Welcome
Welcome to the new online home of the Niagara Wasps Rugby Football Club. Stay tuned to this site for your latest updates and info concerning rugby in the Niagara Region.
The Niagara Wasps RFC was established in 1952 and has thrived ever since. It is home to men's, women's, junior teams and minor rugby. The Niagara Wasps maintain affiliations with the provincial & national representative teams as well as several regional over 35's clubs. Our club is also proud to support many of the local high school rugby teams and elementary flag rugby. Conveniently located in the heart of Niagara, the club is central to both Southern Ontario and Western New York. The club boasts two of the best rugby fields in Ontario and a clubhouse that is open year round. Please explore our website for further information about our club.
This Week in Niagara Rugby
CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS
- VERY IMPORTANT NOTICE.Import players need work and accommodation, we have five new ones coming between April 1st and July 1st. All these guys have committed to our club and are prepared to fund the journey here from Australia, New Zealand, England and Ireland, several thousand dollars each, we owe it to them to do everything we can to make sure they do not regret choosing to play for us. Everyone involved with Niagara Wasps should do what they can to help. Maybe you would choose to sponsor a player or be one of several who sponsor a player, please give this your full attention, we need all of our members to join in here.Please get back to a member of the executive as soon as possible!
- Kevin Foss is named Senior Mens 1st Team Manager, Congratulations to Kevin!
- GET REGISTERED BY APRIL 1!!!
- Registration has to be done April 1st and no-one can play in pre season games that is not registered, as we have decided to take on some tough opposition this year we need to field strong sides so GET REGISTERED.
- Niagara Wasps RFC - Senior Men's 2010 Kick-Off Update
The Black and Yellow Evening was a tremendous success with close to 100 people from the Niagara Rugby community attending. We enjoyed and had the pleasure of being in the presence of a true Canadian rugby icon, Al Charron, who was our guest speaker. It was a great night as well due to the fact that we held the first ever induction into the Niagara Rugby Hall of Honour! What an excellent way to kick off the season and get everyone in the rugby state of mind!
Training Sessions:
Kalar Road Turf Field:
-Friday, March 19th 7-9 pm
-Friday, March 26th 7-9pm
Niagara Rugby Club
April 6, 6:30 pm and each Tuesday and Thursday thereafter
Pre season games:
April 10th vs. tba
April 17th vs. Brantford Harlequins
April 24th vs. Stoney Creek
May 1st vs. Beaconsfield RFC (Montreal), double header; Women at 1:30pm and Men at 3 pm
(All to be played at Niagara Wasps RFC, 2:30 pm kickoff)
Player Sponsorship sheets are now available. To be used for personal sponsorships for the upcoming year.
Coaching Staff
Director of Rugby: Bill Tyler
Head Coach: Gary MacDonald
Team Coordinators: tba
Senior Men's Teams Goals
Run three distinct squads of 30 players each
Each team will have varying levels of commitment expectations; but there should be something for everyone
1st Team (highly competitive)
2nd Team (competitive)
3rd Team (recreational)
Senior Men's Player Meeting (date, time, and location to be confirmed)
Saturday April 3rd, Niagara Clubhouse, time tba
Off-Season Weight Training, Conditioning, and Testing
Contact Gary MacDonald, and between him and Jay Peterson they will supply you with an individual positional specific training program to get started on.
Testing at Stamford HS in NF (beep test, squat, bench press), Touch, Clancy's
Fri, Jan 8, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Fri, Feb 19, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Fri, Apr 9, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
THE YEAR 2010 UPCOMING & IN REVIEW
February 19th, 7-9pm, Fitness Testing Session 2.
