New Brunswick Timber

Black Spruce Rugby
Full name Black Spruce Rugby
Union Rugby Canada
New Brunswick Rugby Union
Nickname(s) Spruce
Location Fredericton, New Brunswick
Ground(s) Loyalists RFC
Chairman Sherry Doiron
Coach(es) Malcolm MacAfee /Keith McAlpine
Team kit
Official website
blackspruce.ca

Black Spruce Rugby are a Canadian rugby union team based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The team plays in the Rugby Canada Super League and draws most of its players from the New Brunswick Rugby Union.

The Spruce play their home games at Loyalists RFC in Fredericton.

History

In 1998, Rugby Canada and the provincial unions agreed to form the Rugby Canada Super League. Fourteen unions and sub-unions were invited to compete in the new semi-professional league. 9 teams played in the inaugural RCSL season - Black Spruce Rugby was one of the 9 original teams others were The Rock, NS Keiths, Montreal Olympics, Manitoba Buffalo, The Prairie Fire, Calgary Maverics, Edmonton Gold and the Crimson Tide.

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