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:

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

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

Head coach: / Patrick Parfrey

Pool D

Wales

Wales named an initial 30-man squad for the tournament in June 1999. The highlight of the selection was centre Jason Jones-Hughes, who was born in Australia, but was believed to be qualified for Wales through his father. The

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(ARU) disputed Jones-Hughes' selection because he had already played for the Australian Barbarians, who were considered Australia's ''de facto'' second team. This led to a protracted legal battle over Jones-Hughes' eligibility for Wales, in which the

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initially ruled in Australia's favour; on appeal, Wales were allowed to select Jones-Hughes, but the ARU refused to release him from his contract with

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. Nevertheless, Jones-Hughes was ultimately allowed to join the Wales team and was named on the bench for the tournament opener against Argentina. Head coach: Graham Henry

Argentina

Head coaches: Alex Wyllie and Héctor Mendéz

Samoa

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

Japan

Head coach: Seiji Hirao

Pool E

Ireland

Head coach: Warren Gatland Gordon D'Arcy replaced the injured Girvan Dempsey on 11 September 1999.

United States

Head coach: Jack Clark

Australia

Head coach: Rod MacQueen

Romania

Head coach: Mircea Paraschiv

References

External links

Rugby World Cup – 1999 Tournament
International Rugby Board

SA Web

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