Canada Rugby League
| Canada Rugby League | |
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| Founded | 17 July 2010 |
| Responsibility | Canada |
| Competitions |
Alberta Rugby League Competition British Columbia Rugby League Ontario Rugby League Competition |
| Website | http://www.bcrl.ca |
Canada Rugby League (CRL) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in Canada. 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". The organisation was founded to redevelop organized 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 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. In September 2010 CFL hosted its first international game in Canada, with Canada facing the United States in the Colonial Cup. Later that year they competed in the Rugby League Atlantic Cup in Jacksonville, Florida. Canada won its first international match since 2000 on July 31, 2011 defeating Jamaica 40-10 in Markham, Ontario.
In 2017, Toronto RLFC are expected to begin play in the third tier of the British/European rugby league system.
The CRL has also been developing a Canada-based domestic league. In July 2010, the St. Catharines Bobcats, based in St. Catharines in Ontario's Niagara Region, were announced as the league's first domestic team. In September 2010 the Bobcats were joined by a second team, the Toronto City Saints. The Saints formed a relationship with the St Helens RLFC of the European Super League. The Bobcats and Saints played two games against each other, with players for the national squad being drawn from the two teams. Toronto won both games.
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