2024 WXV squads

The 2024 WXV will be held in Canada, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates from 27 September to 13 October 2024. Eighteen teams have qualified across three divisions.

Note: The age and number of caps listed for each player is as of 27 September 2024, the first day of the tournament.

Overview

WXV 1

Canada

England

France

France announced their final squad on 2 September 2024.^[1]

Head coach: Gaëlle Mignot David Ortiz

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Club/province
Rose Bernadou	Prop	(2000-03-03)3 March 2000 (aged 24)	Montpellier HR
Axelle Berthoumieu	Flanker	(2000-07-09)9 July 2000 (aged 24)	Blagnac Rugby Féminin
Manon Bigot	Hooker	(1990-06-06)6 June 1990 (aged 34)	Blagnac Rugby Féminin
Maïlys Borak	Prop	(2004-01-12)12 January 2004 (aged 20)	Stade Bordelais
Yllana Brosseau	Prop	(2000-09-05)5 September 2000 (aged 24)	Stade Bordelais
Charlotte Escudero	Back row	(2000-12-26)26 December 2000 (aged 23)	Stade Toulousain
Madoussou Fall	Second row	(1998-03-17)17 March 1998 (aged 26)	Stade Bordelais
Manaé Feleu	Second row	(2000-02-03)3 February 2000 (aged 24)	FC Grenoble Amazones
Teani Feleu	Flanker	(2002-12-19)19 December 2002 (aged 21)	FC Grenoble Amazones
Émeline Gros	Number 8	(1995-08-19)19 August 1995 (aged 29)	FC Grenoble Amazones
Hina Ikahehegi	Second row	{{{age}}}	Stade Villeneuvois
Assia Khalfaoui	Prop	(2001-03-24)24 March 2001 (aged 23)	Stade Bordelais
Romane Ménager	Number 8	(1996-07-26)26 July 1996 (aged 28)	Montpellier HR
Ambre Mwayembe	Prop	(2004-03-01)1 March 2004 (aged 20)	FC Grenoble Amazones
Séraphine Okemba	Prop	(1995-12-03)3 December 1995 (aged 28)	Lyon OU Rugby
Élisa Riffonneau	Hooker	(2003-11-26)26 November 2003 (aged 20)	FC Grenoble Amazones
Agathe Sochat	Hooker	(1995-05-21)21 May 1995 (aged 29)	Stade Bordelais
Chloé Vauclin	Prop	(2005-05-07)7 May 2005 (aged 19)	Stade Rennais
Cyrielle Banet	Wing	(1994-08-29)29 August 1994 (aged 30)	Montpellier HR
Océane Bordes	Scrum-half	(2002-05-16)16 May 2002 (aged 22)	Stade Toulousain
Émilie Boulard	Fullback	(1999-08-28)28 August 1999 (aged 25)	Blagnac Rugby Féminin
Pauline Bourdon Sansus	Scrum-half	(1995-11-04)4 November 1995 (aged 28)	Stade Toulousain
Alexandra Chambon	Scrum-half	(2000-08-02)2 August 2000 (aged 24)	FC Grenoble Amazones
Chloé Jacquet	Centre	(2002-04-17)17 April 2002 (aged 22)	Lyon OU Rugby
Nassira Konde	Centre	(1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 25)	Stade Bordelais
Mélissande Llorens	Wing	(2002-06-18)18 June 2002 (aged 22)	Blagnac Rugby Féminin
Marine Ménager	Wing	(1996-07-26)26 July 1996 (aged 28)	Montpellier HR
Lina Queyroi	Fly-half	(2001-05-18)18 May 2001 (aged 23)	Stade Toulousain
Lina Tuy	Fly-half	(2004-09-10)10 September 2004 (aged 20)	ASM Romagnat
Gabrielle Vernier	Centre	(1997-06-12)12 June 1997 (aged 27)	Blagnac Rugby Féminin

Ireland

Ireland announced their final squad on 29 August 2024.^[2]

Head coach: Scott Bemand

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Sophie Barrett	Prop	{{{age}}}	0	Railway Union RFC / Ulster
Ruth Campbell	Second row	(2003-06-27)27 June 2003 (aged 21)	0	Old Belvedere RFC / Leinster
Sarah Delaney	Hooker	(2004-12-08)8 December 2004 (aged 19)	3	Blackrock College RFC / Leinster
Linda Djougang	Prop	(1996-05-17)17 May 1996 (aged 28)	37	Old Belvedere RFC / Leinster
Christy Haney	Prop	(1994-02-02)2 February 1994 (aged 30)	18	Blackrock College RFC / Leinster
Brittany Hogan	Back row	(1998-09-19)19 September 1998 (aged 26)	23	Old Belvedere RFC / Ulster
Shannon Ikahihifo	Back row	(1995-03-13)13 March 1995 (aged 29)	3	Ealing Trailfinders
Neve Jones	Hooker	(1998-12-26)26 December 1998 (aged 25)	26	Gloucester-Hartpury
Erin King	??	(2003-10-21)21 October 2003 (aged 20)	0	Old Belvedere RFC
Siobhán McCarthy	Prop	(1995-09-05)5 September 1995 (aged 29)	0	Worcester Warriors / Munster
Edel McMahon	Back row	(1994-03-25)25 March 1994 (aged 30)	28	Exeter Chiefs
Cliodhna Moloney	Hooker	(1993-05-31)31 May 1993 (aged 31)	34	Exeter Chiefs
Grace Moore	Back row	(1996-05-21)21 May 1996 (aged 28)	15	Ealing Trailfinders
Deirbhile Nic a Bháird	Number 8	(1995-09-22)22 September 1995 (aged 29)	9	Old Belvedere RFC / Munster
Niamh O'Dowd	Prop	(2000-04-21)21 April 2000 (aged 24)	7	Old Belvedere RFC / Leinster
Andrea Stock	Prop	(1999-08-09)9 August 1999 (aged 25)	0	Ealing Trailfinders
Fiona Tuite	Second row	(1996-12-27)27 December 1996 (aged 27)	6	Old Belvedere RFC / Ulster
Aoife Wafer	Back row	(2003-03-25)25 March 2003 (aged 21)	7	Blackrock College RFC / Leinster
Dorothy Wall	Second row	(2000-05-04)4 May 2000 (aged 24)	28	Exeter Chiefs / Munster
Enya Breen	Outside-half	(1999-04-23)23 April 1999 (aged 25)	21	Blackrock College RFC / Munster
Aoife Dalton	Centre	(2003-05-03)3 May 2003 (aged 21)	14	Old Belvedere RFC / Leinster
Méabh Deely	Fullback	(2000-10-25)25 October 2000 (aged 23)	13	Blackrock College RFC / Connacht
Stacey Flood	Outside-half	(1996-08-05)5 August 1996 (aged 28)	10	Railway Union RFC
Nicole Fowley	Outside-half	(1992-12-23)23 December 1992 (aged 31)	12	Galwegians RFC / Connacht
Katie Heffernan	Centre	(1998-09-08)8 September 1998 (aged 26)	0	Railway Union RFC / Leinster
Eve Higgins	Centre	(1999-06-23)23 June 1999 (aged 25)	17	Railway Union RFC
Emily Lane	Scrum-half	(1999-01-10)10 January 1999 (aged 25)	6	Blackrock College RFC
Anna McGann	??	{{{age}}}	6	Railway Union RFC
Alana McInerney	Centre	(2001-06-22)22 June 2001 (aged 23)	0	UL Bohemian RFC / Munster
Amee-Leigh Murphy Crowe	Wing	(1995-04-26)26 April 1995 (aged 29)	9	Railway Union RFC / Munster
Dannah O'Brien	Outside-half	(2003-09-22)22 September 2003 (aged 21)	15	Old Belvedere RFC / Leinster
Robyn O'Connor	??	{{{age}}}	0	Wexford Wanderers RFC / Leinster
Molly Scuffil-McCabe	Scrum-half	(1998-03-15)15 March 1998 (aged 26)	16	Leinster
Chisom Ugwueru	Wing	(2002-11-18)18 November 2002 (aged 21)	0	UL Bohemian RFC / Munster
Katie Whelan	Scrum-half	(2003-02-27)27 February 2003 (aged 21)	0	Old Belvedere RFC / Leinster

New Zealand

United States

WXV 2

Australia

Italy

Japan

Japan announced their final squad on 4 September 2024.^[3]

Head coach: Lesley McKenzie

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Megumi Abe	Scrum-half	(1998-04-28)28 April 1998 (aged 26)	25	Arukas Queen Kumagaya
Komachi Imakugi	Wing	(2002-01-06)6 January 2002 (aged 22)	25	Arukas Queen Kumagaya
Ayasa Otsuka	Fly-half	(1999-05-05)5 May 1999 (aged 25)	27	Arukas Queen Kumagaya
Mele Yua Havili Kagawa	Centre	(2001-09-29)29 September 2001 (aged 22)	1	Nanairo Prism Fukuoka
Sachiko Kato	Prop	(2000-02-19)19 February 2000 (aged 24)	24	Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars
Masami Kawamura	Second row	(1999-07-13)13 July 1999 (aged 25)	15
Wako Kitano	Prop	(1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (aged 25)	14	MIE Pearls
Asuka Kuge	Prop	(1994-09-22)22 September 1994 (aged 30)	14	Arukas Queen Kumagaya
Sakurako Korai	Back row	(2003-04-09)9 April 2003 (aged 21)	15	Nippon Sport Science University
Ayumu Kokaji	Hooker	(2000-11-24)24 November 2000 (aged 23)	8	Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix
Kanako Kobayashi	Centre	(1998-11-13)13 November 1998 (aged 25)	14	Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars
Hinata Komaki	Hooker	(2001-05-09)9 May 2001 (aged 23)	16	Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix
Seina Saito	Back row	(1992-05-30)30 May 1992 (aged 32)	44	MIE Pearls
Yuka Sadaka	Prop	(1994-11-02)2 November 1994 (aged 29)	20	Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars
Yuna Sato	Second row	(1998-09-11)11 September 1998 (aged 26)	16	Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix
Anan Seo	Scrum-half	(2001-07-16)16 July 2001 (aged 23)	0	Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix
Kotomi Taniguchi	Hooker	(1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 29)	19	Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars
Moe Tsukui	Scrum-half	(2000-03-28)28 March 2000 (aged 24)	34	Yokogawa Musashino Artemi-Stars
Ayano Nagai	Back row	(1997-10-14)14 October 1997 (aged 26)	25	Yokohama TKM
Iroha Nagata	Back row	(1998-12-21)21 December 1998 (aged 25)	33	Arukas Queen Kumagaya
Nijiho Nagata	Hooker	(2000-12-06)6 December 2000 (aged 23)	22	MIE Pearls
Sora Nishimura	Back	(2000-09-29)29 September 2000 (aged 23)	13	MIE Pearls
Haruka Hirotsu	Back	(2000-10-29)29 October 2000 (aged 23)	10	Nanairo Prism Fukuoka
Mana Furuta	Centre	(1997-11-16)16 November 1997 (aged 26)	29	Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix
Kyoko Hosokawa	Back row	(1999-07-08)8 July 1999 (aged 25)	12	MIE Pearls
Misaki Matsumura	Back	(2005-03-06)6 March 2005 (aged 19)	7	Tokyo Sankyu Phoenix
Manami Mine	Forward	(2003-09-11)11 September 2003 (aged 21)	7	Nippon Sport Science University
Minori Yamamoto	Fly-half	(1996-12-09)9 December 1996 (aged 27)	31	Yokohama TKM
Otoka Yoshimura	Second row	(2001-05-15)15 May 2001 (aged 23)	21	Arukas Queen Kumagaya
Jennifer Nduka	Second row	(2000-10-18)18 October 2000 (aged 23)	7	Hokkaido Barbarians Diana

Scotland

Scotland announced their final squad on 27 August 2024.^[4]

¹ On 10 September 2024, Emma Wassell was replaced by Louise McMillan, after been diagnosed with a tumour in her chest.^[5]

Head coach: Bryan Easson

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Leah Bartlett	Prop	(1998-08-28)28 August 1998 (aged 26)	36	Leicester Tigers
Christine Belisle	Prop	(1993-11-04)4 November 1993 (aged 30)	36	Loughborough Lightning
Sarah Bonar	Lock	(1994-02-09)9 February 1994 (aged 30)	38	Harlequins
Elliann Clarke	Prop	(2001-02-16)16 February 2001 (aged 23)	12	Bristol Bears
Lisa Cockburn	Prop	(1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (aged 31)	30	Gloucester-Hartpury
Eva Donaldson	Second row	(2001-07-10)10 July 2001 (aged 23)	12	Leicester Tigers
Evie Gallagher	Number 8	(2000-08-22)22 August 2000 (aged 24)	28	Bristol Bears
Jade Konkel	Number 8	(1993-12-09)9 December 1993 (aged 30)	63	Harlequins
Rachel Malcolm	Back row	(1991-05-23)23 May 1991 (aged 33)	48	Loughborough Lightning
Elis Martin	Hooker	(1999-05-23)23 May 1999 (aged 25)	11	Loughborough Lightning
Fiona McIntosh	Second row	(1999-10-25)25 October 1999 (aged 24)	3	Saracens
Rachel McLachlan	Back row	(1999-02-26)26 February 1999 (aged 25)	43	Montpellier HR
Lana Skeldon	Hooker	(1993-10-18)18 October 1993 (aged 30)	70	Bristol Bears
Aila Ronald	Hooker	(2004-04-18)18 April 2004 (aged 20)	0	University of Edinburgh
Alex Stewart	Back row	(2004-05-28)28 May 2004 (aged 20)	6	Corstorphine Cougars
Emma Wassell¹	Second row	(1994-12-28)28 December 1994 (aged 29)	67	Loughborough Lightning
Louise McMillan¹	Second row	(1997-07-27)27 July 1997 (aged 27)	54	Saracens
Anne Young	Prop	(2000-03-17)17 March 2000 (aged 24)	11	Loughborough Lightning
Leia Brebner-Holden	Scrum-half	(2002-05-26)26 May 2002 (aged 22)	1	Gloucester-Hartpury / Cheltenham Tigers
Coreen Grant	Wing	(1998-01-30)30 January 1998 (aged 26)	12	Saracens
Caity Mattinson	Scrum-half	(1996-05-17)17 May 1996 (aged 28)	23	Ealing Trailfinders
Mairi McDonald	Scrum-half	(1997-11-25)25 November 1997 (aged 26)	24	Exeter Chiefs
Francesca McGhie	Wing	(2003-05-07)7 May 2003 (aged 21)	13	Leicester Tigers
Rhona Lloyd	Wing	(1996-10-17)17 October 1996 (aged 27)	50	Stade Bordelais / GB 7s
Helen Nelson	Fly-half	(1994-05-24)24 May 1994 (aged 30)	61	Loughborough Lightning
Emma Orr	Centre	(2003-04-06)6 April 2003 (aged 21)	20	Bristol Bears
Rachel Philipps	Centre	{{{age}}}	0	Sale Sharks
Lisa Thomson	Centre	(1997-09-07)7 September 1997 (aged 27)	60	Ealing Trailfinders / GB 7s
Chloe Rollie	Fullback	(1995-06-26)26 June 1995 (aged 29)	66	Ealing Trailfinders
Lucia Scott	Fullback	(2004-02-03)3 February 2004 (aged 20)	1	Hartpury University/Gloucester Hartpury
Meryl Smith	Centre	(2001-06-11)11 June 2001 (aged 23)	18	Bristol Bears

South Africa

Wales

WXV 3

Fiji

Hong Kong

Madagascar

Netherlands

Samoa

Spain

Spain announced their final squad on 3 September 2024.^[6]

Head coach: Juan González Marruecos

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
María del Castillo	Hooker	(1996-01-11)11 January 1996 (aged 28)	13	Olímpico de Pozuelo
Inés Antolínez	Prop	(1996-06-12)12 June 1996 (aged 28)	13	Crealia El Salvador
Cristina Blanco	Hooker	(1995-09-30)30 September 1995 (aged 28)	22	Ealing Trailfinders
María de las Huertas Román	Prop	(1999-02-12)12 February 1999 (aged 25)	14	Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos
Nuria Jou	Prop	(2001-11-10)10 November 2001 (aged 22)	6	UE Santboiana
Sidorella Bracic	Prop	(1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 31)	18	Crealia El Salvador
Laura Delgado	Prop	(1988-06-30)30 June 1988 (aged 36)	40	Harlequins
Mireia de Andrés	Prop	(1999-09-10)10 September 1999 (aged 25)	3	Sant Cugat
Anna Puig	Second row	(1999-10-14)14 October 1999 (aged 24)	31	UE Santboiana
Mónica Castelo	Second row	(1987-04-18)18 April 1987 (aged 37)	24	Stade Rennais
Lourdes Alameda	Second row	(1989-07-02)2 July 1989 (aged 35)	29	AC Bobigny 93 Rugby
Nadina Cisa	Second row	(1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 31)	7	LOU Rugby
Nerea García	Back row	(1996-11-17)17 November 1996 (aged 27)	6	Crealia El Salvador
Alba Capell	Back row	(2003-10-28)28 October 2003 (aged 20)	17	Sale Sharks
Lia Piñeiro	Prop	(2001-08-28)28 August 2001 (aged 23)	5	Olímpico de Pozuelo
María Calvo	Back row	(1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 25)	26	Complutense Cisneros
Carmen Castellucci	Second row	(2002-08-26)26 August 2002 (aged 22)	18	Gloucester-Hartpury
Lucía Díaz	Scrum-half	(1998-02-04)4 February 1998 (aged 26)	28	Silicius Majadahonda
Maider Aresti	Centre	(2003-07-24)24 July 2003 (aged 21)	10	Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos
Anne Fernández de Corres	Scrum-half	(1998-05-30)30 May 1998 (aged 26)	23	Spanish Rugby Federation
Amàlia Argudo	Fly-half	(2000-01-24)24 January 2000 (aged 24)	14	Stade Toulousain
Naroa Azpitarte	Centre	(2005-11-20)20 November 2005 (aged 18)	1	Getxo Artea
Zahía Pérez	Fly-half	(2004-01-14)14 January 2004 (aged 20)	18	Silicius Majadahonda
Claudia Cano	Fly-half	(2005-08-02)2 August 2005 (aged 19)	4	Complutense Cisneros
Alba Vinuesa	Wing	(1999-03-30)30 March 1999 (aged 25)	24	Stade Français Paris
Claudia Pérez	Wing	(2004-06-29)29 June 2004 (aged 20)	12	Silicius Majadahonda
Clara Piquero	Fullback	(1999-02-11)11 February 1999 (aged 25)	18	Lons Section paloise
Martina Márquez	Centre	(2003-01-29)29 January 2003 (aged 21)	4	AVR FC Barcelona
Claudia Peña	Fullback	(2004-10-26)26 October 2004 (aged 19)	15	Harlequins
Lea Ducher	Fullback	(2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 22)	5	Simón Verde Magnolia Cocos

References

^ "XV de France féminin: Le groupe pour le Women XV" [Women's XV of France: The group for the Women's XV]. French Rugby Federation (in French). 2 September 2024. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "Bemand Names 35-Player Ireland Women's Squad". Irish Rugby Football Union. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "Sakura Fifteen Squad Announced for Tour to Italy And South Africa". Japan Rugby Football Union. 4 September 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
^ "Scotland squad named for WXV 2 competition". Scottish Rugby Union. 27 August 2024. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
^ "Scotland Women squad update: Tuesday 10 September". Scottish Rugby Union. 10 September 2024. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ "30 Leonas para preparar la clasificación al Mundial de Inglaterra 2025" [30 Lionesses to prepare for qualification for the 2025 England World Cup]. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 3 September 2024. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

[France-1] "XV de France féminin: Le groupe pour le Women XV" [Women's XV of France: The group for the Women's XV]. French Rugby Federation (in French). 2 September 2024. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[Ireland-2] "Bemand Names 35-Player Ireland Women's Squad". Irish Rugby Football Union. 29 August 2024. Archived from the original on 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[Japan-3] "Sakura Fifteen Squad Announced for Tour to Italy And South Africa". Japan Rugby Football Union. 4 September 2024. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.

[Scotland-4] "Scotland squad named for WXV 2 competition". Scottish Rugby Union. 27 August 2024. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

[WassellReplaced-5] "Scotland Women squad update: Tuesday 10 September". Scottish Rugby Union. 10 September 2024. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[Spain-6] "30 Leonas para preparar la clasificación al Mundial de Inglaterra 2025" [30 Lionesses to prepare for qualification for the 2025 England World Cup]. Spanish Rugby Federation (in Spanish). 3 September 2024. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.

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