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Rugby Québec is the popular name of the Fédération de Rugby du Québec (formerly the Québec Rugby Union) which is the provincial governing body for the sport of rugby union in the Canadian province of Québec. The Fédération de Rugby du Québec is affiliated with the Canadian Rugby Union. The Fédération de Rugby du Québec origins are hard to trace for two reasons. First, rugby union in Canada converged with and then later split from the game of Canadian football, often with rugby football unions representing both games, thus making an exact history hard to establish. Second, the Fédération de Rugby du Québec has not put a great emphasis on maintaining detailed historical records. This has led to gaps in its administrative and competition history and the lost information may never be known. The Westmount Rugby Club traces its roots back to 1876 or 1878, and some sort of organized rugby has been played in Québec ever since. In the 1920s and 1930s many clubs made the transition to professional or semi-professional football. Regardless, several leagues were formed during the 1950s that were not associated with the Québec Rugby Union. This changed in the later 1960s and in the late 1970s the union officially changed its name to the Fédération de Rugby du Québec. The FRQ has many differing levels and types of competition. There are two predominate competitions that have the longest historical record. The first is the ''Premier Championship Cup'', which is awarded annually to the best rugby team in cup competition. This has also been known as the "Quebec Cup", ''Senior Cup'', the ''First Division Cup'', the ''A Division Cup'' and (formerly) the ''Standard Life Cup'' and can trace its origins back to the 1950s. The second oldest championship is the ''Intermediate Cup'', awarded to the best club team in the ''second side'' cup competition. This has also been known as the ''Second Division Cup'', the ''B Division Cup'' and the ''Des O'Neill Trophy''. ==Original clubs== As leagues in Montréal and the ''St. Lawrence Rugger and Cricket Association'' were formed, the first cohort of modern clubs was founded. * Montreal Barbarians RFC - founded in 1953 and primarily located in the West Island of Montréal, this suburban club was Québec champions in 1957, 1963 and 1964, was First Division champs in 1997 to 1999 and 2002 to 2006 and, finally, was Second Division champs in 1997 to 1999 and 2001 to 2006. * Westmount Rugby Club - possibly the oldest rugby club in North America, this team, once known as the ''Montreal (Rugby) Football Club'', merged the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association and later became the Montreal Scottish RFC. After some members left to form the Wanderers and Barbarians, the club settled down in Westmount, and during its glory years in the 1960s challenged for many titles. *Town of Mount Royal RFC - founded in 1955,〔http://www.tmrrugby.com〕 members of this club would later found the Montreal Irish Rugby Football Club. Situated in TMR and owners of its own clubhouse, this club once was a league powerhouse. *Montreal Wanderers RFC - founded in 1957 as an offshoot of Westmount Rugby Club, and now located in Verdun, this team was one of the premier teams in eastern Canada during the 1960s. * Montreal Irish Rugby Football Club - founded in 1957, this urban based team later moved out to its own grounds and clubhouse in the rural suburbs of Montréal. Once a powerhouse, with First Division championships in 1958, 1959, 1969 and 1982, and a Second Division title in 1982. The club has more recently returned to prominence winning the Premier Division Championship in 2010 and 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rugby Quebec」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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