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The Canada national rugby union team, also known as ‘The Canucks’, are placed in Pool A of the 2011 Rugby World Cup (RWC). Besides Canada, the other teams in Pool A are France, Japan, New Zealand and Tonga.
As of July 11, Canada is ranked 16 in the International Rugby Board (IRB) World Rankings. This is the Canada’s seventh consecutive RWC appearance. In their earlier appearance, Canada’s best performance came in the 1991 RWC in which they reached the quarter-finals of the showpiece event. However, their performance in the 2007 RWC was their worst performance in the global tournament to date.
Canada is one of the powerhouses of Rugby in the Americas and is only second to Argentina. They secured their place in the 2011 RWC by defeating the USA Eagles in an aggregate score of 47 – 30.
The Canucks have recently participated in the ninth edition of the 2011 Churchill Cup, where they reached the Final stage of the cup. They lost the title match to England Saxons but won their other two pool matches against Tonga and Russia.
Canada became the first team to announce their final 30-man squad for the 2011 RWC. The team announced does not include any player who is playing rugby in a foreign club. This was a decision that was taken by former All Blacks international, Kieran Crowley, who is serving as head coach.
Traditionally the most dominant rugby playing nation in Asia, Japan has participated in every Rugby World Cup since the inaugural 1987 competition in New Zealand, yet they have only won one game at a RWC tournament, which was in 1991 against Zimbabwe.
Nicknamed the Cherry Blossoms, or Brave Blossoms, and coached by John Kirwan, Rugby World Cup 2011 will hope see the team from Japan working on improving fitness levels and using player’s speed and agility to better its previous performances.
