Roughriders to make long-awaited Regina return

Saskatchewan’s popular sports team, the CFL’s Saskatchewan Roughriders, will make their return to Regina this August for the first time in almost two years.

The Roughriders will kick off their season at home in Regina, with a game against the BC Lions. This will mark the start of a four-game home stand for Saskatchewan, with matches in the following weeks against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Redblacks, along with the traditional Labour Day weekend match-up against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The team will be looking to build on their 2019 season, where they finished with the best record in the Western Conference, but they fell short in the Conference Finals against Winnipeg. Key players set to return include quarterback Cody Farjado and receivers Shaq Evans and Kyran Moore.

Saskatchewan is known for its fervent CFL supporters, the type of fanbase that makes its presence known through everything from face paint to creative banner printing, and single-game tickets for the upcoming season have been moving quickly.

The 2021 CFL season has been delayed months from the typical June start date, and it comes after the 2020 season was cancelled in its entirety for social distancing reasons. The revised schedule will have each team featuring in 14 matchups. The CFL’s traditional six-team playoff will follow this abbreviated season, culminating in a final for the Grey Cup in Hamilton on December 12.

The Roughriders’ 2021 season will kick off at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium with the game against the Lions on August 6, and it will continue into the fall.