Canada at the Rugby World Cup



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.

1987 Rugby World Cup
For the names of all Canada 1987 Rugby World Cup squad members, see 1987 Rugby World Cup squads.

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 -

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.

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