Canada at the Rugby World Cup

The Canada national rugby union team has played in every Rugby World Cup except 2023 since the inaugural tournament in 1987.[1] Their best performance was in 1991, when they beat Fiji and Romania, qualifying for the quarter-finals, where they lost to New Zealand.

Canada National Rugby Squad, 1987 World Cup
Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.
Canada take on Wales during the 2007 World Cup

Canada has the second strongest national rugby side in North America after the United States, and the fifth strongest in the Americas after Argentina, the United States, Uruguay and Chile.

Nation Number of appearances First appearance Most recent appearance Streak Best result
 Canada 9 1987 2019 9 Quarter finals, 1991

Summary of results by tournament

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Year Round Position Played Won Draw Lost Pts for Pts against Pts diff
   1987 Pool 9th 3 1 0 2 65 90 −25
    1991 QF 7th 4 2 0 2 58 64 −6
  1995 Pool 9th 3 1 0 2 45 50 −5
  1999 Pool 9th 3 1 0 2 114 82 +32
  2003 Pool 15th 4 1 0 3 54 135 −81
  2007 Pool 16th 4 0 1 3 51 120 −69
  2011 Pool 12th 4 1 1 2 82 168 −86
  2015 Pool 17th 4 0 0 4 58 131 −73
  2019 Pool 18th 3 0 0 3 14 177 −163
  2023 Did not qualify
Total 9/10 32 7 2 23 541 1,017 −476

By match

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1987 Rugby World Cup

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For the names of all Canada 1987 Rugby World Cup squad members, see 1987 Rugby World Cup squads#Canada.

Pool 2 games -

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts Qualification
  Wales 3 3 0 0 82 31 +51 13 6 Knockout stage
  Ireland 3 2 0 1 84 41 +43 11 4
  Canada 3 1 0 2 65 91 −26 8 2
  Tonga 3 0 0 3 30 98 −68 3 0
Source: [citation needed]
24 May 1987
Canada  37–5[2]  Tonga
Try: Palmer (2)
Vaesen (2)
Stuart
Frame
Penalty try
Con: Wyatt (2)
Gareth Rees
Pen: Rees
Try: Valu
McLean Park, Napier
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Clive Norling (Wales)

30 May 1987
Canada  19–46[3]  Ireland
Try: Cardinal
Pen: Rees (3)
Wyatt
Drop: Rees
Try: Crossan (2)
Bradley
Spillane
Ringland
MacNeill
Con: Kiernan (5)
Pen: Kiernan (2)
Drop: Ward
Kiernan
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Fred Howard (England)

3 June 1987
Canada  9–40[4][5]  Wales
Pen: Rees (3)Try: Evans (4)
Devereux
Bowen
Hadley
Phillips
Con: Thorburn (4)
Rugby Park, Invercargill
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Dave Bishop (New Zealand)

1991 Rugby World Cup

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Pool 4 games -

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 82 25 +57 6
  Canada 3 2 0 1 45 33 +12 4
  Romania 3 1 0 2 31 64 −33 2
  Fiji 3 0 0 3 27 63 −36 0
Source: [citation needed]
5 October 1991
Canada  13–3  Fiji
Try: Stewart
Pen: Rees (3)
Drop: Serevi
Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)

9 October 1991
Canada  19–11  Romania
Tries: McKinnon, Ennis
Con: Mark Wyatt
Pen: Wyatt (2)
Drop: Rees
Tries: Lungu, Sasu
Pen: Nichitean
Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse
Referee: Sandy MacNeill (Australia)

13 October 1991
France  19–13  Canada
Tries: Lafond, Saint-André
Con: Camberabero
Pen: Lacroix (2), Camberabero
Tries: Wyatt
Pen: Wyatt, Rees
Drop: Rees
Stade Armandie, Agen
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)

Quarter-final

20 October 1991
Canada  13–29  New Zealand
Tries: Tynan, Charron
Con: Rees
Pen: Wyatt
Tries: Timu (2), McCahill, Brooke, Kirwan
Con: Fox (3)
Pen: Fox
Stadium Lille-Metropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq
Referee: Fred Howard (England)

1995 Rugby World Cup

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Pool A games -

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  South Africa 3 3 0 0 68 26 +42 9
  Australia 3 2 0 1 87 41 +46 7
  Canada 3 1 0 2 45 50 −5 5
  Romania 3 0 0 3 14 97 −83 3
Source: [citation needed]
26 May 1995
Canada  34–3  Romania
Tries: Al Charron, Colin McKenzie, Rod Snow
Con: Gareth Rees (2)
Pen: Gareth Rees (4)
Pen: Neculai Nichitean
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)

31 May 1995
Australia  27–11  Canada
Tries: Michael Lynagh, Tabua Tamanivalu, Joe Roff
Con: Michael Lynagh (3)
Pen: Michael Lynagh (2)
Tries: Al Charron
Pen: Gareth Rees (2)
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Patrick Robin (France)

3 June 1995
South Africa  20–0  Canada
Tries: Adriaan Richter (2)
Con: Joel Stransky (2)
Pen: Joel Stransky (2)
Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)

1999 Rugby World Cup

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Pool 3 games -

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
  France 3 3 0 0 108 52 +56 9
  Fiji 3 2 0 1 124 68 +56 7
  Canada 3 1 0 2 114 82 +32 5
  Namibia 3 0 0 3 42 186 −144 3
Source: [citation needed]

9 October 1999
Fiji  38–22  Canada
Tries: Viliame Satala (2), Marika Vunibaka, Fero Lasagavibau
Con: Nicky Little (3)
Pen: Nicky Little (3)
Drop: Nicky Little
Tries: Mike James
Con: Gareth Rees
Pen: Gareth Rees (4)
Drop: Gareth Rees
Parc Lescure, Bordeaux
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

14 October 1999
Canada  72–11  Namibia
Tries: Winston Stanley (2), Rod Snow (2), Kyle Nichols (2), Al Charron, Bobby Ross, Morgan Williams
Con: Gareth Rees (9)
Pen: Gareth Rees (3)
Tries: Quinton Hough
Pen: Leandre Van Dyk (2)
Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Referee: Andrew Cole (Australia)

2003 Rugby World Cup

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Group D games -

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Qualification
  New Zealand 4 4 0 0 282 57 +225 4 20 Quarter-finals
  Wales 4 3 0 1 132 98 +34 2 14
  Italy 4 2 0 2 77 123 −46 0 8
  Canada 4 1 0 3 54 135 −81 1 5
  Tonga 4 0 0 4 46 178 −132 1 1
Source: [citation needed]
12 October 2003
Wales  41–10  Canada
Tries: Parker, Cooper, M. Jones, Charvis, Thomas
Con: Harris (5)
Pen: Harris (2)
Tries: Tkachuk
Con: Pritchard
Drop: Ross
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 24,874
Referee: Chris White (England)

17 October 2003
New Zealand  68–6  Canada
Tries: Ralph (2), So'oialo (2), Muliaina (4), Meeuws, Nonu
Con: Carter (9)
Pen: Barker (2)
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 38,899
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)

21 October 2003
Italy  19–14  Canada
Tries: Parisse
Con: Wakarua
Pen: Wakarua (4)
Tries: Fyffe
Pen: Barker (3)
Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 20,515
Referee: Paddy O'Brien (New Zealand)

29 October 2003
Canada  24–7  Tonga
Tries: Fauth, Abrams
Con: Pritchard
Pen: Ross (4)
Tries: Kivalu
Con: Hola
Wollongong Showground, Wollongong
Attendance: 15,630
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

2007 Rugby World Cup

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD B Pts Qualification
1   Australia 4 4 0 0 215 41 +174 4 20 Qualified for the quarter-finals
2   Fiji 4 3 0 1 114 136 −22 3 15
3   Wales 4 2 0 2 168 105 +63 4 12 Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011
4   Japan 4 0 1 3 64 210 −146 1 3
5   Canada 4 0 1 3 51 120 −69 0 2
Source: [citation needed]
9 September 2007
14:00
Wales  42–17  Canada
Try: Parker 52' c
A. W. Jones 58' c
S. Williams (2) 61' m, 63' c
Charvis 68' c
Con: S. Jones (4/5)
Pen: Hook (3/4) 10', 15', 21'
ReportTries: Cudmore 25' m
Culpan 36' c
Williams 45' m
Con: Pritchard (1/3)
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)
16 September 2007
14:00
Fiji  29–16  Canada
Tries: Leawere 22' c
Ratuvou (2) 28' m, 80+' c
Delasau 42' c
Con: Little (3/4)
Pen: Little (1/3) 8'
ReportTries: Smith 60' c
Con: Pritchard (1/1)
Pen: Pritchard (3/4) 4', 27', 74'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
25 September 2007
18:00
Canada  12–12  Japan
Tries: Riordan 48' m
Van der Merwe 65' c
Con: Pritchard (1/1)
ReportTries: Endo 12' m
Taira 80+' c
Con: Onishi (1/2)
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 33,810
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
29 September 2007
15:00
Australia  37–6  Canada
Tries: Baxter 24' m
Freier 34' m
Smith 51' m
Mitchell (2) 63' c, 65' m
Latham 73' c
Con: Shepherd (2/3)
Pen: Huxley (1/1) 2'
ReportPen: Pritchard (2/2) 42', 54'
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 35,200
Referee: Chris White (England)

2011 Rugby World Cup

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Pool A games

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 4 4 0 0 240 49 +191 36 4 20 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2   France 4 2 0 2 124 96 +28 13 3 11
3   Tonga 4 2 0 2 80 98 −18 7 1 9 Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4   Canada 4 1 1 2 82 168 −86 9 0 6
5   Japan 4 0 1 3 69 184 −115 8 0 2
Source: [citation needed]
14 September 2011
17:00
Tonga  20–25  Canada
Tries: Piutau (2) 40', 52'
Con: Morath (2) 41', 53'
Pen: Morath (2) 42', 64'
ReportTries: Sinclair 13'
Carpenter 67'
Mackenzie 73'
Con: Pritchard (2)
Pen: Pritchard (2) 26', 45'
Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
Attendance: 24,874
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

18 September 2011
20:30
France  46–19  Canada
Tries: Clerc (3) 4', 78', 80+'
Traille 64'
Con: Parra (4) 5', 64', 80', 80+'
Pen: Parra (5) 16', 36', 38', 41', 47'
ReportTries: Smith 7'
Con: Pritchard 7;
Pen: Pritchard (2) 2', 60'
McLean Park, Napier
Attendance: 38,899
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

27 September 2011
Canada  23–23  Japan
Tries: Van der Merwe 6'
Mackenzie 44'
Monro 75'
Con: Pritchard 7'
Pen: Monro (2) 63', 78'
ReportTries: Horie 9'
Endo 39'
Con: Arlidge (2) 10', 40'
Pen: Arlidge (3) 23', 65', 72'
Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 20,515
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

2 October 2011
New Zealand  79–15  Canada
Tries: Guildford (4) 7', 24', 35', 76'
Vito (2) 11', 80'
Dagg 20'
Muliaina 29'
Cowan 44'
Kaino (2) 51', 67'
Williams 59'
Con:Slade (4) 8', 30', 45', 52'
Weepu (4) 61', 68', 78', 80'
Pen: Slade (1/1) 15'
ReportTries: Trainor (2) 40', 42'
Con: Monro 42'
Pen: Monro 2'
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 37,665
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

2015 Rugby World Cup

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Pool D games

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1   Ireland 4 4 0 0 134 35 +99 16 2 18 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2   France 4 3 0 1 120 63 +57 12 2 14
3   Italy 4 2 0 2 74 88 −14 7 2 10 Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
4   Romania 4 1 0 3 60 129 −69 7 0 4
5   Canada 4 0 0 4 58 131 −73 7 2 2
Source: [citation needed]
19 September 2015
14:30
Ireland  50–7  Canada
Try: O'Brien 18' c
Henderson 25' c
Sexton 28' m
D. Kearney 35' c
Cronin 66' c
R. Kearney 73' c
Payne 76' c
Con: Sexton (3/4) 19',26', 37'
Madigan (3/3) 67', 74', 77'
Pen: Sexton (1/1) 14'
ReportTry: Van der Merwe 68' c
Con: Hirayama (1/1) 69'
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 68,523
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)

26 September 2015
14:30
Italy  23–18  Canada
Try: Rizzo 17' c
Garcia 58' c
Con: Allan (2/2) 18', 59'
Pen: Allan (3/3) 25', 40', 80'
ReportTry: Van der Merwe 15' c
Evans 44' m
Con: Hirayama (1/2) 16'
Pen: Hirayama (2/3) 14', 72'
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 33,120
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

1 October 2015
20:00
France  41–18  Canada
Try: Fofana 4' c
Guirado 28' c
Slimani 38' c
Papé 67' c
Grosso 74' c
Con: Michalak (4/4) 5', 30', 39', 67'
Parra (1/1) 76'
Pen: Michalak (2/2) 14', 59'
ReportTry: Van der Merwe 31' c
Carpenter 34' m
Con: Hirayama (1/2) 32'
Pen: Hirayama (2/2) 42', 56'
Stadium mk, Milton Keynes
Attendance: 28,145
Referee: JP Doyle (England)

6 October 2015
16:45
Canada  15–17  Romania
Try: Van der Merwe 33' m
Hassler 44' c
Con: Hirayama (1/1) 45'
Pen: McRorie (1/4) 11'
ReportTry: Macovei (2) 53' c, 74' c
Con: Vlaicu (2/2) 54', 75'
Pen: Vlaicu (1/2) 78'
Leicester City Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 27,156
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

2019 Rugby World Cup

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Pool B Games

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T B Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 4 3 1 0 157 22 +135 22 2 16 Advanced to the quarter-finals and
qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
2   South Africa 4 3 0 1 185 36 +149 27 3 15
3   Italy 4 2 1 1 98 78 +20 14 2 12 Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup
4   Namibia 4 0 1 3 34 175 −141 3 0 2
5   Canada 4 0 1 3 14 177 −163 2 0 2
Source: [citation needed]
26 September 2019
16:45 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) Italy  48–7  Canada
Try: Steyn 8' c
Budd 13' c
Negri 44' c
Penalty try 59'
Bellini 62' m
Zani 73' c
Minozzi 79' m
Con: Allan (3/4) 9', 14', 45'
Canna (1/2) 74'
Pen: Allan (1/1) 3'
ReportTry: Coe 69' c
Con: Nelson (1/1) 71'
Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium, Fukuoka
Attendance: 16,984
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)

2 October 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) New Zealand  63–0  Canada
Try: Penalty try 5'
J. Barrett 9' c
Williams 17' c
B. Barrett 36' c
Ioane 41' c
S. Barrett 45' c
Frizell 47' c
Weber (2) 50' c, 57' c
Con: Mo'unga (8/8) 10', 19', 37', 43', 46', 49', 51', 59'
Report
Oita Stadium, Ōita
Attendance: 34,411
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

8 October 2019
19:15 JST (UTC+09)
(1 BP) South Africa  66–7  Canada
Try: de Allende 3' c
Nkosi 6' m
Reinach (3) 10' c, 18' c, 21' c
Gelant 28' c
Steyn 40'+1 c
Brits 55' c
Willemse 66' c
Malherbe 73' m
Con: E. Jantjies (8/10) 3', 12', 20', 22', 29', 40'+2, 56', 68'
ReportTry: Heaton 46' c
Con: Nelson (1/1) 48'
Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 28,014
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)

13 October 2019
12:15 JST (UTC+09)
Namibia  0–0
(Cancelled)
  Canada
Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium, Kamaishi
Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand)

Notes:

  • Despite both teams naming their sides, this match was cancelled following an evacuation order in Kamaishi during Typhoon Hagibis and awarded as a 0–0 draw.[6]

World Cup records

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Overall record

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Opponent Played Win Draw Lost Win %
  Ireland 2 0 0 2 0%
  Wales 3 0 0 3 0%
  Tonga 3 3 0 0 100%
  Fiji 3 1 0 2 34%
  France 4 0 0 4 0%
  Romania 3 2 0 1 67%
  South Africa 2 0 0 2 0%
  Australia 2 0 0 2 0%
  Namibia 1 1 0 0 100%
  New Zealand 4 0 0 4 0%
  Italy 3 0 0 3 0%
  Japan 2 0 2 0 0%
Overall 32 7 2 23 22%

Team records

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Most points scored in a game
Biggest winning margin
Most points conceded in a game
Biggest losing margin
Most tries scored in a game

Individual records

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Most World Cup matches
Most points overall
Most points in a game
Most tries overall
Most tries in a game
Most penalty goals overall
Most penalty goals in a game
Most drop goals in a game

References

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  1. ^ Davidson, Neil (2018-03-20). "Canada's rugby men closer to confirming opponent for final Rugby World Cup qualifier". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  2. ^ Canada vs Tonga 1987 World Rugby
  3. ^ Canada vs Ireland 1987 World Rugby
  4. ^ Canada vs Wales 1987 Scrum.com
  5. ^ Canada vs Wales 1987 Worldrugby.com
  6. ^ "NAMIBIA V CANADA MATCH CANCELLED". Rugby World Cup. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

Works cited