Rugby Canada’s Maple Leaf Academy Receives Funding Boost For Nine Athletes

Rugby Canada is seeing several of its athletes continuing to thrive within the Maple Leaf Academy program, home to the next wave of upcoming women’s talent. Led by former Canadian international and current head coach Kelly Russell, the Maple Leaf Program facilitates the Development of future Olympians and National Team Athletes.

Six new Rugby Canada athletes from the Maple Leaf Academy were recently accepted into RBC Training Ground’s current season of funding for 2022. Additionally, three Academy athletes are receiving acceptance into the Training Ground program for a third straight year, totalling nine athletes under RBC Training Ground funding in 2022.

Aspiring female athletes from across the country are recruited to the Maple Leaf Academy through various talent identification pathways, coming together to train full time in Rugby Canada's high-performance environment at the Al Charron National Training Centre in Langford, BC.

Targeting athletes between the ages of 18-22 yrs of age, the Academy exists to provide an environment that supports up-and-coming female rugby players in achieving their aspirations of competing for the National Senior Women’s teams, and winning gold medals at the Olympic Games.