Canada national rugby union team

The Canada national rugby union team (French: Équipe du Canada de rugby à XV) represents Canada in men's international rugby union and it is governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and white. Canada is classified by World Rugby as a tier two rugby nation. Canada competes in competitions such as the Americas Rugby Championship and the Rugby World Cup.

This article is about the national men's team. For the national women's team, see Canada women's national rugby union team.
Canada
Nickname(s)Canucks, Les Rouges
EmblemMaple leaf
UnionRugby Canada
Head coachKingsley Jones
CaptainTyler Ardron
Most capsAaron Carpenter (80)
Top scorerJames Pritchard (607)
Top try scorerDTH van der Merwe (38)
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current23 (as of 9 February 2020)
Highest11 (2011)
Lowest24 (2017)
First international
Japan 9–8 Canada
(Osaka, Japan; 31 January 1932)
Biggest win
Barbados 3–71 Canada
(Bridgetown, Barbados; 24 June 2006)
Biggest defeat
England 70–0 Canada
(London, England; 13 November 2004)
World Cup
Appearances8 (First in 1987)
Best resultQuarter-finals, 1991
Websitewww.rugbycanada.ca

Canada has been playing international rugby since their 1932 debut against Japan. Canada have competed at every World Cup since the tournament was first staged in 1987, the only North American team to do so. Canada achieved their best result at the World Cup in 1991, where they reached the quarterfinals. Canada was once the dominant power of North American rugby and was the second best team in the Americas; Canada currently ranks fourth in the region after Argentina, the US and Uruguay. The team has achieved victories over Six Nations teams such as France, Wales, Italy, and Scotland on at least one occasion in past years, mostly during the amateur era. Canada is currently ranked 22nd in the World Rugby Rankings.

History

Early years

In 1874 the first North American international game took place in Cambridge, Massachusetts between McGill and Harvard universities. Later that same year a second game was played, but this time Harvard were the hosts, and the game was played with early "American Football" rules. Today, in carrying on the oldest annual sporting competition in North America, McGill University and Harvard University continue the tradition of competing for the Covo Cup, at alternating venues each November, using the original rules of rugby football. McGill University can therefore lay claim to being the oldest rugby club in Canada, but due to rugby's popularity among students and the McGill University Rugby Football Club's affiliation with the university, the claim as the oldest independent rugby club goes to the still active Westmount Rugby Football Club.

A Canadian Rugby Football Union was established in 1884, although this organisation went on to become the Canadian Football League, as rugby football in Canada evolved into Canadian football. In 1902–1903 the first Canadian team toured Britain. In 1909, Earl Grey, then Governor General of Canada, donated a trophy to the CRU to be awarded for the Rugby Football Championship of Canada. This trophy became known as the Grey Cup. However the rules used in Canada were vastly different from the rules used in countries that were part of the IRB. In the years that followed, the CRU would legalise forward passing and make other changes that would make Canadian football a totally different sport, similar to American football.

Post-World War I

During World War I and II rugby union was suspended but in the inter-war period there was something of a renaissance. In 1919 a Canadian Services team played overseas against representatives from England, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. The formation of the Rugby Union of Canada took place in 1929 and this was followed by a tour of Japan by a Canadian representative side in 1932 to help foster trade between the two countries. About half the team were Canadian born (mostly British Columbia players) and the rest were originally from Britain. They lost 9–8 and 38–5 in the two test matches.

The original Canadian Rugby Union disbanded just before World War I. Canada's team to the United Kingdom in 1962 was dominated by British Columbia players. The Rugby Union of Canada was re-formed in 1965 as the Canadian Rugby Union. The 1966 British Lions played a non-cap match in Toronto on their way back from Australia and New Zealand, a match they won 19–8. Canada established themselves as the strongest team in North America, though they struggled to compete with the major test-playing nations in Europe and the Southern Hemisphere.

Modern era
Main article: Canada at the Rugby World Cup
Canadian rugby team

Canada were one of the 16 nations that were invited by the International Rugby Board (IRB) to compete at the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987, hosted by both Australia and New Zealand. Canada were grouped with Wales, Ireland and Tonga in Pool 2. In their first ever World Cup match they defeated Tonga 37–4. However they lost their subsequent matches 46–19 to Ireland and 40–9 to Wales, and finished third in the pool (not advancing to the finals).

Canada had to qualify for the 1991 Rugby World Cup. Canada took part in the Americas tournaments, and finished first in the Americas qualifying standings. At the 1991 Rugby World Cup, Canada was placed into Pool D, alongside France, Romania and Fiji. Canada beat Fiji and Romania but lost their fixture against France 19–13 to finish second in the pool, advancing to the quarter-finals. They were then knocked out in the quarter-final by the All Blacks, 29–13. The 1991 tournament stands as Canada's best ever finish in a Rugby World Cup.

Canada beat Wales 26–24 on November 10, 1993 at Cardiff Arms Park; beat France 18–16 on June 4, 1994 at Twin Elms Rugby Park in Nepean, Ontario; battled to a 27–27 draw against Ireland on 27 June 2000 at Markham, Ontario; and chalked up a 26–23 win against Scotland in Vancouver, British Columbia on June 15, 2002. The win over Scotland was the start of a streak of seven victories before losing to Wales in Cardiff.

Canada has never beaten England in six games, but has played their national XV, B team, and Under 23 teams eleven times (for which Canada awarded its players international caps.) The most notable result was a 15–12 victory over a strong England XV on 29 May 1993 at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. Unfortunately for the Canadians, on the eve of the match England's management chose not to award international caps (due to fact that some players were touring with the British and Irish Lions in New Zealand at the time.) Additionally, before defeating Scotland proper in 2002, Canada beat Scotland XV 24–19 on May 25, 1991 at Saint John, New Brunswick.

As they were quarter finalists in 1991, they automatically qualified for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. They were in Pool A with the hosts South Africa, defending champions Australia, and Romania. Canada finished third in the pool, winning their match against Romania but losing 27–11 to Australia and 20–0 to the Springboks.

Canada won the now defunct Pacific Rim tournament three years in succession in 1996, 1997 and 1998.

Canada finished second in Round 4 of the Americas 1999 Rugby World Cup qualifying, losing only to Argentina, and qualified for the World Cup. Canada finished third in their pool (with France, Fiji and Namibia), winning their match against Namibia but losing their other two fixtures. The victory against Namibia was uncharacteristic for Canada, as they ran the score up to 72–11, one of their most lopsided victories, as there was a very slight statistical chance that they could have advanced on points scored. This thrashing was the one bright light in an otherwise gloomy and disappointing 1999 World Cup performance.

Like all second- and third-tier nations, the Canadians have had problems having these players available for important games. As a consequence Canada has slipped out of the top 10 rugby union nations, but has nevertheless provided top class players such as Dan Baugh, Rod Snow, Mike James, Colin Yukes, Dave Lougheed and Jamie Cudmore to teams in England, Wales and France. The Canadians qualified for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia.

Canada qualified as Americas 1, finishing at the top of Round 4 Americas tournaments, winning five of their six fixtures to enter the 2003 World Cup in Australia, their fifth world cup in a row. Canada's sole win was a 24–7 result against Tonga as they lost their games against Italy, Wales and the All Blacks.

Since 2003 Canada has played host to the Churchill Cup, making the final in 2010 but losing to the England Saxons 38–18. In 2004 and 2005 they replaced China in the Super Powers Cup. For the 2004 Superpowers Cup, Canada was substituted for China. In 2005 the competition was renamed the Super Cup. Canada beat Japan 15–10 in the final.

In 2006 Canada completed the qualification process for the 2007 Rugby World Cup. They were in a three-team group also containing Barbados and the United States. Each played the other once. On 24 June 2006, Canada defeated Barbados 71–3, in Bridgetown, their largest ever win.[1] Canada achieved a record win over the US in the match in Newfoundland on August 12, 2006, defeating the USA 56–7 in front of a capacity crowd, when player James Pritchard scored a national record 36 points with three tries, six conversions and three penalties in the match, beating the record of 29 he had set against Barbados in their previous match.[2] The win assured Canada of a place in the 2007 World Cup as Americas 2 in Pool B.[3] Also that year, a Canadian team won the NA4 and the national team beat the US earlier in the Churchill Cup.

2007 World Cup
Canadian team after a pool stage match during the 2007 World Cup
Canada take on Wales during the 2007 World Cup
Canadian fans at the 2007 World Cup

Going into the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, Canada were ranked as severe outsiders, and given odds of 5000/1 to win the tournament.[4] Pool B also contained Australia, Fiji, Japan and Wales. In their opening match on 9 September the Canadians lost 42–17 to Wales.[5] They followed this with a 29–16 loss to Fiji, whom they had needed to beat to have realistic hopes of progressing to the quarterfinals.[6] They drew 12–12 with Japan, conceding an injury-time try by Koji Taira.[7] In their final game they lost 37–6 to an Australian side consisting mostly of second-string players.[8] Canada finished bottom of Pool B, and returned home from a World Cup without winning a single game for the first time ever.

2011 World Cup cycle

Following the 2007 Rugby World Cup Canada hired Kieran Crowley as head coach, and by April 2008 the former New Zealand All Black took over coaching duties.[9] In Autumn 2008 the Canadians toured Europe, beating Portugal in their opening match, but suffering heavy defeats in their subsequent games in Ireland, Wales and Scotland. In 2009 the Canadians hosted a tour by the Welsh and Irish.[10]

Canada beat the United States in a two-legged playoff game in July 2009 to qualify for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and enter the tournament as Americas 1.[11]

Canada began its Rugby World Cup preparations by finishing runner-up in the 2011 Churchill Cup for the second year in a row, losing 37–6 in the final to the England Saxons (England's second-string side). This good form carried on in a two-legged home and away series against the USA Eagles. In the home leg Canada secured a 28–22 victory in front a record 10,621 fans. In the away leg Canada won 27–7. Their warm-up schedule continued with a match against the Australian Barbarians which featured several of Australia's World Cup squad, and the Barbarians claimed a comfortable 38–14 victory.

The Canadians began their 2011 Rugby World Cup on September 14 against Tonga, winning 25–20. They followed this up with a 46–19 loss to France on September 18. The team had only a four-day turn-around after their first match, and let the game slip out of their reach within the final 20 minutes. They produced a repeat result of 2007, by playing to a 23–23 draw against Japan. Their Rugby World Cup concluded with a 79–15 loss against the All Blacks. Canada finished fourth in their pool, narrowly missing out on automatic qualification for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

2015 World Cup cycle

Canada secured a spot in the 2015 Rugby World Cup on 23 August 2013, with a 13–11 win over the US, 40–20 on aggregate.

Canada joined Pool D with France, Ireland, Italy and Romania. Canada finished the tournament with zero wins, last in Pool D.

2019 World Cup cycle

At the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship, Canada claimed three wins over Uruguay, Chile and Brazil, and two losses versus Argentina XV and United States. In June 2016, the team defeated Russia and lost to Japan and Italy. In November 2016, Canada was defeated by Ireland, Romania and Samoa.

At the 2017 Americas Rugby Championship, Canada scored a single win versus Chile, and lost the other four matches. In June 2017, the team lost to Georgia and Romania. Later they faced United States for the 2019 World Cup North America play-off, being beaten on aggregate for the first time. In November 2017, Canada lost to the Māori All Blacks, Georgia and Fiji, while defeating Spain.

In 2018, Canada lost both matches versus Uruguay for the 2019 World Cup Americas play-off, therefore the team advanced to the intercontinental repechage which it won, securing the very last spot in the final tournament. The team also lost to United States in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship.

Canada secured the last spot in the 2019 Rugby World Cup on 23 November 2018, winning all of its three matches of the intercontinental repechage in Marseille, France.

They join 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B with title holders New Zealand and third-placed team from 2015 South Africa, Italy and the African qualifier, Namibia.

Stadium and attendance

The national team currently does not have a permanent home stadium and as such play their matches at various locations across Canada. BMO Field in Toronto, Ontario has been proposed as the national team's home stadium, even though it cannot provide a suitable rugby climate year-round. However, rumours have the national team playing out of the proposed Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia if it is constructed. This would place the national rugby stadium in the country's main rugby stronghold of British Columbia, and in a city whose winter climate is considerably milder than that of most of the rest of Canada.

In August 2011 it was announced that the national team would have a permanent training centre located in Langford, British Columbia.[12]

The highest attended matches in Canada involving the Canadian national team are:

RankAttendanceOpponentDateVenueLocation
129,480 Māori All Blacks2017-11-03BC PlaceVancouver
222,566 Māori All Blacks2013-11-03BMO FieldToronto
320,396 Ireland2013-06-15BMO FieldToronto
418,788 Scotland2014-06-14BMO FieldToronto
516,132 Uruguay2018-01-27BC PlaceVancouver
615,000 United States2005-06-26Commonwealth StadiumEdmonton
713,187 United States2017-06-24Tim Hortons FieldHamilton
813,125 Italy2016-06-26BMO FieldToronto
912,824 Scotland2018-06-09Commonwealth StadiumEdmonton [13]
1012,220 Italy2012-06-15BMO FieldToronto
1111,200 Samoa2015-07-25BMO FieldToronto
1210,621 United States2011-08-06BMO FieldToronto
1310,250 Japan2016-07-11BC PlaceVancouver
1410,207 United States2013-08-24BMO FieldToronto
1510,000 New Zealand XV1980-10-01Swangard StadiumBurnaby

Record

World Cup
Main article: Canada at the Rugby World Cup

Canada has played in every Rugby World Cup since the inaugural 1987 tournament, always qualifying during the first round.[14] However, for 2019, they have failed to qualify during the first two rounds, and can only qualify through the 4-team repechage in November 2018.[14]

World Cup record World Cup Qualification record
Year Round P W D L F A P W D L F A
1987Pool Stage31026590Automatically qualified
1991Quarter Final4202586243016738
1995Pool Stage31024550Automatically qualified
1999Pool Stage31021148232019783
2003Pool Stage410354135650119280
2007Pool Stage401351120220012510
2011Pool Stage41128216822004730
2015Pool Stage40045813122004020
2019Pool Stage401314177731322589
2023TBDTo be determined
Total 9/10 33 7 3 23 541 1015 26 19 1 6 793 450

Overall
Top 30 rankings as of 9 March 2020[15]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1  South Africa094.19
2  New Zealand092.11
3  England088.41
4  Ireland084.91
5  France082.73
6  Wales082.64
7  Australia081.90
8  Scotland080.68
9  Japan079.28
10  Argentina078.31
11  Fiji076.21
12  Georgia072.88
13  Tonga071.44
14  Italy071.07
15  Samoa070.72
16  United States068.10
17  Uruguay067.41
18  Spain067.14
19  Romania065.36
20 4 Russia062.13
21 1 Portugal061.27
22 1 Hong Kong061.23
23 1 Canada061.12
24 1 Namibia061.01
25  Netherlands060.08
26  Brazil058.89
27  Belgium057.19
28   Switzerland054.11
29  Chile053.83
30  Germany053.13
*Change from the previous week
Canada's historical rankings
Source: World Rugby - Graph updated to 27 January 2020[15]

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Canada national XV at test level up until 9 September 2019.[16]

Opponent Played Won Lost Drawn Win % For Aga Diff
 Argentina936033.3%159277–118
 Australia60600.0%60283–223
 Barbados1100100.0%693+66
Barbarians20110.00%732–25
 Belgium1100100.0%4312+31
 Brazil422050.0%13072+58
British and Irish Lions10100.00%819–11
 Chile6600100.0%24562+183
 England60600.0%73273–200
 England XV615016.7%40159–119
 England U2320200.0%2255–33
 England Saxons30300.0%41132–91
 Fiji1239025.0%221409–188
 France918011.1%119315–196
 France XV10100.0%924–15
 France A10100.0%1534–19
 Georgia734042.9%141145–4
 Germany1100100.0%2910+19
 Hong Kong761085.7%209109+100
 Ireland80710.0%105328–223
 Ireland XV10100.0%2124–3
 Italy927022.2%128246–118
 Japan25815232.0%581612–31
 Kenya1100100.0%6519+46
 Namibia2200100.0%8924+65
 New Zealand50500.0%54313–259
 New Zealand XV10100.0%1043–33
 Māori All Blacks20200.0%3695–59
 Portugal4400100.0%13853+85
 Romania826025.0%142138+4
 Russia541080.0%15791+66
 Samoa60600.0%103169–66
 Scotland514020.0%59153–94
 Scotland XV1100100.0%2419+5
 Scotland A10100.0%1015–5
 South Africa20200.0%1871–53
 Spain2200100.00%9749+48
 Tonga954055.55%216188+28
 United States633823261.9%14481139+309
 Uruguay1385061.5%370232+138
 Wales1211108.3%207460–253
 Wales XV30300.0%37138–101
 Wales U2310100.0%08–8
Total174107161640.14%57557052–1297

Wins against Tier 1 nations

The following is a list of Canada's wins against Tier 1 countries:

Players

Current squad

On 3 September, Canada named their 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[17]

On September 11, injured flanker Justin Blanchet was replaced by lock Josh Larsen in the World Cup squad.[18]

On September 27, injured centres Nick Blevins and Ben LeSage were replaced in the squad by Giuseppe du Toit and Theo Sauder.[19]

On October 3, Kainoa Lloyd joined the squad as an injury replacement for Taylor Paris.[20]

Head coach: Kingsley Jones

  • Caps updated: 8 October 2019

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Eric Howard Hooker (1993-09-05) 5 September 1993 25 New Orleans Gold
Benoît Piffero Hooker (1987-05-21) 21 May 1987 26 Blagnac SCR
Andrew Quattrin Hooker (1996-08-29) 29 August 1996 5 Toronto Arrows
Hubert Buydens Prop (1982-01-04) 4 January 1982 58 New Orleans Gold
Jake Ilnicki Prop (1992-02-27) 27 February 1992 38 Seattle Seawolves
Cole Keith Prop (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 16 Toronto Arrows
Djustice Sears-Duru Prop (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 52 Seattle Seawolves
Matt Tierney Prop (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 22 Castres Olympique
Conor Keys Lock (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 18 Rugby ATL
Evan Olmstead Lock (1991-02-21) 21 February 1991 33 Newcastle Falcons
Mike Sheppard Lock (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 11 Toronto Arrows
Josh Larsen Lock (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 15 New England Free Jacks
Kyle Baillie Flanker (1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 29 New Orleans Gold
Matt Heaton Flanker (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 28 Rugby ATL
Lucas Rumball Flanker (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 35 Toronto Arrows
Tyler Ardron Number 8 (1991-06-16) 16 June 1991 37 Castres Olympique
Luke Campbell Number 8 (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 13 Toronto Arrows
Phil Mack Scrum-half (1985-08-18) 18 August 1985 59 Seattle Seawolves
Jamie Mackenzie Scrum-half (1989-02-28) 28 February 1989 21 Toronto Arrows
Gordon McRorie Scrum-half (1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 45 Calgary Hornets
Shane O'Leary Fly-half (1993-12-03) 3 December 1993 14 Nottingham
Pat Parfrey Fly-half (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 32 Toronto Arrows
Guiseppe du Toit Centre (1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 14 Toronto Arrows
Ciaran Hearn Centre (1985-12-30) 30 December 1985 73 Old Glory DC
Conor Trainor Centre (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 36 USO Nevers
Jeff Hassler Wing (1991-08-21) 21 August 1991 27 Seattle Seawolves
Kainoa Lloyd Wing (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 11 Toronto Arrows
DTH van der Merwe Wing (1986-04-28) 28 April 1986 61 Glasgow Warriors
Andrew Coe Wing (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 14 Markham Irish/Canada Sevens
Peter Nelson Fullback (1992-10-05) 5 October 1992 7 Seattle Seawolves
Theo Sauder Fullback (1996-04-02) 2 April 1996 8 Toronto Arrows

Player records

Most caps
# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Won Lost Draw %
1Aaron CarpenterNumber 82005–20178061192848338.12
2Al CharronFlanker1990–2003767604036052.63
3Ciaran HearnCentre2008–7261112546135.4
4Winston StanleyWing1994–2003666422738141.66
5Scott StewartFullback1989–2001646222934146.09
6Nick BlevinsCentre2009–6347162240135.71
7James PritchardFullback2003–2015625842634243.54
Rod SnowProp1995–2007625932733245.16
9DTH van der MerweWing2006-2019605641938334.16
10Phil MackScrum-half2009-5832261740130.17
Bobby RossFly-half1989–20035840183028051.72
Last updated: New Zealand vs Canada, 2 October 2019. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[21]

Most tries
# Player Pos Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries
1DTH van der MerweWing2006–20196056419038
2Winston StanleyWing1994–20036664212324
3Taylor ParisWing2010–282629018
James PritchardFullback2003–20156258460718
5Aaron CarpenterNumber 82005–20178061198517
6Morgan WilliamsScrum-half1999–2008565246813
7Nick BlevinsCentre2009-6347166012
Matt EvansFullback2008–2018403466012
9Kyle NicholsCentre1996–2002252236110
104 players on 9 tries
Last updated: New Zealand vs Canada, 2 October 2019. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[22]

Most points
# Player Pos Span Mat Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop
1James PritchardFullback2003–201562607181041030
2Gareth ReesFly-half1986–1999554917511109
3Bobby RossFly-half1989–2003584197518410
4Gordon McRorieScrum-half2014–45283644541
5Mark WyattFullback1982–199129255223625
6Jared BarkerFly-half2000–200418226224551
7DTH van der MerweWing2006–20196019038000
8Winston StanleyWing1994–20036612324001
9Taylor ParisWing2010–289018000
10John GrafScrum-half1989–199954899791
Last updated: New Zealand vs Canada, 2 October 2019. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[23]
  • Note, Gareth Rees points total is in dispute, some sources claim 487 while others including World Rugby claim 491.

Most matches as captain
# Player Pos Span Mat Won Lost Draw % Pts Tries
1Al CharronFlanker1996–2003251312052.00102
Gareth ReesFly-half1994–1999251015040.002854
3Pat RiordanHooker2008–2011231210154.34153
4Tyler ArdronNumber 82013–16016000.00102
5John GrafScrum-half1995–19991596060.00586
Morgan WilliamsScrum-half2005–20071559136.66255
7Aaron CarpenterNumber 82012–20161477050.00153
8Phil MackScrum-half2017–1165054.5400
9Mark WyattFullback1990–1991963066.66972
10Hans de GoedeLock1984–1987844050.0000
Mike LukeHooker1974–1981835037.5000
Last updated: New Zealand vs Canada, 2 October 2019. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[24]

Most points in a match
Australian born James Pritchard is Canada's second highest try scorer and points scorer of all time, he also holds the record for most points in a match with 36 against the USA in 2006.
# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1James PritchardWing363630 United States St John's12/08/2006
2James PritchardWing293700 Barbados Bridgetown24/06/2006
3Gareth ReesFly-half270930 Namibia Toulouse14/10/1999
James PritchardFullback272430 Portugal Lisbon23/11/2013
5Bobby RossFly-half261350 Japan Vancouver13/07/1996
Gordon McRorieScrum-half262520 Russia Calgary18/06/2016
7Mark WyattFullback240080 Scotland XV Saint John25/05/1991
8Gareth ReesFly-half230170 Argentina Buenos Aires22/08/1998
James PritchardFullback231340 Tonga Kingston08/06/2013
105 players on 22 points
Last updated: New Zealand vs Canada, 2 October 2019. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[25]

Most tries in a match
# Player Pos Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Opposition Venue Date
1Kyle NicholsCentre204000 Japan Markham15/07/2000
2Steve GrayCentre153000 United States Vancouver10/05/1987
James PritchardWing293700 Barbados Bridgetown24/06/2006
James PritchardWing363630 United States St John's12/08/2006
Taylor ParisWing153000 Chile Langford11/02/2017
DTH Van der MerweWing153000 Kenya Marseille11/11/2018
Kainoa LloydWing153000 Chile Langford22/02/2019
Last updated: New Zealand vs Canada, 2 October 2019. Statistics include officially capped matches only.[26]

Upcoming fixtures and recent results

Upcoming fixtures
Date Tournament Location Venue Opponent
4 July 2020 July tests Montreal French Barbarians[27]
15 August 2020 Americas Rugby Championship United States  United States[28]
22 August 2020 Americas Rugby Championship Canada  Brazil
29 August 2020 Americas Rugby Championship Canada  Chile
5 September 2020 Americas Rugby Championship Argentina  Argentina XV
12 September 2020 Americas Rugby Championship Uruguay  Uruguay

Recent results
Date Tournament Location Venue Opponent Result Score
13 October 2019 Rugby World Cup Kamaishi, Japan Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium  Namibia Cancelled 0-0
8 October 2019 Rugby World Cup Kobe, Japan Kobe Misaki Stadium  South Africa Loss 66-7
2 October 2019 Rugby World Cup Ōita, Japan Oita Stadium  New Zealand Loss 63-0
26 September 2019 Rugby World Cup Fukuoka, Japan Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium  Italy Loss 48-7
7 September 2019 RWC warm-up match Vancouver BC Place  United States Loss 20-15
30 August 2019 RWC warm-up match Langford Westhills Stadium BC All-Stars Win 45-13
24 August 2019 RWC warm-up match Hamilton, Ontario Tim Hortons Field Leinster Loss 38-35
9 August 2019 Pacific Nations Cup Lautoka, Fiji Churchill Park  Tonga Loss 33-23
3 August 2019 Pacific Nations Cup Suva, Fiji ANZ National Stadium  Fiji Loss 38-13
27 July 2019 Pacific Nations Cup Glendale, Colorado Infinity Park  United States Loss 47-19
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See also

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