Fraser Valley Venom
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| Fraser Valley Venom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Fraser Valley Venom Rugby Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Venom, Valley Venom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Union | Rugby Canada Fraser Valley Rugby Union |
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| Location | Fraser Valley, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Rotary Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman |  Jim Ryan |
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The Fraser Valley Venom are a Canadian rugby union team based in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia. The team plays in the Rugby Canada Super League and draws most of its players from the Fraser Valley Rugby Union, one of fourteen Rugby Unions that have rep teams in the RCSL.
The Venom play their "home" games at Rotary Stadium in Abbotsford.
The Venom won the 2000 championship defeating the Nova Scotia Keltics (15-9) and the 2001 Championship defeating the Toronto Renegades (20-14).
[edit] History
In 1998, Rugby Canada and the provincial unions agreed to form the Rugby Canada Super League. Fourteen unions and sub-unions were invited to compete in the new semi-professional league.
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| Federation: | Rugby Canada |
| National team: | Canada national team • Canada 7's team • Canada women's national team |
| International Competitions: | Rugby World Cup • Churchill Cup • Super Cup • North America 4 • Rugby World Cup Sevens • IRB Sevens World Series |
| Domestic Competitions: | Rugby Canada Super League |
| NA4 Teams: | Canada West • Canada East |
| Super League West teams: | Calgary Mavericks • Edmonton Gold • Fraser Valley Venom • Manitoba Buffalo • Saskatchewan Prairie Fire • Vancouver Wave • Vancouver Island Crimson Tide |
| Super League East teams: | Newfoundland Rock • New Brunswick Black Spruce • Niagara Thunder • Nova Scotia Keltics • Ottawa Harlequins • Quebec Caribou • Toronto Xtreme |
