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2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING APRIL 29, 2018 - WHITBY, ONTARIO

THANK YOU TO OUR 2018 PARTNERS

Rugby Ontario Annual General Meeting Agenda Sunday, April 29, 2018

Rugby Ontario Annual General Meeting In-Person Meeting

Sunday, April 29, 2018 – 10 a.m.

Abilities Centre, Whitby, Ontario

PROPOSED AGENDA

AGENDA ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION/APPROVAL LEADER

1. Call to Order/Chairman’s Welcome & Address D. Butler

2. Establishment of Quorum (Roll Call & Ratification of Proxies) N. Baker

3. Approval of the Agenda D. Butler

4. In Memory D. Butler

5. Approval of 2017 AGM Minutes N. Baker

6. Approval of 25th March 2018 SGM Minutes N. Baker

7. Presentation & Approval of Reports D. Butler

8. Report of the Auditor K.McGinn

a. Approval of 2017 Audited Financial Statements

9. Appointment of the Auditor D. Butler

10. Election of Directors D. Butler

11. Awards & Recognitions D. Butler

12. Adjournment D. Butler

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RugbyOntario–AnnualGeneralMeeting

23April2017

Whitby,ON

InAttendance:

RugbyOntarioDirectors

Name PositionButler,David Chairman

Nelson,David ViceChairman

Baker,Nathan Secretary

Greenhouse,Alden Treasurer

DiNardo,Bill Director

Hopkins,Dean Director

Fortier,Dave Director

Michel,Edie Director

ROProfessionalStaff

Name PositionBrown,Michael ChiefExecutiveOfficer

Patterson,David RugbyDevelopment&AdministrationManager

Butcher,Dave HighPerformanceManager

Mankis,Larissa ChiefOperatingOfficer

Kovacs,Nicole CoachandMatchOfficialDevelopmentManager

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Schissler,Joe Competitions,EventsandMarketingCoordinator

Khan,Safa RugbyDevelopmentandClubServicesCoordinator

Lesperance,Sarah CoachandMatchOfficialDevelopmentCoordinator

Baxter,Kevin CommunicationsCoordinator

VotingMembers

AjaxWanderersRUFC MississaugaBlues

AuroraBarbariansRFC MuddyYork

BalmyBeach NiagaraRugbyUnion

BarrhavenScottish OshawaVikingsRFC

BarrieRFC PeterboroughPagons

BrantfordHarlequins SarniaSaintsRFC

BrockRFC StoneyCreekRFC

BurlingtonCentaursRFC SouthwestRugby

BytownBlues TorontoInnerCityRugbyFoundation

CobourgSaxons TorontoNomads

CrusadersRFC TorontoSaracens

EasternRugbyUnion TorontoScottish

GrimsbyGentlemen TorontoRugby

HamiltonHornets VaughanYeomenRFC

KingstonPanthers WaterlooCountyRFC

MarkhamIrish YeomanLions

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Proxies

Club ProxyTo

BruceCounty SarniaSaints

CanadaTouchRugby BurlingtonCentaurs

GuelphRedcoats NiagaraRugbyUnion

KentHavoc SouthwestRugby

LondonSt.George’s TorontoNomads

NiagaraOldBoys BurlingtonCentaurs

NiagaraWasps WaterlooCounty

OttawaWolves YeomenLions

CALLTOORDER–RUGBYONTARIOANNUALGENERALMEETING

DocumentsDistributedforthemeeting:

•2017AnnualGeneralMeetingBooklet

1.0CalltoOrder/Chairman’sWelcome&Address

Themeetingwascalledtoorderat10:00a.m.bytheChairman

2.0EstablishmentofQuorum(RollCall&RatificationsofProxies)

TheSecretarycalledtheroll,establishedaquorumandratifiedtheproxies

3.0Agenda

Motion05:Toapprovethe2017AGMagendaaspresented

DulyMovedandSeconded

Motionapproved

4.0InMemory

ThosemembersoftheOntariorugbycommunitywhopassedawayintheprevious12

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monthsandtheirrugbyaffiliationswererecognized.

5.0Approvalofthe2017SGMMinutes

Motion06:Toapprovethe2017RugbyOntarioSpecialGeneralMeetingminutesas

presented


Motionapproved

6.0Presentation&ApprovalofReports

7.0ReportoftheAuditor

Motion07:Toapprovethe2016AuditedFinancialStatements


Motionapproved

8.0AppointmentoftheAuditor

Motion08:ToappointNortonMcMullenasAuditorsforthe2017-2018year


Motionapproved

9.0By-Laws

Motion09:Toapprovetheby-lawrevisionsaspresented


Motionapproved

10.0ElectionofDirectors

ElectionswereheldwiththefollowingindividualsbeingelectedtotheBoardofRugbyOntario:Nathan

Baker,GrahamBrown,DavidButler,RoseLaBreche,KathleenMcGinn.

Motion10:Todestroytheballetsfollowingtheelection


Motionapproved

11.0Awards&Recognitions

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RugbyOntariorecognizedthefollowingclubsontheirclub’sanniversary:

ClubName AnniversaryPeterboroughPagans 60thAnniversaryKingstonPanthers 50thAnniversaryBarrie 50thAnniversaryGrimsbyGentlemen 40thAnniversaryCobourgSaxons 25thAnniversaryGeorgianBayTitans 10thAnniversary

RugbyOntarioalsorecognizedthefollowingretiringdirectors:

DavidNelson

EdieMichel

AldenGreenhouse

12.0Adjournment

Motion11:ToadjourntheRugbyOntario2017FiscalAnnualGeneralMeetingatat11:05am

MotionApproved

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Rugby Ontario Abilities Centre www.rugbyontario.com 55 Gordon Street, Suite 2B Whitby ON L1N 0J2 Tel: 647 560 4790

Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport and Canadian Government

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

The Ontario Rugger Union

March 25, 2018 – 8:30 am, Abilities Centre, Whitby, ON

In attendance: Members of the Board of Directors David Butler David Fortier Kathleen McGinn Nathan Baker Dean Hopkins Rose Labreche James Logan Staff Michael Brown Larissa Mankiss Mark Chesser Niagara Rugby Union Mark Walsh Toronto Rugby Union By Absentee Vote Ajax Wanderers Aurora Barbarians Barrhaven Scottish Barrie Brantford Harlequins Bruce County Burlington Centaurs Guelph Redcoats Kingston Panthers Markham Irish Mississauga Blues Muddy York North Halton Highlanders South West Rugby Toronto Buccaneers Toronto Inner-City Rugby Foundation Toronto Nomads Toronto Saracens Toronto Scottish Upright Rugby Wilmot Warthogs Windsor Rogues By Proxy: Bytown Blues David Butler

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Rugby Ontario Abilities Centre www.rugbyontario.com 55 Gordon Street, Suite 2B Whitby ON L1N 0J2 Tel: 647 560 4790

Funded by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport and Canadian Government

1. Call to Order and Welcome

8:30 am

2. Roll Call and Ratification of Proxies

8:35 am

3. Special Resolution regarding amalgamation:

WHEREAS the Corporation is a non-share capital social club corporation incorporated pursuant to the laws of the Corporations Act (Ontario); AND WHEREAS The Ontario Rugger Union is a non-share capital corporation incorporated pursuant to the laws of the Corporations Act (Ontario); AND WHEREAS it is proposed that the Corporation amalgamate with Ontario Rugger Union and continue as an amalgamated corporation, pursuant to an amalgamation agreement between the Corporation and Ontario Rugger Union (the “Amalgamation Agreement”); AND WHEREAS the members of the Corporation have been presented with a form of the Amalgamation Agreement; BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. the Corporation’s amalgamation with Ontario Rugger Union, entering into and execution of the Amalgamation Agreement in substantially the form presented to the members of the Corporation, and the Corporation’s and Ontario Rugger Union’s continuation as an amalgamated corporation are hereby authorized and approved; 2. the name of the amalgamated corporation shall be “Ontario Rugger Union”; 3. the by-laws of the amalgamated corporation shall be the same as the by-laws of The Ontario Rugger Union; 4. the amalgamated corporation shall be a corporation without a share capital; and 5. any director or officer of the Corporation is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Application for Letters Patent of Amalgamation on behalf of the Corporation and to deliver same in accordance with the Corporations Act (Ontario) and to execute all other documents and do all other things necessary or advisable in connection with the amalgamation of the Corporation and Ontario Rugger Union. Duly moved and seconded. Passed unanimously.

4. Motion to adjourn.

8:41 pm.

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2018 RUGBY ONTARIO ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING REPORT

Funded by the Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport and Canadian Government

REPORT NAME: CHAIRMAN’S REPORT SUBMITTED BY: DAVID BUTLER

What a difference a year makes.

This past year can best be described as one of positive change.

A new CEO putting his stamp on the organization. New staff. New systems. New Board members.

No one said it would be easy. And, it wasn’t.

But the changes have been overwhelmingly positive and have left Rugby Ontario in the strongest position it has ever been in.

From a governance standpoint, our two stated priorities - Growing the Game and Raising Money - have been going extremely well.

Last year an incredible 70,000 kids went through our Rookie Rugby program, up from an already high level of 41,000 the year before.

Revenue overall totaled over $2 million in 2017, up 21% on the previous year. Commercial revenue, most notably, increased by 149%.

Our High Performance program has shifted up a gear with the advent of HP academies. We now have A, AA, and AAA streams, in 15s and 7s, boys and girls, with centres in Whitby and London and other locations coming on stream soon. This is revolutionizing our athlete development and drives our strategic goal of converting Blue to Red.

This year we want to build on this trend. More kids discovering the game. More revenue to develop more programs. Building more top athletes.

None of this could happen without the amazing team that we now have working in our offices and out in the community. They are smart, driven, and capable. Each and every one of them. I want to thank them all for their dedication, hard work, and positive attitude. They are the backbone of Rugby Ontario.

Here’s to an even better 2018!

Yours in rugby,

David Butler Chairman

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REPORT NAME: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT SUBMITTED BY: MICHAEL BROWN

The beginning of the next phase of Rugby Ontario’s future direction commenced in 2017 with the implementation of our new four year 2017-2020 Strategic Plan. This plan encompasses a vision to lead rugby into a new era of growth through increased participation, community involvement, sound administration and successful player development and a mission based on the complimentary themes of inclusion and excellence. The starting point in our future direction was the move to the Abilities Centre in Whitby in April, establishing our home in a world class sporting and inclusive facility. The establishment of partnerships with the Abilities Centre through the CSII (Centre for Sport Innovation and Inclusion) and ASAD (Academy for Student Athlete Development) sees us at the forefront of Ontario PSO’s in the development of inclusive and excellence practices. From a community perspective, I am pleased to report that we had a record number of minor registrations, whilst our junior numbers are on a promising upward trend, surpassing 4000 players for the first time since 2012. Our Rookie Rugby program received terrific support from the Federal Government through the Canada Summer Jobs program, allowing us to employ 20 students to assist clubs with their community outreach. Player welfare continued to be of paramount importance, and in this regard we established a three year partnership with the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital for the provision of concussion education services. We were also proud to continue our support of the introduction of Rowan’s Law. One of our strategic directions in 2017 was the engagement of Ontario’s indigenous community and we thank Iroquois Roots Rugby and the Aboriginal Sport & Wellness Council of Ontario (ASWCO) for their support and direction in this area. In coaching and refereeing, the increase in community interest and participation in training and education opportunities was very pleasing. In keeping with our goal of “Blue to Red”, Rugby Ontario had 92 junior players and 45 senior players involved in Canadian National team squads and teams. Congratulations to our Women’s team on being crowned 2017 CRC Champions and to Taylor Black, Kelly Russell and Ghislaine Landry on winning their respective Rugby Canada player of the year awards. Our junior 7s program continued to prosper with our U18 boys winning gold and silver at the Nationals in Vancouver. The winter featured the introduction of a training program led by Elite Training Systems (ETS) and Provincial and National level coaches, which has taken our HP programs to another level. Our HP Manager David Butcher moved to

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Kingston mid year to take on the role as the head coach at Queens. We wish David well and thank him for his contributions to the development of our HP programs. We were fortunate and excited to have Paul Connelly join us in David’s place. Commercially, our partnerships flourished with Under Armour and the Toronto Wolfpack. Thanks also to Dairy Farmers for their continued support of the development of girls rugby and to all those who generously supported our fundraising wine dinner and Redtail Golf Day. Our Mag 7’s event was a great success and we look forward to expanding our rugby links with the commercial sector in 2018. From a branding perspective, we consolidated the Blues and Storm under the singular “Ontario Blues” banner. Administratively, the implementation of new online accounting and financial systems resulted in a significant streamlining of our financial operations. We launched a much improved website, linked to the new Sportlomo competition management system. Our social media platforms continued to grow and engage the rugby community with our Facebook reach and Instagram followings both up over 60%. Safa Khan returned to school in September and we welcomed Ryan Jones from Manitoba Rugby in her place. We thank Safa for her efforts, especially with Rookie Rugby, and wish her well with her studies. In addition to Paul and Ryan, Vivian Lee and Sean Medeiros joined us as new staff members. All four fitted in seamlessly and together with the existing staff were tireless and dedicated in their efforts. A CEO could not ask for a better group to lead. From a Governance perspective, 2017 saw the Ontario Government introduce the Sport Recognition Policy which required all PSO’s to meet new stringent standards. Rugby Ontario ticked all the boxes and under the subsequently established Ontario Amateur Sports Fund (OASF) we received a $90,000 increase in our base funding. We are greatly appreciative of this vote of confidence from the Ministry, which will allow us to further service and grow rugby in Ontario. At Board level, the Governance Committee under the leadership of Kathleen McGinn undertook a thorough review of our Governance policies and procedures. Bill Di Nardo stepped down from the Board late in the year and was replaced by Jim Logan. My thanks to Bill for the insight and expertise he brought to the Board, especially in his role as the Treasurer. Finally, I would like to thank every member of the Ontario rugby community for your ongoing support and commitment to our great game. My door is always open to feedback and suggestions as to how we can make Rugby Ontario a better organization. Cheers

Michael Brown

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REPORT NAME: TREASURER’S REPORT SUBMITTED BY: KATHLEEN MCGINN

2017 was a progressive fiscal year for Rugby Ontario as we continue to modernize our internal reporting and optimize our accounting practices with the objective of addressing the growing financial complexity of our organization. I assumed the role of Treasurer in early November of 2017 following Bill Dinardo’s departure and would like to extend my thanks to Bill for his efforts in making the transition seamless and comprehensive. Bill and Dean Hopkins have both made a significant contribution to advancing our capability and professionalizing our systems in 2017. I would also like to extend my sincere appreciation for the work that continues to be completed by Finance & Audit Committee members Alden Greenhouse and Damion Ketchum. We are fortunate to have committee members with strong financial acumen and a clear understanding of how to best administer the game at the provincial level. Finally, I would like to commend the work done by Rugby Ontario Chief Operating Officer Larissa Mankis, a key member of Rugby Ontario’s Leadership Team. What is detailed below was only made possible by her diligence, her aptitude and her high standards of performance. The following provides a synopsis of the 2017 Fiscal Year: Key investments in modern financial systems have yielded very positive results and greatly improved Rugby Ontario’s transparency, professionalism and financial accuracy. We have established a more efficient bookkeeping and payroll management system and are benefiting from ongoing accounting support through a key partnership; we have enhanced record keeping, budgeting and reporting and have instituted an automated database for expenses and direct deposit. We have also moved to align our internal and external reporting systems which will provide for greater visibility on the execution of the operational and strategic plan for all. Rugby Ontario’s cash position is strong and liabilities are at an all-time low due to improved invoicing and collections and a more realistic accounts receivable policy moving forward. The 2017 year closed on budget with a small surplus and overall, the 2017 cash flow was controlled and reflects normal operations. Capital assets grew through significant leasehold improvements with a move to a larger more functional

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office at the Abilities Centre in Whitby. The organization incurred some one-time costs related to the purchase of the systems mentioned above. We had clean 2017 Audit with a notation from the auditor that our accounting and reporting practices have significantly improved over 2016. This is consistent with our committee’s report of greater efficiencies created following the investment and implementation of new financial systems. We also experienced exponential revenue growth this year in the area of grants, sponsorship and fundraising under the leadership of CEO Mike Brown and his team. They should be commended for their efforts in this regard. In conclusion, we have made significant improvements and created the foundation for further growth and success moving forward. We must continue to make fiscal responsibility and transparency an absolute priority of the organization so that we can provide the best value to our membership and continue to grow the game of rugby into the future.

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RUGBY ONTARIOFINANCIAL STATEMENTSDECEMBER 31, 2017

INDEX

Page 1. Independent Auditors' Report

2. Statement of Financial Position

3. Statement of Changes in Net Assets

4. Statement of Operations

5. Statement of Cash Flows

6-11. Notes to Financial Statements

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

To the MembersRugby OntarioTORONTOOntario

Report on the Financial StatementsWe have audited the accompanying financial statements of Rugby Ontario which comprise the statement offinancial position as at December 31, 2017 and the statements of operations, changes in net assets and cashflows for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation.

Management's Responsibility for the Financial StatementsManagement is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements inaccordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations and for such internal controlas management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors' ResponsibilityOur responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conductedour audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that wecomply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in thefinancial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment ofthe risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making thoserisk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fairpresentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in thecircumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity's internalcontrol. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and thereasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentationof the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouraudit opinion.

OpinionIn our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position ofRugby Ontario as at December 31, 2017 and the results of its operations, net assets and its cash flows forthe year then ended in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.

NORTON McMULLEN LLPChartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants

MARKHAM, OntarioMarch 24, 2018

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NORTON McMULLEN LLPO N E V A L L E Y W O O D D R I V E S U I T E 2 0 0 M A R K H A M O N TA R I O L 3 R 5 L 9 T 9 0 5 - 4 7 9 - 7 0 0 1 F 9 0 5 - 4 7 9 - 0 0 4 5

WILLIAM L. McMULLEN, CPA, CA, LPA

JOHN C. KARRAM, CPA, CA, LPA

RODNEY J. RUSSELL, CPA, CA, LPA

PAUL SIMPSON, CPA, CA, LPA

PAUL W. McMULLEN, CPA, CA, LPA

MARK D. POTTER, CPA, CA, LPA DAVID J. NORTON, CPA, CA, LPA (CONSULTANT)

MICHAEL J. McNEILL, CPA, CA, LPA

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RUGBY ONTARIOSTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONAs at December 31, 2017 2016

ASSETS

CurrentCash 293,859$ 299,434$ Accounts receivable (Note 7) 87,393 135,743 Prepaid expenses 47,596 48,947

428,848$ 484,124$

Restricted Cash 80,567 80,567

Investment in Fletcher's Fields Limited (Note 2) 1 1

Due from Fletcher's Fields Limited (Note 2) 10,000 10,000

Capital Assets (Note 3) 21,402 14,156

540,818$ 588,848$

LIABILITIES

Current Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 80,784$ 96,506$ Government remittances payable - 10,836 Deferred revenue (Note 4) 126,080 150,522

206,864$ 257,864$

NET ASSETSUnrestricted 253,387$ 250,417$ Legacy Fund - internally resticted 80,567 80,567

333,954$ 330,984$

540,818$ 588,848$

Commitments (Note 5)

Out of balanceApproved by the Board:

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RUGBY ONTARIOSTATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETSFor the year ended December 31,

Unrestricted Legacy Fund 2017 2016InternallyRestricted

BALANCE - Beginning 250,417$ 80,567$ 330,984$ 388,421

Excess (deficiency) of revenues over expenses 2,970 - 2,970 (57,437)

BALANCE - Ending 253,387$ 80,567$ 333,954$ 330,984$

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RUGBY ONTARIOSTATEMENT OF OPERATIONSFor the year ended December 31, 2017 2016

REVENUES (Note 6)High performance 815,623$ 740,445$ Member registration 583,713 515,553 Commercial 389,632 156,290 Youth rugby 78,113 56,439 Match official development 61,023 115,964 Club rugby 60,079 40,578 Coach development 35,012 28,915 Recreational non-contact 29,840 32,468 Operations 6,690 10,836

2,059,725$ 1,697,488$

EXPENSES Finance and administration 899,100$ 686,448$ High performance 797,581 673,493 Youth rugby 98,473 87,283 Commercial 77,083 50,091 Match official development 73,436 147,417 Club rugby 50,840 45,436 Recreational non-contact 37,256 32,220 Coach development 17,418 17,500 Governance 5,568 15,037

2,056,755$ 1,754,925$

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENSES 2,970$ (57,437)$

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RUGBY ONTARIOSTATEMENT OF CASH FLOWSFor the year ended December 31, 2017 2016

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS WERE PROVIDED BY (USED IN):

OPERATING ACTIVITIESExcess (deficiency) of revenues over expenses 2,970$ (57,437)$ Items not affecting cash:

Amortization 7,885 5,363Forgiven debt - 1,000

10,855$ (51,074)$

Net change in non-cash working capital balances:Accounts receivable 48,349 (79,247) Prepaid expenses 1,351 (39,303) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (15,722) (11,057) Government remittances payable (10,836) 10,836 Deferred revenue (24,442) 11,810

9,555$ (158,035)$

INVESTING ACTIVITIESPurchase of capital assets (15,130) -

DECREASE IN CASH (5,575)$ (158,035)$

CASH - Beginning 380,001 538,036

CASH - Ending 374,426$ 380,001$

Out of balance - -

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATIONCash consists of the following:

Unrestricted cash 293,859$ 299,434$ Internally restricted cash 80,567 80,567

374,426$ 380,001$


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RUGBY ONTARIONOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTSDECEMBER 31, 2017

NATURE OF OPERATIONS

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

a) Use of Estimates

b) Fund Accounting

c) Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consists of balances held in the Organization's bank accounts only.

d) Investments in Non-Publically Traded Shares

Rugby Ontario (the "Organization") was established to promote, develop and administer the playing ofrugby football throughout Ontario. It was incorporated under the laws of Ontario and is a not-for-profitorganization.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standardsfor not-for-profit organizations and include the following significant accounting policies:

Investments in non-publicly traded shares are recorded at cost. A provision for write-down ismade when the decline in value of a particular investment is considered other than temporary.

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptionsbased on currently available information. Such estimates and assumptions affect the reportedamounts of assets and liabilities as at the date of the financial statements and the reportedamounts of revenues and expenses during the year. Actual results could differ from the estimatesused. Significant estimates include the estimated useful life of capital assets.

The Organization follows fund accounting, thus giving recognition to restrictions on the use ofresources as determined by the Board. The fund classifications are as follows:

The Legacy Fund was established for the purpose of supporting the Organization's futureactivities. As the fund is internally restricted, it may not be accessed without Board approval.

UnrestrictedUnrestricted net assets represents the accumulated excess of unrestricted contributions overrelated expenses.

Legacy Fund

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1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued

e) Capital Assets

Rate Method

Office equipment 5 years Straight-lineComputer equipment 3 years Straight-lineLeasehold improvements 5 years Straight-line

f) Impairment of Capital Assets

g) Revenue Recognition

h) Financial Instruments

Measurement of Financial Instruments

Capital assets are recorded at cost. Amortization is being provided over the estimated useful lifeof the assets using the following annual rates and methods:

The Organization initially measures its financial assets and liabilities at fair value andsubsequently measures all its financial assets and liabilities at amortized cost, except for balances with related parties, which are measured at carrying value.

When a capital asset no longer has any long-term service potential to the Organization, theexcess of its net carrying amount over any residual value is recognized as an expense in theunrestricted fund.

The Organization follows the deferral method of accounting for contributions which includesvarious government, agency, and corporate funding and member contributions. Unspentcontributions are recognized as revenue in the year in which the related expenses are incurred.Unrestricted contributions are recognized as revenue when received or receivable if the amountto be received can be reasonably estimated and collection is reasonably assured. Fundingreceived and restricted for specific projects, programs and events is recognized when the project,program or event takes place or when the corresponding expenditures are incurred.

The Organization has no financial assets measured at fair value and has not elected to carry anyfinancial asset or liability at fair value.

Financial assets measured at amortized cost include cash and accounts receivable. Financialliabilities measured at amortized cost include accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

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1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Continued

h) Financial Instruments - Continued

Impairment

2. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

The following related party has engaged in transactions with the Organization:

Fletcher's Fields Limited A corporation of which the Organization holdsa 1/6th share interest.

3. CAPITAL ASSETS

Capital assets consist of the following:

2017 2016Accumulated Net Book Net Book

Cost Amortization Value Value

Computer equipment 54,609$ 40,846$ 13,763$ 3,461$ Office equipment 26,407 22,401 4,006 5,609 Leasehold improvements 7,265 3,632 3,633 5,086

88,281$ 66,879$ 21,402$ 14,156$

The Organization's investment in Fletcher's Fields Limited consists of one common share and isrecorded at cost being $1 (2016 - $1).

Financial assets measured at amortized cost are tested for impairment when events orcircumstances indicate possible impairment. Write-downs, if any, are recognized in the excess(deficiency) of revenues over expenses and may be subsequently reversed to the extent that thenet effect after reversal is the same as if there had been no write-down. There are noimpairment indicators in the current year.

The Organization paid a $5,000 (2016 - $5,000) assessment to Fletcher's Fields Limited. Thistransaction has been measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of considerationagreed upon by the related parties.

The amount due from Fletcher's Fields Limited of $10,000 is non-interest bearing and due under theunderstanding that Fletcher's Fields Limited will repay the advance from eventual surpluses.

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4. DEFERRED REVENUE

2017 2016

2018 Elite Academy (a) 80,132$ 4,500$ Jr. 7s Provincial Program (a) 17,050 - ORRS (b) 15,303 20,303 2018 Coach Certification Fees (a) 10,100 5,000 Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports (the "Ministry")

2016/2017 Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund (c) 3,045 25,578 2015/2016 Ontario Sport and Recreation Communities Fund (d) - 21,410 Sport priority funding (e) - 57,105 Base funding (f) - 16,626

Other (a) 450 -

126,080$ 150,522$

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Deferred revenue consists of government and other grants from various sources for items andprojects to be disbursed in following years and consists of the following:

This balance relates to the operational funding for the period of April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017and consists of funds received by December 31, 2016 intended to be spent by March 31, 2017.

This balance relates to funds received in 2015 and 2016 for part of the 2015/2016 OntarioSport and Recreation Communities Fund in which the Organization uses these funds for the FlagForever Program. Unspent funds by March 31, 2017 were repaid to the Ministry.

This balance relates to funds received in 2017 for part of the 2017/2018 Ontario Sport andRecreation Communities Fund in which the Organization uses these funds for the Flag ForeverProgram. The funds are to be spent by March 31, 2018 with unspent funds being repayable tothe Ministry.

This balance relates to funds received in May 2016 for part of the Ministry's Sport PriorityFunding Program in which the Organization uses these funds for the 2017 Provincial U18 7sWomen's Program. The funds were spent by March 31, 2017 with no unspent funds.

In 2015, the Organization received funds from Ontario Rugby Referees Society (ORRS) forreferee development support. In the current year, $5,000 was spent and recognized as revenue.Under the funding terms, the Organization can spend no more than $5,000 per year.

Each of these programs relate to participant fees received in prior to December 31, 2017 forprograms and activities that will be run in 2018.

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5. COMMITMENTS

2018 38,986$ 2019 43,859 2020 43,859

126,704$

2018 3,386$

6. REVENUES

Grants Sponsorship Fundraising Total

Commercial 187,710$ 147,410$ 2,868$ 337,988$ Youth rugby 68,113 10,000 - 78,113 High performance 67,105 89,375 13,179 169,659 Recreational non-contact 29,840 - - 29,840 Match official development 5,000 - - 5,000 Club rugby - 400 - 400

357,768$ 247,185$ 16,047$ 621,000$

Grants Sponsorship Fundraising Total

Commercial 110,839$ 4,500$ -$ 115,339$ Youth rugby 48,177 - - 48,177 High performance 62,247 28,599 1,900 92,746 Recreational non-contact 32,468 - - 32,468 Match official development - - - - Club rugby - - - -

253,731$ 33,099$ 1,900$ 288,730$

The Organization's office equipment rental agreement expires September 30, 2018. Future minimumannual payments for the remaining year is as follows:

2017

2016

The Organization's rental premises agreement expires December 31, 2020. Future minimum annualpayments for each of the next three years are as follows:

The Organization received various grants, sponsorships and fundraising revenues which have beenallocated to various revenue categories in the statement of operations as follows:

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7. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Risks and Concentrations

a) Credit Risk

b) Liquidity Risk

c) Market Risk

8. COMPARATIVE FIGURES

Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause financial loss for theother party by failing to discharge an obligation. The Organization's main credit risks relate to itsaccounts receivable. The Organization provides credit to its members in the normal course ofoperations. There were no concentrations of credit risk as at December 31, 2017. During theyear, $31,574 of uncollectible accounts receivable was written off. In addition $15,033 ofaccounts payable was written off. There has been no change in the assessment of credit riskfrom the previous year.

The Organization is exposed to various risks through its financial instruments. The followinganalysis provides a summary of the Organization's exposure to and concentrations of risk atDecember 31, 2017:

Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument willfluctuate because of changes in market prices. Market risk comprises three types of risk:currency risk, interest rate risk, and price risk. The Organization is not exposed to significantmarket risk.

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Organization will encounter difficulty in meeting obligationsassociated with financial liabilities. The Organization is exposed to this risk mainly with respectto its accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The Organization manages this risk by managingits working capital and by generating sufficient cash flow from operations. There has been nochange in the assessment of liquidity risk from the previous year.

Certain of the comparative figures have been restated in order to conform with the presentationadopted in the current year.

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REPORT NAME: HALL OF FAME & AWARDS COMMITTEE REPORT SUBMITTED BY: DOMENIC SCUGLIA

It has been an honour and pleasure to serve our rugby community in my second year as the Chair of the Hall of Fame and Awards Committee. The committee consisted of the following individuals including myself; Graham Brown (Board Member), Barry Goldberg (NRU Member), Bob Illman (SWR Member), Bruce Kidd (TRU Member), George Azar (Male Player Rep), Brooke Hilditch (Female Player Rep), Trevor Jones (Veterans Sub Committee), Glenn Tarver (Veterans Sub Committee) & David Patterson (Ex-Officio Staff). The committee met several times during the year by conference call to determine eligible candidates for the Hall of Fame and annual awards in the many categories. The 2017 Hall of Fame inductees were;

• Bob Barrow – Brock RFC • Barb Relton Di Nardo – Toronto City RFC • Steve Gray – Ottawa Irish RFC • Pearse Higgins – Ontario Referees Society • Kyle Nichols – Balmy Beach RFC • Bill Stuart – Grimsby Gentlemen RFC • Balmy Beach 1st XV 1980-81

The Rugby Ontario 2017 Annual Award Winners were;

• Peter Milazzo (Toronto Saracens) - Senior Provincial Player of The Year (male) • Natasha Smith (Barrhaven Scottish) - Senior Provincial Player of The Year (female) • Rob Eliadis (Oshawa Vikings) - Junior Provincial Player of The Year (male) • Taylor Black (Crusaders) - Junior Provincial Player of The Year (female) • Shawn Windsor (Stoney Creek Camels) - Senior Club Player of The Year (male) • Candace Scholten (London St George’s) - Senior Club Player of The Year (female) • Dave Neill (Brantford Harlequins RFC) - Club Coach of The Year (male) • Jo Anne Robinson (Belleville Bulldogs) - Club Coach of The Year (female) • Lisa Watkins (Oshawa Vikings) - Volunteer of The Year • Daniel Gana – Match Official of The Year • London St George’s RFC - Junior Club of The Year (female)

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• Kingston Panthers RFC - Junior Club of The Year (male) • Barrie RFC – Minor Club of the Year

All of the above winners were honoured at the successful dinner held on 25th November, 2017. There were over 250 attendees, and all had a great evening. Rugby Ontario also actively engaged Rugby Canada for the Annual National Awards. The following members of the Ontario rugby community were honoured with 2017 Rugby Canada Awards.

• Taylor Black - Rugby Canada Female Young Player of the Year • Jo Anne Robinson - Rugby Canada Female Coach of the Year. • David McCully - Rugby Canada Male Coach of the Year • Kelly Russell – Rugby Canada Women’s Fifteens Player of the Year • Ghislaine Landry – Rugby Canada Women’s Sevens Player of the Year

I am looking forward to continuing in this role as chair of the committee and would like to thank Brooke Hilditch for her contributions over the last few years. Brooke is stepping down from the committee. This year we did not have a committee member from Eastern Ontario and our hope is that in the coming year a representative from that region will come forward. All other members will be returning representing their respective areas. On behalf of Rugby Ontario, I would like to thank the committee members and David Patterson for their commitment and contributions to our meetings. The members raised some good ideas over the year that helped us with our decision making process. The committee continues to look for ways to raise awareness in our rugby community for the opportunity to recognize individuals or groups of individuals who we feel have made significant contributions to rugby in Ontario. We continue to strive for equity in our selections. We are inviting ideas from our stakeholders as to how we can expand communication as far and as wide as possible to ensure we are as inclusive as possible. Please send your ideas to David Patterson at Rugby Ontario. In conclusion, it was great to see that so many names of individuals and groups that were brought forward for recognition and that the rugby community supported honouring the winners with a successful dinner event. We hope for the same next year. Respectfully submitted, Domenic Scuglia Chair Hall of Fame/Awards Committee

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REPORT NAME: COMMUNITY RUGBY REPORT SUBMITTED BY: DAVID PATTERSON

MINOR RUGBY The commitment of Clubs and their volunteers to the growth of grassroots rugby, together with the impact of Rookie Rugby and prior to that the Rugby Ontario’s “Kick Off” Program, has made a significant impact in the number of minor registrations over the past four years. YEAR MINOR

REGISTRATIONS % INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

% INCREASE FROM 2013

2017 2435 21.0% 62.3% 2016 2013 3.9% 34.2% 2015 1938 18.8% 29.2% 2014 1631 8.7% 8.7% 2013 1500 These numbers should provide great satisfaction to all involved. However, we have only just started to scratch the surface and the opportunities for further growth are bountiful. Our retention rate sits at around 60-65%, meaning we lose 1 out of every 3 youngsters each year, so retention strategies moving forward are just as important as recruitment ones. Rugby Ontario clubs once again embraced Minor Festivals in 2017. Commencing in May, 25 Festivals were held by clubs across the Province, culminating in the end of season Rugby Ontario Festival held at Fletcher’s Fields on the 26th August. Over 100 teams across three age groups (U8, U10, U12) participated in the RO Festival, the highlight of the day being the U12 match between two clubs located over 700km apart (Barrhaven Scottish and Sarnia) with the referee from Sudbury! ROOKIE RUGBY Rookie Rugby entered its third year in 2017. After a successful pilot in 2015, the program expanded to 13 clubs in 2016 and then to 24 clubs in 2017. Central to the program was the employment of students for between 6 to 10 weeks through the Canada Summer Jobs program. These students were identified by and linked to their local rugby club. This enabled greater outreach into local communities (e.g.

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schools, youth groups) with 353 events conducted reaching nearly 70,000 youngsters. Part of the Rookie Rugby expansion in 2017 involved introducing the program into indigenous communities from the Six Nations of the Grand River and Lambton County regions. From 2018 Rookie Rugby will be made available to all interested Rugby Ontario clubs. A big thank you to all the clubs who have embraced Rookie Rugby and shown a great willingness to take the game to their community. Thanks also to Dustin Hopkins and Erin Kennedy at Rugby Canada for their support during the year. FLAG FOREVER The Flag Forever program continued in 2017 with planning for and introduction of a further 8 programs to compliment the 15 programs that were established in 2016. This program is designed to provide opportunities for the development and growth of non-contact rugby beyond Rookie Rugby (i.e. age 12 upwards) and is funded jointly by Rugby Ontario and an Ontario Ministry Grant, which covers all participants registration dues as well as providing the necessary equipment to conduct the program. GROWING THE GAME WORKSHOPS The Growing the Game Workshops are designed to bring clubs together to facilitate conversation and share ideas on best practices. Six workshops (Toronto, Oshawa, Ottawa, Chatham, Fergus and Hamilton) were conducted in March and April 2017. The main topics of discussion were Rugby Canada’s Age Grade Variations, Fundraising & Sponsorship Opportunities and Recruitment & Retention. My thanks to all the clubs who hosted and participated in these workshops. HOLLAND BLOORVIEW CONCUSSION PARTNERSHIP In March 2017, Rugby Ontario established a three year partnership with the Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Concussion Centre. Holland Bloorview is Canada's largest pediatric hospital and a world leader in youth concussion. The Centre is one of the first in the world dedicated exclusively to pediatric concussion. Through this partnership, Holland Bloorview provided both educational services and clinical support to the Ontario rugby community. The education component consisted of a comprehensive social media campaign together with face to face seminars conducted in Sarnia and Toronto. These educational opportunities provided relevant and helpful information to clubs, players and parents alike. Clinical support provided access to baseline testing and persistent symptom services for youth with persistent concussion symptoms.

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In 2018, the plan is to expand this partnership to become a multi-sport collaboration with rugby, soccer, basketball and hockey.

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DateofInicident OffendingClub OpponentClub Jurisdiction Offence Sanction Bond BondDate Appeal Notes27-May-17 BramptonRugbyFootballClub BramptonBeaver TRU 9days27-May-17 BucaneersRugbyClub CobourgSaxons TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,actscontrarytogoodsportsmanship 9days27-May-17 CobourgSaxons BucaneersRugbyClub TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,dangeroustackling 16days27-May-17 NiagaraWasps FergusHighland NRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking03-Jun-17 SarniaSaints BurlingtonCentaurs NRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,dangeroustackling 16days03-Jun-17 TorontoNomads BarrieRFC TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,dangeroustackling03-Jun-17 TorontoNomads BarrieRFC TRU 16days10-Jun-17 BellevilleBulldogs OshawaVikings TRU ActsContrarytoGoodSportsmanship 9days16-Jun-17 StratfordSwansRFC NorfolkHarvesters NRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,actscontrarytogoodsportsmanship17-Jun-17 BalmyBeachRugby MarkhamIrish TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,dangeroustackling 16days17-Jun-17 BalmyBeachRugby MarkhamIrish TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,dangeroustackling17-Jun-17 NorthHaltonRugbyClub TorontoDragons TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 30days17-Jun-17 NorthHaltonRugbyClub TorontoDragons TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking17-Jun-17 StratfordSwansRFC NorfolkHarvesters NRU ViolentPlayandKicking 60days 02-Aug-17 Appealedoriginaldecisionof60daysanction.Appealunsuccessfulandsanctionupheldfor60days.17-Jun-17 WaterlooCountyRFC NRU Actscontrarytothespiritofthegame 9days07-Jul-17 BayStreetRFC BalmyBeachRFC TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,dangeroustackling 16days15-Jul-17 AjaxWanderers LondonSt.George TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,allplayersmustrespectthereferee 9days15-Jul-17 BarrieRFC PeterboroughPagans TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,dangeroustackling 16days15-Jul-17 BucaneersRugbyClub MissisaugaBlues TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 16days15-Jul-17 BuccaneersRugbyClub MissisaugaBlues TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 16days15-Jul-17 KentCountyRFC NRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct, 8days Sanctionedcutdowntohalfduetoplayerslimitedknowledgeofthespiritofthegame15-Jul-17 KentHavoc StratfordBlackswans NRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,dangeroustackling15-Jul-17 TorontoSaracensRFC NiagaraWasps TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,allplayersmustrespectthereferee 9days22-Jul-17 BurlingtonCentaurs SarniaSaints NRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct, 16days22-Jul-17 CrusadersRugbyClub AjaxWanderers TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,allplayersmustrespectthereferee 5days22-Jul-17 OshawaVikingsRugbyClub CobourgSaxons TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,kicking 16days22-Jul-17 TorontoScottish BalmyBeachRFC TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 30days26-Jul-17 FergusHighland NRU PubliccriticismofaMatchOfficialorMemberincludingcommentstothemedia 30days $500 02-Aug-18 02-Aug-1729-Jul-17 BellevilleBulldogs TorontoBuccaneers TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 16days29-Jul-17 BruceCountyRFC StratfordBlackswans NRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking29-Jul-17 BruceCountyRFC NRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 16days29-Jul-17 OakvilleCrusaders BalmyBeachRFC TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,tacklingtheplayerintheair 30days29-Jul-17 PeterboroughPagans OshawaVikings TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 16days19-Aug-17 LondonSt.GeorgeRFC TorontoNomads TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 16days19-Aug-17 LondonSt.GeorgeRFC TorontoNomads TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,tacklingtheplayerintheair 9days19-Aug-17 LondonSt.GeorgeRFC TorontoNomads TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 30days23-Aug-17 CobourgSaxons TorontoScottish TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking Sanctionnotissued,missedduetodiscplinedirectorawayonvacation26-Aug-17 BalmyBeachRugby MarkhamIrish TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 120days Thirdoffence,sanctionwillspanacrossremainderof2017seasonand2018season26-Aug-17 CobourgSaxons TorontoBuccaneers TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 60days26-Aug-17 CrusadersRugbyClub StoneyCreek TRU Persistentcriticismincludingrepeatedlydisputingdecisions,insultingconductorremarksonandoffthefield.30days 06-Sep-17 RefereeAbuse.Firstincident,wasconsideredinsanctioningdecision26-Aug-17 TorontoBuccaneers CobourgSaxons TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 60days09-Sep-17 OakvilleCrusaders TorontoScottish TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 30days16-Sep-17 AjaxWanderers OshawaVikings TRU Repeatedinfringements,RepeatedlyOffendingandDangerousPlayandMisconduct,PunchingorStriking16days23-Sep-17 OakvilleCrusaders PeterboroughPagans TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStrikingandPotentiallyDangerousPlay 30days 16-Oct-17 SecondOffence,sanctionwilllastoneweekthisseasonandthreeweeksforstartofnextseason30-Sep-17 BalmyBeachRugby LondonSt.George TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,dangeroustacklingandIntentionalKnock,orThrowForward 9days01-Oct-17 TorontoScottish BalmyBeachRFC TRU UnfairPlay,intentionallyoffendingandRepeatedInfringements,repeatedlyoffending 9days14-Oct-17 BrantfordHarlequins MarkhamIrish NRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,dangeroustackling 16days14-Oct-17 OakvilleCrusaders FergusHighland NRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 30days14-Oct-17 OakvilleCrusaders FergusHighland NRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,dangeroustackling 30days(60days,initialsanction) 06-Nov-17 Sanctionrevisedto30days,basedonnewinformationpresented,whichwasnotavailableattimeofinitialsanction21-Oct-17 BalmyBeachRugby BrantfordHarlequins TRU Dangerousplayandmisconduct,PunchingorStriking 30days

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REPORT NAME: DISCIPLINE REPORT SUBMITTED BY: ALLEN PIGGOTT

In addition to the sanctions outlined in the 2017 discipline summary report, the Discipline, Appeals & Investigations Committee dealt with; Incident 1. Alleged racial slurs by one team to another during and after the game. In the absence of written statements requested form the complainant not being provided, the matter did not proceed. Incident 2 & 3. Two cases of referee abuse during and after game. (Oakville Crusaders & Fergus coaches). Both received 30 days suspension (and 1 club $500 bond). Incident 4. Complaint submitted to RO by a player who stated that he suffered injuries during training and was not satisfied with the actions of the member club. The committee decided that actions of resolution made by the member club were of a satisfactory nature and no further action was necessary by RO. Red cards, not involving Referee abuse, are handled by the respective Branches. EORU has a separate agreement with Quebec Rugby Union for their interleague games. No other reports were submitted by EORU through the RO Referee recording database. Review of incident reporting process.

- New reporting system by match officials was introduced for season 2017. - System required both red and yellow card infringements be recorded. - One issue was that the match official narrative for red cards was not always captured. This

caused extra steps for the Branch Discipline Directors to clarify the reason for issuing red cards. - Improvements are expected for season 2018.

Special mentions and thanks to the Branch Discipline Directors (Mark Chesser, Michael Kahn, Bob Illman and Kendra Toby), to Glenn Tarver and Pearse Higgins who assisted in Referee abuse cases and to staff support Vivian Lee.

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REPORT NAME: GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE SUBMITTED BY: KATHLEEN MCGINN

2017 was a year of stability and progress. Having installed a strong CEO in 2016, Rugby Ontario was well positioned to advance growth initiatives and optimize its operating processes. This provided the Governance Committee with the opportunity to further improve its own processes in the interest of greater function and progress. We have continued the work of updating the Governance Manual and supporting documents and have optimized the current Board Committee structure. This work is consistent with the objective of advancing our governance model to reflect a more professionally-driven organization. We are confident our collective governance now reflects, in overwhelming majority, the best practices in Sport Governance in Canada. I will highlight the following changes approved unanimously by the Board of Directors in 2017: Board committees have been restructured to minimize the overlap in membership and roles, to improve the focus, and to optimize domain-specific knowledge and skill sets. The new board committees are as follows:

• Finance & Audit Committee

• Risk Management Committee

• Governance and Nominating Committee

• HR Committee

Subcommittees may be established where needed at the discretion of the parent Committee’s chair. It is understood that each committee will be populated by a minimum of two directors which will improve communication, efficiency and engagement. We have also formalized a board process for member consultation on future Strategic Planning initiatives. This serves to highlight the importance of membership input in Strategic development and will provide for greater clarity with regard to the board and its obligations to the membership. In 2018 we will continue to examine and improve upon governance practices with the goal of increasing and formalizing communication on operational issues at the Branch Level. We welcome any feedback that the membership may have on this in the future. For our successful work, I wanted to acknowledge the never-ending energy, enthusiasm, and governance expertise of John Platts, the high governance competency and overall academic support of Richard Powers and the assistance and determination of David Patterson. Thank you for your service, your membership and

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your contribution to our 2017 RO Governance Initiatives. Onward!

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REPORT NAME: HIGH PERFORMANCE REPORT SUBMITTED BY: PAUL CONNELLY

Major Highlights/Accomplishments 2017

Rugby Ontario Junior Provincial Hub Program The Rugby Ontario Junior Provincial Hub Program consisted of three regionally-based hubs that were geographically situated in the East, Central and West of the province. All three hubs ran development teams at the following age grades: U15, U16, U17, U18 boys and U16 and U18 girls. The program duration was six weeks, which culminated with an inter-provincial game at each age group, with matches held at Fletcher’s Fields and LaSalle High School in KIngston. Through these training sessions and games the junior provincial teams were selected. Rugby Ontario Provincial Fifteens Programs Junior Provincial Rugby Ontario’s Junior Provincial teams were all involved in high performance competition in the 2017 summer season. The U15 and U17 Boys (competing in the U16 and U18 divisions respectively) and the U16 and U18 Girls (“AA”) teams were all involved in the Canadian Rugby Championships/Festivals in Calgary with the U16 women coming home with the gold medal. The U16 and U18 Boys teams competed in a 3-game series with the Eagle Impact Rugby Academy (U.S.A.) at Guelph University. This proved to be an outstanding event that is to be expanded in the 2018 season. The U18 (“AAA”) Girls program travelled to Ohio to compete against the U.S.A. High School All-Midwest Team. Senior Provincial U19 Blues The U19 Blues coaching staff this season was comprised of Mike Curran (HC), Jim Delany (AC), Sean McDonough (AC) and Nick Manz (MAN).

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The U19 Blues competed in the U19 CRC in Halifax, going up against the Atlantic Rock, Lower Canada Voyageurs, Prairie Wolf Pack and British Columbia Bears. The U19s won three of their four games, losing to BC 29-17. This resulted in Ontario receiving the silver medal. U20 Women’s Blues The U20 Women’s Blues coaching staff this season was comprised of Pete Hercus (HC), Chris McKee (AC), Maria Godfrey (MAN). The U20 Women’s Blues competed in the U20 Eastern Canadian Championship going up against Quebec and Nova Scotia coming home with the silver medal. National representation This year in total 92 junior players have been involved in Canada squads and teams Senior Blues The Blues coaching staff this season was comprised of Chris Silverthorn (HC), Cory Hector (AC), Mark Winokur (MAN) and Rodin Lozado (Analyst). As a build-up to the CRC, the Senior Blues played five exhibition games. Blues “A” defeated Rock “A” 28-25 and lost 41-31 to EORU. The full Blues side defeated N.Y Old Blues 34-31, Glendale (U.S.A.) 43-25 and the Rock 29-17. At the CRC, the Blues started the tournament winning their first two matches against Atlantic Rock and the Wolf Pack. In Game 3, the Blues met the BC Bears in what was a warm up to their eventual MacTier Cup match on Saturday. The Blues put out a young side for this game and the Bears took advantage early, going up 31-0 at the half. The Blues came back to within three points and Andrew Coe looked to have scored a game-winning try in the last seconds, but the referee called it back because of a forward pass.

The final was a dogfight from start to finish for both the Blues and Bears. Andrew Ferguson led the Blues with two tries and two conversions and was heavily involved in many of the other Ontario scoring plays. Ontario was narrowly defeated 30-29 in the final match and finished second in the 2017 Canadian Rugby Championship.

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This year in total of 45 Ontarians represented Canada in internationals in 2017. Senior Women’s Blues The Storm coaching staff this season was comprised of Sonia Sennick (HC), Stu McReynolds (AC), Dave Butcher (AC), Val Swift (MAN) and Tom McLeod (Analyst) . The Senior Storm team played in the Canada Rugby Championships against the Atlantic and Quebec, BC and the Wolfpack. The Senior Women played outstanding rugby throughout the tournament defeating all comers

Game 1: Ontario Blues 57 – 0 Nova Scotia Keltics

Game 2: Ontario Blues 15 – 0 Quebec

Game 3: Ontario Blues 25 – 7 British Columbia Bears

Game 4: Ontario Blues 37 – 7 Prairie Wolf Pack

With a clean sweep of their four CRC matches, the Ontario Blues were crowned 2017 CRC

Champions!

Provincial Player of the Year Awards The Player Development Committee reviewed the nominations for the Provincial Player of the Year Awards and identified the winners of these awards: Senior Provincial Player of the Year (Female) – Natasha Smith (Barrhaven Scottish) Senior Provincial Player of the Year (Male) – Pete Milazzo (Toronto Saracens) Junior Provincial Player of the Year (Female) – Taylor Black (Oakville Crusaders) Junior Provincial Player of the Year (Male) – Rob Eliadis (Oshawa Vikings)

Rugby Ontario Junior Provincial Sevens Programs Using the branch, club, and school competitions that occurred in summer and fall 2016, 48 athletes were selected to the 2017 program. The athletes were selected from the best players in the U16, U17 and U18 categories.

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Three out of the four provincial sevens teams medaled at the National Championship competition, with both boy’s teams playing in the final winning gold and silver respectively. While on the women’s side, Ontario came home with a silver medal and a 4th place finish. Quest for Gold Nominations 2017 Again, this year Quest for Gold targeted sevens-specific athletes. A Rugby Ontario organized focus group was established to aid in the development of the Quest for Gold criteria and aid in the identification of these athletes. National staff members from both genders were part of this selection process. 26 athletes were identified and approved for carding which they received in March. The Program-Rugby Ontario High Performance Winter Program Fall 2017 saw the introduction of “The Program”. Over 190 male and female athletes were integrated into a comprehensive Strength and Condition program developed by ETS. 3 Combines were held at 8 week intervals to monitor the athletes progress. During these combines, present Canada athletes worked with players on position specific skills. Core Skill sessions (3-hours) focusing on the Rugby Canada Core Skill document were also held at three week intervals. These sessions were executed by the provincial age-grade coaches in preparation for the 2018 season.

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REPORT NAME: COACHING REPORT SUBMITTED BY: NICOLE KOVACS

Rugby Ontario has continued to train and educate coaches throughout the province in 2017, with the

number of coaches participating in courses increasing from 2016 by eight percent. Although there was

an increase in the number of coaches who participated in a coaching course, there was a significant

decrease in the number of coaches registered with Rugby Canada and Rugby Ontario from 2016 to 2017.

An explanation for this decrease in registered coaches is, in part, due to the change in the registration

process. In 2017, a management registration portal was created and was separate from the player

registration portal. A number of coaches who are also players registered solely as a player since the

option to register as the two memberships were not on the same registration page. The 2017

registration process differed from the process in 2016. The requirement to complete a dual membership

registration deterred a number of people from upgrading, which impacted the registration numbers of

coaches.

REGISTERED COACHES 2017 Decrease from

2016 MALE 201 36%

FEMALE 38 44%

TOTAL 239 37%

COACHING CLINICS Clinics In-Training Trained Certified

NCCP COMMUNITY INITIATION/WORLD RUGBY LEVEL 1

12 0 159 -

NCCP COMPETITION INTRODUCTION/WORLD RUGBY LEVEL 2

5 32 15 4

WORLD RUGBY COACHING SEVENS LEVEL 1 1 0 9 -

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Recommendations for 2018

1) Modify the registration system to allow for a more intuitive and efficient process for coaches to

register.

2) Provide more detailed communication to the coaching community regarding both the

registration process and information regarding training and education.

3) Complete a thorough gap analysis to aid in the logical and strategic placement of courses and

professional development sessions.

4) Review current training and education processes to improve how Rugby Ontario delivers

courses.

5) Review current communication regarding the process of transitioning coaches who take the

NCCP Competition Introduction/World Rugby Level 2 from in-training, to trained, to certified

status.

To the coaching community, thank you for your involvement in the growth of rugby in Ontario.

Thank you to Paul Hunter and Rugby Canada for your aid and consultation regarding the training and

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REPORT NAME: TORONTO RUGBY REPORT SUBMITTED BY: MARK WALSH

The Toronto Rugby Union (TRU), had a very busy and successful year in 2017. Our TRU Board of Directors worked hard to improve the level of service to our members, while developing the sport in our branch. Initiatives that the TRU Board Members focused on in 2017 were designed to work in harmony with the initiatives started by Rugby Ontario and Rugby Canada to grow the game and support our member clubs in their own initiatives to bring rugby to more people. TRU Board of Directors Goals for 2017 included:

• Further develop our partnerships with other branches. • Partnering with the TDRRS to initiate digital record keeping of all Red Card reports, appeals and player

suspensions. • Implementing objectives in the TRU Strategic Plan. • Working with Rugby Ontario to implement the 7’s pathway for representative players with Rugby Ontario

and the other branches. • Preparations for a successful 2018 Summer Games campaign by working closely with our High-

Performance Program to ensure strong representation and medal contention. • Launching the TRU Administrator role to assist in a number of our initiatives including the switch from

Sports Engine to Sport Lomo, to improve our digital communications and online presence by updating our website, improving our Facebook and Twitter presence with more frequent posts and updates as well as releasing a monthly newsletter. Aiding in dues collection and the transition of field permit acquisition.

We have high hopes for the upcoming season and we are driven to continue the improvements we have set out, but 2018 has started with some challenges as we do not have a complete Board of Directors in place for this year. We are hopeful that we will find volunteers willing to step up and help us to continue on our path of development and expansion of the game. I would like to thank our current and past Board Members, as well as all the volunteers who worked with Toronto Rugby over the past year, these advances could not have happened without their hard work and dedication. I would also like to extend a special thank you to outgoing Board Members Glen Jones and Johnny Watkins for their long-standing service as Board Members and for their passion for advancing Rugby in Ontario. Yours in Rugby, Mark Walsh

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REPORT NAME: NIAGARA RUGBY UNION SUBMITTED BY: MARK CHESSER

Preface The below is presented as submitted from the 2018 NRU President, Mark Chesser. I have only recently been promoted to the position of President. Board Meetings I would like to thank all of our Board Members for their effort and time in attending our monthly Board meetings. Meetings often lasted 2-2.5 hrs and were rotated between the Grimsby, Hamilton, Burlington and Waterloo regions hosted by the various Board Members providing snacks and refreshments. It is my honour to continue to work with these upstanding citizens of our rugby community I have only been President for about eight weeks by the time of the 2018 Rugby Ontario AGM, but I have been a part of the NRU Branch Executive for over a decade. I’ve served under four Presidents that all have a similar view of the relationship between Rugby Ontario and the various Branch Level Executives. I intend to make some progress in resolving issues between our levels, and I hope that my commitment is shared by others in the room. Playing the Game Congratulations to all our League Winners for all their work in delivering the game: Jr. Girls U16 Brantford Sr. Women A London Jr. Girls U18 Guelph Sr. Women B Stratford Jr. Boys U16 Sarnia Sr. Men A Burlington Jr. Boys U18 Brantford Sr. Men A2 Burlington Sr Men B Norfolk Sr. Men C Crusaders IV’s I would also like to congratulate Burlington Men on winning the Men’s NRU Cup tournament and for their promotion to the Marshall Premiership for 2018. On the women’s side, Stoney Creek Camels won the Women’s NRU Cup for 2017.

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Fall 7’s Fall 7’s continues to be an excellent opportunity for our youth teams to continue to play well into the lovely fall weather and it is too bad there isn’t enough interest from our Senior teams to create a viable Senior 7’s circuit. Referees As Director of Discipline for the NRU for over ten years, I have some experience that referees face in our great sport. The facts are that across the Province all Branches are struggling to find quality officials and retaining them. We need to work together – Branch, Provincial and Club Executives to help fix this problem. Even taking on one to two games a summer will help either grow the base of referee’s or allow your membership to see how difficult a job it can be. Future Considerations Building a stronger relationship with the TRU and EO Branches may help to bridge the gap in the lack of communication coming from RO however as we are all volunteers with numerous jobs within the rugby community it is difficult to add an extra layer of commitment. Within our communities and our province, we need to reach out and share our great sport with more Indigenous rugby clubs. A first step may be to include them in the Summer Games if they so desire to join. Respectfully submitted, Mark Chesser NRU-President / Director of Discipline.

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REPORT NAME: EASTERN ONTARIO RUGBY UNION SUBMITTED BY: DAVE BEST

Rugby in Eastern Ontario is developing nicely enough, though there is obvious room for improvement of course. In following its now three-year old strategic review, in 2017 the EORU was successful in increasing its Board participation and recruiting more support and volunteer activity from the rugby community. We continue to follow a developed series of Key Areas of Responsibilities for the EORU, each with its own subset of plausible goals and achievable (and measurable) objectives. As part of this review process, the EORU embarked on a Program Audit this past off-season, with an aim of determining just how effective our programs are and how, effectively our money is being spent. Big thanks to John Platts for making sense of our community’s commentary. John’s Discussion Paper is available on the EORU website, with the highlights including: 1. A need for more formal communications between the EORU and RO

2. Ensuring program equity is achieved with RO programming within Branches

3. Ensuring EORU clubs are paying fair dues in being a member in RO while playing Sr. games with Quebec

clubs

4. Increasing Junior participation opportunities

5. Ensuring full program support from RO, as per all Branches

And, again, the EORU feels that each Branch should have direct representation at the RO Board level. Geographically-specific challenges of each Branch require a voice to be heard directly at the RO Board. Quite simply, it makes sense. We must re-start an effective Branch-communication process.

As for activity on the rugby pitches: For the seventh consecutive season, six EORU clubs played matches within the LPR tiered-league (against Rugby Quebec clubs). There are always some challenges when competing clubs from different unions/provinces play in a league (mostly re: registration and discipline), but for the most part the play on the field was lively, competitive, and created the environment for enhanced rugby development – the chief reason to play with the geographically-closer RQ clubs. The LPR Senior Men’s results were very good for the EORU clubs: the Bytown Blues won the LPR Super-League crown, with the Kingston Panthers placing third. The 2017 results will leave two clubs in the LPR Super League (Bytown Blues, Kingston Panthers), two in Provinciale 1 (Ottawa Irish, Barrhaven Scottish) and two others in Provinciale 2 (Ottawa Osprey*, Ottawa Beavers-Banshees).

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(*Yes, the newly-named Ottawa Osprey is replacing the previous club moniker for the Ottawa Indians. Same crowd - new name.) The non-LPR Sr Men’s clubs (and some 3rd XVs from the LPR Clubs) played again in the EORU-specific league with a 10-game regular season. Brockville showed that a smaller community with one-club can thrive, winning the EORU League Championship. Each of the EORU Senior Women’s teams ended up playing in the LPR as well. In 2018 we expect the teams in the LPR again, including the Barrhaven Scottish (Super League), Ottawa Irish, Ottawa Banshees and the Ottawa Phoenix (combined Osprey and Wolves team) Clubs in the EORU would love to play more with the RO clubs. Distance is the obvious barrier, of course, and we strongly encourage a better McCormick Cup system, representative of all clubs who are dues-paying members of RO. We have approached the RO staff with a plausible FA-Cup style season-long and regionally based challenge. Whatever the format, let’s get all Ontario clubs playing together and, really, it’s ok to travel the odd time. The EORU Junior program was a little down this past year. With a shortened spring season due to poor weather and with the on-going challenge from high school competitions, active development was of junior rugby was less than it needed to be. 2017 Junior plans include:

- increasing number of athletes in each club

- participating in an “interbranch” type of tournament after provincial selections completed for both

boys and girls

- working on closer relationships with high schools with the goal to get more kids playing rugby in

general, and then playing club rugby in summer.

2017 was a very positive year for Representative Rugby in Eastern Ontario. Participating in the U19 Voyageurs program (a joint program with Rugby Quebec), the Ontario Hub and Blues programs, EORU U16/U18 Boys and U18 Girls 15s Rugby programs, and the on-going development of a 7s Rugby program, enables the EORU to provide exposure to representative rugby to more young athletes than ever before. Our challenge is to get the right players on the right pathway while concurrently recruiting new players through clubs (seems easy, but in the past this was not always the case). The resurrected EORU Sr Men’s Rep team enjoyed its third season back in operation. Great multi-club co-ordination led to positive training sessions and three well-played exhibition games. The challenge is to sustain this development, showcase its success (and its top players) and play more matches. The EORU continued is successful 7s rugby program in 2017, hosting two such tourneys and creating a 7s-specfic development experience with a fall club season and an ambitious junior rep schedule. Both

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U18 Men’s and Women’s programs had multi-tourney success, including in the RO circuit, New York City and in Las Vegas.

U14 rugby programs in the EORU are becoming better structured and more popular each year. A group of dedicated volunteers helps this area of rugby grow. We’ll do more with more resources and some of the plans, based on last year’s development. 2018 Focus for the EORU

(i) Increase the number of participants playing rugby,

(ii) Enhance the environment for rugby development at all areas,

(iii) Identify, measure and sustain its Key Areas of Responsibility, and

(iv) Work with RO to enhance more formal communications and consistent program delivery.

The EORU will, of course, concurrently work closely with RO and the other Branches to advance the quality of rugby across the province. It should be a fun, productive year ahead.

And … once again many EORU volunteers welcomed the oft-requested input and direction of the RO staff throughout the year. Thank you RO staff! Yours in rugby, Dave Best President, Eastern Ontario Rugby Union

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2017 REGISTRATION

REPORTS

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2017 REGISTRATION DATA - BY CLUB AND CATEGORY

Club Board

Coach

Junio

r

Maste

rs

Match

Offi

cial

Medica

l

Minor

Non-Conta

ct

Senio

r

Visito

r

TOTAL

Eastern Ontario Rugby Union 22 54 623 108 46 2 300 1 656 71 1883Barrhaven Scottish RFC 1 10 78 20 5 53 99 11 277Brockville Privateers RFC 5 36 13 1 4 26 7 92Bytown Blues RFC 6 12 83 5 9 2 84 69 10 280Cornwall Crusaders RC 1 32 24 6 63Kingston Panthers RFC 1 8 163 24 12 43 132 4 387Lanark Highlanders RFC 19 8 27Ottawa Beavers-Banshees RFC 4 5 38 4 93 10 154Ottawa Indians RFC 2 6 104 14 3 53 1 42 6 231Ottawa Irish RC 7 89 1 9 63 89 9 267Ottawa Senators RFC 4 31 2 37Ottawa Wolves RFC 4 1 47 52Petawawa & Pembroke Valley RFC 16 16Niagara Rugby Union 11 21 765 21 34 2 419 15 731 114 2133Brantford Harlequins RFC 2 3 184 6 7 53 77 17 349Burlington Centaurs RFC 1 50 6 6 1 51 1 100 9 225Fergus Highland RFC 1 4 106 3 2 76 6 64 7 269Grimsby Gentlemen RFC 1 1 1 7 17 11 38Guelph RFC 2 75 3 51 79 8 218Hamilton Hornets RFC 5 3 63 1 3 42 65 15 197Niagara Old Boys RFC 3 3Niagara Wasps RFC 1 3 67 4 1 1 102 15 194Norfolk Harvesters RFC 40 15 1 38 2 96Stoney Creek RFC 48 2 34 68 14 166Waterloo County RFC 2 4 123 2 6 59 100 9 305Wilmot RFC 8 37 21 7 73

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South West Rugby 11 19 231 5 17 5 181 13 329 42 853Bruce County RFC 2 15 1 1 70 37 12 138Kent Havoc RFC 2 4 11 1 5 26 49London St.George's RFC 1 10 119 4 10 82 4 134 19 383Sarnia Saints RFC 6 5 65 3 29 8 58 3 177Stratford Blackswans RFC 21 1 1 43 66Windsor Rogues RFC 1 31 8 40Toronto Rugby 70 145 2430 137 87 9 1535 80 1766 239 6498Ajax Wanderers RFC 3 2 147 1 1 1 83 59 7 304Aurora Barbarians RFC 3 14 208 6 64 114 13 422Balmy Beach RFC 1 4 163 5 1 89 148 1 412Barrie RFC 3 3 166 8 2 142 87 13 424Bay Street RFC 2 62 13 77Belleville Bulldogs RFC 5 6 165 15 4 72 10 277Brampton RFC 3 54 1 41 6 105Brock RFC 1 2 35 3 28 21 3 93Canada Touch Rugby 32 32Cobourg Saxons RFC 1 84 26 1 86 15 53 8 274Crusaders RFC 4 36 291 10 2 202 155 18 718Etobicoke RFC 27 27Georgian Bay Titans RFC 1 10 31 1 108 1 152Lindsay RFC 4 1 76 18 53 3 64 1 220Markham Irish Canadian RC 4 6 92 1 7 35 83 13 241Mississauga Blues RFC 4 5 107 2 25 47 23 213North Halton Highlanders RFC 6 46 2 37 18 11 120Oshawa Vikings RFC 1 3 213 25 4 63 22 76 10 417Peterborough RFC 1 126 10 4 141 92 9 383The GITS RFC 30 1 2 33TIRF 1 24 169 194Toronto Buccaneers RC 1 39 3 1 2 73 5 124Toronto City Youth RC 5 16 58 3 2 106 5 1 196

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Toronto Dragons RFC 1 2 22 1 1 36 45 3 111Toronto Muddy York RFC 2 1 1 38 2 44Toronto Nomads RFC 2 5 89 4 55 122 18 295Toronto Saracens RFC 1 3 89 1 6 1 1 86 11 199Toronto Scottish RFC 8 6 60 5 111 15 205Vaughan Yeomen RC 4 3 13 1 1 10 1 50 1 84Yeomen Lions RFC 1 1 31 1 17 12 63Rugby Ontario 12 3 1 1 7 1 2 12 39Grand Total 114 239 4049 271 184 18 2435 109 3482 466 11367

Note: Where a person has registered in multiple categories (e.g. Senior & Coach) each category is recognized here

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2017 RUGBY ONTARIO MEMBERSHIP - UNIQUE NUMBERS BY CLUB

CLUB TOTALCrusaders Rugby Club 698Barrie RFC 421Aurora Barbarians RFC 413Oshawa Vikings RFC 412Balmy Beach RFC 410Peterborough RFC 382Kingston Panthers RFC 379London St George's RFC 372Brantford Harlequins RFC 345Waterloo County RFC 301Ajax Wanderers Rugby Club 300Toronto Nomads RFC 291Cobourg Saxons RFC 272Bytown Blues RFC 270Barrhaven Scottish RFC 269Fergus Highland RFC 266Belleville Bulldogs RFC 264Ottawa Irish Rugby Club 263Markham Irish Canadian Rugby Club 234Ottawa Indians RFC 226Burlington Centaurs RFC 222Lindsay RFC 219Guelph Redcoats RFC 216Mississauga Blues RFC 209Toronto Scottish RFC 195TIRF 194Niagara Wasps RFC 193Hamilton Hornets RFC 192Toronto Saracens RFC 191Toronto City Youth RFC 186Sarnia Saints RFC 170Stoney Creek RFC 166

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2017 RUGBY ONTARIO MEMBERSHIP - UNIQUE NUMBERS BY CLUB

Georgian Bay Titans RFC 150Ottawa Beavers-Banshees RFC 144Bruce County RFC 137Toronto Buccaneers RFC 123North Halton RFC 116Toronto Dragons RFC 109Brampton RFC 102Norfolk County RFC 96Brock RFC 90Brockville Privateers-Sirens RFC 89Vaughan Yeomen RFC 79Bay Street RFC 77Wilmot RFC 73Stratford Blackswans RFC 66Cornwall Crusaders RFC 62Yeomen Lions RFC 59Kent Havoc RFC 49Ottawa Wolves RFC 48Toronto Muddy York RFC 44Windsor Rogues RFC 40Grimsby Gentlemen RFC 36Ottawa Senators RFC 33Canada Touch Rugby 32The GITS RFC 31Lanark Highlanders RFC 27Etobicoke Invictus RFC 27Petawawa Pembroke and Valley RFC 16Rugby Ontario Match Officials 7Niagara Old Boys RFC 3Grand Total 11106

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2017 REGISTRATION DATA - BY GENDER

Category Female Male TotalBoard 29 85 114Coach 38 201 239Junior 1673 2376 4049Masters 2 269 271Match Official 21 163 184Medical 10 8 18Minor 647 1788 2435Non-Contact 60 49 109Senior 950 2532 3482Visitor 135 331 466TOTAL 3565 7802 11367

By Category - By Gender

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RECOGN

ITIONS

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

2018 CLUB ANNIVERSARIES

Club Name Anniversary

Sarnia Saints RFC 60th

Anniversary

Crusaders Rugby Club 50th

Anniversary

Barrhaven Scottish RFC 40th

Anniversary

Brock RFC 40th

Anniversary

Lindsay RFC 40th

Anniversary

Brockville Privateers Sirens RFC 25th

Anniversary

Bruce County RFC 10th Anniversary

Mississauga Blues RFC 10th Anniversary

Ottawa Wolves RFC 10th Anniversary

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RUGBYONTARIO-INMEMORY2017-18

FirstName LastName Affiliations

Ed"Irish" Coady LondonStGeorge's

Derry Daunt IrishCanadianRugbyClub

George Eliadis OshawaVikings

George Edwards HamiltonHornets

Ellis Jones HamiltonHornets

Maurice LarcherIrishCanadianRugbyClubOntario

Eugene Madden IrishCanadianRugbyClub

P.J. McDonagh IrishCanadianRugbyClub

Freddy MillerTorontoNomadsROHallofFame

Jared Postance TorontoBuccaneers

Robin Shepherd KentHavoc

Don Spratling TorontoNomads

Malcolm Thomas WesternUniversity

Shari Williams OshawaVikings

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