This article lists the official squads for the 1991 Rugby World Cup that took place in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France between 3 October and 2 November 1991.
Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. All details, such as number of international caps and player age, are current as of the opening day of the tournament on 3 October 1991.
Pool A
England
Head coach : Geoff Cooke
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
Italy
Head coach : Bertrand Fourcade
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
New Zealand
Head coaches : John Hart and Alex Wyllie
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
United States
Head coach : Jim Perkins
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
Pool B
Ireland
Head coach : Ciaran Fitzgerald
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
Japan
Head coach: Hiroaki Shukuzawa
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
Scotland
Head coach : Ian McGeechan
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
Zimbabwe
Trainer: Iain Buchanan
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
Pool C
Argentina
Head coaches : Luis Gradín / Guillermo Lamarca
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
Australia
Head coach : Bob Dwyer
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
Wales
Head coach : Alan Davies
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
Western Samoa
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
Pool D
Canada
Head coach : Ian Birtwell
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
Fiji
Head coaches: Samisoni Viriviri and George Simpkin
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
France
Head coach : Daniel Dubroca
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
Romania
Head coach : Peter Ianusevici
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby .
References
Tournaments Warm-up matches Qualifying Knockout stages Finals Squads Statistics Overview Overall records Notes: There was no qualification for the 1987 World Cup as places were given by invitation only.