The Niagara Lightning (formerly Niagara Thunder) are a Canadian rugby union team based in southern Ontario. The team plays in the Rugby Canada National Junior Championship and draws most of its players from the Niagara Rugby Union.
The Lightning play their "home" games in Hamilton (Mohawk Sports Park) and nearby Burlington, Oakville (Crusader Park), and Brantford.
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—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
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Should sink beneath the wave;
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And there should be her grave;
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The lightning and the gale!”
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