We have scheduled a day for team/club photos. Info will be sent out from reps regarding dress for the photos.
WHEN: Thursday, August 19th, 2010 from 7 to 9 PM
WHERE: West Edmonton Mall Pirate Ship
WHO: all current playing members of the Pirates (seniors and juniors)
Congrats go out to some members of the Pirates family. Shelby and Britney, two members of the Pirates U-18 Girls team, represented Edmonton in the Alberta Summer Games this week. The Edmonton team was also coached by Pirate president Kady Martin. The team lost by a kick in the gold medal game on Thursday, but still bring home silver. Congratulations ladies!
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.
The mini’s and junior’s schedule has been posted by the AJRA. You can find the webpage here.
First games for MINI’S are scheduled for Saturday, May 1st, 2010.
Games for mini’s are festival style, so they will be pooling all of the children from each age group to make the teams — that is why there are no specific team times on the schedule, only age group times. Please show up for the start of your age group time.
First games for junior’s (U-18) are scheduled for Wednesday, July 7th, 2010.
Games for junior’s will be team based, so once final team numbers have been determined a more detailed schedule will follow.
The men’s and women’s teams are holding optional fitness sessions — the men’s are held on Mondays @ 7 PM, women’s on Tuesdays @ 7 PM. While they are optional, it is strongly recommended that players attend when they can. Any non-players interested in participating are more than welcome with the purchase of a social membership for the year ($50).
With the fields clear of snow we will starting outdoor training after the Easter long weekend. Training for both the men’s and women’s teams will be Tuesday, April 6th and 8th (due to the holiday Monday), after which we will switch to our regular schedule. Anyone interested in giving rugby a try is welcome to pop by the Pirates land (1904 167 Ave).
NORMAL TRAINING SCHEDULE:
Women: Mondays and Thursdays, warmup starts @ 6:30 PM, training starts @ 7 PM
Men: Tuesdays and Thursdays, warmup starts @ 6:30 PM, training starts @ 7 PM
Juniors (U-16 and U-18) interested in training with their respective senior teams are more than welcome to come out as well.
The ERU Awards Banquet was held Saturday, September 26th and congratulations need to be extended to our own Kady Martin, who won Club Administrator of the Year. Congratulations Kady on all your hard work this year!
A big thank you to everyone involved in helping organize this years banquet — the first ever in our own clubhouse! The following awards were handed out after dinner:
Junior Boys MVP — Dylan Orr
Junior Girls MVP — Kirstin McDonell
Senior Women’s Rookie of the Year — Amelia Towns
Senior Men’s Rookie of the Year — Bret Shandro
Senior Women’s Most Improved Player — Rachelle Rose
Senior Men’s Most Improved Player — Mark Grenier
Senior Women’s Most Valuable Player — Alexa Fleming
Senior Men’s Most Valuable Player — Joel Poshtar
Disco Cheetah — Michelle Maycock
Pig of the Year — Shaun McLaughlin
Barf Kilips — Mark Grenier and Pablo Techera
Clubperson of the Year — Will Grady
Sportsman of the Year — Keith Darby
Congratulations to all of our award winners and thank you to all who attended — you made it the fabulous night that it was.
Pictures have been posted in the gallery.
Congratulations to the U-18 girls team, who won their city final game 5 – 0. They are the 2009 Northern Alberta Champions! Way to go ladies!!
Congratulations to the men’s team, who defeated Leduc 34 – 5 to win the 2009 E3 Shield. We welcome a new piece of hardware to hang in the clubhouse!!
Congratulations to the women’s team, who came in third in the EW2 division after a heartbreaking overtime loss in their semi-final game.
Congratulations to the U-18 boys team, who really pulled through and came together as a team, despite the bumps along the way. We look forward to great things from you guys next season!!
