Canada at the Rugby World Cup

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

The Canada national rugby union team has played in every Rugby World Cup 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 has the strongest national rugby side in North America, and the second strongest in the Americas after Argentina.

Nation Number of appearances First appearance Most recent appearance Streak Best result
 Canada8198720158Quarter finals, 1991

Summary of results by tournament

Year Round Position Played Won Draw Lost Pts For Against Pts Diff
AustraliaNew Zealand 1987Pool9th31026590–25
United KingdomRepublic of IrelandFrance 1991QF7th42025864–6
South Africa 1995Pool9th31024550–5
Wales 1999Pool9th31021148232
Australia 2003Pool15th410354135–81
France 2007Pool16th401351120–69
New Zealand 2011Pool12th411282168–86
England 2015Pool17th400458131–73
Japan 2019
Total8/87th297220527840-313

By match

1987 Rugby World Cup

Pool 2 games -

Team P W D L PF PA Pts
 Wales 330082316
 Ireland 320184414
 Canada 310265902
 Tonga 300329980
24 May 1987
Canada  37 – 4  Tonga
Tries: Palmer (2)
Vaesen (2)
Stuart
Frame
Penalty try
Con: Wyatt (2)
Gareth Rees
Pen: Rees		 Report Try: Valu
McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Clive Norling Wales
30 May 1987
Canada  19 – 46  Ireland
Try: Cardinal
Pen: Rees (3)
Wyatt
Drop: Rees		 Tries: Crossan (2)
Bradley
Spillane
Ringland
MacNeill
Con: Kiernan (5)
Pen: Kiernan (2)
Drop: Ward
Kiernan
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Fred Howard England
3 June 1987
Canada  9 – 40  Wales
Pen: Rees (3) Tries: Evans (4)
Devereux
Bowen
Hadley
Phillips
Con: Thorburn (4)
Rugby Park, Invercargill
Referee: David Bishop New Zealand

1991 Rugby World Cup

Pool D games -

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 France 330082259
 Canada 320145337
 Romania 310231645
 Fiji 300327633
5 October 1991
Canada  13 – 3  Fiji
Tries: 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

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

1995 Rugby World Cup

Pool A games -

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 South Africa 330068269
 Australia 320187417
 Canada 310245505
 Romania 300314973
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

Pool 3 games -

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Points
 France 3300108526
 Fiji 3201124684
 Canada 3102114822
 Namibia 3003281860
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, Robert Ross, Morgan Williams
Con: Gareth Rees (9)
Pen: Gareth Rees (3)		 Tries: Quinton Hough
Pen: Leandre Van Dyk (2)
Stade de Toulouse
Referee: Andrew Cole Australia

2003 Rugby World Cup

Group D games -

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against BP Points
 New Zealand 440028257420
 Wales 430113298214
 Italy 42027712308
 Canada 41035413515
 Tonga 40044617811
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
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Attendance: 15,630
Referee: Alain Rolland Republic of Ireland

2007 Rugby World Cup

Pool B games -

Team Pld W D L TF PF PA +/- BP Pts
 Australia 44003021541+174420
 Fiji 430114114136−22315
 Wales 420223168105+63412
 Japan 4013764210−14613
 Canada 4013651120−6902
 AUSCANFJIJPNWAL
Australia – 37 – 6 55 – 12 91 – 3 32 – 20
Canada – – 16 – 29 12 – 12 17 – 42
Fiji – – – 35 – 31 38 – 34
Japan – – – – 18 – 72
Wales – – – – –

2011 Rugby World Cup

Pool A games

Team Played Won Drawn Lost For Against BP Points
 New Zealand 440028257420
 France 420213298111
 Tonga 42027712309
 Canada 41125413516
 Japan 40134617812
14 September 2011 17:00
Tonga  20 – 25  Canada
Tries: Piutau (2) 40', 52'
Con: Morath (2) 41', 53'
Pen: Morath (2) 42', 64'		 Report Tries: Sinclair 13'
Carpenter 67'
Mackenzie 73'


Con: Pritchard (2)
Pen: Pritchard (2) 26', 45'

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'

 Report Tries: 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'		 Report Tries: 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'		 Report Tries: Trainor (2) 40', 42'
Con: Monro 42'
Pen: Monro 2'
Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 37,665
Referee: Romain Poite France

2015 Rugby World Cup

Pool D Games

Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Ireland 44001613435+99218
 France 43011212063+57214
 Italy 420277488–14210
 Romania 4103760129–6904
 Canada 4004758131–7322
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'
 Report Try: Van der Merwe 68' c
Con: Hirayama (1/1) 69'
Pen: McRorie (0/1)
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'
Canna (0/1)
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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: McRorie (0/1)
Hirayama (1/1) 45'
Pen: McRorie (1/4) 11'
Hirayama (0/1) 57'
 Report Try: Macovei (2) 53' c, 74' c
Con: Vlaicu (2/2) 54', 75'
Pen: Vlaicu (1/2) 78'

World Cup Records

Overall record

CANADA vs 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 1 0 0 1 0%
 Australia 2 0 0 2 0%
 Namibia 1 1 0 0 100%
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0%
 Italy 2 0 0 2 0%
 Japan 2 0 2 0 0%
Overall 29 7 2 24 29%

Team Records

Most Points in a Game
Biggest Winning Margin
Highest Score Against
Biggest Losing Margin
Most Tries in a Game

Individual Records

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

  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.

Works cited

  • Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, ( ISBN 1860746020)
  • Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, ( ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
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