Edmonton Rugby Football Club - The Pirates » Men’s Rugby

COACH’S CORNER

MMoss — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 05:13:37 +0000

The depth that we have this season really showed Wed. night vs St Albert. We had close to 18 players away or injured, yet we still had a strong group out. The Pirates have worked hard all year on counter attack, and that they did 3 straight times in the first half, turning dropped balls and turnovers into trys. St Albert came out hard and took he play to us but sticking to our game plan we absorbed the pressure.
A very complete game, with the usual wide ball attack lead to a 50-5 win for the Pirates. Good work on keeping the points down, which has been an issue this year. We now go into a 2 week break, which will allow the team to recover and work on our overall fitness. The playoff drive is just around the corner….

-Mike

Coaches Corner- SR MEN ON A ROLL

MMoss — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:32:30 +0000

After a couple of close losses to the Clan and Edson, the Pirates Sr. mens team have got themselves into a 3 game winning streak, with 60-0 vs St Albert, 45-24 vs Leduc and 36-22 vs Lep/Tigers.
The Pirates have proven that they are a team not to be taken lightly. With a game average of 42 points a game for, it’s obvious that we are looking to spread the ball wide and play some open exciting running rugby which, for the most part, we have done in every game this year. The flip side of that is an average of 21 points against a game, which is something we will be working hard to improve on during the second half of the season. So at the half way point of the season, we have some modest optimism that a playoff spot is in our future.- Mike Moss

COACHES CORNER

MMoss — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:30:02 +0000

It was a wonderful night for Rugby, the sky’s cleared. No rain, but a soft pitch. The perfect situation for a Friday night game. The Pirates have been trying to play some fast, wide rugby. So the last 2 games, having been played in full out rain storms, lead to two straight (close) losses… We could sense that things were going to be different tonight. A full bench and lots of ball movement, was a little too much for St Albert RFC to handle tonight. A very entertaining 60-0 victory for the Pirates was the result of some hard work done. The backs ran at will, at times. The forwards dominating the scrum, set a perfect attack platform as well. TGIF!

COACHES CORNER

MMoss — Fri, 21 May 2010 22:08:45 +0000

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.

Senior Rugby Schedule Posted

Alexa — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:25:05 +0000

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.

Optional Fitness Sessions

Alexa — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:05:59 +0000

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).

Outdoor Training Begins

Alexa — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:04:43 +0000

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.

Club Award Winners

Alexa — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:06:37 +0000

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.