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Black Spruce Rugby

Full name

Black Spruce Rugby

Union

Rugby Canada
New Brunswick Rugby Union

Nickname(s)

Spruce

Location

Fredericton, New Brunswick

Ground(s)

Loyalists RFC

Chairman

Sherry Doiron

Coach(es)

Malcolm MacAfee /Keith McAlpine

Team kit

Official website

blackspruce.ca

Black Spruce Rugby are a Canadian rugby union team based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The team plays in the Rugby Canada Super League and draws most of its players from the New Brunswick Rugby Union.

The Spruce play their home games at Loyalists RFC in Fredericton.

History

In 1998, Rugby Canada and the provincial unions agreed to form the Rugby Canada Super League. Fourteen unions and sub-unions were invited to compete in the new semi-professional league. 9 teams played in the inaugural RCSL season - Black Spruce Rugby was one of the 9 original teams others were The Rock, NS Keiths, Montreal Olympics, Manitoba Buffalo, The Prairie Fire, Calgary Maverics, Edmonton Gold and the Crimson Tide.

v t e Rugby Canada Super League
Western Conference	Calgary Mavericks Edmonton Gold Fraser Valley Venom Manitoba Buffalo Saskatchewan Prairie Fire Vancouver Wave Vancouver Island Crimson Tide
Eastern Conference	Newfoundland Rock New Brunswick Black Spruce Niagara Thunder Nova Scotia Keltics Ottawa Harlequins Quebec Caribou Toronto Xtreme
Seasons	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Championship	MacTier Cup

Rugby union in Canada

Governing body

Rugby Canada

Provincial unions

National teams

Men's	Canada 7s A U-20
Women's	Canada 7s

Competitions

International

Hosted events

Defunct

International	Churchill Cup North America 4 Pacific Rim Championship
Domestic	Canadian Rugby Championship Rugby Canada Super League Rugby Canada National Junior Championship

Sports teams based in New Brunswick

Baseball

NBSBL:	Moncton Fisher Cats Saint John Alpines Chatham Ironmen Fredericton Royals

Basketball

ECBL:	Moncton Motion Saint John Union Bathurst Bears

Football

AFL:	Moncton Junior Mustangs University of New Brunswick Fredericton Red Bombers University of New Brunswick Saint John Seawolves
MFL:	Capital Area Gladiators Moncton Mustangs Saint John Wanderers
MWFL:	Capital Area Lady Gladiators Moncton Vipers Saint John Storm

Hockey

QMJHL:	Acadie–Bathurst Titan Moncton Wildcats Saint John Sea Dogs
MHL:	Campbellton Tigers Edmundston Blizzard Fredericton Red Wings Grand Falls Rapids Miramichi Timberwolves

Ringette

NRL:	Atlantic Attack

Roller derby

WFTDA:	Fog City Rollers Muddy River Rollers

Rugby union

RCNJC:	New Brunswick Timber
NWL:	New Brunswick Black Caps

U Sports Canada

CCAA

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