2015 Rugby World Cup squads
Player Position Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club/province
Scott Baldwin Hooker ( 1988-07-12 ) 12 July 1988 ( aged 27 ) 10 Ospreys
Ken Owens Hooker ( 1987-01-03 ) 3 January 1987 ( aged 28 ) 29 Scarlets
Tomas Francis Prop ( 1992-04-27 ) 27 April 1992 ( aged 23 ) 2 Exeter Chiefs
Paul James Prop ( 1982-05-13 ) 13 May 1982 ( aged 33 ) 62 Ospreys
Aaron Jarvis Prop ( 1986-05-20 ) 20 May 1986 ( aged 29 ) 13 Ospreys
Gethin Jenkins Prop ( 1980-11-17 ) 17 November 1980 ( aged 34 ) 116 Cardiff Blues
Samson Lee Prop ( 1992-11-30 ) 30 November 1992 ( aged 22 ) 12 Scarlets
Jake Ball Lock ( 1991-06-21 ) 21 June 1991 ( aged 24 ) 14 Scarlets
Luke Charteris Lock ( 1983-03-09 ) 9 March 1983 ( aged 32 ) 57 Racing
Bradley Davies Lock ( 1987-01-09 ) 9 January 1987 ( aged 28 ) 46 Wasps
Dominic Day Lock ( 1985-08-22 ) 22 August 1985 ( aged 30 ) 2 Bath
Alun Wyn Jones Lock ( 1985-09-19 ) 19 September 1985 ( aged 29 ) 90 Ospreys
James King Flanker ( 1990-07-24 ) 24 July 1990 ( aged 25 ) 6 Ospreys
Dan Lydiate Flanker ( 1987-12-18 ) 18 December 1987 ( aged 27 ) 47 Ospreys
Ross Moriarty Flanker ( 1994-04-18 ) 18 April 1994 ( aged 21 ) 2 Gloucester
Justin Tipuric Flanker ( 1989-08-06 ) 6 August 1989 ( aged 26 ) 33 Ospreys
Sam Warburton ( c ) Flanker ( 1988-10-05 ) 5 October 1988 ( aged 26 ) 55 Cardiff Blues
Taulupe Faletau Number 8 ( 1990-11-12 ) 12 November 1990 ( aged 24 ) 48 Newport Gwent Dragons
Gareth Davies Scrum-half ( 1990-08-18 ) 18 August 1990 ( aged 25 ) 4 Scarlets
Mike Phillips Scrum-half ( 1982-08-29 ) 29 August 1982 ( aged 33 ) 94 Racing
The 2015 Rugby World Cup was an international rugby union tournament held in England and Wales from 18 September until 31 October 2015. 20 national teams competed, each bringing a squad of 31 players to the tournament. Each team had to submit their squad to World Rugby by 31 August 2015. A player could be replaced for medical or compassionate reasons, but would be unable to return to the squad. Any replacement players had an enforced stand-down period of 48 hours before they could take the field. Players marked (c) were the nominated captains for their teams. All details, such as number of international caps and player age, are as of the opening day of the tournament on 18 September 2015.