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{{Infobox national rugby team
| Name                  = Canada
| Nickname              = ''Canucks'', ''Les Rouges''
| Badge                 = Logo Canada Rugby.svg
| Badge_size            = 140px
| Emblem                = [[Maple leaf]]
| Union                 = [[Rugby Canada]]
| Coach                 = [[Kingsley Jones (Welsh rugby union flanker)|Kingsley Jones]]
| Captain               = [[Phil Mack]]
| Most caps             = [[Aaron Carpenter]] (79)
| Top scorer            = [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] (607)
| Top try scorer        = [[DTH van der Merwe]] (26)
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| pattern_so1           = _CanadasocksRWC
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| World Rugby Rank      = 23|down|1|
| World Rugby Rank date = 6 July 
| World Rugby max       = 12
| World Rugby max year  = 2011
| World Rugby min       = 23 currently
| World Rugby min year  = 2017
| First game            = [[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]] 9–8 '''Canada'''<br />(31 January 1932)
| Largest win           = [[Barbados national rugby union team|Barbados]] 3–71 '''Canada'''<br/>(24 June 2006)
| Largest loss          = [[England national rugby union team|England]] 70–0 '''Canada'''<br/>(13 November 2004)
| World cup apps        = 8
| World cup first       = 1987
| World cup best        = Quarter-finals, [[1991 Rugby World Cup|1991]]
| medaltemplates        = 
| website               = {{URL|http://www.rugbycanada.ca/}}
}}
The '''Canada national rugby union team''' is governed by [[Rugby Canada]], and play in red and white. Canada is classified by [[World Rugby]] as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and thirteen tier two nations. Canada competes in competitions such as the [[World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup|Pacific Nations Cup]] and the [[Rugby World Cup]].

Canada has been playing international rugby since the early 1930s, making their debut in 1932 against [[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]]. Canada have competed at every World Cup since the tournament was first staged in [[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]], the only [[North America]]n team to do so. Canada achieved their best result at the World Cup in [[1991 Rugby World Cup|1991]], where they reached the quarter-finals. Canada is a dominant power of North American rugby and currently ranks fourth in the Americas after Argentina, the USA and Uruguay. The team has achieved victories over traditionally stronger Six Nations teams such as France, Wales, Italy, and Scotland on at least one occasion in past years. Canada is currently ranked 22nd in the IRB World Rankings.

==History==

===Early years===
In 1874 the first North American international game took place in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] between [[McGill University|McGill]] and [[Harvard University|Harvard]] universities. Later that same year a second game was played, but this time Harvard were the hosts, and the game was played with early "[[American Football]]" rules. Today, in carrying on the oldest annual sporting competition in North America, McGill University and Harvard University continue the tradition of competing for the [[Covo Cup]], at alternating venues each November, using the original rules of rugby football. McGill University can therefore lay claim to being the oldest rugby club in Canada, but due to rugby's popularity among students and the McGill University Rugby Football Club's affiliation with the university, the claim as the oldest independent rugby club goes to the still active [http://www.westmountrugby.com Westmount Rugby Football Club].

A Canadian Rugby Football Union was established in 1884, although this organisation went on to become the [[Canadian Football League]], as [[rugby football]] in Canada evolved into [[Canadian football]]. In 1902–1903 the first Canadian team toured Britain. In 1909, [[Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey|Earl Grey]], then [[Governor General of Canada]], donated a trophy to the CRU to be awarded for the Rugby Football Championship of Canada. This trophy became known as the [[Grey Cup]]. However the rules used in Canada were vastly different from the rules used in countries that were part of the [[International Rugby Board|IRB]]. In the years that followed, the CRU would legalise forward passing and make other changes that would make Canadian football a totally different sport, similar to [[American football]].

===Post-World War I===
During World War I and II rugby union was suspended but in the inter-war period there was something of a renaissance. In 1919 a Canadian Services team played overseas against representatives from [[England]], [[New Zealand]], [[South Africa]] and [[Australia]]. The formation of the Rugby Union of Canada took place in 1929 and this was followed by a tour of Japan by a Canadian representative side in 1932 to help foster trade between the two countries. About half the team were Canadian born (mostly British Columbia players) and the rest were originally from Britain. They lost 9–8 and 38–5 in the two test matches.

The original Canadian Rugby Union disbanded just before World War I. Canada's team to the United Kingdom in 1962 was dominated by British Columbia players. The Rugby Union of Canada was re-formed in 1965 as the Canadian Rugby Union. The 1966 [[British and Irish Lions|British Lions]] played a non-cap match in [[Toronto]] on their way back from Australia and New Zealand, a match they won 19–8. Canada established themselves as the strongest team in [[North America]], though they struggled to compete with the major test-playing nations in [[Europe]] and the [[Southern Hemisphere]].

===Modern era===
{{Main article|Canada at the Rugby World Cup}}
[[File:Canada rugby team during anthems at RWC.jpg|thumb|Canada Rugby Union|Canadian rugby team]]
Canada were one of the 16 nations that were invited by the [[International Rugby Board]] (IRB) to compete at the inaugural [[Rugby World Cup]] in [[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]], hosted by both Australia and New Zealand. Canada were grouped with Wales, Ireland and Tonga in Pool 2. In their first ever World Cup match they defeated Tonga 37–4. However they lost their subsequent matches 46–19 to Ireland and 40–9 to Wales, and finished third in the pool (not advancing to the finals).

Canada had to qualify for the [[1991 Rugby World Cup]]. Canada took part in the [[1991 Rugby World Cup - Americas qualification|Americas tournaments]], and finished first in the Americas qualifying standings. At the 1991 Rugby World Cup, Canada was placed into Pool D, alongside France, Romania and Fiji. Canada beat [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]] and [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]] but lost their fixture against France 19–13 to finish second in the pool, advancing to the quarter-finals. They were then knocked out in the quarter-final by the All Blacks, 29–13. The 1991 tournament stands as Canada's best ever finish in a Rugby World Cup.

Canada beat [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] 26–24 on November 10, 1993 at [[Cardiff Arms Park]]; and beat France 18–16 on June 4, 1994 at Twin Elms Rugby Park in Nepean, Ontario; and battled to a 27–27 draw against [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] on 27 June 2000 at Markham, Ontario; and chalked up a 26–23 win against [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] on June 15, 2002. The win over Scotland was the start of a streak of seven victories before losing to Wales in Cardiff.

Canada has never beaten England in six games, but has played their national XV, B team, and Under 23 teams eleven times (for which Canada awarded its players international caps.) The most notable result was a 15–12 victory over a strong England XV on 29 May 1993 at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. Unfortunately for the Canadians, on the eve of the match England's management chose not to award international caps (due to fact that some players were touring with the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand at the time.) Additionally, before defeating Scotland proper in 2002, Canada beat Scotland XV 24–19 on May 25, 1991 at Saint John, New Brunswick.

As they were quarter finalists in 1991, they automatically qualified for the [[1995 Rugby World Cup]]. They were in Pool A with the hosts South Africa, defending champions Australia, and Romania. Canada finished third in the pool, winning their match against Romania but losing 27–11 to Australia and 20–0 to the Springboks.

Canada won the now defunct Pacific Rim tournament three years in succession in 1996, 1997 and 1998.

Canada finished second in Round 4 of the Americas [[1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying]], losing only to Argentina, and qualify for the World Cup. Canada finished third in their pool (with France, Fiji and Namibia), winning their match against Namibia but losing their other two fixtures. The victory against Namibia was uncharacteristic for Canada, as they ran the score up to 72–11, one of their most lopsided victories, as there was a very slight statistical chance that they could have advanced on points scored. This trashing was the one bright light in an otherwise gloomy and disappointing 1999 World Cup performance.

Like all second- and third-tier nations, the Canadians have had problems having these players available for important games. As a consequence Canada has slipped out of the top 10 rugby union nations, but has nevertheless provided top class players such as [[Dan Baugh]], [[Rod Snow]], [[Mike James (rugby)|Mike James]], [[Colin Yukes]], [[Dave Lougheed]] and [[Jamie Cudmore]] to teams in England, Wales and France. The Canadians qualified for the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] in [[Australia]].

Canada qualified as Americas 1, finishing at the top of Round 4 [[2003 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification|Americas tournaments]], winning five of their six fixtures to enter the [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003 World Cup]] in Australia, their fifth world cup in a row. Canada's sole win was a 24–7 result against Tonga as they lost their games against Italy, Wales and the All Blacks.

Since 2003 Canada has played host to the [[Churchill Cup]], making the final in 2010 but losing to the England Saxons 38–18. In 2004 and 2005 they replaced China in the [[Super Powers Cup]]. For the 2004 Superpowers Cup, Canada was substituted for China. In 2005 the competition was renamed the Super Cup. Canada beat [[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]] 15–10 in the final.

In 2006 Canada completed the qualification process for the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]]. They were in a three-team group also containing [[Barbados national rugby union team|Barbados]] and the [[United States national rugby union team|United States]]. Each played the other once. On 24 June 2006, Canada defeated Barbados 71–3, in [[Bridgetown]], their largest ever win.<ref>{{cite web|title=Canada beat Barbados 71-3 in Rugby World Cup qualifier|url=http://www.caribbeannewsnow.com/caribnet/cgi-script/csArticles/articles/000021/002107.htm|publisher=Caribbean Net News|accessdate=23 November 2012|date=June 26, 2006}}</ref> Canada achieved a record win over the USA in the match in Newfoundland on August 12, 2006, defeating the USA 56–7 in front of a capacity crowd, when player [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] scored a national record 36 points with three tries, six conversions and three penalties in the match, beating the record of 29 he had set against Barbados in their previous match.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/4788663.stm | work=BBC News | title=Canada book Wales RWC encounter | date=13 August 2006 | accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> The win assured Canada of a place in the 2007 World Cup as Americas 2 in Pool B.<ref name=2007qualified>{{cite web | publisher=therugbyworldcup.co.uk | title=Canada claim Americas 2 spot | url=http://www.therugbyworldcup.co.uk/blog/29 | accessdate=22 August 2006 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703204919/http://www.therugbyworldcup.co.uk/blog/29 | archivedate=3 July 2007 | df= }}</ref> Also that year, a Canadian team won the NA4 and the national team beat the US earlier in the Churchill Cup.

===2007 World Cup===
{{Further information|2007 Rugby World Cup}}
[[File:2007 rugby world cup Canada.jpg|thumb|Canadian team after a pool stage match during the [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007 World Cup]]]]
[[File:Canada try against Wales RWC07.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Canada take on Wales during the 2007 World Cup]]
[[File:Canada Rugby World Cup 2007 09 09 Canada s flag.jpg|thumb|Canadian fans at the [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007 World Cup]]]]
Going into the World Cup Canada were ranked as severe outsiders, and given odds of 5000/1 to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.online-gambling-insider.com/online-gambling/ogi-rugby-world-cup-2007-latest-betting-07-11-07.html |title=Rugby World Cup 2007 Latest Betting - 07-11-07 |publisher=Online-gambling-insider.com |date=2011-11-18 |accessdate=2012-03-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314235210/http://www.online-gambling-insider.com/online-gambling/ogi-rugby-world-cup-2007-latest-betting-07-11-07.html |archivedate=2012-03-14 |df= }}</ref> Pool B also contained [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]], [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]], [[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]] and [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]]. In their opening match in [[Nantes]] on 9 September the Canadians lost 42–17 to Wales.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/welsh/6980580.stm | work=BBC News | title=Wales 42–17 Canada | date=9 September 2007 | accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> They followed this with a 29–16 loss to Fiji, whom they had needed to beat to have realistic hopes of progressing to the Quarter Finals.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/sep/17/rugbyunion.rugbyworldcup200713 | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Fiji send Wales a mixed message | first=Ian | last=Malin | date=17 September 2007 | accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> They drew 12–12 with Japan in [[Bordeaux]], conceding an injury-time try by [[Koji Taira]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/world-cup-news/canada-12-japan-12-japan-celebrates-ending-losing-streak-after-draw-403494.html | work=The Independent | location=London | title=Canada 12 Japan 12: Japan celebrates ending losing streak after draw | first1=Robert | last1=Millward | date=26 September 2007 | accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref> In their final game they lost 37–6 to an Australian side consisting mostly of second-string players.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/sep/30/rugbyunion.rugbyworldcup200713 | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Mitchell double helps subdue brave Canada | date=30 September 2007 | accessdate=28 April 2010 | first=Frank | last=Malley}}</ref> It meant they finished bottom of Pool B, and returned home from a World Cup without winning a single game for the first time ever.

===The Kieran Crowley Era===

Following the 2007 Rugby World Cup a new epoch in Canadian rugby began with the installation of Kieran Crowley as head coach of the men's national team. By April 2008 the former New Zealand All Black took over coaching duties with aspirations to positively shape the Canadian rugby psyche and improve upon recent results.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=11464 | work=rugbyweek.com | location= | title=Former All Black appointed Canada coach | date=18 March 2008 | accessdate=26 January 2013 | first=| last=}}</ref>

In Autumn 2008 the Canadians toured Europe, beating Portugal in their opening match, but suffering heavy defeats in their subsequent games in Ireland, Wales and Scotland. In 2009 the Canadians will host a tour by the Welsh and Irish.<ref>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jqGv3y6_ASSah7i_qlySPxmI3zjA ]{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref>

Canada beat the United States in a two-legged playoff game in July 2009 to qualify for the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]] in New Zealand and enter the tournament as Americas 1.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/8146542.stm|title=Canada qualify for 2011 World Cup |date=2009-07-12|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=2009-07-13}}</ref> Canada began its Rugby World Cup preparations well, by finishing runner-up in the [[2011 Churchill Cup]] for the second year in a row, losing 37–6 in the final to the [[England Saxons]] (England's second-string side).

This good form carried on in a two-legged home and away series of warm-up matches against the [[USA Eagles]]. In the home leg on August 6 at the BMO Stadium, Canada secured a 28–22 victory in front a record 10,621 fans. In the away leg played on August 13 at Colorado, Canada won 27–7. Their warm-up schedule continued with a match against the Australian Barbarians on August 26, featuring several of Australia's World Cup squad, including [[Berrick Barnes]], [[Drew Mitchell]] and [[Rob Horne]]. Despite a strong performance, particularly by the Canadian pack, the Barbarians claimed a comfortable 38–14 victory. The Canadians played their final warm-up game on August 30, beating a representative [[Queensland Reds]] side 33–14.

=== 2011 Rugby World Cup===
The Canadians began their 2011 Rugby World Cup on September 14 against [[Tonga national rugby union team|Tonga]], winning 25–20. They followed this up with a 46–19 loss to [[France national rugby union team|France]] on September 18. The team had only a four-day turn-around after their first match, and let the game slip out of their reach within the final 20 minutes. They produced a repeat result of 2007, by playing to a 23–23 draw against [[Japan national rugby union team|Japan]]. Their Rugby World Cup concluded with a 79–15 loss against the [[New Zealand rugby union team|All Blacks]]. Canada finished fourth in their pool, narrowly missing out on automatic qualification for the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]].

=== 2015 Rugby World Cup===
Canada secured a spot in the 2015 Rugby World Cup on 23 August 2013, with a 13–11 win over the USA, 40–20 on aggregate.

They join Pool D with [[France national rugby union team|France]], [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]], [[Italy national rugby union team|Italy]] and [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]].

Canada finished the tournament with zero wins, last in Pool D.

==Stadium==
The national team currently does not have a permanent [[home stadium]] and as such play their matches at various locations across Canada. [[BMO Field]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] has been proposed as the national team's home stadium, even though it cannot provide a suitable rugby climate year-round. However, rumours have the national team playing out of the proposed [[Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium]] in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] if it is constructed.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} This would place the national rugby stadium in the country's main rugby stronghold of British Columbia, and in a city whose winter climate is considerably milder than that of most of the rest of Canada.

In August 2011 it was announced that the national team would have a permanent training centre located in Langford, British Columbia.<ref>[http://www.timescolonist.com/sports/Langford+home+turf+Canada+rugby+elite/5231161/story.html ]{{dead link|date=March 2012}}</ref>

==Record==

===World Cup===

{{Main article|Canada at the Rugby World Cup}}

{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!colspan=8|[[Rugby World Cup|World Cup record]]
! style=width:1% rowspan=25|
!colspan=6|[[Rugby World Cup qualification|World Cup Qualification record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!{{Tooltip|P|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|F|Points scored}}
!{{Tooltip|A|Points conceded}}
!{{Tooltip|P|Games played}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!{{Tooltip|F|Points scored}}
!{{Tooltip|A|Points conceded}}
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}}{{flagicon|NZL}} [[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]]||Pool Stage||3||1||0||2||65||90||colspan=6|''Automatically qualified''
|-
|{{flagicon|GBR}}{{flagicon|IRE}}{{flagicon|FRA}} [[1991 Rugby World Cup|1991]]||Quarter Final||4||2||0||2||58||62||4||3||0||1||67||38
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[1995 Rugby World Cup|1995]]||Pool Stage||3||1||0||2||45||50||colspan=6|''Automatically qualified''
|-
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[1999 Rugby World Cup|1999]]||Pool Stage||3||1||0||2||114||82||3||2||0||1||97||83
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[2003 Rugby World Cup|2003]]||Pool Stage||4||1||0||3||54||135||6||5||0||1||192||80
|-
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007]]||Pool Stage||4||0||1||3||51||120||2||2||0||0||125||10
|-
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]]||Pool Stage||4||1||1||2||82||168||2||2||0||0||47||30
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[2015 Rugby World Cup|2015]]||Pool Stage||4||0||0||4||58||131||2||2||0||0||40||20
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''8/8'''
|'''25'''
|'''7'''
|'''2'''
|'''20'''
|'''527'''
|'''838'''
|'''19'''
|'''16'''
|'''0'''
|'''3'''
|'''568'''
|'''261'''
|}

===Overall===
{{IRB World Rankings|Canada|history=yes}}
Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Canada national XV at test level up until 11 November 2017.<ref>[http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;orderby=team;team=25;template=results;type=team;view=opposition Canada Rugby Stats]</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:90%
|-
! style=width:180px| Opponent
! style=width:50px| Played
! style=width:50px| Won
! style=width:50px| Lost
! style=width:50px| Drawn
! style=width:50px| Win %
! style=width:50px| For
! style=width:50px| Aga
! style=width:50px| Diff
|-
| {{ru|ARG}}|| 9 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 33.3% || 159 || 277 || –118
|-
| {{ru|AUS}}|| 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0.0% || 60 || 283 || –223
|-
| {{ru|BAR}}|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 100.0% || 69 || 3 || +66
|-
| {{noflag|[[Barbarian F.C.|Barbarians]]}} || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0.00% || 7 || 32 || –25
|-
| {{ru|BEL}}|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 100.0% || 43 || 12 || +31
|-
| {{ru|BRA}}|| 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 50.0% || 75 || 49 || +26
|-
| {{noflag|[[British and Irish Lions]]}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.00% || 8 || 19 || –11
|-
| {{ru|CHI}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 100.0% || 156 || 45 || +111
|-
| {{ru|ENG}} || 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0.0% || 73 || 273 || –200
|-
| {{ru|ENG|name=England XV}} || 6 || 1 || 5 || 0 || 16.7% || 40 || 159 || –119
|-
| {{ru|ENG}} U23 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0.0% || 22 || 55 || –33
|-
| {{ruA|ENG}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0.0% || 41 || 132 || –91
|-
| {{ru|FIJ}} || 10 || 3 || 7 || 0 || 30.0% || 191 || 314 || –123
|-
| {{ru|FRA}} || [[History of rugby union matches between Canada and France|9]] || 1 || 8 || 0 || 11.1% || 119 || 315 || –196
|-
| {{ru|FRA|name=France XV}} || [[History of rugby union matches between Canada and France#XV Results|1]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.0% || 9 || 24 || –15
|-
| {{ruA|FRA}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.0% || 15 || 34 || –19
|-
| {{ru|GEO}} || [[History of rugby union matches between Georgia and Canada|7]] || 3 || 4 || 0 || 42.9% || 141 || 145 || –4
|-
| {{ru|HKG}} || 6 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 83.3% || 182 || 99 || +83
|-
| {{ru|IRE}} || 8 || 0 || 7 || 1 || 0.0% || 105 || 276 || –328
|-
| {{ru|IRE|name=Ireland XV}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.0% || 21 || 24 || –3
|-
| {{ru|ITA}} || 9 || 2 || 7 || 0 || 22.2% || 128 || 246 || –118
|-
| {{ru|JPN}} || 25 || 8 || 15 || 2 || 32.0% || 581 || 612 || –31
|-
| {{ru|NAM}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 100.0% || 89 || 24 || +65
|-
| {{ru|NZL}} || 5 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 0.0% || 54 || 313 || –259
|-
| {{ru|NZL|name=New Zealand XV}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.0% || 10 || 43 || –33
|-
| {{Ru|New Zealand Māori|name=Māori All Blacks}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0.0% || 45 || 146 || –101
|-
| {{ru|POR}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 100.0% || 138 || 53 || +85
|-
| {{ru|ROU}} || 8 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 25.0% || 142 || 138 || +4
|-
| {{ru|RUS}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 100.0% || 137 || 48 || +89
|-
| {{ru|SAM}} || 6 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0.0% || 103 || 169 || –66
|-
| {{ru|SCO}} || 4 || 1 || 3 || 0 || 25.0% || 49 || 105 || –56
|-
| {{ru|SCO|name=Scotland XV}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 100.0% || 24 || 19 || +5
|-
| {{ruA|SCO}} || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.0% || 10 || 15 || –5
|-
| {{ru|RSA}} || 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0.0% || 18 || 71 || –53
|-
| {{ru|ESP}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 100.00% || 60 || 22 || +38
|-
| {{ru|TON}} || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 62.50% || 193 || 155 || +38
|-
| {{ru|USA}} || [[History of rugby union matches between Canada and Unites States|58]] || 38 || 18 || 2 || 65.5% || 1362 || 971 || +391
|-
| {{ru|URU}} || 10 || 8 || 2 || 0 || 80.0% || 293 || 142 || +151
|-
| {{ru|WAL}} || [[History of rugby union matches between Canada and Wales|12]] || 1 || 11 || 0 || 8.3% || 207 || 460 || –253
|-
| {{ru|WAL|name=Wales XV}} || [[History of rugby union matches between Canada and Wales|3]] || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0.0% || 37 || 138 || –101
|-
| {{ru|WAL}} U23 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0.0% || 0 || 8 || –8
|- class=sortbottom
! Total !! 254 !! 100 !! 148 !! 6 !! 39.4% !! 5216 !! 6520 !! –1304
|}

===Wins against Tier 1 nations===
The following is a list of Canada's wins against Tier 1 countries:

{{Rugbybox collapsible2 
| date       = 25 June 1983
| time       = 
| home       = Canada {{flagicon|CAN}}
| score      = 19–13
| away       = {{ru|ITA}}
| report     = [http://www.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/21599.html Report]
| stadium    = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sports Complex (Burnaby Lake)|Sports Complex]], [[Burnaby Lake]]
| referee    = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[I Nixon]] ([[Rugby Canada|Canada]])
| attendance = 
| try1       = [[Jim Donaldson|Donaldson]]
| con1       = 
| pen1       = [[PJ MacLean|MacLean]], [[Mark Wyatt (Canadian rugby player)|Wyatt]] (4)
| drop1      = 
| gfm1       = 
| try2       = [[Serafino Ghizzoni|Ghizzoni]]
| con2       = 
| pen2       = [[Claudio Torresan|Torresan]] (2)
| drop2      = [[Claudio Torresan|Torresan]]
| gfm2       = 
}}
{{Rugbybox collapsible2 
| date       = 30 March 1990
| time       = 
| home       = Canada {{flagicon|CAN}}
| score      = 15–6
| away       = {{ru|ARG}}
| report     = [http://www.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/22248.html Report]
| stadium    = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Sports Complex (Burnaby Lake)|Sports Complex]], [[Burnaby Lake]]
| referee    = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kerry Fitzgerald]] ([[Australian Rugby Union|Australia]])
| attendance = 4,000
| try1       = [[Pat Palmer (rugby)|Palmer]]
| con1       = [[Mark Wyatt (Canadian rugby player)|Wyatt]]
| pen1       = [[Mark Wyatt (Canadian rugby player)|Wyatt]] (3)
| drop1      = 
| gfm1       = 
| try2       = 
| con2       = 
| pen2       = [[Hernán Vidou|Vidou]] (2)
| drop2      = 
| gfm2       = 
}}
{{Rugbybox collapsible2 
| date       = 16 June 1990
| time       = 
| home       = {{ru-rt|ARG}}
| score      = 15–19
| away       = {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
| report     = [http://www.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/22288.html Report]
| stadium    = {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Estadio José Amalfitani]], [[Buenos Aires]]
| referee    = {{flagicon|NZL}} [[David Bishop (rugby referee)|David Bishop]] ([[New Zealand Rugby Union|New Zealand]])
| attendance = 
| try1       = [[Sergio Bunader|Bundaer]] (2) <br />[[Pablo Garzón|Garzón]]
| con1       = 
| pen1       = [[Santiago Mesón|Mesón]]
| drop1      = 
| gfm1       = 
| try2       = [[Ian Stuart (rugby union)|Stuart]]
| con2       = 
| pen2       = [[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Rees]] (4)
| drop2      = [[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Rees]]
| gfm2       = 
}}

{{Rugbybox collapsible2 
| date       = 25 May 1991
| time       = 
| home       = Canada {{flagicon|CAN}}
| score      = 24–19
| away       = {{ruA|SCO|name=Scotland XV}}
| report     = 
| stadium    = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Saint John, New Brunswick]]
| referee    = 
| attendance = 
| gfm2       = 
}}
{{Rugbybox collapsible2 
| date       = 29 May 1993
| time       = 
| home       = Canada {{flagicon|CAN}}
| score      = 15–12
| away       = {{ruA|ENG|name=England XV}}
| report     = 
| stadium    = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Swangard Stadium]], [[Burnaby]], [[British Columbia|BC]]
| referee    = 
| attendance = 
| gfm2       = 
}}
{{Rugbybox collapsible2 
| date       = 10 November 1993
| time       = 
| home       = {{ru-rt|WAL}}
| score      = 24–26
| away       = {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
| report     = [http://www.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/22719.html Report]
| stadium    = {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Cardiff Arms Park]]
| referee    = {{flagicon|IRE}} [[Owen Doyle (rugby referee)|Owen Doyle]] ([[Ireland Rugby Union|Ireland]])
| attendance = 27,000
| try1       = 
| con1       = 
| pen1       = [[Neil Jenkins|N Jenkins]] (8)
| drop1      = 
| gfm1       = 
| try2       = [[Al Charron|Charron]]<br />[[Ian Stuart (rugby union)|Stuart]]
| con2       = [[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Rees]] (2)
| pen2       = [[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Rees]] (4)
| drop2      = 
| gfm2       = 
}}
{{Rugbybox collapsible2 
| date       = 4 June 1994
| time       = 
| home       = Canada {{flagicon|CAN}}
| score      = 18–16
| away       = {{ru|FRA}}
| report     = [http://www.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/22797.html Report]
| stadium    = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Twin Elm Rugby Park]], [[Nepean, Ontario|Nepean]]
| referee    = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Ian Rogers (rugby referee)|Ian Rogers]] ([[South African Rugby Union|South Africa]])
| attendance = 6,000
| try1       = 
| con1       = 
| pen1       = [[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Rees]] (6)
| drop1      = 
| gfm1       = 
| try2       = [[Émile Ntamack|Ntamack]]
| con2       = [[Thierry Lacroix|Lacroix]]
| pen2       = [[Thierry Lacroix|Lacroix]] (3)
| drop2      = 
| gfm2       = 
}}
{{Rugbybox collapsible2 
| date       = 11 November 2000
| time       = 
| home       = {{ru-rt|ITA}}
| score      = 17–22
| away       = {{flagicon|CAN}} Canada
| report     = [http://www.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/23873.html Report]
| stadium    = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini]], [[Rovigo]]
| referee    = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Didier Mene]] ([[Fédération Française de Rugby|France]])
| attendance = 4,000
| try1       = [[Manuel Dallan|M Dallan]]
| con1       = 
| pen1       = [[Francesco Mazzariol|Mazzariol]] (3)<br />[[Ramiro Pez|Pez]]
| drop1      = 
| gfm1       = 
| try2       = [[Kevin Wirachowski|Wirachowski]]
| con2       = [[Jared Barker|Barker]]
| pen2       = [[Jared Barker|Barker]] (4)
| drop2      = [[Jared Barker|Barker]]
| gfm2       = 
}}
{{Rugbybox collapsible2 
| date       = 15 June 2002
| time       = 
| home       = Canada {{flagicon|CAN}}
| score      = 26–23
| away       = {{ru|SCO}}
| report     = 
| stadium    = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia|BC]]
| referee    = 
| attendance = 
| try1       = 
| con1       = 
| pen1       = 
| drop1      = 
| gfm1       = 
| try2       = 
| con2       = 
| pen2       = 
| drop2      = 
| gfm2       = 
}}
{{Rugbybox collapsible2 
| date       = 2 July 2005
| time       = 
| home       = Canada {{flagicon|CAN}}
| score      = 22–15
| away       = {{ru|ARG}}
| report     = [http://www.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/24981.html Report]
| stadium    = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Kingsland, Calgary]]
| referee    = {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Rob Dickson (referee)|Rob Dickson]] ([[Scotland Rugby Union|Scotland]])
| attendance = 2,173
| try1       = [[Ryan Smith (rugby union)|Smith]]
| con1       = [[Derek Daypuck|Daypuck]]
| pen1       = [[Derek Daypuck|Daypuck]] (5)
| drop1      = 
| gfm1       = 
| try2       = [[Gonzalo Tiesi|Tiesi]] (2)
| con2       = [[Juan Fernández Miranda|Fernández Miranda]]
| pen2       = [[Juan Fernández Miranda|Fernández Miranda]]
| drop2      = 
| gfm2       = 
}}

==Players==

===Current squad===
On 27 October, newly appointed head coach Kingsley Jones named a 29-man squad ahead of Canada match against the [[Māori All Blacks]] on 3 November.<ref>[http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3817&leagueID=0&page=101820 LONG LIST ANNOUNCED FOR MAORI ALL BLACKS FIXTURE]</ref>

Following the Māori All Blacks match, several players were added to the squad ahead of their [[2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals|European tour matches]] against [[Georgia national rugby union team|Georgia]], [[Spain national rugby union team|Spain]] and [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]].

'''Head Coach:''' {{flagicon|WAL}} [[Kingsley Jones (Welsh rugby union flanker)|Kingsley Jones]]

* Caps updated: 12 November 2017
{{nat rs start}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name={{sortname|Ray|Barkwill}}|age={{Birth date and age|1980|8|26|df=y}}|caps=43|club=[[Ontario Blues]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name={{sortname|Eric|Howard}}|age={{Birth date and age|1993|9|5|df=y}}|caps=11|club=[[Ontario Blues]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name={{sortname|Martial|Lagain}}|age={{Birth date and age|1987|1|6|df=y}}|caps=0|club=[[The Rock (rugby team)|Atlantic Rock]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Hubert|Buydens}}|age={{Birth date and age|1982|1|4|df=y}}|caps=43|club=[[Prairie Wolf Pack]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Jake|Ilnicki}}|age={{Birth date and age|1992|2|24|df=y}}|caps=22|club=[[Newcastle Falcons]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Cole|Keith}}|age={{Birth date and age|1997|5|7|df=y}}|caps=3|club=[[The Rock (rugby team)|Atlantic Rock]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Ryan|Kotlewski}}|age={{Birth date and age|1990|2|21|df=y}}|caps=2|club=[[Prairie Wolf Pack]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Anthony|Luca}}|age={{Birth date and age|1985|2|26|df=y}}|caps=5|club=[[BC Bears]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Djustice|Sears-Duru}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994|5|24|df=y}}|caps=31|club=[[Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club|Ealing Trailfinders]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name={{sortname|Matt|Tierney}}|age={{Birth date and age|1996|7|4|df=y}}|caps=10|club=[[Section Paloise|Pau]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Kyle|Baillie}}|age={{Birth date and age|1991|4|7|df=y}}|caps=12|club=[[London Scottish F.C.|London Scottish]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Conor|Keys}}|age={{Birth date and age|1996|7|9|df=y}}|caps=4|club=[[The Rock (rugby team)|Atlantic Rock]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Josh|Larsen|dab=rugby union}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994|4|4|df=y}}|caps=1|club=[[Northland Rugby Union|Northland]]|clubnat=NZL}}
{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name={{sortname|Evan|Olmstead}}|age={{Birth date and age|1991|2|21|df=y}}|caps=17|club=[[Newcastle Falcons]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name={{sortname|Dustin|Dobravsky}}|age={{Birth date and age|1991|11|21|df=y}}|caps=0|club=[[BC Bears]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name={{sortname|Kyle|Gilmour}}|age={{Birth date and age|1988|1|26|df=y}}|caps=16|club=[[Prairie Wolf Pack]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name={{sortname|Matt|Heaton}}|age={{Birth date and age|1992|2|9|df=y}}|caps=10|club=[[The Rock (rugby team)|Atlantic Rock]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name={{sortname|Lucas|Rumball}}|age={{Birth date and age|1995|8|2|df=y}}|caps=13|club=[[Ontario Blues]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name={{sortname|Tyler|Ardron}}|age={{Birth date and age|1991|6|16|df=y}}|caps=26|club=[[Bay of Plenty Steamers|Bay of Plenty]]|clubnat=NZL}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name={{sortname|Andrew|Ferguson|dab=rugby union}}|age={{Birth date and age|1992|5|1|df=y}}|caps=4|club=[[Ontario Blues]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name={{sortname|Phil|Mack}} ([[Captain (sports)|c]])|age={{Birth date and age|1985|9|18|df=y}}|caps=42|club=[[BC Bears]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name={{sortname|Jorden|Sandover-Best}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994|10|19|df=y}}|caps=0|club=[[BC Bears]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name={{sortname|Shane|O'Leary}}|age={{Birth date and age|1993|12|3|df=y}}|caps=4|club=[[Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club|Ealing Trailfinders]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name={{sortname|Pat|Parfrey}}|age={{Birth date and age|1991|11|1|df=y}}|caps=16|club=[[The Rock (rugby team)|Atlantic Rock]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name={{sortname|Robbie|Povey}}|age={{Birth date and age|1996|9|21|df=y}}|caps=3|club=[[Prairie Wolf Pack]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name={{sortname|Guiseppe|du Toit}}|age={{Birth date and age|1995|7|29|df=y}}|caps=7|club=[[BC Bears]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name={{sortname|Ciaran|Hearn}}|age={{Birth date and age|1985|12|30|df=y}}|caps=58|club=[[London Irish]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name={{sortname|Ben|LeSage}}|age={{Birth date and age|1995|11|24|df=y}}|caps=1|club=[[BC Bears]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name={{sortname|Mike|Nieuwenhuysen}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994|9|12|df=y}}|caps=0|club=[[BC Bears]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name={{sortname|Brock|Staller}}|age={{Birth date and age|1992|3|24|df=y}}|caps=8|club=[[BC Bears]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name={{sortname|Kainoa|Lloyd}}|age={{Birth date and age|1994|5|21|df=y}}|caps=1|club=[[Ontario Blues]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name={{sortname|Dan|Moor}}|age={{Birth date and age|1990|7|24|df=y}}|caps=13|club=[[Ontario Blues]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name={{sortname|Taylor|Paris}}|age={{Birth date and age|1992|10|6|df=y}}|caps=22|club=[[Castres Olympique]]|clubnat=FRA}}
{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name={{sortname|D. T. H.|van der Merwe}}|age={{Birth date and age|1986|4|28|df=y}}|caps=45|club=[[Newcastle Falcons]]|clubnat=ENG}}
{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name={{sortname|Andrew|Coe}}|age={{Birth date and age|1996|4|8|df=y}}|caps=5|club=[[Ontario Blues]]|clubnat=CAN}}
{{nat rs end}}

==Individual all-time records==

===Most caps===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:35px;"|#
! style="width:160px;"|Player
! style="width:95px;"|Pos
! style="width:95px;"|Span
! style="width:45px;"|Mat
! style="width:45px;"|Start
! style="width:45px;"|Sub
! style="width:45px;"|Won
! style="width:45px;"|Lost
! style="width:40px;"|Draw
! style="width:45px;"|%
|- 
| '''1.''' || '''[[Aaron Carpenter]]''' || [[Number 8 (rugby union)|Number 8]] || 2005– || '''79''' || 60 || 19 || 28 || 48 || 3 || 37.34
|- 
| '''2''' || [[Al Charron]] || [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]] || 1990–2003 || '''76''' || 76 || 0 || 40 || 36 || 0 || 52.63
|-
| '''3''' || [[Winston Stanley]] || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || 1994–2003 || '''66''' || 64 || 2 || 27 || 38 || 1 || 41.66
|-
| '''4''' || [[Scott Stewart (rugby player)|Scott Stewart]] || [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]] || 1989–2001 || '''64''' || 62 || 2 || 29 || 34 || 1 || 46.09
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''5''' || [[Rod Snow]] || [[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]] || 1995–2007 || '''62''' || 59 || 3 || 27 || 33 || 2 || 45.16
|-
| [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] || [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]] || 2003–2015 || '''62''' || 58 || 4 || 26 || 34 || 2 || 43.54
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''7''' || [[Bobby Ross (rugby union)|Bobby Ross]] || [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]] || 1989–2003 || '''58''' || 40 || 18 || 30 || 28 || 0 || 51.72
|-
| '''[[Ciaran Hearn]]''' || [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]] || 2008– || '''58''' || 49 || 9 || 20 || 37 || 1 || 35.34
|-
| '''9''' || [[Ed Fairhurst]] || [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]] || 2001–2012 || '''57''' || 35 || 22 || 22 || 34 || 1 || 39.47
|-
| '''10''' || colspan=10 | '''2''' players on '''56''' caps
|}
{{refbegin}}Last updated: Canada vs Georga, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.<ref>http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_matches.html?id=25;type=team</ref>{{refend}}

===Most tries===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:35px;"|#
! style="width:165px;"|Player
! style="width:95px;"|Pos
! style="width:95px;"|Span
! style="width:45px;"|Mat
! style="width:45px;"|Start
! style="width:45px;"|Sub
! style="width:50px;"|Pts
! style="width:45px;"|Tries
|- 
| '''1''' || '''[[DTH van der Merwe]]''' || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || 2006– || 45 || 41 || 4 || 130 || '''26'''
|- 
| '''2''' || [[Winston Stanley]] || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || 1994–2003 || 66 || 64 || 2 || 123 || '''24'''
|-
| '''3'''|| [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] || [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]] || 2003–2015 || 62 || 58 || 4 || 607 || '''18'''
|-
| '''4''' || '''[[Aaron Carpenter]]''' || [[Number 8 (rugby union)|Number 8]] || 2005– || 79 || 60 || 19 || 85 || '''17'''
|-
| '''5''' || '''[[Taylor Paris]]''' || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || 2010– || 22 || 21 || 1 || 75 || '''15'''
|-
| '''6''' ||[[Morgan Williams (rugby union)|Morgan Williams]] || [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]] || 1999–2008 || 56 || 52 || 4 || 68 || '''13'''
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''7''' || [[Kyle Nichols]] || [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]] || 1996–2002 || 25 || 22 || 3 || 61 || '''10'''
|-
| '''[[Matt Evans (rugby union)|Matt Evans]]''' || [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]] || 2008– || 38 || 32 || 6 || 50 || '''10'''
|-
| '''9''' || colspan=8 | '''5''' players on '''9''' tries
|}
{{refbegin}}Last updated: Georgia vs Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.<ref>http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_tries.html?id=25;type=team</ref>{{refend}}

===Most points===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:35px;"|#
! style="width:162px;"|Player
! style="width:90px;"|Pos
! style="width:95px;"|Span
! style="width:45px;"|Mat
! style="width:55px;"|Pts
! style="width:45px;"|Tries
! style="width:45px;"|Conv
! style="width:45px;"|Pens
! style="width:45px;"|Drop
|- 
| '''1''' || [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] || [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]] || 2003–2015 || 62 || '''607''' || 18 || 104 || 103 || 0
|- 
| '''2''' || [[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Gareth Rees]] || [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]] || 1986–1999 || 55 || '''491''' || 7 || 51 || 110 || 9
|- 
| '''3''' || [[Bobby Ross (rugby union)|Bobby Ross]] || [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]] || 1989–2003 || 58 || '''419''' || 7 || 51 || 84 || 10
|- 
| '''4''' || [[Mark Wyatt (Canadian rugby player)|Mark Wyatt]] || [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]] || 1982–1991 || 29 || '''234''' || 2 || 23 || 56 || 4
|- 
| '''5''' || [[Jared Barker]] || [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]] || 2000–2004 || 18 || '''226''' || 2 || 24 || 55 || 1
|- 
| '''6''' || '''[[Gordon McRorie]]''' || [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]] || 2014– || 30 || '''205''' || 4 || 28 || 42 || 1
|-
| '''7'''|| '''[[DTH van der Merwe]]''' || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || 2006– || 44 || '''130''' || 26 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- 
| '''8'''|| [[Winston Stanley]] || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || 1994–2003 || 66 || '''123''' || 24 || 0 || 0 || 1
|- 
| '''9''' || [[John Graf]] || [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]] || 1989–1999 || 54 || '''89''' || 9 || 7 || 9 || 1
|- 
| '''10''' || '''[[Aaron Carpenter]]''' || [[Number 8 (rugby union)|Number 8]] || 2005– || 79 || '''85''' || 17 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}
{{refbegin}}Last updated: Georgia vs Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.<ref>http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_points.html?id=25;type=team</ref>
*Note, Gareth Rees points total is in dispute, some sources claim 487 while others including World Rugby claim 491.{{refend}}

===Most matches as captain===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:35px;"|#
! style="width:162px;"|Player
! style="width:95px;"|Pos
! style="width:100px;"|Span
! style="width:40px;"|Mat
! style="width:40px;"|Won
! style="width:40px;"|Lost
! style="width:40px;"|Draw
! style="width:40px;"|%
! style="width:40px;"|Pts
! style="width:40px;"|Tries
|- 
| rowspan=2 | '''1''' || [[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Gareth Rees]] || [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]] || 1994–1999 || '''25''' || 10 || 15 || 0 || 40.00 || 285 || 4
|- 
| [[Al Charron]] || [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]] || 1996–2003 || '''25''' || 13 || 12 || 0 || 52.00 || 10 || 2
|- 
| '''3''' || [[Pat Riordan]] || [[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]] || 2008–2011 || '''23''' || 12 || 10 || 1 || 54.34 || 15 || 3
|- 
| rowspan=2 | '''4''' || [[John Graf]] || [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]] || 1995–1999 || '''15''' || 9 || 6 || 0 || 60.00 || 58 || 6
|- 
| [[Morgan Williams (rugby union)|Morgan Williams]] || [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]] || 2005–2007 || '''15''' || 5 || 9 || 1 || 36.66 || 25 || 5
|- 
| '''6''' || '''[[Aaron Carpenter]]''' || [[Number 8 (rugby union)|Number 8]] || 2012–2016 || '''14''' || 7 || 7 || 0 || 50.00 || 15 || 3
|- 
| '''7''' || '''[[Tyler Ardron]]''' || [[Number 8 (rugby union)|Number 8]] || 2013–2015 || '''11''' || 0 || 11 || 0 || 00.00 || 5 || 1
|-
| '''8''' ||  [[Mark Wyatt (Canadian rugby player)|Mark Wyatt]] || [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]] || 1990–1991 || '''9''' || 6 || 3 || 0 || 66.66 || 97 || 2
|- 
| rowspan=2 | '''9''' || [[Mike Luke]] || [[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]] || 1974–1981 || '''8''' || 3 || 5 || 0 || 37.50 || 0 || 0
|-
| [[Hans de Goede]] || [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]] || 1984–1987 || '''8''' || 4 || 4 || 0 || 50.00 || 0 || 0
|}
{{refbegin}}Last updated: Georgia vs Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.<ref>http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_matches_captain.html?id=25;type=team</ref>{{refend}}

===Most points in a match===

[[File:Pritchard Vs Ireland.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Australian born [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] is Canada's second highest try scorer and points scorer of all time, he also holds the record for most points in a match with 36 against the [[USA national rugby union team|USA]] in 2006.]]

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:35px;"|#
! style="width:162px;"|Player
! style="width:95px;"|Pos
! style="width:35px;"|Pts
! style="width:35px;"|Tries
! style="width:35px;"|Conv
! style="width:35px;"|Pens
! style="width:35px;"|Drop
! style="width:165px;"|Opposition
! style="width:165px;"|Venue
! style="width:65px;"|Date
|-
| '''1''' || [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || '''36''' || 3 || 6 || 3 || 0 || {{ru|USA}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Swilers Rugby Park|St John's]] || 12/08/2006
|- 
| '''2''' || [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || '''29''' || 3 || 7 || 0 || 0 || {{ru|BAR}} || {{flagicon|BAR}} Bridgetown || 24/06/2006
|- 
| rowspan=2 | '''3''' || [[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Gareth Rees]] || [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]] || '''27''' || 0 || 9 || 3 || 0 || {{ru|NAM}} || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stadium Municipal|Toulouse]] || 14/10/1999
|-
| [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] || [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]] || '''27''' || 2 || 4 || 3 || 0 || {{ru|POR}} || {{flagicon|POR}} [[Estádio Universitário de Lisboa|Lisbon]] || 23/11/2013
|- 
| rowspan=2 |'''5''' || [[Bobby Ross (rugby union)|Bobby Ross]] || [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]] || '''26''' || 1 || 3 || 5 || 0 || {{ru|JPN}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Thunderbird Stadium|Vancouver]] || 13/07/1996
|- 
|'''[[Gordon McRorie]]''' || [[Scrum-half (rugby union)|Scrum-half]] || '''26''' || 2 || 5 || 2 || 0 || {{ru|RUS}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Calgary Rugby Park|Calgary]] || 18/06/2016
|- 
| '''7''' || [[Mark Wyatt (Canadian rugby player)|Mark Wyatt]] || [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]] || '''24''' || 0 || 0 || 8 || 0 || {{ru|SCO}} XV || {{flagicon|CAN}} Saint John || 25/05/1991
|- 
| rowspan=2 | '''8''' || [[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Gareth Rees]] || [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]] || '''23''' || 0 || 1 || 7 || 0 || {{ru|ARG}} || {{flagicon|ARG}} Buenos Aires || 22/08/1998
|-
| [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] || [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]] || '''23''' || 1 || 3 || 4 || 0 || {{ru|TON}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Richardson Memorial Stadium|Kingston]] || 08/06/2013
|- 
| '''10''' || colspan=10 | 5 players on '''22''' points
|}
{{refbegin}}Last updated: Georgia vs Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.<ref>http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_points_match.html?id=25;type=team</ref>{{refend}}

===Most tries in a match===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:35px;"|#
! style="width:162px;"|Player
! style="width:95px;"|Pos
! style="width:35px;"|Pts
! style="width:35px;"|Tries
! style="width:35px;"|Conv
! style="width:35px;"|Pens
! style="width:35px;"|Drop
! style="width:165px;"|Opposition
! style="width:165px;"|Venue
! style="width:65px;"|Date
|-
| '''1''' || [[Kyle Nichols]] || [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]] || 20 || '''4''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{ru|JPN}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Fletcher's Fields|Markham]] || 15/07/2000
|-
| rowspan=4 | '''2''' || [[Steve Gray (rugby union)|Steve Gray]] || [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]] || 15 || '''3''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{ru|USA}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Thunderbird Stadium|Vancouver]] || 10/05/1987
|-
| [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || 27 || '''3''' || 7 || 0 || 0 || {{ru|BAR}} || {{flagicon|BAR}} Bridgetown || 24/06/2006
|-
| [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || 36 || '''3''' || 6 || 3 || 0 || {{ru|USA}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Swilers Rugby Park|St John's]] || 12/08/2006
|-
| '''[[Taylor Paris]]''' || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || 15 || '''3''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{ru|CHI}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Westhills Stadium|Langford]] || 11/02/2017
|}
{{refbegin}}Last updated: Georgia vs Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.{{refend}}<ref>http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_tries_match.html?id=25;type=team</ref>{{refend}}

===Youngest players===

{| class=wikitable style=font-size:100%;text-align:center
|-
! style="width:35px;"|#
! style="width:162px;"|Player
! style="width:95px;"|Pos
! style=width:150px|Age
! style=width:165px| Opposition
! style=width:165px|Venue
! style=width:65px|Date
|-
| '''1''' || '''[[Taylor Paris]]''' || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || '''18 years and 31 days''' || {{ru|BEL}} || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[King Baudouin Stadium|Brussels]] || 06/11/2010
|- 
| '''2''' || [[Mark Schiefler]] || [[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]] || '''19 years and 46 days''' || {{ru|USA}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Saranac Lake || 08/06/1980
|-
| '''3''' || [[Gareth Rees (rugby union)|Gareth Rees]] || [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]] || '''19 years and 131 days''' || {{ru|USA}} || {{flagicon|USA}} Tucson || 08/11/1986
|-
| '''4''' || [[George Barton (rugby union)|George Barton]] || ([[Centre (rugby union)|Centre]]) || '''19 years and 137 days''' || {{ru|CHI}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Westhills Stadium|Langford]] || 11/02/2017
|-
| '''5''' || [[Dave Spicer]] || ([[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]]) || '''19 years and 166 days''' || {{ru|ENG}} || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Twickenham Stadium|Twickenham]] || 13/11/2004
|-
| '''6''' || '''[[Djustice Sears-Duru]]''' || ([[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]) || '''19 years and 183 days''' || {{ru|POR}} || {{flagicon|POR}} [[Estádio Universitário de Lisboa|Lisbon]] || 23/11/2013
|-
| '''7''' || '''[[Cole Keith]]''' || ([[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]) || '''19 years and 280 days''' || {{ru|CHI}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Westhills Stadium|Langford]] || 11/02/2017
|-
| '''8''' || [[Winston Stanley]] || [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] || '''19 years and 308 days''' || {{ru|USA}} || {{flagicon|USA}} [[George Allen Field|Long Beach]] || 21/05/1994
|-
| '''9''' || [[Matt Beukeboom]] || ([[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]) || '''19 years and 314 days''' || {{ru|CHI}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Westhills Stadium|Langford]] || 11/02/2017
|-
| '''10''' || '''[[Matt Tierney]]''' || ([[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]) || '''19 years and 350 days''' || {{ru|RUS}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Calgary Rugby Park|Calgary]] || 18/06/2016
|}
{{refbegin}}Last updated: Georgia vs Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.<ref>http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/youngest_appearance.html?id=25;type=team</ref>{{refend}}

===Oldest players===

{| class=wikitable style=font-size:100%;text-align:center
|-
! style="width:35px;"|#
! style="width:162px;"|Player
! style="width:95px;"|Pos
! style=width:150px|Age
! style=width:165px| Opposition
! style=width:165px|Venue
! style=width:65px|Date
|-
| '''1''' || [[Kevin Wirachowski]] || ([[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]) || '''40 years and 243 days''' || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[New Zealand Māori rugby union team|New Zealand Māori]] || {{flagicon|CAN}} [[York Stadium|Toronto]] || 02/08/2003
|- 
| '''2''' || [[Ro Hindson]] || [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]] || '''38 years and 311 days''' || {{ru|ARG}} || {{flagicon|CAN}} Burnaby Lake || 30/03/1990
|-
| '''3''' || [[Mark Cardinal]] || [[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]] || '''38 years and 162 days''' || {{ru|NAM}} || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stadium Municipal|Toulouse]] || 14/10/1999
|-
| '''4''' || [[Jamie Cudmore]] || [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]] || '''38 years and 80 days''' || {{ru|SAM}} || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stade des Alpes|Grenoble]] || 25/11/2016
|-
| '''5''' || [[Rod Snow]] || [[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]] || '''37 years and 151 days''' || {{ru|AUS}} || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Stade Chaban-Delmas|Bordeaux]] || 29/09/2007
|-
| '''6''' || [[Al Charron]] || [[Lock (rugby union)|Lock]] || '''37 years and 94 days''' || {{ru|TGA}} || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[WIN Stadium|Wollongong]] || 29/10/2003
|-
| '''7''' || '''[[Ray Barkwill]]''' || [[Hooker (rugby union)|Hooker]] || '''37 years and 77 days''' || {{ru|GEO}} || {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Boris Paichadze Stadium|Tbilisi]] || 11/11/2017
|-
| '''8''' || [[Gord MacKinnon]] || [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]] || '''36 years and 280 days''' || {{ru|RSA}} || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[EPRFU Stadium|Port Elizabeth]] || 03/06/1995
|-
| '''9''' || [[Julian Loveday]] || ([[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]]) || '''36 years and 99 days''' || {{ru|TGA}} || {{flagicon|TGA}} [[Teufaiva Sport Stadium|Nuku'alofa]] || 03/07/1999
|-
| '''10''' || [[James Pritchard (rugby)|James Pritchard]] || ([[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]) || '''36 years and 77 days''' || {{ru|ROM}} || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City Stadium|Leicester]] || 03/10/2015
|}
{{refbegin}}Last updated: Georgia v Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.<ref>http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/oldest_appearance.html?id=25;type=team</ref>{{refend}}

==Upcoming fixtures and recent results==

===Upcoming fixtures===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Date
!Tournament
!Location
!Venue
!Opponent
|-
| November 11, 2017
| [[2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals|End-of-year rugby union international]]
| [[Tblisi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]
| [[Mikheil Meskhi Stadium]]
| align=left|{{ru|GEO}}
|-
| November 18, 2017
| [[2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals|End-of-year rugby union international]]
| [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
| [[Estadio Nacional Complutense]]
| align=left|{{ru|ESP}}
|-
| November 25, 2017
| [[2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals|End-of-year rugby union international]]
| [[Narbonne]], [[France]]
| [[Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié]]
| align=left|{{ru|FIJ}}
|-
| January 27, 2018
| [[2019 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification|Rugby World Cup qualification]]
| [[Vancouver]]
| [[BC Place]]
| align=left|{{ru|URU}}
|-
| February 3, 2018
| [[2019 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification|Rugby World Cup qualification]]
| [[Montevideo]], [[Uruguay]]
| [[Estadio Charrúa]]
| align=left|{{ru|URU}}
|}

===Recent results===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Date
!Tournament
!Location
!Venue
!Opponent
! Result
!Score
|-
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| November 3, 2017
| [[2017 end-of-year rugby union internationals|End-of-year rugby union international]]
| [[Vancouver]]
| [[BC Place]]
|align=left|{{Ru|New Zealand Māori|name=Māori All Blacks}}
| Loss
| 51-9
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| July 1, 2017
| [[2019 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification|Rugby World Cup qualification]]
| [[San Diego, California]]
| [[Torero Stadium]]
|align=left|{{ru|USA}}
| Loss
| 52-16
|- style="background:#ffb;"
| June 24, 2017
| [[2019 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification|Rugby World Cup qualification]]
| [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]]
| [[Tim Hortons Field]]
|align=left|{{ru|USA}}
| Tie
| 28-28
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| June 17, 2017
| [[2017 mid-year rugby union internationals|Test match]]
| [[Edmonton]]
| [[Ellerslie Rugby Park]]
|align=left|{{ru|ROM}}
| Loss
| 25-9
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| June 10, 2017
| [[2017 mid-year rugby union internationals|Test match]]
| [[Calgary]]
| [[Calgary Rugby Park]]
|align=left|{{ru|GEO}}
| Loss
| 13-0
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| March 3, 2017
| [[2017 Americas Rugby Championship|Americas Rugby Championship]]
| [[Maldonado, Uruguay|Pacaembu]]
| [[Paulo Machado de Carvalho Stadium]]
|align=left|{{ru|BRA}}
| Loss
| 24-23
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| February 25, 2017
| [[2017 Americas Rugby Championship|Americas Rugby Championship]]
| [[Maldonado, Uruguay|Maldonado]]
| [[Estadio Domingo Burgueño]]
|align=left|{{ru|URU}}
| Loss
| 13-17
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| February 18, 2017
| [[2017 Americas Rugby Championship|Americas Rugby Championship]]
| [[Burnaby, British Columbia|Burnaby]]
| [[Swangard Stadium]]
|align=left|{{ru|USA|name=USA}}
| Loss
| 34-51
|- style="background:#cfc;"
| February 11, 2017
| [[2017 Americas Rugby Championship|Americas Rugby Championship]]
| [[Langford, British Columbia|Langford]]
| [[Westhills Stadium]]
|align=left|{{ru|CHI}}
| Win
| 36-15
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| February 4, 2017
| [[2017 Americas Rugby Championship|Americas Rugby Championship]]
| [[Langford, British Columbia|Langford]]
| [[Westhills Stadium]]
|align=left|{{ru|ARG|name=Argentina XV}}
| Loss
| 20-6
|-
|}
{{refbegin}}Green background indicates a win. Red background indicates a loss. Yellow background indicates a draw.{{refend}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Sport in Canada}}
* [[List of Canada national rugby union team test matches]]
* [[Rugby union in Canada]]
* [[Rugby Canada]]
* [[Canadian Rugby Championship]]
* [[Canada national rugby sevens team]]
* [[Canadian football]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.rugbycanada.ca Rugby Canada's Home Page]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050321085313/http://www.planet-rugby.com/Teams/Canada/index.shtml Canadian rugby union news from Planet Rugby]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070701090834/http://www.therugbyworldcup.co.uk/blog/category/teams/canada Canadian rugby world cup news from theRugbyWorldCup.co.uk]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070808001217/http://www.rugbymagazine.com.br/artigos.asp?id=105 World Cup Preview]
* [http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/qualifying/news/newsid=2068661.html Canada qualify for 2015 RWC]
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