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Canada women's national rugby union team

For the men's team, see Canada national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Canada women's national rugby sevens team. For the women's rugby league team, see Canada women's national rugby league team.

Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknamesCanucks
Maple Leafs
UnionRugby Canada
Head coachKévin Rouet
CaptainSophie de Goede
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current3 (as of 15 July 2024)
Highest2 (2024)
First international
 Canada 3–22 United States 
(Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; 14 November 1987)
Biggest win
 Canada 98–0 Hong Kong 
(Dublin, Ireland; 9 August 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Canada 3–88 New Zealand 
(Edmonton, Canada; 8 September 1996)
World Cup
Appearances9 (First in 1991)
Best resultRunners-up, 2014
Websiterugby.ca/en
Women's
World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 23 September 2024[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 096.90
2 Steady  New Zealand 089.32
3 Steady  Canada 089.13
4 Steady  France 087.27
5 Steady  Scotland 076.78
6 Steady  Australia 075.30
7 Steady  Ireland 075.25
8 Steady  United States 074.97
9 Increase1  Wales 074.47
10 Decrease1  Italy 074.34
11 Steady  Japan 067.74
12 Steady  South Africa 066.22
13 Steady  Spain 064.10
14 Increase1  Russia 061.10
15 Decrease1  Fiji 060.27
16 Steady  Netherlands 059.90
17 Steady  Hong Kong 058.76
18 Steady  Samoa 058.48
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 055.23
20 Steady  Sweden 052.72
*Change from the previous week

The Canada women's national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union competitions. They are overseen by Rugby Canada, the governing body of rugby union in Canada.

History

The Canadian women's program began to develop in the 1980s with the first match being played in 1987 in Victoria, British Columbia against another international rugby start-up, the United States.[2] It was the first women's international test match that was played outside of Europe.[3]

In 1991, Canada competed in the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup in Wales. The team finished in fifth place after defeating Spain 19–4 in the Plate final. Canada has appeared in every World Cup since 1991.[2]

Canada were finalists at the 2014 Rugby World Cup. They were drawn in the same pool with eventual winners, England. They had a 13 all draw during the pool stage before meeting in the final, Canada lost 21–9 and were runners-up.[4][5][6][7]

In 2022, Canada finished fourth after losing to France in the third place final at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.[8][9][10]

Competitive record

World Cup

Main article: Canada at the Women's Rugby World Cup
World Cup record
Year Round Position P W D L F A
Wales 1991 Plate Winners 5th 5 3 1 1 80 37
Scotland 1994 Shield Finalists 6th 5 2 0 3 105 46
Netherlands 1998 3rd Place Play-off 4th 5 2 0 3 52 163
Spain 2002 3rd Place Play-off 4th 4 2 0 2 84 94
Canada 2006 3rd Place Play-off 4th 5 2 0 3 145 28
England 2010 5th place match 6th 5 2 0 3 146 66
France 2014 Finalists 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 1 1 113 62
Ireland 2017 5th place match 5th 5 4 0 1 213 60
New Zealand 2021 3rd Place Play-off 4th 6 4 0 2 143 104
England 2025 Qualified
Australia 2029 TBD
United States 2033
Total 9/9 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 45 24 2 19 1081 660
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth place
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue

Head-to-head record

Overall

See also: List of Canada women's national rugby union team matches

(Full internationals only; Last updated 19 May 2024)

Rugby: Canada internationals 1987-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
 Australia 2014 6 6 0 0 100.00%
 England 1993 36 3 1 32 8.33%
 Fiji 2022 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 France 1996 17 8 0 9 47.06%
 Hong Kong 2017 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Ireland 2002 3 2 0 1 66.67%
 Italy 1991 3 3 0 0 100.00%
 Japan 1994 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 Kazakhstan 1994 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 Netherlands 1998 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 New Zealand 1991 18 1 0 17 5.55%
 Samoa 2014 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Scotland 1994 7 6 0 1 85.71%
 South Africa 2009 4 4 0 0 100.00%
 Sweden 2010 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Soviet Union 1991 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Spain 2006 3 3 0 0 100.00%
 United States 1987 46 27 0 19 56.52%
 Wales 1991 14 10 2 2 71.43%
Summary 1987 167 83 3 81 49.7%

Players

Current squad

On 19 September 2024, Kévin Rouet announced Canada's 30-player squad for the WXV 1 competition that will be held in Canada.[11]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Alexandria Ellis Prop (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 (aged 29) France Stade Français
Brittany Kassil Prop (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 33) Canada Guelph Goats
Caroline Crossley Forward (1998-04-19)19 April 1998 (aged 26) Canada Castaway Wanderers
Courtney Holtkamp Back row (1999-04-25)25 April 1999 (aged 25) Canada Red Deer Titans Rugby
DaLeaka Menin Prop (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 29) England Exeter Chiefs
Emily Tuttosi Hooker (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 29) England Exeter Chiefs
Fabiola Forteza Back row (1995-08-04)4 August 1995 (aged 29) France Stade Bordelais
Gabrielle Senft Back row (1997-06-13)13 June 1997 (aged 27) England Saracens
Gillian Boag Hooker (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 29) England Gloucester-Hartpury
Julia Omokhuale Back row England Leicester Tigers
Karen Paquin Back row (1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 37) Canada Club de rugby de Quebec
Laetitia Royer Back row (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 33) France ASM Romagnat
McKinley Hunt Lock (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 27) England Saracens
Pamphinette Buisa Back row (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 27) Canada Ottawa Irish
Rori Wood Lock New Zealand College Rifles RFC
Sara Cline Hooker (1997-05-21)21 May 1997 (aged 27) Canada Leprechaun Tigers
Tyson Beukeboom Lock (1991-03-10)10 March 1991 (aged 33) England Trailfinders
Alexandra Tessier Fly-half (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 31) England Exeter Chiefs
Alysha Corrigan Back (1997-01-25)25 January 1997 (aged 27) Canada Canada Sevens
Asia Hogan-Rochester Back (1999-04-20)20 April 1999 (aged 25) Canada Toronto Nomands
Claire Gallagher Fly-half England Leicester Tigers
Fancy Bermudez Centre (2002-05-27)27 May 2002 (aged 22) England Saracens
Julia Schell Back (1996-07-13)13 July 1996 (aged 28) England Trailfinders
Justine Pelletier Scrum-half (2001-02-27)27 February 2001 (aged 23) France Stade Bordelais
Mahalia Robinson Fullback Canada Town of Mount Royal RFC
Olivia Apps Scrum-half (1998-12-01)1 December 1998 (aged 25) Canada Lindsay RFC
Paige Farries Wing (1994-08-12)12 August 1994 (aged 30) England Saracens
Sara Kaljuvee Back (1993-02-07)7 February 1993 (aged 31) Canada Toronto Scottish / Westshore RFC
Shoshanah Seumanutafa Back New Zealand Counties Manukau
Taylor Perry Fly-half (2000-07-23)23 July 2000 (aged 24) England Exeter Chiefs

Previous squads

Notable players

Award winners

The following Canada players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001:[14]

References

  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Khan, Safa. "History of Women's Rugby in Ontario". Rugby Ontario. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ Birch, John (2014-08-16). "An American Century: USA's 100th test". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
  4. ^ "How did England win the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup?". IRB. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. ^ Butler, Michael (2014-08-17). "Women's Rugby World Cup final: England v Canada – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  6. ^ Riach, James (2014-08-17). "Emily Scarratt's boot hands England World Cup final win over Canada". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  7. ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup: England beat Canada to win final". BBC Sport. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  8. ^ "Blue wave hits Canada as France celebrates Bronze victory". Americas Rugby News. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  9. ^ "Canadian women fall to France in bronze-medal match at Rugby World Cup". www.cbc.ca. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  10. ^ "Five-try France blow away Canada to take bronze at Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2022-11-12. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  11. ^ "30 players selected to Canada's Women's Rugby Team for WXV 1 in Vancouver". Rugby Canada. 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2024-09-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Heather Moyse to be inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame". CBC.ca. 2016-11-14. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  13. ^ a b c d "Heather Moyse - World Rugby - Hall of Fame". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  14. ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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