World XV
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The World Rugby XV is an internationl rugby union team composed of the best international players selected by a coach. The World XV games are not test matches and are mainly played for fun. Their most recent tour was in South Africa in June 2006 against a Springbok XV and a Western Province XV. The latter match was the testimonial for former Springboks captain and Western Province star Corné Krige, who captained the Western Province side.
The 2006 mid-year squad was:
- Dave Hewett
- Raphael Ibanez
- Cobus Visagie
- Tom Palmer
- Radike Samo
- Xavier Rush
- Sebastien Chabal
- Olivier Magne
- Justin Marshall, (captain)
- Carlos Spencer
- Isa Nacewa
- Fraser Waters
- Thomas Castaignède
- Bruce Reihana
- Matt Burke
- Mark Regan
- Christian Califano
- Julien Pierre
- Sam Harding /Toutai Kefu
- Mark Robinson
- Ludovic Mercier
- Joe Roff
The World XV will play next on 3 December 2006 at Walkers Stadium in Leicester against the Springboks. Players announced so far for this match are:[1]
- Justin Marshall
- Michael Owen
- Breyton Paulse
- Morgan Turinui
