Junior Ravens Rugby

Junior Ravens Rugby is dedicated to providing a variety of age and skill-specific rugby training to lay the foundations for safe play and more advanced learning in the future. Our vision is to foster an inclusive, welcoming environment so that players of every shape, size, gender, age, ability, and skill level are able to learn and participate in the game of rugby.

Winter 2026 Registration Opens Wednesday, November 5 at 9:00am

Junior Ravens Rugby

The program is overseen by the head coach of our varsity women’s rugby team, Dave Luong.
Sessions will be led by Varsity Women’s team coaches as well as current varsity players
Developing young rugby players to reach their potential, regardless of current skill level.
Promoting and growing the game of rugby.
Creating a culture of fair play and respect for teammates, opponents, coaches and the game itself.
The program runs in the spring, fall and winter.

This program offers two levels of development:

Flag Rugby (non-contact; new to rugby)
Transition to Tackle (some rugby experience)

Programs

Flag Rugby (U10 & U12)

Led by varsity rugby coaches and players
Safe environment with all training equipment (flags)
Development of Catch/Pass skills
Development of Evasion/Footwork skills
Development of Tracking skills

Transition to Tackle (U12 & U14)

Become tackle ready in a safe environment utilizing top training equipment (shields, tackle tubes, weighted chop tackle bags, crash mats, Tetra Tackling system)
Development of tracking & tackling skills
Development of Catch/Pass skills
Development of Evasion & Ball In Contact skills (being tackled)
Development of proper body shape (Breakdown skills & Scrums)

Who Can Play & What to Bring

What is Included

Open to all children between 8 to 12 years old for Flag and 10 to 14 years old for Tackle

Running shoes or cleats

Rugby short (optional)

Mouth guard

Water bottle

Comfortable athletic clothing

Under Armour Junior Ravens t-shirt
Parking during program dates and times

Dates & Cost

The program has 10 sessions running from Saturday, January 10 to Saturday, March 21. The winter program costs $149.

Flag Rugby Group	Days	Times
U10 & U12	Saturday	3:00PM – 4:00PM

Transaction Tackle Rugby Group	Days	Times
U12 & U14	Saturday	4:00PM – 5:00pm

No Sessions

On Mar 14

Location

The winter program takes place in our Fieldhouse building.

Meet the Coach

David Luong

Rugby Head Coach

Important Notes

Parking in Lot P5 is included in your program fees but must be validated each time you park with the HotSpot link provided in our welcome e-mail.
- Using the HOTSPOT app or QR code on the pay station will not work.

For questions regarding programming details or any other aspect of the Junior Ravens Rugby Program

Please contact michael.cicchillitti@carleton.ca; or 613.520.2600 ext. 1022

Junior Ravens Rugby