- Calgary Mavericks
""'Rugby team
teamname = Calgary Mavericks
| fullname = Calgary Mavericks Rugby Football Club | union = Rugby Canada Calgary Rugby Union
nickname = "The Mavericks"
founded = 1960
location =Calgary, Alberta
country
url= calgarymavericksrugby.com/
ground =Calgary Rugby Park
capacity = 7,500
coach = Peter Koen
chairman = Vince Fowler
competitions =Rugby Canada Super League
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leftarm2=ffffff|body2= |rightarm2=fffffff|shorts2=00000|socks2=000000The Calgary Mavericks are a Canadian rugby union team based inCalgary, Alberta . The team plays in theRugby Canada Super League and draws most of its players from theCalgary Rugby Union , one of fourteen Rugby Unions that have rep teams in the RCSL.The Mavericks play their "home" games at
Calgary Rugby Park in Calgary.During the sixth season of the Super League the Mavericks became the first team outside of B.C. to win the league Championship defeating the
Toronto Xtreme (40-24).History
In 1998,
Rugby Canada and the provincial unions agreed to form theRugby Canada Super League . Fourteen unions and sub-unions were invited to compete in the new semi-professional league.External links
* [http://www.calgarymavericksrugby.com/ Official Site]
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