Winnipeg Rifles

This article is about the football team. For the military unit, see The Royal Winnipeg Rifles.

Winnipeg Rifles

Established| 1999 (1999)
Based in| Winnipeg, Manitoba
Home stadium| Maple Grove Park
Head coach| Geordie Wilson
General manager| Laurie Hoel
League| Canadian Junior Football League
Division| Prairie Football Conference
Colours| Black, navy blue, gold, silver
Website| Official website

The Winnipeg Rifles is a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Rifles are members of the Canadian Junior Football League and play their home games in Maple Grove Park.

## History

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Canad Inns Stadium, where the Rifles played until 2012

Junior football in Winnipeg dates back to the 1920s, with the formation of the Manitoba Junior Football League. In 1953, teams from Winnipeg began playing in the CJFL, the most successful being the Winnipeg Rods, who won three championships. Those teams would eventually fold or merge. The Winnipeg Hawkeyes were the last Winnipeg-based team prior to the Rifles, folding in 1996.

In 1999, an effort to bring back a team to Winnipeg was headed by James Ladd (Manitoba Football Hall of Fame inductee). The team began play in the CJFL in 2002, playing out of Canad Inns Stadium. From 2013 to 2019, the Rifles began to play out of IG Field. As of the 2021 season, home games are played at Maple Grove Rugby Park in St. Vital.

The team is named after the Royal Winnipeg Rifles Regiment which was founded in 1883.

## Games

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* Saskatoon Hilltops-Rifles playoff game on October 10, 2008

* Rifles 9 Hilltops 43 on September 19, 2012

* Winnipeg Rifles 13 - 43 Saskatoon Hilltops, Playoff game on October 19, 2014, at the Saskatoon Minor Football Field

* Defensive Back Cam Penner of the Winnipeg Rifles

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Winnipeg Rifles.

* Winnipeg Rifles official site
* Canadian Junior Football League

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