Canada women's national rugby league team
The Canada women's national rugby league team (French: équipe du Canada féminine de rugby à XIII), also known as the Canadian Ravens, represents Canada in international rugby league football tournaments.
Team information | |||
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Nickname | Ravens | ||
Governing body | Canada Rugby League | ||
Region | The Americas | ||
Head coach | Mike Castle | ||
Captain | Gabrielle Hindley Megan Pakulis | ||
Most caps | Sabrina McDaid (10) Megan Pakulis (10) Elizabeth Steele (10) | ||
Top try-scorer | Petra Woods (8) | ||
Top point-scorer | Dani Frananda (42) | ||
Home stadium | Lamport Stadium | ||
IRL ranking | 7th | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Team results | |||
First international | |||
Canada 4 — 50 New Zealand (Sydney, Australia, 16 November 2017) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Canada 64 — 2 Jamaica (Kingston, Jamaica, 27 September 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Canada 0 — 88 Australia (Sydney, Australia, 22 November 2017) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 2 (first time in 2017) | ||
Best result | Semi-finalist (2017) |
Canada made their debut full international debut in the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup, winning one of their three pool matches and making the semi-finals of the six-team tournament.
The Ravens toured Serbia in September 2019, winning both matches.
In 2022, Canada hosted the United States of America in April 2022, met Ireland in late October and then in November played three matches in the postposed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup.
In September 2023, the Ravens travelled to Jamaica, winning both their matches in the Americas North Championships.
Canada will be attempting to quality for the 2026 Women's Rugby League World Cup.