Saskatchewan Prairie Fire

Prairie Fire

Full name	Prairie Fire Rugby Football Club
Union	Rugby Canada Saskatchewan Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Prairie Fire
Founded	1998
Location	Regina, Saskatchewan
Ground(s)	Regina Rugby Park (Capacity: 3,000)
Chairman	Tim Young
Coach(es)	Caine Elisara
League(s)	RCSL (1998-2008) RCNJC (2009-present)
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Official website
prairiefiresask.com

The Prairie Fire are a Canadian Rugby Union team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship and draws very few of its players from the Saskatchewan Rugby Union, one of fourteen Rugby Unions that have rep teams in the RCSL.

The Prairie Fire play their home games at Regina Rugby Park in Regina.

The Prairie Fire were Western Champions for the 2005 & 2006 seasons but both times came up short in the Super League Final. They finally won the MacTier Cup in 2007 defeating the Niagara Thunder 28-12. Only 3 out of the first 9 seasons of the League has a team outside of B.C. been the Western Champion.

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. The league is deemed semi-professional because some of the smaller clubs are paying foreign players to play for their side. However, the vast majority of the domestic players actually pay to play for their team. The Prairie Fire is by far the most liberal user of foreign professional players.

In 2009, Rugby Canada decided to disband the RCSL and replace it with a new U-20 league called the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship. The Prairie Fire were chosen as one of the remaining RCSL clubs to enter the newly formed league.

External links

• Official Site