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IMPORTANT INSURANCE NOTICE REGARDING THE TRURO SEVENS
February 5, 2010

Based on correspondence received from Rugby Nova Scotia, the NBRU would like to advise it's members that the Truro Sevens Tournament is not sanctioned by Rugby Nova Scotia or Rugby Canada. As a result, any insurance coverage purchased through Rugby Canada will not be valid for this event. The Truro Rugby Club is currently looking at insuring players and referees for the tournament under a separate insurance policy. Further information will be provided when available.  

NBRU AGM/STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION 
February 1, 2010

The NBRU AGM will be held this Saturday February 6 at the Saint Thomas University Conference Centre on Forest Hill Road in Fredericton (map). The AGM will begin at 10am with the buiness session, followed in the afternoon by an inportant Strategic Planning Session. All NBRU members are welcome to attend. The reports for the AGM can be found under the 2010 AGM section.

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MARITIME FINAL WEEKEND 
October 30, 2009

UNB AND MOUNT ALLISON WOMEN'S TEAMS COMBINE FOR CANCER FUNDRAISER 
October 9, 2009

PLAYOFF PICTURE TO BE DECIDED THIS WEEKEND
October 9, 2009

There is still plenty to play for in the final weekend of the regular season and there are a number of teams vying for playoff spots and home field advantage. In the Mens A division just one point separates the league leading Trojans from the second place Fredericton Loyalists. Both teams will be looking to secure bonus point wins this weekend to secure home field advantage in the playoffs. The Loyalists are at home to the Moncton Black Tide, while the Trojans travel to Belleisle to play the Rovers. In the Mens B division the Charlotte County Bulldogs and the Belleisle Rovers have wrapped up the top two playoff berths, but the remaining four teams in the division are still in with an opportunity to secure the final two spots. The Woodstock Wildmen travel to Saint John to play the Trojans, while the Loyalists entertain the Saint John Irish. In a battle of the top two teams, the Rovers play host to the Bulldogs. This is a bye week for the Senior Womens Division and action will resume on October 17.

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SEVENS RUGBY FEELING GOLDEN WITH OLYMPIC INCLUSION

After an exhausting five year journey and nearly 80 year absence from the Olympic games rugby was successfully added for the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 games the host venue of which is still to be awarded. Golf was also given the nod - though rugby received an over-whelming vote of 81-8 from the assembled committee.

While the fifteen-a-side version of rugby was last played at the games in 1924, this go around it will be Sevens - the abbreviated version of the sport that will see 12 men's and women's teams competing for gold in seven years time.

For Canadian rugby players, becoming part of the Olympic family will no doubt raise the profile of their sport. Canada's women's sevens team participated in the first Sevens World Cup in Dubai this past March, finishing a respectable 6th. On the men's side Canada participates in the International Rugby Board Sevens Series - regularly finishing strongly against the world's best sides in locales such as New Zealand, Hong Kong and for the first time in February 2010, Las Vegas.

Rugby Canada CEO Graham Brown is extremely pleased with the announcement and says the move into the Olympics will bring major exposure to both the men's and women's teams in Canada.

"We will have a chance to really shine at the Olympics and represent Canada well in both men's and women's sevens," said Brown from Rugby Canada's Richmond Hill, Ontario headquarters. "We know we have the athletes to compete and with access to Olympic funding and the Canadian Olympic committee's involvement this will be an exciting few years as we ramp up what is already a well developed pair of programs within our various high performance teams."

Canadian High Performance Director Geraint John agrees, and says the success of Sevens will also help the profile and development of our Fifteen-a-side teams that will continue to compete in the men's and women's Rugby World Cup events every four years.

"It is outstanding," John said from a scouting trip in the UK. "We have been watching these developments closely and will be bringing a working group online now to activate some key initiatives that will raise the the profile of the game in Canada and help us develop the future Olympians."

First year Sevens coach Morgan Williams, a former player in both Sevens and Fifteens, says the fact his job now comes with Olympic rings now is just another bonus.

"It probably never was on my radar as a rugby athlete and now coach to ever be involved in the Olympics, so this is a special moment to be sure," he said from Victoria, BC. "I think we will see a lot of new athletes all of a sudden be aware of rugby and make themselves available because of the Olympic aspect."

The Olympic vote saw final presentations from both golf and rugby before the IOC held a final vote that welcomed both sports into the Olympic fold.

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DAY 6 CANADA GAMES: TEAM NB ROUNDS OUT THE TOURNAMENT WITH A WIN AGAINST MANITOBA 
August 22, 2009

Team NB completed the Canada Games tournament with a win over Manitoba to secure sixth place. Walker Blizzard scored a try for Team NB at the 5 minute mark of the first half which was converted by Sean Robertson. The team finished the tournament with a 7-3 record. The team will now hold it's year end banquet on August 30 at the New Maryland Rec Centre beginning at 2pm.

Team Statistics:

Record: Won 7  Lost 3
Points For: 135  Points Against: 120
Tries For: 21
Tries Against: 19
Conversions:  12
Penalties:  2

Tries: Walker Blizzard (4); Olajide Ojuawo (3); Steve Smith (2); Steve Bates (2); Alex Locke (2); James Mitchell (2), Matt Auger (1), Jake DeWolfe (1), Jordan Fitzpatrick (1), Joe Mackay (1), Kurtis Delaney (1), Christian Beckett (1).

Conversions: Steve Bates (6); Sean Robertson (6)

Penalties: Sean Robertson (2)

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FORMS/DOCUMENTS

  2009 Rugby Canada Registration Form

NBRU Game Sheet

High School Game Sheet

UPCOMING EVENTS

Uprites of Spring Tournament