Edmonton Gold

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Canada Edmonton Gold
Full nameEdmonton Gold Rugby Football Club
UnionRugby Canada
Edmonton Rugby Union
NicknameGold
Founded1998 (1998)
LocationEdmonton, Alberta
GroundEllerslie Rugby Park (Capacity: n/a)
ChairmanFile:Flag of Canada.svg Jo Reinbold
CoachFile:Flag of Canada.svg Mike Dowell
Official website
edmontonrugby.com

The Edmonton Gold were a Canadian rugby union team based in Edmonton, Alberta. The team played in the Rugby Canada Super League and drew most of its players from the Edmonton Rugby Union, one of fourteen Rugby Unions that have rep teams in the RCSL.

The Gold played their home games at Ellerslie Rugby Park in Edmonton.

History

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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.

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