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Winnipeg Rugby Football Club

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Winnipeg Rugby Football Club
Founded1879; 145 years ago (1879)
Folded1906; 118 years ago (1906)
Based inWinnipeg, Manitoba
LeagueManitoba Rugby Football Union
League titles1894 & 1900 &1901

The Winnipeg Rugby Football Club was a Canadian football team in Winnipeg, Manitoba that played in the Manitoba Rugby Football Union between 1892 and 1906.[1] The team was originally founded in 1879, was the first club in Manitoba, and played in the Manitoba Rugby League, the forerunner to the MRFU which was founded in 1892.[2][3][4][5] They were 3 time league champions.

The team is not part of the official history or records of Winnipeg's current team: the Blue Bombers.

MRFU season-by-season

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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 54 Three MRFU Championships

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