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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.

The Canada women's national rugby union team (French: équipe du Canada féminine de rugby à XV) represents Canada in international rugby union competitions. They are overseen by Rugby Canada, the governing body of rugby union in Canada.

Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Canucks
Maple Leafs
UnionRugby Canada
Head coachKévin Rouet
CaptainSophie de Goede
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current4 (as of 9 January 2023)
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 15 April 2024[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 096.18
2 Steady  New Zealand 090.56
3 Steady  France 088.00
4 Steady  Canada 086.27
5 Steady  Australia 081.61
7 Increase1  Scotland 077.17
6 Decrease1  Italy 075.13
8 Steady  Wales 073.41
9 Steady  United States 072.57
10 Steady  Ireland 072.35
11 Steady  Japan 069.38
12 Steady  South Africa 065.17
13 Steady  Spain 065.15
14 Steady  Russia 061.10
15 Steady  Samoa 059.57
16 Steady  Netherlands 058.98
17 Steady  Fiji 058.65
18 Steady  Hong Kong 058.31
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 055.97
20 Steady  Sweden 052.72
*Change from the previous week

History edit

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 edit

World Cup edit

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

Head-to-head record edit

Overall edit

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

(Full internationals only; Last updated 16 November 2022)

Rugby: Canada internationals 1987-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
  Australia 2014 4 4 0 0 100.00%
  England 1993 34 3 1 30 8.82%
  Fiji 2022 1 1 0 0 100.00%
  France 1996 16 7 0 9 43.75%
  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 15 0 0 15 0.00%
  Samoa 2014 1 1 0 0 100.00%
  Scotland 1994 7 6 0 1 85.71%
  South Africa 2009 5 5 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 44 24 0 19 54.55%
  Wales 1991 13 9 2 2 69.23%
Summary 1987 153 75 3 75 49.01%

Players edit

Recent squad edit

Canada announced their final squad on 1 October 2023 for the inaugural WXV 1 tournament to be held in New Zealand.[11]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Emily Tuttosi Hooker (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 28) 19   Exeter Chiefs
Gillian Boag Hooker (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 28) 23   Capilano RFC
Sara Cline Hooker {{{age}}}   Leprechaun Tigers
Alexandria Ellis Prop (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 (aged 28) 16   Saracens
Brittany Kassil Prop (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 32) 36   Guelph Redcoats
DaLeaka Menin Prop (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 28) 45   Exeter Chiefs
Mikiela Nelson Prop (1997-11-27)27 November 1997 (aged 25) 7   Capilano RFC
Ashlynn Smith Lock {{{age}}}   Calgary Dinos
McKinley Hunt Lock (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 26) 14   Saracens
Tyson Beukeboom Lock (1991-03-10)10 March 1991 (aged 32) 60   Ealing Trailfinders
Courtney Holtkamp Back row (1999-04-25)25 April 1999 (aged 24) 28   Red Deer Titans Rugby
Fabiola Forteza Back row (1995-08-04)4 August 1995 (aged 28) 20   Stade Bordelais
Gabrielle Senft Back row (1997-06-13)13 June 1997 (aged 26) 18   Stade Bordelais
Julia Omokhuale Back row {{{age}}}   Calgary Dinos
Laetitia Royer Back row {{{age}}}   ASM Romagnat
Sara Svoboda Back row (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 28) 21   Loughborough Lightning
Sophie de Goede Back row (1999-06-30)30 June 1999 (aged 24) 24   Saracens
Justine Pelletier Scrum-half (2001-02-27)27 February 2001 (aged 22) 18   Stade Bordelais
Olivia Apps Scrum-half (1998-12-01)1 December 1998 (aged 24) 1   Lindsay RFC
Alexandra Tessier Fly-half (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 30) 42   Exeter Chiefs
Claire Gallagher Fly-half {{{age}}}   Ottawa Gee-Gees
Julia Schell Fly-half (1996-07-13)13 July 1996 (aged 27) 9   Guelph Redcoats / Castaway Wanderers
Sarah-Maude Lachance Fly-half (1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (aged 24) 5   Lons Section Paloise
Fancy Bermudez Centre (2002-05-27)27 May 2002 (aged 21) 4   Westshore RFC
Shoshanah Seumanutafa Centre {{{age}}}   UBC Thunderbirds
Florence Symonds Wing (2002-05-20)20 May 2002 (aged 21) 1   UBC Thunderbirds
Paige Farries Wing (1994-08-12)12 August 1994 (aged 29) 27   Worcester Warriors
Sabrina Poulin Wing (1992-10-03)3 October 1992 (aged 31) 12   Eibar Rugby Taldea
Krissy Scurfield Utility back (2003-06-15)15 June 2003 (aged 20)   Victoria Vikes
Madison Grant Utility back (2001-03-12)12 March 2001 (aged 22) 14   Cornwall Claymores

Previous squads edit

Notable players edit

Award winners edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 March 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. ^ "CANADA'S SQUAD NAMED FOR INAUGURAL WXV TOURNAMENT". Canada Rugby. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  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.

External links edit

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