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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.

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 1 July 2024
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 096.90
2 Steady  Canada 089.13
3 Steady  New Zealand 088.96
4 Steady  France 087.27
5 Steady  Australia 078.36
6 Steady  Scotland 075.99
7 Steady  United States 074.57
8 Steady  Wales 074.28
9 Steady  Italy 074.26
10 Steady  Ireland 073.53
11 Steady  Japan 069.98
12 Steady  South Africa 065.17
13 Steady  Spain 065.15
14 Steady  Fiji 061.19
15 Steady  Russia 061.10
16 Steady  Netherlands 058.98
17 Steady  Hong Kong 058.76
18 Steady  Samoa 058.48
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 055.23
20 Steady  Sweden 052.72
*Change from the previous week

The Canada women's national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union competitions. They are overseen by, Rugby Canada, the governing body of rugby union in Canada.

History※

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. It was the first women's international test match that was played outside of Europe.

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.

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."

In 2022, Canada finished fourth after losing——to France in the third place final at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.

Competitive record※

World Cup※

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

Head-to-head record※

Overall※

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

(Full internationals only; Last updated 19 May 2024)

Rugby: Canada internationals 1987-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
 Australia 2014 6 6 0 0 100.00%
 England 1993 36 3 1 32 8.33%
 Fiji 2022 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 France 1996 17 8 0 9 47.06%
 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 18 1 0 17 5.55%
 Samoa 2014 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Scotland 1994 7 6 0 1 85.71%
 South Africa 2009 4 4 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 46 27 0 19 56.52%
 Wales 1991 14 10 2 2 71.43%
Summary 1987 167 83 3 81 49.7%

Players※

Current squad※

Kevin Rouet named Canada's 30-player squad to the Pacific Four Series on 12 April. On 26 April, Cassandra Tuffnail was replaced by Mya Brubacher due to a pre-camp injury.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province Gillian Boag Hooker (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 29) 23 Canada Capilano RFC Mya Brubacher Hooker 2002 (aged 22) Canada Kingston Panthers / Canada Queen's University Sara Cline Hooker (1997-05-21)21 May 1997 (aged 26) 2 Australia Western Force Emily Tuttosi Hooker (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 28) 19 England Exeter Chiefs Olivia DeMerchant Prop (1991-02-16)16 February 1991 (aged 33) 57 Canada Halifax Tars RFC Alexandria Ellis Prop (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 (aged 28) 23 France Stade Français Brittany Kassil Prop (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 33) 38 Canada Guelph RFC DaLeaka Menin Prop (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 28) 45 England Exeter Chiefs Tyson Beukeboom Lock (1991-03-10)10 March 1991 (aged 33) 68 England Ealing Trailfinders McKinley Hunt Lock (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 27) 14 England Saracens Pamphinette Buisa Back row (1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 27) 9 Canada Ottawa Irish Sophie de Goede (c) Back row (1999-06-30)30 June 1999 (aged 24) 24 England Saracens Fabiola Forteza Back row (1995-08-04)4 August 1995 (aged 28) 20 France Stade Bordelais Courtney Holtkamp Back row (1999-04-25)25 April 1999 (aged 25) 28 Canada Red Deer Titans Rugby Julia Omokhuale Back row 2002 (aged 22) England Leicester Tigers Laetitia Royer Back row (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 33) France ASM Romagnat Gabrielle Senft Back row (1997-06-13)13 June 1997 (aged 26) 18 France Stade Bordelais Sara Svoboda Back row (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (aged 29) 21 England Loughborough Lightning Olivia Apps Scrum-half (1998-12-01)1 December 1998 (aged 25) 1 Canada Lindsay RFC Justine Pelletier Scrum-half (2001-02-27)27 February 2001 (aged 23) 18 France Stade Bordelais Claire Gallagher Fly-half 2001 (aged 23) 4 England Leicester Tigers Sarah-Maude Lachance Fly-half (1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (aged 25) 5 France Stade Bordelais Julia Schell Fly-half (1996-07-13)13 July 1996 (aged 27) 9 England Ealing Trailfinders Alexandra Tessier Fly-half (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 30) 48 England Exeter Chiefs Fancy Bermudez Centre (2002-05-27)27 May 2002 (aged 21) 4 Canada Westshore RFC Madison Grant Centre (2001-03-12)12 March 2001 (aged 23) 14 Canada Cornwall Claymores Shoshanah Seumanutafa Centre New Zealand Chiefs Manawa Paige Farries Wing (1994-08-12)12 August 1994 (aged 29) 27 England Saracens Sabrina Poulin Wing (1992-10-03)3 October 1992 (aged 31) 12 Canada Town of Mount Royal RFC Mahalia Robinson Fullback Canada Town of Mount Royal RFC

Previous squads※

Notable players※

Award winners※

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

References※

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  16. ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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