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 Rugby League was formed in February 2010, by Eric Perez, "with a vision to bring rugby league to the people of Canada".[1] The organisation was founded to redevelop organised rugby league in Canada, which had been dormant since the Canadian Rugby League Federation folded in 2000. The CRL reestablished the Canada national rugby league team to participate in international competition and set up a domestic league from which national team players would be drawn. The team played its first competitive game in ten years at the 2010 "War at the Shore" tournament, hosted by the American National Rugby League (AMNRL) in New Jersey.[3] In September 2010 CRL hosted its first international game in Canada, with Canada facing the United States in the Colonial Cup.[4][5] Later that year they competed in the Rugby League Atlantic Cup in Jacksonville, Florida. Canada won its first international match since 2000 on 31 July 2011 defeating Jamaica 40-10 in Markham, Ontario.
In 2017, Toronto Wolfpack to begin play in the third tier of the British rugby league system.[6] They achieved promotion to the second tier in their first attempt. In May 2019, it was announced Canada would get a second team, Ottawa Aces to begin play in the third tier from 2021.[7][8] On 22 October 2021, it was announced that Ottawa Aces would relocate back to the United Kingdom permanently due the "unstable operating environment" of running a club in the British leagues from Canada during a pandemic.[9]
The CRL has also been developing a Canada-based domestic league. In July 2010, St. Catharines Bobcats, based in St. Catharines in Ontario's Niagara Region, were announced as the league's first domestic team.[10] In September 2010 the Bobcats were joined by a second team, the Toronto City Saints.[11] The Saints formed a relationship with the St Helens R.F.C. of the Super League.[11] The Bobcats and Saints played two games against each other, with players for the national squad being drawn from the two teams.[12] Toronto won both games.[13]
In 2011, the CRL announced the domestic competition would expand to four teams in Ontario. St. Catharines Bobcats changed their name to the Niagara Bobcats, while two new clubs from the Toronto area were announced.[14] The two new clubs are the York Region Reds, based in Ontario's York Region, and the Scarborough Centurions, based in Toronto's Scarborough area. York Region has a team partnership with Salford of the Super League, while Scarborough has a partnership with Leigh, who play in the Co-operative Championship.[15]
In 2012, British Columbia commenced a new domestic competition which had 5 teams under the British Columbia Rugby League Competition (BCRL) banner. By the end of 2012, BC had become the premier competition within Canada. In 2013, BCRL expanded to 6 teams namely Bayside Sharks, Kelowna Crows, Richmond Bears, Sea to Sky Eagles, Surrey Beavers and Vancouver Dragons.
Logo
The Canada Rugby League logo, used since 2010, incorporates symbols and imagery of Canada and rugby league football.[2] The CRL designed the logo to be "unique compared to other Canadian sports logos, yet instantly recognisable to the League community".[2] The CRL gives this description of the logo: "Blended with the core rugby league imagery of the ball and twin vee, the CRL logo has been designed to incorporate some very Canadian imagery including an outline of the entire country, and naturally the maple leaf. The colours of red, black and white are also synonymous with the country, and will be prominent on the Canadian national team."[2] In 2015, after a whole new board was put in place, the logo was updated for the 2017 World Cup Qualifiers against Jamaica and the USA, with new sponsors IMPACT Prowear providing the kit. IMPACT Prowear then designed an entire off field range, which was released in collaboration with the CRL for these qualifiers.
An entirely new logo was introduced in February 2021 still based on the maple leaf but incorporating the chevrons from the national kit and giving the name in both French and English.[16]
International rugby league
Rugby league's capacity to draw crowds has surprised since the sport's re-establishment in 2010. The national side regularly draws crowds exceeding 5,000 to international matches, with some attendances over 7,000. In comparison, Canadian rugby union, which has been established for many years longer, has only drawn a handful of international attendances over 10,000 since the formalization of the sport's split from Canadian football.
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External links
Official website
August 22, 2023
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Not to be confused with Canadian Rugby Union Canada Rugby League CRL French Rugby a 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 Rugby LeagueFounded17 July 2010 1 ResponsibilityCanadaCompetitionsAlberta Rugby League CompetitionBritish Columbia Rugby LeagueOntario Rugby League CompetitionWebsitecanadarugbyleague comhttp www bcrl ca Contents 1 History 2 Domestic competitions 3 Logo 4 International rugby league 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditCanada Rugby League was formed in February 2010 by Eric Perez with a vision to bring rugby league to the people of Canada 1 The organisation was founded to redevelop organised rugby league in Canada which had been dormant since the Canadian Rugby League Federation folded in 2000 The CRL reestablished the Canada national rugby league team to participate in international competition and set up a domestic league from which national team players would be drawn The team played its first competitive game in ten years at the 2010 War at the Shore tournament hosted by the American National Rugby League AMNRL in New Jersey 3 In September 2010 CRL hosted its first international game in Canada with Canada facing the United States in the Colonial Cup 4 5 Later that year they competed in the Rugby League Atlantic Cup in Jacksonville Florida Canada won its first international match since 2000 on 31 July 2011 defeating Jamaica 40 10 in Markham Ontario In 2017 Toronto Wolfpack to begin play in the third tier of the British rugby league system 6 They achieved promotion to the second tier in their first attempt In May 2019 it was announced Canada would get a second team Ottawa Aces to begin play in the third tier from 2021 7 8 On 22 October 2021 it was announced that Ottawa Aces would relocate back to the United Kingdom permanently due the unstable operating environment of running a club in the British leagues from Canada during a pandemic 9 Domestic competitions EditMain articles Ontario Rugby League Competition British Columbia Rugby League Competition and Alberta Rugby League Competition The CRL has also been developing a Canada based domestic league In July 2010 St Catharines Bobcats based in St Catharines in Ontario s Niagara Region were announced as the league s first domestic team 10 In September 2010 the Bobcats were joined by a second team the Toronto City Saints 11 The Saints formed a relationship with the St Helens R F C of the Super League 11 The Bobcats and Saints played two games against each other with players for the national squad being drawn from the two teams 12 Toronto won both games 13 In 2011 the CRL announced the domestic competition would expand to four teams in Ontario St Catharines Bobcats changed their name to the Niagara Bobcats while two new clubs from the Toronto area were announced 14 The two new clubs are the York Region Reds based in Ontario s York Region and the Scarborough Centurions based in Toronto s Scarborough area York Region has a team partnership with Salford of the Super League while Scarborough has a partnership with Leigh who play in the Co operative Championship 15 In 2012 British Columbia commenced a new domestic competition which had 5 teams under the British Columbia Rugby League Competition BCRL banner By the end of 2012 BC had become the premier competition within Canada In 2013 BCRL expanded to 6 teams namely Bayside Sharks Kelowna Crows Richmond Bears Sea to Sky Eagles Surrey Beavers and Vancouver Dragons Logo EditThe Canada Rugby League logo used since 2010 incorporates symbols and imagery of Canada and rugby league football 2 The CRL designed the logo to be unique compared to other Canadian sports logos yet instantly recognisable to the League community 2 The CRL gives this description of the logo Blended with the core rugby league imagery of the ball and twin vee the CRL logo has been designed to incorporate some very Canadian imagery including an outline of the entire country and naturally the maple leaf The colours of red black and white are also synonymous with the country and will be prominent on the Canadian national team 2 In 2015 after a whole new board was put in place the logo was updated for the 2017 World Cup Qualifiers against Jamaica and the USA with new sponsors IMPACT Prowear providing the kit IMPACT Prowear then designed an entire off field range which was released in collaboration with the CRL for these qualifiers An entirely new logo was introduced in February 2021 still based on the maple leaf but incorporating the chevrons from the national kit and giving the name in both French and English 16 International rugby league EditRugby league s capacity to draw crowds has surprised since the sport s re establishment in 2010 The national side regularly draws crowds exceeding 5 000 to international matches with some attendances over 7 000 In comparison Canadian rugby union which has been established for many years longer has only drawn a handful of international attendances over 10 000 since the formalization of the sport s split from Canadian football See also Edit Sports portal Canada portalRugby league in Canada Toronto Wolfpack Ottawa Aces North American Rugby League Canada national rugby league teamReferences Edit a b CRL 2010 About Canada Rugby League Canada Rugby League Archived from the original on 2010 08 22 Retrieved July 31 2010 a b c d CRL 2010 Canada Rugby League unveil the league s new logo Canada Rugby League Archived from the original on 2011 07 08 Retrieved 2010 07 31 Lester Jamie 2010 04 05 Canadian team to play in AMNRL War at the Shore rleague com Archived from the original on 2010 04 09 Retrieved January 26 2011 O Neill Matthew 2010 08 16 Canada to host USA in inaugural Colonial Cup rleague com Archived from the original on 2010 08 20 Retrieved 2010 09 18 AmericanRugbyNews com USA Outlasts Canada Archived from the original on 2010 09 22 Retrieved 2011 01 26 Off the Record Rugby League Transfer Gossip 25 Archived from the original on 2016 03 04 Davidson Neil 20 May 2019 Hemel Stags move to Ottawa approved by governing body of English rugby league The Globe and Mail Ottawa to join RFL League One in 2021 BBC Sport Ottawa Aces forced to relocate to the UK in sensational move 22 October 2021 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2011 07 08 Retrieved 2011 01 26 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link a b News http www rleague com db article php id 37892 bare URL No Rest for the Best Rugby League International Scores Archived copy Archived from the original on 2011 07 08 Retrieved 2011 01 26 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy Archived from the original on 2012 03 20 Retrieved 2011 04 07 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link A new brand for Canada Rugby League Canada Rugby League Association 15 February 2021 Retrieved 18 February 2021 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Canada Rugby League amp oldid 1165430801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
