Ontario Rugby Union

Rugby Ontario
Full name	Ontario Rugby Union (ORU)
Association	Rugby Canada
Location	Ontario, Canada
Colours	Blue, White
Branches	Eastern Ontario Rugby Union, Niagara Rugby Union, Southwest Rugby Union, Toronto Rugby Union

The Ontario Rugby Union (ORU) also known as Rugby Ontario^[1] is the provincial governing body for the sport of rugby union in the Canadian province of Ontario and a Provincial Union of Rugby Canada. Rugby Ontario governs various levels of rugby (Under-7, Under-9, Under-11, Under-13, Under-15, Under-17, Under-19, Senior, Masters, Non-contact).

You can find a list of clubs in Ontario here.

High Performance Program

Rugby Ontario is represented on the National stage by the Ontario Blues. This program includes 15's teams at the following ages: U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and Senior; which compete at the Canadian Rugby Championship in championship and festival divisions. The Senior Men's side competes for the MacTier Cup. Also included in Rugby Ontario's provincial program are 7s teams at the U18 level, who compete for the Canadian Rugby U18 7s National Championships.

Representation at the national level

The Rugby Ontario program and its clubs have produced ten High Performance players currently on the Rugby Canada National Men's Team (XVs); 12 High Performance players currently on the Rugby Canada National Women's Team (XVs); five High Performance players currently on the Rugby Canada National Men's Sevens Team; and eight High Performance players currently on the Rugby Canada National Women's Sevens Team.

Senior Men's and Women's Competition

There are ten men's competitions which are sanctioned by the ORU. The Marshall Premiership and Championship are contested by the best teams from the Toronto Rugby Union and the Niagara Rugby Union, and feature promotion and relegation. The lower leagues are run by the branch unions. The winners of the TRU and NRU compete in the Intermediate Cup against the lowest placed team in the Marshall Championship to determine who will play in the Championship the following year.

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Marshall Premiership 8 clubs
2	Marshall Championship 8 clubs
3	Eastern Ontario Rugby Union 6 clubs	Niagara Rugby Union A 6 clubs	Toronto Rugby Union Premier Division 6 clubs
4		Niagara Rugby Union B 8 clubs	Toronto Rugby Union Premier 2nd Division 6 clubs
5		Niagara Rugby Union C 6 clubs	Toronto Rugby Union Regional B 8 clubs
6			Toronto Rugby Union Central 16 clubs

In addition to the men's competitions, there are 6 women's competitions.

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Ontario Women's League 6 clubs
2	Eastern Ontario Rugby Union 4 clubs	Niagara Rugby Union A 6 clubs	Toronto Rugby Union Senior Premier 6 clubs
3		Niagara Rugby Union B 6 clubs	Toronto Rugby Union B 6 clubs

Senior Men Provincial Champions

Ontario Cup

1950 – Brantford Harlequins
1951 – No Info Found
1952 – Irish Canadians RFC
1953 – Toronto Barbarians
1954 – Toronto Barbarians
1955 – No Info Found
1956 – Toronto Barbarians
1957 – Ajax Wanderers
1958 – Toronto Scottish RFC
1959 – No Info Found

Carling Cup

1960 – Toronto Nomads
1961 – Toronto Nomads
1962 – Toronto Nomads
1963 – Toronto Nomads
1964 – Toronto Nomads
1965 – Irish Canadians RFC
1966 – Irish Canadians RFC
1967 – Irish Canadians RFC
1968 – Balmy Beach RFC
1969 – Irish Canadians RFC
1970 – Irish Canadians RFC
1971 – Irish Canadians RFC
1972 – Toronto Scottish RFC
1973 – Toronto Nomads
1974 – Brantford Harlequins
1975 – Balmy Beach RFC
1976 – Toronto Nomads
1977 – Toronto Saracens
1978 – Irish Canadians RFC
1979 – Irish Canadians RFC
1980 – Balmy Beach RFC
1981 – Balmy Beach RFC

McCormick Cup

1982 – Ottawa Irish
1983 – Ottawa Irish
1984 – Ottawa Irish
1985 – Balmy Beach RFC
1986 – Balmy Beach RFC
1987 – Balmy Beach RFC
1988 – Balmy Beach RFC
1989 – Balmy Beach RFC
1990 – Ottawa Irish
1991 – Ottawa Irish
1992 – Irish Canadians RFC
1993 – Vaughan Yeomen
1994 – Vaughan Yeomen
1995 – Vaughan Yeomen
1996 – Ottawa Irish
1997 – Balmy Beach RFC
1998 – Ajax Wanderers
1999 – Irish Canadians RFC
2000 – Oakville Crusaders
2001 – Vaughan Yeomen
2002 – Irish Canadians RFC
2003 – Brantford Harlequins
2004 – Balmy Beach RFC
2005 – Balmy Beach RFC
2006 – Irish Canadians RFC
2007 – Aurora Barbarians
2008 – Irish Canadians RFC
2009 – Aurora Barbarians
2010 – Aurora Barbarians
2011 – Balmy Beach RFC
2012 – Oakville Crusaders
2013 – Markham Irish Canadians RFC
2014 – Balmy Beach RFC
2015 – Balmy Beach RFC
2016 – Brantford Harlequins
2017 – Brantford Harlequins
2018 – Markham Irish Canadians RFC
2019 – Brantford Harlequins
2020 – None due to Covid
2021 – None due to Covid
2022 – Balmy Beach RFC
2023 – Brantford Harlequins

Senior Women Provincial Champions

ORU Women’s Cup

1995 – Ajax Wanderers
1996 – Ajax Wanderers
1997 – No Info Found
1998 – Toronto Scottish RFC

OWL Cup

1999 – Toronto Scottish RFC
2000 – Toronto Scottish RFC
2001 – Yeomen Lions RFC
2002 – Yeomen Lions RFC
2003 – Toronto Scottish RFC
2004 – Toronto Scottish RFC
2005 – Toronto Scottish RFC
2006 – Irish Canadians RFC
2007 – Ottawa Irish
2008 – Toronto Scottish RFC
2009 – Toronto Scottish RFC
2010 – Toronto Scottish RFC
2011 – Toronto Scottish RFC
2012 – Aurora Barbarians
2013 – Toronto Saracens
2014 – Waterloo County
2015 – Aurora Barbarians
2016 – Aurora Barbarians
2017 – Toronto Saracens
2018 – Toronto Saracens
2019 – Guelph RFC
2020 – None due to covid
2021 – None due to covid
2022 – Guelph RFC
2023 – Guelph RFC
2024 – Guelph RFC

References

^ Ontario, Rugby. "Rugby Ontario Homepage". www.rugbyontario.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.

External links

Ontario Rugby Union Website

Rugby union in Canada

Governing body

Rugby Canada

Provincial unions

National teams

Men's	Canada 7s A U-20
Women's	Canada 7s

Competitions

International

Hosted events

Defunct

International	Churchill Cup North America 4 Pacific Rim Championship
Domestic	Canadian Rugby Championship Rugby Canada Super League Rugby Canada National Junior Championship