Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Westmount Rugby Club is a Canadian rugby club based in Downtown,Montreal, Quebec. Despite McGill University having a team in 1874, Westmount, which claims to have been established between 1876 and 1878, also claims to be the oldest independent (as opposed to college-affiliated) rugby club in North America.The club later became associated with the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (known as the M.A.A.).[citation needed]In the 1930s, the Rugby Club split from the MAA, and changed its name to the Montreal Scottish RFC,[citation needed] and had a Scottish-only player policy. In the 1950s this policy resulted in the creation of two new teams of non-Scots in Montreal: the Montreal Wanderers RFC, and the Montreal Barbarians. Soon after, the club opened its memberships to non-Scots. By the 1970s, the team had moved to Westmount, and had changed its name to the Westmount Rugby Club, officially incorporated in 1976.[citation needed]The club continues to play in the B Division of the Rugby Quebec, winning the C division championship in 2011. The home field is Westmount Park field, in Westmount. We currently have One Competitive Mens team, One Social Mens team, One Womens competitive/social team, a Juniors Program and a Mini's Program.. }
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- Westmount_Rugby_Club abstract "The Westmount Rugby Club is a Canadian rugby club based in Downtown,Montreal, Quebec. Despite McGill University having a team in 1874, Westmount, which claims to have been established between 1876 and 1878, also claims to be the oldest independent (as opposed to college-affiliated) rugby club in North America.The club later became associated with the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (known as the M.A.A.).[citation needed]In the 1930s, the Rugby Club split from the MAA, and changed its name to the Montreal Scottish RFC,[citation needed] and had a Scottish-only player policy. In the 1950s this policy resulted in the creation of two new teams of non-Scots in Montreal: the Montreal Wanderers RFC, and the Montreal Barbarians. Soon after, the club opened its memberships to non-Scots. By the 1970s, the team had moved to Westmount, and had changed its name to the Westmount Rugby Club, officially incorporated in 1976.[citation needed]The club continues to play in the B Division of the Rugby Quebec, winning the C division championship in 2011. The home field is Westmount Park field, in Westmount. We currently have One Competitive Mens team, One Social Mens team, One Womens competitive/social team, a Juniors Program and a Mini's Program.".