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
Canada national Australian rules football team Canada national Australian rules football team The Northwind is Canada's national Australian rules football team that represents the clubs and teams of AFL Canada. Northwind players are selected from the best Canadian-born players from the club teams across Canada. The team plays in international tournaments, including the Australian Football International Cup and the 49th Parallel Cup. The Northwind's guernsey has the Maple leaf, the floral emblem of Canada, in the national colours of red and white. The team formed to participate in the Australian Football International Cup in 2002 (finishing 9th) 2005 (finishing 7th) and 2008 (finishing 6th) as well