The Langley Rams (formerly the South Surrey Rams and Big Kahuna Rams) are a Canadian Junior

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team based in Langley, British Columbia. The Rams play in the six-team B.C. Football Conference, which itself is part of the

Canadian Junior Football League The Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) is a national Major Junior Canadian football league consisting of 19 teams playing in five provinces across Canada. The teams compete annually for the Canadian Bowl. Many CJFL players move on to profess ...

(CJFL) and competes annually for the national title known as the

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History

The Rams were founded in 1948, where they were based in

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and known as the Surrey Rams and later the South Surrey Rams when the club briefly relocated to South Surrey. In 2006, the team was renamed the Big Kahuna Rams after a sponsorship deal was signed with Big Kahuna Sport Company. On December 5, 2010, the team was officially introduced as the Langley Rams as the team made the move to Langley to play in McLeod Athletic Park Stadium. The Rams qualified for the Canadian CJFL Championship against the

Saskatoon Hilltops The Saskatoon Hilltops are a junior Canadian football team based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Hilltops play in the six-team Prairie Football Conference, which is part of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) and compete annually for the ...

in 2012, which was the team's first appearance in the title game since 1992. However, the Rams lost to the Hilltops by a score of 23–21, giving the Hilltops their third straight Championship. The Rams returned to the championship game in 2014, 2018, and 2019, but lost each time to the perennial powerhouse Hilltops. In 2021, under the guidance of new head coach,

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, the Rams defeated the Hilltops in the national semi-final by a score of 17–14. The Rams then went on to dominate in the Canadian Bowl, defeating the

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by a score of 37–0 to win the first national championship in franchise history.

2021 National Championship Season

References

External links

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