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World Ranking

Canada are currently 24th in the World Rugby Rankings. Their highest ever ranking was 11th in September 2011.

Ranking Over Time

Date Nov 2025
Rank # 24
Points 58.85
2003
2014
2025

Canada Matches

Sat 15 Nov, 2025
Internationals
Adjarabet Arena
Sat 22 Nov, 2025
Internationals
Estádio Municipal Cidade de Coimbra
Who will win?
Portugal 100%
0% Canada

Canada Rugby Team Players

Canada Forwards

Name
Position
Dewald Kotze
Hooker
Jesse MacKail
Hooker
Austin Creighton
Hooker
Calixto Martinez
Prop
Cole Keith
Prop
Conor Young
Prop
Izzak Kelly
Lock
Evan Olmstead
Lock
Tyler Ardron
Lock
Mason Flesch
Back Row
Callum Botchar
Back Row
Lucas Rumball
Back Row
Matt Heaton
Back Row
Sion Parry
Back Row
Matt Oworu
Back Row
Emerson Prior
Kyle Steeves

Canada Backs

Name
Position
Jason Higgins
Scrum Half
Stephen Webb
Scrum Half
Brock Gallagher
Scrum Half
Peter Nelson
Fly Half
Shane O'Leary
Fly Half
Josiah Morra
Outside Back
Nic Benn
Outside Back
Kainoa Lloyd
Outside Back
Noah Flesch
Centre
Spencer Jones
Centre
Talon McMullin
Centre
Ben LeSage
Centre
Jack Shaw
Outside Back
Piers Von Dadelszen
Outside Back
Brenden Black
Outside Back
Cooper Coats
Outside Back
Isaac Olsen
Outside Back

Canada Tournaments

Canada National Rugby Union Team

The Canada national rugby union team, also known by their French title of Équipe du Canada de rugby à XV, represent the country of Canada in the Americas Rugby Championship and the Rugby World Cup.Although the sport of rugby union is not normally associated with the Americas, the Canada Rugby team are widely considered to be a successful tier two side. They've appeared in every edition of the Rugby World Cup since the tournament was founded in 1987 and they reached the quarter-final stage of the competition in 1991. The team have also achieved victories over established international sides such as France, Wales, Italy and Scotland.Read on to discover even more about the Canada Rugby team. On this page, you can read the latest news about the side and see the team's upcoming fixtures and recent results.

The history of the Canada Rugby team dates all the way back to 1932 when the side made their debut against Japan. Following this, the team only played intermittently. However, the British and Irish Lions did make a stop in Canada on their way home from New Zealand in 1966. The Lions won the match 19-8, but Canada were highly competitive and the team soon established themselves as the best in the Americas, even if they did struggle against elite sides from Europe and the Southern Hemisphere.In the 1980s and 90s, the Canada Rugby team built on this success. They appeared in the first ever Rugby World Cup in 1987 and they reached the quarter-finals of the competition in the next edition. Following this, they began to establish themselves against top-class opposition. They beat Wales in 1993 and France in 1994. Then, they drew with Ireland in 2000 and beat Scotland in 2002.However, this period was a golden era for the Canada Rugby team. Since, although they've still featured in every edition of the Rugby World Cup, they've never qualified from their pool. Similarly, although they're still considered to be a strong side, they've fallen behind Uruguay and Argentina and can no longer claim to be the best team in the Americas.

Throughout history, the Canada Rugby team has contained several top players who have proudly represented their country. For example, record point scorer James Pritchard scored more than 600 points for Canada between 2003 and 2015, while Aaron Carpenter was capped 80 times.Currently, the Canada Rugby team includes a number of top players who also represent club sides in Europe's top competitions. For example, lock Evan Olmstead plays for Newcastle in the English Premiership and both Tyler Ardron and Matt Tierney play for Castres in the Top 14.

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