Brantford Harlequins

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The Brantford Harlequins Rugby Footbal Club, also known as the "Quins", is a collection of Rugby teams situated in Brantford, Ontario. The current teams include two ORU Senior Men's teams, one Niagara Rugby Union Men's team, and one Niagara Rugby Union Women's Team.

[edit] History

The Harlequins were first envisioned by brothers George and Vince Jones in 1950 when the Toronto Star published a notice that British Rugby was going to become popular again. The brothers replied immediately and stated that the Brantford area may have enough players to be able to support a team. The Harlequins played their first game on September 30th, 1950 against the Toronto Nomads despite only having 4 players available.^[1]