Canada's Nic Benn (11) loses control of the ball as Romania's Yanis Horvat (4) tackles him during their match in Ottawa on Friday, July 12, 2024.

Canada has dropped one place to No. 25 in World Rugby’s new rankings, matching its career low after November losses to Romania, Georgia and most recently Portugal.

Overtaken by Zimbabwe, the Canadian men are now the lowest-ranked team in the field of 24 for the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.

Stephen Meehan’s side will learn its World Cup opponents at the Dec. 3 draw in Sydney.

The Canadian men sat out the World Cup for the first time in 2023 after losing a two-legged qualifying series to the United States (by an aggregate score of 59-50) and Chile (54-46).

The 2027 tournament has been expanded from 20 to 24 teams.

The field will be divi

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