Rugby Manitoba

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Rugby Manitoba
Sport Rugby
Jurisdiction Manitoba
Founded1879 (1879)
HeadquartersWinnipeg, MB
Sponsor Sport Canada, Sport Manitoba
Official website
rugbymb.ca
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Rugby Manitoba is the provincial administrative body for rugby union in Manitoba, Canada. [1]

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References

  1. http://www.rugbymb.ca