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Rugby league was first introduced to Canada in the 1900s but was quickly outlawed by Rugby Union officials and thus became Canadian Football.It was not until the late 1980s that rugby league was re-introduced to Canada at an amateur level, when a short-lived 4-team domestic competition, known as the Tri-Counties Rugby League, was established.
Super League teams St Helens R.F.C. and Salford City Reds have also formed partnerships with Canadian rugby league, [6] [7] and Rugby League Review, one of the leading rugby league magazines around the world came on board as a sponsor of Canadian rugby league. [8] Setanta Sports will broadcast rugby league matches in Canada. [9]
Toronto Wolfpack RLFC is a Canadian professional rugby league club based in Toronto, Ontario.The club is the first and only professional rugby league club in North America, and as of 2023 competes in the self sponsored Canada Cup, an invitational league for North American teams organised by Toronto Wolfpack.
Canada Rugby League (CRL) (French: Rugby à XIII du Canada) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Canada. [2] Founded in 2010, the CRL organizes the Canada national rugby league team and supports the development of the game through the country's domestic competitions.
Canada has professional sports teams in eight sports across twenty-one leagues. Canadian teams compete in top-level American and Canadian-based leagues, including three of the four major professional sports leagues. Canada also has minor league teams competing in American and Canadian-based basketball, hockey, soccer, and baseball leagues.
Sportsnet, as its parent company Rogers Communications is the owner of its sole Canadian franchise, the Toronto Blue Jays, holds national rights to Major League Baseball in Canada, including assorted games from U.S. regional sports networks, the MLB All-Star Game, and the postseason (although coverage of the latter two are relegated to MLB's U.S. broadcast partners, and MLB International).
The Canadian Rugby Championship (CRC) is an amateur rugby union league located in Canada, partially funded by World Rugby. It is the highest level of domestic rugby in Canada. It has four representative teams from regions across Canada, competing for the MacTier Cup. The regular season goes from August to September, and there is no post-season.
The Canada women's national rugby league team, also known as the Canadian Ravens, represents Canada in international rugby league football tournaments. Canada made their debut full international debut in the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup, winning one of their three pool matches and making the semi-finals of the six-team tournament. [1] [2 ...