The Canada national rugby union team has played in every Rugby World Cup except 2023 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.
Canada has the second strongest national rugby side in North America after the United States, and the fifth strongest in the Americas after Argentina, the United States, Uruguay and Chile.
NationNumber of appearancesFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceStreakBest result9198720199Quarter finals, 1991
Summary of results by tournament
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.
Pool 2 games -
1991 Rugby World Cup
Pool 4 games -
Quarter-final
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
2011 Rugby World Cup
Pool A games
2015 Rugby World Cup
Pool D games
2019 Rugby World Cup
Pool B Games
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.
World Cup records
Overall record Opponent Played Win Draw Lost Win % 2 0 0 2 0% 3 1 0 2 34% 4 0 0 4 0% 2 0 0 2 0% 3 0 0 3 0% 2 0 2 0 0% 1 1 0 0 100% 4 0 0 4 0% 3 2 0 1 67% 2 0 0 2 0% 3 3 0 0 100% 3 0 0 3 0% Overall 33 7 3 23 21%
Team records Most points scored in a game 72 vs (1999) 37 vs (1987) 34 vs (1995) 25 vs (2011) 23 vs (2011)
Biggest winning margin 61 vs (1999) 33 vs (1987) 31 vs (1995) 17 vs (2003) 10 vs (1991)
Most points conceded in a game 79 vs (2011) 68 vs (2003) 66 vs (2019) 63 vs (2019) 50 vs (2015)
Biggest losing margin 64 vs (2011) 63 vs (2019) 62 vs (2003) 59 vs (2019) 43 vs (2015)
Most tries scored in a game 9 vs (1999) 7 vs (1987) 3 vs (1995) 3 vs (2011) 3 vs (2011)
Individual records
Most World Cup matches 15 D. T. H. 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 120 Gareth Rees 45 James Pritchard 30 D. T. H. van der Merwe 25 Bobby Ross 25 Mark Wyatt
Most points in a game 27 vs – Gareth Rees 1999 19 vs – Gareth Rees 1995 14 vs – Gareth Rees 1999 10 vs – James Pritchard 2011
Most tries overall 6 D. T. H. 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 2 vs – Pat Palmer 1987 2 vs – Paul Vaesen 1987 2 vs – Winston Stanley 1999 2 vs – Rod Snow 1999 2 vs – Kyle Nichols 1999 2 vs – Conor Trainor 2011
Most penalty goals overall 25 Gareth Rees 9 James Pritchard 5 Jared Barker 5 Bobby Ross 5 Mark Wyatt
Most penalty goals in a game 4 vs – Gareth Rees 2003 4 vs – Gareth Rees 1995 4 vs – Gareth Rees 1999
Most drop goals in a game 2 vs – Ander Monro 2011 1 vs – Gareth Rees 1987 1 vs – Bobby Ross 2003 1 vs – Gareth Rees 1999 1 vs – Gareth Rees 1995 1 vs – Gareth Rees 1991 1 vs – Gareth Rees 1991
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