Canada at the Rugby World Cup

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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

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 second strongest national rugby side in North America after the US, and the fifth strongest in the Americas after Argentina, 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[]

Year Round Position Played Won Draw Lost Pts For Against Pts Diff
AustraliaNew Zealand 1987 Pool 9th 3 1 0 2 65 90 –25
United KingdomRepublic of IrelandFrance 1991 QF 7th 4 2 0 2 58 64 –6
South Africa 1995 Pool 9th 3 1 0 2 45 50 –5
Wales 1999 Pool 9th 3 1 0 2 114 82 32
Australia 2003 Pool 15th 4 1 0 3 54 135 –81
France 2007 Pool 16th 4 0 1 3 51 120 –69
New Zealand 2011 Pool 12th 4 1 1 2 82 168 –86
England 2015 Pool 17th 4 0 0 4 58 131 –73
Japan 2019 Pool 18th 3 0 0 3 14 177 -163
Total 9/9 32 7 2 23 541 1017 -476

By match[]

1987 Rugby World Cup[]

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

Main article: 1987 Rugby World Cup

Pool 2 games -

Team
  • v
  • t
 P W D L PF PA Tries Pts
 Wales 3 3 0 0 82 31 13 6
 Ireland 3 2 0 1 84 41 11 4
 Canada 3 1 0 2 65 90 7 2
 Tonga 3 0 0 3 29 98 3 0
24 May 1987
Canada  37 – 4  Tonga
Tries: Palmer (2)
(2)


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: Dave Bishop New Zealand

1991 Rugby World Cup[]

Main article: 1991 Rugby World Cup

Pool 4 games -

Team
  • v
  • t
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 82 25 6
 Canada 3 2 0 1 45 33 4
 Romania 3 1 0 2 31 64 2
 Fiji 3 0 0 3 27 63 0
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: , Ennis
Con: Mark Wyatt
Pen: Wyatt (2)
Drop: Rees 		Tries: Lungu,
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
Stadium Lille-Metropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq
Referee: Fred Howard England

1995 Rugby World Cup[]

Main article: 1995 Rugby World Cup

Pool A games -

Team
  • v
  • t
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 68 26 9
 Australia 3 2 0 1 87 41 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 45 50 5
 Romania 3 0 0 3 14 97 3
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, , 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[]

Main article: 1999 Rugby World Cup

Pool 3 games -

Team
  • v
  • t
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 France 3 3 0 0 108 52 9
 Fiji 3 2 0 1 124 68 7
 Canada 3 1 0 2 114 82 5
 Namibia 3 0 0 3 42 186 3
2 October 1999
France  33 – 20  Canada
Tries: Émile Ntamack, Stéphane Glas, Thomas Castaignède, Olivier Magne
Con: Richard Dourthe (2)
Pen: Richard Dourthe (3) 		Tries: Morgan Williams (2)
Con: Robert Ross, Gareth Rees
Pen: Robert Ross, Gareth Rees
Stade de la Méditerranée, Béziers
Referee: Brian Campsall England
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), (2), Al Charron, Robert Ross, Morgan Williams
Con: Gareth Rees (9)
Pen: Gareth Rees (3) 		Tries:
Pen: (2)
Stade de Toulouse
Referee: Andrew Cole Australia

2003 Rugby World Cup[]

Main article: 2003 Rugby World Cup

Group D games -

Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L PF PA BP Pts
 New Zealand 4 4 0 0 282 57 4 20
 Wales 4 3 0 1 132 98 2 14
 Italy 4 2 0 2 77 123 0 8
 Canada 4 1 0 3 54 135 1 5
 Tonga 4 0 0 4 46 178 1 1
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:
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:
Pen: Barker (3)
Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 20,515
Referee: Paddy O'Brien New Zealand
29 October 2003
Canada  24–7  Tonga
Tries: , Abrams
Con: Pritchard
Pen: (4) 		Tries: Kivalu
Con: Hola
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Attendance: 15,630
Referee: Alain Rolland Republic of Ireland

2007 Rugby World Cup[]

Pool B games -

Main article: 2007 Rugby World Cup
Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Australia 4 4 0 0 30 215 41 +174 4 20
 Fiji 4 3 0 1 14 114 136 −22 3 15
 Wales 4 2 0 2 23 168 105 +63 4 12
 Japan 4 0 1 3 7 64 210 −146 1 3
 Canada 4 0 1 3 6 51 120 −69 0 2
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' 		Report Tries: 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' 		Report Tries: 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) 		Report Tries: 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' 		Report Pen: Pritchard (2/2) 42', 54'
Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
Attendance: 35,200
Referee: Chris White (England)

2011 Rugby World Cup[]

Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup

Pool A games

Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 New Zealand 4 4 0 0 36 240 49 +191 4 20
 France 4 2 0 2 13 124 96 +28 3 11
 Tonga 4 2 0 2 7 80 98 −18 1 9
 Canada 4 1 1 2 9 82 168 −86 0 6
 Japan 4 0 1 3 8 69 184 −115 0 2
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'

Northland Events Centre, Whangarei
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'

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[]

Main article: 2015 Rugby World Cup

Pool D Games

Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 Ireland 4 4 0 0 16 134 35 +99 2 18
 France 4 3 0 1 12 120 63 +57 2 14
 Italy 4 2 0 2 7 74 88 –14 2 10
 Romania 4 1 0 3 7 60 129 –69 0 4
 Canada 4 0 0 4 7 58 131 –73 2 2
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'
Leicester City Stadium, Leicester
Attendance: 27,156
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

2019 Rugby World Cup[]

Main article: 2019 Rugby World Cup

Pool B Games

Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 New Zealand 4 3 1 0 22 157 22 +135 2 16
 South Africa 4 3 0 1 27 185 36 +149 3 15
 Italy 4 2 1 1 14 98 78 +20 2 12
 Namibia 4 0 1 3 3 34 175 ���141 0 2
 Canada 4 0 1 3 2 14 177 –163 0 2


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'
 Report Try: 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'
 Report Try: 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.[2]

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 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[]

Most Points in a Game
Biggest Winning Margin
Highest Score Against
  • 79 vs  New Zealand (2011)
  • 68 vs  New Zealand (2003)
  • 66 vs  South Africa (2019)
  • 63 vs  New Zealand (2019)
  • 50 vs  Ireland (2015)
Biggest Losing Margin
  • 64 vs  New Zealand (2011)
  • 63 vs  New Zealand (2019)
  • 62 vs  New Zealand (2003)
  • 59 vs  South Africa (2019)
  • 43 vs  Ireland (2015)
Most Tries in a Game

Individual Records[]

Most World Cup Matches
  • 15 DTH van der Merwe 2007-2019
  • 14 Rod Snow 1995-2007
  • 14 Jamie Cudmore 2003-2015
  • 13 Gareth Rees 1987-1999
  • 12 Al Charron 1991-2003
  • 12 Aaron Carpenter 2007-2015
Most Points Overall
Most Points in a Game
Most Tries Overall
  • 6 DTH van der Merwe 2007, 2011, 2015
  • 4 Al Charron 1991, 1995, 1999
  • 4 Morgan Williams 1999, 2007
  • 3 Rod Snow 1995, 1999
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.
  2. ^ "NAMIBIA V CANADA MATCH CANCELLED". Rugby World Cup. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

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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