Rugby League in The Americas - Canada

Rugby league has been played in Canada in the past at an amateur level, but earlier competitions were disbanded and the sport was dormant between the year 2003 and 2010.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a four-team domestic competition, known as the 'Tri-Country Rugby League', was established with three Canadian clubs and one U.S. club competing - Kingston, Ontario, Montreal, Quebec, and Adirondacks (USA).

There were two regional nines tournaments as recently as 2003, one in Ontario and one in Manitoba.

The national rugby league team has won two games, against the USA in 1987 and Japan in 2000. While the Canadian Rugby Football League who organized these tournaments has long since folded; a new organization called Rugby League in Canada has been founded with an aim of restoring competition. Since the reformation of the national rugby league team under the CRL, Canada has won further matches against USA and Jamaica.

The Canada national rugby league team' has been participating in international competition since 1987, and last played as a national team on April 7, 2001 when they were defeated 56-24 by the Glen Mills Bulls at Jack Pearson Oval, Glen Mills.

Canada has participated in the World Sevens (1995, 1996) and Emerging Nations World Cup (2000) competitions. However, rugby league remains a largely unknown code in Canada and the national team remains uncompetitive as a result

While the Canadian Rugby Football League has folded and the game with it a new organization called Rugby League in Canada has been founded with an aim to recreate the national team and the game in Canada.

International Test Results (1987-2000)

• Canada def. Japan 28-12 (2000)
• Italy def. Canada 66-6 (15 November 2000)
• USA def. Canada 52-10 (13 November 2000)
• Japan def. Canada 14-0 (1999)
• USA def. Canada 68-0 (1999)
• USA def. Canada 32-6 (1998)
• USA def. Canada 50-10 (1997)
• France def. Canada 72-32 (1995)
• USA def. Canada 44-0 (1995)
• USA def. Canada 22-10 (1994)
• USA def. Canada 22-0 (1994)
• USA def. Canada 32-2 (1993)
• USA def. Canada 54-14 (1993)
• Canada def. USA 23-10 (1987)

OTHER REPRESENTATIVE MATCH:

• Tri-County XIII def. Maracaibo Oilers Sports Club (Venezuela) 24-16 at Montreal (1986)

(Maracaibo Oilers Sports Club were a Venezuelan rugby union side on tour to Canada in 1986, and included a rugby league 13-a-side match on their tour itinerary. The Tri-County XIII was a representative team made up mainly of Canadians and some Americans from the 4-team Tri-County competition that was played at the time).