Markham Irish Canadian Rugby Club
150 Austin Drive L3R 6M7 Markham, ON, Canada

Happy Family Day! Hope that all our members enjoy today, and are staying safe.

Happy Lunar New Year! Hope that the Year of the Ox brings good fortune to all.

Way to go Charity Williams!

No idea who this is but well worth the read. An amazing contrast to all the people on the news currently who have achieved so little.

IT'S BACK... JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!THE MARKHAM IRISH WINE SURVIVOR GAME PART 2! Are you looking to stock up your wine supply just before the holidays? Well the MICRC game is for YOU! How does it work? Buy a ticket (or 2 or 3 as many as you like) to enter the game. Starting on November 20th, names will be drawn, Monday through Friday, and eliminated from the game.. UNLESS you were wise enough to secure immunity with your ticket in which case your name will automatical...ly go back into the draw. If your name is drawn again you are ELIMINATED...but wait there's more...you can buy back into the game!!! Yup that's right, each time you are eliminated, you can buy back in up to a max of three times per ticket. Tickets are $20 and an extra $5 if you wish to purchase immunityBuy backs are $10 eachLooking to enter or get some more info? Contact [email protected]

WHO’S READY FOR ROUND 2? Do you want to win LCBO gift cards right before the holidays?! Join us for the MICRC Wine survivor game part 2! Each ticket is $20 and an extra $5 for immunity if you wish to purchase. Tickets are on sale starting today until November 19th so get them fast! If you would like to enter or learn how to play, email [email protected] for more info! Good luck!

The Executive of the Markham Irish Canadian Rugby Club (MICRC) has made the difficult decision to cancel all rugby related activities in 2020. On July 17th, 2020 Rugby Ontario announced the launch of its Return to Play Plan, presenting a set of protocols and resources to manage the safe restart of rugby in Ontario. The MICRC executive reviewed these protocols, along with guidance from Rugby Canada, Health Canada, local health authorities and other sports organizations. The pr...imary consideration of the MICRC is the safety of our members. We want to facilitate safe rugby programming in accordance with government and public health regulations and legislation giving consideration to risk management for the club, the safety and well-being of all rugby participants and reducing the risk of COVID-19 transmission. We gave consideration to all of the issues surrounding a return to play this year, including, the cost of participating in a limited rugby season that is not likely to involve full rugby activities, the cost to the club, in both money and volunteer time to adhere to the protocols, as well as the potential risk related to liability. The Rugby Canada insurance policy and our club general liability insurance would not cover any risk related to COVID-19. Based upon all of the potential issues surrounding a return to play, the MICRC executive decided that the MICRC will not return to any rugby related activities in 2020. 2020 has been difficult for us all. Every aspect of our lives has been impacted. Amateur sports organizations all over Ontario are feeling the impact of COVID19. We hope that 2021 brings a return to some sort of normalcy and that the MICRC can return with a full offering of rugby for all ages. Under the assumption that COVID-19 will still be with us in 2021, your MICRC executive will continue working on meeting all of the return to play protocols for restarting rugby in 2021. In this time of uncertainty we greatly appreciate your patience and support. Please watch the MICRC social media outlets and the Blarney for future RTP updates and information about contests. We wish you and your families good health and happiness and cannot wait to see you in 2021! Sincerely MICRC Executive

An update regarding our contingency planning and the impact to the organization as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full release: www.rugbyontario.com

Another set of long locks have been trimmed in support of a great cause John Sheridan is the latest Arrow to bid adieu to his mane, getting shorn ahead of making a donation. Nice one, Sheri!

Its the most wonderful time of the year!

Gilbert Rugby Canada Nation Wide 2020/21 Ambassador Program Feature #18 Jordan Ford Hometown: Barrie, Rugby Ontario... Homeclub: Markham Irish Canadian Rugby Club / Teams: Rogues Rugby 7s / JBAA Rugby Positions: Scrumhalf "The community, and the competitive/warrior attitude with gentlemen demeanour after match with opposition." www.gilbertrugbycanada.com

IT’S BACK!! Everyone’s favourite Markham Irish Wine Survivor Game is back for Part 2... just in time for the holidays. Are you ready to win loads of wine from LCBO? The MICRC Wine Survivor Game is for YOU! Ticket sales will begin on November 9th, stay tuned for more information coming soon!

We have profile for our Club Anniversary Spotlight series! The Markham Irish Canadian Rugby Club are celebrating the anniversaries of the Irish Canadian Rugby ...Club, the Markham Rugby Club and the Markham Irish Canadian Rugby Club! Click the link below to learn more. MORE: https://www.rugbyontario.com/news-detail/10066252/?tag_id

Condolences from all at Markham Irish Canadian Rugby club.

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What more can we say...This is our boy! Read the article!!! #Repost @aedelhard ... Rhys Patterson has ‘It Factor.’ And he has more than his fair share of drive. Patterson’s future is bright. So is Rugby Canada’s for having a player like him. Learn about his journey today because you’ll likely be hearing a lot more about it in the future - https://thescrum.aedelhard.com//rhys-pattersons-it-factor/ See more

This is the kind of Markham Irish Member we are and should be immensely proud of. https://www.facebook.com/532685273/posts/10163713159185274/

!!!Exclusive Gilbert Rugby Ball Deal !!! Dont miss out on this amazing deal get yours while stock lasts !! Markham Irish Canadian Rugby Club would like to offer this exclusive rugby ball deal from Gilbert Canada to YOU !... We have a limited supply of size 4 and size 5 AX-V training balls that we would like to offer you along with a free Gilbert drawstring boot bag for $20. (!! GREAT DEAL !! ) If you would like to purchase 1 or more ! please click the link below and head over to our online shop. https://markham-irish-rugby.square.site/ Once your order is placed and the supply of balls has been sold we will notify everyone of a date and time in which we will hold a club curbside pickup. https://markham-irish-rugby.square.site/

To all the amazing Moms out there!

For those that missed this weeks live ZOOM Boot Camp training last night. https://youtu.be/TCvM4OZ7Qc4 Massive thanks to William Celis for the great workout. Keeping everyone Rugby Ready !

CHALLENGE TIME! The Markham Irish women’s team participated in the come throw a ball with us challenge! Take a look at this awesome video! We are now challenging you... The Markham Irish Juniors and Senior men’s team to create a come throw a ball with us video! ... Let’s see it!! See more

"Calling all Markham Irish! We are asking our rugby community who are financially able at this time to make a donation to Participation House, a local long time care facility that has been hit hard by Covid-19. There are two ways to donate, shop & drop or make a monetary donation to our fundraiser (LINK IN PROFILE). To get us started, Markham resident and avid rugby fan, Kevin Chong, has made an incredibly generous $500 donation to our fundraiser. Thank you, Kevin!! Here'...s why he decided to give back..... "Having grown up in Markham Village for 40 years, this community helped me become who I am today. From my friends parents, to volunteers through sports and boys and girls clubs, to community centres. It's always good to be able to give back whenever we can." Another added bonus is that The Frank Scarpitti Charitable Foundation will match our donations to make double the impact. Let's pay it forward and show the staff at Participation House some gratitude by donating today! LET'S GO IRISH Here is the link to donate https://canadians-care.causevox.com/markham-irish-rugby-club #markhamirish #frankscarpitti #cityofmarkham #participationhouse #covid19 #CanadiansCareCollective #HealthcareHeroes #donate #payitforward Participation House, Markham Frank Scarpitti Canadians Care

Our Juniors never back down from a challenge and here they are in fine form! We challenge our Seniors men’s team to keep the ball going!