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Rugby union (French: rugby à XV) is a moderately popular sport in Canada; it is quite strong as a participation sport, particularly in several hotspots like British Columbia, Atlantic Canada (particularly in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador), the West Island of Montreal, Quebec City and Ontario but does not attract the same level of spectator support yet, likely because the CFL's ...
The gift of the students and staff of Rugby School, England, Rugby Chapel was erected by the students of Emmanuel College under the leadership of George Exton Lloyd, M.A., Principal, 1908-1916. Rugby Chapel replaced an earlier chapel, built in 1909, and served as the chapel of Emmanuel College until the erection of the Chapel of St. Chad in 1966.
Muddy York RFC is Toronto's only Inclusive rugby team and Canada's second Inclusive rugby team. The team was founded by Dave Galbraith in 2003, [ 1 ] and is part of the TRU and IGR organizations. [ 2 ] Muddy York RFC is Toronto's first amateur gay team.
Rugby Canada is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in Canada.Rugby Canada was incorporated in 1974, and stems from the Canadian Rugby Football Union, a body established in 1884 that now governs amateur Canadian football as Football Canada; and the now-defunct Rugby Union of Canada, established in 1929.
In the 1980s interest in amateur rugby league returned, and in 1986 a new competition, the Tri-Counties Rugby League, was established. Four teams competed in its first year, three from Canada, and one from the U.S., the New York-based Adirondacks club. [3]
British Columbia is considered a hotspot for rugby in Canada, as its mild weather allows the sport to be played year-round. The BCRU is responsible for organizing the British Columbia Premier League , the provincial men's club championship, and the Ruth Hellerud-Brown Senior Women's Premier Competition.
Old Swinford Hospital RFC is the rugby union football club of Old Swinford Hospital School in Stourbridge.The school is acknowledged as one of the top rugby schools in the country, holding a highly successful playing record and with many players playing at regional level and an increasing number going on to play professionally and internationally.