Canada rugby team, which holds the 13 th position according to the International rugby Board rating in 2006-07, has participated in all Rugby World Cup s since 1987. The team, which has played 17 rugby matches, has won six matches scoring 336 points.
Canada was one of the 16 nations that were invited by the International Rugby Board (IRB) to compete at the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987 .
This 1991 Rugby World Cup quarterfinalist was eliminated in the pool phase itself in 1987, 1995, 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups . They also take part in other competitions such as the Churchill Cup besides the Rugby World Cup .
Canada rugby team has been playing international rugby since 1930s, making their debut in 1932 against Japan. Head coach Ric Suggitt leads the team. They are identified with their red and midnight blue jersey, midnight blue shorts and midnight blue socks with the emblem of a Maple Leaf.
In the 1987 Rugby World Cup , they could win only a single match against Tonga. However, with much effort they defeated Fiji and Romania and entered the quarterfinal of the 1991 Rugby World Cup . They could not enter the semifinals following their defeat to New Zealand in the quarterfinal match. Canadians were the qualified for the fifth rugby world cup, the 2003 Rugby World Cup held in Australia. Their only victory was the one against Tonga. In the 1999 Rugby World Cup , the Canada rugby team finished third in their pool with France, Fiji and Namibia and won their match against Namibia but lost their other two fixtures.
Team Canada placed in Pool B in the Rugby World Cup 2007 along with Australia , Wales , Fiji and Canada has many efficient rugby players. Some of its famous players are Dan Baugh, Mark Cardinal, Al Charron, Jamie Cudmore, Glen Ennis, Norm Hadley, Mike James, Dave Lougheed, Gareth Rees, Gord MacKinnon, Bobby Ross, Rod Snow, Winston Stanley, Christian Stewart, John Tait, Kevin Tkachuk, Morgan Williams, Nik Witkowski and Colin Yukes. The team is preparing to win the trophy this year.
