2017 Six Nations Championship squads explained

This is a list of the complete squads for the 2017 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. England are the defending champions.

Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 4 February 2017 – the tournament's opening day.

England

On 20 January, head coach Eddie Jones named a 35-man squad.^[1]

Head coach: Eddie Jones

Call-ups

On 20 February, Mako Vunipola returned to the squad following injury while Henry Slade was an addition to the team ahead of Italy.^[2]

On 28 February, Paul Hill was an addition to the training squad during the week off between Rounds 3 and 4.^[3]

On 7 March, Billy Vunipola returned to the squad following injury.^[4]

France

On 18 January 2017, Novès called up a 32-man squad in preparation for the tournament.^[5]

Head coach: Guy Novès

Call-ups

On 22 January, Henry Chavancy was called up to the squad as an injury replacement for Wesley Fofana.^[6]

On 23 January, Mathieu Bastareaud and Xavier Chiocci were called up as injury cover following injuries to Henry Chavancy and Eddy Ben Arous.^[7]

On 24 January, Christopher Tolofua was called up to the squad as an injury replacement for Camille Chat.^[8] Raphaël Lakafia also withdrew from the squad but was not replaced.

On 5 February, Gabriel Lacroix was called up to the squad to replace the injured Yann David.^[9]

On 20 February, Brice Dulin, Paul Jedrasiak, Bernard Le Roux and Charles Ollivon were called up to the squad.^[10]

On 5 March, Jonathan Danty and François Trinh-Duc were called up to the squad ahead of the round 4 clash with Italy.^[11]

On 9 March, Antoine Dupont was a late call up to the squad following an injury to Maxime Machenaud in training.^[12]

Ireland

On 23 January 2017, Joe Schmidt named a 40-man squad for the opening two rounds of the championship.^[13]

Head coach: Joe Schmidt

Call-ups

On 31 January, Ian Keatley was called up to the squad as injury cover for Johnny Sexton who was ruled out of the opening round of the Championship.^[14]

On 19 February, Quinn Roux was named in an extended squad ahead of the third round clash against France.^[15]

Italy

On 13 January 2017, head coach Conor O'Shea named a 32-man squad.^[16]

Head coach: Conor O'Shea

Call-ups

On 22 February, Michele Rizzo was named in the team to face England in round 3.^[17]

On 1 March, uncapped duo Luca Sperandio and Matteo Minozzi were called up to the squad, with Minozzi providing cover for Tommaso Allan.^[18]

Scotland

On 18 January, Vern Cotter named a 37-man squad ahead of the tournament.^[19]

Head coach: Vern Cotter

Wales

On 17 January 2017, caretaker head coach Rob Howley named a 36-man squad.^[20]

Head coach: Rob Howley (caretaker)

Notes and References

http://www.englandrugby.com/news/england-name-2017-rbs-nations-squad/ England name 2017 RBS 6 Nations squad
http://www.englandrugby.com/news/prop-vunipola-returns-england-camp/ Prop Vunipola returns to England camp
http://www.englandrugby.com/news/squad-assembles-oxford-for-training-week/ Squad assembles in Oxford for training week
http://www.englandrugby.com/news/billy-vunipola-returns-england-squad/ Billy Vunipola returns to England squad
https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/XV-de-France-Stage-de-preparation XV de France : Stage de préparation
https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/XV-de-France-Chavancy-remplace-Fofana Chavancy remplace Fofana
https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/XV-de-France-Retour-de-Chiocci-et-Bastareaud Retour de Chiocci et Bastareaud
https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/XV-de-France-Tolofua-remplace-Chat Tolofua remplace Chat
https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/XV-de-France-Gabriel-Lacroix-en-renfort XV de France : Gabriel Lacroix en renfort
https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/XV-de-France-Lakafia-remplace-Chouly Lakafia remplace Chouly
https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/XV-de-France-Le-groupe-pour-l-Italie3 XV de France : Le groupe pour l'Italie
https://www.ffr.fr/Equipes-de-France/Rugby-a-XV/XV-France/XV-de-France-La-composition-pour-l-Italie XV de France : La composition pour l’Italie
http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/38939.php#.WIYvBPmLTIU Ireland Squad Named For Opening Rounds Of RBS 6 Nations
Web site: Ireland Squad Update For Scotland Match . 2017-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202235158/http://www.irishrugby.ie/ireland/39004.php#.WJM9VFOLTIU . 2017-02-02 . dead .
http://www.irishrugby.ie/news/39131.php#.WLLc1G-LTIU 34-Man Squad Named Ahead Of France Test
http://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10223:rbs-6-nazioni-2017-oshea-annuncia-gli-azzurri-per-il-torneo&catid=252:slide&Itemid=811 RBS 6 NAZIONI 2017, O’SHEA ANNUNCIA GLI AZZURRI PER IL TORNEO
http://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10399:italia-la-formazione-che-domenica-26-febbraio-fa-visita-agli-inglesi&catid=252:slide&Itemid=811 ITALIA, LA FORMAZIONE CHE DOMENICA 26 FEBBRAIO FA VISITA AGLI INGLESI
http://www.federugby.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10422:italia-gli-azzurri-per-le-ultime-due-giornate-dellrbs-6-nazioni-2017&catid=252:slide&Itemid=811 ITALIA, GLI AZZURRI PER LE ULTIME DUE GIORNATE DELL’RBS 6 NAZIONI 2017
Web site: COTTER NAMES 37-MAN SCOTLAND SQUAD FOR 2017 RBS 6 NATIONS . 2017-01-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170126074714/http://thescotlandteam.com/2017/01/18/cotter-names-37-man-scotland-squad-2017-rbs-6-nations/ . 2017-01-26 . dead .
http://www.wru.wales/eng/news/37884.php#.WH4NsLaLQ0o WALES NAME SEVEN UNCAPPED PLAYERS