2010 Canadian Rugby Championship
| 2010 Canadian Rugby Championship | |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Canada |
| Champions | The Rock |
| Runners-up | Prairie Wolf Pack |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Tries scored | 37 (average 5.3 per match) |
| Top point scorer | Dean Blanks (32) |
| Top try scorer | Geoff Warden (3) |
The 2010 CRC Season was the second season of the Canadian Rugby Championship. This was the first year when instead of the CRC Champion advancing to the Americas Rugby Championship, a Canada Selects team was chosen from players participating in the tournament to go on and represent Canada at the international tournament. This was also the first season that included a post-season to decide the winner of the MacTier Cup.
The 2010 Canadian Rugby Championship champions were The Rock, who defeated the Prairie Wolf Pack 19–8, in the nationally televised final.
Pre-season[]
There was no formal pre-season that the league put in place, so several teams played exhibition games against touring sides in order to prepare themselves for the season.
Scores[]
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2010 | Ontario Blues | 36-24 | UK Police |
| June 4, 2010 | The Rock | 6-20 | England Counties |
| June 8, 2010 | Ontario Blues | 26-32 | England Counties |
| July 10, 2010 | Ontario Blues | 69-11 | Midwest USA |
Regular season[]
Structure[]
The round-robin structure with four teams participating in a round-robin format, each team playing against each other team once stayed the same from the previous season, again with no divisions or conferences. There were six games in total.
Standings[]
| Place | Team | Games | Points | Bonus points | Table points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | For | Against | Difference | 4 Tries | 7 Point Loss | |||
| 1 | The Rock | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 35 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Prairie Wolf Pack | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 46 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | Ontario Blues | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | BC Bears | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 130 | -92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fixtures[]
August 7
|
| The Rock | 33–0 | Ontario Blues |
|---|---|---|
| Try: 2, , Ciaran Hearn, Con: 4 |
Report |
Swilers Rugby Park
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: |
August 14
|
| Prairie Wolf Pack | 41–6 | BC Bears |
|---|---|---|
| Try: Nanyak Dala 2, Scott Franklin, , Mozac Samson, Con: 2, 2 Pen: |
Report | Pen: Connor Braid 2 |
Calgary Rugby Park
|
August 21
|
| Prairie Wolf Pack | 15–13 | Ontario Blues |
|---|---|---|
| Try: , Mozac Samson, |
Report | Try: Con: Ander Monro Pen: Ander Monro 2 |
Calgary Rugby Park
|
August 21
|
| BC Bears | 12–34 | The Rock |
|---|---|---|
| Pen: Connor Braid 4 |
Report | Try: , Ciaran Hearn, Con: 2 Pen: 5 |
Klahanie Park, British Columbia
|
September 4
|
| Ontario Blues | 55–20 | BC Bears |
|---|---|---|
| Try: 2, Taylor Paris 2, , , Brett Beukeboom, Derek Daypuck Con: Ander Monro 6 Pen: Ander Monro |
Report | Try: , Con: Connor Braid 2 Pen: Connor Braid 2 |
Burlington Rugby Football Club, Ontario
Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Andrew Hosie |
September 4
|
| The Rock | 27–23 | Prairie Wolf Pack |
|---|---|---|
| Try: , , , , |
Report | Try: , , Pen: 2 |
Swilers Rugby Park
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: |
Postseason[]
This was the first year with a postseason, with the second place regular season team visiting the first place team at home, for a final. The final had the Rock beat the Prairie Wolf Pack 19–8 at home, winning their first ever MacTier Cup. The game was broadcast live on CBC, the first CRC game to ever be shown on live nationwide TV.
See also[]
External links[]
- Canadian Rugby Championship seasons
- 2010 in Canadian rugby union
- 2010 rugby union tournaments for clubs