World Cup 2008

Squads

Note that average ages are calculated based on exact age. For example, if a player is halfway between 24 and 25, their age is regarded as 24.5 in the average. The ages and previous appearance numbers are also based on the date of the first game played in the tournament (25/10/2008).

Australia
Player Age App T G FG Pts
BOYD, Darius 21 1 - - - -
CAMPESE, Terry 24 1 - - - -
CIVONICEVA, Petero 32 4 - - - -
FITZGIBBON, Craig 31 3 - - - -
FOLAU, Israel 19 5 2 - - 8
GALLEN, Paul 27 5 1 - - 4
GIDLEY, Kurt 26 1 - - - -
HUNT, Karmichael 21 4 - - - -
INGLIS, Greg 21 4 6 - - 24
KITE, Brent 27 5 - - - -
LAFFRANCHI, Anthony 27 4 2 - - 8
LOCKYER, Darren 31 4 2 - - 8
MONAGHAN, Joel 26 5 4 - - 16
PERRY, Josh 27 3 - - - -
PRICE, Steve 34 4 - - - -
PRINCE, Scott 28 2 2 8 - 24
SLATER, Billy 25 4 7 - - 28
SMITH, Cameron 25 5 - 1 - 2
STEWART, Glenn 24 4 - - - -
TATE, Brent 26 4 2 - - 8
THURSTON, Johnathan 25 4 3 19 - 50
TUPOU, Anthony 25 5 1 - - 4
WATMOUGH, Anthony 25 2 - - - -
WILLIAMS, David 22 2 4 - - 16
Averages 26.32 3.54 1.50 1.17 0.00 8.33
Totals (24 players) 85 36 28 0 200

England
Player Age App T G FG Pts
BURROW, Rob 26 4 2 3 - 14
CALDERWOOD, Mark 27 3 - - - -
ELLIS, Gareth 27 4 - - - -
FA'ASAVALU, Maurie 28 2 - - - -
GARDNER, Ade 25 3 2 - - 8
GLEESON, Martin 28 4 3 - - 12
GRAHAM, James 23 3 - - - -
HIGHAM, Mick 28 2 1 - - 4
HOCK, Gareth 25 3 - - - -
JONES-BUCHANAN, Jamie 27 1 - - - -
LANGLEY, Jamie 24 1 - - - -
McGUIRE, Danny 25 3 2 - - 8
MORLEY, Adrian 31 4 - - - -
PEACOCK, Jamie 30 4 1 - - 4
PRYCE, Leon 27 3 - - - -
PURDHAM, Robert 28 2 - 4 - 8
ROBY, James 22 3 1 - - 4
SENIOR, Keith 31 4 - - - -
SINFIELD, Kevin 28 3 - 4 - 8
SMITH, Lee 22 2 3 - - 12
SYKES, Paul 27 1 - - - -
WELLENS, Paul 28 4 - - - -
WESTWOOD, Ben 27 2 - - - -
WILKIN, Jon 24 3 - - - -
Averages 27.01 2.83 0.63 0.46 0.00 3.42
Totals (24 players) 68 15 11 0 82

Fiji
Player Age App T G FG Pts
BRADLEY-QALILAWA, Nick 28 4 - - - -
BUKUYA, Jayson 19 4 2 - - 8
DIVAVESI, Iowane 28 2 1 - - 4
GROOM, Aaron 21 4 - - - -
HAYNE, Jarryd 20 4 3 - - 12
KOROI, Sevanaia 28 4 - - - -
MACILAI, Jone 25 1 - - - -
MILLARD, Daryl 23 3 - - - -
NAIQAMA, Wes 26 4 1 14 - 32
NAUQE TANI, Kaliova 23 2 - - - -
NOILEA, Alipate 25 3 - - - -
SADRAU, Osea 22 4 - - - -
SIMS, Ashton 23 4 - - - -
STORER, James 26 3 - - - -
SUKANAVEITA, Waisale 24 4 - - - -
TADULALA, Semi 30 4 2 - - 8
TORA, Semisi 29 4 1 - - 4
UATE, Akuila 21 4 5 - - 20
VONOMATEIRATU, Ilisoni 26 4 - - - -
WESELE, Jone 26 2 - - - -
Averages 25.16 3.40 0.75 0.70 0.00 4.40
Totals (20 players) 68 15 14 0 88

France
Player Age App T G FG Pts
ANSELME, Éric 29 2 - - - -
BAILE, Jean-Philippe 21 1 - - - -
BORLIN, Jean-Christophe 31 1 - - - -
BOSC, Thomas 25 3 - 8 - 16
CARRASCO, Laurent 32 2 - - - -
CASTY, Rémi 23 2 - - - -
ELIMA, Olivier 25 3 - - - -
FAKIR, Jamal 26 3 - - - -
FELLOUS, Adel 30 2 - - - -
GRÉSÈQUE, Maxime 27 2 - - - -
GRIFFI, Mathieu 25 1 - - - -
GUISSET, Jérôme 30 3 3 - - 12
MOLY, Christophe 26 3 1 - - 4
MOUNIS, Grégory 23 3 - - - -
MURPHY, Justin 29 2 - - - -
PELO, Dimitri 23 2 - - - -
PLANAS, Sebastien 24 1 1 - - 4
RAGUIN, Sébastien 29 3 1 - - 4
RINALDI, Julien 29 1 - - - -
SADAOUI, Teddy 25 3 - - - -
TAYLOR, Jared 27 3 1 - - 4
WILSON, John 30 3 2 - - 8
WYNNE, James 32 2 - - - -
Averages 27.48 2.22 0.39 0.35 0.00 2.26
Totals (23 players) 51 9 8 0 52

Ireland
Player Age App T G FG Pts
BESWICK, Bob 23 3 - - - -
BLANCH, Damien 25 3 5 - - 20
CASSIDY, Mick 35 1 - - - -
CORCORAN, Ged 25 1 - - - -
DORAN, Lee 26 3 - - - -
FINN, Liam 24 3 1 - - 4
FINNIGAN, Simon 26 3 1 - - 4
FITZPATRICK, Karl 28 3 - - - -
GLEESON, Sean 20 3 1 - - 4
GRIX, Scott 24 3 1 - - 4
HAGGERTY, Gareth 27 3 - - - -
HARRISON, Ben 20 3 - - - -
KERR, Wayne 24 1 - - - -
LITTLER, Stuart 29 3 - - - -
McILORUM, Mike 20 3 - - - -
O'CARROLL, Eamon 21 3 - - - -
PLATT, Michael 24 3 1 - - 4
RICHARDS, Pat 26 3 3 8 - 28
TANDY, Ryan 27 3 - - - -
Averages 25.53 2.68 0.68 0.42 0.00 3.58
Totals (19 players) 51 13 8 0 68

New Zealand
Player Age App T G FG Pts
BLAIR, Adam 22 5 2 - - 8
CAYLESS, Nathan 30 4 - - - -
EASTWOOD, Greg 21 5 1 - - 4
FA'ALOGO, David 28 4 1 - - 4
FIEN, Nathan 29 5 1 - - 4
HALATAU, Dene 25 1 - - - -
HARRISON, Bronson 23 3 1 - - 4
HOHAIA, Lance 25 5 3 - - 16
INU, Krisnan 21 1 - 6 - 12
KIDWELL, David 31 1 - - - -
LEULUAI, Thomas 23 5 - - - -
LUKE, Issac 21 4 1 6 - 16
MANNERING, Simon 22 5 2 - - 8
MANU, Sika 21 3 1 - - 4
MARSHALL, Benji 23 5 2 3 - 14
MATAI, Steve 24 2 - 1 - 2
NIGHTINGALE, Jason 22 1 1 - - 4
PERRETT, Sam 23 4 3 - - 12
RAPIRA, Sam 21 4 - - - -
ROPATI, Jerome 23 5 4 - - 16
SA, Setaimata 21 2 - - - -
SMITH, Jeremy 28 5 1 4 - 12
TUIMAVAVE, Evarn 24 1 - - - -
VATUVEI, Manu 22 5 4 - - 16
Averages 24.33 3.54 1.17 0.83 0.00 6.50
Totals (24 players) 85 28 20 0 156

Papua New Guinea
Player Age App T G FG Pts
AITON, Paul 23 3 1 - - 4
AIZUE, Makali 30 2 - - - -
ASTON, Jay 20 1 - - - -
CHAN, Jason 24 3 1 - - 4
COSTIGAN, Neville 23 3 - - - -
EXTON, Trevor 26 3 - - - -
GENE, Stanley 34 3 - - - -
GRIFFIN, Rod 21 3 1 - - 4
KEPPA, George 23 2 2 - - 8
KOLO, Nickson - 1 - - - -
KUI, Anton - 1 - - - -
MAORI, Tu'u 19 3 - - - -
MEAD, David 19 3 - - - -
MONI, George - 2 - - - -
NANDYE, Jessie Joe 23 3 - - - -
NIGHTINGALE, James 22 3 - - - -
PETERS, Keith 22 3 - - - -
PORA, Rodney 27 1 - - - -
PRIOR, Kevin 28 1 - - - -
SLAIN, Nico 25 1 - - - -
WABO, Charlie 25 2 - - - -
WILSHERE, John 30 3 - 5 - 10
YERE, Menzie 25 1 1 - - 4
Averages 25.00* 2.22 0.26 0.22 0.00 1.48
Totals (23 players) 51 6 5 0 34

Samoa
Player Age App T G FG Pts
CARMONT, George 30 3 2 - - 8
HANSEN, Harrison 22 3 - - - -
LAUITI'ITI, Ali 29 3 - - - -
LEULUAI, Kylie 30 2 - - - -
McDADE, Wayne 27 2 - - - -
MELI, Francis 28 3 2 - - 8
PAULO, Joseph 20 3 - 2 - 4
PULETUA, Frank 30 3 1 - - 4
PULETUA, Tony 29 3 - - - -
ROBERTS, Ben 23 3 1 7 - 18
ROPATI, Tangi 23 1 - - - -
SAMAU, Smith 22 3 - - - -
SETU, Lagi 20 2 - - - -
SEUSEU, Terence 20 3 - - - -
SOLOMONA, David 30 2 1 - - 4
TALAU, Willie 32 2 - - - -
TALIPEAU, Albert 27 2 - - - -
TAULAPAPA, Misi 26 2 2 - - 8
TE'O, Ben 21 1 2 - - 8
UTAI, Matt 27 3 2 - - 8
VAGANA, Nigel 33 2 2 - - 8
Averages 26.71 2.43 0.71 0.43 0.00 3.71
Totals (21 players) 51 15 9 0 78

Scotland
Player Age App T G FG Pts
ARMIT, Chris 25 3 - - - -
BROUGH, Danny 25 2 - 6 - 12
COLTON, Dean 25 1 1 - - 4
COUPAR, Paddy 22 1 - - - -
COWAN, Gavin 21 2 - - - -
DUFFY, John 28 3 - - - -
FISHER, Ben 27 2 - - - -
HENDERSON, Andrew 29 3 - - - -
HENDERSON, Ian 25 3 - - - -
HENDERSON, Kevin 27 3 - - - -
HOWIESON, Jack 27 1 - - - -
JACKSON, Paul 30 2 - - - -
LIDDELL, Wade 29 2 - - - -
LOGAN, Scott 32 3 - - - -
LOWE, Neil 29 1 - - - -
MacGILLIVRAY, Duncan 32 2 - - - -
McCONNELL, Dave 27 1 - - - -
MORRISON, Iain 25 3 - - - -
MORTON, Gareth 26 1 - - - -
NANYN, Mick 26 3 - - - -
PATERSON, Lee 27 1 - - - -
ROBERTSON, Michael 25 3 1 - - 4
STEEL, Jon 28 2 2 - - 8
WILKES, Oliver 28 3 2 - - 8
Averages 27.32 2.13 0.25 0.25 0.00 1.50
Totals (24 players) 51 6 6 0 36

Tonga
Player Age App T G FG Pts
EMELIO, Andrew 27 1 - - - -
FA'AOSO, Richard 24 2 - - - -
GUTTENBEIL, Awen 32 1 - - - -
JENNINGS, Michael 20 3 3 - - 12
KAUFUSI, Antonio 23 3 - - - -
LAISENI, Toshio 23 1 - - - -
LAUAKI, Epalahame 24 3 - - - -
LEO-LATU, Tevita 27 3 1 - - 4
MANU, Willie 28 3 - - - -
MANUOKAFOA, Manase 23 2 - - - -
MATEO, Feleti 24 3 1 - - 4
MOA, Sam 22 3 - - - -
PAEA, Eddie 20 2 1 1 - 6
PAEA, Lopini 24 3 - - - -
PAEA, Mickey 22 1 - - - -
TALANOA, Fetuli 20 3 1 - - 4
TAUFA'AO, Joel - 1 - 2 - 4
TONGA, Esikeli 20 2 1 - - 4
UAISELE, Etuate 23 3 2 - - 8
UASI, Kim - 2 - - - -
VUNA, Cooper 21 3 3 - - 12
WILLIAMS, Tony 19 3 1 10 - 24
Averages 23.86* 2.32 0.64 0.59 0.00 3.73
Totals (22 players) 51 14 13 0 82

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