Canada West (rugby union)

Canadian rugby team

Rugby team

Canada West

Union| Rugby Canada
Nickname(s)| West
Founded| 2005
Disbanded| 2008
Coach(es)|  Tony Medina
Captain(s)|  Ed Fairhust
Most caps|  Ed Fairhust (5)
Most appearances|  Ed Fairhust (5)
Top scorer|  Ed Fairhust (50)

Team kit

First match
USA Hawks 0–98 Canada West
(20 May 2006)
Largest win
USA Hawks 0–98 Canada West
(20 May 2006)
Largest defeat
Canada East 34–18 Canada West
(20 May 2006)

Canada West was one of two national representative rugby union teams from Canada that competed in the North America 4 Series. When the North America 4 was replaced by the Canadian Rugby Championship and Americas Rugby Championship in 2009, Canada West ceased to exist.

## History

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### Formation

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Canada West was founded in 2005 by the NA4 Committee. The NA4 Committee was made up of the International Rugby Board, Rugby Canada and USA Rugby. The committee was charged with operating and financing the four North American teams (the others being the USA Hawks, USA Falcons, and Canada East. By 2008, however, each franchise was to be sold and become privately owned.[1]

### Inaugural competition

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West's first ever match occurred on 20 May 2006 during the inaugural NA 4 Series. They faced the USA Hawks in pool play and won by a score of 98–0. This match was the most lopsided of the competition. They finished the competition with a 3–1–1 record in pool play and had an average of 43 points scored and 19 points scored against per match. They advanced to the finals in elimination play and defeated the Falcons 31–20 to be crowned champions of the competition.[2] Ed Fairhust of the Castaway Wanderers captained the squad during the inaugural campaign.

## External links

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* Official Site

## References

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1. ^ ""NA4 Could Bring Professional Rugby to North America", International Rugby Board, 28 January 2006. Retrieved online 12 August 2006". Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2006-08-16.
2. ^ Official 2006 NA4 Series Results

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* Rugby Canada

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* World Cup
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* Canada Sevens
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| International|

* Churchill Cup
* North America 4
* Pacific Rim Championship

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Domestic|

* Canadian Rugby Championship
* Rugby Canada Super League
* Rugby Canada National Junior Championship

Related articles|

* International players
* Test matches
* Pacific Pride
* Vancouver Highlanders

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