The 2021 Rugby World Cup was an international rugby union tournament held in New Zealand from 8 October until 12 November 2022. Twelve national teams competed, and each brought a 32-player squad containing no regulated number of players per-position to the tournament. The tournament was administered by World Rugby, to whom each team submitted their finalised squad.
The numbers of caps for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament.
Overview
Below is a table listing all the head coaches and captains for each nation.
Wales named their final 32-player squad on 21 September 2022.[5]
1On 12 October Alisha Butchers was released from the squad following a knee injury sustained in Wales' match against Scotland. No replacement was initially called up.
2On 26 October Kate Williams was called up to the Wales squad.[6]
2On 20 October Taylor Perry and Brianna Miller were both ruled out of the remainder of the tournament through injury. Veronica Harrigan joined the squad.[9]
All statistics relate to the initial 32-man squads named prior to the start of the tournament on 8 October 2022 and do not include players who joined a squad during the tournament.
Six squads included no players based outside their home country: Australia, New Zealand, England, France, Japan and South Africa
The squads with the fewest players playing domestically are Wales (zero) and Scotland (nine)
Player representation by club
The 384 participating players, 2 players unattached, represented 84 different club sides and 3 national sevens programs. The sides with the most players selected are below:
