The Canadian Rugby Foundation and the Taaffe family are pleased to announce Lauren Nutt as this year’s recipient. Lauren is from Victoria, BC and was coached by Courtenay while at Stelly’s High School where she learned firsthand how passionate Courtney was for rugby and the community. Lauren now lives to those standards in memory of Courtenay.

Thursday, July 7, 2011 - Submitted by Meghan Mutrie

A thrilling weekend of rugby saw a new champion claim the National Women’s League title and was also a chance for the third annual Colette McAuley Award to be presented.

The Colette McAuley Award was founded in 2009 with the aim of recognizing a female rugby player who gives back to the sport of rugby in the true spirit of the game. The Canadian Rugby Foundation got behind the award and it is now paired up with a $1000 personal cheque from the Colette McAuley Fund.

Rugby Quebec is pleased to announce the creation of the John Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund, a first of its kind for rugby in Quebec, was created to provide an annual bursary for one or more Quebec based rugby players who are enrolled in a full time post-secondary program. The funds, held by the Canadian Rugby Foundation, will serve to provide current and future generations of Quebec rugby players, assistance in pursuing their educational dreams. Dr. John Jones was one of the great characters in Quebec rugby.

The Canadian Rugby Foundation, in partnership with the British Columbia Rugby Union, would like to announce that for the fourth year in a row, nominations are now being accepted for the 2010 Gerald McGavin Coaching Award until Friday, December 17th. McGavin is a former BC player who, from 1957 to 1962, represented his province against sides like the Barbarians, Australia, Eastern Canada, the British Lions and New Zealand Universities. The same character traits that led him to a successful athletic career have translated as professional assets outside of rugby.

Tout étudiant ou étudiante qui joue au rugby au Canada et qui:

1. Est âgé(e) de 17 à 21 ans à la fin du mois de septembre de l’année au cours de laquelle la bourse lui est offerte;
2. Est inscrit(e), à temps plein, dans un programme collégial ou universitaire (diplôme, certificat, études de
   premier ou deuxième cycle), dans un collège ou une université canadienne pour l’année académique en cours lors de l’attribution de la bourse; ceux ou celles commençant leurs études en septembre sont également éligibles;

Offerte par la Fédération Canadienne de Rugby

En 2001, l’idée est venue d’établir une fondation pour encourager la croissance et le développement du rugby au Canada. À travers le pays, tous les amateurs de rugby s’en réjouirent, incluant M. Granville Thomas. En dépit qu’il fallut plusieurs années avant que l’idée ne se transforme en réalité, M. Thomas n’hésita pas à offrir son support en versant la toute première contribution financière à cette fondation.