Operations & Activity Report
Dear Donors and Members,
I am writing on behalf of the board of directors of the Foundation to report on activities and operations over the first half of this year. I will break my report into several headings.Continue reading
By Kelowna Daily Courier Staff
The new Courtney Walls Academic and Rugby Bursary Fund has a website.
Through the Canadian Rugby Foundation and theCentral Okanagan Rugby Enthusiasts endowment fund, the web page (www.courtneywallsbursary.ca) has been established to raise funds for the bursary.Continue reading
trüAthlete Fund formed to help National team athletes
Toronto, ON, Canada. Victoria, BC, Canada March 15, 2012 — The Canadian Rugby Foundation together with trü performance Nutrition is pleased to announce the trüAthlete Fund developed in support of the National Senior Women’s Program.Continue reading
The Canadian Rugby Foundation has become a key supporting partner of the TDSSAA Rugby 7’s Championship Series. The series is held by the Toronto District School Board. The Tournament has grown over 8 years to participation levels reaching 35 schools, totaling 70 teams in 5 boys and girls divisions, with more than 1100 athletes. This growth has lead to the recent Fully Sanctioned Sport status of Rugby 7’s in the TDSB.Continue reading
Thanks to the generosity of over two dozen donors from the USA and Canada, the Canadian Rugby Foundation’s inaugural Aeroplan Donation program received over 465,000 Aeroplan Miles. Donated Miles will be used to keep the cost of travel for the Canadian Rugby Foundation to a minimum and the remainder being used to support Canada’s U20 men’s and women’s players and referees.
The next opportunity to donate Aeroplan Miles to the Canadian Rugby Foundation will be June 2012. If you would like to donate, please email the Executive Director of the Canadian Rugby Foundation, Matthuw Ronald-Jones at mrj@canadianrugbyfoundation.ca.
The Canadian Rugby Foundation has received numerous emails requesting more information on the game of rugby and a better understanding of the laws. This interest is most definately the result of Canada’s recent performance against Tonga at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Attached is a link to the International Rugby Board’s “A Beginner’s Guide to Rugby Union” which is a 16 page document outlining a basic overview of the game.
http://www.irb.com/mm/document/training/0/beginners20guide20en_7391.pdf
The Canadian Rugby Foundation and the Taaffe family are pleased to announce Lauren Nutt as this year’s recipient. Lauren is from Victoria, BC and was coached by Courtenay while at Stelly’s High School where she learned firsthand how passionate Courtney was for rugby and the community. Lauren now lives to those standards in memory of Courtenay.Continue reading
The sport of rugby sevens is continuing to grow, both internationally and in Canada, as the sport is set to join the world stage at the 2016 Rio de Janiero Olympic games. The opportunity for a group of Under-18 men’s players to participate in the Youth Commonwealth Games on the Isle of Man is another great chance to develop future potential Olympic-calibre athletes.Continue reading
During a Rugby World Cup send-off dinner in Vancouver on Thursday, current and former Canadian internationals Hubert Buydens, Jamie Cudmore, Luke Cudmore, John Hutchinson, Danny Nikas and Jim Yagenegi were presented their caps from their test debuts.
The practice is an initiative of Rugby Canada and the Canadian Rugby Foundation, as both organizations work to award all players who were capped for Canada with their official cap.Continue reading