Player Welfare

Participant Safety on the Pitch

Our priority is to keep our players safe on and off the field, and the ensure that matches run smoothly and without interruption. The resources found here are to ensure the safety of our players, coaches, match officials and volunteers, and to ensure our community has the knowledge to empower them to take action, and prevent any incidents from happening on and off the pitch.

Transgender Inclusion Policy Implementation Guide

Immediate Incident Response Guide

Media Access & Accreditation Policy

National Insurance Information

Policy Overview
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Certificate of Insurance
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Make a Claim
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Contact Information
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PlaySmart

Rugby Canada’s PlaySmart is a Player Welfare program that aims to educate players, parents, coaches, match officials and administrators across Canada on the safety of rugby. Important areas included in PlaySmart are coach and match official training requirements, TackleSmart Coach Reference Manual, Rugby Canada Safe Sport framework, heat and lightning safety guidelines, age banding policy, and more.

Age Grade Matrix

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Rugby Ontario

A: Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre, 875 Morningside Ave, Toronto, ON M1C 0C7

P: (647) 560-4790

E: info@rugbyontario.com

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Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge that our game is played across the Province of Ontario on the ancestral and unceded territories of Inuit, Metis and First Nations peoples. We honour, recognize, and respect all Indigenous Peoples as the traditional stewards of the lands on which we participate in the sport of rugby. As visitors to these lands we also acknowledge the Indigenous Peoples long standing presence in this territory, and acknowledge this recognition is key in moving towards reconciliation.