1999 Rugby World Cup squads explained

See 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: Jim Telfer

South Africa

Head coach: Nick Mallett

Spain

Head coach: Alfonso Feijoo

Uruguay

Head coach: Daniel Herrera

Pool B

England

Head coach: Clive Woodward

Leon Lloyd and Martyn Wood were called up on 23 September as injury replacements for Kyran Bracken and David Rees.[1]

Italy

Head coach: Massimo Mascioletti

New Zealand

Head coach: John Hart

Tonga

Head coach: Polutele Tuʻihalamaka

Pool C

Fiji

Head coach: Brad Johnstone

Namibia

Head coach: Rudy Joubert

France

Head coach: Jean-Claude Skrela

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

Canada

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.[2] 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;[3] on appeal, Wales were allowed to select Jones-Hughes,[4] but the ARU refused to release him from his contract with New South Wales.[5] Nevertheless, Jones-Hughes was ultimately allowed to join the Wales team and was named on the bench for the tournament opener against Argentina.[6]

Head coach: Graham Henry

Argentina

Head coaches: Alex Wyllie and Héctor Mendéz

Samoa

Head coach: Bryan Williams

Japan

Pool E

Ireland

Head coach: Warren Gatland

Gordon D'Arcy replaced the injured Girvan Dempsey on 11 September 1999.[8]

Australia

Head coach: Rod MacQueen

Romania

Head coach: Mircea Paraschiv

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Double blow for England as Bracken and Rees are ruled out. ESPNscrum. 23 September 1999. 28 August 2016.
  2. News: Australia oppose Jones-Hughes selection . BBC News . 29 June 1999 . 16 March 2024 .
  3. News: Jones-Hughes ineligible for Wales . BBC News . 6 July 1999 . 16 March 2024 .
  4. News: Jones-Hughes cleared to play for Wales . BBC News . 6 September 1999 . 16 March 2024 .
  5. News: Wales face 'World Cup forfeit' . BBC News . 14 September 1999 . 16 March 2024 .
  6. News: Wales unchanged for World Cup opener . BBC News . 26 September 1999 . 16 March 2024 .
  7. News: Rugby: Injury sidelines Samoan prop. 2000-06-30. 2019-04-25. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
  8. News: Ireland are embarrassed. Thornley. Gerry. 11 September 1999. The Irish Times.