Team Guide: Canada
Background information
Canada participated in all seven World Cups.
They had never won or hosted a World Cup.
They had six different coaches and six different captains- with Ian Birtwell and Gareth Rees coach and captaining the side at two consective World Cups.
The Canadians has a 100% win record against Tonga at World Cups.
Rod Snow 14 games played at World Cups was the most by a Canadian.
Gareeth Rees 120 points were the most by a Canadian at World Cups.
1987
Canada participated in their first World Cup.
They were invited by the IRFB to participate.
Gary Johnston coached the side – with Hans de Goede being captain.
Canada went out in the group stages after they ended third in their group
The Canadains conceded (90) more points than they collected (65)- with Gareeth Rees contributing 26 points.
Their only win came against Tonga- with a 37- 4 victory.
Canada scored seven tries in the tournament.
1991
Canada participated in their second World Cup.
They qualified through regional qualifiers.
Ian Birtwell coached the side- with Mark Wyatt being captain.
Canada lost 29-13 to New Zealand in the quarterfinals.
The Canadians conceded (62) more points than they collected (58).
Their biggest winning margin was 10points, when they won Fiji 13-3, in the pool stages.
Gareth Rees contributed 20 out of their 58 points
1995
Canada participated in their third World Cup
Canada qualified automatically because they were in the quarterfinals of the previous World Cup.
Ian Birtwell coached the side- with Gareth Rees being captain.
Canada went out in the group stages after they came third in their group.
They conceded (50) more points than they collected (45).
Their only win came against Romania with a 34-3 victory.
Gareth Rees contributed 25 out of their 45 points.
1999
Canada participated in their fourth World Cup
They qualified through regional qualifiers.
Patrick Parfrey coached the side- with Gareth Rees being captain.
Canada went out in the group stages after they came third in their group.
The Canadian’s collected 114 points- with only 82 conceded in the competition.
Their only win came against Namibia- with a 71-11 victory.
Gareth Rees contributed 49 out of their 82 points points.
2003
Canada participated in their fifth World Cup.
They qualified through regional qualifiers.
David Clark coached the side- with Al Charron being captain.
Canada went out in the group stages after they came fourth in their group.
They conceded (135) more points than they collected (54).
Their only win came against Tonga- with a 24-7 victory.
Canada scored three tries in the tournament.
2007
Canada participated in their sixth World Cup.
They qualified through regional qualifiers.
Ric Suggitt coached the side- with Morgan Williams being captain.
Canada went out in the group stages after they came last in their group.
They conceded (120) more points than they collected (51).
Their biggest loosing margin was 32 points, when they lost 37-6 to Australia, in the pool stages.
Canada and Japan played out to a 12-all draw, which was the second draw at a World Cup.
Canada scored five tries in the tournament.
2011
Canada participated in their sixth World Cup.
They qualified through regional qualifiers.
Kieron Crowle coached the side- with Pat Riordan being captain.
Canada went out in the group stages after they came fourth in their group.
They conceded (135) more points than they collected (54).
For a second consective World Cup had Canada and Japan drawn.
Their only win came against Tonga- with a 25-20 victory.
