title: 2008 Canada rugby union tour of Europe
text: # 2008 Canada rugby union tour of Europe
  
  The 2008 Canada rugby union tour of Europe was a series of matches played in November 2008 in Europe by Canada national rugby union team. Canadian won only the first match against Portugal, and lost the other three.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Portugal
  
  * 1 November 2008
  
  | Portugal | 13–21 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Silva Con: Leal Pen: Leal 2 | report | Try: Kleeberger, Pritchard Con: Pritchard Pen: Pritchard 3 |
  
  * Est. Universitario, Lisbona Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)
  
  | Portugal | | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | Pedro Silva | FB | 15 | FB | James Pritchard |
  | Aderito Esteves | W | 14 | W | Dean van Camp |
  | David Mateus | C | 13 | C | Bryn Keys |
  | Diogo Mateus | C | 12 | C | Ryan Smith |
  | Goncalo Foro | W | 11 | W | Phil MacKenzie |
  | Pedro Cabral | FH | 10 | FH | Ander Monro |
  | Pedro Leal | SH | 9 | SH | Morgan Williams |
  | Tiago Girao | N8 | 8 | N8 | Aaron Carpenter |
  | Salvador Palha | F | 7 | F | Adam Kleeberger |
  | Vasco Uva | F | 6 | F | Andrew Fagan |
  | Juan Severino Somoza | L | 5 | L | Stu Ault |
  | David dos Reis | L | 4 | L | Tyler Hotson |
  | Diogo Fialho | P | 3 | P | Mike Pletch |
  | João Correia | H | 2 | H | Pat Riordan |
  | Joao Junior | P | 1 | P | Kevin Tkachuk |
  | | | Replacements | | |
  | Juan Murre | P | 16 | | Frank Walsh |
  | Duarte Figueiredo | P | 17 | | Travis Robertson |
  | Valter Jorge | L | 18 | | Luke Cudmore |
  | Julien Bardy | F | 19 | F | Jebb Sinclair |
  | Lourenco Kadosh | | 20 | | Sean Duke |
  | Duarte Pinto | FH | 21 | FH | Nathan Hirayama |
  | Diogo Gama | W | 22 | | Sean White |
  | | | Coaches | | |
  | Tomaz Morais | | | | Kieran Crowley |
  
  ### Ireland
  
  * 8 November 2008
  
  | Ireland | 55–0 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Earls 2', Kearney 13' Heaslip 30' Keaney 35' Bowe 40', D. Wallace 67' Quinlan 80', Bowe 80+6' Con: O'Gara 3' 14' 31' 36' 40' P Wallace 68' Pen: O' Gara 6' | report | |
  
  * Thomond Park, Limerick Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)
  
  | Ireland | | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | Keith Earls | FB | 15 | FB | James Pritchard 61' |
  | Tommy Bowe | W | 14 | W | Ciaran Hearn |
  | 62' (capt.) Brian O'Driscoll | C | 13 | C | Bryn Keys |
  | Luke Fitzgerald | C | 12 | C | Ryan Smith |
  | Rob Kearney | W | 11 | W | Justin Mensah-Coker |
  | 56' Ronan O'Gara | FH | 10 | FH | Ander Monro 65' |
  | 55' Eoin Reddan | SH | 9 | SH | Ed Fairhurst |
  | 58' Jamie Heaslip | N8 | 8 | N8 | Aaron Carpenter |
  | Shane Jennings | F | 7 | F | Adam Kleeberger |
  | Stephen Ferris | F | 6 | F | Sean-Michael Stephen 45' |
  | 56' Paul O'Connell | L | 5 | L | Josh Jackson |
  | Donncha O'Callaghan | L | 4 | L | Mike Burak 73' |
  | 41' 70'Tony Buckley | P | 3 | P | Jon Thiel |
  | 41' Jerry Flannery | H | 2 | H | Pat Riordan (capt.) 75' |
  | 70' Marcus Horan | P | 1 | P | Kevin Tkachuk 70' |
  | | | Replacements | | |
  | 41' Rory Best | H | 16 | H | Mike Pletch 75' |
  | 41' John Hayes | P | 17 | P | Frank Walsh 70' |
  | 56' Alan Quinlan | L | 18 | L | Tyler Hotson 73' |
  | 58' David Wallace | N8 | 19 | F | Jebb Sinclair 45' |
  | 55' Peter Stringer | SH | 20 | C | Morgan Williams |
  | 56' Paddy Wallace | FH | 21 | FH | Matt Evans 65' |
  | 62' Shane Horgan | C | 22 | FB | Phil MacKenzie 61' |
  | | | Coaches | | |
  | Declan Kidney | | | | Kieran Crowley |
  
  ### Wales
  
  * 14 November 2008
  
  | Wales | 34–13 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Stoddart 24', Halfpenny 39' Penalty try 58', 70' Halfpenny 80' Con: Biggar 59' 71' 80' Pen: Biggar 46' | report | Try: Smith 73' Con: Pritchard 74' Pen: Pritchard 9' 31' |
  
  * Millennium, Cardiff Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
  
  | Wales | | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | Morgan Stoddart | FB | 15 | FB | James Pritchard |
  | Leigh Halfpenny | W | 14 | W | Ciaran Hearn 69' |
  | 45' Tom Shanklin | C | 13 | C | Bryn Keys 60' |
  | Andrew Bishop | C | 12 | C | Ryan Smith |
  | Mark Jones | W | 11 | W | Justin Mensah-Coker |
  | 18' James Hook | FH | 10 | FH | Ander Monro |
  | 51' Martin Roberts | SH | 9 | SH | Ed Fairhurst 22' to 32' 57' |
  | 51' (capt.) Ryan Jones | N8 | 8 | N8 | Aaron Carpenter |
  | Robin Sowden-Taylor | F | 7 | F | Adam Kleeberger |
  | Dafydd Jones | F | 6 | F | Jebb Sinclair 53' |
  | Luke Charteris | L | 5 | L | Josh Jackson |
  | Ian Gough | L | 4 | L | Tyler Hotson 60' |
  | 51' Rhys M. Thomas | P | 3 | P | Jon Thiel 37' |
  | Richard Hibbard | H | 2 | H | Pat Riordan (capt.) |
  | John Yapp | P | 1 | P | Kevin Tkachuk 71' |
  | | | Replacements | | |
  | Matthew Rees | | 16 | P | Mike Pletch 37' |
  | 64' Eifion Lewis-Roberts | P | 17 | P | Frank Walsh 71' |
  | Alun Wyn Jones | | 18 | L | Mike Burak 60' |
  | 51' Andy Powell | N8 | 19 | N8 | Sean-Michael Stephen 53' |
  | 51' Dwayne Peel | SH | 20 | SH | Morgan Williams 22'-32' 57' |
  | 18' Dan Biggar | FH | 21 | W | Matt Evans 69' |
  | 45' Jamie Roberts | C | 22 | C | Dean van Camp 60' |
  | | | Coaches | | |
  | Warren Gatland | | | | Kieran Crowley |
  
  ### Scotland
  
  * 22 November 2008
  
  | Scotland | 41–0 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | Try: Walker 2', 70', Cairns 37' Barclay 41', Strokosch 56' Lamont73' Con: Godman 38', 42', 57' Parks 71' Pen: Godman 32' | report | |
  
  * Pittodrie, Aberdeen Attendance: 18,000 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)
  
  | Scotland | | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | Rory Lamont | FB | 15 | FB | James Pritchard |
  | 64' Simon Webster | W | 14 | W | Sean Duke |
  | Ben Cairns | C | 13 | C | Ciaran Hearn 61' |
  | Nick de Luca | C | 12 | C | Ryan Smith |
  | Nikki Walker | W | 11 | W | Justin Mensah-Coker |
  | 58' Phil Godman | FH | 10 | FH | Matt Evans 47' |
  | 58' (capt.) Mike Blair | SH | 9 | SH | Ed Fairhurst (c) 52' |
  | Simon Taylor | N8 | 8 | N8 | Aaron Carpenter 72' |
  | 51' John Barclay | F | 7 | F | Adam Kleeberger |
  | Alasdair Strokosch | F | 6 | F | Jebb Sinclair 72' |
  | Jim Hamilton | L | 5 | L | Josh Jackson 52' |
  | 75' Nathan Hines | L | 4 | L | Tyler Hotson |
  | Euan Murray | P | 3 | P | Scott Franklin |
  | 64' Ross Ford | H | 2 | H | Mike Pletch |
  | 51' Allan Jacobsen | P | 1 | P | Kevin Tkachuk 67' |
  | | | Replacements | | |
  | 64' Dougie Hall | H | 16 | P | Frank Walsh 67' |
  | 51' Alasdair Dickinson | P | 17 | F | Jason Marshall 72' |
  | 75' Matt Mustchin | L | 18 | L | Mike Burak 52' |
  | 51' Scott Gray | F | 19 | N8 | Sean-Michael Stephen 72' |
  | 58' Rory Lawson | SH | 20 | SH | Morgan Williams 52' |
  | 58' Dan Parks | FH | 21 | FH | Nathan Hirayama 47' |
  | 64' Max Evans | W | 22 | C | Bryn Keys 61' |
  | | | Coaches | | |
  | Frank Hadden | | | | Kieran Crowley |
  