Morning all,
I hope you all had a great first week back at school, work or however else you are spending your time. I am currently in Heathrow airport wrestling with storm Goretti as it delays my flight home but looking forward to seeing lots of you tomorrow at the Algonquin dome. For those of you still on the fence about joining winter training, I wanted to give you insight into the numbers of each age group who have already signed up. These numbers do not include the U18 boys and girls attending the Italy tour so there are a lot of players starting their rugby season early.

Congratulations to the following players for their selection to Ontario Blues 15s and 7s development academy, it is fantastic to see such great representation from our junior teams.

Boys – 15s East
Adriano Morroni
Charlie Priestman
Drake Freeman
Evan Gregory
Fraser McCorquodale
Gareth Patrick
Isaac Grills
John Stanton
Luke Kennedy
Matthew Lake
Thomas Storey
Spencer Butt

Girls – 15s East
Alexandra Bean
Alexia O’Neil
Carys McCleery
Cordelia Burgess
Georgia Macdonald
Georgia Priestman
Jacqueline Carter
Kainen Ng
Lauren Nowiski
MacKenzie Oliphant
Maggie Grills
Marlow Tolmie
Matilda (Tilly) Pender
Naomi Kavanagh
Tahlia Roventa
Teagan Bowes
Tenlha Goff
Tessa Bowes

Ontario Junior Blues 7s teams

U16 Boys
Charlie Priestman
Gareth Patrick

U16 Girls
Cordelia Burgess
Kainen Ng
Tahlia Roventa

U18 Boys
Adriano Morroni
Fraser MacCorquodale
Isaac Grills
Thomas Storey

U18 Girls
Maggie Grills
Matilda (Tilly) Pender
Naomi Kavanagh

Important Dates

Winter Training

Registration via Sportlomo is required
Location: Algonquin Dome
Dates: Saturdays, January 3 to February 21Parking: Parking is included, please park in P12 (to the left of the parking lot when approaching the dome)

Schedule:
– 3:10PM – 4:25PM U14, U16, U12*
– 4:25PM – 5:55PM Italy Tour, U18 (note Italy tour athletes do not need to register as it is included in tour fees. All other U18 are more than welcome to join.
– 5:55PM – 7:10PM Sr Women, Sr Men, U12**U12 transition to tackle/tackle refinement will be 1 hour offered from 3:10PM-4:10PM and 6:10PM-7:10PM, athletes may attend one or both.

Annual General Meeting – February 21, 2026. Details to come!

Have a great week,

Anne