The Abbotsford Rugby Football Club is a Canadian

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club based in

Abbotsford, British Columbia Abbotsford is a city located in British Columbia, adjacent to the Canada–United States border, Greater Vancouver and the Fraser River. With an estimated population of 153,524 people it is the largest municipality in the province outside metro ...

. The Abbotsford RFC was founded in 1972. The top men's side currently plays in the British Columbia Men's Division 1 League, the second tier of the

British Columbia Rugby Union The British Columbia Rugby Union (BCRU) is the provincial administrative body for rugby union in British Columbia, Canada. The BCRU consists of nine sub-unions and 65 clubs. It was originally organized in New Westminster in 1889 where Alfred St. G ...

History

The Abbotsford RFC was established in 1972 and began play in the

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for their inaugural season. The following year the club would join the newly established

Fraser Valley Rugby Union The Fraser Valley Rugby Union (FVRU) is the administrative body for rugby union in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. The FVRU currently consists of 10 rugby clubs. The Fraser Valley senior men's representative team was known as the Venom. Lis ...

. The club has steadily been building a name for itself in British Columbia rugby becoming more and more competitive each year, however, they have yet to capture a British Columbia Premiership title. Abbotsford RFC was relegated to BC League One for the 2012/2013 season after finishing 8th in the 2011/12 BC Premier League season.

Facilities

The Abbotsford RFC play their home games at CFV Exhibition Park.

Titles

* Rounsefell Cup: 0

Notable players

The following players have played for Abbotsford RFC at some point in their rugby careers and have achieved notability through representation at the international level and/or have gone on to play rugby professionally at a high level.

External links

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