Clubs

The Ajax Wanderers Rugby Union Football Club can lay claim to being the founding club for rugby in post-war Ontario. In 1949, Freddie and Bob Miller, Norman Fawdry and David Holland, English immigrants who missed their favourite sport from back home, formed the Wanderers RUFC. Initially opposition was limited to University of Toronto, McGill University […]

Toronto City rugby is the collaborative combination of efforts of City based clubs with the mission of bringing House league rugby and team entry to ORU club Rugby tournaments to junior players 14 and under. We train and play in a variety of local spaces.  Toronto Scottish and Toronto Saracens support Toronto City which is […]

The Eastern Ontario Rugby Union (EORU) is a branch of Rugby Ontario and serves as the administrative body for rugby in Napanee, Kingston, Brockville, Cornwall, Lanark, Petawawa and Ottawa. EORU was incorporated in 1979 but can trace its roots back to the early 1950′s when the very first club in Eastern Ontario was formed. The Bytown Beavers, now known […]

HISTORICAL The Southwestern Ontario Rugby Union was formed in and around 1961 as a result of rugby clubs  being formed west of Toronto.  In 1958 Doug Thornton was the driving force in the formation of the London Foresters Rugby Club, in the same year Ron Stott and Keith Hetherington started the Sarnia Saints RFC.  In […]

Rugby Canada is the national governing body of the sport of rugby union in Canada. Rugby Football has a long history in Canada dating back to its initial appearance in the 1860s. Since 1974, Rugby Canada has been a permanent fixture on the global rugby scene, including trips to each of the six IRB Rugby […]

The Scarborough Rugby Football Club (SRFC) is a newly founded club created in 2021 and located in Toronto’s east-end. SRFC will have a minimum of three teams running during the summer of 2022. Our goal is to further grow the sport of rugby across the city by offering Scarborough’s first rugby club and we want […]

MISSION Rainbow Griffins Rugby Football Club develops the sport of rugby for Torontonians regardless of their age, gender, sexuality, or any other obstacles they may face, by providing mixed-ability rugby programs and serving diversity, inclusion, and equity programs to the broader rugby community to reduce barriers and create a safer, inclusive sport for all. VISION […]

The Aurora Barbarians RFC was established in 2002 with the successful merger of the Toronto Barbarians and Aurora RFC. The club is located in Central York Region and draws players from Lake Simcoe to Lake Ontario. The Barbarians currently field over 15 teams including 3 Senior Men, 2 Senior Women, U-18 Boys, U-18 Girls, U-16 Boys, […]

The Barrie Rugby Club was established in 1967 by a group of athletes from Barrie and Base Borden. The Barrie Rugby Club offers competitive rugby programs for all age groups from Under 6 to Senior Men and Women.  The senior Men & Women’s teams play on the Jim Hamilton Field at the Barrie Sports Complex. […]

The Bay Street Rugby Football Club was founded in 2008 as a non-committal rugby enterprise for downtown professionals.  The Club prides itself on its flexible approach to team practice, its exciting brand of Champagne Rugby, and its active social calendar. In their short history, the Pigs have won three consecutive times the Toronto Rugby Union […]

The Brampton Rugby Club, affectionately known as The Beavers, was established in 1962.  We current field 2 Senior Men’s sides competing in the Marshall Championship League and 1 Senior Women’s side playing in the Toronto Rugby Union West Division.  The Beavers are Dam Proud of their Junior program that includes Girls & Boys Under 18 […]

December 1997, would be Cobourg’s first year with a men’s rugby club. Conceived and developed by Mike McMahon who had played with the Oshawa Vikings and the Ajax Wanderers and drew upon an established high school rugby program, and its alumni, the Cobourg Saxons fielded two men’s sides for the 1998 summer season. Spring of […]

Despite a vibrant rugby presence in other parts of Toronto,  Etobicoke has long been overlooked and underserved. Our organization is aiming to change this.  Along with our Senior Men’s team we are expanding to accommodate Junior Men’s as well as Women’s rugby to make a success of  the sport we all love- right here in Etobicoke! […]

The Georgian Bay Titans Rugby Football Club was founded in 2007 by Kirsty Stevenson in response to the the rise in popularity of rugby in both elementary and high schools. In its first season the Titans fielded 3 boys’ teams, U14, U16 and U21, with a membership of 60 players and coaches. The club has […]

Calling all Toronto rugby players over 35! We know there are a lot of guys who have stopped playing for their current clubs but are still interested in the occasional game or in playing oldboys. We are a new “old boys” club situated in the heart of Toronto. Players over the age of 35 from […]

Founded in 1978, the last club in a chain of clubs founded by Vince Jones, He passed away in 2103 and it now falls to his acolytes to continue to bring rugby to this area and to develop talented Canadians to the highest levels of the sport, as well as ensure that the guiding principles […]

Our club originates from the Markham Irish Canadian Rugby Club and The Markham Rugby Football Club which merged in 2010. The combined clubs have a rich history of success at the senior and junior levels having won multiple Ontario Cups and League Championships. We offer plenty of field space for games and practice, a large […]

The Mississauga Blues RFC is a community based rugby club aimed at providing both male and female adults and children the opportunity to develop healthy lifestyles and relationships. The club aims to promote values of teamwork, dedication, competition, and respect through the sport of rugby.  The Blues were founded in 2008 and now field 14 teams […]

Toronto Muddy York is a progressive, ALL-INCLUSIVE rugby club in the Greater Toronto Area providing the sport of rugby to the gay community and their friends. Established in 2003, we primarily compete against teams in the Toronto Rugby Union. We also travel for exhibition matches against other teams, and host our annual Beaver Bowl Tournament, when we invite […]

Since inception in ’84, the Highlanders rose through the ranks of the NRU and, later, the TRU, culminating with a Marshall Cup in 1998, and again, in 2001. With a warranted invitation to compete in the ORU Keenan Division. Historically and currently, North Halton boasts a driven executive and a diverse player profile – both […]

Welcome and thank you for your interest in the Crusaders Rugby Club of Oakville. We are dedicated to providing all players with a safe, fun and challenging environment. We accept players from the age of five, boys and girls, of all shapes and sizes, no experience required. Rugby is a game that teaches camaraderie, respect, […]

Club site: Peterboroughrugby.com

Rugby Ontario is the provincial sports governing body responsible for the organization of rugby in Ontario. Our mission is to promote, govern, and develop rugby at all levels in a safe, affordable and enjoyable environment within the province of Ontario.

The Sudbury Stones Rugby Football Club is Northern Ontario’s only ORU sanctioned club. Not part of the regular scheduled club matches in Ontario, we’re a social club who travel near and far for the love of Rugby. We’re the the Harlem Globetrotters of rugger, with Sudbury being its Vegas. Many of our players are in […]

Toronto Inner City Rugby Foundation (TIRF) is home of community rugby in Toronto. TIRF works to build community through rugby and rugby through community. We bring together Toronto area rugby clubs and schools to build a community playing and training model that consists of strong school programs, club rugby, representative rugby and training academies. Our […]

  The Toronto Buccaneers RFC was established in 1976. The club has a long standing tradition of playing hard, competitive rugby on the field while also playing hard off the field with an impressive yearly social calendar. Pub crawls, charity events, social gatherings and an offseason hockey team are only a few of the many […]

The Toronto Dragons Rugby Football Club was formed in May of 2003 after the merger between the Toronto Welsh RFC and University of Toronto RFC. We are committed to the development and enhancement of rugby in the Downtown Toronto area. Contributing volunteer coaches in local area high schools and organizing rugby skills clinics are two […]

As one of the founding member clubs of the Ontario Rugby Union, the Toronto Nomads have been playing competitive rugby since 1950. We are a founding shareholder or Fletcher’s Fields where we play our home games. We continue to add layers to our long and colourful history by fielding three men’s teams, a women’s team […]

The Toronto Saracens is a Toronto-based Rugby Club playing in the Toronto Rugby Keenan Premier A division and the Ontario Women’s League in the Ontario Rugby Union. Toronto Saracens was initially formed in 1953, but formally established in 1954. It was formed from the sum of players branching out from the Toronto Irish, Nomads and […]

The Toronto Scottish is a Toronto-based Rugby Club playing in the Marshall Premiership League and the Ontario Women’s League in the Ontario Rugby Union. Established in 1953, the Toronto Scottish fields 3 Senior Men’s teams, 2 Senior Women’s teams, Junior Rugby and Minis. Our home games are at Fletcher’s Fields in Markham, however we often […]

A group of former graduates from York University, led by Larry Nancekivell, decided to continue their playing career in the Ontario Rugby Union and founded the club in 1972. Throughout the ‘90s, the club enjoyed tremendous success and made history by winning both the Ontario league championships and McCormick Cups in 1993, 1994, and 1995. […]