2011 Annual General Meeting
Rugby Ontario Partners and Sponsors
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Item Welcome Roll Call Ratification of Proxies Approval of Agenda Previous Minutes 5.1 2010 AGM Minutes 5.2 March SGM Minutes 5.3 May SGM Minutes Director Reports i. President ii. Secretary iii. Ontario Blues report iv. Ontario Storm report v. Ontario Jr. Blues report vi. Ontario Jr. Storm report vii. Junior League Report viii. Senior League Report ix. Discipline Report x. Rugby 7’s Steering Committee Report xi. President – EORU xii. President – NRU xiii. President – SWR xiv. President – TR xv. Chair – ORRS Executive Director Report 2011 Financials & 2012 Proposed Budget and Membership Fees Appointment of Auditor Discussion on other matters Election of Directors Awards & Recognitions Spring Special General Meeting Adjournment
Responsibility David Nelson John Platts John Platts David Nelson David Nelson
David Nelson John Platts Pat Daniels Claudine Tyrell Glenn Tarver Celeste Corless Dom Scuglia/Celeste Corless John Watkins Bob McGeein Bob McGeein Steve MacNeil Annemaree Peters Bob Illman Mark Pinguet Costa Nicholas Andrew Backer Dan Demerah Dan Demerah David Nelson Allen Piggott David Nelson Andrew Backer
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DRAFT MINUTES ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF RUGBY ONTARIO MEETING COMMENCED AT 10.05 A.M., SUNDAY DECEMBER 5, 2010 SPORT ALLIANCE BUILDING, 3 CONCORDE GATE, TORONTO Signed in Attendees and Proxies 2010 Rugby Ontario Board of Directors Present: Allen Piggott David Nelson James Brooks James Carr Andrew Backer Johnny Watkins Dom Scuglia Glenn Tarver Annemaree Peters Celeste Corless Pat Daniels Lee Powell Garry MacDonald Bob Illman Gareth Callaway Mark Pinguet
President Vice President / Director of Discipline Secretary Treasurer RO – Executive Director Director of Competition Director of Junior Boys Rugby Director of Jr. Men’s Rep Director Women’s Rep Director Women’s League Director Ontario Blues President EORU President NRU President SWORU President ORRS President TRU
Toronto Rugby Union [TRU] Clubs: John Reich Barry Goldberg Cory Appleton Josh Chambers Rick Bria Bob Turner James Blair Paul Trapasso Chris McKee Claudine Tyrell Sean McConnell Alan Unsted Trevor Jones Greg Lavigne Garth Gottfried R Dharanisi M Ince Colin Baker Christina Nisan David Haslam Joe Deslippe Mike Curran Bruce Kidd Mike Simms
President, Aurora Barbarians R.F.C. President, Burlington Centaurs R.F.C. President, Balmy Beach R.F.C. President, Belleville R.F.C. Secretary, Yeomen R.F.C. RO U14 Convenor, Aurora Barbarians R.F.C. Lindsay R.F.C. Toronto Saracens R.F.C. Director of Rugby, Oshawa Vikings R.F.C. Balmy Beach R.F.C. President, Markham Irish R.F.C. Juniors, Markham Irish R.F.C. Markham Irish R.F.C. President, Nomads of Toronto R.F.C. Vice President, Nomads of Toronto R.F.C. President, Toronto Scottish R.F.C. Vice President, Toronto Scottish R.F.C. Aurora Barbarians R.F.C. Lindsay R.F.C. President, Crusaders R.F.C. Brampton R.F.C. President, Mississauga Blues R.F.C. Director, Peterborough Pagans R.F.C. Coach, Peterborough Pagans R.F.C.
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Andre Rose-Green Brett Morley Mike Gareri Linda Burkholder Rob Cortis Paul Loader Sandro Fiorino Steve Gasparek Keith Wilkinson Chris Rideout Todd Larmon
President, Brampton Beavers R.F.C. President, Lindsay R.F.C. Vice President, Muddy York R.F.C. Social Director, Yeomen-Lions R.F.C. Highland R.F.C. Women / Aurora Barbarians R.F.C. Coach, Rugby Ontario Fixtures, Toronto Dragons R.F.C. Secretary, Mississauga Blues R.F.C. President, Toronto Saracens R.F.C. President, Barrie R.F.C.
Eastern Ontario Rugby Union J. Festarini Bill Swinden Stuart MacKay Chris Fox Veronique Fontaine Dan Demerah
Niagara Rugby Union
[EORU]
President, Ottawa Wolves President, Cornwall Crusaders R.F.C. President, Ottawa Indians R.F.C. President, Ottawa Beavers Banshees R.F.C. President, Upper Ottawa Valley R.F.C. Ottawa Irish R.C.
[NRU]
Tim Bauer Bill Tyler Scott Wade Dave Knowles Dai Rhys-Jones Milan Popovic Shane Maver Bob McGeein Ken Courser Bill Stuart Garry MacDonald
President, Waterloo County Rugby CEO, Niagara Wasps R.F.C. President, Niagara Wasps R.F.C. Brantford Harlequins R.F.C. Junior Director, Hamilton Hornets R.F.C. President, Stony Creek R.F.C. Vice President, Stony Creek R.F.C. Brantford Harlequins R.F.C. President, Brantford Harlequins R.F.C. President, Grimsly Gentlemen R.F.C. Niagara Wasps R.F.C.
Southwest Rugby Union
[Southwest Rugby]
Dave Humble Greg Briggs Tim Cook Bob Illman
President, London St. Georges R.F.C. Coach, Bruce County Barbarians R.F.C. President, Bruce County Barbarians R.F.C. President SWR
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Ontario Rugby Referee Society [ORRS] Gareth Callaway
President, ORRS
Proxies: Lee Powell held the votes for Lanark Kendra Toby (Ottawa Irish) held the votes for The Coven and Bytown Blues Stuart McKay (Ottawa Indians) held the votes for Kingston Panthers and Old Boys, and Barrhaven Scottish Gary Macdonald (NRU) held the votes for Norfolk County Dave Knowles (Brantford) held the votes for London Bob Hillman (SWR) had Windsor Rouges Chris Rideout (Toronto Saracens) held the votes for Barrie.
Rugby Ontario Office Staff Present: Andrew Backer – Executive Director Fran Mason – Membership Services Andrew Hall – Technical Director Shaun Allen – Community Development Officer Other Affiliations: Gordon Sneddon Mike Duffy Morgan Rawson John Doubt Bob McMillan Mark Winokur John Twomey
Director, Rugby Canada CFO - Rugby Canada Canada Rugby Shop President, Twin Elm Rugby Park Treasurer, Fletcher’s Fields Ontario Blues President, Fletcher’s Fields
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Call to Order: Allen Piggott, President and Chair of Meeting, 10.07 a.m. Mr. Piggott welcomed attendees, followed by a moment of silence for those in the rugby community that passed away during the past year. 1. Acceptance of 2010 Agenda and Amendments Proposed Amendment to Agenda: Addition of 1.5 Ratification of Proxy Votes Motion “To accept the Agenda as provided with amendment” Moved: Hamilton Hornets R.F.C. Seconded: Crusaders R.F.C. None opposed – Motion carried 2. Minutes of 2009 AGM and Any Matters Arising Matters arising. Annemaree Peters added to attendees list on Board of Directors at 2009 AGM. Motion: “To accept the Minutes of 2009 AGM as amended” Moved - Mississauga Blues R.F.C. Seconded – Crusaders R.F.C. None opposed – Motion carried 3.
President and Director’s Reports President’s Report Previously circulated. The President spoke to the highlights of the 2010 season. The President requested that acceptance of his report and all subsequent reports by Board Members and Directors be voted upon after presentation of all reports. Directors and Office Staff Reports Previously circulated. Each spoke to the highlights and responded to questions from the membership. James Brooks Pat Daniels Annemaree Peters Glenn Tarver
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Secretary, Rugby Ontario Dir of Senior Men and 7s Steering Cttee Director of Senior Women’s Representative Program Director Junior Men’s Representative Teams Glenn presented a report on the Junior ‘A’ League
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Celeste Corless Dom Scuglia Johnny Watkins
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Junior Women’s Rep and Junior Women’s League Director Minor and Junior Rugby Programs Director of Competition
Motion: Hamilton Hornets Seconded: London ‘That the final decision made by the board on league structure be sent out to the clubs for an email vote for the memberships approval or disapproval’. Vote ensued: David Nelson
Motion defeated. -
Vice President and Discipline Report
Motion to “accept President’s, and other Directors reports as presented” Moved: Hamilton Seconded: Crusaders None opposed – Motion Carried. Staff Reports – as circulated - Andrew Backer presented and responded to the memberships questions. 4. Audited Statements for 2009 – James Carr [Treasurer] and appointment of John Evans as auditor. Audited statements circulated in advance. Jim Carr spoke to the highlights of the audited statements for 2009. Motion “To approve the 2009 audited statements as prepared by the auditor, and as circulated prior to the meeting”. Moved – Niagara Wasps Seconded – Cornwall Crusaders None opposed – Motion carried Motion: “To approve the appointment of John Evans as Auditor for the 2011 financial year”. Moved – Windsor Seconded – Oakville None opposed
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Financials & 2011 Proposed Budget and Fees – James Carr [Treasurer] The Treasurer presented an estimate of the projected financial position for the full 2010 financial year. Overall, the Rugby Ontario financial position remains in good condition, with money in the bank to cover operating expenses until April 2011. Mr. Carr then addressed the reasons for the Ontario Blues deficit for 2010, which included unexpected levels of expenses incurred due to a hosting agreement, and overall insufficient funding by RC to the program. James Carr then presented on the 2011 proposed budget that would see the first increase in six years for representative programs budgets, the resurrection of Magnificent Sevens competition, the renewal of the subsidy to Senior Women’s Representative Program and the continuation of Rogers television contract as outlined in the strategic plan. The Treasurer responded to questions on proposed junior league fees, use of league fees to assist representative players in financial need, and the possible effects on lower registration levels of new minor rugby players. Motion: Peterborough Seconded: Saracens “That proposed junior league fees [as outlined in report] be reduced to $25 dollars per team” Discussion and vote ensued. In favor: 52 Motion: Defeated.
Opposed: 91 Proposed new league fee stands.
A second motion was then presented. Motion: Oshawa Seconded: Peterborough “To raise membership fee by $2 across the board and target money for junior rugby, and thus eliminate the proposed league fees” Motion: Defeated.
Proposed new league fee stands.
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Motion: “To accept the 2011 budget as proposed by the Treasurer” Moved: Burlington Seconded: York None Opposed. Motion passes. 7. Proposed By-Law Changes – Andrew Backer Andrew Backer gave a brief overview as to the reasons for the requested changes, and responded to questions from the membership. Motion: “To accept the proposed by-law changes” Moved: Niagara Seconded: Mississauga Approved by a vote 2/3+ percentage of clubs present as required by RO by-laws. 8.
Election of Directors for 2011 Six positions were up for election to the board. Seeking election were: Claudine Tyrell [Balmy Beach], Dan Demerah [Ottawa Irish]; Pat Daniels [Crusaders], Bob McGeein [Brantford], David Goodrow [Brantford]; Johnny Watkins [Oshawa]; David Nelson [Crusaders]; all candidates were nominated and seconded according to RO Bylaws, and met all conditions to run as a candidate as defined in the by-laws. Candidates and/or nominators were given the opportunity to give speeches or endorsements prior to the vote being taken. Andrew Backer provided voting instructions, followed by the vote. Voting was tabulated by Dom Scuglia, Celeste Corless, Gordon Sneddon, and James Brooks. Elected to the 2011 RO Board of Directors were: David Nelson Claudine Tyrell Bob McGeein Johnny Watkins Pat Daniels Dan Demerah
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Motion to destroy ballots: Moved. Hamilton Hornets Seconded: Toronto Saracens Passed. 6.
Ballots destroyed.
AOB Special Presentations and Awards A special presentations was made by Allen Piggott on behalf of Rugby Ontario to Colin Baker for his services as a Director. Irish Canadians R.F.C. were presented with a 60th Anniversary Recognition Award Championship plaques were presented to: OWL Champions - Toronto Scottish Marshall and McCormick Cup Champions – Aurora Barbarians Keenan Division Champions – Peterborough Pagans Jones Division Champions – Niagara Wasps Bardon Division Champions – Kingston Panthers Outgoing Director Awards: Allen Piggott presented to Annemaree Peters and Jim Carr. David Nelson presented to Allen Piggott as outgoing Rugby Ontario President. Mr. Nelson spoke to the membership about Mr. Piggott on the occasion of his retirement from the game after many years of service in a variety of positions including Executive Director, and presented him with a watch.
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Adjournment Motion ‘To adjourn the 2010 RO, Annual General Meeting’ Moved: Oakville None Opposed.
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Important Future Dates Sun, December 5, 2010 Meeting of New Board in Board Room 1. Sun, January 9, 2010 10 a.m. Rugby Ontario Board Mtg, RO Office
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DRAFT DOCUMENT Rugby Ontario – Special General Meeting 05 March 2011 Markham Irish Clubhouse List of Attendees: Name Nelson, David Demerah, Dan Daniels, Pat Tyrell, Claudine Callaway, Gareth Backer, Andrew Mason, Fran Rugby Ontario Clubs Name Hottehauer, Andrew Cabel Ashley McCabe, James Hodgin, Pat Darley, Steve Croskerry, Dan Feheley, Kevin Reich, John Mallett, Jeff Walker, James Flynn, Jim Mike Simmons Rose‐Green, Andre Heslop, Dack LaVigne, Greg Duffy, Colin Cook, Tim Dobbs, Stewart Browne, Jermaine Todd, Kenneth
Position RO President RO Treasurer RO Director RO Director Chair ‐ ORRS Staff ‐ Executive Director Staff ‐ Manager Member Services
Affiliation Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario
Club Wilmot Warthogs Wilmot Warthogs Muddy York Markham Irish Toronto Nomads Hamilton Hornets Ajax Wanderers Aurora Barbarians Ajax Wanderers Toronto Scottish Brampton Beavers Peterborough Pagans Brampton Beavers Brampton Beavers Toronto Nomads North Simcoe Dingos Bruce County RFC Ajax Wanderers Waterloo Country Rugby Waterloo Country Rugby
Branch SWR SWR TRU TRU TRU NRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU SWR TRU NRU NRU
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Rugby Ontario Special General Meeting March 5 2011
Kelly, Malcolm Brampton Beavers TRU Rideout, Chris Toronto Saracens TRU Scuglia, Dominic Yeomen RFC TRU Popovic, Milan Stoney Creek NRU Wilkinson, Keith Mississauga Blues TRU Pinguet, Mark Brock RFC TRU Toby, Kendra Ottawa Irish EORU Knowles, Dave Brantford NRU Robinson, Doug Markham Irish TRU Peters, Annemaree Niagara Rugby Union NRU MacNeil, Steve Eastern Ontario Rugby Union EORU Illman, Bob Southwest Rugby SWR McKee, Chris Oshawa Vikings TRU Appleton, Cory Balmy Beach TRU Day, Leonard Barrie RFC TRU Goldberg, Barry Burlington Centaurs NRU Goodrow, Dave Brantford NRU Moxley, Brett Lindsay RFC TRu CALL TO ORDER – RUGBY ONTARIO SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING The Meeting was called to order at 10:10 pm by the Rugby Ontario President who is acting as chair. Documents Distributed for the meeting: Brampton Beaver’s Appeal Rugby Ontario’s Letter to the Membership (Feb 17th, 2011) 1.0 Agenda MOTION: To approve the agenda Bob Illman/Yeoman RFC Motion approved 2.0 Appeal MOTION: to reverse the decision of the Rugby Ontario Board and revert back to the 2010 Rugby Ontario Sr. Men’s league structure for the 2011 season Brampton/Muddy York
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Rugby Ontario Special General Meeting March 5 2011
Discussions: Opening remarks by Brampton about appeal highlighting key points o There were 11 clubs that supported this appeal so not just a Brampton appeal o This vote is a matter of principle regarding clubs allowed to play in a league that they were promised at the beginning of the season. o Concern that this appeal effects all clubs not just the Marshall Clubs, as the precedence o Commends the Board and the Games Committee for the process they followed just not the timelines. o Rugby Ontario needs to deliver on their promise and allow clubs to play in 2011 for what they played for in 2010. Concerns raised that there was no discussion with teams below the Marshall level before making this decision & that the Keenan & Jones clubs were not invited to the 26 Sep meeting Toronto Rugby outlined that they had a detailed discussion with all clubs in their branch before making the decision Rugby Ontario outlined that every club in Ontario had an opportunity through the survey that the RO Board requested be done prior to making any decision. Clarification was also given that the decision went through the RO Games Committee which is made up of Branch Games Directors giving clubs a communication line into any games decision being made Some clubs raised concerns that there is a perception that Rugby Ontario only cares about the Marshall League and there needs to be a realization that any decision made on the Marshall effects the lower divisions as well Clubs want a year’s notice before making any more changes to league structure Peterborough indicated they are in full support of Brampton’s appeal, they echoed comments about wanting an year’s notice and have concerns that this quick decision will set precedence Brampton – again this is not a reflection on the Board. Question 3rd team – elimination of third team rugby does not help grow the game. TRU – there has not been a cancelation of third team rugby, they are just going to branches. TRU committed to all home games and 50% of away games that the third team will be with their 1st and 2nd teams. Brampton – splitting 3rd teams not practical TRU – 3 on 3 more restrictive than anything else to get teams to Marshall, and the primary focus of this league is to be competitive Ottawa Irish – echo TRU points exactly, and noted that there has been no mention of Bardon teams. GTA teams never going to Ottawa with 3 teams Peterborough – agree small clubs will have two teams, but would get a third team to play in the Marshall as required, and would have u18 players playing on 3rd teams Brampton – the issue is not 3 on 3, just need 1 year notice
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Rugby Ontario Special General Meeting March 5 2011
Burlington echoed Brampton point NRU – voiced heard collectively when there was a note not to support a motion at the RO AGM in December 2010 to have clubs vote on structure before being implemented. Oshawa – 2 years ago when the vote was made to go to 10 teams from 8, those same clubs that voted against 10 are not voting against 8. RO was in an evaluation year and is trying to fix what did not work Ajax – again there is concern that only Marshall teams are heard. Club is getting complaints about lack of consistency of league structure Question was asked by RO if everyone received the survey, all clubs indicated yes TRU – talk about process need to make arbitrary decision to follow process that upset people Bruce Country – not only Peterborough is upset, this has affected the Jones division and it effected out promotion to Jones Executive Director outlined the process including surveys, staff support and games committee input
MOTION DEFEATED ‐ 80 votes for, 85 votes against 3.0 Adjournment MOTION: To adjourn at 11:20 am Motion approved
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DRAFT DOCUMENT Rugby Ontario – Special General Meeting 01 May 2011 Sport Alliance of Ontario Building – Boardroom 3 &4 List of Attendees: Name Nelson, David Demerah, Dan Daniels, Pat Tyrell, Claudine McGeein, Bob Tarver, Glenn Watkins, John McGeein, Bob Backer, Andrew Mason, Fran Rugby Ontario Clubs Name Marin, Toni Nunes, Vasco Wilkinson, Keith Hodgin, Pat Haslam, David Reich, John Rose‐Green, Andre LaVigne, Greg Rideout, Chris Toby, Kendra Peters, Annemaree MacNeil, Steve McKee, Chris Goldberg, Barry MacFarlane, Blair Moxley, Brett Buckholder, Linda
Position RO President RO Treasurer RO Director RO Director RO Director RO Director RO Director RO Director Staff ‐ Executive Director Staff ‐ Manager Member Services
Affiliation Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario
Club Milton RC Milton RC Mississauga Blues Markham Irish Cursaders Aurora Barbarians Brampton Beavers Toronto Nomads Toronto Saracens Ottawa Irish Niagara Rugby Union Eastern Ontario Rugby Union Oshawa Vikings Burlington Centaurs Brampton Beavers Lindsay RFC Yeomen Lions
Branch TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU EORU NRU EORU TRU NRU TRU TRU TRU
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Rugby Ontario Special General Meeting May 1 2011
CALL TO ORDER – RUGBY ONTARIO SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING The Meeting was called to order at 10:10 pm by the Rugby Ontario President who is acting as chair. Documents Distributed for the meeting: Agenda 050111 Meeting 2010 Audited Financial Statements – Rugby Ontario 2011 Revised Budget – Rugby Ontario 1.0 Agenda MOTION: To approve the agenda Crusaders/Toronto Nomads Motion approved 2.0 Audited Financial Statements MOTION: to receive the 2010 Rugby Ontario audited financial statements Crusaders/Burlington Motion approved 3.0 2011 Budget Revised Question: What is the rationale for the fee increase including the insurance savings over last year? The increase over last year (including the insurance and Women’s World Cup savings) are being directed to develop a Legacy Fund for our National teams competing on the International stage. iRB presented to the Rugby Canada membership at the RC AGM and spoke about reviewing the potential funding structure. There is concern that if Rugby Canada does not maintain or increase rankings it could affect funding moving forward. The Rugby Ontario Board agreed to the increase in player rates with the understanding that the RO Finance Committee would meet with Rugby Canada quarterly regarding their finances. The RO Membership asked for transparency and more information on those meetings There were questions raised about previous insurance payments and misconceptions of Rugby Ontario over paying insurance to Rugby Canada. It was clarified that Rugby Ontario did not over pay insurance; we paid what we were supposed to.
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Rugby Ontario Special General Meeting May 1 2011
Question was raised about why should Rugby Ontario help Rugby Canada and worry about their existence. It was clearly noted that we need Rugby Canada, without a National body our funding is dramatically affected. The membership requested that the RO Board to address the funding of high perforamce programs in Ontario and get a clear direction from the clubs as to a mandate on high performance funding plans moving forward. Dan Demerah explained at a high level thee changes to the budget and rationale for those cuts. Question was raised on Jr. Rep player assistance fund and what the process is. There is a committee but agreed that an application process needs to be created. MOTION: to receive the 2010 Rugby Ontario audited financial statements Toronto Nomads/Oshawa Motion approved 4.0 Adjournment MOTION: To adjourn at 10:50 am Motion approved
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President’s Report 2011 has been an interesting year as my first as President. It was certainly busy, productive and we made some progress as well. My goal in 2011 was to bring as much transparency to the Board as possible. Not that this did not exist in the past, simply the perception was there. From the start with the league structure issue to the last meeting we had wrestling with budgets, we have tried to keep this as open and clear as possible. The Board, on my recommendation, met a few less times in 2011 than in previous years as I felt that monthly meetings took our volunteer members away from their families more than was required. That said, your Executive Committee met monthly (and sometime more) via teleconference and business continued to be transacted. We worked hard in committees throughout the year as well from Game to Finance and Discipline. The amount of administrative work done this year in the office and by the Board was staggering. From the Policy manual to working with Director’s on budgets, it did seem at times both daunting and never-ending. I would like to thank Andrew Backer and his staff for all the work done throughout 2011: without their commitment we would be far behind where we are. On the rugby side, we have seen both successes by both genders and in both Senior and Junior ranks. We have seen the requirement for the Junior Festival Day to be held on two different Sundays as Fletchers simply could not handle the traffic. While this added another day to our volunteers’ total, it was well worth it as both days ran much more smoothly this year. I tried to get out to see more than just my own home club play rugby this year as I felt it important to see what the rest of the province goes through on a Saturday. I did see games in Ottawa and met with the EORU clubs while there in June. I caught an Intermediate Cup game in Ajax in the fall and the Kent Havoc postponing their 10th Anniversary celebrations in August kept me from seeing a game deep into the southwest. For all the hours spent doing the mundane work, being President did have its fun parts. Watching the games in the Junior Days, seeing hundreds of smiling faces and being able to hand out plaques to the teams was a great feeling, matched only by the senior version on the recent Cup Final day. For all of you who played our sport this year for the first time: welcome. For those who played it for yet another year: thanks. To all the volunteers who put in so many long (and mostly thankless) hours from the early days in the spring till the dark days in October, please accept my congratulations and thanks on behalf of all those that benefit so much from your time and efforts. Your work allows us all to enjoy this sport every week. To the Board, thank you for your time and work as well for your patience in me as I learned this role. For those returning, I look forward to the year upcoming. For those not returning, thank you from all the members, as your time away from your loved ones and time taken from your careers cannot be adequately compensated for but is so desperately needed. I believe we are heading in the right direction. Not everything we do will make everyone happy but we will continue to listen and act in the best interests of rugby. Period. Respectfully Submitted, David Nelson President
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Secretary’s Report 2011 saw a number of changes to the Board of Directors. The changes included
Jim Brooks retired from the Board of Directors in April 2011 for personal reasons Steve MacNeil joined the Board of Directors in April as he took over as the President of Eastern Ontario from Lee Powell Steve Chessum joined the Board of Directors in September 2011 as the new ORRS rep taking over from Garth Callaway John Platts joined was appointed to the Board of Directors in October 2011 to fill the position vacant by Jim Brook’s retirement.
The Secretary’s role in 2011 has been held by two people. Dom Scuglia was elected as Secretary by the Board of Directors at the January meeting. Upon the appointment of John Platts to the Board of Directors in October, the Board appointed Dom Scuglia to Vice President and John Platts to Secretary. The Secretary role changed in 2011 from being a recording secretary to a non-recording secretary and the minutes of both the Executive Committee and Board of Directors are done by staff. The goals for the secretary role in 2012 (pending) will be focused around governance and risk management. 2011 Board Attendance Member Nelson, Dave Scuglia, Dom Brooks, Jim Platts, John Demerah, Dan Daniels, Pat Tyrell, Claudine Tarver, Glenn Corless, Celeste Watkins, John McGeein, Bob EORU Representative NRU Representative SWR Representative TRU Representative ORRS Representative
Jan 9 Yes Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes CC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Apr 3 Yes Yes CC N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No CC CC Yes Yes Yes Yes
Apr 25 CC CC CC N/A N/A CC CC CC CC No CC CC No CC CC CC CC
Jun 26 Yes Yes N/A N/A Yes No Yes No CC No Yes CC Yes CC Yes Yes
Sep 26 CC CC CC N/A N/A CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC CC
Oct 16 Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nov 20 Yes Yes N/A CC Yes Yes CC Yes Yes CC Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Legend CC – on conference call N/A - not on the Board of Director at the time of the meeting
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Ontario Blues Report Season Recap Season Stats Games Played CRC Record Season Record (All games) Players Used in CRC Players used – all games
7 4–1 5-2 26 29
Ontario Blues 2011 Honours • Four Blues on Canada RWC team • Four Blues on Pan Am Gold medal team • One Blue on Youth Commonwealth Games team • Three Blues on Churchill Cup Team • Two Blues on JWRT team. • MacTier Cup champions for first time since 1996. • Blues invited to tour South America by CONSUR, the CRC equivalent in that region Ontario Blues 2011-Home Matches Review Opponent Salta Province Canada Coach XV Prairie Wolfpack Atlantic Rock
Venue Oakville Burlington Burlington Burlington
Results Win Lose Win Win
Attendance 1,000 900 450 700
Revenue $3,000.00 $2,000.00 $4000.00 $5,000.00
Ontario Blues 2011 Season Highlights Positives
MacTier Cup Champions-first 2 road Wins 7’s Match played at Ivor Wynne Stadium Media Coverage-Globe and Mail, Maclean’s and TSN External Sponsorships Increased CRC Expenses on Budget Tour Invitation Increase in number of league games
Areas to improve on Match Attendance was down from 2010 All Matches held in GTA (only 2 clubs) IRB funding less than budgeted Salta expenses higher than budgeted 19
Senior Blues Budget vs. Actuals INCOME - Blues Income - CRC Home Gates IRB Funding Team Fundraising Sponsorship - CRS Sponsorship - Kubota Sponsorship - Cameron's Sponsorship - HSBC Total Income - CRC Income - Non CRC Home Gate RO Subsidy Total Income - Non CRC TOTAL INCOME - Blues EXPENSES - Blues Expenses - CRC Accommodations Flights Ground Transportation Kit Meals Media Medical Team Supplies Total Expenses - CRC Expenses - Non CRC Accommodations Flights Ground Transportation Salta Expenses Fundraising Kit Meals Media Medical Team Supplies Training Honorariums (incl Travel) Total Expenses - Non CRC TOTAL EXPENSES - Blues PROFIT/LOSS
Original Budget $10,000.00 $65,000.00 $10,101.31 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5,000.00 $90,101.31
YTD $10,000.00 $40,067.94 $4,458.72 $8,408.58 $10,000.00 $0.00 $5,000.00 $77,935.24
Projections $10,000.00 $50,084.92 $10,858.72 $8,408.58 $10,000.00 $4,516.00 $5,000.00 $98,868.22
$7,000.00 $15,000.00 $22,000.00
$4,000.00 $4,000.00
$4,000.00 $14,250.00 $18,250.00
$112,101.31
$81,935.24
$117,118.22
$17,880.00 $38,774.38 $7,000.00 $3,600.53 $20,650.00 $0.00 $3,000.00 $0.00 $90,904.91
$18,041.25 $39,452.22 $2,412.11 $13,208.58 $13,061.10 $1,049.46 $4,028.00 $95.71 $91,348.43
$18,041.25 $39,452.22 $2,412.11 $13,208.58 $13,061.10 $1,049.46 $4,028.00 $95.71 $91,348.43
$676.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 $10,000.00 $0.00 $1,220.40 $2,100.00 $0.00 $1,200.00 $0.00 $0.00 $5,000.00 $21,196.40
$1,454.31 $1,628.26 $0.00 $16,695.19 $10,000.00 $580.40 $2,730.09 $465.43 $1,200.00 $71.18 $474.00 $4,000.00 $39,298.86
$1,454.31 $1,628.26 $0.00 $16,695.19 $10,000.00 $580.40 $2,730.09 $465.43 $1,200.00 $71.18 $474.00 $4,000.00 $39,298.86
$112,101.31
$130,647.29
$130,647.29
$0.00 ($48,712.05)
($13,529.07) 20
A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS & PARTNERS
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Ontario Storm Report The Ontario Storm had a memorable season beginning with the introduction of the U20 category joining the Senior Women’s Program for the first time. The season started with three tryouts taking place in April. Poor weather conditions and lack of facilities prevented us from having trials across the province. Some of the highlights of the season included:
An Inter-Squad match between the U23 Squad vs. the Senior Women’s Squad - mid-May Travel to Queen’s University for Exhibition matches against the Kingston Panthers (U20) and the Quebec Caribou (Senior Women’s) – early July Members of the Storm U20, U23, and Senior Women’s being invited to the Rugby Canada ID camp. Approximately 30+ Storm players were invited to the ID Camp. In an effort to elicit greater team camaraderie, a Training Camp took place prior to the National Women’s League Championships (NWL) at the University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus. The Storm were not short on talent at the NWL’s with a Gold place finish at the U20 level, a Bronze finish with the U23s, and a Silver finish for the Senior Women’s team.
‘Quantity and Quality’ of games prior to the NWL poses to be a challenge for all Storm teams. The goal in 2012 is to work closely with the Colleges and Universities and create ‘select’ teams to create competition for the Storm teams. A subsidy program was put in place for players who were not able to pay their full due amounts. This is an application process and we were able to subsidize four players who would have otherwise not been able to participate. We are hoping to raise funds through corporate donations and bursaries to further subsidize the dues collected for all Storm players. As the Senior Women’s Representative Director, my goal is to ensure that Storm players are considered when the National Team coaches are making their selections. We were fortunate this year to have over 20 Storm players compete at the U20 and Senior Women’s Nations Cups that took place in July (U20), and August (Senior Women). On November 17th and 18th, I had the opportunity to participate in Rugby Canada’s Women’s Strategic Planning meetings. Ontario was commended for the strides that we are making in supporting and developing our representative programs. Coach John Tait often referenced what Ontario was doing and suggested to other provinces that they follow suit. Looking at the NSWT depth chart, it is reassuring to know that Ontario has its fair share of names on this list. Respectfully submitted by Claudine Tyrell, Program Director
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Junior Blues Report 2011 summary and 2012 outlook Our primary goal is to develop players with the skills to play at the highest levels of competition domestically and internationally At the Rugby Canada National Championships, it’s mostly Ontario and BC in the gold medal games. The gap between Ontario and BC and all other provinces has been widening in recent years The Ontario Junior Blues Program is well-regarded across Canada. The program continues to thrive as we adjust to meet new challenges. The intent is to mirror, as much as possible, academy programs associated with the top rugby clubs in highly developed rugby nations
We attempt to have a ratio of 10 hours of practice for every hour of game time in accordance with Sport Canada directives for LTAD
Ontario continues to be the destination of choice for most touring teams coming to Canada. This type of opposition is beneficial to our program. 2011 was typical with more than a dozen touring junior age teams here, mostly in July
There are five Junior Blues age groups: U14 ( 2 teams, 37 athletes, U15 ( 2 teams, 48 athletes ), U16 ( 2 teams , 50 athletes, both teams participated in the Rugby Canada National Championships Tournament ), U17 ( one team, 30 athletes ) and U18 ( one team, 25 short-listed athletes, that team attended the National Championships )
Financials The Junior Blues Program is fiscally responsible and makes every effort to have the sport experience affordable for participants through fund-raising opportunities. We compare very favourably with the costs associated with other representative sports
The average 2011 participation fee for a provincial junior player was about $2000. This fee included all game and off-field apparel, all costs associated with camps, practices and games and the touring costs including travel, accommodations and most meals All Junior Blues tams had touring experiences because this is fundamental to rugby culture and builds player commitment to the sport
Junior Blues rugby is financed mostly by the players and their families
The 2011 budget for 8 teams was about $450,000 The funding was: player participation fees 90%, Rugby Ontario subsidization 5%, and program sponsorships (Canada Rugby Shop kit subsidization ) 5%
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The primary fund-raiser for players is the sale of advertising for the yearbook. About 10% of the players participated in this program and they raised on average $400 each. Players retain 80% of all money raised. The other 20% pays for yearbook production costs Another important fundraiser was personal player sponsorships at $10.00 per ticket. Many players raised hundreds of dollars each with 100% of the proceeds going directly to the player Many rugby clubs help subsidize their representative players and this support is much appreciated Some players with significant affordability issues have been partially subsidized from Red Hot HS Tournament revenues ( independently organized by Dom Scuglia and Glenn Tarver ), from the Rugby Ontario Junior Festival Day and from the Millar Young Legacy Fund, 2011 only ) There are no participation fees for Junior Blues players invited to participate in the High Performance Program in the off-season
Budgeting is a complicated process
The program has operated in the black every year since 2005 This current year there is a pending small deficit until players with unpaid fees make restitution Any year-end deficits are not forgivable and are charged against the program budget in the Rugby Ontario subsidy for the following year
More sponsorships would reduce player fees
New corporate sponsors might be attracted by the success of the program and by the important traditions of rugby for sportsmanship and respect for opponents and game officials compared to other sports We are continually searching for new corporate sponsorships. Powerade came on board in 2011 on a trial basis. Canada Rugby Shop again provided excellent kit in a timely manner as the official apparel sponsor for Rugby Ontario
Player awards and recognition
Thank you to Hedley Benyon and Millar Young for donating trophies to recognize our outstanding players. Hedley donated three trophies in memory of Owen McIntyre, Gerwyn Thomas and Sam Blair
Quality of play Junior Blues players are better coached, more skilled, fitter, faster and stronger than ever. There are now more players than ever in the program and more who go on to national selection opportunities
There were 210 players in the program in 2011 at 5 age levels. This is triple the number of players a decade ago The Ontario coaches are well certified, constantly upgrading their technical skills and dedicated to helping players reach their potentials. They invest many hours of personal time. Their contributions are gratefully acknowledged Ontario coaches are more involved than ever in off-season sessions including the High Performance Program where the best of the older ( U16 to U18 ) Junior Blues players train and prepare for the coming season 24
Many Ontario high school and club junior coaches have developed improved technical expertise and are providing excellent coaching province-wide Ontario club and representative teams are more competitive than ever when playing touring teams. In recent years, some touring teams have actually declined to play Ontario Junior Blues teams. This was unheard of a decade ago Approximately 50 Ontario Junior Blues players over the past 10 years have participated in a September to December interchange program with selected high schools in England, and have fast-tracked their rugby skills. Paul Walsh at Welbeck College is the primary organizer. In autumn 2011, four Ontario players participated in this program In the past 4 years, about a dozen Ontario players have been selected to attend Shawnigan Lake School in BC where a bursary program has provided some with free tuition and accommodations and a strong rugby experience with the former Canada U20 head coach Tim Murdy. This opportunity will continue and perhaps expand in future years. The Ontario Junior Blues Program annually graduates after the U18 season, 25 players with advanced level skills who are ready to compete at the highest levels of rugby in Ontario ( Ontario Blues U19’s new for 2011, club first teams, OUA / OCA teams, as well as nationally with the Canada U19 development team, and with Canada U20 at the IRB JWC ) 39 out of 42 players on the Ontario Blues roster are graduates of the Junior Blues Program Current and recent Ontario Junior Blues players are highly committed to rugby and many are also certifying as coaches and referees. This generation will be important contributors in taking the sport to the next level in future years
Despite the disadvantage of a long off-season due to our climate, Ontario is poised to be dominant at all levels of domestic rugby. Ontario has as many junior players ( high school or club ) as all other provinces combined. Our demographics are a significant advantage
Rugby is the fastest growing major sport in Ontario high schools with more than 380 high school rugby programs and more than 24,000 participants both genders in 2011 There are more than 15,000 male high school players in Ontario. Unfortunately, only 10% are presently registered with clubs. Improving the transition of high school players to club rugby is vital for rugby to continue to grow The early identification of players with advanced skills and representative potential will continue to focus on high schools because of the vast player pool. There are at least 3000 male grade 9 / U15 rugby players in Ontario high schools. This is a primary recruiting target More players than ever are attending provincial junior tryouts, from about 300 four years ago, there were about 500 in 2011. Program success is attracting more and better athletes An estimated 50% of the best Ontario high school players never try out for the Junior Blues and never get started with club junior rugby. Improving the efficiency of player identification and recruitment through better networking with high school coaches is a priority. It will continue to be important to make the program as affordable as possible so we don’t have players declining to play because of cost issues
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Considerable preparation time is required for Ontario U15 to U18 teams to be competitive at national championships so any July inter-branch competition leading directly to provincial selection is impractical. Junior Blues tryouts are in late June. All teams have many practices in July On the other hand, the Junior Blues U14 team was selected almost entirely from club players in June 2011. The U14 club rugby player pool is about 500 players. 38 were selected to the two provincial U14 teams
The relationship between junior representative players and rugby clubs
All players are required to register with rugby clubs upon selection to a Junior Blues team
Many players selected to Ontario teams have never previously been registered with any rugby club. Our primary target is the U15 and U16 age groups. These age groups are equally important to rugby clubs Some high school players selected to provincial teams are initially only vaguely aware there is a rugby club in their community The infusion of new Junior Blues players into clubs raises the quality of play and can attract other new players when they bring along their friends
Junior Blues players are expected to participate in club games and practices to the best of their ability
Difficulties arise when there are overlapping club and representative expectations of players or when there are many events in a short time period The IRB has guidelines that limit the number and frequency of player involvements because of safety and recovery time issues. Ontario coaches advise players and parents to use common sense Ontario coaches indicate to players that participation in club rugby must end 7 days prior to National Championship tournaments so that players will be rested and as injury-free as possible when they compete. This also helps safeguard player financial investment in the Junior Blues Program The retention rate for junior representative players in club rugby is high. These players will go on to become the core of future club teams. Ontario representative junior players are an excellent long term investment for rugby clubs Players and Selection to National Teams There is no longer a disparity between the number of Ontario players selected to national teams and the successes of Ontario teams at National Championships
Perceived under-representation of Ontario players at all age levels and both genders has been a contentious issue for decades Other provinces particularly Alberta and Newfoundland have also expressed concerns 2011 Rugby Canada selections at U17, U19 and U20 include a higher percentage of Ontario players than in previous years. The Ontario off-season High Performance Program for elite junior players develops individual skills and greatly improves personal fitness. Ontario players invited to national tryouts that are sometimes held in mid-winter are much less disadvantaged 26
New Directions With the inclusion of 7 a-side rugby in the 2015 Pan Am Games and the 2016 Olympics, the Junior Blues Program successfully expanded in 2011 to include an August Sunday Sevens Program especially targeting the U15 and U17 age groups
This will continue in 2012 and will expand to include U14 Junior Blues players Eventually Rugby Canada national junior 7’s competitions are anticipated The 2012 Ontario Summer Games will be a 7’s competition for the U17 age group Application has been made to include 7’s rugby in the 2013 Canada Summer Games as a demonstration sport
Respectfully submitted by Glenn Tarver, Program Director
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Junior Storm Report In 2011 the Junior Women’s Rep Program was re-branded the Ontario Junior Storm. The 2011 Junior Storm season was extremely successful. Here are the highlights:
2011 Gold and Bronze winners at U18 Nationals Second successful year for the U16 program New fund-raising initiatives for players Implementation of stronger financial controls
Ontario ran three Junior Women’s rep teams: the U18s and U17s competed at Nationals, both at the U18 level. Ontario was the only Province to enter two teams in the girl’s competition. The U16 team toured Alberta with 44 players playing in several competitions and games as well as engaging in training sessions with such high-level coaches as Former Canada’s Women’s Coach, Jonathan Long. There were several improvements to the Junior Storm program this year over 2010:
Trials were run later in the season and ended earlier so as to limit the impact on OFSAA finals T he three teams worked together as opposed to in silos Additional financing/fundraising opportunities offered to players Use of debit/deposit cards for managers plus petty cash advances Effective cost-management (eg. increased flight etc. no increase in Nationals player fees) “Value-added” opportunities with guest coaches and offer of coaching/referee courses New Mentorship program for coaches
In terms of cost savings and fundraising initiatives for 2011:
Attracted more players to trials % of sponsorship fees collected used to produce profile book Introduced personal sponsorship plan used by Jr Blues Formal sponsorship package provided to all teams Not requiring returning players to re-purchase bags/tracksuits
There were also several challenges this season as a result of a complete turnover in coaches and managers, along with the implementation of stronger financial controls. It has been
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recommended that the Rugby Ontario office take on more of the day-to-day tasks of running the program to ensure that these challenges are not faced again should there be a complete turnover in program staff. Alternatively, RO could look for a Volunteer Program Director with the right skill set to oversee the administrative side (this Director was challenged having a full time job plus League responsibilities). Other recommendations include: keeping players in their age-grade (not allowing them to “play-up”); have Rugby Ontario lead “Skills sessions” before Trials to raise $ for needy players and include a “coach the coaches” aspect to encourage and help high school coaches. All of our Junior Storm players, coaches, managers and athletic therapists have been excellent ambassadors for the Province. They were well behaved, respectful, professional and always well dressed representing Ontario. We have an incredible talent pool of players and coaches in this Province and everyone should be proud of them. CONCLUSION When I lobbied for the new Board position of Director Junior Women, I didn’t expect to take on the role due to my lack of rugby experience! However, enthusiasm and a need go far and the experience was very rewarding. I am pleased to have met my own goals and those set for the portfolio. However, I feel that I have achieved all that I can for Junior Women in the Province and will not seek re-election to the Board. However, the role is still very necessary and there is still a way to go to offer girls more opportunities. Rugby Ontario Junior Women need someone to step up and continue what we started two years ago. Thanks to everyone at Rugby Ontario, the Junior Storm, Junior Women Leagues and all the Clubs who support Girls Rugby. See you on the pitch! Celeste Corless Director Junior Women Rugby Ontario
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Junior Womens’s League Report OVERVIEW - Girls League Rugby When the Board was expanded in 2009 I was appointed Director for Junior Women for years 2010 and 2011 to focus on the growth of girl’s rugby in Ontario. The initial two years for this portfolio have been extremely successful. Here are the highlights:
Total increase in the number of female junior participants: 552 or 67% Represented by: o Increase of 120 minis girls (130%) aged U8 to U12 o Increase of 148 (84%) U15 aged players o Increase of 284 (52%) U18 aged players
Growth in the U15 League o Increase in number of teams from 4 teams to 10 o Increase in Club participation from 5 clubs to 13 o Having no divisions to having East versus West Divisions
Appointment of a U12 Girls Convenor o Regularly organized U12 Girls only games o Start-up of U10 Girls only games
LEAGUE RUGBY – U15 Girls Over the past two years, there has been an explosion in the growth of girl’s rugby at all levels. After only two years we are closer than we ever expected to meeting our 5 year goal of U14/U16/U18 leagues! The launch and growth of the U15 league has had a direct impact on U18 participation as some clubs now run two U18 girls teams in Branch competition and the number of U18 aged players rose from 551 in 2009 to 835 in 2011. The U18 and the U15 leagues are both 3 year age grades. There are now enough junior players (over 1150) to consider revising the age grades. Going forward Rugby Ontario and the Branches have three options: OPTION ONE: RO runs the U15 League for one more year (2012)
in 2013 move to a U18/U16/U14 league
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the U18/U16 leagues be run by Branches the U14 league is launched and run by RO (as was successfully done with the U15 girls League).
This scenario would help branches grow their leagues together. OPTION TWO: Send the U15 League to the Branches now (2012)
the Branches determine when they are ready to move to U18/U16/U14 NRU/SWRU could remain at U15 for one more year if necessary; EORU launch a U15 or U16 league TRU could move to a U18/U16/U14 league now but would have to launch its own U14 league
This scenario would help Branches grow at their own rate. Based on the growth and number of Clubs involved, either scenario above is possible. OPTION THREE: RO runs the U15 league for one more year (2012)
in 2013 move to a U18/U16/U14 league all leagues be run by the Branches
This scenario would give Branches more time to plan ahead to organize and schedule games, and would give Clubs time to plan for the recruitment of U14 players and coaches/managers for 2013. CAUTION: Any choice obviously must be well thought out; it must also take into account the lack of field space on Wednesday nights (game night). A U16 league competing on Sundays would not succeed as a significant number of girls this age work weekends. RECOMMENDATION: Branches decide together if they are ready to make a change for the 2012 season. If so, it is the recommendation of this Director that a motion be made at the January 2012 Board meeting to push the U15 league down to the Branches. If not, the league would continue as is, with a plan for 2013 of option one or three.
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LEAGUE RUGBY – U12 Girls There was an expectation for a significant increase in the number of U12 girls with the scheduling of U12 Girls only games in 2011. However, that was not the case. As the scheduling of U12 girls games will now be expected in 2012, there should be more growth in the number of girls participating in 2012. “Build it and they will come” was the principle for the U15 Girls league. Hopefully this principle will work for the U12 girls, however, the co-ed nature of having to practice with boys will still keep many girls away until such time as there is a U12 Girls only League. With the huge growth in U10s and U8s, this time should not be far away. Regular U10 girls only games should be organized in 2012 and be organized by the U12 Girls Convenor. I have attached the convener’s reports (below). Vicki Woodhead would like to continue as U15 convenor next year, Michael Burke is not sure if he can continue next year as the U12 Girls convenor. Thanks to both along with all the coaches and parents who have supported girl’s rugby in Ontario.
Junior Girls (U15) Rugby Convenor Evaluation 1.
List all clubs who participated in your league this summer. Oakville Stoney Creek Brantford Highland Hamilton Mississauga Brampton (a few players) London Aurora (1/2 a team) Oshawa (1/2 a team) Peterborough (3 teams) Belleville Lindsay (a few girls who played with Belleville)
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Can you summarize for me in point form what went well this summer and you recommend should continue. East and West Divisions Some cross-over tournaments (optional for teams to participate) League play for “fun”… some standings were passed out, but the focus of the league was participation Individual teams could choose if they wanted to be competitive or recreational for the Festival Day. Many tournament dates this year Can you summarize for me in point form what needs improvement for next summer and you recommend should change.
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If more than one team from the same club, maybe one team could be a traveling team and enter in the opposite division so they avoid playing other teams from their own club. Finalized tournaments by June 1st. Any additional clubs wishing to host could be added, but they would be optional participation.
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Final comments and or recommendations for variations to laws for your age group. Size 4.5 ball for U15 girls 5. Will return as convenor next year?
Yes, I would like to.
Junior Girls U12 Rugby Convenor Evaluation 1
List all clubs who participated in your league this summer (if a club had more than one team please list as such – eg. Crusaders 2 teams etc.) a. Peterborough, Lindsay, Oshawa, Oakville, Aurora, Ajax, Saracens, Burlington?, Brantford, more from the west that I am unsure of
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Can you summarize for me in point form what went well this summer and you recommend should continue. a. Girls really enjoyed the games. b. Most the coaches felt that the girls were more aggressive and competed harder in the all girls games c. I would suggest continuing in this format for one more season since we are not ready for a U12 girl’s league. d. The girls/coaches expect there to be all girls games at the tournaments e. Players like the “gifts” – RO t-shirts and balls f. Having U15 girls guest coach the teams and lead warm-up g. Female refs when available
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Can you summarize for me in point form what needs improvement for next summer and you recommend should change. a. Would be nice for the for the U12 girls to see the U15 tournaments- tough to schedule b. Some clubs may be in position to run a U13 girls team. It has been suggested that these clubs could benefit from playing in some U12 co-ed tournaments. Clubs could be encouraged to share players to accomplish this. Final comments and or recommendations for variations to laws for your age group.
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Will return as convenor next year? I am unsure at this time. However, I do know of a person who may be interested.
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Junior League - Male Report ___________________________________________________________________ Junior Rugby in Ontario continues to grow rapidly in all age groups. The commitment and dedication of our coaches within our clubs who work very hard to provide a meaningful programme for their players is a key reason for this success. We also have a model that works with leagues run by convenors who understand the geographical and developmental needs of the players and the clubs. The convenors at each age group and invaluable asset to this success as well. The U8 and U10 co-ed rugby continues to develop at flag rugby with some playing touch rugby. Ravi Ponnambalam who convenes this age group has provided outstanding leadership to these young developing players. U12 is also growing and flourishing as a modified tackle rugby game where they play 7-a-side. Congratulations and thanks to Jeff Ellis who has worked collaboratively with Ravi to lead the development of this age group. This year, a highlight for these boys and girls was their participation in the Can Am rugby test at BMO field in August. The young players were selected to walk in with both National teams as well as play a demonstration game at half time. This was then followed up the next day with a mini’s tournament at Burlington where National team players interacted with the youth during their tournament. U14 boys tackle rugby continues to grow and experience growth as clubs introduce the game to our pre-high school athletes. Once again this year 2 very competitive rep teams that traveled to British Columbia to participate in the U14 Festival where they competed respectfully and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. There were again two levels available for clubs this year, 15-a-side competitive league and 10-a-side development league. Both ran successfully. A big thanks must go out to Bob Turner who has convened this league for many years and is to be commended for his volunteerism. U16 boys continue to thrive as high school players move to extend their rugby season by joining their local clubs. This age group also offered differentiated levels of competition –a competitive division and a developmental division in order to accommodate the various levels of club organization. The Branch Presidents feel that we are ready to move the U16 competition to the Branches for organizing so the new Board in 2012 will be moving that the Branches take over the organizational structure for this age group. This year Mark Smerdon stepped in to convene the league and did a terrific job managing all the diverse club needs. The Annual Festival Day was tremendous success at Fletcher’s Fields based on the participation and spectators who came to watch. Congratulations to the Focus Group of referee’s as organized by Andrew Hall as overall they did a great job. There was a gate fee that was charged of $5 and some of the profits generated (see financial report attached) will be used to help players in both our boys and girl’s rep programmes who have been deemed in need of financial support by a committee. The challenges from the previous year at Fletcher’s were addressed with overflow parking moving to Honda,
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the U18 Championships moving to before Labour Day, and additional support was hired for the gate to address safe parking. We continue to need Fletcher’s Fields as the prime location for hosting this event as it provides the greatest potential to showcase the development of our youth rugby at one venue. We continue to look for ways to improve this festival. This year we successfully hosted the U18 Girls and Boys championships prior to Labour Day and will do the same again next year. All four Branches sent their champions and each branch were well represented both on and off the field by their respective team performances. At the post season meeting was held at St. Maximilian Kolbe CHS in October, dialogue was positive all day and it was clear that all coaches were willing to make suggestions to move the sport forward and grow the sport in our province. These suggestions and recommendations are included as part of the report. All of our convenors will be returning for next year (Ravi Ponnambalam U8-U10, Jeff Ellis U12, Bob Turner U14 and Mark Smerdon will return if the leagues stay with RO). I would like to list some of the recommendations from the meetings which the rugby community need to be made aware of at the AGM and as voted upon by the Board of Directors; 1) Recommendation/motion that one coach per age group (U14, U12, U10, U8) who work with youth in your clubs must take the High Five Sport certification programme – motion passed. These clinics will be organized by Shaun Allen and will be available to the clubs in the months to come. Each club will continue be charged an entry fee to the league in order to participate in the Rugby Ontario competition. The fee structure will be as follows: U8 and U10 - $75 per team U12 tackle - $100 per team U14 boys - $150 per team U16 boys $175 per team (tentative pending new Board) Rugby Ontario will continue to subsidize the Cup Day and a gate fee of $5 will continue to be charged to support our rep players. The fee will help to defray the cost of awards, officials, athletic therapists on Festival Day. The future of rugby in our province lies in the support and development of the game at our grass roots level. 2) We continue to take into consideration reducing the amount of travel parents were making with their children by creating geographical divisions with the two tiers of competition provided. This will continue to require the co-operation of our conveners to ensure they communicate when scheduling next season 3) The need to make sure that every coach who steps on the field to work with their players is properly certified for the age group and level of competition they are coaching. We will be looking to ensure that each coach will soon have the NCCP certification-Community Initiation non-contact certification for U8 and
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U10 and NCCP certification-Community Initiation contact certification for U12and older – beginning in 2012 to be discussed at pre season meeting. 4) The four Branch Presidents have supported a move to run the U16 leagues for boys and will making that recommendation to the new Board in January 2012. 5) We will continue to host U18 Festival Day Championships the last weekend in August before Labour Day. We will also do the same for the U14 Boys. All other finals will be held after Labour Day using the LTRD model to guide our decisions around awards and how games are organized. I am also including the individual convener’s reports summarizing their season: Mini’s 1) Review of Past Season Schedule of tournaments Very successful season and thanks to the coaches Some extra tournaments this past year Discussion about more Sunday tournaments – allows more referee’s available and also facilities Bruce Kidd advocated to keep some Saturday tournments A great job to Jeff, Ravi, and Jonny Watkins organize both Canada vs. USA game and Canada vs. Blues game – to use the Junior distribution list from the convenor’s is the way to go Look at next year repeating to see if we can get family package tickets Referees Look at creating a pool of referee’s to allow coaches to coach instead of refereeing as well Referee’s at final tournament had different interpretation of rules – need to have a meeting before the game so everyone is on the same page The Rugby League style in U12 interpretation of rules is difficult to officiate Discussion focused on developing young boys and girls to become as referee’s – create a communication network at the field where feedback to the referee is facilitated – during the game is not the time – same applies to parents Rule Modifications Ensure that field dimensions are clarified and everyone adheres to it Suggestions from Colin Shaw were well received regarding the U12 rules application Dan Gana and Colin Shaw to work together to speak to the coaches at the pre-season meeting about referee’s and the expectations – Ravi to follow up
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3 pass rule is difficult to enforce – Barb proposed a motion for U8 and U10 that the 3-pass rule must apply and be adopted – no exceptions including turnovers – rule was unanimously accepted with some reservation from Peterborough but still supported Consider adopting drop kick for restarts for U8 and U10 but kids too young – size 3 balls for U8 and size 4 balls for U10 so motion not supported – however size 3 balls must be used from U10 and younger – motion voted on and unanimously supported U12 laws tried some different things – interpretation of standing tackle was ambiguous – teaching the kids using Rugby League rules is an easier way for the kids to learn the game of Rugby Union – discussion of no running before the tap and defense must be 3m back – rule modification by Jeff mentioned mostly in agreement – but more inputted needed to make the play live once tapped by scrum half and decision will be made on-line after further input Jeff thanked Jonny Watkins and Colin Shaw for their support Some U12 girls only games occurred during the season Bruce Kidd is suggesting that we are ready to split girls and boys U12 – suggesting we are losing girls by keeping them together – problem is numbers are not there to do that – we are on our way and try as much as possible to actively promote U12 girls only Review of Festival Day It was decided following Shaun presentation to not declare winners at the Festival for mini’s but to recognize all players for their participation. Each player will receive a medal for their participation
2) Certification - High Five and Start Rugby Shaun Allen spoke to the Long Term Rugby Development programme Need to emphasize participation and reduce competition at this age especially Registration Looked at registration numbers – large numbers in EORU Recommendation/motion that one coach per age group (U14, U12, U10, U8) who work with youth in your clubs must take the High Five Sport certification programme – motion passed Motion to move Festival to middle of summer not supported – remain in September Police Checks – still required and mandatory Playing up Policy
3) Tool Box – website difficult to negotiate – still difficult to navigate – not easy to find information
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4) Glenn Tarver pointed out and congratulated the huge growth in EORU and asked that we pursue how they recruit their large numbers – sharing of ideas for best practices – Kirsty discussed the best practices at Georgian Bay Titans Needs to come from the clubs that need to put in the effort to do the recruiting Suggested that these best practices get shared with the other clubs from leadership at RO Suggested a forum on RO website for this type of discussion Glenn shared the poster template that clubs can use to recruit using photos – Glenn looking for feedback – support for the posters to be created
U14 Boys Tackle 1) Review of past season Schedule of league games – another successful season with development of blue and red leagues Develop playoff structure for Red League Move finals to August instead of September Discussion around numbers Game sheets are required for any club game in Ontario regardless of red or blue league RO Jr. Blues team was very successful but some conflicts with league Bob suggested no rep games scheduled to conflict with club games – questioned the validity of travelling to Ottawa Dean supports the effort to work with the clubs to manage to avoid conflicts Dean spoke of the importance of the bonding that occurs on the Ottawa festival Next year Ontario will be hosting the festival likely the first week of August Need to involve the EORU at the U14 level Look for a tournament club U15 vs. RO Jr. Blues U14 similar to U16 vs. Jr. Blues U15 which was a success The bottom line is to eliminate all conflicts with good communication Mark spoke against moving Red League to a schedule – leave it as a tournament – most of the coaches supported this idea to retain the tournament in the Red League Positive comments about referee’s Review of Festival Day Several clubs want to move to before Labour Day for several reasons – and wanted to move the start of the league to begin earlier – motion to move
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that U14 league start earlier 1st weekend in June and move the Championship Festival to the weekend before Labour Day – also look at tournaments start before June 1st – motion unanimously accepted
2) Planning for Next Season – High Five and Start Rugby Recommendation/motion that one coach per age group (U14, U12, U10, U8) who work with youth in your clubs must take the High Five Sport certification programme – motion passed 3) Representative U14 2012 Communication to avoid conflicts and communicate a schedule early so parents can plan vacation early Dean thanked all coaches of the support of the U14 Junior Blues Need to identify players earlier – ‘road show developed’ by renting domes and putting young players through clinics at regional sites Need the clubs supporting this initiative – need to find ways to subsidize players who can play but cant afford to play – point noted 4) Convenor for next season – Bob Turner
U16 Boys 1) Review of Past Season Review of Schedule – Blue League highly competitive – some great rugby was played Red League development was also very successful Total of 23 clubs involved in the league Blue and 16 in the Red Need to reduce the gaps in the league schedule Schedule needs to be set early and allow clubs to set exhibition games in the weekends where there are open weekends – suggest at the pre-season meeting Will try to create double headers with red and blue pools All playoffs on Saturday August 27 caused a problem for available referee’s Red league needs to be taken more seriously – commitments need to be honoured Need to call in the scores – area of growth Good communication and Mark feels we are moving in the right direction but still area for us to grow Need to expand the league to more than 5 games – not enough and no schedule that is solid There also was a tournament for U16 clubs vs. U15 Jr. Blues
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Tournament schedule is one way to resolve the dilemma of open weekends Bottom line there needs to be something scheduled every weekend for our U16 as minimize the lay off weekends Review of Festival Day Day went too late from the point of view of Beach Ask for a window for clubs to determine their strength to see what division they should be in – red or blue
2) For Next Season 7 a side (Sunday 7’s) Ray put proposal together and explained the tournament idea – resume the Magnificent 7’s concept Look at sponsorship to the table for the 7’s tournament – but not easy to due Look at a charge of at least $100/club for the 7’s tournament need to connect Ray with Bob McGeein Good demographics of U16 playing rugby in Ontario Numbers of registration is increasing Branches run the leagues The clubs at the meeting do not want the U16 to go to the Branches but remain as a RO responsibility Dom to communicate this to the Branch presidents and they can move this forward with their jurisdictions 5) Convenor for next year – Mark has volunteered
Submitted Domenic Scuglia Director Junior Boys Rugby Rugby Ontario
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Senior League Report Report of the Director of Competitions 2011 The Following competitions were organized under the Ontario Senior Leagues for 2011 Ontario Women’s Senior League - 2 divisions, OWL 1 and 2 - League Champions: Toronto Scottish Women’s Ontario Cup Championship - Women’s Ontario Cup Champions: Toronto Scottish - Intermediate Cup Champions: Waterloo County Men’s Senior Leagues - Marshall Premier League, 8 teams, 2 divisions. - Premier League Champions: Balmy Beach - Premier League 2 Champions: Balmy Beach 2 - Marshall Provincial League, 8 teams, 2 divisions. - Provincial League Champions: Waterloo County - Provincial League 2 Champions: Waterloo County 2 Men’s McCormick Cup - 15 teams – 8 Marshall Premier, 7 Marshall Provincial - McCormick Cup Champions: Balmy Beach Intermediate Cup - 4 teams competed, 3 teams from each of the branches, 8th place from provincial - Intermediate Cup Champions: Ottawa Irish Gee Gage Cup - 6 second teams competed. - Gee Gage Cup Champions: Oakville Crusaders 2 2011 League Structure Both the Ontario Senior Men’s and Women’s League structures were reviewed early in 2011. Once the League structure was in place for 2011, it allowed for a schedule with clear direction and transition to Cup play. With a set league structure that included a pathway for all Ontario and Branch level clubs everyone knew what they were playing for at the start of the season. 41
Teams to be invited to Ontario Leagues for 2012 Marshall Premier League - Balmy Beach - Aurora Barbarians - Oakville Crusaders - Markham Irish - Toronto Scottish - Brantford Harlequins - Stoney Creek Camels - Waterloo County
Marshall Provincial League - London St George - Barrie RFC - Sarnia Saints - Peterborough Pagans - Oshawa Vikings - Brampton Beavers - Niagara Wasps - Ottawa Irish
Ontario Women’s league - Toronto Scottish - Aurora Barbarians - Yeomen Lions - Toronto Saracens - Markham Irish - Waterloo County
2011 was a very successful year for our Senior leagues. Our membership in the Province is very passionate about our Senior Club Rugby. I have enjoyed the opportunity to manage our leagues for 2011 and I would like to thanks the Games Committee, the Rugby Ontario Staff, and the Club Administration from the Senior Leagues for their assistance and support throughout the season. Respectfully Submitted, John Watkins
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Discipline Report Once the dust had settled and the Rugby Ontario Board formally approved the new Rugby Ontario Discipline Policies in April, the Rugby Ontario Discipline Committee met throughout the season to track, review cases, and assesses the implementation and interpretation of the new policies. The RO Discipline Committee was made up of representatives from each Branch and included: EORU: TRU: NRU: SWRU: ORRS: RO Staff:
Steve MacNeil and/or Sean Kennedy Valerie Pospodinis Dai Rhys Jones Bob Illman Gareth Callaway Andrew Becker
As well, a Rugby Ontario Discipline Panel was formulated to review reported referee abuse cases. This panel, chaired by the RO Discipline Director, was made up of three members for each case review and included Dai Rhys Jones, Monty Heald, Allen Piggott and Annemarie Peters.
Please see the attached database for all discipline cases reviewed and outcomes.
My sincere thanks must go out to all of the people who were involved in managing these cases throughout the season and specifically to all Branch Discipline Directors for their tireless and at times thankless efforts working to make the Discipline process consistent.
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2011 Rugby Ontario Discipline Database Club
Branch
Offence
Bytown Blues
EORU
fighting
Referee Report yes
Bytown Blues
EORU
Repeated Infringement
yes
Not Guilty
Ottawa Irish Ottawa Irish Brantford Burlington Burlington Burlington Burlington Hamilton Highland Highland London RFC Niagara Wasps Niagara Wasps
EORU EORU NRU NRU NRU NRU NRU NRU NRU NRU NRU NRU NRU
Unsportsmanlike Conduct punching kicking Dangerous Play fighting kicking Dangerous Play punching charging Dangerous Tackle fighting fighting Danegous Play
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Not Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty
Niagara Wasps
NRU
incident report
Niagara Wasps Oakville Crusaders Oshawa Vikings Stoney Creek
NRU NRU NRU NRU
Stratford
NRU
Stratford Waterloo County Waterloo County
NRU NRU NRU
fighting Head Stamp fighting fighting Unsportsmanlike Conduct Dangerous Play Verbal Abuse Referee Abuse fighting Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Barrie
RO
Barrie Brantford
Decision
Charge
Length
Guilty
1.13
30 days
Notes
Appeal
no further suspension besides red card, but card will stay on file 1.11 1.13 1.13 1.12 1.12 1.13 1.13 1.12 1.12
9 days 30 days 16 days 16 days 16 days 30 days 30 days 16 days 16 days
1.12 1.12 1.13
9 days 16 days 30 days
Guilty
35 days
late yes yes yes
Withdrawn ‐ Late Guilty Guilty Guilty
1.14 1.12 1.12
60 days 16 days 9 days
yes
Guilty
1.12
16 days
yes yes late
Guilty Guilty Withdrawn ‐ Late
1.51 1.12
30 days 16 days
Referee Abuse
yes
Guilty
1.51
30 days
RO RO
Referee Abuse Referee Abuse
yes yes
Guilty Not Guilty
nil
nil
Brantford
RO
Referee Abuse
yes
Not Guilty
Bruce County RFC
RO
Referee Abuse
yes
Not Guilty
Mutual agreement between clubs, NRU agreed, 2nd offence
concurrent with his referee abuse charge
club is required to pay $500 bond Received warning club to take action for prevention Timing and unknown accused
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2011 Rugby Ontario Discipline Database Club
Branch
Offence
Referee Report
Decision
Charge
Burlington
RO
Complaint
report
Guilty
2.32
Norfolk Harvesters
RO
Referee Abuse
yes
Guilty
1.51
Oshawa Vikings
RO
Referee Abuse
yes
Not Guilty
Ottawa Indians
RO
Referee Abuse
yes
Guilty
Length
Notes
Coach reseived 30 day suspension for playing a 30 days suspended player and club fined $500 30 days club fined $200, and discipline panel accepted the clubs internal handle of the two guilty parties
3.51
15 days
Ottawa Indians
RO
Referee Abuse
yes
Not Guilty
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Ottawa Indians
RO
Referee Abuse
yes
Guilty
5.51
Ottawa Irish
RO
Referee Abuse
yes
Guilty
1.51
30 days
Stoney Creek
RO
Referee Abuse
yes
Guilty
2.51
14 days
Stratford Stratford
RO RO
Referee Abuse Referee Abuse
yes yes
Guilty Guilty
1.51
30 days
Toronto Scottish
RO
Referee Abuse
yes
Guilty
1.51
Toronto Scottish
RO
Referee Abuse
yes
Guilty
1.51
Aurora Barbs Balmy Beach Balmy Beach Belleville Belleville Brampton Brock RC Buccaneers Cobourg
TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU
fighting fighting Dangerous Play kicking punching Unsportsmanlike Conduct fighting fighting fighting
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty
1.12 1.12 1.12 1.12 1.13 1.11 1.12 1.12 1.13
Appeal Coach suspension remains but $500 club fine reversed Decision appealed, accused suspended 4 months. Club appealed RO's decision to RO President & the appeal was upheld and orginial decision stands Appeal panel upheld origial decision appeal overturned original decision and accused supsended for 3 weeks Sep 11 to Oct 2nd ‐ return date Oct 3rd
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club fined $200
Appeal panel upheld origial decision
shortened by 1/2 because of a Jr. league
letter of apologies required letter of apologies required, 30 days $250 bond from club letter of apologies required, 30 days $250 bond from club 8 days 16 days 16 days 8 days 30 days 9 days 16 days 16 days 30 days
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2011 Rugby Ontario Discipline Database Branch
Offence
London RFC Markham‐Irish Markham‐Irish
TRU TRU TRU
punching charging punching
Referee Report yes no yes
Markham‐Irish
TRU
Head Butting
Mississauga Blues North Simcoe II Oakville Crusaders Ontario u17 Oshawa Vikings Sarnia Stoney Creek Stoney Creek Toronto Nomads Toronto Scottish
TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU TRU
fighting Head Butting punching Unsportsmanlike Conduct punching Boot to Body fighting Stamptin Citing punching
Club
Decision
Charge
Length
Notes
Appeal
Guilty Guilty Guilty
9.12 9.12 1.13
16 days 16 days 30 days
yes
Guilty
1.14
30 days 60 days haved as she is a minor Appealed to TRU, appeal denied
yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes no yes
Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty Guilty
1.12 1.14 9.12 1.11 1.13 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.14 1.13
16 days 60 days 8 days 9 days 30 days 16 days 30 days 60 days 60 days 30 days
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Rugby 7’s Steering Committee Report ______________________________________________________________________ The Rugby Ontario 7’s Directorship was a new portfolio introduced in January of 2011 and although 7’s is now considered an Olympic sport and will be formally introduced in the 2016 Summer Olympic Games , within Ontario, there has been no formal 7’s program offered for quite some time by the Rugby Ontario Board. However, Ontario does have a long and proud history of supplying both male and female players to the National 7’s teams and of promoting and supporting fall 7’s competition in the High School system. So essentially, this past January, the 7’s portfolio started from scratch and met with mixed success. The first order of business for operational and planning purposes was to form a 7’s Steering Committee. This committee formed during February/March of 2011 and met several times throughout the 2011 season with the mandate of providing planning advice and support to the portfolio for structuring 7’s events in the Province. We targeted three distinct groups including club, high school and a development/representative program. My personal thanks goes out to the committee members, Marco di Girolamo, Derek Daypuck, Brooke Holditch, Megan Gibbs, Dan Kunanec, Glenn Tarver, Sonia Sennik and to the RO staff Andrew Hall, Sean Allen for all of the time and effort they put into this years committee work.
Successful events operated through Rugby Ontario that targeted primarily the High School and Junior players worked well and these include: a) The Rugby Ontario Fall 2011 High School 7’s Development Tournament held in September and Showcase Tournament held in October. These two tournaments held at Fletchers Fields in the fall attracted High School teams for the most part from across the GTA. The RO office staff organized and operated these tournaments and special thanks goes out to Fran Mason, Andrew Hall and Shaun Allen for their efforts in making these tournaments a success and to Mike Curran for his work putting schedules together. It is recognized that other HS 7’s tournaments were offered throughout the province specifically in EORU and one of the objectives of the 7’s Steering committee for next season is to co-ordinate these tournaments and encourage others to look at offering 7’s fall events for the High School market. Specifically for Clubs who are interested, this may provide a financial opportunity.
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b) The Rugby Ontario Junior Storm and Junior Blues 7’s 2011 Development Program. “The objective of these two programs focused on 7’s trying to: - Raising the overall quality and understanding of Rugby 7’s Elite Potential Athletes and stakeholders - Creating a solid foundation and consistent approach for Rugby 7’s in Ontario towards the 2016 Summer Olympics - Improving professional approaches and attitudes among stakeholders - Creating an enhanced and current system for athletes and stakeholders to improve their decision making skills, accepting an active and responsible role in defining their own future, goal setting, and appropriate pursuit of those goals - Active use of the Rugby Ontario Way LTAD and its defining principles (Technical, Tactical, Physical, Mental, Lifestyle) - Filling in pathways gaps - Increasing awareness of Rugby 7’s throughout Ontario to the general public, media, and potential stakeholders” The Rugby Ontario Junior Blues 7’s Developmental Program was in August and held on four consecutive Sundays offering full day sessions targeted at any U 15 to U 18 players. Eighty athletics (80) participated in these sessions along with coaches, support staff, and therapy staff. The Rugby Ontario Junior Storm Developmental Program was held on two Sundays in August with full day sessions focusing on the same goals as noted above. Seventy-four (74) players participated including some National Team players along with coaches and support staff. Special thanks must go out to both Ms. Sonia Sennik and Mr. Dan Kunanec for their dedication and all-out effort in organizing these two programs. Without Sonia’s and Dan’s commitment and enthusiasm, this 7’s Development Program would not be as successful as they were and their forethought and creativity were instrumental in moving things forward.
c) Rugby Ontario Highway to High Performance Program This successful program was introduced through the efforts of Rugby Ontario staff, specifically Andrew Hall and Sean Allen, and is quickly becoming the model for developing 7’s coaches and players throughout Ontario. Funding for this program was secured from the Government of Ontario through a sports priority-funding grant. Rugby Ontario was one of a couple of PSO to receive 100% of what was asked for. $87,000.00 “Project Summary “Highway to High Performance” program is designed to develop 16 Rugby 7’s Ontario High Performance 48
Coaches whose responsibility will be to expand the alent pool of 16 year old male and female Ontario athletes by holding talent identification camps in regional centres then ultimately selecting the best Ontario athletes to high performance academy teams that will compete at 2012 Ontario Summer Games and begin their pathway towards 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto and 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.” CONGRATULATIONS AND VERY WELL DONE STAFF Unfortunately, other planned 7’s events targeting the Clubs and or senior players were not able to get operational for a number of reasons. These events include: a) The failed re-introduction of the Rugby Ontario Magnificent 7’s club competition, b) The cancellation of the Grand Bend 7’s (not a RO initiative), c) The Rugby Canada effort to introduce a National 7’s event did not succeed therefore our effort in Ontario to produce a team to participate in this competition was abandoned, and finally c) A fall Senior Women’s 7’s competitions did not occur.
Planning for 2012 Season A 7’s Planning meeting was recently held at the Rugby Ontario office looking forward to 2012 and the following action items have been developed for specific areas: University Programs Since RO does not have jurisdiction for University events it was agreed that the following Action would be taken for universities. Action Item: led by the RO 7’s Director contact Rugby Canada, do some fact finding with respect to the direction Rugby Canada is going with CIS, and offer support wherever possible. High School Programs With the understanding that: 7’s is now sanctioned by the TDSSA and is eminently close to being sanctioned at the Peel, York and Dunham Regions; and That various High Schools across Ontario are now offering numerous fall tournaments for a variety of degrees of 7’s competition, and
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That the TDSSA has recently received financial support from the Rugby Canada Foundation for their leadership in 7’s high School Rugby, and There was consensus that RO should eventually reduce the number of tournaments offered by RO, The following action items were decided for High Schools: Action Item: Led by the RO Director of 7’s, Rugby Ontario would do everything possible in the 2012 season to promote on its Web site any and all of the 7’s High School tournaments being offered throughout Ontario. This will require the RO office to catalogue these tournaments by contacting High Schools and then listing them on the RO Web site.
Action Item: Led by the RO Director of 7’s, Rugby Ontario will offer only one 7’s High School Tournament for 2012 focusing on a Provincial Championship for both boys and girls in the Senior Division only. This Championship Tournament will be offered one day for the Girls and on a separate day for the Boys. The model can be modified from last year to have a championship component for Senior and the development component for the Junior and Bantam sections. Details for this model needs to be further developed at a future 7’s committee meeting. Club Programs Regarding the Club 7’s program, it is recognized that numerous issues become obstacles specifically during the spring summer and fall season within Ontario. Some of these issues include; Clubs historically focused on 15 a-side programs, Club infrastructure totally developed around the 15’s game, competition for and availability of players and the restriction of seasonal outdoor weekend dates are limited due to RO league and potential representative Provincial competitions and International games. Further, in Ontario there does not appear to be a ground swell or demand from the Clubs for 7’s tournaments (i.e. the recent cancellation of the Grand Bend tournament and in the past of the Provincial Magnificent 7’s). With all of this in mind the following action items were developed for Club 7’s: Action Item: Led by the RO Director of 7’s, during the 2012 time period, RO will develop an inventory of indoor playing facilities in Ontario with the potential of RO introducing a 7’s winter competition model utilizing these facilities during the 2013 winter season. Action Item: Led by the RO Director of 7’s, RO will look at developing a budget and appointing a convener to operate this winter 7’s circuit. Action Item: Led by the RO Director of Game, for the 2012 season once the OWL is completed; offer a fall 7’s competition for the women players to help continue their Rugby opportunities.
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Representative 7’s Program Discussion took place regarding both men’s and women’s Junior and Senior Provincial representative opportunities for the 2012 season. It was recognized that Ontario has historically produced numerous male and female 7’s players who have gone on to represent Canada in International competitions. For example, most recently players from Ontario formed the crux of a Canadian Junior 7’s team that competed and won the Youth Commonwealth Games. From this discussion the following action items were developed. Action item: Led by the RO Director of 7’s, Ontario must develop a 7’s representative program targeting four (4) streams, U 18 male and female teams and both Senior male and female teams. Various competitions are available for these teams to compete in including the February iRB 7’s event held each year in the USA (Los Vegas). Players for these teams will be trained and developed through the current RO High Performance Program. This model will be developed as a “pay as you play” format with the understanding that seed monies are required for all four teams. For the short term, the priority will be focused on the two U 18 categories. Highway to High Performance This program is up and operational for the 2012 season and at this time no further planning needs to take place.
Other 7’s Opportunities Item: Sunday 7’s: The Sunday 7’s program operated by Sonnia and Dan was very beneficial, highly successful and very well received and that this program needs to be continued for the 2012 season. Challenges include competition for dates and venue that will need to be addressed.
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NRU Presidents Report _____________________________________________________________________________________
Administration of the Game Rugby Ontario Meetings SGM: Rugby Ontario was petitioned to call a Special AGM to discuss and vote on a motion to repeal changes that were made to the Marshall Men’s League by Rugby Ontario. The Special AGM was called by Brampton and hosted by Markham. The outcome of the vote resulted in a number of changes at both the Marshall and Branch Level causing some confusion and reorganization by our Fixtures Director. Ultimately the league structure was restored and a bylaw was passed that stated any changes to league structure would take place a year from the change. This was to be the start of my term as NRU President! I attended all but one RO Board meetings in person or via teleconference. Andrew Holzhauer attended one on my behalf. Minutes from these meetings are posted on the Rugby Ontario website. The Rugby Ontario AGM is fast approaching and it is important that we have strong representation from NRU clubs. Being a smaller Branch it is imperative we have our voice heard through representation. Please fill out and sign the proxy form if you or a member of your club cannot attend. NRU Board Meetings Monthly Board meetings were fairly well attended by the Executive. Meetings were rotated between the Hamilton and Waterloo regions. Early in the season we recognized our website was not serving our membership and a new website with the help of CanSport was launched in the spring. I feel communication to and from our club membership was fairly strong this year which allowed us to deal with any issues in a timely fashion. However it was not perfect and an apology was sent to Burlington for a discipline appeal lapse in communication and a review of protocol took place. We are continuing to move forward in our communication with the addition of a Facebook group and talk of a twitter account. Playing the Game Congratulations to League Winners Men A: Hamilton Men A2: Kent Men B: Oakville Jr Boys: Brantford Fall League: Bruce County
Women A: Waterloo Women B: St. Catharines Badgers Jr Girls: Highland
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Spring 2011: Weather was another factor in the rocky start to the 2011 rugby season. From delays in high school games right through to the start of our regular club season inclement weather delayed postponed or cancelled a number of games. Again, this wet situation caused a number of issues for our Fixtures Director to sort out with rescheduling games and he was amazing at communicating these updates in a timely and frequent manner. At the club level the squally conditions also made it difficult for teams to recruit players and get them registered for the upcoming season that was fast approaching. Somehow this also fell to our Fixtures Director to help out and reschedule some games for teams that did not have enough players registered for the start of the season. Clear quick and open communication between me Kenneth and the clubs kept all the teams informed of these changes and averted what could have potentially been a disaster.
Summer 2011: The Jr season did not fare any better at the start. We had a number of clubs pull out of the league at the last minute due to low registration. We had extended the deadline because of weather concerns but that may have only prolonged the problem. We are starting to see a noticeable gap between our clubs with strong junior programs including minis and those that are still developing. This is an area we will need to pay special attention to as this gap may widen and the quality of competition may suffer. I would be interested in hearing solutions from clubs that help us to continue to develop the game allowing for clubs to start teams and for others to push their Jr’s to a higher level of competition. I would like to suggest that the future 2012 Executive consider a portfolio of Jr Games Development or Competition Director to address these issues. Regular league play for our senior leagues both men and women ran fairly smoothly throughout the rest of the summer season. Refer to Fixture’s Report for League results and final standings. One area that I would like for us as a Branch to develop is a consistent approach to playoff’s and league structure. We tend to be very reactive in changes and there is a benefit to being flexible to the needs of our clubs but it also makes it somewhat inconsistent from year to year. Fall 2011: The NRU ran a fairly successful fall men’s league schedule that provided an opportunity for our clubs to play additional games during some of the best rugby weather of the year! Representative Teams Despite some adversity and the sudden and sad loss of the heart of this team Dave Burnett the Niagara Thunder continued to run and provide an opportunity for NRU Players to compete at a higher level against other representative sides. It is extremely unfortunate that this team has a very uncertain future due to lack of funding Nationally and Provincially and meaningful competition. Being a part of the pathway to high performance is important for players in the
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smaller Branch teams as it allows players to experience a higher level of competition and set a goal to work towards. Bill Stuart, Jonathan Goldie and Mark Jutronich worked very hard with these athletes in providing a professional approach to the game. I want to thank them for their effort and time! This team is a source of pride and a large part of our identity as a Branch Union. The NRU will continue to run this team as long as we can find meaningful competition at reasonable cost. This being a non-summer games year there were no other representative teams that fulfilled any fixtures. I am looking forward to the NRU’s involvement in the 2012 Summer Games. I would like for you to start promoting this within your clubs and encourage your young talented players to try out and play representative rugby! Referee: The NRRS continues to do an admirable job in covering all games within the Branch. We all have room for improvement in the jobs we do and it is important that we provide positive as well as constructive feedback. Clubs must take more responsibility for the development of quality referees. We hear complaints every year that the quality of referees is decreasing and regardless of how founded the complaint is the NRRS is limited by the number of referees available to assign on weekends. The Seal of Approval program requires clubs to have a certified registered referee for each team and it is the club’s responsibility to ensure that they are putting forth members that are available to be assigned games and that their knowledge and understanding of the game will aid in them becoming a quality referee. Encouraging young ambitious players into the refereeing field is everyone’s responsibility. The cases of referee abuse were dealt with by Rugby Ontario and details will be provided in the Discipline Directors report. It is the responsibility of the player, captain, coach and club to take action on these cases and follow up with the offending player to ensure the incident isn’t repeated. NRU Presidents Award: Last year we initiated a President’s Award that was awarded to a club or individual that went beyond the expectations. This year the NRU President’s Award is presented to Kenneth Todd for his tireless efforts in the ever changing schedules and his constant communication and updates of scores to the membership. Kenneth continued to go beyond the expectations of his portfolio all year long without which I would have been overwhelmed. This is just a small token of my appreciation of his time and effort on the NRU Board.
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Future Considerations: 7’s continues to be a hot topic. With upcoming summer games it will vital for the 2012 Board to be proactive in supporting the Provincial initiative for the Summer Games 7’s Competition. I feel building 7’s at the Junior level first will be key to its success. Creating a culture of accepting 7’s into the competition model will be difficult with the short time frame in which we try to run our leagues. Some considerations may be to look at a Fall schedule for 7’s; a break in the middle of the season for a 7’s series; or weekend tournament structure throughout the summer. Another issue we are facing in the NRU is supporting our clubs as they make the move to the next level of competition. Bridging the gap between Branch leagues and Provincial leagues will continue to be an issue for smaller clubs that draw players from smaller geographical areas and struggle to grow in numbers despite an increase in quality of play. We have had a number of clubs able to bridge this gap and it is important we examine their success and support other clubs that are on the brink of making the leap forward. I feel returning the Marshall 3’s to our Branch leagues will help aid in this as it will provide an additional level of competition. As Age Grade rugby continues to grow and develop in the province it is our hope that the NRU will be able to meet the needs of our clubs as they too try to develop junior and mini rugby teams. It is our hope that in the 2012 season the NRU will be administering the U16 Boys League and that in the not too distant future there will be enough U15 NRU Girls teams for us to take on this league as well. As I close out my first year as NRU president I want to thank my Executive for all their support and encouragement. This was a challenging year with weather; last minute schedule changes; and having a number of us Board members in new positions but we managed to have fun and stay positive. I feel our strongest asset was our ability to communicate openly, honestly and frequently (I have approximately 1000 emails from Kenneth alone) with each other. We all worked hard to meet the challenges of the year and kept the best interest of the sport at the forefront of all our decisions. I would also like to personally thank Dai Rhys Jones who continues to be my role model, confidant, advisor and mentor without whom I would not have taken on this challenge. His support and encouragement of all our Board members makes his contributions to rugby in the NRU and Ontario impossible to measure. Respectfully submitted, Annemaree Peters NRU-President
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Southwest Rugby President’s Report We continue to develop and grow in the Southwest region. From the development standpoint we are looking at the playing, coaching and refereeing levels. Our focus is at the high schools and junior levels. A Competitive Coaching Clinic was planned for our region but was cancelled due to the lack of interest. We have two Coaching Facilitators in the region to assist in coaching development. We have three IRB Match Educators in the region with four referee coaches actively working with referees at the high school and club levels to improve the new referee’s abilities and hastening their progress. An Intro Referees Clinic was held in Chatham in the early spring and two participants assisted in the high schools. All of the participants were associated with the high schools and were more interested in law therefore it was not the best utilization of referee resources. We conducted a Laws Session in Woodstock for a U-18 club side that was to tour in the Great Britain and later conducted a clinic as there were a number of players interested in refereeing high school rugby, our future referees. Another clinic was held in January at Western and we saw three refereeing in the SW region and three when they returned home after school. We are seeing some of the new referees become part of the new Focus group and others up and coming. I am impressed with the commitment to coaching and the progress made with junior and club referees. Thanks go to Hedley Benyon, June Carson and Peter Darbishire for their dedication to this improvement of our sport. Clubs in the Southwest fared well during the season and continue to build and we are seeing growth, much work to do. Efforts were put into the Grand Bend International Rugby 7’s but had to fold due to the lack of support by the clubs for the 7’s game. Kent Havoc did another outstanding job hosting the England vs South Africa and Canada vs USA Women, there were 1200 people attending the game on a Friday evening in August. This continues to assist their visibility in the community with the municipality continuing to invest in facilities. I thank the Niagara Rugby Union for their continued support in the inclusion of our clubs in their branch play, Rugby Ontario in developmental support and the Niagara Rugby Referees Society for the quality of refereeing. Respectfully Submitted Bob Bob Illman President
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Toronto Rugby Presidents Report Toronto Rugby had another strong year in several important areas; however there is still a great deal of work to be done to continue to develop the game in the GTA and surrounding areas. Toronto Rugby consists of 34 clubs, which constitutes about ½ of all the clubs in the province, with 55 men’s teams, 26 women’s teams, 28 U18 men’s teams and 20 U18 women’s teams competing in various levels across a very wide geographic area from Belleville to Oakville and north to Georgian Bay. This year, the U20 league moved back to the branch with 12 teams competing and providing some very high caliber Rugby games, showcasing some of our your talent. The on going changes in RO leagues continues to create challenges with branch leagues, hopefully the recent changes to the provincial and Marshall leagues will create some stability which we can build on. We need to look at both the elite and branch leagues with a view towards reducing travel, improving competition and providing an avenue for all teams to play at the highest level possible. One of the strengths of the Union continues to be its very strong financial position with solid cash flow and all programs coming in on budget. Dues were reduced in 2011. The board is looking at some ideas to promote the game and helps get more players (especially at the age grade) out to the clubs. Two new committees were formed last year, one to look at the issue of green space and the second to promote flag Rugby in the GTA. We are looking for volunteers to head up these committees (especially flag rugby). The development of flag Rugby continues to be a priority and a number of different ideas are being discussed to find more usable space. Next year is a summer games year with the focus shifting to the 7’s game. TR will be entering 4 teams in the competition (as all branches will be doing). We will need strong support from the membership to insure a successful competition. Toronto Rugby continues to enjoy a very strong relationship with the referee’s society and continues to work with them on developmental programs. The union is one of the largest financial supporters of the society and both groups are working towards improving both the depth and quality of the society to insure that every game played within the union has an assigned qualified referee. In addition, the union supports and pays for both referees and touch judges at all quarter, semi and final games (all leagues, men and women). The use of video cds with sound continued this
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year. We would like to see an improved system for assigning Toronto referees to Ontario games to reduce the disruption to the branch leagues. In addition, some strong new measures need to be put in place to deal with the continuing issue of referee abuse. The board welcomed some new members who took on some very challenging roles and did an excellent job. They have shown a willingness to tackle their portfolios, be actively involved with the union and have expressed an interest in taking on more responsibility moving forward. We are always looking for new board members and there are some strong directors leaving this year, which will create some challenges. The board has done a good job of managing the day-to-day activities of Toronto Rugby, handling finances, managing leagues, dealing with discipline etc. Moving forward, I want this to continue, however it is also important that we start looking to the future and begin to develop our Rugby Road Map which should encompass the development and expansion of the game at all levels which will require doing some long term planning. I have set my goals for 2012 as follows:
Continued improvement in the relationship and communication between Toronto Rugby and Rugby Ontario and setting up an agenda and time line to discuss the rationalization of services in the Rugby community between the branches and Rugby Ontario, (i.e. who does what), to reduce duplication and make the best use of the limited resources available to the entire community. Developing an agenda and time line to review and improve Toronto Rugby’s board to become more of a governance model responsible for planning, development etc. as opposed to simply an administration model. Continued improvement in the coverage of assigned referees to all league games. Assigned referees and touch judges for playoff games at all levels.
Respectfully, Mark Pinguet Toronto Rugby.
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ORRS Report ORRS BOARD The ORRS Board currently comprises Steve Chessum (Acting Chair and EORRS), Karen Lozada (Secretary), Costa Nicolaidis (Development), Steve Scott (Appointments), Chris Slack (Treasurer), Steve Gasparek (T&DRRS) and Jeff Dahl (NRRS). All non-Branch Society positions are subject to election at the ORRS AGM on 11 December 2011. We were deeply saddened by the passing of Dave Swift in June. Dave was a member of the ORRS Exec for many years, shaping many of its policies, and making a great, life-long contribution to rugby in Ontario. In September, Gareth Callaway resigned as Chair after losing the confidence of the other Board Members. Nevertheless, the Board would like to recognize the drive and zeal that Gareth brought to the position and his work on behalf of all referees during his tenure. APPOINTMENTS ORRS appointments are divided among the ORRS Appointments Secretary (for provincial-level appointments, normally involving Panel/Promising Referees), and the three Branch Society Appointments Secretaries (for Branch/regional-level appointments and for backfilling provincial-level appointments when requested). In 2011, the ORRS Appointments Secretary appointed to 250 RO games, plus 87 OUA/OCAA matches, and 25 others of various kinds. EORRS appointed to 189 RO games (plus backfilling 5 ORRS appointments and covering the inaugural Capital 7s tournament), 73 FRQ interlock matches in Ottawa, 11 OCAA, 3 QSSF (UOttawa), 6 Quebec CEGEP (Heritage), plus 32 other matches of various kinds. NRRS appointed to 370 RO games (plus backfilling 4 ORRS appointments), 12 OCAA matches, and 16 other matches of various kinds. T&DRRS appointed to 540 RO games in 2011, plus 31 OCAA, plus 220 others of various kinds. Not part of these totals, ORRS referees also covered many of the high school games and tournaments played throughout the province.
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AUTOMATED APPOINTMENTS SYSTEM This year saw the introduction of the “Who’s the Ref?” (WTR) automated appointments system for both ORRS (i.e., provincial) and Branch Society (i.e., regional) appointments. The system has worked very well across the province, with potential room for growth in tracking send-offs, coaching reports, and travel subsidies. RO-ORRS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) For the second year, RO and the ORRS signed an MOU pertaining to RO’s provision of development ($14,000) and travel subsidy ($43,000) funding to the ORRS, plus agreed targets in terms of recruitment of new referees and the number of games these individuals should referee. The ORRS Board also concluded similar individual MOUs with each Branch Society setting out the apportionment of funds and targets for each. REFEREE NUMBERS/RECRUITMENT At the end of the 2011 season, the Ontario Panel consists of 19 referees, plus 6 on the Ontario Promising List. The Panel also includes 5 referees who are National Panel members (Joyce Henry, Andrew Hosie, Karen Lozada, Andrew McMaster, Derek Stoltz), the most for any province. The main, ongoing challenge with respect to the Panel/Promising List is to adapt the current structure to the new Marshall League structure, with its fewer number of provincial-level matches. At the same time, however, there were challenges with respect to the availability of Panel/Promising members during the season for RO and other matches. (Panel/Promising referees are also members of a Branch Society and are included in the numbers discussed below.) In 2011, EORRS ran 3 IRB I referee courses, T&DRRS ran 4 IRB Is and 2 IRB IIs, and NRRS ran 6 IRB I and 1 IRB II courses. At the end of the 2011 season, EORRS had 38 RC-registered referees (5 less than in 2010). Of these, 4 were “new referees” and these refereed a total of 39 games. (The RO-ORRS MOU targets for EORRS were 3 referees/12 games respectively). NRRS had 62 RC-registered referees (10 less than in 2010). Of these, 8 were “new members” and these refereed a total of 43 games. (The RO-ORRS MOU targets for NRRS were 6 new referees/24 games respectively). T&DRRS had 69 RC-registered referees (1 less than in 2010). Of these, 11 were “new members” and these refereed a total of 73 games. (The RO-ORRS MOU targets for T&DRRS were 7 new referees/28 games respectively).
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In total, ORRS recruited a total of 23 “new referees” who covered 155 matches. (The RO-ORRS MOU total targets were 16 new referees/64games respectively). At the same time, the ORRS in total saw a net loss of 16 referees. The challenge remains to recruit new referees to sustain an increasing number of games, both RO and otherwise, across the province, while simultaneously developing the next generation of Panel Referees. Clubs across the province have to realize that they remain the primary source of new referees and actively encourage retiring players to consider taking up the whistle. DEVELOPMENT OF THE PANEL/PROMISING LIST The ORRS Development held 2 workshops in 2011. The first workshop was held was held in early 2011 at York University, before the start of the season, and at the same time as a Rugby Canada event being staged at the same venue. Several guests from Canada and the U.S. were invited and although the focus was primarily on Seven’s many of the attending Panel Referees were involved in the on-field activities with Rugby Canada as well. The second workshop was held in mid year and involved Mark Lawrence, an international IRB referee who presented the workshop. The challenge for the ORRS is to recruit qualified and committed Referee Coaches to work with Panel Referees. Although at the start of the season it seemed like there was a pool of committed Referee Coaches, business and other personal events took them away from this focus and thus we ended up a little short of support in this regard. The good news, from a Performance Review perspective, most Panel Referees were reviewed and videoed which has resulted in a good library of DVDs of our Panel referees for review. Finally, it is recommendation that the RO Technical Director play a more active role in Referee Development in the province in conjunction with the ORRS (Development Director) and in addition to the Focus Group, ensuring an adequate supply of high level Referee Coaches as well as Referees throughout the province is developed. FOCUS GROUP The ORRS Board would like to commend Andrew Hall for his leadership and management of the Focus Group. The Focus Group remains an important initiative in developing and motivating young referees with good potential for advancement, and the ORRS returns $5,000 to RO to jointly support the programme. At the same time, more could be done to integrate the ORRS Development Director and Branch Societies into the selection and planning processes to more effectively provide development for Focus Group members at the regional level and to ease the burden on RO’s Technical Director.
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MISCONDUCT TOWARDS REFEREES In 2011 there were still far too many cases of verbal abuse of referees reported (17). The 2011 Ontario Policy Manual introduced a more flexible approach to penalties for misconduct towards referees. After only one year it is perhaps too early to accurately assess the impact of the changed sanctions on deterring abuse, but a review at the end of the 2012 season should be considered. RO-ORRS TASK FORCE ON REFEREEING To identify and tackle some key areas of concern with referee performance and organization in the province, RO and ORRS have agreed to form a joint task force for this purpose. The ORRS Board has selected Costa Nicolaidis to be the ORRS Co-Chair of the Task Force. (Costa also organized and chaired a preliminary stakeholders meeting on refereeing in Oakville on 7 August.)
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Executive Director’s Report 2011 has been a very successful year for rugby in Ontario and Canada. Highlights from this year include the achievements made by our Men’s National team both on the field and just as importantly off the field with Canada being viewed as a leading country in among the tier two nations. Another highlight includes the Men’s National Seven’s team result at the Pan Am Games. The gold medal win was a huge achievement for the country which includes four (4) Ontario Blues players. Canada now will be defending their title in 4 years’ time when the Pan Am Games are in Toronto. Rugby Ontario ‐ On the Pitch All of our Provincial teams performed extremely well at both National and Regional event. Among the successes included a number of National titles capped off on August 27 in Burlington, ON, when the Ontario Blues secured first place in the Canadian Rugby Championship, bringing home the National title for the first time in 16 years. With that win, Ontario is now the top province in the 13th ranked country in the world. We congratulate all the National winners which were the Ontario Blues, the U20 Ontario Storm, U19 Ontario Blues and U18 Ontario Jr. Storm for bringing home gold. I would be remised not to congratulate all the representative players, coaches, managers and Directors on a successful season and representing Ontario proudly across a number of National & regional events. Domestically, Rugby Ontario hosted a number of successful events this year including a fantastic Jr. Festival over two days in August and September, a two day high school seven’s event in both September and October, and a tremendous season ending event at Fletches Field which was the Rugby Ontario Cup Day. A special thanks to both Oakville who hosted the Blues Pre Season game against Salta as well as Burlington for hosting the Canada Coach XV vs. the Ontario Blues as well as the two CRC league games with the OWL final included in the August 27th event. Congratulations to all the clubs who won the provincial club titles in their respective competitions. Junior Club Champions U8 Co‐ed U10 Co‐Ed U12 Co‐ed U14 Boys ‐ Red Division U14 Boys ‐ Blue Division U15 Girls U16 Boys Red Cup U16 Boys Red Bowl U16 Boys Blue Cup U16 Boys Blue Bowl U16 Boys Blue Plate U18 Girls U18 Boys
Oakville Crusaders Toronto Saracens Oshawa Vikings Brantford Harlequins Oakville Crusaders Peterborough Pegans Oshawa Vikings Georgian Bay Titans Toronto Nomads Oakville Crusaders Yeomen RFC Highland RFC Peterborough Pagans
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Senior Club Champions OWL League Champions OWL Cup Champions OWL 2 Cup Champions Women’s Intermediate Cup Champions Marshall Provincial Division Champions Marshall Premier Division Champions McCormick Cup Champions Men’s Intermediate Cup Gee Gage Games Champions RO Fall Cup Champions
Toronto Scottish Toronto Scottish Toronto Scottish Waterloo County RFC Waterloo County RFC Balmy Beach RFC Balmy Beach RFC Ottawa Irish Oakville Crusaders Burlington Centaurs
Rugby Ontario had a very busy but extremely successful year. 2011 saw the creation and launch of the brand new Rugby Ontario policy manual (including a review of the Discipline policies & competition policies), a launch of a new website, the creational and launch of a Seven’s Strategic Direction document as well as phase one of an implementation document for the Long Term Rugby Development plan, called “Rugby Ontario Way”. In addition new foundation blocks have been developed with the creation of a Financial Controls policy document as well as revised Human Resources manual. As well the current governance model of Rugby Ontario has been better defined, with job descriptions being created for all Director Positions coinciding with Terms of Reference documents for all standing and Ad Hoc committee of the Rugby Ontario Board. Formalizing the committee structure has seen positive effects and has been noted at the Board level. 2012 will bring adjustments and tweaks to the systems put in place in 2011 but the foundation has been built. The Board and staff have been extremely busy creating and reviewing all of these documents that have assisted in building a stronger foundation for the business of Rugby in Ontario to operate. There have been a number of one off projects started in 2011, and those projects will continue over the next couple of year along with other projects as we continue to build strong policies, procedures and practices as a high functioning business. One new and important focus of ours in 2012 and beyond will be on club development including working with clubs on business development issues as it relates to new legalization out or coming out over the next 12 months. As noted in 2010 report, Rugby Ontario was successful last year in changing the competition model at the Ontario Summer Games to a seven’s Competition. This was a very successful achievement for rugby seeing that the change in competition structures also increased costs for the host committee as we require more athletes, coaches and manager participation in the new competition model. The application was a success because the sport community identified the importance of the Ontario Summer Games as the first step to the pathway to the Olympics in Seven’s for sport. Rugby being a part of the Ontario Summer Games is a key piece to our successes with the Ministry as well as other high performance programs we apply for. Our success at bring the top athletes and running a successful event is closely monitored and evaluated. To ensure the successes for the 2012 Games, Rugby Ontario submitted and was successful this year in receiving a very significant grant through the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport for a new program called Highway to High Performance. The purpose of this new program is to identify new seven’s athletes, coaches and referees, through talent id camps, in preparation for the 2012 Ontario Summer Games.
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In consultation with other PSO’s with successful High Performance programs as well as with the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport, Rugby Ontario has recently restructured the athlete selection criteria for the Quest for Gold program in 2011/12. The purpose of this restructuring was to ensure the Quest for Gold program better fit the needs of our high performance athletes as well as the high performance programming needed to be run through Rugby Ontario Centre of Excellence which with link with Rugby Canada’s Centre of Excellence in Langford BC. Participation in our sport continues to grow and develop as well. 2011 saw an increase in player registration of 9% over 2010 moving from 8,565 players to 9,367 players with the overall unique membership number for 2011 to be 9,782 (as at Oct 1). The number of senior players decreased in 2011 over 2012 by 226 players, but the foundation of our sport continues to grow with over 720 new junior and minor players this year over last. 2011 also saw the first implementation strategy of the Union’s Strategic Plan and the membership can find the reports on the successes of that implementation plan on the Rugby Ontario website. The staff is currently working on the 2012 goals and operational plan which will be presented to the RO Board of Directors in early 2012 for approval. On the technical side 2011 was a very successful year and a landmark year in the eyes of the country. Over the past 12‐18 months Rugby Ontario has turned into the pinnacle of what Rugby Canada expects from their provincial unions and uses Ontario as a benchmark for the rest of the country. In 2011 Rugby Ontario was fortunate enough to be a part of a number of key technical planning sessions and development opportunities with Rugby Canada. These include Two RO Master Learning Facilitators (Sean McDonaugh & Andrew Hall) along with Shaun Allen (MLF in traingin) working with Rugby Canada and MLF’s from across the country to develop curriculum & NCCP model for the coaching certification program for Rugby Canada. Rugby Ontario was the only province to run the pilots of the new community stream on behalf of Rugby Canada in two centre’s during the spring. The success of these pilots and feedback was important to move these new courses forward In April Ontario Blues Head Coach, Rob Doyle attended a Rugby Canada Scrimmaging workshop that featured World Cup winning All Black Scrum Coach Mike Cron and selected forwards from across the country. Ontario Jr. Blues 7’s – U18 Head Coach & Ontario Blues u19 Assistant Coach ‐ Darrell Devine traveled with Youth Commonwealth Games in Isle of Man team. Ontario Blues U19 Head Coach ‐ Shaun Allen and Ontario Jr. Blues Assistant Coach ‐ Don Petite traveled to National Under 17’s East Camp Ontario Jr. Blues Head Coach ‐ George Burford traveled to National Under 17’s West Camp to work with coaching staff. Ontario Jr. Blues 7’s – U18 Assistant Coach Dan Kunanec was able to travel to the National Centre of Excellence in Langford in BC to work with National 7’s program as a development opportunity RO Sr. Women’s Director – Claudine Tyrell invited to attend the National Women’s Strategic planning working group of Rugby Canada
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We would also be remised not to congratulate Sandro Fiorino the Ontario Strom Head Coach in his recent move to Rugby Canada and the Women’s Full Time Assistant Coach. In addition to the annual coaching sessions run year over year in the coaching program, some other highlights to the year this year were Rugby Ontario ran two Women in Coaching‐ Comp Intro courses to address the low numbers of females in coaching. Rugby Ontario in partnership with Rugby Canada ran a 7’s High School Coaching Symposium Rugby Ontario hosted the National 7’s Talent ID Camp at RO High Performance Partner University of Toronto Dome in February The launch of the StartRugby/High Five Courses The focus to clean up the coaching records and working hard with the coaches to ensure their records were accurate and a focus on getting those Comp Intro trained to become certified through the evaluation process. The launch of the first ever monthly newsletter for coaches (reach over 500 coaches) The first ever Rugby Ontario Coach Survey On the player development side, Rugby Ontario work with Rugby Canada Academy Manager to redefine the way directed IRB funding was being used by provinces for the High Performance Academies. Rugby Ontario quickly adapted to the required changes and selected 45 male athletes under the guidelines of the funding and direction of Rugby Canada. We partnered with Kanama High Performance to provide Strength and Conditioning coaching, training and testing. We also utilized the funding through Quest for Gold by partnering with University of Toronto to access facilities. The HP Academy was very successful and resulted in a high number of athletes selected by RC National Teams. Alongside the RC High Performance Academy in Ontario Rugby Ontario ran a provincial level academy during the winter months. The decision was made to have separate weekends for male and female. This was successful in raising each genders skill development. We worked with coaches to build coach development into the program. The sessions were based on the Rugby Ontario Way Capacities. One of the major focuses in the Technical Departments operational plan for 2011 was to create phase one of the implementation strategy for Rugby Canada’s LTRD model. Through the first 6 months of the year Rugby Ontario worked with Rugby Canada to build an implementation of Long Term Rugby Development model. We searched the world to see what other nations were doing. On approval from the Irish Rugby Football Union we were able to break down the documentation they had and make it fit for Ontario and Canadian context. The final document is designed to incorporate NCCP Coaching Certification and Refereeing Certification but more importantly provides a road map for a coach on what they should be focusing on coaching their athletes that is appropriate to their development level. 2011 was the second year of the Focus Group which improved the level of refereeing in the 17 referees that were selected. The group met on 5 different occasions during weekends. They developed a level of expectations on their own that ensured that the Group was fully committed to their development. The 17 referees’ abilities developed significantly over the season. There were many successes in 2011 and non to be shadowed by disappointment, however there were certainly challenges that we as staff had to face in 2011. A nature result of those challenges was
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disruptions to the service levels that we expect to provide and the community has come to expect from the Rugby Ontario Staff. We had the fortunate pleasure of having two very talented contract employees come in and assist over the busy months and we were very grateful. However as we know transitions from staff to staff, especially during extremely busy months no matter how well planned present challenges. It is my goal with continued efforts to be able to work to fix those areas and continue to enhance the programs and services we provide our membership. I continually review the workload and areas of responsibility for all staff, and am committed to ensure that we maximize the resources as we continue to grow. Our focus and commitment is to ensure that as we grow and develop as a leading Provincial Sport Organization in Ontario, our key program areas such as communications, membership services and financial management are managed appropriately and the service level expected by community are met. As you will see in further reports these areas are being reviewed closely and will be a focus for 2012. I am extremely grateful for and proud of my staff that have been nothing but dedicated and committed all year long to work to develop the sport of rugby in Ontario both on and off the field. The relationships we have with both internal and external partners speaks volumes to the level of professionalize this organization is looked upon as having and my staff has done a tremendous job in helping create, promote and maintain that image. At this time I would also like to publicly give thanks to the Golden Oldies group that provides $1000.00 scholarships to post secondary athletes each year. This year we had two athletes receive the $1000.00 scholarship. As well a very special thank you to Millar Young and family who asked that donations in his memory would be made to Rugby Ontario and a dedicated fund be set up to assist the young rep athletes financially so they can fulfill their goals. All the money donated this year has been directed to athletes that required assistance. In closing, 2011 has been a great year for Rugby and looking forward to moving into 2012 and continue to move the sport forward as a professional organization both on the field and off the field. Great strides have been made to build a solid foundation; we need to continue to build off that momentum and challenge this sport to be the leader it has the potential to be. The results of the strides we have made in 2011 are evident through successful grant applications, increase in sponsorship contracts including three new sponsors in 2011 for the Blues; Kubota Canada, HSBC and Cameron’s Brewery as well as the relationships we have built with other external organizations such as the Ministry, the Canadian Sport Centre – Ontario, Coaches Association or Ontario and Rugby Canada to name a few. Going into 2012 we as the unit of Rugby Ontario need to capitalize on the positive momentum built in rugby in 2011 with the on and off field successes of both Province and Country. Respectfully Submitted Andrew Backer Executive Director Rugby Ontario
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Treasurer’s Report This past year has been a transitional year in some respects for Rugby Ontario. I replaced the previous Rugby Ontario treasurer of five years, Jim Carr, who left some big shoes to fill. At the same time Allen Piggott retired at the end of 2010. These two transitions created learning opportunities for some of us. As I’m sure most of you are aware the Rugby Ontario fiscal year is the same as the calendar year. At the AGM each year the full year outlook for the current year is presented, as well as the budget for the next fiscal year. Rugby Ontario’s financial statements are audited and these statements are presented to the membership at a spring SGM. Fiscal performance 2011 year to date and full year outlook At this time we are expecting a deficit of $35,156 for the 2011 fiscal year, with the three largest contributing items being a $19,337 deficit ($33,587 ‐ $14,250) by the senior Blues, $10,000 in extra‐ordinary, salary related costs, and $2,000 in legal costs related to a Quest for Gold appeal. Fiscal year 2012 ‐ budget In preparing the 2012 budget, lessons learned from the current year were applied and a review of some recurring expenses we done to ensure their continued relevance. Our goal was to develop a realistic budget and to avoid problems of the current year. To that end a $10,000 contingency has been built into the budget to address unforeseen situations and to avoid the budget changes required at the 2011 spring kick‐off meeting. As well the contribution to the senior Blues has been adjusted to $25,000 to recognize the fact that this mandated program is too large to fit within the budget it has been allotted the last few years. It was also found necessary to increase the legal fund from $5,000 to $10,000, to provide for consultation regarding two new bills; Bill 168 on Workplace violence, and Bill 65 on Not for Profits. In reviewing ongoing expenses the board is recommending that the arrangement with Rogers Community television be discontinued as there is insufficient evidence of benefit. With related costs this will save $14,500. The board has been reviewing operations within the Rugby Ontario offices, including addressing excessive amounts of overtime and questions on member services delivery. The analysis this far has led to board to believe that a new staff member is required to address the situation and maintain member service at expected levels. While the board feels that adding a new staff member to the office is highly likely, we also believe that the business case has been insufficiently developed to make a decision at the AGM. The board plans on doing a comprehensive review of Rugby Ontario office operations similar to the one performed approximately 15 years ago. This review will form the basis for a recommendation to be presented to the membership at the spring SGM. In anticipation of this report and to provide a better planning horizon for the membership the board is recommending that the membership provisionally pass a $5 per person dues increase. All revenues generated from this dues increase will be held in a restricted fund until presentation of the business case at the spring SGM. At that time if the report does not recommend a staff increase, or if the membership does not feel that a new staff position is warranted then the money will be returned. 68
Finally the board has recommended that in order to provide for a smooth operating cycle that the Rugby Ontario dues be adjusted annually by the cost of living starting in 2013. This will enable Rugby Ontario to provide consistent service delivery to the membership year after year. Other Comments and observations Over the course of the last year Rugby Ontario has seen an opening in the relationship with Rugby Canada. This has led to two finance calls with Rugby Canada and consultation on several items over the year. This is a positive step forward that needs to be continued and extended to the Rugby Ontario membership. Beginning in 2012 Rugby Ontario will conduct quarterly financial updates to its own membership. An area that needs to be explored is fundraising, an area that is lacking but we did see what we could do this year with a three way agreement between Kubota Canada, the Hamilton Tiger‐Cats and the senior Blues. I would like to expand the Finance Committee to provide assistance and oversight to the various programs. However this will require the sudden and pleasant discovery of a trove of new volunteers. Finally, over the past year I have observed a difficult alignment between the clubs and Rugby Ontario. I would like to recommend that Rugby Ontario conduct annual or biannual membership surveys. These would explore the capabilities and needs of the clubs and help both Rugby Ontario and other clubs to understand their collective needs and abilities. Such a survey would position us well for entering into our next strategic planning cycle.
Yours in rugby, Dan Demerah Treasurer, Rugby Ontario
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Rugby Ontario 2012 Budget with 2011 Full Year Outlook Corporate Services
Ministry Funding Interest/Bank Charges & Cost Recovery Salaries (all) Extra ordinary Staff Expenses Office Rent & Insurance Utilities/Postage/Office Supplies Printing & Printer Legal & Accounting Fletcher's Field Assessment Sponsorship Staff Development & Travel Bad Debt Contingency Fund Amortization Subtotal Member Services
Rugby Registration (RO/RC) Restricted Fund ‐ Membership Dues Club Membership Dues Tour Levys (Misc Income) Website Publishing/Law books Apparel RO Board & Committees Discipline Subtotal Referee Development
Travel Subsidy Development Subsidy Referee Software Referee Focus Group Subtotal Coaching Development
Certification courses LF Training & Development Symposiums & Events Coach Development School STARTRugby Highway to High Performance Subtotal Player Development
Ontario Blues Ontario Storm Ontario Blues ‐ U19 Ontario Jr. Blues Ontario Jr. Storm
2012 Net
Revenue
Expenses
2011 Projection
$ 100,534 $ (2,000) $ (330,074) $ ‐ $ (34,500) $ (17,500) $ (7,500) $ (20,000) $ (6,000) $ ‐ $ (10,000) $ (2,500) $ (10,000) $ (6,000) $ (345,540)
$ 100,534 $ 1,000 $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ 101,534
$ ‐ $ 3,000 $ 330,074 $ ‐ $ 34,500 $ 17,500 $ 7,500 $ 20,000 $ 6,000 $ ‐ $ 10,000 $ 2,500 $ 10,000 $ 6,000 $ 447,074
$ 100,534 $ (3,442) $ (255,110.38) $ (10,000) $ (33,871) $ (15,800) $ (8,000) $ (12,000) $ (3,000) $ (14,500) $ (12,000) $ (3,000) $ ‐ $ (6,000) $ (276,189)
2012 Net
Revenue
Expenses
2011 Projection
$ 417,328 $ 45,000 $ 3,300 $ 4,000 $ (1,000) $ (500) $ ‐ $ (23,250) $ ‐ $ 444,878
$ 1,173,980 $ 45,000 $ 3,500 $ 4,000 $ 500 $ 2,000 $ ‐ $ 1,000 $ 500 $ 1,230,480
$ 756,652 $ ‐ $ 200 $ ‐ $ 1,500 $ 2,500 $ ‐ $ 24,250 $ 500 $ 785,602
$ 428,359 $ ‐ $ 3,055 $ 4,052 $ (2,067) $ 342 $ (717) $ (15,808) $ 2,200 $ 419,417
2012 Net
Revenue
$ (43,000) $ (14,000) $ ‐ $ (5,000) $ 5,000 $ (62,000) $ 5,000
Expenses
2011 Projection
$ 43,000 $ 14,000 $ ‐ $ 10,000 $ 67,000
$ (43,000) $ (14,000) $ (2,000) $ (5,005) $ (64,005)
2012 Net
Revenue
Expenses
2011 Projection
$ 10,975 $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ 10,975
$ 50,400 $ 3,000 $ 42,000 $ 6,000 $ ‐ $ 62,000 $ 163,400
$ 39,425 $ 3,000 $ 42,000 $ 6,000 $ ‐ $ 62,000 $ 152,425
$ 5,088 $ ‐ $ ‐ $ ‐ $ (1,046) $ ‐ $ 4,042
2012 Net
Revenue
Expenses
2011 Projection
$ (25,000) $ (28,500) $ (14,250) $ (28,500) $ (14,250)
$ 126,300 $ 70,650 $ 7,050 $ 406,200 $ 181,700
$ 151,300 $ 99,150 $ 21,300 $ 434,700 $ 195,950
$ (33,587) $ (29,676) $ (14,800) $ (28,500) $ (14,250)
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Rugby Ontario 2012 Budget with 2011 Full Year Outlook Player Development con't
Ontario Jr. Rep player subsidies Ontario Jr. Blues 7's Sunday Seven's Program RC/RO High Performance Centre Subtotal Competitions & Events
Jr & Sr. Sevens Competitions Highschool Sevens McCormick Cup Interbranch U20 OWL Cup Ontario Summer Games Alumni Jr. Leagues Ball Sponsorship in‐kind Jr. Festival Day RO Senior Leagues Subtotal Overall Budget Totals
2012 Net
Revenue
Expenses
2011 Projection
$ (5,000) $ ‐ $ ‐ $ 54,000 $ (61,500)
$ ‐ $ ‐ $ 10,100 $ 92,500 $ 894,500
$ 5,000 $ ‐ $ 10,100 $ 38,500 $ 956,000
$ 1,810 $ (3,498) $ (5,163) $ 500 $ (127,164)
2012 Net
Revenue
Expenses
2011 Projection
$ 3,500 $ 8,500 $ 3,500 $ ‐ $ 600 $ (5,863) $ ‐ $ 4,550 $ ‐ $ (7,200) $ 5,600 $ 13,187
$ 10,000 $ 40,000 $ 7,750 $ ‐ $ 1,000 $ 14,400 $ 2,000 $ 7,300 $ 5,000 $ 8,300 $ 6,600 $ 102,350
$ 6,500 $ 31,500 $ 4,250 $ ‐ $ 400 $ 20,263 $ 2,000 $ 2,750 $ 5,000 $ 15,500 $ 1,000 $ 89,163
$ ‐ $ 2,730 $ 1,000 $ (6,000) $ 659 $ (330) $ ‐ $ 11,725 $ ‐ $ (6,640) $ 5,600 $ 8,744
2012 Net
Revenue
Expenses
2011 Projection
$ 0 $ 2,497,264 $ 2,497,264 $ (35,156) Notes: 1) Salaries all ‐ includes salaries for existing and proposed staff salaries 2) Extra Ordinary Staff Expenses ‐ staff illness related 3) Contingency fund ‐ new fund to buffer necessary unforeseen expenses 4) Sponsorship change of $14,500 because we are not going to continue contract with Rogers TV for 2012 5) Restricted fund ‐ proposed dues increase, restricted through membership motion, cannot be used without motion to disburse 6) Legal & accounting ‐ Increased over 2011 ‐ includes provision for Bill 168 and Bill 65 for both RO and club education 7) RO board and committees ‐ increased as we are hosting event at RC Annual General meeting 8) Blues ‐ RO subsidy increased from $14,250 to $25,000
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Club Membership Each club is required to notify Rugby Ontario that they want to be members of Rugby Ontario. The $50.00 club membership is due January 1, 2012. The club membership and fee must be submitted with the Club Membership Application form available on the Rugby Ontario website of by email upon request Rugby Ontario Fee Structure In addition to the Membership fees there are addition fees charged for services by Rugby Ontario. The attached is a schedule of Rugby Ontario Fees Payments All payments (cheques) are to be made out to RUGBY ONTARIO and mailed to: Rugby Ontario 215 – 3 Concorde Gate Toronto, Ontario M3C 3N7 Regards,
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2012 Rugby Ontario Fee Schedule Coaching Courses
Competition Fees
Discipline & Appeals League Fees
Membership Registration Fees
Community Initiation Courses Competition Introduction Course (price includes evaluation component cost of $50.00) High Five Course IRB Seven’s Course OWL Cup Entry Fee OWL 2 Cup Entry Fee McCormick Cup Entry Fee (includes 25 Cup day tickets) Gee Gage Games Entry Fee (includes 25 Cup day tickets) RO Fall Cup Entry Fee (includes 25 Cup day tickets) Appeal Fee to Rugby Ontario Rugby Ontario Leagues ‐ Marshall ‐ OWL ‐ u16 League ‐ u15 Girls League ‐ u14 League ‐ u8 –u12 leagues Club Membership Senior Players Total Rugby Ontario’s Fee Rugby Canada’s Fee Junior Players Total Rugby Ontario’s Fee Rugby Canada’s Fee Minor Players Total Rugby Ontario’s Fee Rugby Canada’s Fee Old Boys Total Rugby Ontario’s Fee Rugby Canada’s Fee Sr. & Jr. Flag/Touch Players Rugby Ontario’s Fee Rugby Ontario’s Fee Visiting/Winter Player Total Rugby Ontario’s Fee Rugby Canada’s Fee Coach/Referee Total Rugby Ontario’s Fee Rugby Canada’s Fee Board/Administrator Total Rugby Ontario’s Fee Rugby Canada’s Fee Trainers – RC Fee
$100.00 $250.00 $70.00 $70.00 $100.00 $100.00 $125.00 $125.00 $125.00 $100.00 $300.00 $300.00 $175.00 $100.00 $150.00 $75.00 $50.00 $158.00 $63.00 $95.00 $126.00 $43.00 $83.00 $50.00 $35.00 $25.00 $93.00 $43.00 $50.00 $50.00 $20.00 $30.00 $40.00 $15.00 $25.00 $138.00 $43.00 $95.00 $88.00 $43.00 $50.00 $95.00
Note 1: All RO player registration fees are listed as the proposed fees with the exception of the Adult/Junior Flag/Touch fee that is proposed to not be increased in 2012.
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Note #1: These numbers include double registered individuals, not unique members. (e.g. if a person is both a player and a coach they are included in both categories in these reports) Note #2: These numbers have not be through the final reconciliation process with Rugby Canada
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2011 Registration Numbers ‐ Summary
Category U06 to U12Non‐Contact U08 MixedNon‐Contact U10 Mixed Non‐Contact U12 Boys Contact U12 MixedContact U12 Mixed Non‐Contact U14 Boys U15 Girls U16 Boys U16 Girls U17 Girls U18 Boys U18 Girls U19 Women U20 Men Senior Over 35 Golden Oldies Adult Flag Rugby Visitor/Winter Coach (All) Manager Trainer Referees BoardAdmin Grand Total
Female 1 85 63 40 20 7 229 1 1 10 3 914 8 1086 1
Male 9 284 254 35 262 136 518 1096
1034
140 3067 2 114
3 139 40 10 20 20 53
345 281 16 13 181 280
2754
8067
Total 10 369 317 35 302 156 525 229 1097 1 10 1037 914 8 140 4153 3 114 3 484 321 26 33 201 333 10821
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2011 Rugby Ontario Player Demoragphics 10 and under F M Board/Admin Coach Manager Player Referee Trainer Gender Totals Grand Totals
11 to 13 F M
19 and under F M 1
3
160
607
89
647
1436 2
2863 6
160
607 767
89
647 736
1439
2872 4311
20 to 29 F M 17 30 13 29 5 2 798 2036 7 39 14 7 854 2143 2997
30 to 39 F M 14 65 14 70 1 2 100 720 8 37 4 5 141 899 1040
40 to 49 F M 13 50 7 115 4 6 12 314 3 53 5 4 44 542 586
F
50 plus M 5 61 3 65 1 8 4 152 45 1 13 332 345
unknown F M 4 2 2 2 2 10 15 1 1 18 21 39
Totals F 53 40 13 2609 20 23 2758
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M 208 284 18 7354 181 18 8063 10821
EORU ‐ Barrhaven Scottish RFC EORU ‐ Brockville Privateers RFC EORU ‐ Bytown Blues RFC EORU ‐ Cornwall Crusaders RC EORU ‐ Hull‐Volant Rugby Club EORU ‐ Kingston Panthers RFC EORU ‐ Lanark Highlanders RFC EORU ‐ Napanee RFC EORU ‐ Ottawa Beavers‐Banshees RFC EORU ‐ Ottawa Indians RFC EORU ‐ Ottawa Irish RC EORU ‐ Ottawa Senators Old Boys EORU ‐ Ottawa Wolves RFC EORU ‐ The Coven WRFC EORU ‐ UOV Lumberjacks RC NRU ‐ Brantford Harlequins RFC NRU ‐ Burlington Centaurs RFC NRU ‐ Grimsby Gentlemen RFC NRU ‐ Hamilton Hornets RFC NRU ‐ Highland RFC NRU ‐ Niagara Old Boys NRU ‐ Niagara Wasps RFC NRU ‐ Norfolk County NRU ‐ St. Catharines Tigers NRU ‐ Stoney Creek RFC NRU ‐ Stratford Black Swans RFC NRU ‐ The XLs NRU ‐ Waterloo County RFC NRU ‐ Wilmot Warthogs RFC ORUR ‐ Eastern Ontario Referees ORUR ‐ Niagara Referees Society ORUR ‐ Toronto Rugby Referees ORUU ‐ Queens Old Boys ORUU ‐ Queens RFC ORUU ‐ U of T Varsity Blues ORUU ‐ uOttawa Gee Gees RFC SWR ‐ Bruce County Barbarians RFC SWR ‐ Kent Havoc RFC
5
34
3
21
2 12 14 32 1 1
3 2
18 8
M
4
29
4
F 1
22
14
2
14 2
1 9
2 5
6 2
1
7 8
7 2
5
2 7
5
25
16
1
7 14
F 2
7
9 1
6 5
F
1
M 35 12 58
37 1 23 5 9 14
22
2 15
6
3
4
10
3 19
F 47
35
45
5 11 34
22 37 27
7 15 37
23 23 41
39 12
1
18 34
1
2 19 21
25 13 2 31 37 9 1 1 20 11
1
8 1 25 21 20 20
25 18 29 26
5
2 33 29 15
21 11
1
42
M F M F M 80 23 82 24 40 60 17 29 30 66 49 106 1 38 25
F
F 5 5 2 11 7
4 6
3 62 67 67 28 70 48
M
Visitor/
Adult Flag Rugby
Golden Oldies
M
Over 35
F
39
3
17
F 31 21
17 29 40
10 9
M 24 30 34
1
2
1
F
Senior
F
U18 Girls
F
U18 Boys
U16 Boys
U15 Girls
U14 Boys
M F M 18 13 13 2 16
U20 Men
F
U12 Mixed Non‐Contact
U12 Mixed Contact
U12 Boys Contact M
U19 W
M 7
U17 Girls
F 2
U16 Girls
F M F M 12 24
U10 Mixed Non‐Contact
U08 Mixed Non‐Contact
U06 to U12 Non‐Contact
2011 RO Registration Numbers by club ‐ by category
2 3 1
1 2
2
64 28 18 63 38
2 3
2 5
16
15 25
5
14
1
2
21
23
13 1
33
37 30
24 25
97 28 1 1 13 13 2 6 58 31
4
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M EORU ‐ Barrhaven Scottish RFC EORU ‐ Brockville Privateers RFC EORU ‐ Bytown Blues RFC EORU ‐ Cornwall Crusaders RC EORU ‐ Hull‐Volant Rugby Club EORU ‐ Kingston Panthers RFC EORU ‐ Lanark Highlanders RFC EORU ‐ Napanee RFC EORU ‐ Ottawa Beavers‐Banshees RFC EORU ‐ Ottawa Indians RFC EORU ‐ Ottawa Irish RC EORU ‐ Ottawa Senators Old Boys EORU ‐ Ottawa Wolves RFC EORU ‐ The Coven WRFC EORU ‐ UOV Lumberjacks RC NRU ‐ Brantford Harlequins RFC NRU ‐ Burlington Centaurs RFC NRU ‐ Grimsby Gentlemen RFC NRU ‐ Hamilton Hornets RFC NRU ‐ Highland RFC NRU ‐ Niagara Old Boys NRU ‐ Niagara Wasps RFC NRU ‐ Norfolk County NRU ‐ St. Catharines Tigers NRU ‐ Stoney Creek RFC NRU ‐ Stratford Black Swans RFC NRU ‐ The XLs NRU ‐ Waterloo County RFC NRU ‐ Wilmot Warthogs RFC ORUR ‐ Eastern Ontario Referees ORUR ‐ Niagara Referees Society ORUR ‐ Toronto Rugby Referees ORUU ‐ Queens Old Boys ORUU ‐ Queens RFC ORUU ‐ U of T Varsity Blues ORUU ‐ uOttawa Gee Gees RFC SWR ‐ Bruce County Barbarians RFC SWR ‐ Kent Havoc RFC
11 17 4 1 8
4 1 14
F 4
2 1
2 6
M 13 3 14
F M F M 2 1 1
2 9
1
2 2 2 16
4
1 1
1 2 18 6 1
1 1 3
3 1 1
10 2 13 14
F
1
2 3 10 6 19 3
4
2
1 2
2 3 2
1
3
3
1
1
M 6 3 6
F 1
2 3
1 1
2
1
4 4
3 1
1 1 5
4 1 2 2
1
2
5
2 1
1
1
1 1
1
1 1 3
1
2 1
2 2 2
M 7 1 8 1 2 1 2 7 1 7 9 6 8 2 6 3 10 6 30 2 1 2
8
3 1
25 17 45
3 2 4
6 1
4 2
1 2
1
1 1
2
3 2
9 9
F 108 30 1 19 44 118 0 0 39 59 99 1 5 50 28 90 54 0 26 93 1 31 28 0 93 14 0 60 30 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 49 67
M 228 125 238 28 46 264 30 34 121 174 223 52 31 7 86 215 181 43 167 200 32 100 36 25 148 71 8 147 28 31 21 49 13 13 2 12 126 47
Grand Total
Gender Totals
Board Admin
Referees
Trainer
Manager
Winter
Coach (All)
2011 RO Registration Numbers by club ‐ by category
T 336 155 239 47 90 382 30 34 160 233 322 53 36 57 114 305 235 43 193 293 33 131 64 25 241 85 8 207 58 33 23 51 13 13 2 12 175 114
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3
1
1 20 23 27 10
1 12
F
M 30 1
F 37 4
53 42 56 27
38 53 43 28
29 42 19 24
46 6
23 31 1
54 45 18
87 5 16 29 45
6 72 21 20 27 23
27 44
56
39
39
16
5
93
52
F
M
F 41 24
5 13 7
3 38 27 31
9
18 30
71 53 38 45
16 36
40 127
18 36
32 63
18
49 41 39 43 59
M F M F 66 56 34 1 60 75 130 64 64
M
F
M
Visitor/
F
Adult Flag Rugby
7 15 20
F
Golden Oldies
1 7
M 23
Over 35
4
F
Senior
20 15 17
F 4
U20 Men
4 2 3
M
U19 W
16 4 23
F
U18 Girls
5
M
U18 Boys
F
U17 Girls
M
U16 Girls
F
U16 Boys
M
U15 Girls
M
U14 Boys
F
U12 Boys Contact
M
U10 Mixed Non‐Contact
U12 Mixed Non‐Contact
SWR ‐ London St.George's RFC SWR ‐ Sarnia Saints RFC SWR ‐ Windsor Rogues RFC Toronto Rugby TRU ‐ Ajax Wanderers RUFC TRU ‐ Aurora Barbarians RFC TRU ‐ Balmy Beach RFC TRU ‐ Barrie RFC TRU ‐ Bay Street RFC TRU ‐ Belleville Bull Dogs Old Boys Rugby TRU ‐ Belleville Bulldogs RFC TRU ‐ Brampton RFC TRU ‐ Brock RFC TRU ‐ Buccaneers RC TRU ‐ Chambrays RC TRU ‐ Cobourg Saxons RFC TRU ‐ Crusaders Rugby Club TRU ‐ Etobicoke Invictus RFC TRU ‐ Georgian Bay Titans RFC TRU ‐ Lindsay RFC TRU ‐ Markham Irish Canadian Rugby Club TRU ‐ Milton Cheetahs Rugby Club TRU ‐ Mississauga Blues TRU ‐ Muddy York RFC TRU ‐ North Halton Highlanders RFC TRU ‐ North Simcoe Dingos RFC TRU ‐ Oshawa Vikings RFC TRU ‐ Peterborough Masters Rugby TRU ‐ Peterborough RFC TRU ‐ Sudbury Stones RFC TRU ‐ Toronto Dragons RFC TRU ‐ Toronto Lions RFC TRU ‐ Toronto Nomads RFC TRU ‐ Toronto Saracens RFC TRU ‐ Toronto Scottish RFC TRU ‐ Yeomen Lions TRU ‐ Yeomen RFC Grand Total
U08 Mixed Non‐Contact
F M F
U06 to U12 Non‐Contact
U12 Mixed Contact
2011 RO Registration Numbers by club ‐ by category
F 1
7 2 1 14
6
1
18
3
29
8
34
4
7 14
16
4
1 1
17 2
8
1 5
14 16
3 9
66 6
13
11
25
11 6
68 1 1 18 20 2 17
4
18
1
2
24
17
12 20
24
2 23
10
21
15 69
35
38
21
20
2 28 27
17 18 22
1 16
19
22
62
21
52 18 66
18 31 8 1
41 45 30 36
89 61 74
7 3
3
2 4
15
6
21 17 2
2 1
6 12 2 4
3 9
3
11 9
30 20 1
20 36
22 5
2
3
1 9 85 284 63 254
35
26 40 262 20 136 7 518 229 1 1096
1
1
25 22 10
25 10 3 1034 914
5 3 6 6
8
22
8
39 140 1086 3067 1 2 0 114
79
3
0 139
SWR ‐ London St.George's RFC SWR ‐ Sarnia Saints RFC SWR ‐ Windsor Rogues RFC Toronto Rugby TRU ‐ Ajax Wanderers RUFC TRU ‐ Aurora Barbarians RFC TRU ‐ Balmy Beach RFC TRU ‐ Barrie RFC TRU ‐ Bay Street RFC TRU ‐ Belleville Bull Dogs Old Boys Rugby TRU ‐ Belleville Bulldogs RFC TRU ‐ Brampton RFC TRU ‐ Brock RFC TRU ‐ Buccaneers RC TRU ‐ Chambrays RC TRU ‐ Cobourg Saxons RFC TRU ‐ Crusaders Rugby Club TRU ‐ Etobicoke Invictus RFC TRU ‐ Georgian Bay Titans RFC TRU ‐ Lindsay RFC TRU ‐ Markham Irish Canadian Rugby Club TRU ‐ Milton Cheetahs Rugby Club TRU ‐ Mississauga Blues TRU ‐ Muddy York RFC TRU ‐ North Halton Highlanders RFC TRU ‐ North Simcoe Dingos RFC TRU ‐ Oshawa Vikings RFC TRU ‐ Peterborough Masters Rugby TRU ‐ Peterborough RFC TRU ‐ Sudbury Stones RFC TRU ‐ Toronto Dragons RFC TRU ‐ Toronto Lions RFC TRU ‐ Toronto Nomads RFC TRU ‐ Toronto Saracens RFC TRU ‐ Toronto Scottish RFC TRU ‐ Yeomen Lions TRU ‐ Yeomen RFC Grand Total
M 9 13
7 20 1
F 1
2 1
3 8
M 4 1 1 2 20 18 4
F
1
M
1 3 2 2
F
M
F 1
M
1 1 4 2 2
1 1
1 2 4
F
3 5
1 2
1 25 6 4 10 3
5 1 1
11 11 4 7 27
1 1
1 1 2 6
2
8 3 2
1 3 13 1 12 13
1 25 6 7 9 12
1 2 2
2 1 7
1 1 2 3
1 2 2 1 1
2 9
7 1 4 6 2
1
3 4 1 1
1 1 3
2 345 40 281 10 16 20 13 20 181 53
M 4 3
F 85 28 0 6 0 4 44 14 114 10 60 1 57 1 0 11 0 2 79 5 86 3 18 1 0 0 1 45 5 128 8 0 1 6 10 65 7 76 1 1 85 2 0 1 4 2 0 3 85 0 5 182 1 4 0 0 5 67 2 86 3 60 49 2 0 280 2754
Grand Total
Gender Totals
Board Admin
Referees
Trainer
Manager
Winter
Coach (All)
2011 RO Registration Numbers by club ‐ by category
M T 136 221 74 102 34 34 9 9 232 276 289 403 368 428 146 203 65 65 25 25 146 225 114 200 66 84 47 47 25 25 48 93 519 647 43 43 112 118 188 253 226 302 0 1 209 294 58 58 89 93 52 52 321 406 18 18 214 396 21 22 134 134 7 7 190 257 196 282 150 210 0 49 94 94 8067 10821
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Thank you to the photographers who have contributed their photos Including Nick Taylor Ed Karthaus, Mark Smerdon Jose Lagman and Garry Caldwell
