# History of rugby union matches between Canada and the United States

Canada and the United States have played each other a total of 66 times, with Canada winning 39 tests, the United States winning 25, and two matches resulting in a draw. Historically, Canada have dominated the rivalry. However, recently the results have been in favor of USA, who won 12 of 14 matches between 2014 and 2021, the same amount of victories as they had in the previous 37 years.
The first ever match occurred in 1977 at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Canada won the match 17–6. The United States' first win came the following year in Baltimore winning 12–7.
Since their first match in 1977, the United States and Canada played on another nearly every year, with the exception of Covid-19 pandemic restricted years. In recent years they have played on a home and away basis, with many of these meetings serving as qualification rounds for the Rugby World Cup.
From 2013 to 2015 and in 2019, Canada and the United States played every June in the tournament now known as the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup, along with Japan, Fiji, Tonga, and Samoa. The 2024 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup saw the return of both the USA and Canada.

## Defunct tournaments

In 1996, Canada and United States played in the Pacific-Rim Championship along with Hong Kong and Japan. The 1999 edition saw the addition of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. The tournament folded in 2001. Alongside the Pacific-Rim Championship, the sides also competed in the Pan-American Championship until 2003.
In 2003 the Super Cup formed and was contested between Japan, Russia and the United States. In 2004 they were joined by Canada. The tournament was only contested for 3 years as it folded in 2005 with Canada the final champions. In 2003, the Churchill Cup began a tournament in which Canada and the United States would play A sides from Europe and the Southern Hemisphere. The tournament folded in 2011 prior to the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
Between 2016 and 2019, the two countries have played in the Americas Rugby Championship alongside the senior teams of Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay, plus Argentina's second national side, Argentina XV.

## Summary
### Overview

| Details | Played | Won by Canada | Won by United States | Drawn | Canada points | United States points |
| In Canada | 35 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 840 | 598 |
| In United States | 26 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 514 | 520 |
| Neutral venue | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 159 | 108 |
| Overall | 66 | 39 | 25 | 2 | 1,513 | 1,226 |

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition | Attendance |
| 1 | 21 May 1977 | Swangard Stadium, British Columbia | 17–6 | Canada | | 6,000 |
| 2 | 28 May 1978 | Baltimore, Maryland | 12–7 | United States | | |
| 3 | 9 June 1979 | Varsity Stadium, Toronto | 19–12 | Canada | | |
| 4 | 8 June 1980 | Saranac Lake Park, New York | 0–16 | Canada | | |
| 5 | 6 June 1981 | Kingsland, Calgary | 6–3 | Canada | | |
| 6 | 12 June 1982 | Bleecker Stadium, New York | 3–3 | draw | | |
| 7 | 11 June 1983 | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby | 15–9 | Canada | | |
| 8 | 9 June 1984 | Rockne Stadium, Chicago, Illinois | 21–13 | United States | | |
| 9 | 16 November 1985 | Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver | 21–10 | Canada | | |
| 10 | 8 November 1986 | Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona | 16–27 | Canada | | 4,500 |
| 11 | 10 May 1987 | Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver | 33–9 | Canada | | |
| 12 | 14 November 1987 | Royal Athletic Park, Victoria, British Columbia | 20–12 | Canada | | |
| 13 | 11 June 1988 | Saranac Lake Park, New York | 28–16 | United States | | |
| 14 | 23 September 1989 | Varsity Stadium, Toronto | 21–3 | Canada | 1991 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | |
| 15 | 9 June 1990 | Chief Sealth, Seattle | 14–12 | United States | 1991 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | |
| 16 | 8 June 1991 | Kingsland, Calgary | 34–15 | Canada | | |
| 17 | 13 June 1992 | Observatory Park, Denver | 9–32 | Canada | | |
| 18 | 19 June 1993 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 20–9 | Canada | | |
| 19 | 21 May 1994 | George Allen Field, Long Beach, California | 10–15 | Canada | | |
| 20 | 9 September 1995 | Fletcher's Fields, Markham, Ontario | 14–15 | United States | | |
| 21 | 11 May 1996 | Boxer Stadium, San Francisco, California | 19–12 | United States | 1996 Pacific-Rim Championship | 3,500 |
| 22 | 18 May 1996 | Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver | 24–20 | Canada | 1996 Pacific-Rim Championship | |
| 23 | 18 September 1996 | Mohawk Sports Park, Hamilton, Ontario | 23–18 | Canada | 1996 Pan-American Championship | |
| 24 | 10 May 1997 | Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver | 53–12 | Canada | 1997 Pacific-Rim Championship | 5,000 |
| 25 | 28 June 1997 | Boxer Stadium, San Francisco, California | 11–22 | Canada | 1997 Pacific-Rim Championship | 1,800 |
| 26 | 23 May 1998 | Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver | 17–15 | Canada | 1998 Pacific-Rim Championship | |
| 27 | 6 June 1998 | Burlington, Vermont | 3–37 | Canada | 1998 Pacific-Rim Championship | 4,300 |
| 28 | 18 August 1998 | Club Atlético San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 31–14 | Canada | 1998 Pan-American Championship | 3,000 |
| 29 | 19 June 1999 | Fletcher's Fields, Markham, Ontario | 17–18 | United States | 1999 Pacific-Rim Championship | 4,500 |
| 30 | 3 June 2000 | Manchester, New Hampshire | 34–25 | United States | 2000 Pacific-Rim Championship | |
| 31 | 19 May 2001 | Richardson Memorial Stadium, Kingston, Ontario | 19–10 | Canada | 2001 Pan-American Championship | 7,155 |
| 32 | 29 June 2002 | Fletcher's Fields, Markham, Ontario | 26–9 | Canada | 2003 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | 2,200 |
| 33 | 13 July 2002 | Rockne Stadium, Chicago, Illinois | 13–36 | Canada | 2003 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | 2,500 |
| 34 | 18 June 2003 | Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver | 11–16 | United States | 2003 Churchill Cup | 3,200 |
| 35 | 27 August 2003 | José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 20–35 | United States | 2003 Pan-American Championship | |
| 36 | 27 May 2004 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 23–20 | Canada | 2004 Super Cup | 3,500 |
| 37 | 19 June 2004 | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton | 32–29 | Canada | 2004 Churchill Cup | 5,000 |
| 38 | 25 May 2005 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 30–26 | Canada | 2005 Super Cup | |
| 39 | 26 June 2005 | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton | 19–20 | United States | 2005 Churchill Cup | 15,000 |
| 40 | 17 June 2006 | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton | 33–18 | Canada | 2006 Churchill Cup | |
| 41 | 12 August 2006 | Swilers Rugby Park, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | 56–7 | Canada | 2007 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | 5,000 |
| 42 | 2 June 2007 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England | 52–10 | Canada | 2007 Churchill Cup | |
| 43 | 21 June 2008 | Toyota Park, Bridgeview, Illinois | 10–26 | Canada | 2008 Churchill Cup | |
| 44 | 4 July 2009 | Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina | 12–6 | United States | 2011 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | 3,836 |
| 45 | 11 July 2009 | Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton | 41–18 | Canada | 2011 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | |
| 46 | 6 August 2011 | BMO Field, Toronto | 28–22 | Canada | 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches | 10,621 |
| 47 | 13 August 2011 | Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado | 7–27 | Canada | 2011 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches | 5,000 |
| 48 | 9 June 2012 | Richardson Memorial Stadium, Kingston, Ontario | 28–25 | Canada | 2012 June rugby union tests | 7,521 |
| 49 | 25 May 2013 | Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton, Alberta | 16–9 | Canada | 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup | 3,526 |
| 50 | 17 August 2013 | Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina | 9–27 | Canada | 2015 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | 5,258 |
| 51 | 24 August 2013 | BMO Field, Toronto | 13–11 | Canada | 2015 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | 10,207 |
| 52 | 21 June 2014 | Cal Expo Facility, Sacramento, California | 38–35 | United States | 2014 IRB Pacific Nations Cup | 7,804 |
| 53 | 3 August 2015 | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby | 15–13 | United States | 2015 Pacific Nations Cup 5th Place play-off | |
| 54 | 22 August 2015 | Twin Elm Rugby Park, Ottawa, Ontario | 23–41 | United States | 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up | 5,168 |
| 55 | 13 February 2016 | Dell Diamond, Round Rock, Texas | 30–22 | United States | 2016 Americas Rugby Championship | 7,415 |
| 56 | 18 February 2017 | Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia | 34–51 | United States | 2017 Americas Rugby Championship | 3,416 |
| 57 | 24 June 2017 | Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario | 28–28 | draw | 2019 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | 13,187 |
| 58 | 1 July 2017 | Torero Stadium, San Diego, California | 52–16 | United States | 2019 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | |
| 59 | 10 February 2018 | Papa Murphy's Park, Sacramento, California | 29–10 | United States | 2018 Americas Rugby Championship | |
| 60 | 23 June 2018 | Wanderers Grounds, Halifax, Nova Scotia | 17–42 | United States | 2018 June test | 6,213 |
| 61 | 8 March 2019 | Starfire Sports, Tukwila, Washington | 30–25 | United States | 2019 Americas Rugby Championship | |
| 62 | 27 July 2019 | Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado | 47–19 | United States | 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup | 5,000 |
| 63 | 7 September 2019 | BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia | 15–20 | United States | RWC warm-up match | |
| 64 | 4 September 2021 | Swiler's Rugby Park, St. John's, Newfoundland | 34–21 | Canada | 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | |
| 65 | 11 September 2021 | Infinity Park, Glendale, Colorado | 38–16 | United States | 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers | |
| 66 | 31 August 2024 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Los Angeles, California | 28–15 | United States | Pacific Nations Cup | |