Canada Rugby World Cup Team
Canada compete in competitions such as the Churchill Cup and the Rugby World Cup. The climate is unfavourable for playing rugby union for much of the year in most parts of the Canada - and this does reflect on the strength of the Canadian Rugby Team.
Canada have been playing international rugby since the early 1930s. Canada have competed at every World Cup since the tournament was first staged in 1987. Canada’s best result at the Rugby World Cup was their reaching the quarter-finals in 1991.
Canada are ranked 14th in the world.
Canada Rugby World Cup Betting Information
Canada have reached the quarter final stage of the world cup once, in 1991.
They won their first matches in the first three world cups.
They have only won one match in each of the last three world cups, against Romania in 1995, Namibia in 1999 and Tonga in 2003.
Canadian Rugby World Cup Squad |
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|---|---|---|
| Kevin Tkachuk | Pat Riordan | Rod Snow |
| Mike James | Luke Tait | Jamie Cudmore |
| Stan McKeen | Sean-Michael Stephen | Morgan Williams |
| Ander Monro | Justin Mensah-Coker | David Spicer |
| Ryan Smith | James Prichard | Mike Pyke |
| Mark Lawson | Dan Pletch | Garth Cooke |
| Colin Yukes | Mike Webb | Ed Fairhurst |
| Derek Daypuck | ||
Rugby World Cup Pool B - Canada Matches
| Date | Team A | Team B | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-09-08 15:45 |
Australia | Japan | Stade de Gerland, Lyon Referee: Alan Lewis |
| 2007-09-09 14:00 |
Wales | Canada | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Referee: Alain Rolland |
| 2007-09-12 18:00 |
Japan | Fiji | Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse Referee: Marius Jonker |
| 2007-09-15 14:00 |
Wales | Australia | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Steve Walsh |
| 2007-09-16 14:00 |
Fiji | Canada | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Tony Spreadbury |
| 2007-09-20 21:00 |
Wales | Japan | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Referee: Joël Jutge |
| 2007-09-23 14:30 |
Australia | Fiji | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Referee: Nigel Owens |
| 2007-09-25 18:00 |
Canada | Japan | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Jonathan Kaplan |
| 2007-09-29 15:00 |
Australia | Canada | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux Referee: Chris White |
| 2007-09-29 17:00 |
Wales | Fiji | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes Referee: Stuart Dickinson |