The U19 Ontario Blues program continues to generate high-level talent within the performance development stage of the pathway. This development program aims to select the top players aged 18 and 19 from the regional Interbranch competition to represent the Ontario at a national championship – the U19 Canadian Rugby Championship.
Schedule
U19 Interbranch Games
The U19 Interbranch Games give players an opportunity to play against each other in a branch vs branch format. The top 26 players of each gender are selected to play the 2026 Canadian Rugby U19 Championship.
Week One – May 3, 2026
TRU vs NRU | Aurora Barbarians RFC Field at Sheppard’s Bush (Get Directions) | KO @ 2:00 PM
EORU vs SWRU | Nixon Field, Queen’s University (Get Directions) | KO @ 2:00 PM
Week Two – May 10, 2026
TRU vs SWRU | Stratford Blackswans RFC (Get Directions) | KO @ 2:00 PM
EORU vs NRU | Nixon Field, Queen’s University (Get Directions) | KO @ 2:00 PM
Week Three – May 15, 2026
TRU vs EORU | Mary Ann Sills Field (Get Directions) | KO @ 8:00 PM
NRU vs SWRU | London St. George’s RFC (Get Directions) | KO @ 7:00 PM
Player Identification
Talent Identification Combines are held for West, Central and East Regions. There are 150+ athletes identified for each region.
Saturday, October 4th – Kingston (Queen’s University – Nixon Field) | 2:00 – 5:00 PM
Saturday, October 4th – Guelph (University of Guelph – Varsity Field) | 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Sunday October 5th – Toronto (Crescent School – Innes Field) | 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Coaching Staff
Will Kelly
Eric Noyes
Schedule
U19 Interbranch Games
The U19 Interbranch Games give players an opportunity to play against each other in a branch vs branch format. The top 26 players of each gender are selected to play the 2026 Canadian Rugby U19 Championship.
Week One – May 3, 2026
TRU vs NRU | Aurora Barbarians RFC Field at Sheppard’s Bush (Get Directions) | KO @ 12:30 PM
EORU vs SWRU | Nixon Field, Queen’s University (Get Directions) | KO @ 12:30 PM
Week Two – May 10, 2026
TRU vs SWRU | Stratford Blackswans RFC (Get Directions) | KO @ 12:30 PM
EORU vs NRU | Nixon Field, Queen’s University (Get Directions) | KO @ 12:00 PM
Week Three – May 15, 2026
TRU vs EORU | Mary Ann Sills Field (Get Directions) | KO @ 6:30 PM
NRU vs SWRU | London St. George’s RFC (Get Directions) | KO @ 7:00 PM
Player Identification
Talent Identification Combines are held for West, Central and East Regions. There are 150+ athletes identified for each region.
Saturday, October 4th – Kingston (Queen’s University – Nixon Field) | 2:00 – 5:00 PM
Saturday, October 4th – Guelph (University of Guelph – Varsity Field) | 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Sunday October 5th – Toronto (Crescent School – Innes Field) | 1:00 – 4:00 PM
Coaching Staff
Rhys Manning
Canadian Rugby U19 Championships
The Canadian Rugby U19 Championships (CRC) is an annual event that provides young rugby players an opportunity to compete on the National Stage. 5 provincial teams from across the country participated in a week of rugby matches, culminating in a final championship game. This year’s games were hosted by Rugby Alberta.
The U19 Men’s team won the Championship – making them back to back winners of the event. The U19 Women’s team were finalists, placing second overall in the Championship.
