Questi i convocati delle avversarie dell'Italia e delle favorite per la vittoria finale:

ARGENTINA Avanti: Gonzalo Longo, Martin Durand, Juan Manuel Leguizamon, Martin Schusterman, Lucas Ostiglia, Juan Fernandez Lobbe, Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, Rimas Alvarez, Esteban Lozada, Patricio Albacete, Omar Hasan, Rodrigo Roncero, Martin Scelzo, Marcos Ayerza, Mario Ledesma, Alberto Vernet Basualdo, Santiago Gonzalez Bonorino. Trequarti: Ignacio Corleto, Horacio Agulla, Juan Martin Hernandez, Federico Serra, Lucas Borges, Jose Nunez Piossek, Manuel Contepomi, Gonzalo Tiesi, Hernan Senillosa, Felipe Contepomi, Federico Todeschini, Agustin Pichot (capitano), Nicolas Fernandez Miranda. All. Marcelo Loffreda

AUSTRALIA Avanti: Matt Dunning, Al Baxter, Guy Stepherdson, Greg Holmes, Stephen Moore, Sean Hardman, Adama Freier, Nathan Sharpe, Mark Crisholm, Dan Vickerman, Phil Waugh, George Smith, David Lyons, Stephen Hoiles, Wycliff Palu, Rocky Elsom, Hugh McMeniman. Trequarti: Sam Cordingley, George Gregan, Berrick Barnes, Stephen Larkham, Stirling Mortlock (capitano), Matt Giteau, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Scott Staniforth, Lote Tuqiri, Mark Gerrard, Drew Mitchell, Chris Latham, Julian Huxley. All. John Connolly

FRANCIA Avanti: Raphael Ibanez (capitano), Dimitri Szarzewski, Pieter De Villiers, Olivier Milloud, Jean-Baptiste Poux, Fabien Pelous, Ferome Thion, Sebastien Chabal, Julien Bonnaire, Serge Betsen, Remy Martin, Yannick Nyanga, Sebastien Bruno, Nicolas Mas, Lionel Nallet, Thierry Dusautoir, Imanol Harinordoquy. Trequarti: Pierre Mignoni, Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, Frederic Michalak, David Skrela, Yannick Jauzion, David Marty, Aurelien Rougerie, Cedric Heymans, Vincent Clerc, Clement Poitrenaud, Lionel Beauxis, Damien Traille, Christophe Dominici. All. Bernard Laporte

GALLES Avanti: Huw Bennett, Colin Charvis, Ian Evans, Ian Gough, Chris Horsman, Will James, Gethin Jenkins, Adam Jones, Duncan Jones, Alun-Wyn Jones, Michael Owen, Alix Popham, Matthew Rees, Jonathan Thomas, Rhys Thomas, Martyn Williams. Trequarti: Gareth Cooper, James Hook, Dafydd James, Mark Jones, Stephen Jones, Kevin Morgan, Sonny Parker, Dwayne Peel, Mike Phillips, Jamie Robinson, Tom Shanklin, Ceri Sweeney, Gareth Thomas (capitano), Shane Williams. All. Gareth Jenkins

INGHILTERRA Avanti: George Chuter, Lee Mears, Mark Regan, Perry Freshwater, Andrew Sheridan, Matt Stevens, Phil Vickery (capitano), Steve Borthwick, Martin Corry, Ben Kay, Simon Shaw, Lawrence Dallaglio, Nick Easter, Lewis Moody, Tom Rees, Joe Worsley. Trequarti: Mark Cueto, Josh Lewsey, Jason Robinson, Paul Sackey, Dan Hipkiss, Jamie Noon, Mathew Tait, Mike Catt, Andy Farrell, Olly Barkley, Jonny Wilkinson, Andy Gomarsall, Shaun Perry, Peter Richards. All. Brian Ashton

IRLANDA Avanti: Neil Best, Rory Best, Simon Best, Simon Easterby, Stephen Ferris, Jerry Flannery, John Hayes, Marcus Horan, Denis Leamy, Donncha O'Callaghan, Paul O'Connell, Malcolm O'Kelly, Alan Quinlan, Frankie Sheahan, David Wallace, Bryan Young. Trequarti: Isaac Boss, Brian Carney, Gordon D'Arcy, Girvan Dempsey, Gavin Duffy, Denis Hickie, Shane Horgan, Geordan Murphy, Brian O'Driscoll (capitano), Ronan O'Gara, Eoin Reddan, Peter Stringer, Andrew Trimble, Paddy Wallace. All. Ed O'Sullivan.

NUOVA ZELANDA Avanti: Rodney So'oialo, Chris Masoe, Richie McCaw (capitano), Jerry Collins, Reuben Thorne, Sione Lauaki, Ali Williams, Chris Jack, Keith Robinson, Carl Hayman, Neemia Tialata, Tony Woodcock, Anton Oliver, Keven Mealamu, Andrew Hore, Greg Somerville. Trequarti: Leon MacDonald, Mils Muliaina, Doug Howlett, Joe Rokocoko, Sitiveni Sivivatu, Isaia Toeava, Conrad Smith, Luke McAlister, Aaron Mauger, Daniel Carter, Nick Evans, Byron Kelleher, Andrew Ellis, Brendon Leonard. All. Graham Henry

PORTOGALLO Avanti: Rui Cordeiro, Juan Mure', Andre' Lourenco, Duarte Figueiredo, Joao Correia, Joaquim Ferreira, Ruben Spachuk, Goncalo Uva, David Penalva, Marcelo Dias, Diogo Coutinho, Tiago Girao, Juan Somoza, Vasco Uva, Joao Uva, Paulo Murinello. Trequarti: Luis Pissarra, Jose' Pinto, Pedro Cabral, Goncalo Malheiro, Duarte Pinto, Diogo Mateus, Diogo Gama, Frederico Sousa, Miguel Morais, Pedro Carvalho, Antonio Aguilar, David Mateus, Goncalo Foro, Pedro Leal. All. Tomaz Morais

ROMANIA Avanti: Petru Balan, Bogdan Balan, Cezar Popescu, Petrisor Toderasc, Silviu Florea, Marius Tincu, Razvan Mavrodin, Sorin Socol (capitano), Cristian Petre, Valentin Ursache, Augustin Petrichei, Ovidiu Tonita, Florin Corodeanu, Cosmin Ratiu, Alexandru Manta, Alexandru Tudori. Trequarti: Valentin Calafeteanu, Lucian Sirbu, Ionut Dimofte, Ionut Tofan, Romeo Gontineac, Csaba Gal, Gabriel Brezoianu, Dan Vlad, Catalin Fercu, Ioan Teodorescu, Catalin Nicolae, Iulian Dumitras, Florin Vlaicu, Danut Dumbrava. All. Daniel Santamans

SCOZIA Avanti: John Barclay, Kelly Brown, David Callam, Ross Ford, Jim Hamilton, Nathan Hines, Allister Hogg, Allan Jacobsen, Gavin Kerr, Scott Lawson, Scott MacLeod, Euan Murray, Scott Murray, Craig Smith, Simon Taylor, Fergus Thomson, Jason White (capitano). Trequarti: Mike Blair, Chris Cusiter, Rob Dewey, Marcus Di Rollo, Andrew Henderson, Rory Lamont, Sean Lamont, Rory Lawson, Dan Parks, Chris Paterson, Hugo Southwell, Nikki Walker, Simon Webster. All. Frank Hadden

SUDAFRICA Avanti: Os du Randt, CJ van der Linde, Brendon James, Gurthro Steenkamp, John Smit (capitano), Gary Botha, Bakkies Botha, Victor Matfield, Johann Muller, Albert van den Berg, Schalk Burger, Danie Rossouw, Bobby Skinstad, Bismarck du Plessis, Juan Smith, Wikus van Heerden. Trequarti: Fourie du Preez, Ricky Januarie, Ruan Pienaar, Butch James, Andre Pretorius, Jean de Villiers, Jaquer Fourie, Wynand Olivier, Bryan Habana, Akona Ndungane, Ashwin Willemse, Jon-Paul Pietersen, Percy Montgomery, Francois Steyn. All. Jack White