Winnipeg Rugby Football Club

Winnipeg Rugby Football ClubFounded| 1879; 146 years ago (1879)

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Folded| 1906; 119 years ago (1906)
Based in| Winnipeg, Manitoba
League| Manitoba Rugby Football Union
League titles| 3 (1894, 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

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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

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1. ^ Winnipeg Rugby Football Club on CFLdb
2. ^ Manitoba Rugby Hall of Fame - The Winnipeg Rugby Football Club
3. ^ From Rugby to Football: The History of Canadian Football
4. ^ Winnipeg Blue Bombers Inducted Into Manitoba Rugby Hall Of Fame
5. ^ Football in Winnipeg