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Wales v Canada
Wales favourites to extend winning run
Scrum.com
November 10, 2008
Wales' James Hook takes offence to a late tackle from Canada's Pat Riordan during last year's Rugby World Cup
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Wales take on Canada for the 10th time at the Millennium Stadium on Friday night and will be favourites to extend their all-time winning record. Both sides come into the contest on the back of defeats - the hosts having lost 20-15 to South Africa last weekend while the tourists were hammered 55-0 at the hands of Ireland. Wales have won nine of their previous meetings, most recently during the 2007 Rugby World Cup, while Canada have notched just one success - a narrow two-point win on Welsh soil in 1993 when a Gareth Rees' last-gasp conversion secured a 26-24 success for the visitors. The sides first met in 1987 during the inaugural Rugby World Cup in New Zealand where Wales ran out winners 40-9 at Rugby Park. And their biggest victory in the series came in 2006 at the Millennium Stadium when the hosts secured a 61-26 victory. Their latest encounter took place at Stade de la Beaujoire in Nantes during the pool stages of last year's global showpiece where Wales overcame a half-time deficit to record a 42-17 victory thanks largely to two tries from Shane Williams and others from Sonny Parker and Alun Wyn-Jones. Match Stats:
Wales v Canada - Match Facts: Played: 10; Wales won 9; Canada won 1; First Test: Canada 9-40 Wales at Rugby Park, Jun 3, 1987 Latest Test: Wales 42-17 Canada at Stade de la Beaujoire, Sep 9, 2007 Wales' biggest winning margin: 35 points - Wales 61-26 Canada at Millennium Stadium, Nov 17, 2006 Canada's biggest winning margin: 2 points - Canada 24-26 Canada at National Stadium, Nov 10, 1993 Wales' winning sequence: 8 Tests - Jun 11, 1994 to present day. Click here for complete details of all the previous matches between Wales and Canada © Scrum.com
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