Brantford Harlequins
Overview
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
teams situated in Brantford, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. The current teams include two ORU
Ontario Rugby Union
The Ontario Rugby Union is the provincial governing body for the sport of rugby union in the Canadian province of Ontario.There are currently 8 competitions which are sanctioned by the ORU:*Marshall Premiership*Keenan Division*Bardon Division...
Senior Men's teams, one Niagara Rugby Union Men's team, and one Niagara Rugby Union Women's Team.
The Harlequins were first envisioned by brothers George and Vince Jones in 1950 when the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
published a notice that British Rugby was going to become popular again.
Quotations
We are a moderate, pragmatic people, more comfortable with practice than theory.
Speech in reply to Addresses from both Houses of Parliament in Westminster Hall in the year of Her Golden Jubilee (30 April 2002)
Football's a difficult business and aren't they prima donnas?
The Queen gives her opinion to Premier League chairman Sir David Richards|Sir David Richards, as quoted in BBC News (2 January 2007)]