Ontario Junior Blues: Rosters announced ahead of 2017 Competition Schedule
(WHITBY, ON) – The Ontario Junior Blues Provincial program has announced their rosters for their 2017 competition season. Rugby Ontario would like to congratulate those athletes who made the Junior Blues squads and thank those who came to try out, as well as the coaches, managers and volunteers who make the tryout process happen.
This past weekend, the Rugby Ontario Hub Program Competitions took place at La Salle High School, where over 400 Ontario born rugby players took the field in an intense day of rugby training and competition. This weekend consisted of competitions for the following age groups: U15 Boys, U16 Boys & Girls, U17 Boys and U18 Boys & Girls.
Prior to the Hub Competition weekend in Kingston, players had the opportunity to demonstrate their on-field abilities at their respective Hub Tryout locations in June. There was a total of three Ontario Hub tryout locations: West Hub – Brantford Rugby Club (Brantford, ON); East Hub – Twin Elm Rugby Park (Ottawa, ON); Central Hub – Fletchers Fields (Markham, ON)
Leading up to the Hub Competition weekend on Sunday July 9, players that made it past their respective regional Hub location tryouts took part in two full day on-field training sessions. Led by the Rugby Ontario coaching staff, players used these training sessions as an opportunity to showcase their skills, athleticism and on-field abilities in hopes of being selected for the provincial squad.
U15 Men
The U15 Men will be representing Ontario at the Canadian Rugby Championships (CRC) in the U16 division. This year’s CRC is taking place at Calgary Rugby Park in Calgary, AB from August 14-20, 2017.
U16 Women
The U16 Women will be representing Ontario at the Canadian Rugby Championships (CRC) in the U16 division. This year’s CRC is taking place at Calgary Rugby Park in Calgary, AB from August 14-20, 2017.
U16 Men
The U16 Men will be competing against USA’s Impact Academy from July 24-29, 2017 and will be competing in inter-provincial competition from August 5-6, 2017.
U17 Men
The U17 Men will be representing Ontario at the Canadian Rugby Championships (CRC) in the U18 division. This year’s CRC is taking place at Calgary Rugby Park in Calgary, AB from August 14-20, 2017.
U18 Elite Women
The U18 Elite Women will be competing against the USA Midwest from July 24-30, 2017 and will be competing in inter-provincial competition from August 5-6, 2017.
U18 Development Women
The U18 Women will be representing Ontario at the Canadian Rugby Championships (CRC) in the U18 division. This year’s CRC is taking place at Calgary Rugby Park in Calgary, AB from August 14-20, 2017.
U18 DEVELOPMENT WOMEN'S ROSTER
U18 Men
The U18 Men will be competing against USA’s Impact Academy from July 24-29, 2017 and will be competing in inter-provincial competition from August 5-6, 2017.
ABOUT THE ONTARIO BLUES
The Ontario Blues program is the high performance representative program for male and female rugby players in Ontario. Rugby Ontario is represented at the provincial level by the Ontario Blues High Performance program. The program includes representative teams from Under-15 to Senior in both Women’s and Men’s Fifteens. Specifically, the program is designed to develop and showcase rugby players for Canadian representative national teams.
ABOUT RUGBY ONTARIO
Rugby Ontario is the provincial sports governing body responsible for the organization of rugby in Ontario. Our mission is to establish a stronger identity for rugby in Ontario by promoting the sport’s core values and by fostering a culture of inclusiveness and excellence on and off the field of play.
To learn more, visit https://www.rugbyontario.com/
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Kevin Baxter
Communications Coordinator - Rugby Ontario
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