Rugby Canada and Provincial Unions endorse the Calgary Commitment

Rugby Canada and Provincial Union members set out in an exciting direction together at a workshop held in Calgary from November 3-5, 2023, uniting as One Squad for the growth and betterment of the sport moving forward.  
 
Leadership representatives of the provincial rugby unions and Rugby Canada reviewed and discussed important topics that included a new strategic direction for Rugby Canada and the roles each Provincial Union will play collaboratively to achieve success across Canada. The high performance player pathway was an additional focus, including an in-depth technical session, and the group worked to provide direction on establishing a National Growth Plan.  
 
All agreed that one of the core values of Rugby Canada’s new strategy should be Unity – we are one country, one community and one squad. To this end, the workshop concluded with a joint statement signed by all attendees – The Calgary Commitment: 
 
In Canada, we play rugby together, learn together, build together, win together and fail together. We celebrate each other’s successes and support each other through our defeats. Across this country, everyone has a role to play in achieving success for our national team.    
 
“This workshop was an important opportunity for Rugby Canada and our Provincial Unions to come together to share some of our collective challenges and ambitions,” said Rugby Canada CEO Nathan Bombrys. “We came away realizing that we all want the same thing – to see rugby in Canada achieve its potential. Together as One Squad from coast to coast across Canada, we have collectively taken the first few steps down the path of our new strategic direction.”