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2017 Canadian Rugby Championship

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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/
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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]

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

Teams

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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

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Place Team Games Points Bonus
points
Table
points
Played Won Lost Drawn For Against Difference 4 Tries 7 Point Loss
1 BC Bears 3 3 0 0 104 56 +48 2 0 14
2 Ontario Blues 3 2 1 0 73 76 -3 1 0 12
3 Atlantic Rock 3 1 2 0 63 73 -10 0 1 7
4 Prairie Wolf Pack 3 0 3 0 51 121 -70 0 2 2

Fixtures

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

Week 1

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Week 2

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Week 3

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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

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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

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

Final

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2017 Canadian Rugby Championship".