Canada A national rugby union team

Canada A
Union	Rugby Canada
Emblem	the Maple leaf
Ground	Westhills Stadium
Team kit	2nd kit

Rugby team

Canada A is a national representative rugby union team of Rugby Canada. Previously called Canada Selects, the team is the second-tier side to the Canada national rugby union team. Canada A competes in tournaments such as the Americas Rugby Championship and World Rugby Pacific Challenge against other national 'A' teams.^[1]

History

The team first played at Markham, Ontario against the touring Scotland national team in June 2002.

Results

Matches against national teams or national 'A' teams:

08-06-2002	Scotland	33–8	Canada XV	Markham, ON
30-07-2003	New Zealand Māori	52–11	Canada A	Markham, ON
11-08-2008	Portugal	18–34	Canada XV	Markham, ON
21-10-2009	Argentina XV	40–16	Canada Selects^*	Chatham-Kent, ON
10-10-2010	Tonga A	16–32	Canada Selects	Córdoba, Argentina
05-10-2010	Canada Selects	14–49	Argentina XV	Córdoba, Argentina
15-10-2010	USA Select XV	6–17	Canada Selects	Córdoba, Argentina
12-10-2012	Uruguay	10–28	Canada A	Langford, BC
16-10-2012	USA Selects	3–23	Canada A	Langford, BC
19-10-2012	Argentina XV	28–9	Canada A	Langford, BC
20-10-2013	Canada A	17–10	Uruguay	Langford, BC
15-10-2013	Canada A	10–30	USA Selects	Langford, BC
19-10-2013	Canada A	14–23	Argentina XV	Langford, BC
11-10-2014	Canada A	20–6	Uruguay	Langford, BC
15-10-2014	Canada A	3–16	USA Selects	Langford, BC
19-10-2014	Canada A	9–39	Argentina XV	Langford, BC
10-03-2015	Junior Japan	17–69	Canada A	Suva, Fiji
14-03-2015	Samoa A	19–17	Canada A	Suva, Fiji
18-03-2015	Pampas XV	36–15	Canada A	Suva, Fiji
23-03-2015	Samoa A	26–28	Canada A	Suva, Fiji
08-10-2016	Argentina XV	56-29	Canada A	Montevideo, Uruguay
12-10-2016	USA Selects	47-37	Canada A	Montevideo, Uruguay
16-10-2016	Samoa A	27-22	Canada A	Montevideo, Uruguay
07-10-2017	Argentina XV	71-17	Canada A	Montevideo, Uruguay
11-10-2017	Tonga A	31-15	Canada A	Montevideo, Uruguay
15-10-2017	USA Selects	45-26	Canada A	Montevideo, Uruguay
06-10-2018	Uruguay A	35-21	Canada A	Montevideo, Uruguay
10-10-2018	Argentina XV	45-5	Canada A	Montevideo, Uruguay
14-10-2018	Tonga A	31-32	Canada A	Montevideo, Uruguay
21-10-2022	Chile XV	36-25	Canada A	Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil
26-10-2022	Brazil XV	14-31	Canada A	Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil

Notes:

^* Exhibition match (no cap)

On 7 October 2022, a 32-man squad was named ahead of the 2022 World Rugby Americas Rugby Trophy.^[2]

Head Coach: Kingsley Jones

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player	Position	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club/province
Foster Dewitt	Hooker	(1996-05-25) 25 May 1996 (age 30)	1	New England Free Jacks
Andrew Quattrin	Hooker	(1996-08-29) 29 August 1996 (age 29)	14	New England Free Jacks
Lindsey Stevens	Hooker	(1995-08-27) 27 August 1995 (age 30)	2	LA Giltinis
Cole Keith	Prop	(1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 29)	25	New England Free Jacks
Liam Murray	Prop	(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997 (age 28)	3	Dallas Jackals
Emerson Prior	Prop	(1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 28)	0	Utah Warriors
Tyler Rowland	Prop	(1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 26)	7	Toronto Arrows
Kyle Steeves	Prop	(2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 26)	0	Pacific Pride
Conor Young	Prop	(1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 30)	0	New England Free Jacks
Kyle Baillie	Lock	(1991-04-07) 7 April 1991 (age 35)	34	Toronto Arrows
Izzak Kelly	Lock		0	UBC Thunderbirds
Conor Keys	Lock	(1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 (age 29)	28	New England Free Jacks
Josh Larsen	Lock	(1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 32)	19	New England Free Jacks
Callum Botchar	Back row	(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 28)	0	Pacific Pride
Matthew Klimchuk	Back row	(2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 24)	0	Pacific Pride
Lucas Rumball	Back row	(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 30)	22	Toronto Arrows
Owain Ruttan	Back row	(1998-06-25) 25 June 1998 (age 28)	0	Toronto Arrows
Corey Thomas	Back row	(1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 31)	8	LA Giltinis
Siaki Vikilani	Back row	(2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 25)	7	Toronto Arrows
Ross Braude	Scrum-half	(2000-01-18) 18 January 2000 (age 26)	10	Toronto Arrows
Jason Higgins	Scrum-half	(1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 (age 31)	7	San Diego Legion
Gradyn Bowd	Fly-half	(1992-08-27) 27 August 1992 (age 33)	8	Old Glory DC
Cooper Coats	Fly-half	(1996-10-06) 6 October 1996 (age 29)	7	Canada 7s
Ben LeSage	Centre	(1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 30)	25	LA Giltinis
Takoda McMullin	Centre	(2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 (age 24)	0	UBC Thunderbirds
Talon McMullin	Centre	(2002-01-05) 5 January 2002 (age 24)	0	UBC Thunderbirds
Josh Thiel	Centre	(1997-06-02) 2 June 1997 (age 29)	1	San Diego Legion
D'Shawn Bowen	Wing	(1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 29)	0	Canada 7s
Josiah Morra	Wing	(1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 28)	0	Canada 7s
David Richard	Wing	(2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 26)	1	Canada 7s
Alex Russell	Wing	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996 (age 30)	0	Canada 7s
Gabe Casey	Fullback	(1999-07-15) 15 July 1999 (age 26)	0	UVic Vikes
Robbie Povey	Fullback	(1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 29)	11	Houston SaberCats

References

↑ Shelvin Singh (27 January 2015). "Fiji to host rugby's revamped 'Pacific Challenge'". Mai Life. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
↑ "CANADA'S SENIOR MEN'S 15S TEAM SELECTED FOR AMERICAS RUGBY TROPHY COMPETITION IN BRAZIL".

External links

2014 Pacific Rugby Cup News on oceaniarugby.com

[mai-life-2015-1] Shelvin Singh (27 January 2015). "Fiji to host rugby's revamped 'Pacific Challenge'". Mai Life. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

[2] "CANADA'S SENIOR MEN'S 15S TEAM SELECTED FOR AMERICAS RUGBY TROPHY COMPETITION IN BRAZIL".

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