Ray Barkwill
Position: Hooker
DOB: 26/08/1980 (age 35)
Current club: Ontario Blues
Previous clubs: University of Western Australia, Western Force
Honours: Canada, Canada A
Canadian international Ray Barkwill has made 17 appearances for the Canucks since making his debut in 2012 against Samoa. The hooker with the shaved head and beard was sporting 13 staples atop his scalp during the Pacific Nations Cup last month but is expected to be available for the upcoming World Cup.
Sebastien Bruno
Position: Hooker
DOB: 26/08/1974 (age 41)
Current club: Retired
Previous clubs: AS Beziers, Pau, Sale Shark, Toulon
Honours: France
Making his Test debut in 2002 hooker Sebastien Bruno went on to accumulate 26 appearances for France before he subsequently hung up his international boots in 2008. Despite his sometimes inaccurate line-out throwing, he was considered as one of the toughest scrummaging hookers at international level. He is now the forward’s coach at Lyon, who were relegated from France’s Top 14 last season.
Tom Coolican
Position: Hooker
DOB: 26/08/1988 (age 27)
Current club: Sydney Stars
Previous clubs: Sydney University, Eastern Suburbs, Waratahs A, Richmond
Honours: United States
Australian-born hooker Tom Coolican plays his international rugby for The USA after making his debut in 2014. After completing law school, Coolican moved to New York to study a Masters of Sports Law at the St John’s School of Law while simultaneously playing for New York Athletic Club. After playing a role during The Eagles qualification for the World Cup, meaning there is a good chance he will be part of their final 31-man squad.
Jason Little
Position: Centre
DOB: 26/08/1970 (age 45)
Current club: Retired
Previous clubs: Queensland Reds, New South Wales Waratahs, Gloucester, Bristol
Honours: United States
Battling Jason Little was fondly remembered for his time in the Australia shirt for his resilience and drive to succeed. The centre won the Rugby World Cups in both 1991 and 1999 and also helped the Wallabies to the Tri-Nations title in 2000. In 1993, he threw an interception pass to Joel Stransky during a hard-fought Test against the Springboks in Brisbane, recovering his composure to score two tries in a fantastic comeback victory. In total, he made 75 Test caps for the Wallabies, scoring 102 points. After hanging up his boots, he undertook a course in Land Management at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.
Jean-Luc Sadourny
Position: Fullback
DOB: 26/08/1966 (age 49)
Current club: Retired
Previous clubs: US Colomiers
Honours: France
Jean-Luc Sadourny’s international career spanned a decade between 1991 and 2001, with the fullback making 71 Test caps, scoring 86 points for Les Bleus. In 2010, Sadourny opened his own restaurant, the Sadourny Café, in Colomiers after a few years of coaching.