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 competitions 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 has competed in competitions such as the Americas Rugby Championship and the Rugby World Cup.
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| Nickname(s) | Canucks, Les Rouges | ||
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| Emblem | Maple leaf | ||
| Union | Rugby Canada | ||
| Head coach | Kingsley Jones | ||
| Captain | Tyler Ardron | ||
| Most caps | Aaron Carpenter (80) | ||
| Top scorer | James Pritchard (607) | ||
| Top try scorer | DTH van der Merwe (38) | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 22 (as of 14 March 2021) | ||
| Highest | 11 (2011) | ||
| Lowest | 24 (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 | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Quarterfinals (1991) | ||
| Website | www | ||
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, but for the first time in the team history, it will not attend the 2023 edition of the tournament; after losing against Chile for the qualifiers,[1] breaking the 3 decades long record of uninterrupted attendance. 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.