Latest News in the Edmonton Rugby Union: Thursday July 3 Saturday, July 5th @ Ellerslie Rugby Park   Regular League Games: 12:00 noon: NWAA vs Clanswomen EW2 & Lep/Tigers vs Druids E2 1:00pm: Rockers vs Fort McMurray EW2 2:00pm: NWAA vs Cold Lake E3 & Pirates vs Edson E3 3:00pm: Clansmen vs Fort McMurray E2 4:00pm: NWAA vs Grande Prairie E2   Rugby Canada Super League: Edmonton GOLD vs. Calgary Mavericks at 4:30pm Prairie Winner U20 vs Pacific Winner U20 at 2:30pm $5.00 admission - Seniors and under 18 years of age free.   PLUS...an Edmonton Gold Fundraiser:  Silent Auction from 5pm to 7pm
Games for this coming week: Day Date Home Away Division Field Time Referee                 Friday 4-Jul St. Albert Penguins E3 SA 19:30 Thompson Friday 4-Jul Lep-Tigers Clansmen E3 LT 19:00 Lukaniuk                 Saturday 05-Jul Edmonton Gold Calgary Mavericks RCSL ERP 16:30 Langridge Saturday 05-Jul Prairie Winner Pacific Winner RCSL U20 ERP 14:30 Aciero Saturday 05-Jul BC Sr Women Alberta Sr. Women NWL Vancouver 15:00   Saturday 05-Jul Stampede 7's     CRP     Saturday 05-Jul Nor'westers Grande Prairie E2 ERP 16:00 Coulton Saturday 05-Jul Clansmen Fort McMurray E2 ERP 15:00 Humphries Saturday 05-Jul Lep-Tigers Druids E2 ERP 12:00 Tzogoeff Saturday 05-Jul Rockers Fort McMurray EW2 ERP 13:00 Cassidy Saturday 05-Jul St. Albert Druids EW2 SA 12:00 Moorman Saturday 05-Jul Nor'westers Clanswomen EW2 ERP 12:00 Rittenbach Saturday 05-Jul Nor'westers Penguins E3 ERP 14:00 Lukaniuk Saturday 05-Jul Pirates Edson E3 ERP 14:00 Dashwood Latest Results:  Day Date Division Home Score Away Score               Thursday 26-Jun AC Red Deer   Saracens   Thursday 26-Jun AC CCIAC 8 Canucks 17 Thursday 26-Jun AC Rams 0 Hornets 20 Thursday 26-Jun EW2 Clanswomen   St. Albert   Thursday 26-Jun E3 Lep-Tigers 25 Leduc 13 Thursday 26-Jun E3 Clansmen 15 St. Albert 10               Saturday 28-Jun E3 Penguins 5 Edson 25               Wednesday 02-Jul EW2 Lep-Tigers   Leduc
DISPENSATION FOR JUNIORS TO PLAY UP IN SENIOR RUGBY In the event that a junior player of 17 years of age shows advanced physical development and skills, an application in writing may be made to the AJRA where a decision will be made. If the Committee approves the request the ERU or CRU will be informed so a senior player ID card can be produced. NO PLAYER UNDER THE AGE OF 17 IS PERMITTED TO PLAY IN SENIOR RUGBY UNDER ANY  CIRCUMSTANCE Go to:  http://www.albertajuniorrugby.com/league.php?scriptName=LEAGUEINFO&leagueID=5957&leagueInfoID=42120 for the full protocol.   The Social Rugby World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa, 2009 Read more about it here! Rugby Canada Foundation Executive Director Job Description
ERU Coach Development Officer   Coaches   The Edmonton Rugby Union is again offering the services of Matthew Parrish as Coaching Development Officer for the 2008 season   He is available to come out to your practices and your games and help you develop your own coaching by:   Giving you informal individual feedback on your coaching sessions. Helping run a coaching session on a certain area of the game that you may not be too confident in coaching such as the scrum. Formally certifying you if you have recently attended an NCCP coaching course over the past couple of years.   If you are interested in taking advantage of this free opportunity then feel free to give Matt an email at <mailto:rugbyno_8@hotmail.com> and let him know what kind of help you would like, when, where and what time would work for you.
Edmonton Rugby Union - Team Dues $770.00 per senior team Payable to the Edmonton Rugby Union SENIOR RUGBY DUES 2008  Rugby Canada Dues $26.58 Rugby Canada Insurance Premium - Sean Corner* $7.06 Rugby Canada Insurance $57.33 ARU Dues $18.00 Total per player (payable to Rugby Alberta) $108.97 *On September 9th, 2006, Sean Corner, a 21 year-old rugby player with the Hamilton Hornets RFC in Ontario, suffered a spinal cord injury in a clean tackle during a post-season friendly match. He will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
2007 ERU Award Winners       Sr Men's Player of the Year Rio Wells - St Albert Sr Women's Player of the Year Katie Murray - Lep-Tigers     Jr Men's Player of the Year (U18) Brett Kelly - St. Albert Jr Women's Player of the Year (U19) Sarah Stevens - Rockers U16 Men's Player of the Year Brad Dicks - Lep-Tigers     ERU Coach of the Year Brent Arnold - Clan ERU Referee of the Year Kristy Moorman ERU Club Administrator of the Year Nikki Thompson - Rockers