Langley Rams

The Rams were founded in 1948, where they were based in Surrey 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=LANGLEYRAMS&t=c&s=football&p=about|title = About the RAMS}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/default.asp?u=LANGLEYRAMS&t=c&s=football&p=NewsStory&newsID=26347|title=News Story}}

The Rams qualified for the Canadian CJFL Championship against the Saskatoon Hilltops 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.{{Citation

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| title =Hilltops eye national three-peat after crushing Beefeaters Saskatoon builds up massive first-half lead with to six TDs | newspaper = The StarPhoenix

| date =October 28, 2012

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| title =Hilltops romp to three-peat Saskatoon blanks Regina rivals to capture PFC championship

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| date = October 22, 2012

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|accessdate=November 10, 2012}} The Rams returned to the championship game in 2014, 2018, and 2019, but lost each time to the perennial powerhouse Hilltops.{{cite web|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/local-sports/saskatoon-hilltops/saskatoon-hilltops-do-it-again-win-6th-straight-canadian-bowl-title|title=Saskatoon Hilltops do it again, win 6th straight Canadian Bowl title|publisher=The StarPhoenix|date=November 17, 2019}}

In 2021, under the guidance of new head coach, Cory Philpot, the Rams defeated the Hilltops in the national semi-final by a score of 17–14.{{cite web|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/local-sports/saskatoon-hilltops/saskatoon-hilltops-dethroned-by-langley-rams-in-cjfl-national-semifinal|title=Saskatoon Hilltops dethroned by Langley Rams in CJFL national semifinal|publisher=The StarPhoenix|date=November 21, 2021}} The Rams then went on to dominate in the Canadian Bowl, defeating the London Beefeaters by a score of 37–0 to win the first national championship in franchise history.{{cite web|url=https://www.cjfl.org/news_article/show/1197133|title=Langley Rams Win Canadian Bowl|publisher=Canadian Junior Football League|date=December 4, 2021}}

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• [http://langleyrams.com/ Langley Rams homepage]
• [http://www.cjfl.org/ Canadian Junior Football League]

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Category:Canadian Junior Football League teams

Category:Sport in Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)

Category:Canadian football teams in Vancouver

Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1948

Category:1948 establishments in British Columbia