Edmonton Rugby Football Club

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.

Training sessions for mini’s have started at the Pirates clubhouse.

TIME: Fridays from 6 – 7:30 PM

Parents are more than welcome to stay and watch and if any are interested in coaching or becoming a coach, feel free to talk to the club members that are present.

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!!

Pirates is looking for individuals interested in coaching at the mini level (U8 to U16).  Funding is available for coaching development courses. Please contact us at info@piratesrugby.ca for more information.