2017 Canadian Rugby Championship

The 2017 Canadian Rugby Championship was the 9th season of the Canadian Rugby Championship. The competition took place between July 14 and August 19, 2017. The format for the 2016 season saw a round-robin system where each team plays each other once, the top two teams then meet in the final.[1]

2017 Canadian Rugby Championship
CountriesCanada
ChampionsBC Bears (2nd Title)
Runners-upOntario Blues
Matches played8
Top point scorerGiuseppe du Toit, BC Bears, 42
Top try scorerKainoa Lloyd, Ontario Blues, 5
Official website
www.americasrugbynews.com/competitions/2017-canadian-rugby-championship/

The BC Bears won their second Championship, claiming the MacTier Cup for the first time since 2009.

Teams

Team Home Stadium(s)
Atlantic Rock Farnham Mill Rugby Park, Truro, NL
Ontario Blues -
BC Bears Thunderbird Stadium, Vancouver, BC
Prairie Wolf Pack Calgary Rugby Park, Calgary, AB

Standings

Place Team Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference 4 Tries 7 Point Loss
1BC Bears 330010456+482014
2Ontario Blues 32107376-31012
3Atlantic Rock 31206373-10017
4Prairie Wolf Pack 303051121-70022

Fixtures

[1] All times local to where the game is being played

Week 1

Week 2

22 July 2016
Atlantic Rock17–24Ontario Blues
Report
Farnham Mill Rugby Park

Week 3

13 August 2017
Prairie Wolf Pack22–45Ontario Blues
Report
Calgary Rugby Park

13 August 2017
BC Bears20–13Atlantic Rock
Report
Calgary Rugby Park

Week 4

16 August 2017
BC Bears34–31Ontario Blues
Report
Calgary Rugby Park

16 August 2017
Prairie Wolf Pack29–33Atlantic Rock
Report
Calgary Rugby Park

3rd-place play-off

19 August 2017
Atlantic Rock19–41Prairie Wolf Pack
Report
Calgary Rugby Park

Final

19 August 2017
BC Bears30–29Ontario Blues
Report
Calgary Rugby Park

See also

References

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