Manitoba Buffalo
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Manitoba Buffalo | ||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Manitoba Buffalo Rugby Football Club | |||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Buffalo | |||||||||||||||||
Union | Rugby Canada Manitoba Rugby Union |
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Location | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |||||||||||||||||
Ground | Maple Grove Rugby Park | |||||||||||||||||
Chairman | ||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Randy Dilk | |||||||||||||||||
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Official website | ||||||||||||||||||
rugbymanitoba.com | ||||||||||||||||||
The Manitoba Buffalo are a Canadian rugby union team based in Winnepeg, Manitoba. The team plays in the Rugby Canada Super League and draws most of its players from the Manitoba Rugby Union, one of fourteen Rugby Unions that have rep teams in the RCSL.
The Buffalo play their "home" games at Maple Grove Rugby Park in Winnipeg.
The Buffalo did not participate in the 2006 RCSL and will not be taking part in the 2007 season.
[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 |