1999 Rugby World Cup squads
This article lists the official squads for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales.
Pool A
Scotland
Head coach: Jim TelferSouth Africa
Head coach: Nick MallettSpain
Head coach: Alfonso FeijooUruguay
Head coach: Daniel HerreraPool B
England
Head coach: Clive WoodwardLeon Lloyd and Martyn Wood were called up on 23 September as injury replacements for Kyran Bracken and David Rees.
Italy
Head coach: Massimo MasciolettiNew Zealand
Head coach: John HartTonga
Head coach: Polutele TuʻihalamakaPool C
Fiji
Head coach: Brad JohnstoneNamibia
Head coach: Rudy JoubertFrance
Head coach: Jean-Claude Skrela1 Fabien Galthié was called up to the squad to replace Pierre Mignoni, who suffered an injury mid-tournament.
Canada
Head coach: / Patrick ParfreyPool D
Wales
Wales named an initial 30-man squad for the tournament in June 1999. The highlight of the selection was centre Jason Jones-Hughes, who was born in Australia, but was believed to be qualified for Wales through his father. The Australian Rugby Union disputed Jones-Hughes' selection because he had already played for the Australian Barbarians, who were considered Australia's de facto second team. This led to a protracted legal battle over Jones-Hughes' eligibility for Wales, in which the International Rugby Board initially ruled in Australia's favour; on appeal, Wales were allowed to select Jones-Hughes, but the ARU refused to release him from his contract with New South Wales. Nevertheless, Jones-Hughes was ultimately allowed to join the Wales team and was named on the bench for the tournament opener against Argentina.Head coach: Graham Henry
Argentina
Head coaches: Alex Wyllie and Héctor MendézSamoa
Head coach: Bryan Williams- On 30 June 1999, Fosi Pala'amo was replaced by Robbie Ale due to knee medial ligament injury before the World Cup.
Japan
Head coach: Seiji HiraoPool E
Ireland
Head coach: Warren GatlandGordon D'Arcy replaced the injured Girvan Dempsey on 11 September 1999.