Tuesday 4 October 2022

Players from 'Tier 2' nations playing in Europe (2022/2023)

Here is a list of all the players from outside Tier 1 nations playing at a fully professional level in Western Europe (in the French Top 14 or Pro D2, English Premiership, or the Pro14). Those contracted to a team in a top tier league (Top 14, Premiership, Pro14) are in bold text.

The list is based on players who have a) been raised and gone through most of their development outside a Tier 1 nation at least to roughly age 16 or alternatively b) been called up to a national squad outside a Tier 1 nation at some level whether it be age grade, a selection team, or senior team either at 15 or 7s.

Players in Espoirs or Academy squads who have yet to make their senior first team professional debut are listed separately for easier readability. Also listed separately are players who were predominantly raised outside a Tier 1 nation (such as Alivereti Raka, Vaea Fifita, Eli Snyman etc) but have since gone on to be part of a squad at some level of another nation.

We have attempted to note which country each player mostly grew up and were raised in. Whilst for the majority of players this is obvious (Aj MacGinty grew up in Ireland, Tim Nanai-Williams in New Zealand for example), in others there could either be a mixture of countries, or in a few cases could be simply hard to find out exactly, so there is the possibility of error.

Finally also noted is which players are officially cap tied through 15s (green), 7s (yellow), or a designated second team (purple). Cap ties that have expired after 3 years are noted in red.

If there is an error or omission simply leave a comment and it will be corrected.

Africa

  Algeria (7)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Issam HamelFranceHK18/06/97NeversPro D2FranceInt'l
Yassin BoutemanniFranceTH12/07/90AngoulêmePro D2FranceInt'l
Johan AliouatFranceLK22/01/93BiarritzPro D2FranceInt'l
Saïd HirecheFranceFL27/05/85BriveTop 14France
Yassine JarmouniFranceFL15/03/95AngoulêmePro D2FranceInt'l
Enzo ZaitriFranceFL10/06/00ColomiersPro D2FranceInt'l
Nadir MegdoudFranceWG26/03/97Stade FrançaisTop 14FranceInt'l

Yet to play first team rugby (1)
Mehdi SlamaniFranceLK19/12/01AurillacPro D2FranceInt'l

  Ivory Coast (2)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Evrard OulaiIvory CoastLK22/06/93MassyNationaleFranceInt'l
Yanis Dit RobagliaFranceWG01/09/98MassyNationaleFranceInt'l

  Madagascar
Yet to play first team rugby (1)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Luca GaboriauFranceWGLa RochelleTop 14France

  Morocco (3)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Mohamed LoukiaFranceTH28/07/93ProvencePro D2FranceInt'l
Yassine MaamryFranceLK08/07/93BéziersPro D2FranceInt'l
Karim QadiriFranceWG16/02/96GrenoblePro D2FranceInt'l

  Namibia (5)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Torsten van JaarsveldSouth AfricaHK30/06/87BayonneTop 14FranceInt'l
Aranos CoetzeeSouth AfricaTH14/03/88BathPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Tjiuee UaniviNamibiaLK31/12/90MontaubanPro D2FranceInt'l
Johan DeyselNamibiaCT26/09/91ColomiersPro D2FranceInt'l
Divan RossouwNamibiaFB12/03/96LionsURCSouth AfricaInt'l

Homegrown players called up by other countries (1)
Patrick SchickerlingNamibiaTH16/10/98ExeterPremiershipEngland

Yet to play first team rugby (1)
Riaan GrovéNamibiaN804/04/03AurillacPro D2France

  Senegal (2)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Fernandez CorreaFranceLH27/11/97MassyPro D2FranceInt'l
Abdelkarim FofanaFranceN816/02/96RouenPro D2FranceInt'l

  Tunisia (1)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Bilel TaiebFranceFL27/01/93ProvencePro D2FranceInt'l

  Zimbabwe (6)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Lovejoy ChawatamaZimbabweTH26/08/92London IrishPremiershipEngland
Cleopas KundionaZimbabweTH15/12/98NeversPro D2FranceInt'l
Farai MudarikiSouth AfricaTH13/02/95NeversPro D2FranceInt'l
Jason FraserSouth AfricaN815/04/91NeversPro D2FranceInt'l
Jason RobertsonNew ZealandFH17/11/94BayonneTop 14France
TJ MaguranyangaSouth AfricaWG22/12/02ClermontTop 14France

Homegrown players called up by other countries (2)
Eli SnymanZimbabweLK25/01/96LeicesterPremiershipEngland
Mike WilliamsZimbabweLK04/11/91BathPremiershipEngland

Americas

  Canada (8)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Matt TierneyCanadaTH04/07/96CastresTop 14FranceInt'l
Matt BeukeboomCanadaLK03/04/97AngoulêmePro D2FranceInt'l
Tyler DuguidCanadaLK17/10/00MontpellierTop 14France
Evan OlmsteadAustraliaLK21/02/91AgenPro D2FranceInt'l
Tyler ArdronCanadaN816/06/91CastresTop 14FranceInt'l
Will PercillierCanadaSH30/01/99VannesPro D2FranceInt'l
Taylor ParisCanadaWG06/10/92OyonnaxPro D2FranceInt'l
Peter NelsonIrelandFB05/10/92AurillacPro D2FranceInt'l

Yet to play first team rugby (2)
Mehdi PorchetSwitzerlandLH20/01/02Mont-de-MarsanPro D2France
Liam BowmanCanadaCT11/01/02MontaubanPro D2France

  Chile (1)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Iñaki AyarzaChileCT07/09/99AngoulêmePro D2FranceInt'l

Yet to play first team rugby (2)
Lucas BertiIrelandCT12/12/03MontpellierTop 14France
Juan NoriegaChileCT12/01/03AngoulêmePro D2France

  Colombia (1)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Andrés ZafraColombiaLK26/03/96BriveTop 14FranceInt'l

  Uruguay (5)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Germán KesslerUruguayHK01/07/94ProvencePro D2FranceInt'l
Manuel LeindekarUruguayLK23/04/97BayonneTop 14FranceInt'l
Santiago ArataUruguaySH02/09/96CastresTop 14FranceInt'l
Nicolás FreitasUruguayCT03/07/93VannesPro D2FranceInt'l
Andrés VilasecaUruguayCT08/05/91VannesPro D2FranceInt'l

  USA (12)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
David AinuuUSALH20/11/99ToulouseTop 14FranceInt'l
Kapeli PifeletiEnglandHK01/09/99SaracensPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Mike Sosene-FeagaiNew ZealandHK17/04/93AgenPro D2FranceInt'l
Joe Taufete'eUSAHK04/10/92LeicesterPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Titi LamositeleUSATH11/02/95MontpellierTop 14FranceInt'l
Greg PetersonAustraliaLK26/03/91NewcastlePremiershipEnglandInt'l
Nafi MaafuUSAFL18/06/98BiarritzPro D2France
Psalm WoochingUSAFL16/01/94RouenPro D2FranceInt'l
Michael BaskaUSASH17/11/94RouenPro D2FranceInt'l
Ruben de HaasUSASH09/10/98SaracensPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Oscar LennonWalesSH15/05/00BristolPremiershipEngland
Aj MacGintyIrelandFH26/02/90BristolPremiershipEnglandInt'l

Homegrown players called up by other countries (1)
Roman SalanoaUSATH28/10/97MunsterURCIreland

Yet to play first team rugby (1)
Braemar MurrayEnglandN808/07/04ToulouseTop 14France

Europe

  Andorra
Yet to play first team rugby (1)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Bastien TrapéFranceLK06/03/02CarcassonnePro D2FranceInt'l

  Belgium (4)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Charlesty BerguetBelgiumLH13/01/00VannesPro D2FranceInt'l
Gillian BenoyBelgiumLK08/05/95BéziersPro D2FranceInt'l
Jean-Maurice DecubberFranceFL10/09/96MassyPro D2FranceInt'l
William Van BostBelgiumFL01/08/98BéziersPro D2FranceInt'l

Homegrown players called up by other countries (1)
Thibaud FlamentBelgiumLK29/04/97ToulouseTop 14France

Yet to play first team rugby (6)
Luka PringierBelgiumTH
BiarritzPro D2France
Maurice FromontBelgiumLK
VannesPro D2France
Arthur SmeetsBelgiumLK23/01/02Bordeaux-BèglesTop 14France
Christophe BrysBelgiumFL12/12/02NeversPro D2France
Théo AdabaBelgiumCT
PerpignanTop 14France
Simeon SoenenFranceFB
MontaubanPro D2France

  Czech Republic
Yet to play first team rugby (2)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Erik UllmanCzech RepublicLK01/03/02NeversPro D2France
Jindřich KulhavýCzech RepublicCT30/09/02ToulonTop 14France

  Denmark
Yet to play first team rugby (1)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Carl VangsgaardDenmarkLK12/04/01Mont-de-MarsanPro D2FranceInt'l

  Georgia (60)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Sergo AbramishviliGeorgiaLH20/11/03Stade FrançaisTop 14France
Giorgi AkhaladzeGeorgiaLH13/04/99BéziersPro D2France
Guram GogichashviliGeorgiaLH04/09/98Racing 92Top 14FranceInt'l
Luka GoginavaGeorgiaLH04/10/96GrenoblePro D2France
Vasil KakovinGeorgiaLH01/12/89Stade FrançaisTop 14FranceInt'l
Tornike MataradzeGeorgiaLH18/10/96NeversPro D2FranceInt'l
Omar OdishviliGeorgiaLH07/02/97AngoulêmePro D2France
Jorji SaldadzeGeorgiaLH25/05/94BéziersPro D2France
Ushangi TcheishviliGeorgiaLH29/08/97MassyPro D2FranceU20
Giorgi TetrashviliGeorgiaLH31/08/93PerpignanTop 14FranceInt'l
Zurab ZhvaniaGeorgiaLH23/09/91GrenoblePro D2FranceInt'l
Vano KarkadzeGeorgiaHK25/06/00BriveTop 14FranceInt'l
Luka NioradzeGeorgiaHK06/04/99AurillacPro D2FranceInt'l
Luka PetriashviliGeorgiaHK09/07/01CarcassonnePro D2France
Vakhtangi AkhobadzeGeorgiaTH07/05/93CarcassonnePro D2France
Irakli AptsiauriGeorgiaTH23/02/03GrenoblePro D2France
Luka AzariashviliGeorgiaTH30/11/99BiarritzPro D2France
Soso BekoshviliGeorgiaTH03/11/93CarcassonnePro D2FranceInt'l
Mirian BurduliGeorgiaTH06/01/91MontaubanPro D2France
Levan ChilachavaGeorgiaTH17/08/91CastresTop 14FranceInt'l
Giorgi DzmanashviliGeorgiaTH16/06/02ClermontTop 14France
Beqa GigashviliGeorgiaTH17/02/92ToulonTop 14FranceInt'l
Luka JaparidzeGeorgiaTH06/10/98BriveTop 14FranceInt'l
Vakhtang JincharadzeGeorgiaTH08/11/99PerpignanTop 14France
Ilia KaikatsishviliGeorgiaTH19/02/93NeversPro D2France
Giorgi KartvelishviliGeorgiaTH10/12/91AurillacPro D2France
Lekso KaulashviliGeorgiaTH27/08/92Bordeaux-BèglesTop 14FranceInt'l
Gia KharaishviliGeorgiaTH13/02/99Racing 92Top 14FranceInt'l
Davit KubriashviliGeorgiaTH03/12/86ClermontTop 14FranceInt'l
Lasha MacharashviliGeorgiaTH13/11/98Mont-de-MarsanPro D2France
Giorgi MelikidzeGeorgiaTH24/05/96Stade FrançaisTop 14FranceInt'l
Irakli MirtskhulavaGeorgiaTH22/12/88OyonnaxPro D2FranceInt'l
Giorgi NutsubidzeGeorgiaTH11/11/98BiarritzPro D2FranceInt'l
Guram PapidzeGeorgiaTH16/06/97PauTop 14FranceInt'l
Beka SheklashviliGeorgiaTH06/07/86ColomiersPro D2FranceInt'l
Aleksi SvianadzeGeorgiaTH11/02/00OyonnaxPro D2France
Lasha TabidzeGeorgiaTH04/07/97BiarritzPro D2FranceInt'l
Luka TchelidzeGeorgiaTH01/08/00BiarritzPro D2France
Khvicha TsopurashviliFranceTH02/02/00RouenPro D2France
Aleksandre BurduliGeorgiaLK12/02/02AurillacPro D2France
Lado ChachanidzeGeorgiaLK14/05/00NeversPro D2FranceInt'l
Lasha JaianiGeorgiaLK21/04/98NeversPro D2FranceInt'l
Giorgi JavakhiaGeorgiaLK24/09/96AurillacPro D2FranceInt'l
Kote MikautadzeGeorgiaLK01/07/91BayonneTop 14FranceInt'l
Saba PesvianidzeGeorgiaLK19/10/00AngoulêmePro D2France
Beka GorgadzeGeorgiaFL08/02/96PauTop 14FranceInt'l
Beqa SaginadzeGeorgiaFL29/10/98LyonTop 14FranceInt'l
Beka ShvangiradzeGeorgiaFL12/06/02AurillacPro D2FranceInt'l
Irakli TskhadadzeGeorgiaFL01/08/96AngoulêmePro D2FranceInt'l
Giorgi TsutskiridzeFranceFL26/11/96Stade FrançaisTop 14FranceInt'l
Otia GiorgadzeGeorgiaN802/03/96MontaubanPro D2FranceInt'l
Tornike JalagoniaGeorgiaN812/12/98BiarritzTop 14FranceInt'l
Mikheil AlaniaGeorgiaSH19/11/00AurillacPro D2FranceInt'l
Gela AprasidzeGeorgiaSH14/01/98MontpellierTop 14FranceInt'l
Vasil LobzhanidzeGeorgiaSH14/10/96BriveTop 14FranceInt'l
Tedo AbzhandadzeGeorgiaFH13/06/99MontaubanPro D2FranceInt'l
Giorgi KveseladzeGeorgiaCT11/11/97GloucesterPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Davit NiniashviliGeorgiaWG14/07/02LyonTop 14FranceInt'l
Dachi PapunashviliGeorgiaWG20/10/01AurillacPro D2France
Giorgi GogoladzeGeorgiaFB27/10/97AurillacPro D2FranceU20

Yet to play first team rugby (20)
Davit GvelesianiGeorgiaLH24/01/02ProvencePro D2France
Giorgi MamaishviliGeorgiaLH26/02/03GrenoblePro D2France
Irakli MchedlidzeGeorgiaLH01/03/01AurillacPro D2France
Mamuka MstoianiGeorgiaLH05/12/01AgenPro D2France
Lasha PkhakadzeGeorgiaLHNeversPro D2France
Basa KhonelidzeGeorgiaHK19/09/03AurillacPro D2France
Nika SutidzeGeorgiaHK01/09/03La RochelleTop 14France
Aleksandre KunteliaGeorgiaTH26/06/02La RochelleTop 14France
Davit MchedlidzeGeorgiaTH10/08/04ToulonTop 14France
Nodar ShengeliaGeorgiaTH11/08/02PerpignanTop 14France
Badri TsikhistaviGeorgiaTH24/07/03BayonneTop 14France
Davit ArveladzeGeorgiaLK15/11/02OyonnaxPro D2France
Guga GaniashviliGeorgiaLK30/01/03GrenoblePro D2France
Dato GvidianiGeorgiaLK10/04/00ProvencePro D2France
Gigi KurkhuliGeorgiaLK02/04/03ProvencePro D2France
Luka MacharashviliGeorgiaLK25/02/01BiarritzPro D2France
Luka UgrekhelidzeGeorgiaLKMontpellierTop 14France
Lasha TsikhistaviGeorgiaFL24/07/03BayonneTop 14France
Rati ZazadzeGeorgiaFL27/06/03NeversPro D2France
Mathis ModebadzeFranceSH24/06/03MontpellierTop 14France

  Germany (4)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Julius NostadtGermanyLH12/10/92ProvencePro D2FranceInt'l
Eric MarksGermanyLK09/12/96VannesPro D2FranceInt'l
Oskar RixenGermanyLK09/12/02BriveTop 14France
Chris HilsenbeckGermanyFH10/01/92CarcassonnePro D2FranceInt'l

Yet to play first team rugby (1)
Michel HimmerGermanyLK05/04/00AngoulêmePro D2France

  Moldova (3)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Dmitri ArhipMoldovaTH12/11/88CardiffURCWalesInt'l
Vadim CobîlaşMoldovaTH30/07/83Bordeaux-BèglesTop 14FranceInt'l
Cristian OjovanMoldovaTH04/01/97ClermontTop 14FranceInt'l

Homegrown players called up by other countries (2)
Gheorghe GajionMoldovaTH13/11/92Mont-de-MarsanPro D2France
Andrei MahuMoldovaLK03/09/91PerpignanTop 14France

  Netherlands (6)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Louis BruinsmaSpainLK15/07/00MassyPro D2FranceInt'l
Renger van EertenNetherlandsLK02/08/99BriveTop 14France
Tim de JongNetherlandsFL03/03/02AurillacPro D2France
Boris HadinegoroNetherlandsSH08/03/03AurillacPro D2France
Willie du PlessisSouth AfricaFH05/06/90Mont-de-MarsanPro D2France
Peter LydonIrelandFB19/10/92RouenPro D2France

Yet to play first team rugby (17)
Floris VersteegFranceLH
NeversPro D2France
Lino JulienFranceTH27/07/04Racing 92Top 14France
Thymo PetersNetherlandsTH
PerpignanTop 14France
Skip JongejanNetherlandsLK11/01/03AurillacPro D2France
Walter KloezemanNetherlandsLK20/04/03NeversPro D2France
Hugo HuurmanNetherlandsFL21/05/01AurillacPro D2France
Luca KanzNetherlandsFL
AurillacPro D2France
Teun KarstNetherlandsFL12/12/04BriveTop 14France
Spike SalmanFranceFL25/01/01Racing 92Top 14FranceInt'l
Boris HadinegoroNetherlandsSH08/03/03AurillacPro D2France
Tygo de JongNetherlandsFH
CarcassonnePro D2France
Joey BuskensNetherlandsCT
AurillacPro D2France
Juun PietersNetherlandsCT09/05/01AurillacPro D2France
Kaj VerhoornNetherlandsCT21/07/03BriveTop 14France
Dani MeijersNetherlandsWG23/06/06NeversPro D2France
Renzo MeijersNetherlandsWG09/07/04NeversPro D2France
Tom HijdraNetherlandsFB
AurillacPro D2France
Kai van KampenNetherlandsFB07/02/02AurillacPro D2France

  Poland (1)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Andrzej CharlatFranceWG31/12/94NeversPro D2FranceInt'l

  Portugal (12)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Franciso FernandesFranceLH06/09/85BéziersPro D2FranceInt'l
Mike TadjerFranceHK10/03/89PerpignanTop 14FranceInt'l
Anthony AlvèsFranceTH23/06/89Mont-de-MarsanPro D2FranceInt'l
Cody ThomasSouth AfricaTH01/03/96RouenPro D2FranceInt'l
José MadeiraPortugalLK19/03/01GrenoblePro D2FranceInt'l
Lucas CostaFranceFL09/10/01RouenPro D2France
Nicolas MartinsFranceFL18/01/99AngoulêmePro D2FranceInt'l
Samuel MarquesFranceSH08/12/88CarcassonnePro D2FranceInt'l
Pedro BettencourtPortugalCT18/11/94OyonnaxPro D2FranceInt'l
Vincent PintoFranceWG10/04/99PauTop 14FranceInt'l
Raffaele StortiPortugalWG19/02/00BéziersTop 14FranceInt'l
Simão BentoPortugalFB21/06/01Mont-de-MarsanPro D2FranceInt'l

Yet to play first team rugby (2)
Martim SoutoPortugalLH
LyonTop 14France
Boaventura AlmeidaPortugalN818/04/01PauTop 14France

  Romania (6)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Gheorghe GajionMoldovaTH13/11/92Mont-de-MarsanPro D2FranceInt'l
Alexandru ȚărușRomaniaTH09/05/89RouenPro D2FranceInt'l
Andrei MahuMoldovaLK03/09/91PerpignanTop 14France
Adrian MoțocRomaniaLK11/07/96BiarritzPro D2FranceInt'l
Taylor GontineacFranceCT16/07/00RouenPro D2FranceInt'l
Atila SeptarFranceCT02/06/96ToulonTop 14France

Yet to play first team rugby (5)
Ștefan-Marko BuruianăFranceHK03/03/03CastresTop 14France
Anthony DinuFranceTH29/03/02Bordeaux-BèglesTop 14France
Alexander DinuFranceN819/11/01MassyPro D2France
Philippe ObrejaFranceN804/07/02RouenPro D2France
Toni MafteiFranceWG09/05/03AurillacPro D2France

  Russia (3)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Valery MorozovRussiaLH21/09/94BathPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Kirill GotovtsevRussiaTH17/07/87GloucesterPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Andrei OstrikovRussiaLK02/07/87Mont-de-MarsanPro D2FranceInt'l

Yet to play first team rugby (4)
Georgy BalakarevRussiaTH04/04/02AngoulêmePro D2France
Ivan BeskovRussiaTH05/05/03AurillacPro D2France
Alexey KonnovRussiaLK18/06/03CastresTop 14France
Dmitry DromovRussiaN818/06/03CastresTop 14France

  Spain (16)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Marco PintoSpainHK11/11/87BéziersPro D2FranceInt'l
Jono Benz-SalomonEnglandTH17/03/01BristolPremiershipEngland
Jon ZabalaSpainTH26/11/96BéziersPro D2FranceInt'l
Josh PetersSpainLK10/12/95NewcastlePremiershipEnglandInt'l
Gautier GibouinFranceFL24/03/89AngoulêmePro D2FranceInt'l
Fred QuercyFranceFL06/07/91MontaubanPro D2FranceInt'l
Asier UsarragaSpainFL31/12/94CastresTop 14FranceInt'l
Kerman AurrekoetxeaSpainSH04/05/00BiarritzPro D2FranceInt'l
Guillaume RouetFranceSH13/08/88BayonneTop 14FranceInt'l
Lucas RubioFranceSH29/05/91AngoulêmePro D2FranceInt'l
Tomás MunillaSpainSH03/08/98BéziersPro D2FranceInt'l
Rudy DerrieuxFranceCT06/02/93NeversPro D2France
Fabien PerrinFranceCT16/08/88ColomiersPro D2FranceInt'l
Martín AlonsoSpainWG02/12/99La RochelleTop 14FranceInt'l
Gauthier MinguillonFranceWG03/03/94AurillacPro D2FranceInt'l
Charly MaliéFranceFB05/11/91BéziersPro D2FranceInt'l

Homegrown players called up by other countries (3)
Louis BruinsmaSpainLK15/07/00MassyPro D2France
Lucas PaulosSpainLK09/01/98BriveTop 14France
Samu EzealaSpainCT11/12/99ClermontTop 14France

Yet to play first team rugby (23)
Baptiste GualdaFranceLH
ColomiersPro D2France
Juan Carlos SánchezSpainHK23/06/02NeversPro D2France
Joel MerklerSpainTH25/10/01ToulouseTop 14FranceInt'l
Guido ReyesSpainTH
PauTop 14France
Marc RuizSpainTH24/01/03ToulouseTop 14France
Jaime BorondoSpainLK27/05/03CarcassonnePro D2France
Maxim ErmakovSpainLK03/10/03Stade FrançaisTop 14France
Ekain ImazSpainLK07/12/02BiarritzPro D2FranceInt'l
Héctor MatamorosSpainLK26/03/02Mont-de-MarsanPro D2France
Imanol UrrazaSpainLK05/04/02Stade FrançaisTop 14France
Ignacio PiñeiroSpainFL04/01/03ClermontTop 14FranceInt'l
Jokin ZolezziFranceFL
BiarritzPro D2France
Manex AricetaSpainN820/03/04BayonneTop 14France
Álvaro VilchezSpainSH21/12/03NeversPro D2France
Mateo AragónSpainCT01/05/06Bordeaux-BèglesTop 14France
Alberto CarmonaSpainCT11/05/04ToulonTop 14France
Daniel CatanzaroSpainCT19/09/03CastresTop 14France
Hugo PichardieSpainCT
ToulouseTop 14France
Drederick DaianSpainWG
ClermontTop 14France
Nicolás GómezSpainWG07/02/04CarcassonnePro D2France
Beltrán OrtegaSpainWG13/01/05ClermontTop 14France
Jeremy TrevithickSpainWG29/01/02BriveTop 14France
Víctor GavinFranceFB24/03/01BiarritzPro D2France

  Switzerland (3)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Vincent VialFranceTH21/06/94GrenoblePro D2FranceInt'l
Ahmed KaneSwitzerlandFL05/07/01LyonTop 14FranceInt'l
Nicolas MoustiesFranceFL25/05/98ProvencePro D2FranceInt'l

Oceania

  Cook Islands (2)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Shahn EruNew ZealandLK20/09/89PerpignanTop 14FranceInt'l
Tyrone ViigaAustraliaN809/06/92MontaubanPro D2FranceInt'l

  Fiji (75)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Eroni MawiFijiLH02/06/96SaracensPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Sam MatavesiEnglandHK13/01/92NorthamptonPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Peniami NarisiaFijiHK10/06/97BriveTop 14FranceInt'l
Henry SpringFijiHK14/03/01Stade FrançaisTop 14FranceInt'l
Lee-Roy AtalifoFijiTH10/03/88EdinburghURCScotlandInt'l
Luke TagiFijiTH23/06/97ProvencePro D2FranceInt'l
Johnny DyerFijiLK06/02/92BiarritzPro D2FranceInt'l
Petero MailuluFijiLK26/07/02Bordeaux-BèglesTop 14France
Temo MayanavanuaFijiLK09/11/97LyonTop 14FranceInt'l
Sikeli NabouFijiLK05/03/88AngoulêmePro D2FranceInt'l
Leone NakarawaFijiLK04/02/88CastresTop 14FranceInt'l
Taniela RamasibanaFijiLK18/12/00PerpignanTop 14FranceA
Api RatuniyarawaFijiLK11/07/86London IrishPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Tevita RatuvaFijiLK08/05/95BriveTop 14FranceInt'l
Tiko BatibasagaFijiFL12/08/00VannesPro D2France
Masivesi DakuwaqaFijiFL14/02/94MontpellierTop 14FranceInt'l
Josaia RaisuqeFijiFL22/07/94CastresTop 14France7s
Lekima TagitagivaluFijiFL04/12/95PauTop 14France
Veresa TuqovuFijiFL12/06/00Stade FrançaisTop 14FranceA
Peceli YatoFijiFL17/01/93ClermontTop 14FranceInt'l
Kitione KamikamicaFijiN827/04/96BriveTop 14FranceInt'l
Mesulame KunavulaFijiN831/10/95BriveTop 14FranceInt'l
Viliame MataFijiN822/10/91EdinburghURCScotlandInt'l
Pio MuaruaFijiN828/06/96GrenoblePro D2France
Albert TuisueFijiN806/06/93GloucesterPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Ben VolavolaAustraliaFH13/01/91Racing 92Top 14FranceInt'l
Levani BotiaFijiCT14/03/89La RochelleTop 14FranceInt'l
Vilimoni BotituFijiCT15/06/98CastresTop 14FranceInt'l
Rico BuliruaruaFijiCT23/01/97BayonneTop 14FranceInt'l
Adrea CocagiFijiCT01/03/94CastresTop 14France
Seva GalalaFijiCT29/01/93MontaubanPro D2FranceInt'l
Alivereti LoaloaFijiCT10/12/00NeversPro D2FranceA
Gaby LovobalavuFijiCT20/06/85OyonnaxPro D2FranceInt'l
Sireli MaqalaFijiCT20/03/00BayonneTop 14France7s
Ledua MauFijiCT16/02/93AngoulêmePro D2France
Apisai NaqalevuFijiCT21/08/89ClermontTop 14FranceInt'l
Nasoni NaqiriFijiCT30/07/93AngoulêmePro D2France
Waisea NayacalevuFijiCT26/06/90ToulonTop 14FranceInt'l
Christa PowellFijiCT21/01/97AurillacPro D2France
Vereimi QorowaleFijiCT27/01/95NewcastlePremiershipEngland
Semi RadradraFijiCT13/06/92BristolPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Kolinio RamokaFijiCT24/06/94AgenPro D2France
Eddie SawailauFijiCT04/04/96PerpignanTop 14France
Inia TabuavouFijiCT31/08/02Racing 92Top 14France
Setariki TuicuvuFijiCT07/09/95BriveTop 14FranceInt'l
Jale VatubuaFijiCT30/08/91PauTop 14FranceInt'l
Watisoni VotuFijiCT25/03/85BéziersPro D2FranceInt'l
Nacani WakayaFijiCT25/06/91Mont-de-MarsanPro D2France
Setareki BituniyataFijiWG12/08/95BriveTop 14France7s
Peniasi DakuwaqaFijiWG09/04/97Stade FrançaisTop 14France
Alivereti DuguivaluFijiWG21/07/97PerpignanTop 14France
Benito MasilevuFijiWG07/10/89RouenPro D2FranceInt'l
Sevuloni MocenacagiFijiWG29/06/90RouenPro D2France7s
Epeli MomoFijiWG22/10/99MontaubanPro D2FranceA
Kini MurimurivaluFijiWG15/05/89LeicesterPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Nemani NadoloAustraliaWG31/01/88LeicesterPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Wame NaituviFijiWG18/05/96Mont-de-MarsanPro D2France
Filipo NakosiFijiWG08/04/92CastresTop 14FranceInt'l
Inoke NalagaFijiWG07/06/00AgenPro D2France
Ratu NaulagoFijiWG08/06/91BristolPremiershipEngland
Misaele PeteroFijiWG18/09/95Mont-de-MarsanPro D2France
Tevita RailevuFijiWG05/03/97AgenPro D2France
Kamilieni RaivonoFijiWG13/05/96AngoulêmePro D2France
Kaminieli RasakuFijiWG12/07/99BayonneTop 14France7s
Onisi RataveFijiWG06/06/92BenettonURCItaly
Peni RokoduguniFijiWG01/06/97ColomiersPro D2France
Timilai RokoduruFijiWG21/01/93AgenPro D2France
Eroni SauFijiWG05/02/90ProvencePro D2FranceInt'l
Uwa TawaloFijiWG27/02/92MassyPro D2France
Aminiasi TuimabaFijiWG26/03/95PauTop 14FranceInt'l
Josua TuisovaFijiWG04/02/94LyonTop 14FranceInt'l
Asaeli TuivuakaFijiWG22/12/95Racing 92Top 14France7s
Josua ViciFijiWG20/02/94MontaubanPro D2France7s
Jiuta WainiqoloFijiWG10/03/99ToulonTop 14FranceInt'l
Simeli YabakiFijiWG20/02/98AurillacPro D2France

Homegrown players called up by other countries (8)
Sefa NaivaluFijiWG07/01/92Stade FrançaisTop 14France
Noa NakaitaciFijiWG11/07/90LyonTop 14France
Alivereti RakaFijiWG09/12/94ClermontTop 14France
Iliesa RatuvaFijiWG27/06/90BenettonURCItaly
Joe RavouvouFijiWG21/03/91OyonnaxPro D2France
Semesi RokoduguniFijiWG28/08/87MontaubanPro D2France
Henry SpeightFijiWG24/03/88BiarritzPro D2France
Tavite VeredamuFijiWG01/09/89LyonTop 14France

Yet to play first team rugby (11)
Daniel FeretiFijiTH07/05/02BriveTop 14France
Max LestroFijiLK08/06/02BriveTop 14France
Joeli MatalaweruFijiLK12/01/01BriveTop 14France
Semi RamacakeFijiLK31/03/03ToulonTop 14France
Janeiro WakehamFijiLK14/03/03Stade FrançaisTop 14FranceA
Josateki TuitabaFijiN826/06/01NeversPro D2FranceA
Mesake KurisaruFijiSH02/07/01ClermontTop 14France
Eto BainivaluFijiCT13/02/01ToulouseTop 14France
Vilimoni SeruFijiCT08/01/01NeversPro D2France
Kaminieli RasakuFijiWG12/07/99BayonneTop 14France7s
Viliame TutuvuliFijiWG10/10/01ClermontTop 14France
Osea WaqaFijiWG22/04/00CastresTop 14FranceA

  Samoa (41)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Nephi LeatigagaNew ZealandLH05/12/93LeicesterPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Aki SeiuliNew ZealandLH22/12/92DragonsURCWalesInt'l
Ole AveiAustraliaHK13/06/83AngoulêmePro D2FranceInt'l
Elia EliaNew ZealandHK22/01/96NeversPro D2FranceInt'l
Seilala LamAustraliaHK18/02/89PerpignanTop 14FranceInt'l
Manu LeiatauaNew ZealandHK26/12/86OyonnaxPro D2FranceInt'l
Motu Matu'uNew ZealandHK30/04/87BriveTop 14FranceInt'l
Michael Ala'alatoaAustraliaTH28/08/91LeinsterURCIrelandInt'l
Paul Alo-EmileAustraliaTH22/12/91Stade FrançaisTop 14FranceInt'l
Marco Fepulea'iNew ZealandTH25/04/95ColomiersPro D2FranceInt'l
Logovi'i MulipolaSamoaTH11/03/87NewcastlePremiershipEnglandInt'l
Jeffery To'omaga-AllenNew ZealandTH19/11/90UlsterURCIreland
Brian Alainu'ueseNew ZealandLK19/03/94ToulonTop 14France
Piula Fa'asaleleNew ZealandLK22/01/88PerpignanTop 14FranceInt'l
Brandon NansenNew ZealandLK03/11/93NorthamptonPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Maselino PaulinoSamoaLK21/06/88MontaubanPro D2FranceInt'l
Senio ToleafoaAustraliaLK26/08/93NeversPro D2FranceInt'l
Josh TyrellNew ZealandLK16/10/90BiarritzPro D2FranceInt'l
Chris VuiNew ZealandLK11/02/93BristolPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Giovanni KueffnerNew ZealandFL09/01/95Stade FrançaisTop 14France
Steven LuatuaNew ZealandFL29/04/91BristolPremiershipEngland
Theo McFarlandSamoaFL16/10/95SaracensPremiershipEnglandInt'l
OJ NoaNew ZealandFL28/12/89BayonneTop 14FranceInt'l
Afa AmosaAustraliaN811/10/90BayonneTop 14FranceInt'l
So'otala Fa'aso'oNew ZealandN802/10/94London IrishPremiershipEngland
Tala GrayAustraliaN828/02/90GrenoblePro D2France
Fritz LeeSamoaN829/08/88ClermontTop 14FranceInt'l
Genesis MameaNew ZealandN822/09/88PerpignanTop 14FranceInt'l
Henry StowersNew ZealandN803/03/95BenettonURCItalyInt'l
Jordan TaufuaNew ZealandN829/01/92LyonTop 14FranceInt'l
Tim Nanai-WilliamsNew ZealandFH12/06/89ToulouseTop 14FranceInt'l
Rey Lee-LoNew ZealandCT20/02/86CardiffURCWalesInt'l
Alex LuatuaNew ZealandCT14/05/92RouenPro D2France
Tumua ManuSamoaCT18/04/93PauTop 14FranceInt'l
Duncan Paia'auaAustraliaCT20/01/95ToulonTop 14France
Ope PeleseumaNew ZealandCT11/02/92RouenPro D2FranceInt'l
UJ SeuteniAustraliaCT09/12/93La RochelleTop 14FranceInt'l
Aviata SilagoNew ZealandCT02/01/93NeversPro D2France
Alapati LeiuaSamoaWG21/09/88StormersURCSouth AfricaInt'l
Elijah NikoNew ZealandWG11/09/90AurillacPro D2France
JJ TaulagiNew ZealandFB18/06/93MassyPro D2FranceInt'l

  Tahiti
Homegrown players called up by other countries (1)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Teiva JacquelainTahitiWG22/04/94BayonneTop 14France

  Tonga (39)
NameTrainedPos.DOBClubLeagueBasedCap
Ziggy Fisi'ihoiTongaLH06/08/87PauTop 14FranceInt'l
David LoloheaAustraliaLH26/02/92NeversPro D2FranceInt'l
Wesley TapuelueluTongaLH03/12/99BriveTop 14France
Paula NgauamoNew ZealandHK19/02/90CastresTop 14FranceInt'l
Elvis TaioneTongaHK25/05/83OspreysURCWalesInt'l
Ma'afu FiaNew ZealandTH22/11/89PerpignanTop 14FranceInt'l
Feao FotuaikaAustraliaTH23/04/93LyonTop 14FranceInt'l
Siua HalanukonukaNew ZealandTH09/08/86PerpignanTop 14FranceInt'l
Phil KiteAustraliaTH24/04/93VannesPro D2FranceInt'l
Tevita TatafuTongaTH13/10/02BayonneTop 14France
Ben TameifunaNew ZealandTH30/08/91Bordeaux-BèglesTop 14FranceInt'l
Toma TaufaTongaTH09/03/95GrenoblePro D2FranceInt'l
Siate TokolahiTongaTH16/03/92PauTop 14FranceInt'l
Leva FifitaTongaLK29/07/89ConnachtURCIrelandInt'l
Sam LousiNew ZealandLK20/07/91ScarletsURCWalesInt'l
Steve MafiAustraliaLK09/12/89OyonnaxPro D2FranceInt'l
Veikoso PoloniatiNew ZealandLK27/08/95Racing 92Top 14FranceInt'l
Lopeti TimaniTongaLK28/09/90CardiffURCWalesInt'l
Vaea FifitaTongaFL17/06/92ScarletsURCWales
Tanginoa HalaifonuaTongaFL20/09/96GrenoblePro D2FranceInt'l
Mateaki KafatoluNew ZealandFL11/08/89BayonneTop 14FranceInt'l
Fotu LokotuiTongaFL19/03/92AgenPro D2FranceInt'l
Viliami TaulaniTongaFL17/01/97HarlequinsPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Michael FaleafaNew ZealandN803/02/92Mont-de-MarsanPro D2FranceInt'l
Sione KalamafoniTongaN818/05/88ScarletsURCWalesInt'l
Valentino MapapalangiNew ZealandN818/07/93RouenPro D2FranceInt'l
Sione VailanuTongaN827/01/95GlasgowURCScotlandInt'l
Tane TakuluaNew ZealandSH11/01/91AgenPro D2FranceInt'l
Malakai FekitoaTongaCT10/05/92MunsterURCIrelandInt'l
Solomone KataTongaCT03/12/94ExeterPremiershipEnglandInt'l
George MoalaNew ZealandCT05/11/90ClermontTop 14France
Afusipa TaumoepeauAustraliaCT26/01/90PerpignanTop 14FranceInt'l
Vaea TutuilaNew ZealandCT22/12/00PauTop 14FranceInt'l
Walter FifitaNew ZealandWG06/06/97GlasgowURCScotlandInt'l
Latu LatunipuluAustraliaWG12/03/97ZebreURCItalyInt'l
Atu ManuNew ZealandWG24/07/98GrenoblePro D2FranceInt'l
Hosea SaumakiTongaWG10/05/92LeicesterPremiershipEnglandInt'l
Telusa VeainuNew ZealandWG26/12/90Stade FrançaisTop 14FranceInt'l
Charles PiutauNew ZealandFB31/10/91BristolPremiershipEnglandInt'l

Homegrown players called up by other countries (1)
Sitaleki TimaniTongaLK19/09/86ToulonTop 14France

Yet to play first team rugby (1)

Tomasi FineanganofoTongaN814/04/03AgenPro D2France