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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.
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| Nickname(s) | Canucks Les Rouges (The Reds) | ||
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| Emblem | Maple leaf | ||
| Union | Rugby Canada | ||
| Head coach | Kingsley Jones | ||
| Captain | Lucas Rumball | ||
| Most caps | Aaron Carpenter (80) | ||
| Top scorer | James Pritchard (607) | ||
| Top try scorer | D. T. H. van der Merwe (38) | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 21 (as of 15 June 2022) | ||
| Highest | 11 (2011) | ||
| Lowest | 24 (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 | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Quarterfinals (1991) | ||
| Website | rugby.ca/en | ||
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