Toronto,
ON - Rugby Canada is pleased to announce the 2006 National Invitational Club
Championship (NICC) rankings and competition pools. The inaugural NICC will take
place May 18-21, 2006 at Ellerslie Rugby Park in Edmonton, Alberta.
The
rankings see British Columbia Rugby Union, CDI Rounsfell Cup finalists James Bay
Athletic Association (JBAA) at #1, with Rugby Ontario 2006 McCormick Cup
Champions Balmy Beach RFC at #2. The Irish Canadian Rugby Club, Rugby
Ontario’s 2006 Ontario League runner-up at
# 3, with Alberta Rugby Union Champions Strathcona Druids rounding out the top
four (4).
The Rugby Canada National Invitational Club Championship Rankings were
determined by a ranking committee of six (6) members from across
the country. All team ranking documents were sent to the committee
members and each was asked to rank the teams 1-12. Each team receiving a first
place vote received 12 points, 2nd place 11 points down to the 12th
place vote receiving one (1), point for a possible maximum total of 72.
Ranking Committee:
Graham
Brown, Rugby Canada CEO
Bram
Cotton, Rugby Canada Manager of Marketing & Sponsorship
Hans
de Goede, Rugby Canada Board Member and High Performance Committee
Alan
Gray, Rugby Canada Panel Referee as put forward by the Rugby Canada and Laws
David Lougheed, Former Rugby Canada International and professional rugby player
Rick
Powers, Rugby Canada Board Member
Rugby
Canada National Invitational Club Championship Rankings:
Rank |
Final
Order 1-12 |
Total
Points |
Total
Points Possible |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
James
Bay Athletic Association (JBAA) |
72 |
72 |
|
2 |
Balmy
Beach RFC |
60 |
72 |
|
3 |
Irish
Canadian Rugby Club (ICRC) |
56 |
72 |
|
4 |
Strathcona
Druids |
52 |
72 |
|
5 |
UBC
Old Boys Ravens |
49 |
72 |
|
6 |
Calgary
Saints |
38 |
72 |
|
7 |
Montreal
Barbarians |
32 |
72 |
|
8 |
Fredericton
Loyalists |
28 |
72 |
|
9 |
Saskatoon
Wild Oats |
27 |
72 |
|
10 |
Edmonton
Clansmen |
25 |
72 |
|
11 |
Ste-
Anne-de-Bellevue |
17 |
72 |
|
12 |
University
of Manitoba Wombats |
12 |
72 |
|
Pool
A |
Pool
B |
Pool
C |
Pool
D |
|
#
1 JBAA |
#
2 Balmy Beach RFC |
#
3 ICRC |
#
4 Strathcona Druids |
|
#
8 Fredericton Loyalists |
#
7 Montreal Barbs |
#
6 Calgary Saints |
#
5 UBC Old Boy Ravens |
|
#
9 Saskatoon Wild Oats |
#
10 Edmonton Clansmen |
#
11 Ste-Anne-de Bellevue |
#
12 U of Manitoba Wombats |
Competion Venues and
Kick-Off Times
|
|
Match |
Venue |
|
May
18 |
Druids
(4) v. Wild Oats (9) |
Druids
Rugby Club
5:30 PM |
|
|
Balmy
Beach (2) v. Ste Anne (11) |
Druids
Rugby Club
7:30 PM |
|
|
Irish
Canadian RC (3)
v. Clansmen (10) |
Clansmen
Rugby Club
7:30 PM |
|
|
UBC
Old Boys (5) v. Loyalists (8) |
Clansmen
Rugby Club
5:30 PM |
|
|
Calgary
Saints (6) v. Mtl Barbs (7)) |
St.
Albert Rugby Park
5:30 PM |
|
|
James
Bay (1) v. U of Manitoba (12 |
St.
Albert Rugby Park
7:30 PM |
|
|
|
|
|
May
19 |
James
Bay (1) v. UBC Old Boys (5) |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
5:30 PM |
|
|
Druids
(4) v. Loyalists (8) |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
5:30 PM |
|
|
U
of Manitoba (12) v. Wild Oats (9) |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
7:30 PM |
|
|
Balmy
Beach (2) v. Calgary Saints (6) |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
5:30 PM |
|
|
Irish
Canadian RC (3)
v. Ste Anne (11) |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
5:30 PM |
|
|
Clansmen
(10) v. Mtl Barbs (7) |
Ellerslie Rugby Park 7:30 PM |
|
|
|
|
|
May
20 |
James
Bay (1) v. Druids (4) |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
1:30 PM |
|
|
UBC
Old Boys (5) v. Wild Oats (9) |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
3:00 PM |
|
|
U
of Manitoba (12) v. Loyalists (8) |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
12:00 PM |
|
|
Balmy
Beach (2) v. Irish
Canadian RC (3) |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
1:30 PM |
|
|
Calgary
Saints (6) v. Clansmen (10) |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
3:00 PM |
|
|
Ste
Anne (11) v. Mtl Barbs (7) |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
12:00 PM |
|
|
|
|
|
May
21 |
A
– D #6 v. B – C #6 |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
9:00 AM |
|
|
A
– D #4 v. B – C #4 |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
10:15 AM |
|
|
A
– D #2 v. B – C #2 |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
11:30 AM |
|
|
A
– D #5 v. B – C #5 |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
12:45 PM |
|
|
A
– D #3 v. B – C #3 |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
1:00 PM |
|
|
A
– D #1 v. B – C #1 |
Ellerslie
Rugby Park
2:30 PM |