Winnipeg Rifles
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| Established | 1999 |
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| Based in | Prairie Football Conference |
| Colours | Black, navy blue, gold, silver |
| Website | Official website |
The Winnipeg Rifles is a
Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Rifles are members of the Canadian Junior Football League and play their home games in Maple Grove Park
.
History
Canad Inns Stadium
, where the Rifles played until 2012Junior football in Winnipeg dates back to the 1920s, with the formation of the Manitoba Junior Football League. In 1953, teams from Winnipeg began playing in the CJFL, the most successful being the Winnipeg Rods, who won three championships. Those teams would eventually fold or merge. The Winnipeg Hawkeyes were the last Winnipeg-based team prior to the Rifles, folding in 1996.
In 1999, an effort to bring back a team to Winnipeg was headed by James Ladd (Manitoba Football Hall of Fame inductee). The team began play in the CJFL in 2002, playing out of
IG Field. As of the 2021 season, home games are played at Maple Grove Rugby Park
in St. Vital.
The team is named after the Royal Winnipeg Rifles Regiment which was founded in 1883.
Games
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Saskatoon Hilltops-Rifles playoff game on October 10, 2008 -
Rifles 9 Hilltops 43 on September 19, 2012 -
Winnipeg Rifles 13 - 43 Saskatoon Hilltops, Playoff game on October 19, 2014, at the Saskatoon Minor Football Field -
Defensive Back Cam Penner of the Winnipeg Rifles
External links
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