Armadale Cup Results 1976-1988
| Date | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| CNJFL Armadale Cup | ||||
| 13.11.1976 | Regina Rams | 45 | Hamilton Hurricanes | 23 |
| 20.11.1977 | Edmonton Wildcats | 28 | Hamilton Hurricanes | 0 |
| 19.11.1978 | Saskatoon Hilltops | 24 | Ottawa Sooners | 4 |
| 10.11.1979 | Ottawa Sooners | 13 | Regina Rams | 9 |
| 08.11.1980 | Regina Rams | 26 | Hamilton Hurricanes | 15 |
| 14.11.1981 | Regina Rams | 46 | Hamilton Hurricanes | 24 |
| CJFL Armadale Cup | ||||
| 13.11.1982 | Renfrew Trojans | 46 | Montreal Jr Concordes | 0 |
| 12.11.1983 | Edmonton Wildcats | 30 | Ottawa Sooners | 11 |
| 10.11.1984 | Ottawa Sooners | 46 | Richmond Raiders | 23 |
| 09.11.1985 | Saskatoon Hilltops | 29 | Ottawa Sooners | 11 |
| 15.11.1986 | Regina Rams | 53 | Ottawa Sooners | 12 |
| 15.11.1987 | Regina Rams | 31 | St. Vital Mustangs | 23 |
| 12.11.1988 | Okanagan Suns | 50 | Burlington Jr Tiger-Cats | 0 |
Report
Regina Rams won the Canadian National Junior Football League on five occasions between the Cup being known as the Leader-Post Trophy and being rebranded the Canadian Bowl (1976 to 1988). Saskatoon Hilltops, Ottawa Sooners and Edmonton Wildcats won it twice, and Okanagan Suns and Renfrew Trojans once each.
The Canadian Rugby Union was renamed the Canadian National Junior Football League in 1974, and two years later the Leader-Post Trophy renamed the Armadale Cup. It was again renamed the Canadian Bowl seven years after the CNJFL was rebranded the Canadian Junior Football League.
![Canadian Bowl Trophy [Reference: 4]](https://i0.wp.com/eirball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/CanadianBowlTrophy-resized-1.jpg?w=778&ssl=1)
About the Canadian Bowl and Armadale Cup
The Canadian Bowl is the Championship Game of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL), the second level of Canadian Football. It was first played in 1907 as the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) Junior Championship, then after one year in 1947 as the Evergreen Bowl it became the Leader-Post Trophy. It was known as the Leader-Post Trophy until 1976, two years after the Canadian Rugby Union (CRU) was renamed the Canadian National Junior Football League (CNJFL), when the Trophy was rebranded the Armadale Cup. It was again renamed in 1989, this time as the Canadian Bowl, seven years after the CNJFL became the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL).
About Canadian Football
The 12v12 version of the game played in Canada differs from American Football not only in the number of players allowed on the field at any one time (12 in a Canadian Football team versus 11 in an American Football team), but also in the size of the field (a Canadian Football field is 110 yards long with two 20-yard endzones, while an American Football field is 100 yards long with two 15 yard endzones). Canadian Football teams also have only three downs (attempts) in which to gain 10 yards or the ball is turned over as opposed to four downs in American Football. There is also the possibility of scoring a “Rouge” in Canadian Football – this happens when the ball is kicked through the back of the endzone, and is worth one point.
References
Images
[1] Canadian Junior Football League | Facebook (2011) CJFL Profile Picture: March 3, 2011 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/s720x720/172369_166507693399012_2554406_o.jpg?_nc_cat=108&_nc_eui2=AeEmInrSy7Bp5Q4nj_j07-ZNBsVadK5KjxZ41fzEaVCISv70yVik13v0v3zYpBxRgsfUNu-p8l9wNdwiUtbFgjxmLVz-GqrX6CXGQ0Q1t3vEOg&_nc_ohc=qW-lYWvPX78AQld50UAOtsqMmpIdM9heSa3xodVrfPzv-6YUYkLSkRtlA&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=6d635c510b3954231714cee2128f1767&oe=5E6D4BE8%5BAccessed 20 December 2019]
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[2] British Columbia Football Conference (2019) CJFL Records | All Time Standings [Internet] Available from: https://cdn4.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0132/8193/Team_Standings_1887-2016.pdf?_ga=2.223530395.1807741386.1558376670-2095904572.1558376670 [Accessed 21 May 2019]
[3] Canadian Junior Football League (2021) Canadian Bowl Central [Internet] Available from: https://www.cjfl.org/page/show/1285404-canadian-bowl-central [Accessed 4 January 2021]
Images
[4] Canadian Junior Football League (2021) CanadianBowlTrophy[Internet] Available from: https://cdn1.sportngin.com/attachments/photo/8099/3058/CanadianBowlTrophy.jpg [Accessed 4 January 2021]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Robert Burns. Judith Burns, Steve Hearn, Anton Pippo O’Grady, John Wills, John Morahan & John Kane.
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