#Ontario Rugby Football Union

Canadian Football’s Quirky Playoffs, Part II: No Dominion Championship in 1885, An All-Star Game Instead

This is the second in an ongoing series of articles looking back at some of Canadian football’s rather quirky playoff systems used over the years. A previous article examined how tie schedules and cha…

Canadian Football History·Jun 3·4 min read

Canadian Football’s Quirky Playoffs, Part I: Tie Schedules and Challenge Cups in 1884

With the recent announcement that the CFL is changing its playoff format in 2027, I thought it would be an interesting learning experience to revisit some of the old playoff systems used in Canadian f…

Canadian Football History·May 13·5 min read

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Tigers Quit the Big Four

In the Spring of 1948, the Hamilton Tigers shocked the Canadian football world when they announced their withdrawal from the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. A founding member of the league also …

Canadian Football History·Apr 1·5 min read

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Getting Ready for the Grey Cup’s TV Debut

It’s September 1952 and a new technology - black and white television - is taking the country and much of the world by storm. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) entered the TV business with t…

Canadian Football History·Oct 28·3 min read

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