Comparison of Canadian football and rugby union "rouge" and the receiving team gains possession of the ball but give up a point to the punting team for failing to advance the ball out of the endzone. An important difference between the two sports involves the aftermath of a score. In Canadian football, the scoring team kicks off, except after a safety. In rugby union, the team scored upon kicks off (in rugby sevens, a variant of rugby union featuring seven players per side, the scoring team kicks off). Canadian teams have twelve players on the field per side. Different players may be interchanged at will for offence
Canada national Australian rules football team players named to the 2014 World Team: Nathan Strom and Neil Casey. Canada national Australian rules football team The Northwind is Canada's national Australian rules football team that represents the clubs and teams of AFL Canada. Northwind players are selected from the best Canadian-born players from the club teams across Canada. The team plays in international tournaments, including the Australian Football International Cup and the 49th Parallel Cup. The Northwind's guernsey has the Maple leaf, the floral emblem of Canada, in the national colours of red and white. The team formed to participate in the Australian Football International Cup in