Canada - Rugby World Cup Team Stats
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.
Their biggest win was the 72-11 defeat of Namibia in 1999.
Their biggest defeat was the 68-6 loss to New Zealand in 2003.
Canada are one of only four teams to be ‘nilled’ in a world cup match when beaten 20-0 by South Africa in 1995. They are not in great company here, the other three being the Ivory Coast, Spain and Namibia.
Gareth Rees was the only man to play in the first four rugby world cups.
Al Charron played in his fourth world cup in 2003.
Rod Snow and Mike James will play in their fourth world cups this year giving Canada 4 of the 14 players who will have achieved this feat.
Rees has scored the most points for Canada at the world cup with a total of 120 and stands in 9th position overall.
Rees also scored the most points for Canada in one match with his 27 against Namibia in 1999.He also kicked a Canadian world cup record 9 conversions in this match.
No Canadian player has scored more than one drop goal in a match.
No Canadian has score three tries in a world cup match but 6 players have scored two.
Canada have had more players sent off in the world cup than any other team. Gareth Rees and Rod Snow were both sent off against South Arica in 1995 and Dan Baugh received his marching orders against Namibia in 1999. Additionally, Marco di Girolamo was sent to the sin bin in 2003 against Italy.
Canada captain Morgan Williams will be well known to the French public having played for Begles-Bordeaux and Stade Francais twice before joining his present club Albi.
