Canada women's national rugby union team

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
NicknamesCanucks
Maple Leafs
UnionRugby Canada
Head coachKévin Rouet
CaptainSophie de Goede
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current2 (as of 28 October 2024)
Highest2 (2024)
First international
  3–22 United States 
(Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; 14 November 1987)
Biggest win
  98–0 Hong Kong 
(Dublin, Ireland; 9 August 2017)
Biggest defeat
  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 7 July 2025[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1  England 97.56
2   89.77
3  New Zealand 88.74
4  France 85.92
5  Ireland 78.78
6  Australia 77.68
7  Scotland 76.56
8  Italy 75.23
9  United States 72.05
10  Wales 70.81
11  Japan 68.41
12  South Africa 68.04
13  Spain 63.73
14  Netherlands 60.42
15  Fiji 59.98
16  Samoa 59.72
17  Hong Kong 57.56
18  Russia 55.10
19  Kazakhstan 53.88
20  Kenya 50.68
*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.[2] It was the first women's international test match that was played outside of Europe.[3]

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.[2]

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.[4][5][6][7]

In 2022, Canada finished fourth after losing to France in the third place final at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.[8][9][10]

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
1991 Plate Winners 5th 5 3 1 1 80 37
1994 Shield Finalists 6th 5 2 0 3 105 46
1998 3rd Place Play-off 4th 5 2 0 3 52 163
2002 3rd Place Play-off 4th 4 2 0 2 84 94
2006 3rd Place Play-off 4th 5 2 0 3 145 28
2010 5th place match 6th 5 2 0 3 146 66
2014 Finalists 5 3 1 1 113 62
2017 5th place match 5th 5 4 0 1 213 60
2021 3rd Place Play-off 4th 6 4 0 2 143 104
2025 Qualified
2029 TBD
2033
Total 9/9 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 5 July 2025)

Rugby: Canada internationals 1987-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
 Australia 2014 7 7 0 0 100.00%
 England 1993 37 3 1 33 8.33%
 Fiji 2022 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 France 1996 18 9 0 9 50%
 Hong Kong 2017 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Ireland 2002 4 3 0 1 75.00%
 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 19 1 1 17 5.26%
 Samoa 2014 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Scotland 1994 7 6 0 1 85.71%
 South Africa 2009 5 5 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 47 28 0 19 59.57%
 Wales 1991 14 10 2 2 71.43%
Summary 1987 174 88 4 82 50.57%

Players

Current squad

On 4 April 2025, Kévin Rouet announced Canada's 36-player squad for the Pacific Four Series.[11][12]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Gillian Boag Hooker (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 30) Gloucester–Hartpury
Holly Phillips Hooker (1999-12-24)24 December 1999 (aged 25) Bristol Bears
Emily Tuttosi Hooker (1995-09-21)21 September 1995 (aged 29) Exeter Chiefs
Alexandria Ellis Prop (1995-08-01)1 August 1995 (aged 29) Stade Français
Brittany Kassil Prop (1991-03-14)14 March 1991 (aged 34) Guelph Goats
DaLeaka Menin Prop (1995-06-16)16 June 1995 (aged 29) Exeter Chiefs
Mikiela Nelson Prop (1997-11-27)27 November 1997 (aged 27) Exeter Chiefs
Tyson Beukeboom Lock (1991-03-10)10 March 1991 (aged 34) Ealing Trailfinders
McKinley Hunt Lock (1997-01-05)5 January 1997 (aged 28) Saracens
Rori Wood Lock Ealing Trailfinders
Fabiola Forteza Back row (1995-08-04)4 August 1995 (aged 29) Stade Bordelais
Courtney O'Donnell Back row (1999-04-25)25 April 1999 (aged 26) Red Deer Titans Rugby
Julia Omokhuale Back row (2001-07-09)9 July 2001 (aged 23) Leicester Tigers
Karen Paquin Back row (1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 37) Club de rugby de Quebec
Laetitia Royer Back row (1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 34) ASM Romagnat
Gabrielle Senft Back row (1997-06-13)13 June 1997 (aged 27) Saracens
Alysia Comtois Forward University of Ottawa
Caroline Crossley Forward (1998-04-19)19 April 1998 (aged 27) Castaway Wanderers
Rachel Smith Forward University of British Columbia
Cassandra Tuffnail Forward (1998-04-12)12 April 1998 (aged 27) Ealing Trailfinders
Olivia Apps Scrum-half (1998-12-01)1 December 1998 (aged 26) Lindsay RFC
Justine Pelletier Scrum-half (2001-02-27)27 February 2001 (aged 24) Stade Bordelais
Claire Gallagher Fly-half (2000-04-20)20 April 2000 (aged 25) Leicester Tigers
Taylor Perry Fly-half (2000-07-23)23 July 2000 (aged 24) Exeter Chiefs
Alexandra Tessier Fly-half (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 31) Exeter Chiefs
Fancy Bermudez Centre (2002-05-27)27 May 2002 (aged 22) Saracens
Paige Farries Wing (1994-08-12)12 August 1994 (aged 30) Saracens
Mahalia Robinson Fullback Town of Mount Royal RFC
Justine Blatt-Janmaat Back Westshore RFC / Valley Rugby Union
Alysha Corrigan Back (1997-01-25)25 January 1997 (aged 28) Charlottetown RFC
Asia Hogan-Rochester Back (1999-04-20)20 April 1999 (aged 26) Toronto Nomands / Westshore RFC
Sarah-Maude Lachance Back (1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (aged 26) Stade Bordelais
Julia Schell Back (1996-07-13)13 July 1996 (aged 28) Ealing Trailfinders
Krissy Scurfield Back (2003-06-15)15 June 2003 (aged 21) Loughborough Lightning
Shoshanah Seumanutafa Back (1999-09-17)17 September 1999 (aged 25) Chiefs Manawa
Florence Symonds Back (2002-05-20)20 May 2002 (aged 22) University of British Columbia

World Cup squads

Notable players

Award winners

The following Canada players have been recognised at the World Rugby Awards since 2001:[15]

Honours

Runners-up (1): 2014
Runners-up (1): 2023
Champions (2): 2021, 2024
Runners-up (2): 2022, 2023
Champions (1): 2016
Champions (1): 2013
Runners-up (2): 2008, 2011

Attendance

The highest attended matches played in Canada involving the Canadian women's national team are:

Rank Attendance Opponent Date Venue Metro area Ref.
1 10,092  New Zealand 2023-07-10 TD Place Stadium Ottawa, Ont. [16]

References

  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Khan, Safa. "History of Women's Rugby in Ontario". Rugby Ontario. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ Birch, John (16 August 2014). "An American Century: USA's 100th test". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. ^ "How did England win the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup?". IRB. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  5. ^ Butler, Michael (17 August 2014). "Women's Rugby World Cup final: England v Canada – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  6. ^ Riach, James (17 August 2014). "Emily Scarratt's boot hands England World Cup final win over Canada". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup: England beat Canada to win final". BBC Sport. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Blue wave hits Canada as France celebrates Bronze victory". Americas Rugby News. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Canadian women fall to France in bronze-medal match at Rugby World Cup". www.cbc.ca. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Five-try France blow away Canada to take bronze at Rugby World Cup 2021". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  11. ^ "36 players selected to Canada's Women's Rugby Team to defend Pacific Four Series title". Rugby Canada. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Canada names expanded 36-player women's rugby roster for Pacific Four Series". TSN. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "Heather Moyse to be inducted into World Rugby Hall of Fame". CBC.ca. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  14. ^ a b c d "Heather Moyse - World Rugby - Hall of Fame". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Awards Roll of Honour - World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  16. ^ https://scrumhalfconnection.com/2023/07/12/the-soaring-popularity-of-womens-rugby-a-look-into-crowd-records
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