Canada A national rugby union team
Union | Rugby Canada | ||
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Emblem(s) | the Maple leaf | ||
Ground(s) | Westhills Stadium | ||
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Canada A is a national representative rugby union team of Rugby Canada. Previously called Canada Selects, the team is the second-tier side to the Canada national rugby union team. Canada A competes in tournaments such as the Americas Rugby Championship and World Rugby Pacific Challenge against other national 'A' teams.[1]
History
The team first played at Markham, Ontario against the touring Scotland national team in June 2002.
Results
Matches against national teams or national 'A' teams:
08-06-2002 Scotland 33–8 Canada XV Markham, ON 30-07-2003 New Zealand Māori 52–11 Canada A Markham, ON 11-08-2008 Portugal 18–34 Canada XV Markham, ON 21-10-2009 Argentina XV 40–16 Canada Selects* Chatham-Kent, ON 10-10-2010 Tonga A 16–32 Canada Selects Córdoba, Argentina 05-10-2010 Canada Selects 14–49 Argentina XV Córdoba, Argentina 15-10-2010 USA Select XV 6–17 Canada Selects Córdoba, Argentina 12-10-2012 Uruguay 10–28 Canada A Langford, BC 16-10-2012 USA Selects 3–23 Canada A Langford, BC 19-10-2012 Argentina XV 28–9 Canada A Langford, BC 20-10-2013 Canada A 17–10 Uruguay Langford, BC 15-10-2013 Canada A 10–30 USA Selects Langford, BC 19-10-2013 Canada A 14–23 Argentina XV Langford, BC 11-10-2014 Canada A 20–6 Uruguay Langford, BC 15-10-2014 Canada A 3–16 USA Selects Langford, BC 19-10-2014 Canada A 9–39 Argentina XV Langford, BC 10-03-2015 Junior Japan 17–69 Canada A Suva, Fiji 14-03-2015 Samoa A 19–17 Canada A Suva, Fiji 18-03-2015 Pampas XV 36–15 Canada A Suva, Fiji 23-03-2015 Samoa A 26–28 Canada A Suva, Fiji 08-10-2016 Argentina XV 56-29 Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay 12-10-2016 USA Selects 47-37 Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay 16-10-2016 Samoa A 27-22 Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay 07-10-2017 Argentina XV 71-17 Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay 11-10-2017 Tonga A 31-15 Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay 15-10-2017 USA Selects 45-26 Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay 06-10-2018 Uruguay A 35-21 Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay 10-10-2018 Argentina XV 45-5 Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay 14-10-2018 Tonga A 31-32 Canada A Montevideo, Uruguay 21-10-2022 Chile XV 36-25 Canada A Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil 26-10-2022 Brazil XV 14-31 Canada A Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
Notes:
^* Exhibition match (no cap)
Current squad
On 7 October 2022, a 32-man squad was named ahead of the 2022 World Rugby Americas Rugby Trophy.[2]
Head Coach: Kingsley Jones
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
References
- ^ Shelvin Singh (27 January 2015). "Fiji to host rugby's revamped 'Pacific Challenge'". Mai Life. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ "CANADA'S SENIOR MEN'S 15S TEAM SELECTED FOR AMERICAS RUGBY TROPHY COMPETITION IN BRAZIL".
External links
- 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup News on oceaniarugby.com