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Canada national rugby union team

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Canada
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Canucks
Les Rouges (The Reds)
EmblemMaple leaf
UnionRugby Canada
Head coachKingsley Jones
CaptainLucas Rumball
Most capsAaron Carpenter (80)
Top scorerJames Pritchard (607)
Top try scorerD. T. H. van der Merwe (38)
Home stadiumVarious
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current21 (as of 15 June 2022)
Highest11 (2011)
Lowest24 (2017)
First international
 Japan 9–8 Canada 
(Osaka, Japan; 31 January 1932)
Biggest win
 Barbados 3–69 Canada 
(Bridgetown, Barbados; 24 June 2006)
Biggest defeat
 England 70–0 Canada 
(London, England; 13 November 2004)
World Cup
Appearances8 (First in 1987)
Best resultQuarterfinals (1991)
Websiterugby.ca/en

The Canada national rugby union team (French: Équipe du Canada de rugby à XV) is a second tier rugby union from Canada. They were a mainstay at the Rugby World Cup from 1987 to 2019 and failed to qualify for the first time in 2023. They are currently ranked 23rd in the World Rankings as of July 2022.