1920 in Canadian football 1920 in Canadian football CIRFU and IRFU adopted a four-yard Interference rule while the CRU opted for three yards of Interference. ARFU played games with 12 players per side and introduced the snap-back. The reduction in the number of players was done for monetary reasons as train rates were high after World War I. The CRU would make the same changes in 1921. The MRFU champion Winnipeg Victorias were unable to field a full team for the WCRFU finals and withdrew from competition. The MRFU wanted to substitute the second place University of Manitoba Varsity team but the SRFU refused
1952 in Canadian football 1952 in Canadian football Events in Canadian football in 1952. The Canadian Rugby Union received television revenue for the first time when it was paid $7,500 by CBC for the rights to televise the Grey Cup game. CBLT Toronto was the only station to carry the game live. The WIFU increased their games to 16 per team. "Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, Pts = Points" "Note: All dates in 1952" "NOTE: During this time most players played both ways, so the All-Star selections