Canada A is a national representative
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
team of
Rugby Canada
Rugby Canada is the national Sport governing body, governing body for the sport of rugby union in Canada. Rugby Canada was incorporated in 1974, and stems from the Canadian Rugby Football Union, a body established in 1884 that now governs amate ...
. Previously called Canada Selects, the team is the second-tier side to the
Canada national rugby union team
The Canada men's national rugby union team () represents the Canada in men's international rugby union competitions. They are overseen by Rugby Canada the governing body of rugby union in Canada.
Canada is classified by World Rugby as a tier ...
. Canada A competes in tournaments such as the
Americas Rugby Championship
The Americas Rugby Championship, often informally called the Americas' Six Nations, was an annual international rugby tournament between six North and South American nations: Argentina national rugby union team, Argentina, Brazil national rugby u ...
and
World Rugby Pacific Challenge against other national 'A' teams.
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History
The team first played at Markham, Ontario
Markham () is a city in Regional Municipality of York, York Region, Ontario, Canada. It is approximately northeast of Downtown Toronto. In the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 Census, Markham had a population of 338,503, which ranked it the largest in ...
against the touring Scotland national team in June 2002.
Results
Matches against national teams or national 'A' teams:
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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.
References
External links
2014 Pacific Rugby Cup News
on oceaniarugby.com
{{Rugby union in Canada
Canada national rugby union team
Second national rugby union teams