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Canada A

Union	Rugby Canada
Emblem(s)	the Maple leaf
Ground(s)	Westhills Stadium
Team kit 2nd kit

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.

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)

Current squad

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

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

References

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".

External links

• 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup News on oceaniarugby.com

• Canada national rugby union team
• Second national rugby union teams