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.[1] 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.[1]

Canada's best performance in a World Cup was in 2014 as finalists.[2][1] It was their first appearance in a World Cup final.[3] They are only the fourth team to reach the final besides England, New Zealand, and the United States.[4][1]

Canada hosted the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup.[5][6][7]

By position

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place     Tournament played fully or partially on home soil  

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L PF PA Squad
1991 Plate winners 5th 5 3 1 1 80 37 Squad
1994 Shield finalists 6th 5 2 0 3 105 46 Squad
1998 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 52 163 Squad
2002 Fourth place 4th 4 2 0 2 85 94 Squad
2006 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 145 98 Squad
2010 Fifth place play-off 6th 5 3 0 2 146 66 Squad
2014 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 113 62 Squad
2017 Fifth place play-off 5th 5 4 0 1 213 60 Squad
2021 Fourth place 4th 6 4 0 2 143 104 Squad
2025 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 240 83 Squad
2029 Qualified
2033 To be determined
Total Runners-up 10/10 51 30 2 19 1,322 813 N/a


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
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
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
24 August 2010
Canada 40–10 Sweden
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
28 August 2010
Canada 8–23 France
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford, South East England
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
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
5 September 2010
Canada 20–23 United States
Surrey Sports Park, Guildford

2014 Rugby World Cup

1 August 2014
Canada 31–5 Spain
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 2
5 August 2014
Canada 42–7 Samoa
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 2
9 August 2014
Canada 13–13 England
CNR, Marcoussis Pitch 1
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
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France
17 August 2014
Canada 9–21 England
Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris, France

2017 Rugby World Cup

9 August 2017
Canada 98–0 Hong Kong
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
13 August 2017
Canada 15–0 Wales
Billings Park UCD, Dublin
17 August 2017
Canada 5–48 New Zealand
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
Canada 52–0 Wales
Queen's University Belfast
26 August 2017
Canada 43–12 Australia
Queen's University Belfast

2021 Rugby World Cup

9 October 2022 Canada  41–5  Japan Northland Events Centre, Whangārei
16 October 2022 Canada  22–12  Italy Waitakere Stadium, Auckland
23 October 2022 Canada  29–14  United States Waitakere Stadium, Auckland


Pos Team 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
Source:

Quarter-finals

30 October 2022
Canada  (2)32–11(7)  United States
Waitakere Stadium, Auckland

Semi-finals

5 November 2022
Canada 19–26 England
Eden Park, Auckland

Third-place play-off

12 November 2022
Canada 0–36 France
Eden Park, Auckland

2025 Rugby World Cup

23 August 2025
(1 BP) Canada 65–7 Fiji
York Community Stadium, York
30 August 2025
(1 BP) Canada 42–0 Wales
Salford Community Stadium, Manchester
6 September 2025
(1 BP) Canada 40–19 Scotland
Sandy Park, Exeter
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 0 147 26 +121 23 4 3 0 15 Advance to knockout stage
2  Fiji 3 1 0 2 50 119 −69 8 21 1 0 5
3  Scotland 3 2 0 1 86 63 +23 14 10 2 0 10
4  Wales 3 0 0 3 33 108 −75 6 16 1 1 2
Source: World Rugby
Rules for classification: Pool stage tiebreakers

Quarter-finals

13 September 2025
Canada 46–5 Australia
Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

Semi-finals

19 September 2025
Canada 34–19 New Zealand
Ashton Gate, Bristol

Finals

Main article: 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup final
27 September 2025
Canada 13–33 England
Twickenham Stadium, London

Overall record

Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:

Country P W D L PF PA Win %
 Australia 2 2 0 0 89 17 100%
 England 9 0 1 8 101 283 0%
 Fiji 1 1 0 0 65 7 100%
 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 4 1 0 3 54 157 25%
 Samoa 1 1 0 0 42 7 100%
 Scotland 5 4 0 1 134 40 80%
 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 87 94 50%
 Wales 5 3 1 1 123 20 60%
Total 51 30 2 19 1,322 813 58.82%

References

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  3. ^ "Women's Rugby World Cup: England beat Canada to win final". BBC Sport. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  4. ^ "Canada Women's Rugby Team". www.rugbypass.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  5. ^ "Canada to Host Women's Rugby World Cup 2006". Sportcal. 2004-11-24. Archived from the original on 2022-09-09. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
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