# Tyler Ardron
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{{short description|Canada international rugby union player|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Tyler Ardron
| image = File:Tyler Ardron (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ardron with [Canada](/source/Canada_national_rugby_union_team), June 2017
| full_name = Tyler James Ardron
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1991|06|16}}
| birth_place = [Peterborough](/source/Peterborough%2C_Ontario), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
| height = {{convert|6|ft|4|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|243|lb|kg stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| school = [Kawartha Pine Ridge District School](/source/Kawartha_Pine_Ridge_District_School_Board)
| position = [Lock](/source/Lock_(rugby_union)), [Number 8](/source/Number_8_(rugby_union))
| currentclub = [Castres](/source/Castres_Olympique)
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2013–2017
| clubs1 = [Ospreys](/source/Ospreys_(rugby_union))
| apps1 = 64
| points1 = 35
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = [Bay of Plenty](/source/Bay_of_Plenty_Rugby_Union)
| apps2 = 15
| points2 = 10
| years3 = 2018–2020
| clubs3 = [Chiefs](/source/Chiefs_(rugby_union))
| apps3 = 30
| points3 = 25
| years4 = 2020–
| clubs4 = [Castres](/source/Castres_Olympique)
| apps4 = 45
| points4 = 25
| repyears1 = 2010–2011
| repteam1 = [Canada U20](/source/Canada_national_under-20_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps1 = 6
| reppoints1 = 15
| repyears2 = 2012–
| repteam2 = [Canada](/source/Canada_national_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps2 = 40
| reppoints2 = 25
| repyears3 = 2019
| repteam3 = [Barbarian F.C.](/source/Barbarian_F.C.)
| repcaps3 = 3
| reppoints3 = 0
| clubupdate = 26 February 2022
| repupdate = 20 March 2022
| repsevensyears1 = 2012–2013
| repsevensteam1 = [Canada](/source/Canada_national_rugby_sevens_team)
| repsevenscomp1 = 8
| ru_sevensupdate = 20 June 2020
}}
'''Tyler Ardron''' (born 16 June 1991) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadian_people) [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) player who plays for [Canada](/source/Canadian_national_rugby_union_team) nationally and [Castres](/source/Castres_Olympique) in the [Top 14](/source/Top_14). Ardron plays in the back-row but is also capable of providing cover in the second row.
==Club career==
Ardron joined the Ospreys for the [2013-2014 RaboDirect Pro12](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Pro_12) season.[{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/rugby-union/22825729|title=Ospreys sign Canadian international flanker Tyler Ardron|work=BBC Sport|access-date=6 December 2013}}]
Ardron made his first appearance for the Ospreys on 14 September 2013. Coming off the bench, Ardron played for 26 minutes against [Leinster](/source/Leinster_Rugby).
Ardron signed for the Chiefs in Super Rugby for 2018 and Bay of Plenty in the Mitre 10 Cup for 2017.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/98049837/super-rugby-was-first-choice-for-canadian-tyler-ardron-before-chiefs-signed-him|title=Super Rugby was first choice for Canadian Tyler Ardron before Chiefs signed him|website=Stuff|date=19 October 2017|language=en|access-date=2018-03-22}}]
Ardron made the switch to [Castres Olympique](/source/Castres_Olympique) in the French [TOP 14](/source/TOP_14) for the 2022–21 season.[{{cite web |url=https://castres-olympique.com/actualite/le-co-officialise-son-recrutement/ |title=Le CO officialise son recrutement ! - Castres Olympique |website=castres-olympique.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604160537/https://castres-olympique.com/actualite/le-co-officialise-son-recrutement/ |archive-date=2020-06-04}}]
==International career==
Ardron made his debut for the [Canada national rugby union team](/source/Canada_national_rugby_union_team) against the [United States](/source/United_States_national_rugby_union_team) during the [2012 Summer Internationals](/source/2012_mid-year_rugby_union_tests) and captained the team from 2013, notably at the [World Cup](/source/Rugby_World_Cup) in [2015](/source/2015_Rugby_World_Cup) and [2019](/source/2019_Rugby_World_Cup).[{{cite web | url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12273931 | title=2019 Rugby World Cup: Canadians humbled by All Blacks' hospitality | work=[The New Zealand Herald](/source/The_New_Zealand_Herald) | date=5 October 2019 | access-date=5 October 2019}}]
On August 22, 2025, Ardron was the key player in Canada’s 34-20 defeat of 16th-ranked United States in front of 11,587 fans at [McMahon Stadium](/source/McMahon_Stadium) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The game was in the opening round of the 2025 Pacific Nations Cup, which is a qualifying tournament for the [2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup](/source/2027_Men's_Rugby_World_Cup). In his first test match since 2021, Ardron, playing #8, scored four tries to equal a Canadian single-test record that has stood since 2000. The victory gave 25th-ranked Canada their first win over their long-time rivals since 2021.[{{Cite web |date=2025-08-22 |title=Ardron's Record-Tying Four Tries Lead Canada Past USA in Pacific Nations Cup Opener |url=https://rugby.ca/en/news/2025/08/ardron-s-record-tying-four-tries-lead-canada-past-usa-in-pacific-nations-cup-opener |access-date=2025-08-24 |website=Rugby Canada |language=en}}][{{Cite web |author=[The Canadian Press](/source/The_Canadian_Press) |date=2025-08-23 |title=Ex-skipper Ardron scores 4 tries against U.S. in winning return to Canada rugby team |url=https://www.rmoutlook.com/alberta-news/ex-skipper-ardron-scores-4-tries-against-us-in-winning-return-to-canada-rugby-team-11116323 |access-date=2025-08-24 |website=Rocky Mountain Outlook |language=en}}]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Sport links}}
{{Castres Olympique squad}}
{{Canada Squad 2015 Rugby World Cup}}
{{Canada Squad 2019 Rugby World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ardron, Tyler}}
Category:1991 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian rugby union players
Category:Rugby union locks
Category:Canada international rugby union players
Category:Canada international rugby sevens players
Category:Rugby union flankers
Category:Rugby union number eights
Category:Ospreys (rugby union) players
Category:Bay of Plenty rugby union players
Category:Chiefs (Super Rugby) players
Category:Castres Olympique players
Category:2015 Rugby World Cup players
Category:2019 Rugby World Cup players
Category:Canadian expatriate rugby union players in France
Category:Sportspeople from Peterborough, Ontario
Category:Rugby union players from Ontario
Category:21st-century Canadian sportsmen
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