Canada Touch Rugby Summer Tournament (August, 5th 2023)
This August 5th, 2023 Canada Touch Rugby is holding a summer touch rugby tournament. The tournament will be held at Sherwood Forest Park, the home of the Burlington Centaurs. The tournament fee is $300 per team with a max of 10 players or a $40 individual fee. The fee includes a fun rugby day, lunch, a drink, individual and team prizes. For more information and the signup form please visit this link https://forms.gle/F1j1BSabfDkafeLk6. The link can also be found in our Instagram bio. We are looking forward to seeing you on August 5th, for a great day of rugby and a social event afterward.

On Sunday, June 11th Canada Touch Rugby held their touch rugby championship at the York Lions stadium as guests to the Toronto Arrows. The top teams from the three leagues competed in a tournament to decide the champions of Canada Touch Rugby. Ultimately, the defending champions Bohicas came out on top once again. Congratulations to the women’s player of the tournament Ally Govier of Tempo Fitness, the men’s player of the tournament Robbie Neilly of the Bohicas, as well as all the other participants. Thank you to all participants for a fun day of touch rugby followed by supporting the Toronto Arrows in their final game of the regular season. Thank You to the Toronto Arrows for hosting a great day of competition to close out the 2023 season of touch rugby. We hope to see returning players and many new faces at our summer tournament taking place on Saturday, August 5th 2023.

After successfully bouncing back last fall/winter from a 2 year hiatus due to Covid, CTR is back again and excited for a full season ahead in 2022-23.

Last season didn’t come without its challenges based on Covid as CTR was still not able to run the UCC league; fortunately, The Hangar and Sherwood Forest Park were operational with successful Covid protocols in place. “It was an amazing feeling to be able to see familiar faces again, toss the egg around with teammates, and not have to rely on our ‘home workout routines’ to keep the cardio up!”

With two leagues running again, Canada Touch Rugby was able to host the ‘CTR Cup’ in 2022 which was held at York University prior to The Toronto Arrows final season game. This was an amazing experience for the top 4 teams as they showcased their skills on the stadium pitch with family, friends and even a few Toronto Arrows watching closely to see who would hoist the CTR Cup. Once again, the defending 2019 champs ‘Bohica’ were victorious in a close match over ‘The Beers’ successfully reclaiming their throne.

In addition to having the CTR Cup again this past season, Canada Touch Rugby was also able to host a summer touch tournament at Sherwood Forest Park in Burlington with BBQ and beverage tent, music, prizes etc. with many thanks to our sponsors which included The Pint Toronto, Rugby Coffee, Moosehead, The Toronto Arrows, and of course the Burlington Centaurs.

As the summer season of club rugby in Ontario is coming to a close, CTR is heading into its 12th season, and is once again ready to provide playing opportunities this fall/winter for anyone looking to learn the game, maintain skills and fitness, or maybe even believe they can hoist the CTR Cup! See below for more information:

• email: info@canadatouchrugby.ca
• TRY RUGBY DAY- The Hangar Toronto October 2nd 1:00-3:00pm (Free for those looking to check us out!- email above)
• The Hangar Fall League- 1:00pm-3:00pm Sundays starting October 16th – Registration Open (Winter League Jan-Apr)
• Sherwood Forest Park Fall League- 7:00-9:00pm Thursdays starting October 20th – Registration Open (Winter League Jan- Mar)
• U.C.C. – Winter League TBD and will be announced early October. 10:00am-12:00pm
• All teams required to wear CTR customizable jerseys.

Canada Touch Rugby is excited to be gearing up for another season which promises to be another great year of friendship, fitness and the odd miraculous rugby play. In fact it will be CTR’s 9th season of co-ed touch rugby with home to now over 300-400 members.

Last season CTR witnessed a new Championship squad ‘Bohica’ (an original CTR team) who dethroned the Upper Canada College champs ‘Tigers B’ who were looking for a 3 peat performance in the Grand Finals. The ‘One Hitters’ representing the Burlington league finished 3rd and have been a top team since they joined 3 seasons ago.

CTR will no doubt continue to offer a competitive and fun rugby environment this season, but we also are happy to announce our continued off-field partnerships including The Pint who will again be providing members with gift certificates and an excellent venue for our various celebrations. We are also happy to announce that Refresh-It will be keeping our gear smelling fresh by providing our teams with samples this season. Additionally, The Toronto Arrows have offered to give our winning teams with free tickets to a home game next season, not to mention we will continue to look for opportunities with Aedelhard who provided last years winning team with some unbelievable apparel. The stakes are growing for the Grand Finals!

One final exciting piece of news is that o’neills is back again to supply our jerseys. CTR will also be setting up an online shop prior to the season where teams will be able to order personalised gear (in addition to jerseys) with your own custom team designs/logos. More announcements to come…

CTR fall leagues begin mid-October and are available at the Toronto (The ‘Hangar’) and Burlington (Sherwood Forest Park) locations. The winter seasons kick off in early January and are operating at the above locations with the addition of Upper Canada College in Toronto. All CTR leagues remain a co-ed format where we continue to encourage participation from all age groups, skill-sets and abilities.

For teams looking to take advantage of the early bird price, be sure to register your fall team before September 10th to receive $50 off the membership fee. Winter team early bird will be announced later.

REGISTRATION- http://www.canadatouchrugby.ca/organizations/3492/pages/124892

Please email info@canadatouchrugby.ca for any questions about the upcoming season!

Canada Touch Rugby is set to host the Grand Finals this coming Sunday from 1-3pm at The Hangar Sport and Event Centre. This year is unique in that the top three teams from each respective league (U.C.C., The Hangar, and Burlington) will be competing to hoist the ‘CTR Cup.’ In previous years, only the top team from each league was invited to compete.

“With additional top caliber teams in this years finals, we feel this tournament will be a true representation of the CTR Champions considering the growing talent pool in each of our member leagues,” Steve Shortly says.

What ever happens on the day it should be a fun day for all considering the Grand Final week is a ‘bonus’ rugby week for all teams invited to compete. With that being said, it sure would be nice to have bragging rights for this one. Teams competing are posted below and for those interested, the tournament bracket will be posted in the next few days.

Good luck to all teams participating this coming weekend!

The Hangar
1. Bohica
2. The Beers
3. Pathetifish

Burlington Dome
1. One Hitters
2. Blue Steel
3. Mac Daddy’s

U.C.C.
1. Tigers B
2. Victorious Secret
3. Bay Street Gormandizers