The Abbotsford Rugby Football Club is a Canadian rugby union club based in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The Abbotsford RFC was founded in 1972. The top men's side currently plays in the British Columbia Men's Division 1 League, the second tier of the British Columbia Rugby Union.
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| Full name | Abbotsford Rugby Football Club | |||
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| Union | Fraser Valley Rugby Union | |||
| Founded | 1972 | |||
| Location | Abbotsford, British Columbia | |||
| Ground(s) | CFV Exhibition Park | |||
| League(s) | BC Division 1 | |||
| 2018-19 | Runners-up | |||
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| Official website | ||||
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History
editThe Abbotsford RFC was established in 1972 and began play in the Vancouver Rugby Union for their inaugural season. The following year the club would join the newly established Fraser Valley Rugby Union.
The club has steadily been building a name for itself in British Columbia rugby becoming more and more competitive each year, however, they have yet to capture a British Columbia Premiership title. Abbotsford RFC was relegated to BC League One for the 2012/2013 season after finishing 8th in the 2011/12 BC Premier League season.
Facilities
editThe Abbotsford RFC play their home games at CFV Exhibition Park.
Titles
editNotable players
editThe following players have played for Abbotsford RFC at some point in their rugby careers and have achieved notability through representation at the international level and/or have gone on to play rugby professionally at a high level.
- Ryan Banks
- John Cannon
- Jared Douglas
- Justin Douglas
- Aaron Flagg
- Brodie Henderson
- Scott Hunter
- Bryn Keys
- Callum MacIntosh
- Ryan McWhinney
- Brian Mosychuk
- Ken Peace
- Mike Schmid
- Harry Toews
- MacKenzie Carson
External links
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