2016 Six Nations Championship squads

This is a list of the complete squads for the 2016 Six Nations Championship, an annual rugby union tournament contested by the national rugby teams of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. Ireland are the defending champions.

Note: Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 6 February 2016 – the tournament's opening day.

 England

On 13 January, Eddie Jones named a 33-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.^[1]

Head coach: Eddie Jones

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Luke Cowan-Dickie	Hooker	(1993-06-20)20 June 1993 (aged 22)	1	Exeter Chiefs
Jamie George	Hooker	(1990-10-22)22 October 1990 (aged 25)	3	Saracens
Dylan Hartley (c)	Hooker	(1986-03-24)24 March 1986 (aged 29)	66	Northampton Saints
Dan Cole	Prop	(1987-05-09)9 May 1987 (aged 28)	56	Leicester Tigers
Paul Hill	Prop	(1995-03-02)2 March 1995 (aged 20)	0	Northampton Saints
Joe Marler	Prop	(1990-07-07)7 July 1990 (aged 25)	37	Harlequins
Matt Mullan	Prop	(1987-02-23)23 February 1987 (aged 28)	9	Wasps
Henry Thomas	Prop	(1991-10-30)30 October 1991 (aged 24)	7	Bath
Mako Vunipola	Prop	(1991-01-13)13 January 1991 (aged 25)	27	Saracens
Maro Itoje	Lock	(1994-10-28)28 October 1994 (aged 21)	0	Saracens
George Kruis	Lock	(1990-02-22)22 February 1990 (aged 25)	10	Saracens
Joe Launchbury	Lock	(1991-04-12)12 April 1991 (aged 24)	28	Wasps
Courtney Lawes	Lock	(1989-02-23)23 February 1989 (aged 26)	42	Northampton Saints
Jack Clifford	Flanker	(1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 22)	0	Harlequins
James Haskell	Flanker	(1985-04-02)2 April 1985 (aged 30)	62	Wasps
Matt Kvesic	Flanker	(1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 23)	2	Gloucester
Chris Robshaw	Flanker	(1986-06-04)4 June 1986 (aged 29)	43	Harlequins
Josh Beaumont	Number 8	(1992-03-24)24 March 1992 (aged 23)	0	Sale Sharks
Billy Vunipola	Number 8	(1992-11-03)3 November 1992 (aged 23)	21	Saracens
Danny Care	Scrum-half	(1987-01-02)2 January 1987 (aged 29)	53	Harlequins
Ben Youngs	Scrum-half	(1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 26)	52	Leicester Tigers
Owen Farrell	Fly-half	(1991-09-24)24 September 1991 (aged 24)	35	Saracens
George Ford	Fly-half	(1993-03-16)16 March 1993 (aged 22)	17	Bath
Elliot Daly	Centre	(1992-10-08)8 October 1992 (aged 23)	0	Wasps
Ollie Devoto	Centre	(1993-09-22)22 September 1993 (aged 22)	0	Bath
Sam Hill	Centre	(1993-07-14)14 July 1993 (aged 22)	0	Exeter Chiefs
Jonathan Joseph	Centre	(1991-05-21)21 May 1991 (aged 24)	16	Bath
Chris Ashton	Wing	(1987-03-29)29 March 1987 (aged 28)	39	Saracens
Jack Nowell	Wing	(1993-04-11)11 April 1993 (aged 22)	10	Exeter Chiefs
Anthony Watson	Wing	(1994-02-26)26 February 1994 (aged 21)	15	Bath
Marland Yarde	Wing	(1992-04-20)20 April 1992 (aged 23)	7	Harlequins
Mike Brown	Fullback	(1985-09-04)4 September 1985 (aged 30)	43	Harlequins
Alex Goode	Fullback	(1988-05-07)7 May 1988 (aged 27)	19	Saracens

Call-ups

On 24 January, Semesa Rokoduguni was called up as cover for Chris Ashton, who had been given a 10-week ban.^[2]

On 1 February, Kieran Brookes replaced Henry Thomas, who had been covering Brookes in the initial squad, after recovering from a pre-squad announcement injury.^[3]

On 22 February, Luther Burrell was added to the squad as an injury replacement for Ollie Devoto.^[4]

On 29 February, Dave Ewers and Manu Tuilagi were called up to the squad ahead of the final two rounds of the Championship.^[5]

On 6 March, Ed Slater was called up to the squad as injury cover for Courtney Lawes.^[6]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Kieran Brookes	Prop	(1990-08-29)29 August 1990 (aged 25)	15	Northampton Saints
Ed Slater	Lock	(1988-08-01)1 August 1988 (aged 27)	0	Leicester Tigers
Dave Ewers	Number 8	(1990-11-03)3 November 1990 (aged 25)	0	Exeter Chiefs
Luther Burrell	Centre	(1987-12-06)6 December 1987 (aged 28)	13	Northampton Saints
Manu Tuilagi	Centre	(1991-05-18)18 May 1991 (aged 24)	25	Leicester Tigers
Semesa Rokoduguni	Wing	(1987-08-28)28 August 1987 (aged 28)	1	Bath

 France

On 19 January, head coach Guy Novès named a 31-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.^[7]

Head coach: Guy Novès

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Camille Chat	Hooker	(1995-12-18)December 18, 1995 (aged 20)	0	Racing 92
Guilhem Guirado (c)	Hooker	(1986-06-17)June 17, 1986 (aged 29)	38	Toulon
Uini Atonio	Prop	(1990-03-26)March 26, 1990 (aged 25)	10	La Rochelle
Eddy Ben Arous	Prop	(1990-08-25)August 25, 1990 (aged 25)	12	Racing 92
Jefferson Poirot	Prop	(1992-11-01)November 1, 1992 (aged 23)	0	Bordeaux Bègles
Rabah Slimani	Prop	(1989-10-18)October 18, 1989 (aged 26)	21	Stade Français
Alexandre Flanquart	Lock	(1989-10-09)October 9, 1989 (aged 26)	18	Stade Français
Paul Jedrasiak	Lock	(1993-02-17)February 17, 1993 (aged 22)	0	Clermont
Yoann Maestri	Lock	(1988-01-14)January 14, 1988 (aged 28)	42	Toulouse
Sébastien Vahaamahina	Lock	(1991-10-21)October 21, 1991 (aged 24)	17	Clermont
Antoine Burban	Flanker	(1987-07-22)July 22, 1987 (aged 28)	3	Stade Français
Yacouba Camara	Flanker	(1994-06-02)June 2, 1994 (aged 21)	0	Toulouse
Kevin Gourdon	Flanker	(1990-01-23)January 23, 1990 (aged 26)	0	La Rochelle
Wenceslas Lauret	Flanker	(1989-03-28)March 28, 1989 (aged 26)	7	Racing 92
Damien Chouly	Number 8	(1985-11-27)November 27, 1985 (aged 30)	36	Clermont
Louis Picamoles	Number 8	(1986-02-05)February 5, 1986 (aged 30)	51	Toulouse
Sébastien Bezy	Scrum-half	(1991-11-22)November 22, 1991 (aged 24)	0	Toulouse
Maxime Machenaud	Scrum-half	(1988-12-30)December 30, 1988 (aged 27)	18	Racing 92
Morgan Parra	Scrum-half	(1988-11-15)November 15, 1988 (aged 27)	66	Clermont
Jean-Marc Doussain	Fly-half	(1991-02-12)February 12, 1991 (aged 24)	10	Toulouse
Jules Plisson	Fly-half	(1991-08-20)August 20, 1991 (aged 24)	6	Stade Français
Jonathan Danty	Centre	(1992-10-07)October 7, 1992 (aged 23)	0	Stade Français
Alexandre Dumoulin	Centre	(1989-08-24)August 24, 1989 (aged 26)	8	Racing 92
Gaël Fickou	Centre	(1994-03-26)March 26, 1994 (aged 21)	15	Toulouse
Rémi Lamerat	Centre	(1990-01-14)January 14, 1990 (aged 26)	7	Castres
Wesley Fofana	Centre	(1988-01-20)January 20, 1988 (aged 28)	39	Clermont
Benjamin Fall	Wing	(1989-03-03)March 3, 1989 (aged 26)	6	Montpellier
Maxime Médard	Wing	(1986-11-16)November 16, 1986 (aged 29)	41	Toulouse
Virimi Vakatawa	Wing	(1992-05-01)May 1, 1992 (aged 23)	0	France Sevens
Hugo Bonneval	Fullback	(1990-11-19)November 19, 1990 (aged 25)	4	Stade Français
Scott Spedding	Fullback	(1986-05-04)May 4, 1986 (aged 29)	14	Clermont

Call-ups

On 24 January, Marvin O'Connor was called up to the squad as injury cover for Benjamin Fall.^[8]

On 25 January, Baptiste Serin and Bernard Le Roux were added to the squad as injury cover for Morgan Parra and Sébastien Vahaamahina.^[9]

On 28 January, Vincent Pelo and Maxime Mermoz were added to the squad, with Mermoz acting as injury cover for Alexandre Dumoulin.^[10][11]

On 31 January, Wesley Fofana was ruled out of France's opening test against Italy due to injury, with Teddy Thomas being called up as cover.^[12]

On 7 February, Loann Goujon replaced Louis Picamoles haven suffered an injury in France's opening match against Italy.^[13]

On 21 February, Djibril Camara, David Smith and François Trinh-Duc were called up to the squad as injury cover for Teddy Thomas and Marvin O'Connor. However, later that day Smith was made ineligible to play for France haven played for the New Zealand sevens team.^[14][15]

On 3 March, Xavier Chiocci was called up to the squad ahead of the Scotland game in round 4.^[16]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Xavier Chiocci	Prop	(1990-02-13)February 13, 1990 (aged 25)	4	Toulon
Vincent Pelo	Prop	(1988-04-22)April 22, 1988 (aged 27)	0	La Rochelle
Bernard Le Roux	Flanker	(1989-06-04)June 4, 1989 (aged 26)	23	Racing 92
Loann Goujon	Number 8	(1989-04-23)April 23, 1989 (aged 26)	6	Bordeaux Bègles
Baptiste Serin	Scrum-half	(1994-06-20)June 20, 1994 (aged 21)	0	Bordeaux Bègles
François Trinh-Duc	Fly-half	(1986-11-11)November 11, 1986 (aged 29)	50	Montpellier
Maxime Mermoz	Centre	(1986-07-28)July 28, 1986 (aged 29)	30	Toulon
Djibril Camara	Wing	(1989-06-22)June 22, 1989 (aged 26)	0	Stade Français
Marvin O'Connor	Wing	(1991-04-18)April 18, 1991 (aged 24)	0	Montpellier
Teddy Thomas	Wing	(1991-04-18)April 18, 1991 (aged 24)	4	Racing 92

 Ireland

On 20 January, Joe Schmidt announced his 35-man squad for Ireland.^[17]

Head Coach: Joe Schmidt

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Rory Best (c)	Hooker	(1982-08-15)15 August 1982 (aged 33)	89	Ulster
Seán Cronin	Hooker	(1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 29)	48	Leinster
Rob Herring	Hooker	(1990-04-27)27 April 1990 (aged 25)	1	Ulster
Richardt Strauss	Hooker	(1986-01-29)29 January 1986 (aged 30)	13	Leinster
James Cronin	Prop	(1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 25)	2	Munster
Tadhg Furlong	Prop	(1992-11-14)14 November 1992 (aged 23)	3	Leinster
Jack McGrath	Prop	(1989-10-11)11 October 1989 (aged 26)	25	Leinster
Marty Moore	Prop	(1991-03-01)1 March 1991 (aged 24)	10	Leinster
Nathan White	Prop	(1981-09-04)4 September 1981 (aged 34)	8	Connacht
Ultan Dillane	Lock	(1993-11-09)9 November 1993 (aged 22)	0	Connacht
Mike McCarthy	Lock	(1981-11-27)27 November 1981 (aged 34)	17	Leinster
Donnacha Ryan	Lock	(1983-12-11)11 December 1983 (aged 32)	34	Munster
Devin Toner	Lock	(1986-06-29)29 June 1986 (aged 29)	31	Leinster
Seán O'Brien	Flanker	(1987-02-14)14 February 1987 (aged 28)	41	Leinster
Tommy O'Donnell	Flanker	(1987-05-21)21 May 1987 (aged 28)	9	Munster
Rhys Ruddock	Flanker	(1990-11-13)13 November 1990 (aged 25)	6	Leinster
Josh van der Flier	Flanker	(1993-04-25)25 April 1993 (aged 22)	0	Leinster
Jamie Heaslip	Number 8	(1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 32)	80	Leinster
CJ Stander	Number 8	(1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 25)	0	Munster
Kieran Marmion	Scrum-half	(1992-02-11)11 February 1992 (aged 23)	4	Connacht
Conor Murray	Scrum-half	(1989-04-20)20 April 1989 (aged 26)	42	Munster
Eoin Reddan	Scrum-half	(1980-11-20)20 November 1980 (aged 35)	68	Leinster
Paddy Jackson	Fly-half	(1992-01-05)5 January 1992 (aged 24)	13	Ulster
Ian Madigan	Fly-half	(1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 26)	25	Leinster
Johnny Sexton	Fly-half	(1985-07-11)11 July 1985 (aged 30)	56	Leinster
Robbie Henshaw	Centre	(1993-06-12)12 June 1993 (aged 22)	15	Connacht
Luke Marshall	Centre	(1991-03-03)3 March 1991 (aged 24)	6	Ulster
Stuart McCloskey	Centre	(1992-08-06)6 August 1992 (aged 23)	0	Ulster
Jared Payne	Centre	(1985-10-13)13 October 1985 (aged 30)	10	Ulster
Keith Earls	Wing	(1987-10-02)2 October 1987 (aged 28)	46	Munster
Luke Fitzgerald	Wing	(1987-09-13)13 September 1987 (aged 28)	34	Leinster
Dave Kearney	Wing	(1989-06-19)19 June 1989 (aged 26)	14	Leinster
Andrew Trimble	Wing	(1984-10-20)20 October 1984 (aged 31)	58	Ulster
Simon Zebo	Wing	(1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 25)	21	Munster
Rob Kearney	Fullback	(1986-03-26)26 March 1986 (aged 29)	67	Leinster

Call-ups

On 25 January, Finlay Bealham joined the squad as an injury replacement for Martin Moore who suffered a ham-string injury.^[18]

On 9 February, Fergus McFadden was called up as injury cover for Keith Earls who sustained an injury in the opening round of the championship.^[19]

On 22 February, Dave Foley, Craig Gilroy and Jordi Murphy were called up as injury replacements for Dave Kearney, Mike McCarthy and Seán O'Brien. While Cian Healy and Mike Ross were called up to the squad haven recovered from injury.^[20]

On 7 March, Jack O'Donoghue was called up for the final two rounds.^[21]

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Finlay Bealham	Prop	(1991-10-09)9 October 1991 (aged 24)	0	Connacht
Cian Healy	Prop	(1987-10-07)7 October 1987 (aged 28)	56	Leinster
Mike Ross	Prop	(1979-12-21)21 December 1979 (aged 36)	56	Leinster
Dave Foley	Lock	(1988-05-16)16 May 1988 (aged 27)	2	Munster
Jordi Murphy	Flanker	(1991-04-22)22 April 1991 (aged 24)	14	Leinster
Jack O'Donoghue	Flanker	(1994-01-08)8 January 1994 (aged 22)	0	Munster
Craig Gilroy	Wing	(1991-03-11)11 March 1991 (aged 24)	6	Ulster
Fergus McFadden	Wing	(1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 29)	29	Leinster

 Italy

On 20 January, Brunel named a 30-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.^[22]

Head coach: Jacques Brunel

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Ornel Gega	Hooker	(1990-03-24)24 March 1990 (aged 25)	0	Benetton Treviso
Leonardo Ghiraldini	Hooker	(1984-12-26)26 December 1984 (aged 31)	80	Leicester Tigers
Martin Castrogiovanni	Prop	(1981-10-21)21 October 1981 (aged 34)	115	Racing 92
Dario Chistolini	Prop	(1988-09-14)14 September 1988 (aged 27)	13	Zebre
Lorenzo Cittadini	Prop	(1982-12-17)17 December 1982 (aged 33)	44	Wasps
Andrea Lovotti	Prop	(1989-07-28)28 July 1989 (aged 26)	0	Zebre
Matteo Zanusso	Prop	(1993-04-09)9 April 1993 (aged 22)	0	Benetton Treviso
Valerio Bernabò	Lock	(1984-03-03)3 March 1984 (aged 31)	27	Zebre
George Biagi	Lock	(1985-10-04)4 October 1985 (aged 30)	8	Zebre
Marco Fuser	Lock	(1991-03-09)9 March 1991 (aged 24)	6	Benetton Treviso
Francesco Minto	Flanker	(1987-05-20)20 May 1987 (aged 28)	23	Benetton Treviso
Jacopo Sarto	Flanker	(1990-07-15)15 July 1990 (aged 25)	0	Zebre
Braam Steyn	Flanker	(1992-05-02)2 May 1992 (aged 23)	0	Benetton Treviso
Alessandro Zanni	Flanker	(1984-01-31)31 January 1984 (aged 32)	94	Benetton Treviso
Sergio Parisse (c)	Number 8	(1983-09-12)12 September 1983 (aged 32)	114	Stade Français
Dries van Schalkwyk	Number 8	(1984-12-21)21 December 1984 (aged 31)	0	Zebre
Edoardo Gori	Scrum-half	(1990-03-05)5 March 1990 (aged 25)	47	Benetton Treviso
Guglielmo Palazzani	Scrum-half	(1991-04-11)11 April 1991 (aged 24)	15	Zebre
Carlo Canna	Fly-half	(1992-08-25)25 August 1992 (aged 23)	7	Zebre
Edoardo Padovani	Fly-half	(1993-05-15)15 May 1993 (aged 22)	0	Zebre
Giulio Bisegni	Centre	(1992-04-04)4 April 1992 (aged 23)	2	Zebre
Michele Campagnaro	Centre	(1993-03-13)13 March 1993 (aged 22)	18	Exeter Chiefs
Tommaso Castello	Centre	(1991-08-14)14 August 1991 (aged 24)	0	Calvisano
Gonzalo García	Centre	(1984-02-18)18 February 1984 (aged 31)	39	Zebre
Kelly Haimona	Centre	(1986-07-30)30 July 1986 (aged 29)	7	Zebre
Andrea Pratichetti	Centre	(1988-11-26)26 November 1988 (aged 27)	1	Benetton Treviso
Mattia Bellini	Wing	(1994-02-08)8 February 1994 (aged 21)	0	Petrarca
David Odiete	Wing	(1993-02-24)24 February 1993 (aged 22)	0	Mogliano
Leonardo Sarto	Wing	(1992-01-15)15 January 1992 (aged 24)	23	Zebre
Luke McLean	Fullback	(1987-06-29)29 June 1987 (aged 28)	75	Benetton Treviso

Call-ups

On 23 January, Davide Giazzon was a late addition to the original 30-man squad.^[23]

On 8 February, Robert Barbieri and Andrea Buondonno were called up to the squad as injury cover for David Odiete and Jacopo Sarto.^[24]

On 21 February, Joshua Furno and Luca Morisi were called up to the squad, with Furno joining the squad as injury cover for George Biagi.^[25]

On 3 March, Quintin Geldenhuys was drafted into the squad haven recovered from injury pre-championship.^[26]

On 6 March, Oliviero Fabiani and Alberto Lucchese added to the squad to face Ireland in Round 4.^[27]

On 10 March, Pietro Ceccarelli was named as a travelling replacement, who was later drafted into the match-day squad for Lorenzo Cittadini.

On 17 March, Tommaso Allan returned to the squad haven recovered from injury pre-championship.^[28]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Oliviero Fabiani	Hooker	(1990-07-13)13 July 1990 (aged 25)	0	Zebre
Davide Giazzon	Hooker	(1986-01-16)16 January 1986 (aged 30)	24	Benetton Treviso
Pietro Ceccarelli	Prop	(1992-02-16)16 February 1992 (aged 23)	0	Zebre
Joshua Furno	Lock	(1989-10-21)21 October 1989 (aged 26)	35	Newcastle Falcons
Quintin Geldenhuys	Lock	(1981-06-19)19 June 1981 (aged 34)	61	Zebre
Robert Barbieri	Flanker	(1984-06-05)5 June 1984 (aged 31)	39	Benetton Treviso
Alberto Lucchese	Scrum-half	(1986-03-28)28 March 1986 (aged 29)	0	Zebre
Tommaso Allan	Fly-half	(1993-04-26)26 April 1993 (aged 22)	21	Perpignan
Luca Morisi	Centre	(1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 24)	16	Benetton Treviso
Andrea Buondonno	Wing		0	Mogliano

 Scotland

On 19 January, head coach Vern Cotter named a 35-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.^[29] In addition to the 35-man squad, injured players Grant Gilchrist and Henry Pyrgos will train with the squad.

Head Coach: Vern Cotter

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Ross Ford	Hooker	(1984-04-23)23 April 1984 (aged 31)	94	Edinburgh
Pat MacArthur	Hooker	(1987-04-27)27 April 1987 (aged 28)	6	Glasgow Warriors
Stuart McInally	Hooker	(1990-08-09)9 August 1990 (aged 25)	2	Edinburgh
Alasdair Dickinson	Prop	(1983-09-11)11 September 1983 (aged 32)	52	Edinburgh
Zander Fagerson	Prop	(1996-01-19)19 January 1996 (aged 20)	0	Glasgow Warriors
Moray Low	Prop	(1984-11-28)28 November 1984 (aged 31)	29	Exeter Chiefs
WP Nel	Prop	(1986-04-30)30 April 1986 (aged 29)	8	Edinburgh
Gordon Reid	Prop	(1987-03-04)4 March 1987 (aged 28)	15	Glasgow Warriors
Rory Sutherland	Prop	(1992-08-24)24 August 1992 (aged 23)	0	Edinburgh
Jonny Gray	Lock	(1994-03-14)14 March 1994 (aged 21)	19	Glasgow Warriors
Richie Gray	Lock	(1989-08-24)24 August 1989 (aged 26)	51	Castres
Tim Swinson	Lock	(1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 28)	17	Glasgow Warriors
Ben Toolis	Lock	(1992-03-31)31 March 1992 (aged 23)	1	Edinburgh
John Barclay	Flanker	(1986-09-24)24 September 1986 (aged 29)	45	Scarlets
Blair Cowan	Flanker	(1986-04-21)21 April 1986 (aged 29)	15	London Irish
Chris Fusaro	Flanker	(1989-07-21)21 July 1989 (aged 26)	4	Glasgow Warriors
John Hardie	Flanker	(1988-07-27)27 July 1988 (aged 27)	5	Edinburgh
Josh Strauss	Flanker	(1986-10-23)23 October 1986 (aged 29)	5	Glasgow Warriors
Adam Ashe	Number 8	(1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 22)	6	Glasgow Warriors
David Denton	Number 8	(1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 26)	32	Bath
Sam Hidalgo-Clyne	Scrum-half	(1993-08-04)4 August 1993 (aged 22)	8	Edinburgh
Greig Laidlaw (c)	Scrum-half	(1985-10-12)12 October 1985 (aged 30)	46	Gloucester
Finn Russell	Fly-half	(1992-09-23)23 September 1992 (aged 23)	15	Glasgow Warriors
Duncan Weir	Fly-half	(1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 24)	21	Glasgow Warriors
Mark Bennett	Centre	(1993-02-03)3 February 1993 (aged 23)	13	Glasgow Warriors
Alex Dunbar	Centre	(1990-04-23)23 April 1990 (aged 25)	14	Glasgow Warriors
Peter Horne	Centre	(1989-10-05)5 October 1989 (aged 26)	15	Glasgow Warriors
Matt Scott	Centre	(1990-09-30)30 September 1990 (aged 25)	33	Edinburgh
Duncan Taylor	Centre	(1989-09-05)5 September 1989 (aged 26)	12	Saracens
Sean Lamont	Wing	(1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (aged 35)	101	Glasgow Warriors
Sean Maitland	Wing	(1988-09-14)14 September 1988 (aged 27)	20	London Irish
Tommy Seymour	Wing	(1988-07-01)1 July 1988 (aged 27)	22	Glasgow Warriors
Tim Visser	Wing	(1987-05-29)29 May 1987 (aged 28)	23	Harlequins
Ruaridh Jackson	Fullback	(1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 27)	27	Wasps
Stuart Hogg	Fullback	(1992-06-24) 24 June 1992 (age 31)	38	Glasgow Warriors

Call-ups

On 25 January, Alex Allan and Hamish Watson were late additions to the squad ahead of the championship.^[30]

On 22 February, Rob Harley, Grayson Hart, George Turner and Ryan Wilson were called up to the squad as injury cover for Alex Allan, Blair Cowan, Chris Fusaro, Pat MacArthur and Sean Maitland.^[31]

On 7 March, Fraser Brown and Henry Pyrgos joined the squad ahead of the French fixture in round 4.^[32]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Fraser Brown	Hooker	(1989-06-20)20 June 1989 (aged 26)	15	Glasgow Warriors
George Turner	Hooker	(1991-01-03)3 January 1991 (aged 25)	0	Edinburgh
Alex Allan	Prop	(1992-02-28)28 February 1992 (aged 23)	1	Glasgow Warriors
Rob Harley	Flanker	(1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 33)	17	Glasgow Warriors
Hamish Watson	Flanker	(1991-10-15)15 October 1991 (aged 24)	2	Edinburgh
Ryan Wilson	Number 8	(1989-05-18) 18 May 1989 (age 34)	15	Glasgow Warriors
Grayson Hart	Scrum-half	(1988-06-19)19 June 1988 (aged 27)	3	Glasgow Warriors
Henry Pyrgos	Scrum-half	(1989-07-09)9 July 1989 (aged 26)	17	Glasgow Warriors

 Wales

On 19 January, Warren Gatland named a 37-man squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship.^[33]

Head Coach: Warren Gatland

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Scott Baldwin ‡	Hooker	(1988-07-12)12 July 1988 (aged 27)	15	Ospreys
Kristian Dacey	Hooker	(1989-07-25)25 July 1989 (aged 26)	2	Cardiff Blues
Ken Owens	Hooker	(1987-01-03)3 January 1987 (aged 29)	34	Scarlets
Rob Evans	Prop	(1992-04-14)14 April 1992 (aged 23)	3	Scarlets
Tomas Francis	Prop	(1992-04-27)27 April 1992 (aged 23)	7	Exeter Chiefs
Paul James	Prop	(1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 33)	65	Ospreys
Aaron Jarvis	Prop	(1986-05-20)20 May 1986 (aged 29)	16	Ospreys
Gethin Jenkins	Prop	(1980-11-17)17 November 1980 (aged 35)	119	Cardiff Blues
Samson Lee ‡	Prop	(1992-11-30)30 November 1992 (aged 23)	17	Scarlets
Jake Ball ‡	Lock	(1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 24)	15	Scarlets
Luke Charteris	Lock	(1983-03-09)9 March 1983 (aged 32)	62	Racing 92
Bradley Davies	Lock	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 29)	49	Wasps
Dominic Day	Lock	(1985-08-22)22 August 1985 (aged 30)	3	Bath
Alun Wyn Jones ‡	Lock	(1985-09-19)19 September 1985 (aged 30)	94	Ospreys
Josh Turnbull	Flanker	(1988-03-12)12 March 1988 (aged 27)	7	Cardiff Blues
James King ‡	Flanker	(1990-07-24)24 July 1990 (aged 25)	7	Ospreys
Dan Lydiate ‡	Flanker	(1987-12-18)18 December 1987 (aged 28)	51	Ospreys
Ross Moriarty	Flanker	(1994-04-18)18 April 1994 (aged 21)	4	Gloucester
Justin Tipuric	Flanker	(1989-08-06)6 August 1989 (aged 26)	38	Ospreys
Sam Warburton (c) ‡	Flanker	(1988-10-05)5 October 1988 (aged 27)	60	Cardiff Blues
Taulupe Faletau	Number 8	(1990-11-12)12 November 1990 (aged 25)	52	Newport Gwent Dragons
Aled Davies	Scrum-half	(1992-07-19)19 July 1992 (aged 23)	0	Scarlets
Gareth Davies	Scrum-half	(1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (aged 25)	9	Scarlets
Lloyd Williams	Scrum-half	(1989-11-30)30 November 1989 (aged 26)	24	Cardiff Blues
Dan Biggar ‡	Fly-half	(1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 26)	39	Ospreys
Rhys Priestland	Fly-half	(1987-01-09)9 January 1987 (aged 29)	40	Bath
Cory Allen	Centre	(1993-02-11)11 February 1993 (aged 22)	4	Cardiff Blues
Jonathan Davies	Centre	(1988-04-05)5 April 1988 (aged 27)	48	Clermont
Tyler Morgan ‡	Centre	(1995-09-11)11 September 1995 (aged 20)	3	Newport Gwent Dragons
Jamie Roberts	Centre	(1986-11-08) 8 November 1986 (age 37)	74	Harlequins
Hallam Amos	Wing	(1994-09-24)24 September 1994 (aged 21)	5	Newport Gwent Dragons
Alex Cuthbert	Wing	(1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 25)	40	Cardiff Blues
Tom James	Wing	(1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 28)	10	Cardiff Blues
George North	Wing	(1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 23)	55	Northampton Saints
Gareth Anscombe ‡	Fullback	(1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 24)	3	Cardiff Blues
Matthew Morgan	Fullback	(1992-04-23)23 April 1992 (aged 23)	5	Bristol
Liam Williams	Fullback	(1991-04-09)9 April 1991 (aged 24)	26	Scarlets

‡ – Denotes dual contracted players.

Call-ups

On 7 March, Rhys Webb returned to the national squad haven recovered from injury sustained pre-championship.^[34]

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Rhys Webb ‡	Scrum-half	(1988-12-09)9 December 1988 (aged 27)	16	Ospreys

‡ – Denotes dual contracted players.

References