– – The first Canadian tour to Great Britain was in 1902-03 when they played 23 games, including those in Wales against Mountain Ash, Llanelli, Cardiff and Swansea.
– The team are nicknamed ‘The Canucks’.
– Canada won the Pacific Rim Trophy in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
– ‘O Canada!’ (We stand on guard for thee) was adopted as the National Anthem in 1980.
– The original music was by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier.
– In this year’s Canadian Super League final, the finalists were from 4,500 miles apart. They were watched by a crowd of 7,000.
– Canada were World Cup quarter-finalists in 1991, losing to New Zealand.
– Canada are coached in the 2003 World Cup by Australian David Clark, though it took a players strike to re-instate him.
Overall Canada test record is Played 144, Won 60, Lost 81, Drawn 3 – thus they have won 40% of their matches.
