Winnipeg Rugby Football Club
The Winnipeg Rugby Football Club was a Canadian football team in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They played in the Manitoba Rugby Football Union from 1892 to 1906.[1] The team was originally founded in 1879 and played in the Manitoba Rugby League. In 1892, the Manitoba Rugby League became the Manitoba Rugby Football Union.[2][3][4][5] The Winnipeg Rugby Football Club won 3 MRFU championships.
| Founded | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., 1879 |
|---|---|
| Folded | Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{"., 1906 |
| Based in | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| League | Manitoba Rugby Football Union |
| League titles | 3 (1894, 1900, 1901) |
The team is not part of Winnipeg's current team, the Blue Bombers.
MRFU season-by-season
| Season | G | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 2 | 3rd | |
| 1893 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 39 | 4 | 2nd | |
| 1894 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 31 | 6 | 1st | MRFU Champion |
| 1895 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 2nd | |
| 1896 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 2nd | |
| 1897 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 1st | 3 way tie - no champion |
| 1898 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 2nd | |
| 1899 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 83 | 2 | 2nd | |
| 1900 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 23 | 7 | 1st | MRFU Champion |
| 1901 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 35 | 8 | 1st | MRFU Champion |
| 1902 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 45 | 4 | 2nd | |
| 1903 | did not play | ||||||||
| 1904 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 67 | 0 | 3rd | |
| 1905 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 2nd | |
| 1906 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 4th | |
| Totals | 65 | 27 | 37 | 1 | 420 | 514 | 54 | Three MRFU Championships |
References
- ↑ "Winnipeg Rugby Football Club on CFLdb". Archived from the original on 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2025-07-03.
- ↑ Manitoba Rugby Hall of Fame - The Winnipeg Rugby Football Club
- ↑ From Rugby to Football: The History of Canadian Football
- ↑ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Inducted Into Manitoba Rugby Hall Of Fame
- ↑ Football in Winnipeg