# Canada at the Women's Rugby World Cup

The Canadian women's national rugby union team have played 39 matches at the Rugby World Cup. They have featured in every edition of the World Cup, from the inaugural tournament in 1991 to the most recent competition in 2017. Canada has never finished a Rugby World Cup ranked lower than sixth. They have made the semi-finals four times and have contested four fifth-place play-offs, winning two and losing two.
Canada's best performance in a World Cup was in 2014 as finalists. It was their first appearance in a World Cup final. They are only the fourth team to reach the final besides England, New Zealand, and the United States.
Canada hosted the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.

## By position

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 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| 2029 | TBD |
| 2033 | TBD |
| Total | 9/9 | | 45 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 1081 | 660 |
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## 1991 Rugby World Cup

* 6 April 1991
| Canada | 8–24 | New Zealand |
* Glamorgan Wanderers
* 8 April 1991
| Canada | 9–9 | Wales |
* Glamorgan Wanderers
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 14 |
| Canada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 33 |
| Wales | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 33 |

### Knockout stage

* 11 April 1991
| Canada | 38–0 | Soviet Union |
* Cardiff
* 12 April 1991
| Canada | 6–0 | Italy |
* Cardiff
* 13 April 1991
| Canada | 19–4 | Spain |
* Cardiff

## 1994 Rugby World Cup

* 11 April 1994
| Canada | 5–11 | Wales |
* Edinburgh Academicals RFC
* 15 April 1994
| Canada | 28–0 | Kazakhstan |
* Edinburgh Academicals RFC
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| Wales | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 |
| Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 11 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 57 |

### Knockout stage

* 17 April 1994
| Canada | 10–24 | England |
* Gala
* 20 April 1994
| Canada | 57–0 | Japan |
* Melrose
* 23 April 1994
| Canada | 5–11 | Scotland |
* Boroughmuir

## 1998 Rugby World Cup

* 1 May 1998
| Canada | 16–7 | Netherlands |
* Amsterdam
* 5 May 1998
| Canada | 6–72 | England |
* Amsterdam
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Ladder |
| England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 6 | 2nd |
| Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 79 | 8th |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 16 | 10th |
| Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 139 | 15th |

### Knockout stage

* 9 May 1998
| Canada | 9–7 | France |
* Amsterdam
* 12 May 1998
| Canada | 6–46 | United States |
* Amsterdam
* 16 May 1998
| Canada | 15–31 | England |
* Amsterdam

## 2002 Rugby World Cup

* 13 May 2002
| Canada | 57–0 | Ireland |
* Girona, Barcelona
* 18 May 2002
| Canada | 11–0 | Scotland |
* Girona, Barcelona
| Position | Nation | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | TP | Overall Ranking |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 2nd |
| 2 | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 7th |
| 3 | Samoa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 10th |
| 4 | Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 13th |

### Knockout stage

* 21 May 2002
| Canada | 10–53 | England |
* Girona, Barcelona
* 25 May 2002
| Canada | 7–41 | France |
| Try: Julie Foster Con: Kelly McCallum | | Try: Nathalie Amiel (2) Dalphine Plantet (2) Annabel Donnadieu Clotilde Flaugère Con: Estelle Sartini (2) Pen: Estelle Sartini |
* Olympic Stadium, Barcelona

## 2006 Rugby World Cup

* 31 August 2006
| Canada | 7–66 | New Zealand |
* Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
* 4 September 2006
| Canada | 79–0 | Spain |
* St. Albert Rugby Park, St. Albert
* 8 September 2006
| Canada | 45–5 | Kazakhstan |
* Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
Pool A ⇔ Pool D
| Pool | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| A | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 7 | 14 |
| D | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 71 | 10 |
| D | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 38 | 10 |
| D | Samoa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 69 | 5 |
| A | Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 115 | 4 |
| A | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 97 | 0 |

### Knockout stage

* 12 September 2006
| Canada | 6–10 | England |
* Ellerslie Rugby Park, Edmonton
* 17 September 2006
| Canada | 8–17 | France |
* Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton

## 2010 Rugby World Cup

* 20 August 2010
| Canada | 37–10 | Scotland |
| Try: Barbara Mervin 10' Mandy Marchak (2) 21', 41' Maria Gallo 38' Heather Moyse 51' Con: Anna Schnell (3) 22', 39', 52' Pen: Anna Schnell (2) 7', 18' | Report | Try: Lucy Millard 49' Lindsay Wheeler 64' |
* Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England Referee: Clare Daniels (England)
* 24 August 2010
| Canada | 40–10 | Sweden |
| Try: Mandy Marchak 1' Patzer (2) 11', 41' Heather Moyse (3) 16', 23', 72' Con: Anna Schnell (5) 2', 12', 17', 42', 73' | Report | Try: Charlotta Westin Vines 34' Con: Ulrika Andersson Hall 35' Pen: Ulrika Andersson Hall 21' |
* Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England Referee: Gabriel Lee (Hong Kong)
* 28 August 2010
| Canada | 8–23 | France |
| Try: Kelly Russell 36' Pen: Anna Schnell 14' | Report | Try: Lucille Godiveau (2) 9', 70' Cyrielle Bouisset 29' Claire Canal 45' Pen: Aurélie Bailon 20' |
* Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England Referee: Dana Teagarden (USA)
| Po | Nation | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | BP | TP |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 43 | +42 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 59 | −10 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 87 | −63 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 |

### Knockout stage

* 1 September 2010
| Canada | 41–0 | Scotland |
| Try: Heather Moyse (2) 4', 6' Maria Gallo 18' Mandy Marchak 61' Cheryl Phillips (2) 62', 72' Con: Anna Schnell (4) 4', 7', 61', 63' Pen: Anna Schnell 43' | Report | |
* Surrey Sports Park, Guildford Referee: Javier Mancuso (Argentina)
* 5 September 2010
| Canada | 20–23 | United States |
| Try: Heather Moyse 7' Megan Gibbs 35' Con: Anna Schnell (2) 8', 36' Pen: Anna Schnell (2) 3', 66' | Report | Try: Ashley English 30' Lynelle Kugler 42' Vanesha McGee 47' Con: Christy Ringgenberg 43' Pen: Christy Ringgenberg (2) 16', 20' |
* Surrey Sports Park, Guildford Referee: Sébastien Minery (France)

## 2014 Rugby World Cup

* 1 August 2014
| Canada | 31–5 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 2 Referee: Nicky Inwood
* 5 August 2014
| Canada | 42–7 | Samoa |
| | Report | |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 2 Referee: Helen O'Reilly
* 9 August 2014
| Canada | 13–13 | England |
| | Report | |
* CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1 Referee: Amy Perrett
| Team | P | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
| England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 123 | 21 | +102 | 2 | 12 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 86 | 25 | +61 | 2 | 12 |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 51 | 81 | −30 | 1 | 5 |
| Samoa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 148 | −133 | 0 | 0 |

### Knockout stage

* 13 August 2014
| Canada | 18–16 | France |
| Try: Elissa Alarie 42' Magali Harvey 46' Con: Magali Harvey 46' Pen: Magali Harvey (2) 29', 40'+3' Cards: Mary Jane Kirby 76' | Report | Try: Assa Koita Safi N'Diaye 65' Pen: Sandrine Agricole (2) 6', 34' Cards: Caroline Ladagnous 28' |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France Referee: Helen O'Reilly
* 17 August 2014 18:45
| Canada | 9–21 | England |
| Pen: Magali Harvey (3) 40', 45', 58' | Report | Try: Danielle Waterman 33' Emily Scarratt 74' Con: Emily Scarratt 74' Pen: Emily Scarratt (3) 11', 25', 60' |
* Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France Referee: Amy Perrett

## 2017 Rugby World Cup

* 9 August 2017 17:15
| Canada | 98–0 | Hong Kong |
| | Report | |
* Billings Park UCD, Dublin
* 13 August 2017 17:00
| Canada | 15–0 | Wales |
| | Report | |
* Billings Park UCD, Dublin
* 17 August 2017 12:00
| Canada | 5–48 | New Zealand |
| | Report | |
* Billings Park UCD, Dublin
| Team | P | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 213 | 17 | +196 | 3 | 15 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 118 | 48 | +70 | 1 | 9 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 51 | 74 | −23 | 1 | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 258 | −243 | 0 | 0 |

### Knockout stage

* 22 August 2017 17:00
| Canada | 52–0 | Wales |
| | Report | |
* Queen's University Belfast
* 26 August 2017 14:30
| Canada | 43–12 | Australia |
| | Report | |
* Queen's University Belfast

## 2021 Rugby World Cup

| 9 October 2022 | Japan | 5–41 | Canada | Northland Events Centre, Whangārei |
| 16 October 2022 | Italy | 12–22 | Canada | Waitakere Stadium, Auckland |
| 23 October 2022 | Canada | 29–14 | United States | Waitakere Stadium, Auckland |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | B | Pts |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 31 | +61 | 16 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 92 | −62 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

### Quarter-finals

* 30 October 2022 16:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Canada (2) | 32–11 | (7) United States |
| Try: Hunt 16' c Paquin 20' m Farries 41' c Tessier 57' c Con: de Goede (3/4) 14', 42', 58' Pen: de Goede (2/2) 47', 65' | Report | Try: Kitlinski 9' m Pen: Kelter (2/2) 38', 45' |
* Waitakere Stadium, Auckland Referee: Joy Neville (Ireland)

### Semi-finals

* 5 November 2022 16:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Canada | 19–26 | England |
| Try: Paquin 19' m Corrigan 35' c Beukeboom 68' c Con: de Goede (2/3) 36', 68' | Report | Try: M. Packer 8' c Dow (2) 15' m, 50' m Con: Scarratt (1/3) 10' Pen: Scarratt (3/3) 40', 43', 71' |
* Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Aimee Barrett-Theron (South Africa)

### Third-place play-off

* 12 November 2022 16:30 NZDT (UTC+13)
| Canada | 0–36 | France |
| | Report | Try: Fall 12' c Bourdon 36' c Ménager (2) 41' m, 61' c Deshayes 44' c Con: Drouin (4/5) 13', 37', 45', 62' Pen: Drouin 21' |
* Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Sara Cox (England)

## 2025 Rugby World Cup

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

## Overall record

Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:
| Country | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Win % |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 100% |
| England | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 88 | 250 | 12.5% |
| France | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 140 | 33.33% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 100% |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 100% |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 100% |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 5 | 100% |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 5 | 100% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 100% |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 138 | 0% |
| Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 7 | 100% |
| Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 94 | 21 | 75% |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 100% |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 9 | 100% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 100% |
| United States | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 94 | 50% |
| Wales | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 20 | 50% |
| Total | 45 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 1,082 | 730 | 55.55% |