2012 Chris Krause Tournament
Saturday April 28th 2012 Men Divison (8 teams)
Saturday May 5th 2012 Women (8 teams)
Contact John Watkins for more info
johnnybwatkins@hotmail.com
Previous Winners
Men
| 1977 | Kingston RFC | 1978 | Oshawa Vikings RFC |
| 1979 | Ajax Wanderers RFC | 1980 | Oshawa Vikings RFC |
| 1981 | Brock RFC | 1982 | Brock RFC |
| 1983 | Brock RFC | 1984 | Brock RFC |
| 1985 | Markham RFC | 1986 | Barrie RFC |
| 1987 | Oshawa Vikings RFC | 1988 | Brock RFC |
| 1989 | Oshawa Vikings RFC | 1990 | Brock RFC |
| 1991 | Oshawa Vikings RFC | 1992 | Brantford Harlequins RFC |
| 1993 | Brock RFC | 1994 | Brock RFC |
| 1995 | Brock RFC | 1996 | Highland RFC |
| 1997 | Wooten Bassett (UK) | 1998 | Brock RFC |
| 1999 | Brock RFC | 2000 | Oshawa Vikings RFC |
| 2001 | Brock RFC | 2002 | Brock RFC |
| 2003 | Peterborough Pagans RFC | 2004 | Barrie RFC |
| 2005 | Oshawa Vikings RFC | 2006 | Oshawa Vikings RFC |
| 2007 | Oshawa Vikings RFC | 2008 | Oshawa Vikings RFC |
| 2009 | Peterborough Pagans RFC | 2010 | Barrie RFC |
| 2011 | Oshawa Vikings RFC | | |
Women
2000 | Peterborough Pagans RFC | 2001 | Peterborough Pagans RFC |
2002 | Peterborough Pagans RFC | 2003 | Peterborough Pagans RFC |
2004 | Toronto Nomads RFC | 2005 | Stoney Creek RFC |
2006 | Stoney Creek RFC | 2007 | Stoney Creek RFC |
| 2008 | Oshawa Vikings RFC | 2009 | Oshawa Vikings RFC |
| 2010 | No Tournament | 2011 | Toronto Scottish RFC |
For more information on becoming a part of this incredible tournament, please contact John Watkins at
johnnybwatkins@hotmail.com
Chris Krause
Chris Krause was born in England in 1923 and immigrated to
Toronto, Canada in 1951. He played wing-three-quarter with the Toronto
Nomads in the early 1950s, and started working for General Motors in
Oshawa in 1956.
Chris realised that the Canadian boys had few opportunities to
participate in contact sports after high school, and believe that rugby
would fill a void for enthusiastic young athletes. When somebody -
possibly Jimmy Stephenson - said "Why don't you start your own club,
Krause?", Chris did exactly that.
The official foundation date for the Oshawa Vikings R.F.C. was Thursday, 12 February 1959.
Chris and the Vikings club were also very active in the development of
schools rugby in the Oshawa area, and the success of Oshawa schools in
the early Ontario High School Championships, which Chris helped
organise, contributed significantly to the club's growth through the
1960s.
Chris Krause passed away in the winter of 1983 following a lengthy
battle with cancer. We all miss his enthusiasm and tenacity. We honour
his memory with an annual Men's and Women's tournament held on
consecutive weekends in the spring.