Canada A national rugby union team

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.^[1]

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	2–23	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
20-08-2016	Doncaster Knights	20–16	Canada A	Doncaster, England
26-08-2016	Ulster A	48-38	Canada A	Belfast, Northern Ireland
30-08-2016	Glasgow Warriors	63-0	Canada A	Stirling, Scotland
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

Notes:

Current squad

On 27 September, Anscombe named a 26-man squad ahead of the 2016 World Rugby Americas Pacific Challenge.^[2]

Head Coach Mark Anscombe

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

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Barkwill, RayRay Barkwill Hooker (1980-08-26) 26 August 1980 33 Ontario Blues Martial Lagain Hooker (1987-01-06) 6 January 1987 0 Atlantic Rock Ryan Ackerman Prop 0 BC Bears Brouwer, RobRob Brouwer Prop (1982-12-10) 10 December 1982 2 Ontario Blues Peter Houlihan Prop 0 Prairie Wolf Pack Kotlewski, RyanRyan Kotlewski Prop (1990-02-21) 21 February 1990 1 Prairie Wolf Pack Lucas Albornoz Lock (1991-04-29) 29 April 1991 0 Prairie Wolf Pack Conor Keys Lock (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 0 Atlantic Rock Adrian Wadden Lock (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 0 Ontario Blues Baillie, KyleKyle Baillie Flanker (1991-07-04) 4 July 1991 6 Atlantic Rock Dala, NanyakNanyak Dala Flanker (1984-06-18) 18 June 1984 37 Prairie Wolf Pack Heaton, MattMatt Heaton Flanker (1992-02-09) 9 February 1992 2 Atlantic Rock Admir Cejvanovic Number 8 (1990-06-26) 26 June 1990 0 BC Bears Rumball, LucasLucas Rumball Number 8 (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 7 Ontario Blues Ferguson, AndrewAndrew Ferguson Scrum-half (1992-05-01) 1 May 1992 3 Ontario Blues Gordon McRorie Scrum-half (1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 21 Prairie Wolf Pack Parfrey, PatPat Parfrey Fly-half (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 14 Atlantic Rock Robbie Povey Fly-half (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 0 Prairie Wolf Pack Guiseppe du Toit Centre (1995-07-29) 29 July 1995 0 BC Bears Doug Fraser Centre 0 BC Bears LeSage, BenBen LeSage Centre (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 0 Prairie Wolf Pack Phil Mackenzie Centre (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 32 Ontario Blues Kainoa Lloyd Wing (1994-05-21) 21 May 1994 0 Ontario Blues Aidan McMullan Wing 0 Atlantic Rock Moor, DanDan Moor Wing (1990-07-24) 24 July 1990 7 Ontario Blues Anton Ngongo Wing 0 BC Bears Rory McDonell Fullback (1988-08-17) 17 August 1988 0 Ontario Blues References ↑ Shelvin Singh (27 January 2015). "Fiji to host rugby’s revamped ‘Pacific Challenge’". Mai Life. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.  ↑ ANSCOMBE ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR AMERICAS PACIFIC CHALLENGE External links 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup News on oceaniarugby.com World Rugby Pacific Challenge Core Teams Current Fiji Warriors Junior Japan Samoa A Tonga A Former Fiji Barbarians Savaii Samoa Tau'uta Reds Tautahi Gold Upolu Samoa Canada A Pampas XV Former Opposition Teams Australia ACT A Brisbane Academy Force A Gen Blue Rebel Rising Reds A Sydney Academy New Zealand Blues Dev XV Chiefs Dev XV Crusaders Knights Highlanders Dev XV Hurricanes Dev XV Seasons 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Rugby union in Canada Governing body Rugby Canada Provincial unions Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Québec Saskatchewan National teams Men's Canada 7's A U-20 Women's Canada 7's Competitions International World Cup Americas Rugby Championship IRB Pacific Nations Cup Pacific Rugby Cup Rugby World Cup Sevens Sevens World Series Commonwealth Games Pan American Games Nations Cup Domestic Canadian Rugby Championship National Women's League Hosted events Canada Sevens Canada Women's Sevens Defunct International Churchill Cup North America 4 Pacific Rim Championship Domestic Rugby Canada Super League Rugby Canada National Junior Championship Related articles International players Test matches