Dalhousie University Rugby Football Club

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Dalhousie University Rugby
Full name Dalhousie University Rugby Football Club (DURFC)
Emblem Tiger
Colours Black and Gold
Founded unknown
Sport Rugby Union
League Atlantic University Sport
Ground Graves-Oakley, Spryfield, Nova Scotia, Canada
Official website DURFC on the web

The Dalhousie University Rugby Football Club is the rugby union team which represents Dalhousie University. Dalhousie University is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and was founded in 1818. There are both men's and women's sides of the DURFC, with the men's side fielding both an A and a B team. The team colours are black and gold.

[edit] History

Dalhousie University has been competing in the sport of rugby union in Nova Scotia since at least the 1880s.[1]

[edit] Awards (Sports and Academics)

The DURFC women's side, since it is an AUS sport, is eligible for many awards. The women have had much success at wining the Academic All-Canadian awards year after year. [2]


[edit] See also

  1. ^ http://library.acadiau.ca/archives/sporthistory/athletes/index.html
  2. ^ http://www.dal.ca/news/2003/12/10/all-canadians.shtml