RUGBY LEAGUE NATION

 

Foundation Year - 1987

International Team - Canadian Rugby League

Highest finish in World Cup - One win Emerging Nations World Cup (2000)

Top level domestic competition - In the 80's and 90's a 4 team competition existed.

History - Rugby League started up in Canada in the late 1980's. Mainly based around Ontario at one stage Canada had three teams in a competition known as the Tri-Country Rugby League. The competition included one team from the United States. By the mid 90's leading into the 2000 emerging nations, their was an eight team competition based around Ontario.

In 2000 Canada took part in the Emerging Nations World Cup.The ENWC was played along side the main World Cup competition. Canada were handed heavy defeats by the United States and Italy. They only managed to win one game against Japan and returned home needing to improve the development of the sport in Canada.

Besides a few one off 9's and 7's competitions, rugby league has not managed to maintain a permanent foothold in Canada since the 2000 ENWC. It is hoped that this will change in the near future with a Canadian team entering the successful American NRL competition.

Currently the National Rugby League, Super League and many international games are aired in Canada via the Setanta Sports channel. In 2008 rumours were about that a new organisation known as "Rugby League in Canada" were looking to resurrect rugby league. To date no firm evidence has been provided that "Rugby League in Canada" have been successful with their quest.

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Nov 20th Canada 28 - Japan 12 (Emerging Nations World Cup)

Nov 15th Italy 66 - Canada 6 (Emerging Nations World Cup)

Nov 13th United St 52 - Canada 10 (Emerging Nations World Cup)

 

Japan 14 - Canada 0

United States 68 - Canada 0

United States 32 - Canada 6

 

United States 50 - Canada 10

 

France 72 - Canada 32

United States 44 - Canada 0

United States 22 - Canada 10

United States 22 - Canada 0

 

United States 32 - Canada 2

United States 54 - Canada 14

Canada 23 - United States 10