The Ontario Rugby Union (ORU) also known as '
Rugby Ontario
'' is the provincial governing body for the sport of

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in the

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province of

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

and a Provincial Union of

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. 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 Ontari
here

High Performance Program

Rugby Ontario is represented on the National stage by the

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. This program includes 15's teams at the following ages: U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and Senior; which compete at the

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in championship and festival divisions. The Senior Men's side competes for the

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. 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

National Men's Team (XVs); 12 High Performance players currently on the

National Women's Team (XVs); five High Performance players currently on the

National Men's Sevens Team; and eight High Performance players currently on the

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

References

External links

Ontario Rugby Union Website
Rugby union governing bodies in Canada Rugby union in Ontario

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