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Rugby is for everyone

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

The Edmonton Rugby Union (ERU) is responsible for the administration and organization of club rugby in Edmonton and Northern Alberta. There are fifteen rugby clubs with a total of over 50 teams entered in various leagues throughout Alberta.

Traditionally, club rugby in Alberta is played from the first week of May and until mid-late September. Most clubs begin outdoor training in April and many clubs train Indoors starting in January. Indoor training is a great way to learn the game if you are new!

Rugby is played and enjoyed by people of all ages, ability and skill levels. Whether you want to play competitively here in Alberta, have aspirations to play professionally or internationally, want to play for fun, or are new to the game – there is an opportunity for you to get involved!

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Click to view Rugby Alberta Rules, Regulations, and Polices

The ERU proudly upholds the World Rugby Playing Charter and World Rugby values of Integrity, Passion, Solidarity, Discipline, and Respect. We stand by these core values and live them daily. These values enable all participants to immediately understand the character of the games and what makes rugby so distinctive as a sport that is played by people of all shapes and sizes.

Learn & review the rules today! The World Rugby Playing Charter is incorporated within the World Rugby laws of the game and can be read in a number of languages by going to world.rugby/laws

Integrity
Integrity is central to the fabric of the game and is generated through honesty and fair play.
Passion
Rugby people have a passionate enthusiasm for the game. Rugby generates excitement, emotional attachment and a sense of belonging to the global rugby family.
Solidarity
Rugby provides a unifying spirit that leads to life-long friendships, camaraderie, teamwork and loyalty which transcends cultural, geographic, political and religious differences.
Discipline
Discipline is an integral part of the game both on and off the field and is reflected through adherence to the laws, the
regulations and rugby’s core values.
Respect
Respect for team-mates, opponents, match officials and those involved in the game is paramount.

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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.