Meraloma Rugby
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Meraloma Rugby Club is a Canadian rugby union
team based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Meraloma Club was established in 1923. The clubhouse is a Vancouver Heritage Building located at Connaught Park in Kitsilano
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The Rugby Section of the Meraloma Club has had tremendous success, both on a team, & individual level, with numerous premiership titles for the club. Including the Meraloma Premier Men winning the Rounsefell Cup in 2009. The club competes in both men & women's divisions, fielding teams that compete in the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League
as well as 1st Division, 3rd Division, U-19, U-17, U-16, U-14 & mini-rugby. Players for the Meraloma's also compete at both the Provincial & National Levels.
The Meraloma Premier Men won the Rounsefell Cup in 2009. And played in the championship game vs the Castaway Wanderers RFC in 2011.
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...
team based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
The Meraloma Club was established in 1923. The clubhouse is a Vancouver Heritage Building located at Connaught Park in Kitsilano
Kitsilano
Kitsilano is an upmarket neighbourhood on the West Side of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Known colloquially as "Kits", this neighborhood is home to many yuppies, young families and students as well as yoga studios, organic markets, cafes and Vancouver's Greektown. The primary...
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The Rugby Section of the Meraloma Club has had tremendous success, both on a team, & individual level, with numerous premiership titles for the club. Including the Meraloma Premier Men winning the Rounsefell Cup in 2009. The club competes in both men & women's divisions, fielding teams that compete in the Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League
Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League
The Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League is a provincial rugby union competition contested by twelve clubs in British Columbia, Canada. The CDI Premier League is organized by the British Columbia Rugby Union....
as well as 1st Division, 3rd Division, U-19, U-17, U-16, U-14 & mini-rugby. Players for the Meraloma's also compete at both the Provincial & National Levels.
The Meraloma Premier Men won the Rounsefell Cup in 2009. And played in the championship game vs the Castaway Wanderers RFC in 2011.
See also
- Rugby CanadaRugby CanadaRugby Canada, is the national governing body for the sport of rugby union in Canada. Rugby Canada was incorporated in 1974, and stems from the Canadian Rugby Football Union, a body established in 1884 that now governs amateur Canadian football as Football Canada; and the now-defunct Rugby Union of...
- Canada national rugby union teamCanada national rugby union teamThe Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
- Rugby Canada Super League
- Canada national rugby union team
- British Columbia Rugby UnionBritish Columbia Rugby UnionThe British Columbia Rugby Union is the provincial administrative body for rugby union in British Columbia. The BCRU consists of nine sub-unions and 65 clubs. It was originally organized in New Westminster in 1889 where Alfred St...
- Vancouver Rugby UnionVancouver Rugby UnionThe Vancouver Rugby Union is the administrative body for rugby union in Vancouver. The VRU currently consists of 20 rugby clubs.-List of Clubs in VRU:* Bayside Sharks* Britannia Lions RFC* Burnaby Lake Rugby Club* Capilano RFC* Gibsons RAC...
- Canadian Direct Insurance Premier LeagueCanadian Direct Insurance Premier LeagueThe Canadian Direct Insurance Premier League is a provincial rugby union competition contested by twelve clubs in British Columbia, Canada. The CDI Premier League is organized by the British Columbia Rugby Union....