D'Acre and Fitzgerald return as Head Coaches of Jr. Blues Sevens

June 15, 2018

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D'Acre and Fitzgerald return as Head Coaches of Jr. Blues Sevens

Rugby Ontario is pleased to announce the return of Nigel D'Acre (Boys) and Ian Fitzgerald (Girls) as the Program Leads for the Rugby Ontario Junior Blues Sevens program for the 2019/2020 season. After a lengthy review and interview process, both coaches have the experience and skill set that the program requires going forward.

"Ian and Nigel always raise the bar for the Junior Blues Sevens program," said Khalil Ajram, Lead Manager of Rugby Ontario's Sevens program. "Both coaches bring a professional feel to the program and they both bring valuable experience to the players. Both coaches have been extremely instructional in the growth of rugby sevens in the province and I look forward to working with them both and encompassing the value of Rugby Ontario's Sevens program for 2019/2020."

Coaching Bios:

Nigel D'Acre will be returning for his second term as Head Coach and fourth year in the Ontario Junior Blues Program. D'Acre is a former international sevens player with Hong Kong Rugby Union and the founder of the Canadian Mis-Fit 7s program.

Ian Fitzgerald will be returning for his second term as Head Coach and sixth year in the Ontario Junior Blues Program. Fitzgerald is the current head coach of Niagara Rugby Union Thunder Sevens and currently coaches Norfolk Harvesters RFC, Holy Trinity and the University of Waterloo. 

Program Overview:

The Rugby Ontario Junior Blues Sevens program will be identifying and evaluating players throughout the summer fifteens and fall sevens seasons. Players selected will be invited to combine and trials in early November and once selected will be training with the program from December through February with 2 x U18 Boys/Girls (2001,2002) heading to Nationals in March and 2 x U16 Boys/Girls (Sept 2002 or later to 2004) heading to Tropical Sevens in Florida.

For more information, go to rugbyontario.com/ontario-blues.

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