

RL 5 Alastair Kellock

Alastair Kellock

Alastair Kellock is a rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors in the RaboDirect Pro12.Kellock's position of choice is as a Lock....

Captain (sports)

) LL 4 Richie Gray TP 3 Euan Murray

Euan Murray

Euan Murray is a Scottish rugby union footballer, formerly playing for Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership competition before joining Newcastle Falcons. He has also played for the Scotland national team. He was a part of their 2007 Six Nations squad, and scored a try in their final game...

HK 2 Ross Ford

Ross Ford

LP 1 Allan Jacobsen

Allan Jacobsen

Allan Jacobsen is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He is a prop, nicknamed "Chunk". He plays for Edinburgh....

Replacements: HK 16 Scott Lawson

Scott Lawson

Scott Lawson is a Scottish rugby union player who plays club rugby for Gloucester Rugby after moving there from Sale Sharks in September 2008, and plays internationally for . He plays as a hooker....

PR 17 Alasdair Dickinson

Alasdair Dickinson

Alasdair Dickinson is a Scottish rugby union footballer, who plays for Sale Sharks. He plays as a prop. He is a product of the Scottish Institute of Sport....

LK 18 Nathan Hines

Nathan Hines

Nathan Hines is an Australian-born Scottish rugby player. He currently plays for ASM Clermont Auvergne...

FL 19 Ross Rennie

Ross Rennie

Ross Rennie is a rugby union player for Edinburgh Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12. He attended the Edinburgh Academy, and his position of choice is as a Flanker....

SH 20 Chris Cusiter

Chris Cusiter

Christopher Peter Cusiter is a Scottish rugby union player who plays at scrum-half. Cusiter played for the British and Irish Lions in their 2005 tour of New Zealand. Originally from Aberdeen, where he attended Robert Gordon's College, he now plays for Glasgow Warriors. He left the Border Reivers...

FH 21 Dan Parks

Dan Parks

Daniel Arthur Parks is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Cardiff Blues as fly-half...

CE 22 Nick de Luca

Nick De Luca

Nick De Luca is a Scottish internationalist professional rugby union player. He currently plays club rugby for Edinburgh Rugby in the RaboDirect Pro12.-Club rugby:...

Coach:

Andy Robinson

Man of the Match:

Dan Parks

Dan Parks

Daniel Arthur Parks is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays for RaboDirect Pro12 side Cardiff Blues as fly-half...

(Scotland)

Touch judges:

Nigel Owens

Nigel Owens

Nigel Owens is a Welsh international rugby union referee. He is an international and Heineken Cup referee and was the only Welsh referee at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France....

(Wales

Welsh Rugby Union

)

Jérôme Garcès (France)

Television match official:

Tim Hayes (Wales

Welsh Rugby Union

)

Argentina vs Georgia


style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	Argentina
FB	15	Lucas González Amorosino Lucas González Amorosino Lucas González Amorosino is an Argentine rugby union player who plays wing or fullback for French club Montpellier after signing from English club Leicester Tigers in 2011....
RW	14	Horacio Agulla Horacio Agulla Horacio Agulla is an Argentine rugby union player, who represents Leicester Tigers at club level, and has played for Argentina's national side. Agulla plays as a winger. He also attended St...
OC	13	Marcelo Bosch Marcelo Bosch Marcelo Bosch is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Biarritz Olympique club in the French league Top 14. He also plays for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas. His usual position is flyhalf, but he can also play at centre or full-back.-References:...
IC	12	Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine rugby union footballer. A fly-half and centre, he currently plays for Stade Francais of the French Top 14; he made his debut for the club in November 2009 after recovering from a torn ACL suffered in a 2008–09 Heineken Cup match with his previous club, Magners... (c Captain (sports) In team sports, a captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field... )
LW	11	Juan José Imhoff Juan José Imhoff Juan José Imhoff is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays as a winger. He was part of the Pampas XV at the 2011 Vodacom Cup in South Africa and was also part of the Argentine squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He currently plays for Racing Metro 92 in the Top 14.-External links:**...
FH	10	Santiago Fernández Santiago Fernández (rugby union) Santiago Fernández is an Argentine rugby footballer currently playing for Montpellier after previously playing for amateur side Hindu Club, although he was paid by the Argentine Rugby Union as one of their better home-based players...
SH	9	Nicolás Vergallo Nicolás Vergallo Nicolás Vergallo is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays at scrum-half and has represented the Argentina national rugby union team. He plays for Stade Toulousain after signing from Dax.-External links:* at scrum.com...
N8	8	Leonardo Senatore Leonardo Senatore Leonardo Senatore is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a number eight or flanker. He made his debut against Uruguay...
OF	7	Juan Manuel Leguizamón Juan Manuel Leguizamón Juan Manuel Leguizamón is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He used to play for the London Irish club in the English league Guinness Premiership. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Stade Français due to a perceived lack of game time. He has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas...
BF	6	Julio Farías Cabello Julio Farías Cabello Julio Farías Cabello is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a lock or flanker. He made his debut against France, coming on as a replacement. He was then selected to start the game against Ireland the next week....
RL	5	Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete Patricio Albacete is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for Stade Toulousain in the top level of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He has also represented the national Argentina team, including being a part of their 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. His usual position is at...
LL	4	Mariano Galarza Mariano Galarza Mariano Galarza is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays lock for the Irish club Leinster Rugby. His former club was Universitarios de La Plata, in Argentina....
TP	3	Juan Figallo Juan Figallo Juan Figallo is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays prop for his club, Montpellier. He has also represented the Argentina national rugby union team.Juan was named "Player of Pool B" at the 2011 Rugby World Cup....
HK	2	Mario Ledesma Mario Ledesma Mario Ledesma Arocena is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne in the Top 14 competition. He also previously played for another French club, Castres Olympique, Narbonne and Curupaytí club in Argentina...
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza Marcos Ayerza Marcos Ayerza is an Argentine rugby union footballer who plays loose-head prop for an English club, the Leicester Tigers.-Club career:...
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy Agustín Creevy Agustín Creevy is an Argentine rugby union player. He plays as a hooker, but has also played flanker and was selected for the 2010 June tests against Scotland. His test debut for Argentina was in 2005 when he played against Japan in Buenos Aires. He is also a Montpellier Herault RC...
PR	17	Martín Scelzo Martín Scelzo Martín Alejandro Scelzo is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently playing for ASM Clermont Auvergne in the top division of French rugby, the Top 14 competition. He usually plays as a prop...
LK	18	Tomas Vallejos
FL	19	Genaro Fessia Genaro Fessia Genaro Fessia is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays flank. Fessia's debut match for his country was in 2005 when he played against Canada. He was also selected to represent Argentina for the incoming June 2010 tours against France and Scotland. Fessia has played most of his rugby for...
SH	20	Alfredo Lalanne Alfredo Lalanne Alfredo Lalanne is an Argentine scrum-half who plays for London Irish in the Aviva Premiership.Lalanne was born in Buenos Aires, where he attended the Los Molinos School. The San Isidro Club was his rugby 'home' through his teens and early twenties...
WG	21	Agustin Gosio Agustin Gosio Agustín Gosio is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He plays in the wing and centre position. He plays in Newman Club and he forms part of Pampas XV during 2010 and 2011 vodacom cups. In May 2010 he was selected in a squad of over 40 players to represent Argentina during Scotland's two test...
CE	22	Martín Rodríguez Martín Rodríguez (rugby union) Martín Rodríguez Gurruchaga is an Argentine rugby union footballer, currently with the Paris Top 14 club Stade Français. He plays in the both the fullback and centre position. His test debut for Argentina was against England at Twickenham in November 2009...
Coach:
Santiago Phelan Santiago Phelan Santiago Phelan is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer. His usual position was flanker....

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> Georgia | FB 15 Malkhaz Urjukashvili

Malkhaz Urjukashvili

RW 14 Lekso Gugava OC 13 David Kacharava IC 12 Tedo Zibzibadze LW 11 Alexander Todua FH 10 Lasha Khmaladze SH 9 Irakli Abuseridze

Irakli Abuseridze

Irakli Abuseridze is a Georgian rugby union footballer. He plays as a scrum-half. Abuseridze is currently the captain of the Georgia national rugby union team....

Captain (sports)

) N8 8 Mamuka Gorgodze

Mamuka Gorgodze

OF 7 Viktor Kolelishvili BF 6 Giorgi Chkhaidze RL 5 Vakhtang Maisuradze LL 4 Levan Datunashvili

Levan Datunashvili

TP 3 David Kubriashvili HK 2 Akvsenti Giorgadze

Akvsenti Giorgadze

LP 1 Vasil Kakovin Replacements: HK 16 Jaba Bregvadze PR 17 Goderdzi Shvelidze

Goderdzi Shvelidze

LK 18 Ilia Zedginidze FL 19 Giorgi Nemsadze

Giorgi Nemsadze

Giorgi Nemsadze is a Georgian rugby union player. He plays as lock/flanker for Montauban and the Georgian national side.-Notes:...

SH 20 Bidzina Samkharadze FH 21 Merab Kvirikashvili

Merab Kvirikashvili

FH 22 Lasha Malaguradze Coach:

Richard Dixon

Man of the Match:

Juan Manuel Leguizamón

Juan Manuel Leguizamón

Juan Manuel Leguizamón is an Argentine rugby union footballer. He used to play for the London Irish club in the English league Guinness Premiership. In the summer of 2008 he signed for Stade Français due to a perceived lack of game time. He has also played for the Argentina national team, Los Pumas...

(Argentina)

Touch judges:

Dave Pearson

Dave Pearson (rugby)

Dave Pearson is an English rugby union referee. He is on the International Rugby Board's list of 17 international referees for the 2009/10 season. Pearson officiated the first test match between Argentina and Scotland in June 2010. David Pearson also refereed France V Ireland in the 2011 six...

(England

Rugby Football Union

The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...

)

Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

Television match official:

Giulio De Santis (Italy)

External links

Pool B at rugbyworldcup.com

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