▁announced ▁their ▁ 2 3 - man ▁tour ing ▁squad ▁on ▁ 4 ▁October . ▁Of ▁the ▁twenty ▁three ▁players , ▁eigh teen ▁were ▁New ▁Zealand ▁born ▁while ▁four ▁were ▁Australian ▁born ▁and ▁one ▁T ong an ▁born . ▁ ▁Co ach : ▁ ▁Stephen ▁K ear ney ▁▁ 1 ▁Rep la ced ▁original ▁replacement ▁K ris nan ▁In u ▁who ▁with d rew ▁for ▁family ▁reasons . ▁He ▁replaced ▁originally ▁selected ▁Steve ▁M ata i ▁who ▁with d rew ▁due ▁to ▁injury . ▁▁ 2 ▁Rep la ced ▁originally ▁selected ▁Man u ▁V atu ve i ▁who ▁with d rew ▁due ▁to ▁injury . ▁▁ 3 ▁Rep la ced ▁originally ▁selected ▁Sh a un ▁Johnson ▁who ▁with d rew ▁due ▁to ▁injury . ▁ ▁Wales ▁The ▁Wel sh ▁training ▁squad ▁was ▁named ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁September . ▁Of ▁the ▁twenty ▁three ▁players , ▁nine ▁were ▁English ▁born ▁while ▁eight ▁were ▁Wel sh ▁born ▁and ▁five ▁Australian ▁born s ▁and ▁one ▁South ▁African ▁born . ▁ ▁Co ach : ▁ ▁I est yn ▁Harris ▁ ▁G are th ▁Thomas ▁was ▁originally ▁selected ▁in ▁the ▁squad , ▁but ▁retired ▁with ▁immediate ▁effect ▁in ▁the ▁week ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁Ven ues ▁ ▁The ▁games ▁were ▁played ▁at ▁ven ues ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales . ▁The ▁tournament ▁final ▁was ▁played ▁in ▁Le eds . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Round ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Round ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Round ▁ 3 ▁ ▁Stand ings ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ ▁Top ▁point sc or ers