1908 Dominion Championship
The 1908 Dominion Championship was a Canadian football game that was played on November 28, 1908, between the Hamilton Tigers and the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, that determined the Senior Rugby Football champion of Canada.[2] The Interprovincial Rugby Football Union champion Tigers defeated the Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union champion Varsity Blues 21–17 to claim their second Dominion Championship.[3] This was the last Dominion Championship played before the establishment of the Grey Cup trophy for the 1909 Dominion Championship game.[4]
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| Date | November 28, 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Rosedale Field, Rosedale, Toronto | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | W.B. Hendry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 7,550[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Tigers Champions, defeated Toronto University 21-17, in Final for Dominion Rugby Title (page 20 of archive, image mirrored)". The Montreal Gazette. November 30, 1908. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- Brunt, Stephen. 100 Grey Cups. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- "CFL Guide and Record Book, 2017 Edition" (PDF). Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- "1st Grey Cup honoured at Rosedale Field". May 29, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
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