2009 Six Nations Championship squads
Player Position Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club/province
Carlo Festuccia Hooker 20 June 1980 45 Racing Métro
Leonardo Ghiraldini Hooker 26 December 1984 16 Calvisano
Fabio Ongaro Hooker 23 September 1977 59 Saracens
Franco Sbaraglini Hooker 3 December 1982 0 Treviso
Martin Castrogiovanni Prop 21 October 1981 54 Leicester Tigers
Carlos Nieto Prop 25 June 1976 31 Gloucester
Salvatore Perugini Prop 6 March 1978 55 Toulouse
Ignacio Fernandez Rouyet Prop 22 October 1978 2 Viadana
Fabio Staibano Prop 20 April 1983 6 Castres
Marco Bortolami Lock 12 June 1980 70 Gloucester
Carlo Del Fava Lock 1 July 1981 33 Ulster
Santiago Dellapè Lock 9 May 1978 52 Toulon
Jean-François Montauriol Lock 21 March 1983 0 Venezia Mestre
Tommaso Reato Lock 12 May 1984 6 Rovigo
Mauro Bergamasco Flanker 1 May 1979 69 Stade Français
Simone Favaro Flanker 7 November 1988 0 Rovigo
Josh Sole Flanker 15 February 1980 33 Viadana
Alessandro Zanni Flanker 31 January 1984 26 Calvisano
Sergio Parisse ( c ) Number 8 13 September 1983 57 Stade Français
Pablo Canavosio Scrum-half 26 December 1981 22 Viadana
This is a list of the complete squads for the 2009 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy Scotland, and Wales. Each country was entitled to name a squad of 39 players to contest the championship. They could also invite additional players along prior to the start of the championship while the coach could call up replacement players if squad members suffered serious injury. All caps are as of the start of the tournament, and do not include appearances made during the competition.