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Annual General Meeting 2019

MAY 5, 2019

RugbyOntarioAnnualGeneralMeetingAgendaSundayMay5th,2019

RugbyOntarioAnnualGeneralMeetingIn-PersonMeeting

SundayMay5th,2019–10a.m.

AbilitiesCentre,Whitby,Ontario

PROPOSEDAGENDA

AGENDAITEMSFORDISCUSSION/APPROVAL LEADER

1. CalltoOrder/Chairman’sWelcome&Address D.Butler

2. EstablishmentofQuorum(RollCall&RatificationofProxies) N.Baker

3. ApprovaloftheAgenda D.Butler

4. InMemory D.Butler

5. Approvalof2018AGMMinutes N.Baker

6. Presentation&ApprovalofReports D.Butler

7. ReportoftheAuditor J.Logan

a.Approvalof2018AuditedFinancialStatements

8. AppointmentoftheAuditor D.Butler

9. ElectionofDirectors D.Butler

10. Awards&Recognitions D.Butler

11. Adjournment D.Butler

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Rugby Ontario Abilities Centre www.rugbyontario.com 55 Gordon Street, Suite 2B Whitby ON L1N 0J2 Tel: 647 560 4790

Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport and Canadian Government

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Ontario Rugger Union APRIL 29, 2018 – 10:00 am, Abilities Centre, Whitby, ON

In Attendance: Members Ajax Wanderers Aurora Barbarians Balmy Beach Barrhaven Scottish Barrie Burlington Centaurs Crusaders Fergus Highland Grimsby Gentlemen Guelph Redcoats Kingston Panthers Markham Irish Mississauga Blues Muddy York Oshawa Vikings Ottawa Beavers-Banshees Ottawa Irish Ottawa Wolves Peterborough Pagans Stoney Creek TIRF Toronto Nomads Toronto Rugby Toronto Saracens Waterloo County By Absentee Vote Toronto Nomads By Proxy: Belleville Bulldogs (to Mississauga Blues) Canada Touch Rugby (to Burlington Centaurs) Niagara Old Boys (to Burlington Centaurs) North Halton (to Burlington Centaurs) Toronto City Youth (to Toronto Saracens) Toronto Scottish (to Toronto Nomads) Upright Rugby (to Burlington Centaurs)

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In Attendance: Members of the Board of Directors David Butler David Fortier Kathleen McGinn Nathan Baker Rose Labreche James Logan Rugby Ontario Staff Michael Brown Larissa Mankis David Patterson Nicole Kovacs Paul Connelly Kevin Baxter Joe Schissler Ryan Jones Sean Medeiros David Bushell Rugby Canada Tim Powers Allen Vansen

1. Call to Order 10.10am, Welcome from the Chair

2. Establishment of Quorum (Roll Call and Ratification of Proxies)

3. Approval of the Agenda Duly Moved, Seconded and passed unanimously.

4. In Memory Individual names and club affiliations read as noted in AGM materials. Moment of Silence held.

5. Approval of 2017 AGM Minutes Duly Moved, Seconded and passed unanimously.

6. Approval of 25th March 2018 Special General Meeting minutes Duly Moved, Seconded and passed unanimously.




7. Reports Motion to approve reports as contained in the 2018 AGM Materials

Duly Moved, Seconded and passed unanimously.

8. Auditor’s Report Motion to approve the 2017 Audited Financial Statements as presented in the 2018 AGM Materials.


9. Appointment of Auditor Motion to appoint Norton McMullen as the Rugby Ontario Auditor until the 2019 Annual General Meeting


10. Election of Directors Ballot taken for 4 positions. Results that Nathan Baker, James Logan, Dean Hopkins and David Fortier are elected for 2 year terms.

11. Awards and Recognition Plaques presented to clubs celebrating anniversaries as noted in the 2018 AGM Materials.

12. Rugby Canada Presentation Allen Vansen, CEO of Rugby Canada and Tim Powers, Chair of Rugby Canada presented and explained the impetus behind the $20 dues increase, its importance and its intended impact. The need for this and the negative impact on all ages and gender should the Men’s 15s not make it to the RWC explained. The need for the increase to help beyond Men’s 15s also reviewed.

13. Motion to adjourn. Meeting Adjourned 11:20 am.


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Funded by the Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport and Canadian Government

REPORT NAME: CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

SUBMITTED BY: DAVID BUTLER

I would like to start by saying that it has been an absolute honour and a privilege to represent the Ontario rugby community, as the Chairman of Rugby Ontario since December 2014.

There are so many people, throughout the Province, who give their time and energy selflessly to the game that they love. Their passion is what keeps our tremendous sport alive, and I have been fortunate to get to know and collaborate with many of you.

Rugby Ontario has changed considerably over the past five years. We have had a vision to transform RO into a more professionally oriented organization and to focus our efforts, very specifically, into growing the game. We have made some tremendous gains, but there is still a long way to go, and a lot of work to be done.

Rookie Rugby has been the cornerstone of our growth strategy. Getting more balls into young kid’s hands in order to establish a culture of rugby, long before they get to high school. Making sure that high school will just be another phase of their rugby life, not the only one. We have run 147,000 kids through Rookie Rugby in the last three years and we are targeting another 50,000 this year. This is the future.

However, it is only the beginning and unless we retain these young kids, we will lose the initiative. That is why our minor and junior programs are so important. We have seen growth of 15% in our minors and juniors over the past two years and our goal is to continue this trajectory.

There is no quick fix for the flat growth that we have seen in our senior game over the past number of years. We have made the necessary adjustments in order to lessen travel time, which has been a disincentive for many of our members, and we will continue to orientate our play more locally, especially at the younger levels.

Growing the game must continue to be our top priority. Without it, our clubs and our sport will never realise the potential that we all know it is capable of achieving.

If I leave you with one thought, on my way out the door, it is this: What would rugby in Ontario look like today, if Rookie Rugby, and the accompanying focus on minor and junior rugby, had been started 50 years ago?

Yours in rugby,

David Butler

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REPORT NAME: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT

SUBMITTED BY: MICHAEL BROWN

I am pleased to report that 2018 was another positive and constructive year for Rugby Ontario From a community perspective, we welcomed three new Clubs to the Ontario rugby family. Action Rugby and Canada Misfit Rugby have their primary focus on the ever expanding 7s rugby, whilst Owen Sound Rugby Club will help develop rugby’s presence in the Grey County region. Our junior and minor numbers continue to grow, driven by our devoted Club volunteers. Over 350 more youngsters took to the rugby field in 2018, a year in which our youth age grades changed from even to odd age brackets. We launched new community partnerships in 2018 with MLSE Launchpad, Their Opportunity and the Thrive Program at the Abilities Centre. These partnerships fit well with our mission to foster a culture of inclusiveness. We were also successful in receiving an Ontario Ministry Parasport Grant, which allowed us, we understand, to become the first PSO in Canada to undertake a formal inclusion audit. The Canada Summer Jobs program once again provided us with fantastic support in providing students to rugby clubs across Ontario in the summer months, allowing us to significantly engage local school and community groups. There was a considerable expansion of our High Performance programs. Almost 400 athletes participated in our 12 Provincial boys and girls age grade programs, highlighted by a memorable Ireland tour for our U16 and U18 girls and boys. Our Winter HP Academy provided first class skills and S&C development opportunities for over 240 athletes at three regional venues (Ottawa, Whitby & Guelph). Our Blues senior men were National Champions for the 6th time in past 8 seasons, a fantastic achievement, while our U18 Men and Women were both crowned National Champions at the Vancouver 7s. We may well look back at 2018 in a decade and recognize this year as a watershed moment in both Ontario and Canadian rugby as the Toronto Arrows became Canada’s first professional rugby team. We look forward to working closely with the Arrows in future years and will be cheering loudly for them in their initial Major League Rugby campaign in 2019, a team comprising mostly of Ontario born and bred players. A major highlight of the year was our “Rugby in the Square” event at Nathan Philips Square in June, a fantastic day that engaged many of our corporate supporters in a flag rugby competition that showcased rugby in the heart of downtown Toronto. The mixed abilities rugby game involving the

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participants of the Abilities Centre Thrive program was a special part of a brilliant day which raised over $50,000. We are looking to make this event bigger and better in 2019. Commercially, we consolidated our major partnerships with Under Armour, Honda Canada, Allianz, ETS, 1 800 Got Junk and the Merit Travel Group. To our all partners, who are recognized on the inside cover of this Annual Report, your support is greatly appreciated and vital to the ongoing growth and development of rugby in Ontario. Rugby Canada and all the Provincial Unions adopted the SportLomo registration platform in 2018. This allowed us to bring both our registration and competition management systems under the one umbrella, resulting in much more efficient and streamlined processes. Our social media platforms continued to grow with our Instagram followers more than doubling and Facebook subscribers up over 40% in the past 2 years. On the staff front, Kevin Baxter and Larissa Mankis moved onto other opportunities. We thank them for their valued contributions as members of the Rugby Ontario team and wish them well. We welcomed Dalton Finkbeiner as our Communications Coordinator, whilst Nicole Kovacs was promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer. To all staff, your dedication in striving to not only meet but exceed our strategic objectives is fundamental to the progress we are making and successes we are achieving. Our relationship with the Ontario Provincial Government remains strong. Their ongoing financial support through the Ontario Amateur Sport Fund, Quest For Gold and Summer Experience Program as well as the sound advice provided by our Ministry Consultant Ward Dilse is greatly appreciated. I am grateful to our Board of Directors for their significant contributions and timely advice through 2018. In particular, I thank David Butler for his six years of service on the Board, the last four as Chairman, and Rose LaBrèche, both of whom are standing down from the Board at the 2019 AGM. Finally, my thanks to everyone in the Ontario rugby community for your passion and commitment. We would be pleased to take your feedback at anytime on how we can better serve and develop the game we all love. Cheers

Michael Brown

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REPORT NAME: TREASURER’S REPORT

SUBMITTED BY: JAMES LOGAN

2018 represented a year of transition for Rugby Ontario. Having completed the modernization of the financial reporting infrastructure and delivered a very successful 2017, Kathleen McGinn transitioned from Treasurer to the role of Vice Chair of the Board in late April. I am grateful to Kathleen for her help and guidance throughout the year and for the latitude this has permitted me as I familiarized myself with the financial affairs of Rugby Ontario. Similarly, the departure of Larissa Mankis in the fall of 2018 was a difficult moment for financial stewardship. On behalf of the entire Board, I would like to thank Nicole Kovacs for stepping into the role of Chief Operating Officer, and for her outstanding efforts to keep the Board informed and grounded in the detail of our collective activity. Rugby Ontario is lucky to have an individual of such quality who proved ready at a moment’s notice to step into very large shoes. I am similarly grateful for the support I received from my fellow Finance & Audit Committee members, Alden Greenhouse and Damion Ketchum, who were available for consultation on short notice and whose knowledge of the affairs of this organization were invaluable during the budgeting and audit periods. Finally, I would like to extend my thanks to outgoing Rugby Ontario Chair David Butler, whose leadership and tireless efforts to advance the game in this province cannot be overstated and who always found the time to pick-up the phone when I called. During 2018, Rugby Ontario delivered a small operating loss while pursuing the expansion and improvement of the game across the province. Notably, the past twelve months have witnessed:

• Growth in membership, led by an increase in junior membership that is helping create more opportunities

for more rugby for more people;

• During a difficult period for fundraising, ongoing strength in sponsorship led by our CEO Mike Brown; and,

• Expansion and growth in our High Performance offerings that is creating new opportunities for Ontarians

to pursue the game at the highest levels of competition.

Notwithstanding the year’s small loss, Rugby Ontario’s balance sheet is strong. Our cash position provides adequate liquidity and our working capital position is good as we approach the significant Membership Dues season that marks the start of another year of rugby in the province. Investment in Capital Assets was modest in 2018, reflecting adequacy in our physical footprint and the benefits of the systems modernization concluded in the 2017 fiscal year. Our Audit was concluded in March 2019 and the Auditors remarked on the strong quality of the management-prepared accounts delivered to them for the 2018 year. The Board continues to prioritize fiscal responsibility in 2019, seeking to balance our solid financial platform against our desire to extend services and maximize value for the membership. Rugby Ontario is well-positioned for the future, and, on behalf of the entire Board, we look forward to delivering a very strong 2019. Yours in rugby, JAMES LOGAN

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INDEX

Pages1-2. Independent Auditor's Report

3. Statement of Financial Position

4. Statement of Changes in Net Assets

5. Statement of Operations

6. Statement of Cash Flows

7-12. Notes to Financial Statements

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT

To the MembersRugby OntarioTORONTOOntario

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial StatementsManagement is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordancewith Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations and for such internal control as managementdetermines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the entity's ability to continue as agoing concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis ofaccounting unless management either intends to liquidate the entity or to cease operations, or has no realisticalternative but to do so.

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Rugby Ontario which comprise the statement offinancial position as at December 31, 2018 and the statement of operations, statement of changes in net assetsand statement of cash flows for the year then ended and notes to the financial statements, including a summaryof significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial positionof the entity as at December 31, 2018 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year thenended in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.

Opinion

Basis for OpinionWe conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Our responsibilitiesunder those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the FinancialStatements section of our report. We are independent of the entity in accordance with the ethical requirementsthat are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in Canada, and we have fulfilled our other responsibilitiesin accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the entity's financial reporting process.

Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial StatementsOur objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes ouropinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted inaccordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatementwhen it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in theaggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis ofthese financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards, we exercise professionaljudgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

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NORTON McMULLEN LLPO N E V A L L E Y W O O D D R I V E S U I T E 2 0 0 M A R K H A M O N TA R I O L 3 R 5 L 9 T 9 0 5 - 4 7 9 - 7 0 0 1 F 9 0 5 - 4 7 9 - 0 0 4 5

WILLIAM L. McMULLEN, CPA, CA, LPA

JOHN C. KARRAM, CPA, CA, LPA

RODNEY J. RUSSELL, CPA, CA, LPA

PAUL SIMPSON, CPA, CA, LPA

PAUL W. McMULLEN, CPA, CA, LPA

MARK D. POTTER, CPA, CA, LPA DAVID J. NORTON, CPA, CA, LPA (CONSULTANT)

MICHAEL J. McNEILL, CPA, CA, LPA

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud orerror, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery,intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of theentity's internal control.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by management.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that maycast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in thefinancial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are basedon the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditionsmay cause the entity to cease to continue as a going concern.

• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures,and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation.

MARKHAM, CanadaMarch 15, 2019

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that weidentify during our audit.

NORTON McMULLEN LLPChartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants

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RUGBY ONTARIOSTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

As at December 31, 2018 2017

ASSETS

CurrentCash 206,601$ 293,859$ Temporary investments (Note 2) 81,556 - Accounts receivable (Note 7) 193,713 87,393 Prepaid expenses 41,874 47,596

523,744$ 428,848$

Restricted Cash 80,567 80,567

Investment in Fletcher's Fields Limited (Note 3) 1 1

Due from Fletcher's Fields Limited (Note 3) 10,000 10,000

Capital Assets (Note 4) 15,880 21,402

630,192$ 540,818$

LIABILITIES

Current Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 171,750$ 80,784$ Deferred revenue (Note 5) 147,040 126,080

318,790$ 206,864$

NET ASSETSUnrestricted 230,835$ 253,387$ Legacy Fund - internally resticted 80,567 80,567

311,402$ 333,954$

630,192$ 540,818$

Commitments (Note 6)

Out of balance Approved by the Board:

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RUGBY ONTARIOSTATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the year ended December 31,

Unrestricted Legacy Fund 2018 2017InternallyRestricted

BALANCE - Beginning 253,387$ 80,567$ 333,954$ 330,984

Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenses (22,552) - (22,552) 2,970

BALANCE - Ending 230,835$ 80,567$ 311,402$ 333,954$

Total Total


RUGBY ONTARIOSTATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the year ended December 31, 2018 2017

REVENUES (Note 7)High performance 1,367,268$ 815,623$ Member registration 590,841 583,713 Commercial 415,610 389,632 Youth rugby 107,286 78,113 Match official development 78,379 61,023 Club rugby 77,810 60,079 Coach development 52,036 35,012 Recreational non-contact 21,078 29,840 Operations 11,634 6,690

2,721,942$ 2,059,725$

EXPENSES High performance 1,352,715$ 797,581$ Finance and administration 907,023 899,100 Youth rugby 140,053 98,473 Commercial 130,788 77,083 Match official development 82,885 73,436 Club rugby 73,083 50,840 Coach development 31,662 17,418 Recreational non-contact 18,312 37,256 Governance 7,973 5,568

2,744,494$ 2,056,755$

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENSES (22,552)$ 2,970$

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RUGBY ONTARIOSTATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

For the year ended December 31, 2018 2017

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS WERE PROVIDED BY (USED IN):

OPERATING ACTIVITIESExcess (deficiency) of revenues over expenses (22,552)$ 2,970$ Items not affecting cash:

Amortization 9,999 7,885 (12,553)$ 10,855$

Net change in non-cash working capital balances:Accounts receivable (106,321) 48,349 Prepaid expenses 5,722 1,351 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 90,966 (15,722) Government remittances payable - (10,836) Deferred revenue 20,960 (24,442)

(1,226)$ 9,555$

INVESTING ACTIVITIESPurchase of temporary investments (81,556)$ -$ Purchase of capital assets (4,476) (15,130)

(86,032)$ (15,130)$

DECREASE IN CASH (87,258)$ (5,575)$

CASH - Beginning 374,426 380,001

CASH - Ending 287,168$ 374,426$

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATIONCash consists of the following:

Unrestricted cash 206,601$ 293,859$ Internally restricted cash 80,567 80,567

287,168$ 374,426$


RUGBY ONTARIONOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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NATURE OF OPERATIONS

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Use of Estimates

b) Fund Accounting

c) Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consists of balances held in the Organization's bank accounts only.

d) Investments in Non-Publically Traded Shares

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptionsbased on currently available information. Such estimates and assumptions affect the reportedamounts of assets and liabilities as at the date of the financial statements and the reportedamounts of revenues and expenses during the year. Actual results could differ from the estimatesused. Significant estimates include the estimated useful life of capital assets.

The Organization follows fund accounting, thus giving recognition to restrictions on the use ofresources as determined by the Board. The fund classifications are as follows:

Investments in non-publicly traded shares are recorded at cost. A provision for write-down ismade when the decline in value of a particular investment is considered other than temporary.

UnrestrictedUnrestricted net assets represents the accumulated excess of unrestricted contributions overrelated expenses.

Legacy Fund

Rugby Ontario (the "Organization") was established to promote, develop and administer the playing ofrugby football throughout Ontario. It was incorporated under the laws of Ontario and is a not-for-profitorganization.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standardsfor not-for-profit organizations and include the following significant accounting policies:

The Legacy Fund was established for the purpose of supporting the Organization's futureactivities. As the fund is internally restricted, it may not be accessed without Board approval.

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1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued

e) Capital Assets

Rate Method

Computer equipment 3 years Straight-lineOffice equipment 5 years Straight-lineLeasehold improvements 5 years Straight-line

f) Impairment of Capital Assets

g) Revenue Recognition

h) Financial Instruments

Measurement of Financial Instruments

When a capital asset no longer has any long-term service potential to the Organization, theexcess of its net carrying amount over any residual value is recognized as an expense in theunrestricted fund.

The Organization follows the deferral method of accounting for contributions which includesvarious government, agency, and corporate funding and member contributions. Unspentcontributions are recognized as revenue in the year in which the related expenses are incurred.Unrestricted contributions are recognized as revenue when received or receivable if the amountto be received can be reasonably estimated and collection is reasonably assured. Fundingreceived and restricted for specific projects, programs and events is recognized when the project,program or event takes place or when the corresponding expenditures are incurred.

Financial assets measured at amortized cost include cash and accounts receivable. Financialliabilities measured at amortized cost include accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

The Organization initially measures its financial assets and liabilities at fair value andsubsequently measures all its financial assets and liabilities at amortized cost, except for balances with related parties, which are measured at carrying value.

Capital assets are recorded at cost. Amortization is being provided over the estimated useful lifeof the assets using the following annual rates and methods:

The Organization has no financial assets measured at fair value and has not elected to carry anyfinancial asset or liability at fair value.

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1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued

h) Financial Instruments - Continued

Impairment

2. TEMPORARY INVESTMENTS

3. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

The following related party has engaged in transactions with the Organization:

Fletcher's Fields Limited A corporation of which the Organization holdsa 1/6th share interest.

Financial assets measured at amortized cost are tested for impairment when events orcircumstances indicate possible impairment. Write-downs, if any, are recognized in the excess(deficiency) of revenues over expenses and may be subsequently reversed to the extent that thenet effect after reversal is the same as if there had been no write-down. There are noimpairment indicators in the current year.

The amount due from Fletcher's Fields Limited of $10,000 (2017 - $10,000) is non-interest bearingand due under the understanding that Fletcher's Fields Limited will repay the advance from eventualsurpluses.

The Organization paid a $5,000 (2017 - $5,000) assessment to Fletcher's Fields Limited. Thistransaction has been measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of considerationagreed upon by the related parties.

Temporary investments consist of a one year cashable GIC, due November 2019 which bearsinterest at 2.1% per annum.

The Organization's investment in Fletcher's Fields Limited consists of one common share and isrecorded at cost being $1 (2017 - $1).

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4. CAPITAL ASSETS

Capital assets consist of the following:

2018 2017Accumulated Net Book Net Book

Cost Amortization Value Value

Computer equipment 59,086$ 47,790$ 11,296$ 13,763$ Office equipment 26,407 24,003 2,404 4,006 Leasehold improvements 7,265 5,086 2,179 3,633

92,758$ 76,879$ 15,879$ 21,402$

5. DEFERRED REVENUE

2018 2017

Elite Academy (a) 92,088$ 80,132$ Jr. 7s Provincial Program (a) 44,350 17,050 ORRS (b) 10,303 15,303 Coach Certification Fees (a) 299 10,100 Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports (the "Ministry")

2016/2017 Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund (c) - 3,045 Other - 450

147,040$ 126,080$

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b)

c)

In 2015, the Organization received funds from Ontario Rugby Referees Society (ORRS) forreferee development support. In the current year, $5,000 was spent and recognized as revenue.Under the funding terms, the Organization can spend no more than $5,000 per year.

Each of these programs relate to participant fees received in prior to December 31, 2018 forprograms and activities that will be run in 2019.

This balance related to funds received in 2017 for part of the 2017/2018 Ontario Sport andRecreation Communities Fund in which the Organization used these funds for the Flag ForeverProgram. The funds were be spent by March 31, 2018.

Deferred revenue consists of government and other grants from various sources received for itemsand projects where the corresponding expenditure will take place in the subequent year. Deferredrevenue consists of:

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6. COMMITMENTS

2019 43,859$ 2020 43,859

87,718$

7. REVENUES

Grants Sponsorship Fundraising Total

Commercial 200,000$ 125,000$ 578$ 325,578$ Youth rugby 97,286 10,000 - 107,286 High performance 2,500 63,771 20,035 86,306 Recreational non-contact 22,009 - - 22,009 Match official development 5,000 - - 5,000 Club rugby - 1,587 - 1,587

326,795$ 200,358$ 20,613$ 547,766$

Grants Sponsorship Fundraising Total

Commercial 187,710$ 147,410$ 2,868$ 337,988$ Youth rugby 68,113 10,000 - 78,113 High performance 67,105 89,375 13,179 169,659 Recreational non-contact 29,840 - - 29,840 Match official development 5,000 - - 5,000 Club rugby - 400 - 400

357,768$ 247,185$ 16,047$ 621,000$

2018

2017

The Organization's premises rental agreement expires December 31, 2020. Future minimum annualpayments for each of the next two years are as follows:

The Organization received various grants, sponsorships and fundraising revenues which have beenallocated to various revenue categories in the statement of operations as follows:

The Organization has entered into an arrangement with a travel agency whereby the Organizationwill use them for bookings. The Organization is committed to spend $10,000 in each of 2019 and2020 for travel.

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8. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Risks and Concentrations

a) Credit Risk

b) Liquidity Risk

c) Market Risk

The Organization is exposed to various risks through its financial instruments. The followinganalysis provides a summary of the Organization's exposure to and concentrations of risk atDecember 31, 2018:

Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument willfluctuate because of changes in market prices. Market risk comprises three types of risk:currency risk, interest rate risk, and price risk. The Organization is not exposed to significantmarket risk.

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Organization will encounter difficulty in meeting obligationsassociated with financial liabilities. The Organization is exposed to this risk mainly with respectto its accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The Organization manages this risk by managingits working capital and by generating sufficient cash flow from operations. There has been nochange in the assessment of liquidity risk from the previous year.

Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause financial loss for theother party by failing to discharge an obligation. The Organization's main credit risks relate to itsaccounts receivable. The Organization provides credit to its members in the normal course ofoperations. At December 31, 2018, one organization owed approximately 26% of the accountsreceivable. There has been no change in the assessment of credit risk from the previous year.

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REPORT NAME: COMMUNITY RUGBY REPORT

SUBMITTED BY: RYAN JONES

MINOR RUGBY Minor Rugby in 2018 saw multiple changes, which included the implementation of new Age Grade Law Variations as well as a change from even age grades to odd age grades. Despite the changes the rugby community came together, and the game grew.

YEAR MINOR REGISTRATIONS

% INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

% INCREASE FROM 2013

2018 2717* (2315 U11) 11.6% 81.1%

2017 2435 21.0% 62.3% 2016 2013 3.9% 34.2%

2015 1938 18.8% 29.2%

2014 1631 8.7% 8.7% 2013 1500

*2717 participants include U12 participants who are now considered junior players The number of registered participants only tell one part of the story. Although we have grown in registration numbers, we know we tend to lose participants from previous years. To truly capture the number of participants we lose, Rugby Ontario have developed a relationship with Trent University to acquire new player rates retention rates. In an effort to increase retention and improve the safety of rugby, Rugby Ontario piloted 2 Introduction to Tackle Workshops for minor coaches. We will continue to run this workshop along with others for minor coaches in 2019 onwards. Rugby clubs in Ontario once again embraced Minor Festivals in 2018. Commencing in May, 24 Festivals were run by clubs across the Province, culminating in the end of season Rugby Ontario Festival held at Fletcher’s Fields on the 25th August. Over 73 teams across three age groups (U7, U9, U11) participated in the RO Festival, a few highlights of the day were the inclusion of RugbyVille, creating a festival like format on the day as well as three girls only games!

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ROOKIE RUGBY Rookie Rugby entered its fourth year in 2018 and we saw a significant growth in the use of the program. In 2018 we expanded to 27 Canada Summer Jobs students that represented 24 rugby clubs across the province. The students were employed for between 6 to 10 weeks through the Canada Summer Jobs program. This enabled greater outreach into local communities (e.g. schools, youth groups) with 659 events conducted reaching nearly 60,000 youngsters. We also expanded the reach of Rookie Rugby by training 237 coaches, teachers and community members to deliver Rookie Rugby programming moving forward. Youth rugby outreach will continue to be a focus of Rugby Ontario moving forward. A big thank you to all the clubs who have embraced Rookie Rugby and shown a great willingness to take the game to their community. Thanks also to Dustin Hopkins, Erin Kennedy and Paul Hunter at Rugby Canada for their support during the year. FLAG FOREVER The Flag Forever program continued in 2018 with planning for and introduction of a further 8 programs to compliment the 23 programs that were established in 2016 and 2017. This program is designed to provide opportunities for the development and growth of non-contact rugby beyond Rookie Rugby (i.e. age 12 upwards) and is funded jointly by Rugby Ontario and an Ontario Ministry Grant, which covers all participants registration dues as well as providing the necessary equipment to conduct the program. GROWING THE GAME WORKSHOPS The Growing the Game Workshops are designed to bring clubs together to facilitate conversation and share ideas on best practices. Seven workshops (Toronto, Sarnia, Ottawa, Brantford, Guelph, Mississauga, Whitby and Hamilton) were conducted in March and April 2018. The main topics of discussion were Risk Management and the new Age Grade Law Variations. My thanks to all the clubs and club representatives who hosted and participated in these workshops. HOLLAND BLOORVIEW CONCUSSION PARTNERSHIP Rugby Ontario’s partnership with the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Concussion Centre continued to flourish throughout 2018. A comprehensive social media concussion education campaign was undertaken as well as face to face concussion seminars in Peterborough, Burlington and Barrie. Pleasingly, the partnership expanded to become a multi-sport collaboration with rugby, soccer, basketball and hockey. Our thanks in particular to Dr. Nick Reed and Stephanie McFarland at Holland Bloorview for not only their continued support of Rugby Ontario’s initiatives but their expertise and advice on all things concussion related.

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Funded by the Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport

REPORT NAME: HIGH PERFORMANCE REPORT

SUBMITTED BY: PAUL CONNELLY

Major Highlights/Accomplishments 2018

Rugby Ontario Junior Winter Academy Program The Rugby Ontario High Performance Academy, provides potential Rugby Ontario High Performance athletes the opportunity to complete a comprehensive six-month program focusing on Strength/Conditioning and Technical skills specific to rugby. Graduating athletes exit the program with improved position specific and core skill development, as well as further knowledge contributing to improved athletics and S/C preparation. Graduating athletes receive the greatest opportunity to be identified within the RO talent pool, increasing eligibility for team selection amongst 7’s and 15’s. Our Strength and Conditioning partner ETS (Elite Training Systems) design and implement rugby specific training programs that athletes can access on a phone APP. 180 athletes participated in The Program. The “Program”

• Participation in 3 (2-day) Combines including Data Collection/Retention & Athlete Report Card.

• 6 month periodized S/C Program with online access to template/descriptive video.

• Nutrition and Habitual preparation for Athletes - Team Seminars.

• Hands on S/C Instruction and Program Execution during Day 2 of the Combine.

• Summer Athlete Body Analysis (July) at the Guelph Competition.

• 3 x 4-hour position specific skill training sessions with elite guest coaches. (Held in conjunction

with combine)

• 8 x 4-hour core skill development sessions.

*The 2018/19 Program went REGIONAL with sites in Guelph, Whitby and Ottawa. Over 240 athletes were engaged. 6-Core Skills Training / ETS S&C APP / 3-Combines Rugby Ontario Provincial Fifteens Programs Junior Provincial Rugby Ontario’s Junior Provincial teams were all involved in High Performance training and competition in the 2018 summer season.

• Player Centred

• Development Driven

• Competition Supported

Programs were divided into “AAA” and “AA” streams at the following levels:

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• U15 Boys’ West and U15 Boys’ Central (Regionalized, no AAA or AA)

• U16 “AA” Boys West, U16 “AA” Boys Central, U16 “AAA” Boys, U16 Boys “AA” Southwest

• U17 “AA” Boys U17 “AAA” Boys’

• U18 “AAA” Boys

• U16 Girls’ West and U16 Girls’ Central (Regionalized, no AAA or AA)

• U18 “AA” Girls’ U18 “AAA” Girls’

Weekly 4-hour training blocks were supported by games against touring sides (mid-week) and a 4-day training camp where we hosted EIRA (Eagle Impact Rugby Academy-USA) in a two-game test series. Results Rugby Ontario vs. EIRA “AAA” 5 wins – 2 losses- 1 Tie After two-months of development, our athletes were then tested on the big stage as our “AAA” program (4-Teams) travelled to Ireland (Ulster, Leinster and Munster) for three games each, while our “AA” program (7 teams) travelled to the Eastern Canadian Championships in Halifax. Results Ireland U16 Boys- 3 wins 0 losses U17 Boys- 2 wins 1 loss U18 Boys- 2 wins 1 loss U18 Girls- 4 wins 0 losses Halifax U16 Girls Division: Gold and Silver (U15 Boys came in 5th and 6th respectively) U18 Girls Division: 4th Place U16 Boys Division: Silver and Bronze U18 Boys Division: Silver *U15 Boys competed in the U16 division. *U17 “AA” was the only representative team in the U18 division. Senior Men’s Blues The Ontario Senior Blues once again brought home the MacTier Cup as Canadian Senior Men’s Rugby Champions. The “Blues” began their preparation by splitting two tests against the “Atlantic Rock”. A 34-22 defeat in Montreal was follow by a convincing 22-9 victory in the rematch played at Burlington RFC. The “Blues” then travelled to Calgary where the BC Bears were waiting as their semi-final opponent. In a very exciting match, the “Blues” came home victorious 58-36. This set up a rubber match against the Atlantic Rock. In a very hard fought match, the “Blues” pulled out an exciting 22-17 victory. Canada captain Lucas Rumball was awarded Man of the Match. Congratulations to the management staff and players for their 6th win in the last 8 years. Head Coach-Chris Silverthorn Assistant Coach-Cory Hector Assistant Coach-Aaron Carpenter Manager-Mark Winokur Performance Analyst-Rodin Lozada

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Senior Women’s Blues The Senior Women’s Blues coaching staff this season was comprised of Sonia Sennick (HC), Stu McReynolds (AC), Val Swift (MAN). The Senior Women’s Blues represented Ontario at the Canada Rugby Championships hosted in Saskatoon.

Game 1: Ontario Blues 22 Quebec 36

Game 2: Ontario Blues 17 Prairie Wolf Pack 24

Game 3: Ontario Blues 14 British Columbia Bears 12

Game 4: Ontario Blues 27 Nova Scotia Keltics 24

Finishing with a record of 2 wins and 2 losses, the Senior Blues came home in 3rd place.

U19 Blues The U19 Blues coaching staff this season was comprised of Mike Curran (HC), Jim Delany (MAN), Sean McDonough (AC) and James Wood (AC). The squad had a very demanding summer training and exhibition schedule in preparation for the National Championships. The U19 Blues competed in the U19 CRC in Saskatoon, going up against the Atlantic Rock, Lower Canada Voyageurs, Prairie Wolf Pack and British Columbia Bears. The U-19’s improved with every outing, saving their best game for last as they marched on to defeat a very strong Atlantic Rock team in the final to win the Gold! U20 Women’s Blues The U20 Women’s Blues coaching staff this season was comprised of Chris McKee (HC), Dan Valley (AC), Campbell MacNeill (AC) and Maria Godfrey (MAN). The U20 Women’s Blues competed in the U20 Canadian Rugby Championship in Saskatoon where they played some outstanding rugby losing narrowly in their final game to and came home with the silver medal. Game 1: Ontario Blues 69 BC 5 Game 2: Ontario Blues 10 Quebec 7 Game 3: Ontario Blues 29 Nova Scotia 24 Game 4: Ontario Blues 5 Prairie Wolf Pack 17 National representation by Junior Age Grade Players

U18 Men

• 12 on Hong Kong tour and 17 on December Tour

U18 Men’s 7s

• 11 selected for Auckland Tour

U18 Women’s 7s

• 7 on youth Olympic team and 9 on youth Olympic qualifier team National Representation by Senior Players

U20 Men

• 7 on JWT roster and 3 more at Selection Camp

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U20 Women

• 8 on tri-nations squad

Senior Men XV

• 12 selected as part of repechage and November tours and an additional 4 on ARC team

Senior Women XV

• 13 on Fall tour

Senior Women’s 7s

• 12 women selected on the 7s circuit

Senior Men’s 7s

• 6 men selected on 7s circuit

Rugby Ontario Provincial Awards The following individuals were recognized at the Rugby Ontario Awards night: Senior Provincial Player of the Year (Female) – Veronica Harrigan (London St. George’s) Senior Provincial Player of the Year (Male) – Marcello Wainwright (Toronto Scottish) Junior Provincial Player of the Year (Female) – Natalie Armatage (Waterloo County) Junior Provincial Player of the Year (Male) – Brock Webster (Oshawa Vikings)

Rugby Ontario Junior Provincial Sevens Programs

Using the branch, club, school and elite level competitions that occurred in summer and fall 2017, 48 athletes were selected to the 2018 program. The athletes were selected from the best players in the U16, U17 and U18 categories. (“A” and “Developmental”) The Ontario Provincial Teams represented at the Las Vegas 7’s, the Tropical 7’s (developmental) and of course the National 7’s Championship competition in Vancouver where both the boys and girls U18 programs came home as National Champions. Quest for Gold Nominations 2018 Again, this year Quest for Gold targeted sevens-specific athletes. A Rugby Ontario organized focus group was established to aid in the development of the Quest for Gold criteria and aid in the identification of these athletes. National staff members from both genders were part of this selection process. 26 athletes were identified and approved for carding which they received in March.

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REPORT NAME: MATCH OFFICIAL REPORT

SUBMITTED BY: KAREN LOZADA

On behalf of The Rugby Ontario Referee Committee I would like to thank all of the Referees, Appointers, Regional Referee Committee Members, Coaches of Match Officials, and Educators all across the province for their precious time, sweat and thick skin over the 2018 season. A sincere note of gratitude must go out to Nicole Kovacs, David Bushell and Joe Schissler who manage and coordinate all the professional matters for the business side of refereeing. We would also like to thank the vast majority of Players, Coaches, Physiotherapists, and Parents who understand that the task of being a Match Official can be daunting and lonely at times. Those people who take the time to help a referee feel welcome at a pitch, understand that a relaxed referee will be better than one who feels threatened and those who are happy to shake the referee’s hand no matter the outcome of the match are truly appreciated for their expression of rugby values. Referees are a scarce commodity and good referees are like precious diamonds. But diamonds take time to develop. They need pressure and that pressure comes from being put into challenging situations with games that might be a little beyond their comfort zone and time. We took the opportunity to stretch the limits of several referees last year and some have a new-found sparkle, while others are still a work-in-progress who may need a little more time and perhaps a different approach to their learning before being given another push forward. Just like players at a club who need to be given a chance to crack the first team roster, our referees need to be given a chance to prove to adapt to the next level. I thank the membership for their patience and ask them to keep these points in mind when you see an unfamiliar face stroll up to your pitch. Many people see and hear how a referee is treated and that behaviour is modelled by others. I believe one of the biggest influencers on the number of referees in the future will be how they are perceived to be treated and valued in the present. The RORC covers appointments to all the Marshall 1st & 2nd Leagues, OWL 1, Championship 1, OUA, OCAA plus various representative games, as well as the 3 University Indoor 7’s tournaments hosted at RMC over the winter. The regional leagues are covered by the Niagara, Toronto and Eastern Appointments officers. While our coverage rate is nearly perfect, we run into difficulty when there is an overlap for several weeks as the university and college seasons get underway. The number of referees who make themselves available for every week continues to decrease year after year. We take the mileage budget into consideration and try to balance that with putting the suitable ref into each fixture. This is no easy task and becomes a juggling act when some referees decline appointments, are not willing to drive beyond their own communities, or when matches pop up or change last minute. Last year we built upon the recently introduced Facebook group for Ontario Rugby Referees to encourage referees from across the province to ask questions and share examples, and help communicate law interpretations. We also adopted the new online score reporting method as requested by Rugby Ontario. Outside of multiple referee level 1 & 2 clinics, we ran 2 very well attended

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development sessions. Our spring kick off development session scheduled for April 14th had to be cancelled due to the ice storm closure at York University unfortunately. On June 18th we hosted Wayne Barnes, who explained the expected outcomes for foul play scenarios (also shared on Facebook live) and on July 8 we ran a session focusing on Assistant Referee Responsibilities and Communication. Without a dedicated full time functional referee development manager on staff we will always struggle to build the knowledge and capabilities and numbers of referees across the province. It is such a practical skill set that is needed, that there needs to be more professional approach to help develop referees by building and curating content and a curriculum, as we’ve see in BC for a couple years. For 2019 we are implementing a more collaborative communication process between clubs and the RORC. To start, we are requesting that the Marshall 1st and OWL 1st teams film and post their full games on YouTube, and share that link with us and the referee. Then, if any coaches have specific questions that they want clarity on, they can forward those and we can review those incidents with context. Group calls to discuss the interpretation and expected outcomes will be clarified to participating coaches. Similarly, we’ll be having group referee calls to discuss these same clips and other relevant issues. I’m encouraged by the initial responses from clubs wishing to participate and look forward to more coming on board as we approach the season.

2018 2017

Registered Referees 208 184

Level 1 Clinic Participants 96 95

Level 2 Participants 5 7

Rugby Canada Panel Refs 5 3

Sincerely, Karen Lozada - Chair, Rugby Ontario Referee Committee Brian Chapple - Appointments & Grading Jim Andaloro - Coach of Match Officials Dan Gana - Education Pete Pender - Development

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REPORT NAME: COACHING REPORT

SUBMITTED BY: DAVID BUSHELL

Rugby Ontario has continued to train and educate coaches throughout the province in 2018, with the

number of coaches participating in courses increasing from 2017 by 29%. There was also a significant

increase in registered coaches with growth of 148 coaches or 62%. This is due in part to the simplified

process of registration on the SportLomo platform, with multiple role packages and upgrades available to

those registering in additional categories to coaching. Coach registration remains a priority as there are a

number of active coaches who are not registered. Rugby Ontario will continue to underline the

importance of registration to the community to ensure that members are protected from the liability risks

of being unregistered and uninsured. It is notable from 2018 that female registered coaches increased 84%

from 2017, an important factor in the growth of rugby in Ontario.

REGISTERED COACHES

2018 2017

MALE 317 201

FEMALE 70 38

TOTAL 387 239

COACHING CLINICS

Clinics In-Training Trained Certified

NCCP COMMUNITY

INITIATION/WORLD

RUGBY LEVEL 1

14 0 154 -

NCCP COMPETITION

INTRODUCTION/WORLD

RUGBY LEVEL 2

5 32 19 4

WORLD RUGBY

COACHING SEVENS

LEVEL 1

3 0 27 -

TOTAL 22 32 200 4

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Objectives for 2019

1) Provide more detailed communication to the coaching community regarding both the registration

process and information regarding training and education.

2) Complete a thorough gap analysis to aid in the logical and strategic placement of courses and

professional development sessions.

3) Review current training and education processes to improve how Rugby Ontario delivers courses.

4) Review current communication regarding the process of transitioning coaches who take the NCCP

Competition Introduction/World Rugby Level 2 from in-training, to trained, to certified status.

5) Monitor coach registrations and communicate with clubs and coaches to reduce number of

unregistered coaches.

6) Increase the amount of professional development offered to ensure the continued education of

coaches in the rugby community.

In 2019, the Coach & Match Official Coordinator role has been split into two portfolios, which should

greatly benefit both sectors of the community. With Jamie Holmes joining our team as Coach

Coordinator, there will be greater opportunity for engagement with the community on registration and

other issues. To the coaching community, thank you for your involvement in the growth of rugby in

Ontario. Thank you to Paul Hunter and Rugby Canada for your aid and consultation regarding the

training and education of coaches.

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FundedbytheMinistryofTourismCultureandSportandCanadianGovernment

REPORT NAME: HALL OF FAME & AWARDS COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITTED BY: DOMENIC SCUGLIA

IthasbeenanhonourandpleasuretoserveourrugbycommunityinmyfourthyearastheChairoftheHallofFameandAwardsCommittee.Thecommitteeconsistedofthefollowingindividualsincludingmyself;GrahamBrown(BoardMember),RoseLeBrèche(BoardMember)BarryGoldberg(NRUMember),BobIllman(SWRMember),BruceKidd(TRUMember),GeorgeAzar(MalePlayerRep),SoniaSennik(FemalePlayerRep),TrevorJones(VeteransSubCommittee),GlennTarver(VeteransSubCommittee)&DavidPatterson(Ex-OfficioStaff).ThecommitteemetseveraltimesduringtheyearbyconferencecalltodetermineeligiblecandidatesfortheHallofFameandannualawardsinthemanycategories.The2018HallofFameinducteeswere;

• JohnBillingsley–OttawaIrish• NormanCarr–OttawaIrish• GeorgeGadjovich–OntarioRefereesSociety• MariaGallo–GuelphRedcoats• WayneHodgson–NiagaraWasps• ColetteMcAuley–GuelphRedcoats&FergusHighland

TheRugbyOntario2018AnnualAwardWinnerswere;

• MarcelloWainwright(TorontoScottish)-SeniorProvincialPlayerofTheYear(male)• VeronicaHarrigan(LondonSt.Georges)-SeniorProvincialPlayerofTheYear(female)• BrockWebster(OshawaVikings)-JuniorProvincialPlayerofTheYear(male)• NatalieArmatage(WaterlooCounty)-JuniorProvincialPlayerofTheYear(female)• CameronHogg(BurlingtonCentaurs)-SeniorClubPlayerofTheYear(male)• EmilySamek(GuelphRedcoats)-SeniorClubPlayerofTheYear(female)• NickDaniels(AuroraBarbarians)-ClubCoachofTheYear(male)• KailytnJones(Crusaders)-ClubCoachofTheYear(female)• AndrewDavies(Barrie)-VolunteerofTheYear• StephenGasparek–MatchOfficialofTheYear• JakeWhite–JuniorMatchOfficialoftheYear• BarrieRFC-JuniorClubofTheYear(female)• CrusadersRC-JuniorClubofTheYear(male)

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• CobourgSaxonsRFC–MinorCluboftheYearTheChairman’sAwardwaspresentedbyDavidButlertotheOntarioBlues2011-2018teaminrecognitionofthembeingsixtimesRugbyCanadaMacTierCupChampionsoverthistimespan.Alloftheabovewinnerswerehonouredatthesuccessfuldinnerheldon24thNovember,2018.RugbyOntarioalsoactivelyengagedRugbyCanadafortheAnnualNationalAwards.ThefollowingmembersoftheOntariorugbycommunitywerenominatedfor2018RugbyCanadaAwards.

• NatalieArmatage-RugbyCanadaFemaleYoungPlayeroftheYear• BrockWebster-RugbyCanadaMaleYoungPlayeroftheYear• KailynJones-RugbyCanadaFemaleCoachoftheYear.• NickDaniels-RugbyCanadaMaleCoachoftheYear• AndrewDavies–RugbyCanadaVolunteeroftheYear

WiththecontinuedsupportofmycolleaguesandtherugbycommunityinOntario,IamlookingforwardtocontinuinginthisroleaschairofthecommitteeandwouldliketothankBruceKiddforhiscontributionsoverthelastfewyears.Bruceissteppingdownfromthecommittee.Againthisyear,wedidnothaveacommitteememberfromEasternOntarioandourhopeisthatarepresentativefromthatareawillcomeforwardsowecanbeasinclusiveaspossiblewithourdecisionmaking.Allothermemberswillbereturningrepresentingtheirrespectiveareas.OnbehalfofRugbyOntario,IwouldliketothankthecommitteemembersandDavidPattersonfortheircommitmentandcontributionstoourmeetings.Themembersraisedsomegoodideasovertheyearincludingreducingthewaittimefordeservingindividualstobeconsideredfornomination.ThecommitteecontinuestolookforwaystoraiseawarenessinourrugbycommunityfortheopportunitytorecognizeindividualsorgroupsofindividualswhowefeelhavemadesignificantcontributionstorugbyinOntario.Wecontinuetostriveforequityinourselections.Weareinvitingideasfromourstakeholdersastohowwecanexpandcommunicationasfarandaswideaspossibletoensureweareasinclusiveaspossible.PleasesendyourideastoDavidPattersonatRugbyOntario.Inconclusion,itwasgreattoseethatsomanynamesofindividualsandgroupsthatwerebroughtforwardforrecognitionandthattherugbycommunitysupportedhonouringthewinnerswithasuccessfuldinnerevent.Respectfullysubmitted,DomenicScugliaChairHallofFame/AwardsCommittee

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REPORT NAME: DISCIPLINE REPORT

SUBMITTED BY: ALLEN PIGGOTT

Red cards, not involving Referee abuse, are handled by the respective Branches. EORU has a separate agreement with Quebec Rugby Union for their interleague games. In addition to the sanctions outlined in the 2018 discipline summary report, the Discipline, Appeals & Investigations Committee dealt with; Incident 1. Persistent offender. Player received four (4) red cards over a 5 year period. Player received 120 days suspension. (had just completed 120 days sanction). (TR) Incident 2. Parent made formal complaint against coach, who interjected between 2 opposing players with the view to prevent altercation. Branch had imposed 3 weeks suspension. This suspension was upheld by RO Committee. (EORU). Incident 3. Referee abuse. Club sanctioned $500 behavior bond for 2 years. (TR) Incident 4. Club citing of foul play. No action taken as evidence was inconclusive. (TR) Incident 5. Parent escalated foul play complaint to RO. No action taken as Club had made various proposals to Parent. If no satisfaction, Branch should then be consulted. (TR) Incident 6. Referee abuse. 2 players, same team, received 15 day suspension. (reduced from 30 days to 15 as offenders were age grade) (TR) Review of incident reporting process.

- System recorded both red and yellow card infringements.

- Issue of red card narrative was not captured remained. This caused extra steps for the Branch

Discipline Directors to clarify the Referee reason for issuing red cards. Improvements are now

expected for season 2019.

Special mentions and thanks to the Branch Discipline Directors (Mark Chesser, Michael Kahn, Bob Illman and Kendra Toby), to Glenn Tarver and Pearse Higgins who assisted in Referee abuse cases and especially to staff support Vivian Lee.

DateofInicident OffendingClub OpponentClub Jurisdiction Law Offence Sanction ReturnDate AppealDate Notes17-May-18 BalmyBeach TorontoScottish TRU 9.13 DangerousPlayandMisconduct,DangerousTackling 30days 26-Jun-1826-May-18 TorontoScottish LindsayRFC TRU 9.12 DangerousPlayandMisconduct,Punchingorstriking 60days 16-Jul-18 SecondOffence26-May-18 LindsayRFC TorontoScottish TRU 9.12 DangerousPlayandMisconduct,Punchingorstriking 30days 26-Jun-1826-May-18 OakvilleCrusaders BrantfordHarlequins TRU 9.13 DangerousPlayandMisconduct,DangerousTackling 30days 26-Jun-18 14-Jun-18 ChargeDowngradedfromDangerousplaytoPotentiallydangerousplay26-May-18 BytownBlues Abernakis EORU 9.12 Aplayermustnotphysicallyorverballyabuseanyone02-Jun-18 WaterlooCountryRFC OshawaVikings TRU 9.13 DangerousPlayandMisconduct,DangerousTackling 30days 03-Jul-1802-Jun-18 MississaugaBluesRFC VaughanYeomen TRU 9.12 DangerousPlayandMisconduct,stampingortrampling 16days 19-Jun-1802-Jun-18 MississaugaBluesRFC VaughanYeomen TRU 10.4(s) DangerousPlayandMisconduct,AllPlayersmustrespecttheauthorityofthereferee 9days 12-Jun-1809-Jun-18 HamiltonHornets GeulphRedcoats NRU 9.12 DangerousPlayandMisconduct,Punchingorstriking 30days 09-Jul-1815-Jun-18 TorontoDragonsRFC MississaugaBlues TRU 10.4(n) DangerousPlayandMisconduct,Misconductwhiletheballisoutofplay 30days 15-Jul-1823-Jun-18 MarkhamIrish BalmyBeach TRU 9.12 DangerousPlayandMisconduct,Punchingorstriking 30days 24-Jul-18 04-Jul-18 ChargeDowngradedfromDangerousplaytoPotentiallydangerous

play,sanctionreducedto16days23-Jun-18 BarrhavenScottish EORU DisciplineMatter 21days Decidedthatsuspensionservedpriortohearingwassufficient

27-Jun-18 BarrieRFC MRA TRU 9.12 FoulPlay,DangerousPlay,Punchingorstriking 16days 14-Jul-1816-Jun-18 StoneyCreek n/a NRU Law1.7(ROManual) FailuretomeetJersey,GameSheetorScorereportingadministrationrequirements writtenwarningn/a27-Jun-18 OttawaOspreys n/a EORU Law1.13(ROManual)Participationbyaplayerwhodoesmeeteligibilityrequirementsinasanctionedmatchwrittenwarningn/a11-Jul-18 PeterboroughPagans CobourgSaxons TRU 9.12 FoulPlay,DangerousPlay,Punchingorstriking 16days 28-Jul-1811-Jul-18 PeterboroughPagans CobourgSaxons TRU 9.12 FoulPlay,DangerousPlay,Punchingorstriking 16days 28-Jul-1821-Jul-18 AjaxWanderers OshawaVikings TRU 9.12 FoulPlay,DangerousPlay,Punchingorstriking 30days 21-Aug-18 SecondOffence28-Jul-18 TorontoScottish LindsayRFC TRU 9.12 FoulPlay,DangerousPlay,Punchingorstriking 30days 28-Aug-1828-Jul-18 LindsayRFC TorontoScottish TRU 9.12 FoulPlay,DangerousPlay,Punchingorstriking 30days 28-Aug-1828-Jul-18 LindsayRFC TorontoScottish TRU 9.26 DangerousPlayandMisconduct,ActsContrarytogoodSportsmanship 9days 07-Aug-1828-Jul-18 BrantfordHarlequins LondonSt.George NRU 9.14 FoulPlay,DangerousPlay,playinganopponentwithouttheball 12days 10-Aug-1811-Aug-18 BalmyBeach StoneyCreekCamels TRU 9.8 FoulPlay,DangerousPlay,RepeatedInfringmentsbytheTeam 9days 21-Aug-1818-Aug-18 SarninaSaints WaterlooCounty NRU 9.26 DangerousPlayandMisconduct,ActsContrarytogoodSportsmanship 9days 02-Jul-1927-Aug-18 MarkhamIrish BrockRFC TRU 9.12 FoulPlay,DangerousPlay,Punchingorstriking 16days 13-Sep-1808-Sep-18 OakvilleCrusaders BalmyBeach TRU 9.12 FoulPlay,DangerousPlay,Punchingorstriking 30days 9-Oct-18

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REPORT NAME: EASTERN ONTARIO RUGBY UNION REPORT

SUBMITTED BY: DAVE BEST

Rugby in Eastern Ontario continues to develop nicely enough, with strong club support and many enthusiastic volunteers. There is obvious room for improvement, of course, and we plan to do just that in 2019. OFF THE RUGBY PITCH - Consistent with its last strategic review, the EORU was successful in increasing its Board participation and recruiting more support and volunteer activity from the rugby community this past year. We continue to follow a series of Key Areas of Responsibilities for the EORU, each with its own subset of plausible goals and achievable (and measurable) objectives. The process works, for the most part, though we do need to communicate more and more as we go forward. A year ago we reported on a program audit the EORU implemented, under the direction of John Platts; we still have much to follow up on. With the aim of determining just how effective our programs are and how effectively our money is spent, the audit highlights included: 1. A need for more formal communications between the EORU and RO 2. Ensuring program equity is achieved with RO programming within Branches 3. Ensuring EORU clubs are paying fair dues in being a member in RO while playing Sr. games with

Quebec clubs 4. Increasing Junior participation opportunities 5. Ensuring full program support from RO, as per all Branches One way of ensuring effective communication between the Branches and RO is real Branch representation at the RO Board level. This does not need to be a direct seat, though we’d welcome that, but direct channels/liaisons are needed. A semblance of such almost got off the ground last year, but, partly due to the unavailability of the EORU President in the spring, a Branch Meeting fell off the RO table. Geographically-specific challenges of each Branch require a voice to be heard directly at the RO Board, in some capacity. Quite simply, it makes sense. We must re-start an effective RO Branch-communication process.

ON THE RUGBY PITCHES: For the eighth consecutive season, six of the EORU clubs played matches within the LPR tiered-league (against Rugby Quebec clubs). There are always some challenges when competing clubs from different unions/provinces play in a league (mostly re: registration and discipline), but for the most part the play on the field was lively, competitive, and created the environment for enhanced rugby development – the chief reason to play with the geographically-closer RQ clubs.

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The LPR Senior Men’s results were very good for the EORU clubs: the Kingston Panthers came first in the LPR Super-League regular season, with the Bytown Blues placing second (Yes, we enjoyed that success!). The 2018 results will leave two clubs in the LPR Super League (Bytown Blues, Kingston Panthers), two in Provinciale 1 (Ottawa Irish, Barrhaven Scottish) and two others in Provinciale 2 (Ottawa Osprey*, Ottawa Beavers-Banshees). At the time of this writing, other EORU clubs could in the LPR for the upcoming season. (*Yes, the newly-named Ottawa Osprey is replacing the previous club moniker for the Ottawa Indians. Same crowd - new name.) The non-LPR Sr Men’s clubs (and some 3rd XVs from the LPR Clubs) played again in the EORU-specific league with a 10-game regular season schedule. Brockville showed that a smaller community with one-club can thrive, winning the EORU League Championship. The league’s challenge was ensuring games were not defaulted, though sadly that was the case too often. We are working on solutions to that for the EORU for the 2019 season. Each of the EORU Senior Women’s teams ended up playing in the LPR as well. In 2019 we expect the teams in the LPR again, including the Barrhaven Scottish, Ottawa Irish, Ottawa Banshees and the Ottawa Phoenix (combined Osprey and Wolves team). Clubs in the EORU would love to play more with the RO clubs. Distance is the obvious barrier and in the past we strongly encouraged a better McCormick Cup system (i.e. all RO clubs who are dues-paying members of RO need this opportunity). Alas, after requesting that the two teams in the LPR Super League should qualify for Cup play, the RO said yes … only to find we had a scheduling conflict with the LPR playoffs. Happy to applaud the upcoming changes to the McCormick Cup system and, phew, two clubs from the EORU will participate. Thank you! The EORU Junior program was a little down this past year. With a shortened spring season due to poor weather and with the on-going challenge from high school competitions, active development of junior rugby was less than it needed to be. 2019 Junior plans include:

- increasing number of athletes in each club - participating in an “interbranch” type of tournament after provincial selections completed for

both boys and girls - working on closer relationships with high schools with the goal to get more kids playing rugby in

general, and then playing club rugby in summer.

2018 was a very positive year for Representative Rugby in Eastern Ontario. Participating in the Ontario and Blues programs, EORU U16/U18 Boys and U18 Girls 15s Rugby programs, and the on-going development of a 7s Rugby program, enabled the EORU to provide exposure to representative rugby to more young athletes. Our challenge is to get the right players on the right pathway while concurrently recruiting new players through clubs (seems easy, but in the past this was not always the case).

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The EORU Sr Men’s Rep team took a step back during its fourth season back in operation. Great multi-club co-ordination led to positive training sessions, though poor communications with the East Coast Super League plans resulted in merely one game played and the EORU opting out of the Montreal-based finals. This year activities seem well in hand and we plan to participate fully. The challenge is to sustain this development, showcase its success (and its top players) and play more matches (and set plans for a women’s component). The EORU continued its successful 7s rugby program in 2018, hosting two 7s tourneys and creating a 7s-specfic development experience including a fall club season and an ambitious junior rep schedule. Both U18 Men’s and Women’s programs had multi-tourney success, including in the RO circuit, New York City and in Las Vegas. U13 and rookie rugby programs in the EORU are becoming better structured and more popular each year. A group of dedicated volunteers help this area of rugby grow. We’ll do more with more resources and some of the plans, based on last year’s development. 2019 Focus for the EORU

(i) Increase the number of participants playing rugby, (ii) Enhance the environment for rugby development at all areas, (iii) Identify, measure and sustain its Key Areas of Responsibility, and (iv) Work with RO to enhance more formal communications and consistent program delivery.

The EORU will concurrently work closely with RO and the other Branches to advance the quality of rugby across the province. It should be a fun, productive year ahead.

And … once again many EORU volunteers welcomed the oft-requested input and direction of the RO staff throughout the year. Thank you RO staff!

Yours in rugby, Dave Best Past & Acting President, Eastern Ontario Rugby Union

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REPORT NAME: NIAGARA RUGBY UNION

SUBMITTED BY: MARK CHESSER, Vice President NRU

Preface The below is presented as submitted from the 2019 NRU Vice President, Mark Chesser. I was asked to this by Gary MacDonald as I was the NRU President in 2018. Board Meetings I would like to thank all of our Board Members for their effort and time in attending our monthly Board meetings. Meetings were held online and in person, most lasting almost two hours. The NRU also hosted a Executive conference call in April of 2018 in which all of the Presidents of the various NRU clubs were invited. It is my honour to continue to work with these upstanding citizens of our rugby community I’ve served under four Presidents that all have a similar view of the relationship between Rugby Ontario and the various Branch Level Executives. It was these people that I relied on to try and make our great game better and to respond to the challenges. Playing the Game Congratulations to all our League Winners for all their work in delivering the game: Jr. Girls U15 Brantford Sr. Women A London Jr. Girls U17 Waterloo Sr. Women B Stratford Jr. Boys U15 Brantford Sr. Men A Niagara Jr. Boys U17 Niagara Sr. Men A2 Sarnia 2’s Sr Men B Norfolk Sr. Men C Crusaders IV’s I would also like to congratulate Sarnia Saints Men on winning the Men’s NRU Cup tournament. On the women’s side, London St George won the Women’s NRU Cup for 2018. Fall 7’s Fall 7’s continues to be an excellent opportunity for our youth teams to continue to play well into the lovely fall weather and it is too bad there isn’t enough interest from our Senior teams to create a viable Senior 7’s circuit.

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Referees As Director of Discipline for the NRU for over ten years, I have some experience that referees face in our great sport. The facts are that across the Province all Branches are struggling to find quality officials and retaining them. We need to work together – Branch, Provincial and Club Executives to help fix this problem. Even taking on one to two games a summer will help either grow the base of referees or allow your membership to see how difficult a job it can be. Future Considerations Building a stronger relationship with the TRU and EO Branches may help to bridge the gap in the lack of communication coming from RO however as we are all volunteers with numerous jobs within the rugby community it is difficult to add an extra layer of commitment. Within our communities and our province, we need to reach out and share our great sport with more Indigenous rugby clubs. A first step may be to include them in the Summer Games if they so desire to join. Respectfully submitted, Mark Chesser NRU Vice President

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REPORT NAME: TORONTO RUGBY REPORT

SUBMITTED BY: MARK WALSH

The Toronto Rugby Union (TRU), had a very busy year in 2018 that was full of both challenges and successes. Without a full TRU Board of Directors to start the 2018 season, hurdles were encountered at the AGM that took months to finally sort out. New board members Brian Crothers and Peter Ratcliffe were instrumental in overcoming these early challenges and the board is now moving forward in a positive direction, in large part, because of their efforts. Being a volunteer board member is a bit of a thankless job and so I want to take the time to thank each and every one of my fellow board members for their time and dedication to bettering our sport. The TRU lost a member club in 2018. We were troubled by the news of the closing of Etobicoke RFC and tried to be as proactive as possible when supporting other clubs as we reworked divisions and fixtures due to lower than expected registration numbers. Player enrollment was a problem for some of our clubs in 2018, we hope that our efforts to work with them in publicizing both training and social events as well as continuing to introduce more youngsters to the sport through our TIRF initiative and Rookie Rugby program, will aid us in the future. But there is no question, there is still much more work to do on this front. Contrasting that, our Elite Reds program has been a juggernaut of strength and showcased the serious talent on offer in the TRU. We are developing some of Canada’s premier young rugby talent and it is on display right here in both our men’s and women’s sides. Another tremendous benefit we have been able to provide to these players is strong mentorship opportunities with the appointments of some incredible guest coaching staff, all of which are strong indications of the level of commitment as well as the strength and depth of the program. We are very proud. A key initiative that the TRU Board focused on in 2018 was specifically designed to update our online services to the membership. The implementation of online payment options for club registration fees and the posting of all fixtures in all TRU leagues on our website, moved us closer to our goal of increasing transparency with our member clubs and expanding our offering to our players and fans. Our Discipline Director and TDRRS Liaison, Mike Kahn, has been continuing to develop his digital recordkeeping for the TRU. His work is vital in ensuring we catalogue Red Cards, Appeals and player suspensions as we must ensure we are doing everything we can to discourage senseless violence and identify repeat offenders. We are confident that the process is working as coaches and players are able to appeal decisions and request a panel hearing where there will be a vote and final outcome. We must

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also continue to support initiatives for the training and development of more referees as we are a long way away from having enough quality officials. We want to improve our communication and co-operation with our partner branches as well as Rugby Ontario. We believe it is vital to have open lines of communication and open discussion about how we can work together to better serve our memberships and continue to grow the game. With the start of 2019 we have come to the end of organizing of the TRU junior leagues as that has been uploaded by Rugby Ontario. We are hopeful there is a smooth transition but we were disappointed in the lack of communication about the transition and the execution. We have high hopes for the upcoming season and we are driven to continue our work. We are actively engaged in a sponsorship campaign, looking for and developing key partnerships that will allow us to run the programs we want to run. Our hope is to provide more complete and robust programs, from our leagues to our refs and from our rookies to our reps.

Yours in Rugby, Mark Walsh TRU President

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REPORT NAME: SOUTH WEST RUGBY REPORT

SUBMITTED BY: CHRIS GROOMBRIDGE

Greetings to All, In 2018 SW-Rugby had another good year. More than half of our adult club sides had winning seasons. In league play our boys club junior sides did very well. Our branch rep junior sides did well too. Moving forward there are many things that can be improved and for the most part improvements can be made simply by having more club and membership participation at the branch level. However, due to our geography, we have special challenges. We will have to deal with our challenges in our own ways – there will be a learning process. In 2018 our branch committed to youth rep rugby and there was a good measure of success. Compared to recent history our branches youth rep sides competed well and several individual players were invited to take part in activities that were excellent learning opportunities. As individual players and coaches improve and grow they will have a positive effect on their home clubs. That's multi-sided winning! In 2018, the branch entered into relationships with organizations that now consider our branch teams and players to be their teams and players. Our partners that had never seen rugby before they saw the game played on television and asked “is that Sevens the game that we contribute to”. The answer to their question was yes and they replied “we want to keep helping”. This bodes well for our future. In general terms, the broad plans for each year for SW-Rugby have been simple: * To create capacity To do this our branch and our clubs need to increase player, team, club, event, coach and referee counts. To just do more & get more. Our branch and its members succeeded at this. * To create opportunity for players & clubs Our branch built on its youth rep rugby programs. Many of our clubs did too. Therefore, we succeeded at this. * To increase participation Our total number of participants increased by 6%. Although our senior player count was down as a branch, our junior registrations increased more than enough to offset the senior reduction. Our branch has to always be looking forward and upwards.

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* To use resources that are available Our branch invested in Youth Rep Rugby and was able to create relationships that are willing to invest with us in the future. * To try “new” strategies By seeking partner organizations, we made some positive strategic moves. * To leverage relationships Consistent with all of the above, SW-Rugby leveraged relationships successfully. As a Branch, we see even more opportunities to make use of into the future. In 2019, our branch intends to expand its rep programs by at least one age-group, both genders. The talented youth players that are needed do exist; however, they need opportunity and some adults (from each & every club) that are prepared to commit and assist in some small way. In 2019, we will NEED more volunteers from all of our clubs and also will want new faces at the board level and around the fields. In 2019 our branch will have more clubs with youth programs than ever before. We are actively looking for ways to work with neighboring unions, non-rugby and non-sport organizations. Ontario Rugby continues to grow in South Western Ontario. Chris Groombridge President, SW-Rugby Branch

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2018 REGISTRATION DATA - BY CLUB AND CATEGORY

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Eastern Ontario Rugby Union 53 92 686 114 36 6 281 2 628 82 1980Barrhaven Scottish RFC 7 19 118 24 4 58 85 18 333Brockville Privateers RFC 1 4 30 7 19 10 71Bytown Blues RFC 6 12 125 1 10 2 67 67 6 296Cornwall Crusaders RC 1 5 1 1 8Kingston Panthers RFC 8 20 168 25 10 2 53 149 3 438Lanark Highlanders RFC 5 1 8 1 25 2 42Ottawa Beavers-Banshees RFC 5 10 50 95 11 171Ottawa Irish 2 10 84 10 59 83 19 267Ottawa Ospreys RFC 7 14 110 14 44 43 2 234Ottawa Senators RFC 7 30 1 1 2 41Ottawa Wolves RFC 5 2 1 48 7 63Petawawa & Pembroke Valley RFC 13 3 16Niagara Rugby Union 44 65 867 16 30 3 413 692 114 2244Brantford Harlequins RFC 1 3 179 5 7 1 50 73 16 335Burlington Centaurs RFC 6 7 109 4 2 72 90 8 298Fergus Highland RFC 2 9 174 1 1 67 55 15 324Grimsby Gentlemen RFC 2 3 1 1 18 9 34Guelph Redcoats RFC 5 6 103 3 41 79 10 247Hamilton Hornets RFC 8 10 25 1 3 31 74 8 160Niagara Old Boys RFC 0Niagara Wasps RFC 6 7 67 3 1 99 10 193Norfolk Harvesters RFC 1 1 28 44 35 1 110Stoney Creek RFC 2 4 26 2 34 72 14 154Waterloo County RFC 4 11 153 9 5 30 73 18 303Wilmot Warthogs RFC 7 4 2 1 43 24 5 86


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South West Rugby 28 28 332 5 21 2 168 21 287 80 972Bruce County RFC 3 7 31 1 74 45 7 168Kent Havoc RFC 9 6 26 3 2 34 2 82London St.George's RFC 4 10 176 3 12 66 21 81 44 417Sarnia Saints RFC 6 4 73 2 2 28 59 6 180Stratford Blackswans RFC 3 26 1 38 2 70Windsor Rogues RFC 3 1 2 30 19 55Toronto Rugby 100 202 2635 134 121 10 1453 137 1669 256 6717Ajax Wanderers RFC 5 2 172 3 3 1 54 46 6 292Aurora Barbarians RFC 3 15 193 10 2 44 118 21 406Balmy Beach RFC 4 4 76 2 113 145 10 354Barrie RFC 2 3 187 1 5 1 114 65 102 16 496Bay Street RFC 2 4 78 2 86Belleville Bulldogs RFC 7 9 154 17 6 77 8 278Brampton Beavers RFC 2 2 20 2 3 47 4 80Brock RFC 1 2 60 2 12 23 3 103Canada Touch Rugby 13 13Cobourg Saxons RFC 1 6 106 23 1 61 21 44 4 267Crusaders RFC 10 44 320 1 17 1 128 111 27 659Etobicoke RFC 4 4Georgian Bay Titans RFC 2 7 78 2 82 171Lindsay RFC 1 5 97 11 1 41 56 5 217Markham Irish Canadian RC 8 9 85 1 6 29 63 32 233Mississauga Blues RFC 6 7 144 4 26 55 22 264North Halton Highlanders RFC 1 8 80 2 26 22 5 144Oshawa Vikings RFC 10 215 31 9 3 65 34 65 15 447


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Peterborough Pagans RFC 4 15 164 6 5 90 79 6 369Sudbury Stones 4 1 1 2 7 15The GITS RFC 1 38 1 40TIRF 6 221 389 616Toronto Buccaneers RC 3 1 6 8 64 1 83Toronto City Youth RC 4 18 100 1 3 1 75 2 204Toronto Dragons RFC 2 3 25 3 22 49 104Toronto Muddy York RFC 2 2 48 52Toronto Nomads RFC 4 3 66 7 62 117 12 271Toronto Saracens RFC 6 5 33 9 89 12 154Toronto Scottish RFC 5 3 19 4 87 6 124Vaughan Yeomen RC 5 3 12 3 1 12 1 58 1 96Yeomen Lions RFC 2 1 2 1 16 8 30Rugby Ontario 3 9 5 1 2 4 21 45Grand Total 225 387 4520 269 208 21 2315 160 3276 532 11913

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2018 RUGBY ONTARIO MEMBERSHIP - UNIQUE NUMBERS BY CLUB

CLUB TOTALCrusaders 628Toronto Inner-City Rugby Foundation (TIRF) 616Barrie 441Oshawa Vikings 441London St Georges 407Kingston Panthers 394Aurora Barbarians 388Peterborough Pagans 354Balmy Beach 349Brantford Harlequins 334Fergus Highland Rugby 321Barrhaven Scottish 319Waterloo County 297Burlington Centaurs 287Ajax Wanderers 285Bytown Blues 279Toronto Nomads 265Mississauga Blues 260Cobourg Saxons 259Ottawa Irish 258Belleville Bulldogs 255Guelph Redcoats 239Markham Irish 223Ottawa Ospreys RFC 223Lindsay RFC 212Toronto City Youth 198Niagara Rugby 181Sarnia Saints 178Georgian Bay Titans 169Bruce County 168Ottawa Beavers and Banshees 159Stoney Creek 152

2018 RUGBY ONTARIO MEMBERSHIP - UNIQUE NUMBERS BY CLUB

Hamilton Hornets 149Toronto Saracens 142North Halton 137Toronto Scottish 114Norfolk Harvesters 108Brock 101Toronto Dragons 100Vaughan Yeomen 86Bay Street Pigs 81Toronto Buccaneers 78Wilmot Warthogs 76Kent Havoc 74Brampton Beavers 68Stratford Blackswans 67Brockville Privateers RFC 66Ottawa Wolves 57Windsor Rogues 51Toronto Muddy York 49Ontario Rugby Club 46The Gentlemans Inner Toronto Select 38Lanark Highlanders 35Ottawa Senators Old Boys 31Grimsby Gentlemen 29Yeomen Lions 27Pembroke Petawawa Valley 16Canada Touch Rugby 13Sudbury Stones 11Cornwall Crusaders 8Etobicoke 4Grand Total 11401

2018 REGISTRATION DATA - BY GENDER

Category Female Male TotalBoard 45 180 225Coach 70 317 387Junior (U13 - U19) 1836 2684 4520Masters (Over 35) 1 268 269Match Official 25 183 208Medical 7 14 21Minor (U7 - U11) 632 1683 2315Non-Contact 85 75 160Senior 875 2401 3276Temporary 147 385 532TOTAL 3723 8190 11913

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AjaxWanderersRFC 70thAnniversary

OshawaVikingsRFC 60thAnniversary

EasternOntarioRugbyUnion 40thAnniversary

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Sam Baker TorontoScottish

Roger Chandler BrantfordHarlequins

Lesley Cunningham BurlingtonCentaurs

Jeane Elder Markhamirish

John Jerome OttawaIrish

Glenys Jones BrantfordHarlequins

Ivor Jones BrantfordHarlequins

Tony Jones NiagaraWasps

Trevor Knight BurlingtonCentaurs

Ian McKay TorontoScottish

Craig Morley NiagaraOldBoys/BurlingtonCentaurs/GITS

Ian Rugeroni TorontoScottish/Uruguay

Don Sinclair TorontoScottish/TorontoBarbarians

John Wlaiko TorontoScottish/Fletcher'sFields

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