Edmonton Rugby Football Club

…Wednesday, July 28th.  Come watch as the U – 18 Girls take on Red Deer.  Kickoff is at 7 PM.

The U-18 schedule has been posted under the Junior Rugby page.  Pirates games will also be put in the Pirates Events Calendar.  We will continue to take registrations for juniors throughout the season.

Thanks to all the juniors who came out to juniors night.  Here is the updated dates/schedules for the upcoming season:

U-18 Boys practices are scheduled to being Tuesday, June 8th @ 7 PM and will be every Tuesday and Thursday through the summer.  U-18 Girls practices are scheduled to begin Tuesday, June 15th @ 6:30 PM and will be every Tuesday and Thursday through the summer.

First games are scheduled to begin Wednesday, July 7th, 2010.  All games will be on Wednesdays through July and August.  Most will have a 7 PM kickoff.  This means registrations and payments need to be received by Monday, July 5th, 2010 if you want to be eligible to play in this first game.  We will continue to take payments and forms beyond this date.  However, the AJRA needs more concrete numbers in order to plan the season schedule so we need players to be bringing in their registration forms and payments ASAP!!  They have set a deadline of Friday, June 25th, 2010 to get a MINIMUM of 10 players registered per team in order for them to schedule us into the league.

If you have questions or concerns, feel free to email Alexa Fleming (Club Registrar).

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.

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.

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.