▁a ▁club ▁formed ▁in ▁Montreal ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁Canada ' s ▁first ▁club . ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Montreal ▁also ▁played ▁its ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁sport ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁when ▁students ▁of ▁McG ill ▁University ▁played ▁against ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁exact ▁date ▁of ▁arrival ▁of ▁rugby ▁union ▁in ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago ▁is ▁unknown , ▁their ▁first ▁club ▁Northern ▁R FC ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁a ▁national ▁team ▁was ▁playing ▁by ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁cancel led ▁tour ▁to ▁British ▁Gu iana ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁switched ▁their ▁ven ue ▁to ▁Barb ados ; ▁introdu cing ▁rugby ▁to ▁the ▁island . ▁Other ▁Atlantic ▁countries ▁to ▁play ▁rugby ▁union ▁include ▁J ama ica ▁and ▁B erm uda . ▁ ▁Europe ▁ ▁The ▁growth ▁of ▁rugby ▁union ▁in ▁Europe ▁outside ▁the ▁ 6 ▁Nations ▁countries ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁playing ▁numbers ▁has ▁been ▁sp or adic . ▁Histor ically , ▁British ▁and ▁Irish ▁home ▁teams ▁played ▁the ▁Southern ▁Hem is phere ▁teams ▁of ▁Australia , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁and ▁South ▁Africa , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁France . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁Europe ▁were ▁left ▁to ▁play ▁amongst ▁themselves . ▁During ▁a ▁period ▁when ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁isolated ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁Irish ▁Un ions , ▁France , ▁lack ing ▁international ▁competition , ▁became ▁the ▁only ▁European ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁tier ▁to