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Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknamesCanucks, Les Rouges
EmblemMaple leaf
UnionRugby Canada
Head coachKingsley Jones
CaptainPhil Mack
Most capsAaron Carpenter (79)
Top scorerJames Pritchard (607)
Top try scorerDTH van der Merwe (26)
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current23 (as of 6 July)
Highest12 (2011)
Lowest23 currently (2017)
First international
Japan 9–8 Canada
(31 January 1932)
Biggest win
Barbados 3–71 Canada
(24 June 2006)
Biggest defeat
England 70–0 Canada
(13 November 2004)
World Cup
Appearances8 (First in 1987)
Best resultQuarter-finals, 1991
Websitewww.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 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. Canada have competed at every World Cup since the tournament was first staged in 1987, the only North American team to do so. Canada achieved their best result at the World Cup in 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 and 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 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, 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 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 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
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, 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 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 and 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 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 on 27 June 2000 at Markham, Ontario; and chalked up a 26–23 win against 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, 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 Americas tournaments, winning five of their six fixtures to enter the 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 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 and the United States. Each played the other once. On 24 June 2006, Canada defeated Barbados 71–3, in Bridgetown, their largest ever win.[1] 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 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.[2] The win assured Canada of a place in the 2007 World Cup as Americas 2 in Pool B.[3] 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
Canadian team after a pool stage match during the 2007 World Cup
Canada take on Wales during the 2007 World Cup
Canadian fans at the 2007 World Cup

Going into the World Cup Canada were ranked as severe outsiders, and given odds of 5000/1 to win the tournament.[4] Pool B also contained Australia, Fiji, Japan and Wales. In their opening match in Nantes on 9 September the Canadians lost 42–17 to Wales.[5] 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.[6] They drew 12–12 with Japan in Bordeaux, conceding an injury-time try by Koji Taira.[7] In their final game they lost 37–6 to an Australian side consisting mostly of second-string players.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11] 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, winning 25–20. They followed this up with a 46–19 loss to 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. Their Rugby World Cup concluded with a 79–15 loss against the 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, Ireland, Italy and 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] 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.[12]

Record

World Cup

Main article: Canada at the Rugby World Cup
World Cup record World Cup Qualification record
Year Round P W D L F A P W D L F A
AustraliaNew Zealand 1987 Pool Stage 3 1 0 2 65 90 Automatically qualified
United KingdomRepublic of IrelandFrance 1991 Quarter Final 4 2 0 2 58 62 4 3 0 1 67 38
South Africa 1995 Pool Stage 3 1 0 2 45 50 Automatically qualified
Wales 1999 Pool Stage 3 1 0 2 114 82 3 2 0 1 97 83
Australia 2003 Pool Stage 4 1 0 3 54 135 6 5 0 1 192 80
France 2007 Pool Stage 4 0 1 3 51 120 2 2 0 0 125 10
New Zealand 2011 Pool Stage 4 1 1 2 82 168 2 2 0 0 47 30
England 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

Men's World Rugby Rankings
Top 30 as of 9 December 2024[13]
Rank Change[i] Team Points
1 Steady  South Africa 92.78
2 Steady  Ireland 90.78
3 Steady  New Zealand 90.36
4 Steady  France 88.51
5 Steady  Argentina 84.97
6 Steady  Scotland 83.34
7 Steady  England 82.31
8 Steady  Australia 81.52
9 Steady  Fiji 80.07
10 Steady  Italy 78.64
11 Steady  Wales 74.01
12 Steady  Georgia 73.85
13 Steady  Japan 72.95
14 Steady  Samoa 72.68
15 Steady  United States 70.02
16 Steady  Portugal 68.82
17 Steady  Uruguay 67.06
18 Steady  Spain 65.98
19 Steady  Tonga 65.46
20 Steady  Romania 63.01
21 Steady  Chile 61.72
22 Steady  Hong Kong 59.49
23 Steady  Canada 59.18
24 Steady  Netherlands 58.56
25 Steady  Russia 58.06
26 Steady  Namibia 57.87
27 Steady  Zimbabwe 57.16
28 Steady  Brazil 56.53
29 Steady  Belgium 56.51
30 Steady   Switzerland 56.04
  1. ^ Change from the previous week
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Source: World Rugby[13]
Graph updated to 9 December 2024

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Canada national XV at test level up until 11 November 2017.[14]

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
 Argentina 9 3 6 0 33.3% 159 277 –118
 Australia 6 0 6 0 0.0% 60 283 –223
 Barbados 1 1 0 0 100.0% 69 3 +66
 Barbarians 2 0 1 1 0.00% 7 32 –25
 Belgium 1 1 0 0 100.0% 43 12 +31
 Brazil 2 1 1 0 50.0% 75 49 +26
 British and Irish Lions 1 0 1 0 0.00% 8 19 –11
 Chile 4 4 0 0 100.0% 156 45 +111
 England 6 0 6 0 0.0% 73 273 –200
 England XV 6 1 5 0 16.7% 40 159 –119
 England U23 2 0 2 0 0.0% 22 55 –33
 England Saxons 3 0 3 0 0.0% 41 132 –91
 Fiji 10 3 7 0 30.0% 191 314 –123
 France 9 1 8 0 11.1% 119 315 –196
 France XV 1 0 1 0 0.0% 9 24 –15
 France A 1 0 1 0 0.0% 15 34 –19
 Georgia 7 3 4 0 42.9% 141 145 –4
 Hong Kong 6 5 1 0 83.3% 182 99 +83
 Ireland 8 0 7 1 0.0% 105 276 –328
 Ireland XV 1 0 1 0 0.0% 21 24 –3
 Italy 9 2 7 0 22.2% 128 246 –118
 Japan 25 8 15 2 32.0% 581 612 –31
 Namibia 2 2 0 0 100.0% 89 24 +65
 New Zealand 5 0 5 0 0.0% 54 313 –259
 New Zealand XV 1 0 1 0 0.0% 10 43 –33
 Māori All Blacks 3 0 3 0 0.0% 45 146 –101
 Portugal 4 4 0 0 100.0% 138 53 +85
 Romania 8 2 6 0 25.0% 142 138 +4
 Russia 4 4 0 0 100.0% 137 48 +89
 Samoa 6 0 6 0 0.0% 103 169 –66
 Scotland 4 1 3 0 25.0% 49 105 –56
 Scotland XV 1 1 0 0 100.0% 24 19 +5
 Scotland A 1 0 1 0 0.0% 10 15 –5
 South Africa 2 0 2 0 0.0% 18 71 –53
 Spain 1 1 0 0 100.00% 60 22 +38
 Tonga 8 5 3 0 62.50% 193 155 +38
 United States 58 38 18 2 65.5% 1362 971 +391
 Uruguay 10 8 2 0 80.0% 293 142 +151
 Wales 12 1 11 0 8.3% 207 460 –253
 Wales XV 3 0 3 0 0.0% 37 138 –101
 Wales U23 1 0 1 0 0.0% 0 8 –8
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:

25 June 1983 Canada Canada 19–13  Italy Canada Sports Complex, Burnaby Lake  
Try: Donaldson
Pen: MacLean, Wyatt (4)
 Report Try: Ghizzoni
Pen: Torresan (2)
Drop: Torresan
 Referee: Canada I Nixon (Canada)
30 March 1990 Canada Canada 15–6  Argentina Canada Sports Complex, Burnaby Lake  
Try: Palmer
Con: Wyatt
Pen: Wyatt (3)
 Report Pen: Vidou (2)
 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Australia Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
16 June 1990 Argentina  15–19 Canada Canada Argentina Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires  
Try: Bundaer (2)
Garzón
Pen: Mesón
 Report Try: Stuart
Pen: Rees (4)
Drop: Rees
 Referee: New Zealand David Bishop (New Zealand)
25 May 1991 Canada Canada 24–19  Scotland XV Canada Saint John, New Brunswick  
29 May 1993 Canada Canada 15–12  England XV Canada Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, BC  
10 November 1993 Wales  24–26 Canada Canada Wales Cardiff Arms Park  
Pen: N Jenkins (8)
 Report Try: Charron
Stuart
Con: Rees (2)
Pen: Rees (4)
 Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Republic of Ireland Owen Doyle (Ireland)
4 June 1994 Canada Canada 18–16  France Canada Twin Elm Rugby Park, Nepean  
Pen: Rees (6)
 Report Try: Ntamack
Con: Lacroix
Pen: Lacroix (3)
 Attendance: 6,000
Referee: South Africa Ian Rogers (South Africa)
11 November 2000 Italy  17–22 Canada Canada Italy Stadio Comunale Mario Battaglini, Rovigo  
Try: M Dallan
Pen: Mazzariol (3)
Pez
 Report Try: Wirachowski
Con: Barker
Pen: Barker (4)
Drop: Barker
 Attendance: 4,000
Referee: France Didier Mene (France)
15 June 2002 Canada Canada 26–23  Scotland Canada Vancouver, BC  
2 July 2005 Canada Canada 22–15  Argentina Canada Kingsland, Calgary  
Try: Smith
Con: Daypuck
Pen: Daypuck (5)
 Report Try: Tiesi (2)
Con: Fernández Miranda
Pen: Fernández Miranda
 Attendance: 2,173
Referee: Scotland Rob Dickson (Scotland)

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.[15]

Following the Māori All Blacks match, several players were added to the squad ahead of their European tour matches against Georgia, Spain and Fiji.

Head Coach: Wales Kingsley Jones

  • Caps updated: 12 November 2017

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Ray Barkwill Hooker (1980-08-26) 26 August 1980 (age 44) 43 Canada Ontario Blues
Eric Howard Hooker (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 (age 31) 11 Canada Ontario Blues
Martial Lagain Hooker (1987-01-06) 6 January 1987 (age 37) 0 Canada Atlantic Rock
Hubert Buydens Prop (1982-01-04) 4 January 1982 (age 42) 43 Canada Prairie Wolf Pack
Jake Ilnicki Prop (1992-02-24) 24 February 1992 (age 32) 22 England Newcastle Falcons
Cole Keith Prop (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27) 3 Canada Atlantic Rock
Ryan Kotlewski Prop (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 (age 34) 2 Canada Prairie Wolf Pack
Anthony Luca Prop (1985-02-26) 26 February 1985 (age 39) 5 Canada BC Bears
Djustice Sears-Duru Prop (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30) 31 England Ealing Trailfinders
Matt Tierney Prop (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 (age 28) 10 France Pau
Kyle Baillie Lock (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 33) 12 England London Scottish
Conor Keys Lock (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 (age 28) 4 Canada Atlantic Rock
Josh Larsen Lock (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30) 1 New Zealand Northland
Evan Olmstead Lock (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 (age 33) 17 England Newcastle Falcons
Dustin Dobravsky Flanker (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 33) 0 Canada BC Bears
Kyle Gilmour Flanker (1988-01-26) 26 January 1988 (age 36) 16 Canada Prairie Wolf Pack
Matt Heaton Flanker (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992 (age 32) 10 Canada Atlantic Rock
Lucas Rumball Flanker (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 29) 13 Canada Ontario Blues
Tyler Ardron Number 8 (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 (age 33) 26 New Zealand Bay of Plenty
Andrew Ferguson Scrum-half (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 (age 32) 4 Canada Ontario Blues
Phil Mack (c) Scrum-half (1985-09-18) 18 September 1985 (age 39) 42 Canada BC Bears
Jorden Sandover-Best Scrum-half (1994-10-19) 19 October 1994 (age 30) 0 Canada BC Bears
Shane O'Leary Fly-half (1993-12-03) 3 December 1993 (age 31) 4 England Ealing Trailfinders
Pat Parfrey Fly-half (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 33) 16 Canada Atlantic Rock
Robbie Povey Fly-half (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 28) 3 Canada Prairie Wolf Pack
Guiseppe du Toit Centre (1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 (age 29) 7 Canada BC Bears
Ciaran Hearn Centre (1985-12-30) 30 December 1985 (age 38) 58 England London Irish
Ben LeSage Centre (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 29) 1 Canada BC Bears
Mike Nieuwenhuysen Centre (1994-09-12) 12 September 1994 (age 30) 0 Canada BC Bears
Brock Staller Centre (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 32) 8 Canada BC Bears
Kainoa Lloyd Wing (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 (age 30) 1 Canada Ontario Blues
Dan Moor Wing (1990-07-24) 24 July 1990 (age 34) 13 Canada Ontario Blues
Taylor Paris Wing (1992-10-06) 6 October 1992 (age 32) 22 France Castres Olympique
D. T. H. van der Merwe Wing (1986-04-28) 28 April 1986 (age 38) 45 England Newcastle Falcons
Andrew Coe Fullback (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) 5 Canada Ontario Blues

Individual all-time records

Most caps

# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Won Lost Draw %
1. Aaron Carpenter Number 8 2005– 79 60 19 28 48 3 37.34
2 Al Charron Flanker 1990–2003 76 76 0 40 36 0 52.63
3 Winston Stanley Wing 1994–2003 66 64 2 27 38 1 41.66
4 Scott Stewart Fullback 1989–2001 64 62 2 29 34 1 46.09
5 Rod Snow Prop 1995–2007 62 59 3 27 33 2 45.16
James Pritchard Fullback 2003–2015 62 58 4 26 34 2 43.54
7 Bobby Ross Fly-half 1989–2003 58 40 18 30 28 0 51.72
Ciaran Hearn Centre 2008– 58 49 9 20 37 1 35.34
9 Ed Fairhurst Scrum-half 2001–2012 57 35 22 22 34 1 39.47
10 2 players on 56 caps
Last updated: Canada vs Georga, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[16]

Most tries

# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries
1 DTH van der Merwe Wing 2006– 45 41 4 130 26
2 Winston Stanley Wing 1994–2003 66 64 2 123 24
3 James Pritchard Fullback 2003–2015 62 58 4 607 18
4 Aaron Carpenter Number 8 2005– 79 60 19 85 17
5 Taylor Paris Wing 2010– 22 21 1 75 15
6 Morgan Williams Scrum-half 1999–2008 56 52 4 68 13
7 Kyle Nichols Centre 1996–2002 25 22 3 61 10
Matt Evans Fullback 2008– 38 32 6 50 10
9 5 players on 9 tries
Last updated: Georgia vs Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[17]

Most points

# Player Pos Span Mat Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop
1 James Pritchard Fullback 2003–2015 62 607 18 104 103 0
2 Gareth Rees Fly-half 1986–1999 55 491 7 51 110 9
3 Bobby Ross Fly-half 1989–2003 58 419 7 51 84 10
4 Mark Wyatt Fullback 1982–1991 29 234 2 23 56 4
5 Jared Barker Fly-half 2000–2004 18 226 2 24 55 1
6 Gordon McRorie Scrum-half 2014– 30 205 4 28 42 1
7 DTH van der Merwe Wing 2006– 44 130 26 0 0 0
8 Winston Stanley Wing 1994–2003 66 123 24 0 0 1
9 John Graf Scrum-half 1989–1999 54 89 9 7 9 1
10 Aaron Carpenter Number 8 2005– 79 85 17 0 0 0
Last updated: Georgia vs Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[18]
  • Note, Gareth Rees points total is in dispute, some sources claim 487 while others including World Rugby claim 491.

Most matches as captain

# Player Pos Span Mat Won Lost Draw % Pts Tries
1 Gareth Rees Fly-half 1994–1999 25 10 15 0 40.00 285 4
Al Charron Flanker 1996–2003 25 13 12 0 52.00 10 2
3 Pat Riordan Hooker 2008–2011 23 12 10 1 54.34 15 3
4 John Graf Scrum-half 1995–1999 15 9 6 0 60.00 58 6
Morgan Williams Scrum-half 2005–2007 15 5 9 1 36.66 25 5
6 Aaron Carpenter Number 8 2012–2016 14 7 7 0 50.00 15 3
7 Tyler Ardron Number 8 2013–2015 11 0 11 0 00.00 5 1
8 Mark Wyatt Fullback 1990–1991 9 6 3 0 66.66 97 2
9 Mike Luke Hooker 1974–1981 8 3 5 0 37.50 0 0
Hans de Goede Lock 1984–1987 8 4 4 0 50.00 0 0
Last updated: Georgia vs Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[19]

Most points in a match

Australian born 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 in 2006.
# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1 James Pritchard Wing 36 3 6 3 0  United States Canada St John's 12/08/2006
2 James Pritchard Wing 29 3 7 0 0  Barbados Barbados Bridgetown 24/06/2006
3 Gareth Rees Fly-half 27 0 9 3 0  Namibia France Toulouse 14/10/1999
James Pritchard Fullback 27 2 4 3 0  Portugal Portugal Lisbon 23/11/2013
5 Bobby Ross Fly-half 26 1 3 5 0  Japan Canada Vancouver 13/07/1996
Gordon McRorie Scrum-half 26 2 5 2 0  Russia Canada Calgary 18/06/2016
7 Mark Wyatt Fullback 24 0 0 8 0  Scotland XV Canada Saint John 25/05/1991
8 Gareth Rees Fly-half 23 0 1 7 0  Argentina Argentina Buenos Aires 22/08/1998
James Pritchard Fullback 23 1 3 4 0  Tonga Canada Kingston 08/06/2013
10 5 players on 22 points
Last updated: Georgia vs Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[20]

Most tries in a match

# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1 Kyle Nichols Centre 20 4 0 0 0  Japan Canada Markham 15/07/2000
2 Steve Gray Centre 15 3 0 0 0  United States Canada Vancouver 10/05/1987
James Pritchard Wing 27 3 7 0 0  Barbados Barbados Bridgetown 24/06/2006
James Pritchard Wing 36 3 6 3 0  United States Canada St John's 12/08/2006
Taylor Paris Wing 15 3 0 0 0  Chile Canada Langford 11/02/2017
Last updated: Georgia vs Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.

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Youngest players

# Player Pos Age Opposition Venue Date
1 Taylor Paris Wing 18 years and 31 days  Belgium Belgium Brussels 06/11/2010
2 Mark Schiefler Centre 19 years and 46 days  United States United States Saranac Lake 08/06/1980
3 Gareth Rees Fly-half 19 years and 131 days  United States United States Tucson 08/11/1986
4 George Barton (Centre) 19 years and 137 days  Chile Canada Langford 11/02/2017
5 Dave Spicer (Fly-half) 19 years and 166 days  England England Twickenham 13/11/2004
6 Djustice Sears-Duru (Prop) 19 years and 183 days  Portugal Portugal Lisbon 23/11/2013
7 Cole Keith (Prop) 19 years and 280 days  Chile Canada Langford 11/02/2017
8 Winston Stanley Wing 19 years and 308 days  United States United States Long Beach 21/05/1994
9 Matt Beukeboom (Flanker) 19 years and 314 days  Chile Canada Langford 11/02/2017
10 Matt Tierney (Prop) 19 years and 350 days  Russia Canada Calgary 18/06/2016
Last updated: Georgia vs Canada, 11 November 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[22]

Oldest players

# Player Pos Age Opposition Venue Date
1 Kevin Wirachowski (Prop) 40 years and 243 days New Zealand New Zealand Māori Canada Toronto 02/08/2003
2 Ro Hindson Lock 38 years and 311 days  Argentina Canada Burnaby Lake 30/03/1990
3 Mark Cardinal Hooker 38 years and 162 days  Namibia France Toulouse 14/10/1999
4 Jamie Cudmore Lock 38 years and 80 days  Samoa France Grenoble 25/11/2016
5 Rod Snow Prop 37 years and 151 days  Australia France Bordeaux 29/09/2007
6 Al Charron Lock 37 years and 94 days  Tonga Australia Wollongong 29/10/2003
7 Ray Barkwill Hooker 37 years and 77 days  Georgia Georgia (country) Tbilisi 11/11/2017
8 Gord MacKinnon Flanker 36 years and 280 days  South Africa South Africa Port Elizabeth 03/06/1995
9 Julian Loveday (Wing) 36 years and 99 days  Tonga Tonga Nuku'alofa 03/07/1999
10 James Pritchard (Fullback) 36 years and 77 days  Romania England Leicester 03/10/2015
Last updated: USA vs Canada, 1 July 2017. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[23]

Upcoming fixtures and recent results

Upcoming fixtures

Date Tournament Location Venue Opponent
November 11, 2017 End-of-year rugby union international Tblisi, Georgia Mikheil Meskhi Stadium  Georgia
November 18, 2017 End-of-year rugby union international Madrid, Spain Estadio Nacional Complutense  Spain
November 25, 2017 End-of-year rugby union international Narbonne, France Parc des Sports et de l'Amitié  Fiji
January 27, 2018 Rugby World Cup qualification Vancouver BC Place  Uruguay
February 3, 2018 Rugby World Cup qualification Montevideo, Uruguay Estadio Charrúa  Uruguay

Recent results

Date Tournament Location Venue Opponent Result Score
November 3, 2017 End-of-year rugby union international Vancouver BC Place  Māori All Blacks Loss 51-9
July 1, 2017 Rugby World Cup qualification San Diego, California Torero Stadium  United States Loss 52-16
June 24, 2017 Rugby World Cup qualification Hamilton Tim Hortons Field  United States Tie 28-28
June 17, 2017 Test match Edmonton Ellerslie Rugby Park  Romania Loss 25-9
June 10, 2017 Test match Calgary Calgary Rugby Park  Georgia Loss 13-0
March 3, 2017 Americas Rugby Championship Pacaembu Paulo Machado de Carvalho Stadium  Brazil Loss 24-23
February 25, 2017 Americas Rugby Championship Maldonado Estadio Domingo Burgueño  Uruguay Loss 13-17
February 18, 2017 Americas Rugby Championship Burnaby Swangard Stadium  USA Loss 34-51
February 11, 2017 Americas Rugby Championship Langford Westhills Stadium  Chile Win 36-15
February 4, 2017 Americas Rugby Championship Langford Westhills Stadium  Argentina XV Loss 20-6
Green background indicates a win. Red background indicates a loss. Yellow background indicates a draw.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Canada book Wales RWC encounter". BBC News. 13 August 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
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  5. ^ "Wales 42–17 Canada". BBC News. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  6. ^ Malin, Ian (17 September 2007). "Fiji send Wales a mixed message". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  7. ^ Millward, Robert (26 September 2007). "Canada 12 Japan 12: Japan celebrates ending losing streak after draw". The Independent. London. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  8. ^ Malley, Frank (30 September 2007). "Mitchell double helps subdue brave Canada". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
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  13. ^ a b "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  14. ^ Canada Rugby Stats
  15. ^ LONG LIST ANNOUNCED FOR MAORI ALL BLACKS FIXTURE
  16. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_matches.html?id=25;type=team
  17. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_tries.html?id=25;type=team
  18. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_points.html?id=25;type=team
  19. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_matches_captain.html?id=25;type=team
  20. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_points_match.html?id=25;type=team
  21. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_tries_match.html?id=25;type=team
  22. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/youngest_appearance.html?id=25;type=team
  23. ^ http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/oldest_appearance.html?id=25;type=team
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