1994 Women's Rugby World Cup squads

This article lists the official squads for the 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup in Scotland (originally scheduled to be held in the Netherlands).

Tournament details
Host nation Scotland
Dates1994-04-11 – 1994-04-24
No. of nations12
1991
1998

Pool A

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United States

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Coach: Franck Boivert

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Jos Bergman Fly-half  
Barb Bond Number 8 9 August 1962  
Sue Brooks ??  
Patty Connell Scrum-half  
Jen Crawford Fullback 25 July 1964  
Mary Dixey Fly-half 25 February 1961  
Julie Drustrup ??  
Tara Flanagan Lock 18 October 1963  
Annie Flavin Prop  
Kathleen Flores Number 8 7 February 1955  
Julie Gray ??  
Betsy Hill ??  
Elise Huffer Centre  
Sheri Hunt Flanker  
Pam Irby ??  
Patricia Marie Jervey Centre 29 March 1964  
Kris Kany Flanker  
Kerry Kelly ??  
Cassie Law Flanker  
Krista McFarren Wing 15 April 1961  
Brett Newton ??  
Christie Nixon Lock  
Candi Orsini Centre 9 December 1956  
Beth Pepper ??  
Jan Rutkowski Lock 27 June 1955  
Maryanne Sorenson Prop 11 October 1956  
Laurie Spicer-Bourdon ??  
Lisa Weix ??  
Amy Westerman ??  
Alex Williams ??  

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Japan

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Sweden

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Coach: Guy Dinwoodie

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Jennie Öhman Prop 29 July 1970   NRK Troján

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Pool B

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England

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Head Coach: Steve Dowling
Coach: Steve Jew, Steve Peters, Carol Isherwood

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Karen Almond (c) Fly-half   Saracens
Val Blackett Wing   Clifton
C Bronks ??   Richmond
Gillian Ann Burns Number 8   Waterloo
Jane Coats née Mangham Prop  
Jenny Chambers Number 8   Richmond
Annie Cole Wing   Saracens
Sue Dorrington (c) ??   Richmond
Paula George Fullback   Wasps
Helen Harding ??   Wasps
K Henderson ??   Novacastrians
Jacquie Edwards Centre   Blackheath
Jane Gregory née Everett Prop   WASPS
Sandy Ewing Prop 9 June 1960 22   Wasps
Kathy Jenn Flanker   Richmond
Giselle Mather Centre  
Deirdre Mills ??   Richmond
Emma Mitchell Scrum-half   Saracens
Jane Mitchell Fullback   Saracens
Jayne Molyneaux Wing  
Nicky Ponsford Hooker   Clifton
Giselle Pragnelle Centre   Wasps
Janis Ross (vc) Flanker 43   Saracens
Emma Scourfield Prop   Leeds
Genevieve Shore Number 8   Wasps
Cheryl Stennett Wing   Wasps
Heather Stirrup Lock   Wasps
Claire Vyvyan ??   Wasps
Sarah Wenn Lock 25   Wasps

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Scotland

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Micky Cave Fullback   Saracens
Lyndsay Burns Wing   Aberdeen University
Sue Brodie Wing   Edinburgh Academicals
Alison Christie Prop   Richmond
Debbie Francis Wing   Richmond
Jeni Sheerin Wing   Heriot-Watt University
Pogo Paterson Centre   Richmond
Kim Littlejohn(c) Centre   Edinburgh Academicals
Elaine Black Fly-half   Teddington Antlers
Alison McGrandles Fly-half   Richmond
Sandra "Gnomi" Williamson Second row   Edinburgh Academicals
Julie Taylor Prop   Edinburgh Academicals
Debbie Lochhead Prop   Dundee High School FP
Iona Ferguson Hooker   Edinburgh University
Donna Aitken Prop   West of Scotland
Irene Wilson Second row   Alton
Lee Cockburn Second row   Edinburgh Academicals
Mags McHardy Second row   Edinburgh Academicals
Anny Freitas Flanker   Edinburgh Academicals
Donna Kennedy Flanker  
Dawn Barnett Number 8   Wasps

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Russia

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Rimma Petlevannaia (c) ??  
E. Solviena ??  
L. Evanova ??  
I. Erina ??  
E. Kvrenkova ??  
O. Bogath ??  
E. Kostyrko ??  
O. Didenko ??  
Y. Kirienko ??  
S. Krivocharova ??  
N. Ivachkova ??  
S. Golovko ??  
E. Baranova ??  
M. Jorina ??  
I. Fomina ??  

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Pool C

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France

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Nathalie Amiel Flanker   Saint-Orens
Valerie Lenoir Lock  
Annick Hayraud Fly-half 65  
Fabienne Saudin ??  

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Ireland

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Scottish Students

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Pool D

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Canada

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Christine Carlson Prop BC
Tina Fuchs Lock BC
Lynne Leclair Wing BC
Patti Pare Centre BC
Kim Styles Wing BC
Vasiliki Antiniou Lock Alberta
Susan Johnson Lock Alberta
Shelaine Kozakavich Fly-half Alberta
Maxi Miciak Centre Alberta
Heidi Von Schoening Wing Alberta
Joanne Gardner Flanker Ontario
Laurie-Ann Lundy Flanker Ontario
Julie Anne McGann Scrum-half Ontario
Sandra Muller Prop Ontario
Nena Orescanin Centre 3 April 1969 9   Ontario
Louise Pearce Fullback Ontario
Jen Ross Prop Ontario
Annette Shiel Fly-half Ontario
Michelle Green Fullback Quebec
Val Matthew Hooker Quebec
Gillian Florence Prop 66   Ste. Anne de Bellevue
Josée Lacasse Prop   Quebec
Natascha Wesch Scrum-half   Ajax Wanderers[31]
Heather Wilson Flanker   [32]
Stephanie White de Goede (c) Number 8   Alberta
Helen Russell Hooker 6 November 1964 10   Ajax Wanders[33][34]

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Kazakhstan

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Olga Chukreyeva ??  
Olessya Zyryanova ??  
Tatyana Ashikhmina ??  
Natalya Voronenko ??  
Natalya Baibatyrova ??  
Anna Cherkassova ??  
Akkumys Duzelbayeva ??  
Sofya Kabanova ??  
Svetlana Karatygina ??  
Irena Khokhlova ??  
Svetlana Khokhlova ??  
Natalya Kisseleva ??  
Natalya Kosmanova ??  
Oxana Krivec ??  
Olga Kumanikina ??  
Alfiya Mustafina ??  
Anna Nedospassova ??  
Valentina Nezbudey ??  
Yelena Nikolayenko ??  
Elena Onischenko ??  
Oxana Pevzner ??  
Yelena Pevzner ??  
Irina Shabaldina ??  
Yelena Solodovnik ??  
Alfiya Tamaeva ??  

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Wales

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

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Amanda Bennett Centre (1964-07-24)24 July 1964 (aged 29)  
Liza Burgess Number 8 (1964-03-24)24 March 1964 (aged 30)  
Kate Eaves Lock (1968-05-06)6 May 1968 (aged 25)  

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