Edmonton Rugby Football Club

RUGBYFEST 2010

So I headed out on Sunday Morning, not expecting what to find for our 10 am game. What I experienced was probably the best Rugbyfest moment I have ever seen.   I arrived to discover players in Pirates Jerseys.  2 actual Pirates and 3 guys they had found and knew, or had heard, a little bit about rugby.  I went into the change room to try and see if there was some stragglers.  I find Johnny in the change room, rushing around trying to find his stuff.  Now this was a BIG game he was late for.  The Pirates were sitting at 0 wins, 2 losses and 2 ties (from the game we played against ourselves).  It was plus four, with rain/snow coming down.  We had managed to convince the LT’s to play Five on Five rugby (full field, good idea).  So this was a Big game, 10th place was on the line.
So Johnny can’t find his boots anywhere…. So he has some decisions to make.
1. Call it a day and watch the game.
2. Tough it out in runners and do what he can.
3. Go to the local Rugby vender and drop $100 on new boots so he can play the last 3 minutes of “Fives”.

Well of course Johnny chose #3…… and managed to get the last 3 minutes in of the Fives game in.  A well fought 45-5 loss.  We were able to secure 11th place.
Johnny defines what being a Pirate is all about!  Truly a great Rugbyfest moment.

Well the Pirate Men have got off to a fairly good start to the 2010 season.  With wins over Cold Lake (54-12) and the Druids (50-20). Both games were close until Half time until the Pirates pulled away in the second half of both games.  The hard work the guys did in the winter, as well as on their own away from practice has really showed so far.   Lots of season to go and lot’s more hard work ahead, however we are going in the right direction.

The senior rugby schedule (men’s AND women’s) has been posted.  Please see the Fixtures and Results page.  Pirates games have also been listed in the Pirates Events Calendar.