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Canada at the Rugby World Cup

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Canada at the Rugby World Cup

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

Contents

Canada has the strongest national rugby side in North America, and the second strongest in the Americas after Argentina.

1987 Rugby World Cup

Pool 2 games -

1991 Rugby World Cup

Pool D games -

1995 Rugby World Cup

Pool A games -

1999 Rugby World Cup

Pool 3 games -

2003 Rugby World Cup

Group D games -

2007 Rugby World Cup

Pool B games -

2011 Rugby World Cup

Pool A games

2015 Rugby World Cup

Pool D Games

Team Records

Most Points in a Game
  • 72 vs  Namibia (1999)
  • 37 vs  Tonga (1987)
  • 34 vs  Romania (1995)
  • 25 vs  Tonga (2011)
  • 23 vs  Japan (2011)
    • Biggest Winning Margin
  • 61 vs  Namibia (1999)
  • 33 vs  Tonga (1987)
  • 31 vs  Romania (1995)
  • 17 vs  Tonga (2003)
    • Highest Score Against
  • 79 vs  New Zealand (2011)
  • 68 vs  New Zealand (2003)
  • 50 vs  Ireland (2015)
  • 46 vs  Ireland (1987)
  • 42 vs  Wales (2007)
    • Biggest Losing Margin
  • 64 vs  New Zealand (2011)
  • 62 vs  New Zealand (2003)
  • 43 vs  Ireland (2015)
  • 31 vs  Wales (1987)
  • 31 vs  Australia (2007)
  • 31 vs  Wales (2003)
    • Most Tries in a Game
  • 9 vs  Namibia (1999)
  • 7 vs  Tonga (1987)
  • 3 vs  Romania (1995)
  • 3 vs  Tonga (2011)

    • Individual Records

    Most World Cup Matches
  • 14 Rod Snow
  • 13 Gareth Rees
  • 12 Al Charron
    • Most Points Overall
  • 120 Gareth Rees
  • 45 James Pritchard
    • Most Points in a Game
  • 27 vs  Namibia - Gareth Rees 1999
  • 19 vs  Romania - Gareth Rees 1995
  • 14 vs  Fiji - Gareth Rees 1999
  • 10 vs  Tonga - James Pritchard 2011
    • Most Tries Overall
  • 4 - Al Charron 2003
    • Most Tries in a Game
  • 2 vs  Tonga - Pat Palmer 1987
  • 2 vs  Tonga - Paul Vaesen 1987
  • 2 vs  Namibia - Winston Stanley 1999
  • 2 vs  Namibia - Rod Snow 1999
  • 2 vs  Namibia - Kyle Nichols 1999
  • 2 vs  New Zealand - Conor Trainor 2011
    • Most Penalty Goals Overall
  • 25 Gareth Rees
  • 9 James Pritchard
  • 5 Jared Barker
  • 5 Bobby Ross
    • Most Penalty Goals in a Game
  • 4 vs  Tonga - Gareth Rees 2003
  • 4 vs  Romania - Gareth Rees 1995
  • 4 vs  Fiji - Gareth Rees 1999
    • Most Drop Goals in a Game
  • 2 vs  France - Ander Monro 2011
  • 1 vs  Ireland - Gareth Rees 1987
  • 1 vs  Wales - Bobby Ross 2003
  • 1 vs  Fiji - Gareth Rees 1999
  • 1 vs  Romania - Gareth Rees 1995
  • 1 vs  France - Gareth Rees 1991
  • 1 vs  Romania - Gareth Rees 1991

    • Hosting

    So far Canada has not hosted any World Cup games, and no World Cups have been held in the Americas. Canada however may join the United States in a joint bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

    References

    Canada at the Rugby World Cup Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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