Jr. Blues wrap up season with Ireland tour and Eastern Nationals

August 20, 2018

Ontario Jr. Blues teams wrap up provincial season with Ireland tour and Eastern National Championship

The Ontario Jr. Blues program wrapped up their provincial season over the weekend with their culminating tours. The Jr. Blues 'AAA' program travelled to Ireland to tour the region and play Ulster, Leinster and Munster squads. The 'AA' program travelled eastward as well, stopping short in Wolfville, Nova Scotia to take part in the Eastern National Championship at Acadia University.

Jr. Blues in Ireland

Overall, the Blues were quite successful overseas in Ireland. The teams that travelled were the U16, U17 and U18 Men's 'AAA' teams and the Women's U18 'AAA' team. On top of the great rugby development experiences that came along with the tour, the athletes were able to bond with their teammates and take in some amazing experiences in Ireland including (but not limited to) the Giant's Causeway and a Leinster versus Newcastle rugby match.

Ireland Tour Results

Day 1 Games - August 11, 2018

Ontario U16 Men 77 - 7 Ulster Clubs U16 (Kickoff at 1:00pm IST)
Ontario U17 Men 35 - 5 Ulster Clubs U17 (Kickoff at 2:30pm IST)
Ontario U18 Men 0 - 54 Ulster Schools U18/U17 (Kickoff at 4:00pm IST)
Ontario U18 Women 34 - 0 Ulster Clubs U18 (Kickoff at 7:00pm IST)

Day 2 Games - August 15, 2018

Ontario U16 Men 22 - 22 Ulster Schools U16 (Kickoff at 1:00pm IST)
Ontario U17 Men 12 - 17 Ulster Schools U17 (Kickoff at 2:30pm IST)
Ontario U18 Men 33 - 17 Ulster Clubs U18 (Kickoff at 4:00pm IST)
Ontario U18 Women 12 - 7 Ulster Clubs U18 (Kickoff at 6:00pm IST)

Day 3 Games - August 17, 2018

Ontario U16 Men 53 - 0 Leinster (Kickoff at 3:30pm IST)
Ontario U17 Men 21 - 12 Leinster (Kickoff at 3:30pm IST)
Ontario U18 Men 66 - 24 Leinster Barbarians (Kickoff at 5:15pm IST)

Day 4 Games - August 18, 2018

U18 Women 31 - 0 Munster (Kickoff at 1:00pm IST)
U18 Women 12 - 0 Leinster (Kickoff at 1:50pm IST)

Jr. Blues at Eastern National Championship

At the Eastern National Championship, the Blues 'AA' teams faced tough schedules over the full week of competition. The Blues battled hard in round-robin and all teams except the U15 Men's teams (who played in a U16 age category) booked their tickets to the semi-finals. The Blues finished with one gold medal, two silver medals and one bronze medal in the tournament. Great work by all teams to represent Ontario well and make the province proud.

Eastern National Championship Results

Tuesday August 14, 2018

8:00am ET – Newfoundland & Labrador 29 - 7 Ontario U17 ‘AA’ – U18 Men’s Division (Field 2)

9:00am ET – Ontario U16 West ‘AA’ 0 - 22 Central ‘AA’ – U16 Women’s Division (Field 3)

10:00am ET – PEI 0 - 57 Ontario U18 ‘AA’ – U18 Women’s Division (Field 3)

11:00am ET – Ontario U16 Blue ‘AA’ 22 - 8 U15 Central ‘AA’ – U16 Men’s Division (Field 1*)

11:00am ET - Ontario U15 West 'AA' 17 - 45 U16 White 'AA' - U16 Men's Division (Field 3)

1:30pm ET – Nova Scotia 13 - 28 Ontario U17 ‘AA’ – U18 Men’s Division (Field 2)

2:30pm ET – Eastern Ontario 0 - 36 Ontario U16 Central ‘AA’ – U16 Women’s Division (Field 1*)

2:30pm ET – New Brunswick 12 - 24 Ontario U16 West ‘AA’ – U16 Women’s Division (Field 3)

4:30pm ET – Eastern Ontario 19 - 0 Ontario U18 ‘AA’ – U18 Women’s Division (Field 2)

Wednesday August 15, 2018

8:00am ET – Nova Scotia 7 - 12 Ontario U16 West ‘AA’ – U16 Women’s Division (Field 1*)

8:00am ET – Ontario U16 Central ‘AA’ 35 - 0 Quebec – U16 Women’s Division (Field 2)

9:00am ET – Ontario U15 Central ‘AA’ 21 - 21 Newfoundland & Labrador – U16 Men’s Division (Field 1*)

9:00am ET – Ontario U16 Blue ‘AA’ 44 - 0 New Brunswick – U16 Men’s Division (Field 2)

9:00am ET – Nova Scotia 5 - 29 Ontario U16 White ‘AA’ – U16 Men’s Division (Field 3)

10:15am ET – Ontario U15 West ‘AA’ 0 - 39 Eastern Ontario – U16 Men’s Division (Field 1*)

11:30am ET – Ontario U18 ‘AA’ 0 - 10 Quebec – U18 Women’s Division (Field 1*)

12:30pm ET – Ontario U17 ‘AA’ 21 - 3 PEI – U18 Men’s Division (Field 1*)

1:30pm ET – Ontario U16 Central ‘AA’ 49 - 0 Nova Scotia – U16 Women’s Division (Field 2)

1:30pm ET – Ontario U16 West ‘AA’ 24 - 5 Eastern Ontario – U16 Women’s Division (Field 3)

4:00pm ET – Ontario U18 ‘AA’ 19 - 26 Nova Scotia – U18 Women’s Division (Field 2)

5:00pm ET – Ontario U17 ‘AA’ WIN (Unconfirmed Score) vs. New Brunswick – U18 Men’s Division (Field 4)

Thursday August 16, 2018

9:00am ET – Ontario U15 Central ‘AA’ 37 - 17 New Brunswick – U16 Men’s Division (Field 1*)

9:00am ET – Ontario U16 Blue ‘AA’ 22 - 15 Newfoundland & Labrador – U16 Men’s Division (Field 2)

9:00am ET – Ontario U15 West ‘AA’ 34 - 17 Nova Scotia – U16 Men’s Division (Field 3)

10:15am ET – Ontario U16 White ‘AA’ 22 - 17 Eastern Ontario – U16 Men’s Division (Field 1*)

1:00pm ET – Ontario U16 West ‘AA’ 14 - 5 Quebec – U16 Women’s Division (Field 1*)

1:00pm ET – Ontario U16 Central ‘AA’ 31 - 0 New Brunswick – U16 Women’s Division (Field 3)

2:00pm ET – Eastern Ontario 5 - 7 Ontario U17 ‘AA’ – U18 Men’s Division (Field 1*)

4:00pm ET – Ontario U18 ‘AA’ 31 - 7 New Brunswick – U18 Women’s Division (Field 4)

Friday August 17, 2018 - SEMI-FINAL DAY

9:00am ET - Ontario U15 Central 'AA' 24 - 10 Nova Scotia - U16 Men's 5th Place Semi-Final

9:00am ET - Ontario U15 West 'AA' 15 - 0 New Brunswick - U16 Men's 5th Place Semi-Final

9:00am ET - Ontario U16 Blue 'AA' 14 - 15 Eastern Ontario - U16 Men's Semi-Final (Streamed)

10:15am ET - Ontario U16 White 'AA' 32 - 8 Newfoundland and Labrador - U16 Men's Semi-Final (Streamed)

11:30am ET - Ontario U16 West 'AA' 5 - 7 Nova Scotia - U16 Women's Semi-Final (Streamed)

12:30pm ET - Ontario U16 Central 'AA' 24 - 0 Quebec - U16 Women's Semi-Final (Streamed)

2:30pm ET - Ontario U18 'AA' 10 - 12 Eastern Ontario - U18 Women's Semi-Final (Streamed)

3:30pm ET - Ontario U17 'AA' 14 - 12 Nova Scotia - U18 Men's Semi-Final (Streamed)

Saturday August 18, 2018 - FINAL DAY

9:00am ET - Ontario U15 Central 31 - 5 U15 West - U16 Men's Plate

9:00am ET - Ontario U16 Blue WIN vs. Newfoundland and Labrador - U16 Men's Bronze Medal

9:00am ET - Ontario U16 White 19 - 20 Eastern Ontario - U16 Men's Gold Medal

10:15am ET - Ontario U16 West 12 - 22 Quebec - U16 Women's Bronze Medal

10:15am ET - Ontario U16 Central 33 - 7 Nova Scotia - U16 Women's Gold Medal

11:15am ET - Ontario U18 7 - 12 Quebec - U18 Women's Bronze Medal

12:15pm ET - Ontario U17 0 - 24 Newfoundland and Labrador - U18 Men's Gold Medal

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. The program includes representative teams from Under-15 to Senior in both Women’s and Men’s Fifteens and Under-18 Men's and Women's Sevens. 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/