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Status of matches affected by inclement weather or poor air quality

ERU Air Quality Monitoring & Inclement Weather Policy AQHI Map - Government of Alberta Air Quality Health Index

Unless otherwise stated, the decision to play or delay will be made at kick off by match officials. Please follow decision trees below.

Saturday June 14th 2025

Due to the unpredictable nature of weather in Alberta, a decision to cancel the game cannot be made until kick-off. Please plan to arrive as scheduled.

✅ ERU Mini’s Festival
- 9am – Noon @ Druids
✅ ERU Men’s Div 2
- GP/Edson @ LA Crude – 13:00
- Leprechaun Tigers @ St Albert – 14:00
✅ ERU Women’s Div 2
- Leprechaun Tigers @ St Albert – Noon
- Rockers @ Druids – Noon
- Clan @ Pirates – 14:00
- GP @ LA Crude – 15:00
✅ Alberta Cup & Alberta Women’s Premier Competitions
- Alberta Rugby to provide updates

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Sunday June 8th 2025

⚠️ Review AQ at kick off, reduce matches to 14 minutes, played in increments of 7-min halves or abandon match if required.

⚠️ U13 10s Festival
- 9:00am – 1pm @ Pirates
🛑 U15 10s Festival CANCELLED
- 1:30pm – 5:30pm @ Pirates

Saturday June 7th 2025

⚠️ Proceed with caution. Review AQ rating at kickoff and apply recommended reductions.

⚠️ ERU Mini’s Festival
- 9am – Noon @ LA Crude
  - PENDING AIR QUALITY ON SITE PROCEED AS FOLLOWS: “All matches reduced to half of normal length (i.e. 15-min single games reduced to 7.5-min single game; 20-minute matches of 2×10-min halves reduced to 10-min matches of 2×5-min halves)”
ERU Men’s Cross Over
- ⚠️ Parkland Sharks @ Clan U23 – 14:00
- 🛑 Pirates @ Grande Prairie – 15:00 *Postponed
ERU Men’s 2nd Division
- ⚠️ NorWesters @ LA Crue – 14:00
ERU Women’s 2nd Division
- 🛑 Pirates @ Grande Prairie – 13:00 *Postponed
- ⚠️ Parkland Sharks @ Rockers – 14:00
Alberta Cup & Alberta Women’s Premier Competitions
- ⚠️ Alberta Rugby to provide updates

Saturday May 31 2025

⚠️ Proceed with caution. Review AQ rating at kickoff and apply recommended reductions.

⚠️ ERU Mini’s Festival
- 9am – Noon @ St Albert
⚠️ ERU Men’s 3rd Division
- Druids, Clansmen, Pirates @ Sharks – Noon, 12:40, 13:20, 14:00
⚠️ ERU Men’s 2nd Division
- LA Crude @ St Albert – Noon
⚠️ ERU Women’s 2nd Division
- LA Crude @ LTs – 14:00
- Pirates @ Rockers – 14:00
- Clanswomen @ St Albert – 14:00
- Sharks @ Druids – 14:00
⚠️ Alberta Cup & Alberta Women’s Premier Competitions
- Alberta Rugby to provide updates

Sunday June 1st 2025

✅ ERU U13 Festival
- 9am – 13:30 @ St Albert
✅ ERU U15 Festival
- 13:30 – 17:30 @ St Albert

Lightning & Inclement Weather

Please review the World Rugby Lightning Safety Guideline. Should there be lighting and thunder during matches or training, the 30/30 rule will be used to ensure participant and spectator safety

30/30 Rule

● Shelter should be sought when there are 30 seconds or less between the flash and the associated thunder clap.

● Players may return to the field of play a minimum of 30 minutes after the final flash of lightning or clap of thunder has been seen/heard.

● If lightning persists the Match shall be Abandoned.

Air Quality – Decision Tree

1. Navigate to https://airquality.alberta.ca/map/ for the most accurate information

2. Make a decision based on the Air Quality rating. Decision tree below:

> 3 ✅ Games & Training

continue as normal

4 – 6 ✋ Games & Training
reduced intensity & duration where possible and provide additional testing periods (e.g. play quarters, having walking training sessions, teams to consider rescheduling matches and consult with ERU)

7+ ⛔️ Training
rescheduled or held indoors.

7 ⚠️ Junior & Senior league Matches

continue as scheduled & be reviewed at kickoff if the AQHI is 7+ as of 1pm on game day.

– Match officials and coaches are to arrive ready to play and meet prior to kick off and review the most current AQHI rating.

70-min & 80-min matches – reduced to 60 minutes, played in increments of 15-min quarters
50-min & 60-min matches – reduced to 40 minutes, played in increments of 10-min quarters
30-min & 40-min matches – reduced to 20 minutes, played in increments of 10-min halves
20-min matches – reduced to 14 minutes, played in increments of 7-min halves
14-min matches – reduced to 10 minutes, played in increments of 5-min halves
Mini Festivals (U5 – U11) – all matches reduced to half of normal length (i.e. 15-min single games reduced to 7.5-min single game; 20-minute matches of 2×10-min halves reduced to 10-min matches of 2×5-min halves)

8+ 🛑 Junior & Senior league Games
cancelled when the AQHI is 8+ 60-min prior to kick off

🚨 Important 🚨

On a week day, a decision on cancellation/postponement is to be made and communicated by live Air Quality Match Updates will be provided on the ERU website at least 60min prior to kick off.
For weekend events, a decision is to be made and communicated by 3pm on the day prior wherever possible. Live updates will be provided on the ERU website
If teams would prefer to reschedule the match (rather than waiting until kickoff to review the AQ rating) please email info@edmontonrugby.com as early as possible
- All teams, and if possible the match official, are to be included in the email chain.

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.