As May long weekend approaches and rugby season begins, a few of Ontario’s finest Senior Men’s players will be taking the pitch in Burlington in what is likely to be the most anticipated games on the Blues’ calendar. The Blues will be taking on the Glendale Raptors at Sherwood Forest Park in Burlington, Ontario on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Gates will open at 1:00pm EDT and the two North American sides will kick-off at 3:00pm EDT.

The Glendale Raptors will be tough competition for the Blues side. Not only have the Raptors recently been named to North America’s new professional rugby league – Major League Rugby – for its inaugural 2018 season, but the squad could also be comprised of up to nine internationally capped players.

Most notably, the Raptors recently signed US Eagle Midfielder Bryce Campbell, as they begin to shape their professional roster. Campbell is a young, strong midfielder who is likely to start for the US when they face Canada in their June World Cup qualifier.

The Raptors roster will likely be released ahead of the match on Friday.

The Blues have their share of internationally capped players also and their talents will be on full display. Loose Head Rob Brouwer of Lindsay has recently become a mainstay for the Canadian National team and continues to be a dominant front row player. Along with Rob, the Ontario squad is likely to include many players who have had experience with the National team or the Canada A Development side.

It was the young stars who came out to play in the Blues’ 34-31 win over New York Old Blue RFC on April 29. Andrew Ferguson recorded three tries and one conversion, while Kainoa Lloyd scored twice. Rory McDonnell recorded the match-winning try after an impressive turnover forced by Josh Campbell.

“We have guys that are pro caliber and ready to make that step,” said Blues’ Head Coach Chris Silverthorn. “Playing a pro side at the beginning of the MLR concept is something everyone in our program is extremely excited about.”

Tickets are still available for the match! Discounted group rates are also available for groups of 25+. Email info@rugbyontario.com for more details!

The Blues’ roster will be announced on Wednesday, with the starting XV being released on Friday. 

The match will be streamed on Rugby Ontario’s YouTube channel. The link to the match broadcast will be shared in the coming days. Also, stay tuned to Rugby Ontario’s social media channels for coverage leading up to the match, match-day updates and a post-match recap.

Calling all Centaurs,

this upcoming season is quickly approaching. Are you ready?

Online registration is now online so you can register yourself or your child.

Register Here

If you have any questions or issues with registration, please contact snrmen@centaursrfc.com

Thanks to all who showed up last night at the clubhouse for our Annual General Meeting. Lots of Old Boys and Womens team members were in attendance. It was good to see so people truly care about what is happening with our club and the work it takes run it.
Congratulations to our new Executive Board for the 2017 Season and the many new faces we have willing to contribute to the success of the club moving forward.
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The executive would like to thank everyone for coming out last night to our year end Awards Dinner and Dance. What a great way to cap off the year with a sold out venue, dinner and drinks with your club mates. We would like to congratulate our award winners;
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For those who did not come last year. The President’s Day match will be the 2nd annual match held at the end of the season between two teams made up from our club.  There is a President’s XV and a Captain’s XV (chosen by club President and club Captain). . During the match drink breaks are Frequent and encouraged.
What is required

• Silly Hat is mandatory during the match  and No try scored shall count unless it is completed whilst wearing a silly hat.

We ask everyone shows up at the clubhouse around noon where we can have a couple pre match bevys and Colin and Andy can sort out teams. After the game we will continue to drink and eventually head down town.. it’s going to be a good one boys. Any new players or old are welcome to come out for a run around.

ime to vote for this year’s Award Recipients for the 2016 Centaurs Annual Awards Banquet.

Tickets are now available for purchase over the bar or by $50 email money transfer to Tim Morton – tim.morton9@gmail.com

Centaurs Annual Awards Banquet

When:             Saturday, November 19^th – Cocktails 6:30 pm

Where:            Burlington Lion’s Club – 471 Pearl Street

Cost:                $50 per ticket.

Please send submit your votes for the player recipient for the Endeavour Cup, the Endeavour Bowl and the Endeavour Shield to awards@centaursrfc.com

Endeavour Bowl – women players/coaches‎

Endeavor Cup ‎- men players/coaches

Endeavour Shield – all voting club members‎ in good standing

The Endeavour Cup(Men) /Endeavour Bowl (Women) :

This award is presented to a player from any team who has shown unselfish devotion to the club and teams, has a high degree of sportsmanship, is a keen competitor and has demonstrated personal improvement in performance during the last season. 

NOTE:

No emphasis is placed on ability as such, this is not intended to be the “Most Valuable Player of the Year” award, as understood in the world of professional sport.   

The Endeavour Shield‎:

Awarded to the club member(player or non-player) who has given outstanding ‎service to the club off the field during the last year.  

There was a full house at Sherwood Forest Park last weekend with the 8th Annual Roddy Allan Minor Rugby Festival had its most ever participants with 88 teams and just over 1000‎ players and coaches.

The Centaurs had a great showing as the U8’s impressed coaches Alex Rappos and Aislinn McNally with how well a number of their “mini‎-taurs” performed in their first ever rugby games.

The U10’s coaches Chloe Seidner and Leigh Bowen were also pleased as a number of returning players are developing well. Their 3 -0 record was a great start to the season.

The U12’s got off to a rocky start as first game jitters lead to a loss but they rallied in the remaining two games to go undefeated. Coaches Steve Venimore and Jason Chantler are anticipating a great season as a number of these players have been playing together for the past 4 years and new to contact players are adjusting well.

All junior teams are still accepting registrations – www.centaursrfc.com

Senior Men & Women Season Openers

The Burlington Centaurs Women took on the London St. George in a tough game versus an experienced London side.
With new faces on the team the women continued to work on their game play throughout the match and look forward as they develop togther as a team through the season.

Burlington Centaurs Men got off to a winning start in the 2016 season with home victories for all 3 men’s team on Saturday at Sherwood Forest Park. The return of the Berties was highly celebrated and well attended by the senior players past and present who managed to squeeze by Wilmot for a 33 – 22 BERTIES win in the curtain raiser. The 2nd XV dominated local rivals Hamilton with a 29 – 0 Centaurs scoreline demonstrating the teams gritty and at times polished performance. Standout performances by Mike Doherty, Captain Zach Dundas and fly-half Juan Palacio were the highlights.

The 1st XV took on Hamilton in the eagerly anticipated derby start to the season and game out of the gates flying only for an uncharacteristic error to gave the Hornets a 7-0 lead against the run of play. A penalty by Brendan Bryan would cut that lead to 4 followed by a try by the Centaurs which would lead to a 10 – 8 scoreline at half. Hamilton had dominated the breakdown in the first half frustrating Burlington’s wide game plan attempt, forcing coach Jon Goldie to make changes at half to both personnel and the strategy. Thomas Pichet and Robbie Carter came on to great effect allowing the Centaurs to compete more effectively in both the loose and the tight and this would manifest itself in another score for the Centaurs shortly after the second half commenced.
This allowed workhorse Jeff Brownson to influence the game more on his own terms and the Centaurs began to put phases together more consistently. Another mix-up however of the back of a dominant scrummage would gift Hamilton their second try and put the Centaurs on the back foot again. Trailing by 2 points with 5 minutes to go the Centaurs showed their trademark quality of great heart leading to sustained pressure against a stuffy Hamilton side. Good setup play would lead to quick hands by the backs to set free Matt Woodley who would beat his man on the outside to finish under the posts for a fine try which would be converted by Brendan Bryan. Scrum half Zach Shurtleff would finish the game by kicking the ball out of play for a fine 22-17 win against their fiercest rivals. Coach Jon Goldie although unhappy with the performance was satisfied with the win and noted the Centaurs will have to be much better next week against Niagara Wasps if they are going to make it 2 wins out of 2.

Burlington Centaurs got off to a winning start in the 2016 season with home victories for all 3 men’s team on Saturday at Sherwood Forest Park. The return of the Berties was highly celebrated and well attended by the senior players past and present who managed to squeeze by Wilmot 33 – 22 in the curtain raiser. The 2nd XV dominated local rivals Hamilton with a 29 – 0 scoreline demonstrating the teams gritty and at times polished performance. Standout performances by Mike Doherty, Captain Zach Dundas and fly-half Juan Palacio were the highlights.

The 1st XV took on Hamilton in the eagerly anticipated derby start to the season and game out of the gates flying only for an uncharacteristic error to gave the Hornets a 7-0 lead against the run of play. A penalty by Brendan Bryan would cut that lead to 4 followed by a try by the Centaurs which would lead to a 10 – 8 scoreline at half. Hamilton had dominated the breakdown in the first half frustrating Burlingtons wide game plan attempt forcing coach Jon Goldie to make changes at half to both personnel and the strategy. Thomas Pichet and Robbie Carter came on to great effect allowing the Centaurs to compete more effectively in both the loose and the tight and this would manifest itself in another score for the Centaurs shortly after the second half commenced. This allowed workhorse Jeff Brownson to influence the game more on his own terms and the Centaurs began to put phases together more consistently. Another mixup however of the back of a dominant scrummage would gift Hamilton their second try and put the Centaurs on the back foot again. Trailing by 2 points with 5 minutes to go the Centaurs showed their trademark quality of great heart leading to sustained pressure against a stuffy Hamilton side. Good setup play would lead to quick hands by the backs to set free Matt Woodley who would beat his man on the outside to finish under the posts for a fine try which would be converted by Brendan Bryan. Scrum half Zach Shurtleff would finish the game by kicking the ball out of play for a fine 22-17 win against their fiercest rivals. Coach Jon Goldie although unhappy with the performance was satisfied with the win and noted the Centaurs will have to be much better next week against Niagara Wasps if they are going to make it 2 wins out of 2.