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22-599: The organization was originally a competitor at the senior men's level. However, with a 2009 restructuring of Canada's rugby competitions, their place has been taken by a successor organization, the Atlantic Rock , a regional team in the Americas Rugby Championship . The Rock play their home games at Swilers Rugby Park in St. John's. In 1998, Rugby Canada and the provincial unions agreed to form

44-510: A championship title ( Tonga was later added in the second season, replaced with Uruguay from 2012 onwards) In order to select a team that would play in the ARC, Rugby Canada unveiled the CRC, with the champion and runner-up advancing to the ARC. The BC Bears Coached by Mike James and Kris de Scossa were inaugural champions, who went on to play Argentina Jaguars, Russia and England Counties. Following

66-693: A higher level of rugby in North America, as well as to develop players and provide a pathway to national team selection and to make North American rugby teams more competitive at international level. It was contested by four teams, two each from Canada and the USA. On September 7, 2009, the IRB scrapped the NA4 and unveiled the ARC competition, in which Canada, the US and Argentina would send representative teams to play for

88-420: Is awarded at the end of the season to recognize the best player that year. The award is decided by votes from all the coaches, as well as a Rugby Canada representative. The league had no deals with any networks; however, some teams provide live online streaming of their games. CBC Television aired the 2010 final live, but this was the only match shown on national television. [REDACTED] The MacTier Cup

110-480: The Canadian Rugby Championship (CRC) and is intended to draw most of its players from the rugby unions of Canada's five Eastern provinces : Quebec , New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island (PEI) and Newfoundland & Labrador . The organization is a successor to the four Rugby Canada Super League (RCSL) teams of those unions (PEI did not have a team), and was created when

132-665: The Newfoundland Rock ) and local club rugby. In 2009, Rugby Canada and the IRB decided to expand the NA4 competition to become the Americas Rugby Championship. In this new competition, there would be four Canadian teams ( B.C. , the Prairies , Ontario and one to represent all of Canada's five easternmost provinces. Additionally, the RCSL was disbanded, to be replaced with a new Under-20 league called

154-657: The Prairie Wolf Pack , and Toronto against the Ontario Blues ), as well as one game at home in St. John's (against the BC Bears ). If the team had been able to finish in one of the top two positions (of four), it would have won a place in the "Canada Semi-Final" of the ARC. The winner of that match played against the winner of USA Select XV vs. Argentina Jaguars for the inaugural championship. The Rock played their first match on 4 September 2009, defeating

176-806: The Rugby Canada National Junior Championship . Effectively, this new senior competition (the ARC) replaced both of the top two (NA4, RCSL) tiers of senior men's Canadian rugby. In 2010, the Rugby Canada changed the format of the Canadian competition of the ARC, introducing the CRC . The 4 Canadian teams which competed in the ARC stayed the same, but now played in the CRC, with a Canadian Selects team being chosen from CRC players, and that selects team going on to represent Canada at

198-803: The Rugby Canada Super League (RCSL). Fourteen unions and sub-unions were invited to compete in the new semi-professional league. The Rock were significantly successful in the RCSL, winning the Eastern Division to advance to the National Final match five of the league's eleven seasons. During the eighth season of the Super League (2005), the Rock became the first team from the East to win the league Championship defeating

220-870: The Saskatchewan Prairie Fire (26-13) and again the following season (28-14). The Rock lost the Eastern Final to the Niagara Thunder the following year, but returned in 2008 to beat the Calgary Mavericks for a third title, and the final one of the RCSL's history. In 2009, Rugby Canada and the IRB decided to expand the NA4 competition to become the Americas Rugby Championship . In this new competition, there would be four Canadian teams, with one to represent Canada's five easternmost provinces, based from St. John's. Additionally,

242-638: The World Rugby . It was the highest level of men's domestic rugby in Canada. Four representative teams from regions across Canada competed for the MacTier Cup . The CRC was started in 2009 by Rugby Canada and was held annually from August to September. Rugby Canada also held CRC tournaments for under-19 men, under-20 women, and senior women. In 2006, the IRB started the North America 4 (NA4), to help create

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264-468: The ARC. Though St. John's is actually the 5th largest urban area in the region (after Montreal , Quebec City , Halifax and Gatineau ), it had a strong rugby community at the time the league was created. Specifically, it had a strong recent tradition of success in national competitions, with the Newfoundland Rock having won the RCSL's Eastern Division (which included Ontario teams) five of

286-405: The CRC. The pre-season is not a formal one set by the league, but instead the individual teams can play club or touring sides at their own leisure, or may choose to not play any pre-season games at all. Starting in mid August, and ending late September, the regular season follows the same format as The Rugby Championship , having teams playing in a round robin format, with the team that accumulates

308-456: The IRB and Rugby Canada decided to create a "hemispheric" rugby competition - the ARC. The Rock played their only home game of 2009 at Swilers Rugby Park in St. John's. Prior to 2009, senior men's rugby east of Ontario had three levels: Canada East , a single team that was a competitor in the IRB's NA4 North American rugby competition, the four RCSL teams in the area ( Quebec Caribou , New Brunswick Black Spruce , Nova Scotia Keltics and

330-772: The Prairie Wolf Pack 31-23 in Calgary. The Rock scored 5 tries, giving them a bonus point in the standings for having scored four or more. However, the season did not continue as successfully, with a close 9-8 loss at home in Newfoundland against the BC Bears, and a thorough 32-5 defeat against the Ontario Blues in Ontario. Thus, the Rock finished third in the ARC's Canadian Division, and did not advance to

352-627: The RCSL was disbanded, to be replaced with a new Under-20 league called the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship. The Rock was chosen as one of the remaining RCSL clubs to enter the newly formed league. This Canadian rugby union team article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Atlantic Rock Atlantic Rock , also known as The Rock , is a Canadian rugby union team based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador . The team plays in

374-404: The first season, a Canada Selects team was chosen by Team Canada coach Kieran Crowley instead, exclusively from players who competed in the CRC. In the inaugural 2009 season , six games were played in a round-robin format, similar to that of The Rugby Championship , with the team collecting the most points over the season being named champions. The following season, the same six game season

396-512: The most points throughout the tournament winning the MacTier Cup. Therefore, no post-season is required. Every team plays five games, the western teams playing three at home and two away, while the eastern teams play a reversed schedule. There are no divisions or conferences. The points system for the season is the same as most rugby competitions around the world: The Player of the Year award

418-405: The playoff matches. Squad for the 2018 Canadian Rugby Championship season Props Hookers Locks Loose forwards Half backs Fly halves Centres Wings Full back Canadian Rugby Championship The Canadian Rugby Championship (CRC) ( French : Championnat provincial du Canada de rugby à XV ) was a Canadian amateur rugby union competition, partially funded by

440-528: The seven years immediately preceding the creation of the ARC. Therefore, Rugby Canada decided to support the placement of the "Eastern / Atlantic Canadian" team in St. John's. Demonstrating the strength of the predecessor organization (and possibly as a result of the team's placement in St. John's), a majority of the team's initial squad had played for the Newfoundland Rock in previous years. The team's 2009 schedule included two away games (in Calgary against

462-415: Was reversed for the two eastern teams, (the Ontario Blues and the Atlantic Rock ). In 2012, this was switched, having the western teams play two home games and three away games, with the eastern teams playing the opposite. The CRC is broken up into a pre-season and a round robin season, with no postseason. During the pre-season teams play exhibition matches against other teams, usually not participating in

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484-465: Was used, however a post-season was added—with the top two teams squaring off in a final at the home venue of the team which amassed the most points during the regular season. In 2011 the format changed yet again, scrapping the final and instead going back to a round-robin competition. This time with ten games, each team playing five. The western teams (the BC Bears and the Prairie Wolf Pack ) played three home games and two away games, while this schedule

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