| Union | Rugby Canada | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem | TheMaple Leaf | ||
| Coach | Sean White | ||
| Mostcaps | Nathan Hirayama (363) | ||
| Top scorer | Nathan Hirayama (1,859) | ||
| Most tries | Nathan Hirayama (147) | ||
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| World Cup Sevens | |||
| Appearances | 8 (First in1993) | ||
| Best result | 5th place,2001 | ||
TheCanada men’s national rugby sevens team competes at several international tournaments — theRugby World Cup Sevens,Pan American Games and theCommonwealth Games. Following a loss in the Qualifier Playoffs in theGrand Finel, Canada were relegated from theWorld Rugby Sevens Series. They have qualified for theWorld Rugby Sevens Challenger Series.
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The following players have been selected to represent Canada during the2023–24 SVNS tournament beginning in December 2023.
Note: Caps reflect the total number ofSVNS events competed in as of the2023 Dubai Sevens.
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Berna (c) | Forward | (1996-07-04)4 July 1996 (age 29) | 47 | Vancouver Rowing |
| Cody Nhanala | Forward | (2001-10-30)30 October 2001 (age 24) | 3 | Pacific Pride |
| Matt Oworu | Forward | (2000-07-29)29 July 2000 (age 25) | 20 | Pacific Pride |
| Alex Russell | Forward | (1996-06-22)22 June 1996 (age 29) | 19 | McGill University |
| Kal Sager | Forward | (2000-08-04)4 August 2000 (age 25) | 12 | Trent University |
| Jack Carson | Back | (2001-09-22)22 September 2001 (age 24) | 7 | University of British Columbia |
| Cooper Coats | Back | (1996-10-16)16 October 1996 (age 29) | 14 | Halifax Tars |
| Thomas Isherwood | Back | (2000-08-23)23 August 2000 (age 25) | 21 | Foothills Lions |
| Lockie Kratz | Back | (2000-03-27)27 March 2000 (age 25) | 16 | Castaway Wanderers |
| Josiah Morra | Back | (1998-02-07)7 February 1998 (age 27) | 32 | Castaway Wanderers |
| David Richard | Back | (2000-05-12)12 May 2000 (age 25) | 17 | Mississauga Blues |
| Max Stewart | Back | (2001-11-13)13 November 2001 (age 24) | 5 | Pacific Pride |
| Jake Thiel | Back | (1997-06-02)2 June 1997 (age 28) | 34 | James Bay |
The principal competition in which the Canada national rugby sevens team regularly competes is the World Rugby Sevens Series. Canada is one of the core teams that plays in every Series tournament.
| Season | Rank | Points | Tournaments | 1st Cup | 2nd Silver | 3rd Bronze | 5th Plate | 9th Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | 6th | 60 | 10/10 | 0 | - | Wellington | 0 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | 8th | 26 | 9/9 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | Shanghai |
| 2001–02 | 12th | 8 | 10/11 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 12th | 6 | 7/7 | 0 | 0 | - | Hong Kong | Wellington |
| 2003–04 | 9th | 22 | 8/8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | Dubai Hong Kong |
| 2004–05 | 12th | 2 | 7/7 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | USA |
| 2005–06 | 12th | 4 | 8/8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 13th | 8 | 8/8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 16th | 2 | 8/8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | 15th | 3 | 5/8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 11th | 15 | 5/8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | Hong Kong London |
| 2010–11 | 15th | 5 | 5/8 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | Hong Kong |
| 2011–12 | 13th | 33 | 5/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | USA |
| 2012–13 | 12th | 69 | 9/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | USA | Wellington |
| 2013–14 | 6th | 90 | 9/9 | 0 | Scotland | USA | 0 | London |
| 2014–15 | 9th | 67 | 9/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | South Africa |
| 2015–16 | 13th | 40 | 10/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Sydney Canada |
| 2016–17 | 8th | 98 | 10/10 | Singapore | 0 | London | 0 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 9th | 76 | 10/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 11th | 59 | 10/10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Paris |
| 2019–20 | 8th | 67 | 6/10[1] | 0 | 0 | Canada | Hamilton | 0 |
| 2021 | 4th | 24 | 2/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22† | 14th | 34Ranking 36Total | 9/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 14th | 39 | 11/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 12th | 14 | 8/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Third place games/Bronze finals were introduced in the 2011-12 season. Starting in the 2016-17 season, Silver and Bronze medals were introduced, 5th place replaced the Plate, the Challenge Trophy replace the Bowl, and the 13th place replaced the Shield.
† Due to theimpacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, World Rugby revised the method used for the series standings in the interest of fairness to teams not able to participate in all rounds of the 2021–22 season.[2] This system excluded the two lowest-scored rounds from each team in the final standings. So, with nine tournaments in the series, only the best seven tournament results for each team contributed to the ranking points.[2]
| Tournaments | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win percentage | Points Scored | Points Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 197 | 1,073 | 440 | 616 | 18 | 41.01% | 18,026 | 21,046 |
Last updated: 22 June 2024.
Canada competes to participate in two major global quadrennial tournaments — the Summer Olympics and the Rugby World Cup Sevens.
| Olympic Games record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | L | D | Qualifying | |||
| Did not qualify | Lost in QF of theFinal Qualification Tournament | |||||||||
| Quarterfinals | 8th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Won 40–5 vs Jamaica at the2019 RAN Sevens | ||||
| Did not qualify | Lost in SF of theFinal Qualification Tournament | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 1/3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| World Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
| Bowl Semifinals | =15th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Bowl Quarterfinals | =21st | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Quarterfinals | =5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Group Stage | =18th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Plate Quarterfinals | =13th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Plate Champions | 9th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Challenge Trophy | 12th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Challenge Trophy | 13th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 8/8 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Commonwealth Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
| Quarterfinals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Plate semifinals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Quarterfinals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Bowl finals | 10th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Bowl champions | 9th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Pool round | =9th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Quarterfinals | =7th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/7 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Pan Am Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
| Finals | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Finals | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Finals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Finals | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 2 Titles | 4/4 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | |||
| World Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | D | |||
| Quarter-finals | 6th | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| did not participate | |||||||||
| did not participate | |||||||||
| Semi-finals | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/4 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||
The following shows the Canadian statistical leaders based on World Series play.
| Rank | Player | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Hirayama | 363 |
| 2 | Harry Jones | 327 |
| 3 | John Moonlight | 318 |
| 4 | Phil Mack | 269 |
| Mike Fuailefau | 269 | |
| 6 | Phil Berna | 242 |
| 7 | Justin Douglas | 239 |
| 8 | Conor Trainor | 214 |
| 9 | Pat Kay | 209 |
| 10 | Sean Duke | 202 |
| Rank | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Hirayama | 1,859 |
| 2 | Phil Mack | 973 |
| 3 | Harry Jones | 782 |
| 4 | Justin Douglas | 725 |
| 5 | Sean Duke | 622 |
| 6 | John Moonlight | 580 |
| 7 | David Moonlight | 553 |
| 8 | Mike Danskin | 480 |
| 9 | Marco Di Girolamo | 392 |
| 10 | Shane Thompson | 375 |
| Rank | Player | Tries |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Hirayama | 147 |
| 2 | Justin Douglas | 144 |
| 3 | Harry Jones | 126 |
| 4 | Sean Duke | 124 |
| 5 | John Moonlight | 116 |
| 6 | David Moonlight | 107 |
| 7 | Phil Mack | 95 |
| 8 | Shane Thompson | 75 |
| 9 | Fred Asselin | 63 |
| Mike Fuailefau |
| Rank | Player | Conv |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Hirayama | 559 |
| 2 | Phil Mack | 246 |
| 3 | Mike Danskin | 135 |
| 4 | Jeff Williams | 105 |
| Cooper Coats | ||
| 6 | Harry Jones | 76 |
| 7 | Marco Di Girolamo | 56 |
| 8 | Derek Daypuck | 42 |
| 9 | Ed Fairhurst | 37 |
| Pat Kay |