Rugby football
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War Years
Varsity football was cancelled in 1915 following a unanimous decision by Mount Allison University students. It was viewed by the students that it was the school's patriotic duty to curtail spending on sports when so much of Canada’s resources were being devoted to the war effort. UNB invited Mount Allison to join a new football league in 1916, but Mount Allison declined to participate, stating in The Argosy (December 1915) that "it was not the proper time to discuss football matters and that we preferred to wait till after the war before discussing a new football league."
Interclass rugby football continued to be played at Mount Allison, however, as it had since 1910, with the Sophomore, Freshman and Academy teams competing for the Gass Shield.
Mount Allison University interclass (class of 1919) rugby football team, 1915-16
Mount Allison University interclass (class of 1919) rugby football sweater
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