The 2008 Canada rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2008 in Europe by Canada national rugby union team. Canadian won only the first match against Portugal, and lost the other three.
| 2008 Canada rugby union tour of Europe | |||||
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| Summary |
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| Total |
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| Test match |
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| Opponent |
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 Portugal |
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 Ireland |
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 Wales |
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 Scotland |
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Results
editPortugal
edit| 1 November 2008 |
| Portugal | 13–21 |  Canada |
| Try: Silva Con: Leal Pen: Leal 2 | report | Try: Kleeberger, Pritchard Con: Pritchard Pen: Pritchard 3 |
| Est. Universitario, Lisbona Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland) |
| Portugal | Canada | |||
| Pedro Silva | FB | 15 | FB | James Pritchard |
| Aderito Esteves | W | 14 | W | Dean van Camp |
| David Mateus | C | 13 | C | Bryn Keys |
| Diogo Mateus | C | 12 | C | Ryan Smith |
| Goncalo Foro | W | 11 | W | Phil MacKenzie |
| Pedro Cabral | FH | 10 | FH | Ander Monro |
| Pedro Leal | SH | 9 | SH | Morgan Williams |
| Tiago Girao | N8 | 8 | N8 | Aaron Carpenter |
| Salvador Palha | F | 7 | F | Adam Kleeberger |
| Vasco Uva | F | 6 | F | Andrew Fagan |
 Juan Severino Somoza |
L | 5 | L | Stu Ault |
| David dos Reis | L | 4 | L | Tyler Hotson |
| Diogo Fialho | P | 3 | P | Mike Pletch |
| João Correia | H | 2 | H | Pat Riordan |
| Joao Junior | P | 1 | P | Kevin Tkachuk |
| Replacements | ||||
 Juan Murre |
P | 16 | Frank Walsh | |
| Duarte Figueiredo |
P | 17 | Travis Robertson | |
| Valter Jorge |
L | 18 | Luke Cudmore | |
| Julien Bardy |
F | 19 | F | Jebb Sinclair
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| Lourenco Kadosh | 20 | Sean Duke | ||
| Duarte Pinto |
FH | 21 | FH | Nathan Hirayama
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| Diogo Gama |
W | 22 | Sean White | |
| Coaches | ||||
| Tomaz Morais |
Kieran Crowley 
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Ireland
edit| 8 November 2008 |
| Ireland | 55–0 | Canada |
| Try: Earls 2', Kearney 13' Heaslip 30' Keaney 35' Bowe 40', D. Wallace 67' Quinlan 80', Bowe 80+6' Con: O'Gara 3' 14' 31' 36' 40' P Wallace 68' Pen: O' Gara 6' | report |
| Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France) |
| Ireland | Canada | |||
| Keith Earls | FB | 15 | FB | James Pritchard  61'
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| Tommy Bowe | W | 14 | W | Ciaran Hearn |
| 62' (capt.) Brian O'Driscoll |
C | 13 | C | Bryn Keys |
| Luke Fitzgerald | C | 12 | C | Ryan Smith |
| Rob Kearney | W | 11 | W | Justin Mensah-Coker |
| 56' Ronan O'Gara |
FH | 10 | FH | Ander Monro 65'
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| 55' Eoin Reddan |
SH | 9 | SH | Ed Fairhurst |
| 58' Jamie Heaslip |
N8 | 8 | N8 | Aaron Carpenter |
| Shane Jennings | F | 7 | F | Adam Kleeberger |
| Stephen Ferris | F | 6 | F | Sean-Michael Stephen 45'
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| 56' Paul O'Connell |
L | 5 | L | Josh Jackson |
| Donncha O'Callaghan | L | 4 | L | Mike Burak 73'
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| 41' 70'Tony Buckley |
P | 3 | P | Jon Thiel |
| 41' Jerry Flannery |
H | 2 | H | Pat Riordan (capt.) 75'
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| 70' Marcus Horan |
P | 1 | P | Kevin Tkachuk 70'
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| Replacements | ||||
| 41' Rory Best |
H | 16 | H | Mike Pletch 75'
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| 41' John Hayes |
P | 17 | P | Frank Walsh 70'
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| 56' Alan Quinlan |
L | 18 | L | Tyler Hotson 73'
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| 58' David Wallace |
N8 | 19 | F | Jebb Sinclair 45'
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| 55' Peter Stringer |
SH | 20 | C | Morgan Williams |
| 56' Paddy Wallace |
FH | 21 | FH | Matt Evans 65'
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| 62' Shane Horgan |
C | 22 | FB | Phil MacKenzie 61'
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| Coaches | ||||
 Declan Kidney |
Kieran Crowley
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Wales
edit| 14 November 2008 |
| Wales | 34–13 | Canada |
| Try: Stoddart 24', Halfpenny 39' Penalty try 58', 70' Halfpenny 80' Con: Biggar 59' 71' 80' Pen: Biggar 46' | report | Try: Smith 73' Con: Pritchard 74' Pen: Pritchard 9' 31' |
| Millennium, Cardiff Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia) |
| Wales | Canada | |||
| Morgan Stoddart | FB | 15 | FB | James Pritchard |
| Leigh Halfpenny | W | 14 | W | Ciaran Hearn 69'
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| 45' Tom Shanklin |
C | 13 | C | Bryn Keys 60'
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| Andrew Bishop | C | 12 | C | Ryan Smith |
| Mark Jones | W | 11 | W | Justin Mensah-Coker |
| 18' James Hook |
FH | 10 | FH | Ander Monro |
| 51' Martin Roberts |
SH | 9 | SH | Ed Fairhurst  22' to 32' 57'
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| 51' (capt.) Ryan Jones |
N8 | 8 | N8 | Aaron Carpenter |
| Robin Sowden-Taylor | F | 7 | F | Adam Kleeberger |
| Dafydd Jones | F | 6 | F | Jebb Sinclair 53'
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| Luke Charteris | L | 5 | L | Josh Jackson |
| Ian Gough | L | 4 | L | Tyler Hotson 60'
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| 51' Rhys M. Thomas |
P | 3 | P | Jon Thiel 37'
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| Richard Hibbard | H | 2 | H | Pat Riordan (capt.) |
| John Yapp | P | 1 | P | Kevin Tkachuk 71'
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| Replacements | ||||
| Matthew Rees | 16 | P | Mike Pletch 37'
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| 64' Eifion Lewis-Roberts |
P | 17 | P | Frank Walsh 71'
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| Alun Wyn Jones | 18 | L | Mike Burak 60'
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| 51' Andy Powell |
N8 | 19 | N8 | Sean-Michael Stephen 53'
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| 51' Dwayne Peel |
SH | 20 | SH | Morgan Williams 22'-32' 57'
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| 18' Dan Biggar |
FH | 21 | W | Matt Evans 69'
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| 45' Jamie Roberts |
C | 22 | C | Dean van Camp 60'
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| Coaches | ||||
| Warren Gatland |
Kieran Crowley
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Scotland
edit| 22 November 2008 |
| Scotland | 41–0 | Canada |
| Try: Walker 2', 70', Cairns 37' Barclay 41', Strokosch 56' Lamont73' Con: Godman 38', 42', 57' Parks 71' Pen: Godman 32' | report |
| Pittodrie, Aberdeen Attendance: 18,000 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland) |
| Scotland | Canada | |||
| Rory Lamont | FB | 15 | FB | James Pritchard |
| 64' Simon Webster |
W | 14 | W | Sean Duke |
| Ben Cairns | C | 13 | C | Ciaran Hearn 61'
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| Nick de Luca | C | 12 | C | Ryan Smith |
| Nikki Walker | W | 11 | W | Justin Mensah-Coker |
| 58' Phil Godman |
FH | 10 | FH | Matt Evans 47'
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| 58' (capt.) Mike Blair |
SH | 9 | SH | Ed Fairhurst (c) 52'
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| Simon Taylor | N8 | 8 | N8 | Aaron Carpenter 72'
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| 51' John Barclay |
F | 7 | F | Adam Kleeberger |
| Alasdair Strokosch | F | 6 | F | Jebb Sinclair 72'
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| Jim Hamilton | L | 5 | L | Josh Jackson 52'
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| 75' Nathan Hines |
L | 4 | L | Tyler Hotson |
| Euan Murray | P | 3 | P | Scott Franklin |
| 64' Ross Ford |
H | 2 | H | Mike Pletch |
| 51' Allan Jacobsen |
P | 1 | P | Kevin Tkachuk 67'
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| Replacements | ||||
| 64' Dougie Hall |
H | 16 | P | Frank Walsh 67'
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| 51' Alasdair Dickinson |
P | 17 | F | Jason Marshall 72'
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| 75' Matt Mustchin |
L | 18 | L | Mike Burak 52'
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| 51' Scott Gray |
F | 19 | N8 | Sean-Michael Stephen 72'
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| 58' Rory Lawson |
SH | 20 | SH | Morgan Williams 52'
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| 58' Dan Parks |
FH | 21 | FH | Nathan Hirayama 47'
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| 64' Max Evans |
W | 22 | C | Bryn Keys 61'
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| Coaches | ||||
| Frank Hadden |
Kieran Crowley
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