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Rugby is for everyone

No prior experience necessary! There is a team for everybody!

Scroll down to see a list of Edmonton and surrounding area clubs!!

NOT SURE WHICH CLUB IS BEST? Register directly with the ERU and we will transfer you to a club that is close to you!

NEW TO RUGBY AND WANT TO LEARN HOW TO TACKLE, RUCK, AND PLAY IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT? Register for our Contact confident program beginning March 21st!

Three ways to sign up for rugby this summer

Choose how you want to kick off your rugby journey!

Contact Confident – click here to register
- Learn to tackle, ruck & play in a safe environment! Sessions are Saturdays March 21 – April 11. Registration includes a full season membership and we will transfer you to a local club! More info on contact confident here
ERU General Registration (aka ERU Provincial Competition) – click here to register
- Not interested in contact or unable to attend contact confident but you want to play rugby? Register for a full season contact or non-contact membership and we will transfer you to a club!
Register with a Local Club!
- Scroll down for a list of clubs in Edmonton & surrounding area

Clansmen Rugby Club
11060 111 Ave NW Edmonton, AB T5N 3X8

Clan Rugby
Leprechaun Tigers RFC
3004 92 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6N 1G8 – Located near to John Fry Sport Park

LT Rugby
Rockers Athletic Club
6840 88 St NW, Edmonton, AB T6E 5H6 – Located in Argyll Park, near to the Velodrome!

Rockers Rugby
All other clubs!
- Antediluvians (masters, 35yrs+ only) – 23360 Twp Rd 524A, Sherwood Park, AB T8A 4S7
- Cold Lake Penguins – 7825 51 St, Cold Lake (behind Cold Lake Energy Centre)
- Drayton Valley Riggers – 4801 43 St, Drayton Valley, AB T7A 1P4 (Frank Maddock High School)
- Edmonton Pirates – 1904 167 Ave NW, Edmonton, AB T5Y 1T1
- Edson Exiles – 831 56 St, Edson, AB T7E 1K2
- Ft McMurray Knights – Shell Place Turf: 1 C. A. Knight Wy, Fort McMurray, AB T9H 5E9 (SMS Equipment Place)
- Grande Prairie Centaurs & Sirens – 10115 93 St, Grande Prairie, AB T8V 1Y1
- LA Crude – Leduc Rugby – 4205 48 Ave, Leduc, AB T9E 5T8 (William F. Lede Park)
- Lloydminster Reapers – 5615 42 St, Lloydminster, AB T9V 0A2 (Lloyd comprehensive HS_
- NorWesters AA – 711 50 St SW, Edmonton, AB T6X 1A4 (Ivor Dent Sports Park)
- Parkland Sharks – 53127 rr 12, Stony Plain, AB T7Z 2Z7
- St Albert – 51 Riel Dr, St. Albert, AB T8N 3Z3 (Riel Recreation Park)
- Strathcona Druids – 23360 Twp Rd 524A, Sherwood Park, AB T8A 4S7

Is Rugby Safe?

Safety is #1

Safety in rugby is paramount.

Rugby’s global governing body – World Rugby – supplies extensive support to coaches, referees, and other team staff to manage and avoid risk around player contact in the game.

All rugby coaches and referees in Canada are required to complete the World Rugby Rugby Ready module, and in AB we offer several training and professional development modules each season to continue supporting and developing coaches to deliver safe effective practices and manage games. The ERU supports clubs in assessment and management as the priority, and requires personnel trained in First Aid and Concussion Management on the fields at all times during practices and games.

Through comprehensive support on injury prevention to clubs and individuals, we’re making the game safer and more enjoyable each season.

What Is Rugby?

Here’s what you need to know about rugby. If you’re not in the mood for reading, that’s ok. Just check out the video below..

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Since its creation in England over 100 years ago, the sport of rugby has evolved to include many variations of the game. There are two major “codes”.

The people who wanted to keep rugby an amateur sport were labelled rugby union (that’s us) and those who wanted to professionalize the game were labelled rugby league. There are plenty of differences between the two codes in terms of rules and number of players on the field, so before we lose you, let’s take a step back.

Edmonton Rugby Union organizes rugby union in central and northern Alberta. Within rugby union we play variations that include fifteen players on each team (fifteens rugby), seven players on each team (rugby sevens), plus touch and flag rugby. Still with us? Good. Keep going.

Most players get their first taste of rugby at primary school in physical education class (with help from local rugby youth development officers), sign up for Club Mini Rugby (ages 3-15) offered in a festival setting over 10-12 weeks May to July. Rugby is contact-free at the younger age groups, with the option to add tackling and physical play as the athletes get older. Some Junior High schools take part in league flag rugby and some High Schools participate in the Metro league 15’s contact rugby.

We’re sure you have plenty of questions before you skip ahead to our team finder page, but here is the link for your reference:

Benefits of Playing Rugby

We’re thrilled that you and your child are interested in the sport of rugby and look forward to welcoming you into our community.

Whether you’re somewhat familiar with the game or it’s completely new to you, we’d like to take a moment to introduce you to the benefits of rugby, a sport which offers numerous opportunities to participants and parents alike.

The Rugby Lifestyle is guided by the core values of integrity, passion, solidarity, disciple and respect. These core values are unique to playing rugby and are shared by all who play the game. They are the foundation of the sport’s long term success. Rugby clubs offer a safe inclusive environment and are always looking for new members.

Health Benefits

The act of playing rugby allows participants to engage in physical activity, which is a key ingredient to a healthy lifestyle. Involvement in training and games requires confidence, concentration and discipline that all transfer into a person’s everyday life and contribute to a person’s mental health. To play rugby you need to have the right energy levels and rugby players must eat a balanced diet to ensure they can take part in the sport.

Social Benefits

Rugby is an inclusive game played by girls and boys of all ages, abilities, shapes, and cultures. Involvement in rugby allows individuals to experience lifelong camaraderie with people from a variety of backgrounds united by the love of one game. Rugby teaches you to respect your opponent on and off the field and encourages social interaction after games and at events. Rugby is also a great way to experience the world through travel. Rugby is a global game and many teams choose to tour internationally which provides athletes the opportunity to play a sport and experience new places with a group of friends.

Play Smart Program

Rookie Rugby Program

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The Edmonton Rugby Union is located within the territories of Treaty 6, 7, and 8 as well as the Métis settlements and six regions of the Métis nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. We acknowledge and are grateful that rugby throughout all of the Edmonton Rugby Union happens on the traditional meeting grounds, gathering places, and travelling routes of the Nehiyawak, Dene, Nakota Sioux, Saulteaux, Niitsitapi, Tsuu Tina, and Iyarhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda). We honour and thank all the many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit who have lived, played, gathered, and whose footsteps have marked these lands for centuries past and will forever more.