Newfoundland Rugby
100 Crosbie Road A1E 2X3 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Canada

The 2021 Annual General Meeting of the Newfoundland and Labrador Rugby Union will take place virtually on: Saturday, February 20th, 2021 @ 7:00 p.m. _________________... Roxanne Butler NLRU Secretary

Thank you for supporting the 32nd Annual Rugby Auction! While this year’s online event is very different from our previous auctions, your continued support is vital to the rugby and sports community and is appreciated beyond measure during this unusual time. Our online Fine Art and Wine Auction 2021 features Newfoundland and Labrador's finest artists including Mary Pratt, David Blackwood, Grant Boland, JC Roy, James Miller, Janice Udell, Cliff George, Jonathan O'Dea, Scott Go...udie, Gerald Squires, Anne Meredith Barry, Nathaniel Noel, and others. It also includes Canadian artists who have painted scenes of NL such as David Wilson, Alex Cameron, Greg Hardy, and Sarah Peterson. This auction financially supports the development of sports facilities in the region, particularly the NL Sports Centre and the Swilers Rugby Complex. These facilities continue to promote healthy living and sport development among all age groups of our province and all sports. To view all auction items and bid, visit http://fitzpatricksauction.com/ ,it will be online on Monday, January 25. Auction items will be available for viewing at the Delta Hotel on Friday, January 29th from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm and Saturday, January, 30th from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm. The online auction will close at 7:00 pm on Saturday, January 30th. Payment and collection of the art will be at the Delta Hotel on Sunday, January 31st between 12:00 pm and 4:00 pm. If required, shipping can be arranged and must be covered by the bidder. Once again, we thank you for your ongoing support!

ROCK GIRLS RECRUITING WINTER TRAINING The Rock Girls Rugby program’s Winter training has started and is operating under its Covid-19 Return to Play plan. Tr...aining may differ from previous years in order to continue to train safely and within guidelines. However, recruiting young athletes is ongoing and we are actively seeking to add 20-players to our teams at the under 16 and under 18 levels. Winter training is every Saturday from 3:45-5:45 pm at the PowerPlex in St. John’s. Anyone interested please complete the online player information form and submit it. Further information will then be sent directly. https://forms.gle/wRs7kufJLMudW3tL6 The Winter program will focus on strong fundamentals for rugby with an emphasis on teamwork and fun. Rugby is a team sport that welcomes players of various sizes and with various abilities and skills. We will focus our training on running and passing at pace, catching, contact, creating space in attack, and alignment in defense. As well training will include providing knowledge of various positional play and skills and working through team tactics and strategy. No Rugby experience necessary just a willingness to meet new friends, learn and/or improve your skills and have a little fun in the process.

Well done, Geno. Thank you for your leadership and all that you have done to advance Rugby not only in Nova Scotia but Atlantic Canada.

The NLRU are making changes to our return to play protocol. This is following the guidelines set out by public health. The NLRU are asking members who have been outside of the province recently to not attend rugby sessions until 14 days have passed since their return to NL. Our clubs and programs have adjusted their prescreening procedures to accomodate the new restrictions brought into effect today with the Atlantic bubble.... We continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation very closely to ensure the safety and well being of our members.

Members of Canada's Men's Rugby Team laid a wreath on behalf of Rugby Canada at the Langford cenotaph last night. Joining them was team mascot, Captain Greene, ...who is much more than a stuffed toy to the Canadian squad. Named in honour of Captain Trevor Greene, the mascot is a poignant reminder of a rugby-loving veteran's remarkable tale of survival. Learn more about Captain Greene here: bit.ly/3kpN2sD #CanadaRemembers | #RugbyCA --- Des membres de l'équipe masculine de rugby du Canada ont déposé une couronne au nom de Rugby Canada au cénotaphe de Langford hier soir. La mascotte de l'équipe, le Capitaine Greene, qui est bien plus qu'une peluche pour l'équipe canadienne, s'est jointe à eux. Nommée en l'honneur du Capitaine Trevor Greene, la mascotte est un rappel poignant de l'histoire remarquable de survie d'un ancien combattant, qui est passionné de rugby. Pour en savoir plus sur notre Capitaine Greene, cliquez ici : bit.ly/3kpN2sD

The St. John’s Male High School Rugby League concluded its round robin this weekend at the Swilers Rugby Football Complex. Holy Spirit finished in first place in Tier 1 after a 26-24 win over Holy Heart and a rarely seen 0-0 tie with Gonzaga. Gonzaga came into the Weekend with hopes of finishing first overall but those plans were thwarted by a spirited Holy Heart team that beat them 19-10 in the early match of the day Holy Spirit finished with 3 wins and a tie for first place... in Tier 1. Gonzaga will finish second with 1 win, 2 losses and a tie Holy Heart finished third with 1 win and 3 loses. In Tier 2 play Queen Elizabeth recorded their first win of the season with a 32- 12 win over O’Donnell High. Mount Pearl Senior High defeated Waterford Valley High 25-10 in the last Tier 2 match of the day The playoffs for the league are now set. On Saturday November 14 Tier 2 will see first place finisher O’Donel High against fourth place finisher Queen Elizabeth. Second place Mt Pearl Central High will play Waterford Valley in the other semi. The winners will play for the Tier 2 Championship and the right to move up on Sunday, November 15th to play Holy Spirit in the Tier 1 playoffs. Holy Heart and Gonzaga will play in the other Tier 1 semi final.