The only two-game total point series inGrey Cup history was played between theOttawa Rough Riders and theToronto Balmy Beach Beachers. It was Ottawa's first Grey Cup championship since the Senators won back-to-back titles in 1925 and 1926. It was Balmy Beach's fourth and final appearance at a Grey Cup, winning two times in four opportunities.[1]
TheCanadian Rugby Union arranged the series after it refused to allow theWIFU winners, theWinnipeg Blue Bombers to compete in the final. The reason for the refusal was based on the WIFU season being played under rules that varied fromIRFU rules.[2]
Winnipeg won the total-point series by 30–2. Winnipeg would have advanced to the Grey Cup game, but were refused by the Canadian Rugby Union. They instead went to the United States at the beginning of the 1941 season to play theColumbus Bullies, the champions of theAmerican Football League, in a three-game series. The Bullies defeated the Blue Bombers 2 games to 1, with scores of 12–19, 6–0, and 31–1.[3]
