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The 2011 Rugby World Cup was an international rugby union tournament played in New Zealand from 9 September to 23 October 2011. Each of the 20 competing nations was required to confirm its 30-man squad by 23 August; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
Players could be replaced for medical or compassionate reasons, but they would be unable to return to the squad. Any replacement players had an enforced stand-down period of 48 hours before they could take the field.
Players marked (c) were the nominated captains for their teams. Number of caps and players' ages are indicated as of 9 September 2011, the tournament's opening day.
The tournament was played during the Super Rugby off-season. Players who were released or changed clubs are out-of-contract with their clubs and finished with their 2011 clubs, and in-contract with their national unions and/or future clubs for the 2012 (2011–12 in the Northern Hemisphere) season. Players were listed with their current affiliations as of the opening day of the tournament on 9 September (with some on-going updates during the tournament).
Three squads were made up entirely of players from home-based clubs. Two of these, Australia and New Zealand, had players who signed with overseas clubs for the 2011–12 northern hemisphere season. However, all players on both squads played for clubs within their country, either in Super Rugby or New Zealand's domestic ITM Cup, in the preceding 2011 season. In addition, these players remained under contract with their national unions until the end of the World Cup. The third such squad, France, consists entirely of players under contract with French clubs in both 2010–11 and 2011–12.
Pool A
Canada
Canada's 30-man squad for the tournament was named on 8 July.[1]
Head coach: 
Kieran Crowley
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Hamilton | Hooker | 9 April 1988 (aged 23) | 4 |  BC Bears
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| Pat Riordan (c) | Hooker | 30 September 1979 (aged 31) | 39 | BC Bears
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| Hubert Buydens | Prop | 4 January 1982 (aged 29) | 6 | Prairie Wolf Pack
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| Scott Franklin | Prop | 23 August 1980 (aged 31) | 8 | Prairie Wolf Pack
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| Jason Marshall | Prop | 5 February 1985 (aged 26) | 8 |  Aurillac
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| Andrew Tiedemann | Prop | 21 July 1988 (aged 23) | 10 | Prairie Wolf Pack
|
| Frank Walsh | Prop | 5 September 1976 (aged 35) | 4 | The Rock
|
| Jamie Cudmore | Lock | 6 September 1978 (aged 33) | 23 | Clermont Auvergne
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| Brian Erichsen | Lock | 18 August 1977 (aged 34) | 5 | BC Bears
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| Tyler Hotson | Lock | 30 May 1985 (aged 26) | 20 |  Plymouth Albion
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| Nanyak Dala | Flanker | 18 June 1984 (aged 27) | 11 | Prairie Wolf Pack
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| Adam Kleeberger | Flanker | 2 March 1984 (aged 27) | 31 | London Scottish
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| Chauncey O'Toole | Flanker | 22 February 1986 (aged 25) | 13 |  Ospreys
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| Jebb Sinclair | Flanker | 8 April 1986 (aged 25) | 17 | London Irish
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| Aaron Carpenter | Number 8 | 9 January 1983 (aged 28) | 38 | Plymouth Albion
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| Jeremy Kyne | Number 8 | 2 May 1983 (aged 28) | 1 | Prairie Wolf Pack
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| Ed Fairhurst | Scrum-half | 7 May 1979 (aged 32) | 51 | BC Bears
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| Jamie Mackenzie | Scrum-half | 28 February 1989 (aged 22) | 3 | Esher
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| Sean White | Scrum-half | 28 June 1988 (aged 23) | 10 | BC Bears
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| Nathan Hirayama | Fly-half | 23 March 1988 (aged 23) | 7 | BC Bears
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| Ander Monro | Fly-half | 6 September 1981 (aged 30) | 26 | Ontario Blues
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| Mike Scholz | Centre | 6 August 1988 (aged 23) | 4 | Ontario Blues
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| Ryan Smith | Centre | 13 September 1979 (aged 31) | 47 | Prairie Wolf Pack
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| Conor Trainor | Centre | 12 May 1989 (aged 22) | 1 | BC Bears
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| D. T. H. van der Merwe | Centre | 28 April 1986 (aged 25) | 17 |  Glasgow Warriors
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| Ciaran Hearn | Wing | 30 December 1985 (aged 25) | 17 | The Rock
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| Phil Mackenzie | Wing | 25 February 1987 (aged 24) | 9 | Esher
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| Taylor Paris | Wing | 6 October 1992 (aged 18) | 3 | Ontario Blues
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| Matt Evans | Fullback | 2 January 1988 (aged 23) | 12 | Cornish Pirates
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| James Pritchard | Fullback | 21 July 1979 (aged 32) | 39 | Bedford Blues
|
France
Marc Lièvremont announced his 31-man France squad for the tournament on 21 August.[2] David Skrela was injured and subsequently replaced by Jean-Marc Doussain.[3]
Head coach: Marc Lièvremont
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.