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RUGBY ONTARIO
OPERATIONAL PLAN

2019
2019 RUGBY ONTARIO OPERATIONAL PLAN
VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT

                                      VISION
             Lead the sport of rugby in Ontario into a new era of growth through increased
            participation, community involvement, sound administration and successful player
                                             development

                                      MISSION
              To establish a stronger identity for rugby in Ontario by promoting the sport’s
             core values and by fostering a culture of inclusiveness and excellence on and off
                                             the field of play

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STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK: PILLARS

          1                      2          3          4                  5
        COMMUNITY              HIGH                   FINANCE/
          RUGBY            PERFORMANCE   COMMERCIAL                 GOVERNANCE
                                                       ADMIN

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PILLAR 1: COMMUNITY RUGBY
VISION: Grow participation in partnership with all stakeholders in Ontario

COMMUNITY RUGBY PILLAR AT A GLANCE

                                                      KEY      RESPONSIBLE       2018 TARGETS       2018 ACTUALS TO             2019 TARGETS
FOCUS AREA             KEY ACTIVITIES           PERFORMANCE         STAFF                                30 NOV
                                                 INDICATORS
Coach           •   Ensure that Ontario         • Increase    Training and   •   420 coaches        •   379 coaches         •    420 coaches
Development         coaches are properly          number of   Education          registered with        registered with          registered with
                    registered and completed      registered  Manager            RC and RO by           RC and RO                RC and RO by
                    Rugby Canada’s                Coaches by                     Dec                                             Dec
                    PlaySmart initiative          20% by 2020                •   Establish
                    (Develop database to                                         recruitment
                    establish a baseline of all                                  strategy
                    coaches across Ontario).
                •   Recruit, develop and
                    retain coaches that will
                    support the growth of
                    rugby.

                •   Implementation of an                    Training and     •   12 NCCP            •   14 NCCP             •    12 NCCP
                    adequate amount of                      Education            Community              Community                Community
                    coach education clinics                 Manager              Initiation/World       Initiation/ World        Initiation/World
                    through a targeted and                                       Rugby Level 1          Rugby Level 1            Rugby Level 1
                    strategic approach.                                          courses                courses                  courses
                                                                                 conducted by           conducted                conducted by
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Oct                 •   5 NCCP Comp         Oct
                                                                                       • 4 NCCP Comp             Intro/World       • 4 NCCP Comp
                                                                                         Intro/World             Rugby Level 2       Intro/World
                                                                                         Rugby Level 2           courses             Rugby Level 2
                                                                                         courses                 conducted           courses
                                                                                         conducted by                                conducted by
                                                                                         Oct                                         Oct
                 •   Provide Professional                               Training and   • 6 Professional      •   5 Professional    • 6 Professional
                     Development across the                             Education        Development             Development         Development
                     province that will assist in                       Manager          Sessions                Session             Sessions
                     the development of                                                  conducted by            conducted           conducted by
                     coaches (club, school and                                           Oct                                         Dec
                     Post-Secondary Education
                     Associations).
                 •   Provide 7s specific coach                          Training and   •   2 World Rugby     •   3 World Rugby     •   2 World Rugby
                     education programs.                                Education          Coaching              Coaching              Coaching
                                                                        Manager            Sevens Level 1        Sevens Level 1        Sevens Level 1
                                                                                           conducted by          courses               conducted by
                                                                                           Oct                   scheduled for         Nov
                                                                                                                 Q3
Match Official   •   Ensure that Ontario            •   Increase        Training and   •   205 match         •   208 match         •   220 match
Development          match officials are                number of       Education          officials             officials             officials
                     properly registered and            registered      Manager            registered with       registered with       registered with
                     completed Rugby                    Match                              RC and RO by          RC and RO             RC and RO by
                     Canada’s PlaySmart                 Officials by                       Dec                                         Dec
                     initiative (Establish              20% in 2020                    •   Establish
                     database of all match          •   By 2020,                           recruitment
                     officials across Ontario).         develop a                          strategy
                 •   Recruit, develop and               core group of
                     retain match officials that        7s Match
                     will support the growth of         Officials

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all forms of rugby.

               •   Implementation of an           Training and   •   10 World Rugby    •   11 World Rugby    •   10 World Rugby
                   adequate amount of             Education          Match Official        Match Official        Match Official
                   match official education       Manager            Level 1 courses       Level 1 courses       Level 1 courses
                   clinics through a targeted                        conducted by          conducted             conducted by
                   and strategic approach.                           Oct               •   1 World Rugby         Oct
                                                                 •   2 World Rugby         Match Official    •   2 World Rugby
                                                                     Match Official        Level 2 course        Match Official
                                                                     Level 2 courses       conducted             Level 2 courses
                                                                     conducted by      •   World Rugby           conducted by
                                                                     Oct                   Coaching of           Oct
                                                                 •   1 World Rugby         Match Officials   •   1 World Rugby
                                                                     Coaching of           Level 1 to be         Coaching of
                                                                     Match Officials       scheduled if          Match Officials
                                                                     Level 1 course        required              Level 1 course if
                                                                     conducted by          (selection            required
                                                                     Oct                   process for           conducted by
                                                                                           CMOs                  Oct
                                                                                           commenced in
                                                                                           Q1)
               •   Provide Professional           Training and   •   6 Professional    •   5 Professional    •   6 Professional
                   Development across the         Education          Development           Development           Development
                   province that will assist in   Manager            Sessions held         Sessions              Sessions held
                   the development of our                            (15s and 7s) by       conducted             (15s and 7s) by
                   match officials.                                  Oct                                         Oct
               •   Provide 7s specific match                     •
                   official education
                   programs
               •   Research and develop a         Training and   •   Begin             •   Deleted           •   National Plan to
                   Long Term Official             Education          developing a                                be develop by

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Development Plan.                              Manager           Long Term                                    Rugby Canada
                                                                                    Official                                     to be adopted
                                                                                    Development                                  by Rugby
                                                                                    Plan by Dec                                  Ontario
Youth Rugby    •   Make safe, fun and           •   Rookie Rugby Rugby          •    Rookie Rugby       •   Resources          • 100% of RO
                   inclusive programming            available to Development         resources and          provided in Q1,       clubs with
                   available to all Ontario         100% of RO   Manager             training               trainings             Minor
                   rugby clubs (e.g. Rookie         clubs.                           available to           completed in          Programs
                   Rugby) at Stages 1-4 of                                           100% of RO             May                   continue access
                   the LTAD model.                                                   clubs with         •   25 students           to Rookie
                                                                                     minor programs         completed 8-10        Rugby
                                                                                     by June                week               • 30 Rookie
                                                                                •    25 Rookie              internships in        Rugby Summer
                                                                                     Rugby summer           May/June              Students by
                                                                                     students by                                  May
                                                                                     May
               •   Engage Ontario schools &     •   By 2020, 3%   Rugby         •    5 new school       •   6 new school       •   Conduct 10
                   community groups to              of players    Development        regions                regions                Rookie Rugby
                   assist in developing rugby       engaged       Manager            engaged in             targeted Sarnia,       School
                   including establishing a         through the                      2018 by June           Oakville,              Festivals by
                   process for the                  schools &                   •    Conduct 8              Burlington,            June
                   conversion of players to         community                        Regional               Mississauga,       •   Pilot 2
                   club rugby.                      groups                           Rookie Rugby           Hamilton,              community
                                                    convert to                       School Festivals       Norfolk,               rugby
                                                    club rugby.                      by June            •   13 School              programs by
                                                                                •    Pilot a                Festivals              May
                                                                                     municipal non          conducted -        •   Engage with 3
                                                                                     contact rugby          Brantford,             clubs to create
                                                                                     program for 40         Fergus,                a formal club
                                                                                     players by June        Oshawa,                strategic
                                                                                •    Identify and           Burlington,            planning

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engage a                Kingston,             template
                                                                                     further 3 to 5          Scarborough,      •   5 Teacher and
                                                                                     Municipalities          Toronto x3,           Community
                                                                                     with a view to          Peterborough,         Rookie Rugby
                                                                                     introducing non         Cobourg,              training
                                                                                     contact rugby           Brighton,             sessions to be
                                                                                     programs in             Bowmanville           conducted by
                                                                                     2019 by Dec                                   Sep
               •   Introduce an additional     •   Create u19     Manager -       • Introduce 3          •   3 U19 Males       •   Rugby Ontario
                   tier from senior high           male and       Competitions,      regional U19            Leagues run by        to administer
                   school to senior club           female 15s     Events and         male leagues            Niagara Rugby         all male and
                   rugby, increase retention       leagues        Marketing          by June                 Union and             female junior
                   rate of high schoolers.                                         • Introduce 2             Eastern Ontario       competitions
                                                                                      regional U15           Rugby Union           by Nov
                                                                                      female leagues                           •   Establish an
                                                                                      by June            •   2 U19 Female          advisory
                                                                                                             Competitions          committee of
                                                                                                                                   regional
                                                                                                                                   representatives
                                                                                                                                   to assist in
                                                                                                                                   development
                                                                                                                                   of junior
                                                                                                                                   competitions
                                                                                                                                   by March.

               •   Develop a youth pathway     •   Regionally     Manager -       •   Conduct U13,       •   Regional          •   Rugby Ontario
                   that provides the               based          Competitions,       U15, U17 & U19         Leagues               to administer
                   opportunity for every           competitions   Events and          male and               conducted             all male and
                   player at both 7s and 15s       established    Marketing           female 15’s            apart from U19        female junior
                   to participate and              at U14, U16                        competitions           female in TR          competitions
                   progress to the higher          & U18, male                        starting in June                             by Nov

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age groups.                     & female, 7s                     •    Conduct U13,       •      Four Club Fall     •   Conduct four
                                                    and 15s                               U15 & U17                 7s Tournaments         Fall 7s series
                                                                                          male and                  conducted              club
                                                                                          female 7s                 offering U18,          tournaments
                                                                                          competitions              U16 & U14
                                                                                          via Fall 7s               competitions.80
                                                                                          Festival season           teams
                                                                                          starting in Sept          participated.
                •   Work to develop rugby in    •   Establish      Rugby         •       Establish three      • Rugby                  •   Two mixed-
                    non-traditional                 rugby clubs    Development           rugby programs             programs               abilities rugby
                    communities (e.g.               or community   Manager               in non-                    introduced             programs
                    Northern Ontario,               programs in                          traditional                through                established by
                    indigenous communities          non                                  communities by             Abilities Centre,      April
                    etc).                           traditional                          Aug                        Their              •   Partner with an
                                                    rugby                                                           Opportunity,           indigenous
                                                    communities                                                     MLSE                   organization by
                                                                                                                    Launchpad              Dec
                                                                                                              • Ministry
                                                                                                                    Parasport Grant
                                                                                                              (i) received Q1 (ii)
                                                                                                              Inclusion training
                                                                                                              undertaken Q1
                                                                                                              • (iii) Inclusion
                                                                                                                    audit
                                                                                                                    undertaken Q1
                                                                                                                    and Q2
Recreational    •   Provide non-contact         •   Recreational   Rugby         •       Consolidate the     • Programs               •    Grow non-
(Non-contact)       playing opportunities           rugby          Development           eight new                 consolidated in         contact rugby
Rugby               across all age groups and       represents     Manager               recreational non          Oshawa,                 programs by
                    both genders beyond             10% of all                           contact                   Cobourg,                running 2 new
                    minor level in accordance       registered                           programs                  Fergus,                 sites by

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with “Active for Life”          players by                            introduced in        Burlington, CTR,          December
                   stage of the LTAD model.        2020                                  2017 by June         Thunder Bay,
                                                                                     •   Add four new         Sarnia.
                                                                                         non contact        • New programs
                                                                                         recreational         conducted in
                                                                                         programs in          London (girls)
                                                                                         2018 by Dec          and Barrie (U13)
Club Rugby     •   Conduct male and female     •   All clubs        Manager -        •   16 clubs           • 16 clubs              •   16 clubs
                   senior provincial Leagues       provided with    Competitions,        participate in       participated in           participate in
                   & Cups.                         the              Events and           Men’s Provincial     Men’s Provincial          Men’s Provincial
                                                   opportunity to   Marketing            Leagues & Cup        Leagues & Cup             Leagues & Cup
                                                   enter teams                           by May              • 8 clubs                  by May
                                                   into relevant                     •   8 clubs               participated in      •   8 clubs
                                                   leagues.                              participate in        OWL & OWL                participate in
                                                                                         OWL & OWL             Cup                      OWL & OWL
                                                                                         Cup by May                                     Cup by May
               •   Foster and support          •   By 2018,         Manager -        •   Pilot regional     •   Completed           •   Ongoing review
                   competitive and                 regionalize      Competitions,        model in               regional 15s (Sr.       of regional 15s
                   recreational regional           15s rugby        Events and           Provincial             Mens, Womens            rugby structure.
                   Leagues.                        season.          Marketing            Leagues in 2018        & U13 Provincial    •   Expand to
               •   Regionalize club play;                                                                       Seasons)                regionalize all
                   more games + less travel.                                                                •   On-going                junior leagues
                                                                                                                review process          where possible
                                                                                                                for 2019 season         by Nov
               •   Provide administrative •        RO Policies      Director of      •   2017 RO            •   Completed in        •   2018 RO
                   support to clubs to             and              Administration       Operations             March                   Operations
                   ensure they meet all            Procedures       and Member           Manual                                         Manual
                   Rugby Canada and Rugby          clearly          Services             reviewed and                                   reviewed and
                   Ontario policy                  communicate                           2018 version                                   2019 version
                   requirements.                   d to all RO                           provided to all                                provided to all
                                                   clubs.                                Clubs and                                      Clubs and

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published on                                  published on
                                                                                         website by                                    website by
                                                                                         March                                         March
               •   Provide assistance to       •   Provide Game     Director of      •   Review RO Club •       Targeted for      •    Conduct 6
                   clubs to develop and            development      Administration       Resource               Q1, 2019               Growing the
                   promote rugby in their          resources        and Member           Manual. Provide •      6 Growing the          Game
                   local area (attracting          (e.g. Club       Services             revised                Game                   Workshops
                   schools with various            Resource                              document by            Workshops              across Ontario
                   growing the game                Manual) to RO                         Dec                    conducted              by June
                   strategies)                     Clubs.           Rugby            •   Create and             (Ottawa,          •    Review RO Club
                                                                    Development          distribute             Toronto,               Resource
                                                                    Manager              specific               Brantford,             Manual. Provide
                                                                                         resources to           Sarnia, Whitby,        revised
                                                                                         target 7s players      Guelph)                document by
                                                                                         and women and                                 Dec
                                                                                         girls                                    •    Meet with 3
                                                                                                                                       clubs to
                                                                                                                                       develop a club
                                                                                                                                       growth strategy
               •   Develop strategies with     •   By 2020,         Rugby            •   Identify an        •   MLSE               •   Consolidate
                   clubs to attract non-           partnerships     Development          additional three       Launchpad              2018
                   traditional participation       developed        Manager              partnerships for       (Toronto)              partnerships
                   groups depending on             between non                           developing         •   Hockey Canada •        Identify an
                   clubs operating region.         traditional                           rugby in non-          (Kingston)             additional three
                                                   communities                           traditional        •   Thrive Program         partnerships for
                                                   and identified                        communities by         (Abilities Centre)     developing
                                                   Rugby                                 July               •   Their                  rugby in non-
                                                   Ontario clubs                                                Opportunity            traditional
                                                                                                                (Durham)               communities by
                                                                                                                                       July
               •   Increase two-way            •   Maintain         Communications   •   2018               •   Completed in      •    2019

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communication and              database of      and Marketing        Communication          February              Communication
                   promotion channels with        club contacts    Coordinator          s Database                                   s Database
                   and between clubs.         •   Utilize                               completed &                                  completed &
                                                  communicatio                          circulated by                                circulated by
                                                  n features of                         end of February.                             end of February
                                                  competition                       •   Utilize
                                                  management                            communication
                                                  software to                           features of
                                                  effectively                           competition
                                                  communicate                           management
                                                  to invested                           software to
                                                  parties                               effectively
                                                                                        communicate to
                                                                                        invested parties
               •   Research and develop       •   Identify &       Director of      •   Individual profile •   Completed in      •   Individual
                   financial support              provide clubs    Administration       provided to            March                 profile provided
                   initiatives and new            with potential   and Member           each RO Club                                 to each RO
                   funding technologies for       grant and        Services             on 2018                                      Club on 2018
                   clubs.                         fundraising                           opportunities by                             opportunities
                                                  opportunities                         June (Grants                                 by June (Grants
                                                                                        Connect)                                     Connect)
               •   Develop an entire season   •   By 2017,         Manager -        •   Standardize and •      Conducted 4       •   Add another
                   of Fall age-grade rugby        launch 7s        Competitions,        professionalize        Fall 7s series        Club run 7s
                   7s tournaments operating       specific Fall    Events and           7s tournament          stops with            tournament in
                   across Ontario.                tournament       Marketing            structure (game        consistent game       September
                                                  calendar.                             regs, schedules,       regulations,          2019
                                              •   By 2018,                              referee payment        registration      •   Finalize Junior
                                                  develop Club                          process etc.)          platform and          7s tournament
                                                  Fall 7s point                     •   New Club 7’s           payment               schedule by
                                                  based series                          point base             process.              June 2019
                                                                                        series/ league     •   Tallied series

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organized and           competition
                                                                                             completed by            tables on RO
                                                                                             November                Website
                                                                                         •   League
                                                                                             culminates at
                                                                                             RO Jr 7s Event     •    RO Jr. 7s held
                                                                                                                     first weekend in
                                                                                                                     Nov at Fergus
                 •   Research and develop a       •   By 2018,          Manager -        •   By Oct, have           • Draft formats     •   Establish Senior
                     shorter 15s rugby season         research and      Competitions,        2019 Senior and           in place for         Provincial and
                     to accommodate a longer          propose           Events and           Junior season             2019                 junior season
                     7s season which will cater       regional          Marketing            formats                                        formats and
                     to both senior and age-          provincial                             determined.                                    schedules by
                     grade members.                   men’s                                                                                 Feb
                                                      schedule.
                 •   Launch program to            •   By 2020,          Manager -        •   Review             •    Completed in       •   On-going
                     streamline club                  develop an        Competitions,        Competitions            Q1                     review of
                     competitions, through an         endowment         Events and           management                                     Competitions
                     easy to use software             to support        Marketing            platform                                       management
                     platform.                        clubs.                                 launched in                                    platform with
                                                                                             2017 and                                       clubs and key
                                                                                             amend as                                       stakeholders
                                                                                             necessary by                                   throughout the
                                                                                             March 2018                                     2019 season.
Player Welfare   •   Implement Rugby              •   Completion of     Director of      •   Pilot completion   •    Barrhaven          •   Concussion
                     Canada’s Play Smart              Play Smart is a   Administration       of Play Smart           Scottish, Sarnia       management
                     initiative across the            requirement       and Member           with players and        and Yeomen             WR online
                     Ontario membership.              of all            Services             parents in 3            Lions engaged          course
                                                      registrants                            clubs                   in Q1                  completed by
                                                      (and guardian                      •   Play Smart         •    389 people in          an additional
                                                      if under 18) by                        completed by            Ontario                20% of match

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2020.                                  75% of                 completed              officials and
                                                                                          registered             World Rugby            coaches
                                                                                          match officials        Concussion         •   Double the
                                                                                          and 50% of             management in          number of
                                                                                          registered             2018.                  people from
                                                                                          coaches            •   Sarnia 58 and          Barrhaven
                                                                                                                 Barrhaven              Scottish and
                                                                                                                 Scottish 33 were       Sarnia Saints to
                                                                                                                 2 of the 3             complete by
                                                                                                                 highest scores         Dec
                                                                                                             •   62/379 coaches     •   Identify and
                                                                                                                 = 16%                  engage 3
                                                                                                             •   42/208 match           additional clubs
                                                                                                                 officials = 20%        to engage in
                                                                                                                                        2019 by Mar
               •   Identify, establish and     •   Partnerships      Director of      •   Partnerships       •   2018 is Year 2 of •    Engage Holland
                   maintain partnerships           established       Administration       established in         a three year a         Bloorview by
                   with organizations with         with              and Member           2017 with              partnership with       Oct with a view
                   relevant expertise in the       organizations     Services             Succeed Clean          Holland                to extending
                   area of player welfare.         specializing in                        (drug education)       Bloorview              partnership
                                                   concussion                             and Holland                                   beyond 2019
                                                   and drug                               Bloorview Kids                            •   Engage
                                                   education and                          Rehabilitation                                Parachute
                                                   management.                            Hospital                                      Canada with a
                                                                                          (concussion                                   view to
                                                                                          management)                                   developing a
                                                                                                                                        partnership by
                                                                                                                                        Dec
               •   Organize and provide        •   Develop and       Director of      •   Conduct three      •   Community          •   Conduct three
                   access to player welfare        introduce         Administration       face to face           sessions               face to face
                   educational                     player welfare    and Member           community              conducted in           community

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opportunities.                education         Services             sessions plus           Barrie,               sessions plus
                                                 through RO                             online                  Peterborough &        online
                                                 social media                           concussion              Burlington in         concussion
                                                 and face to                            education               May and June          education
                                                 face methods                           programs            •   Ongoing online        programs by
                                                                                    •   Conduct face to         concussion            Sep
                                                                                        face drug               education
                                                                                        education               program
                                                                                        sessions with all
                                                                                        Provincial teams
                                                                                        by August

Technology     •   Implement a proven        •   By 2017,          Director of      •   Review             •    Review            •   Sportlomo
                   competition platform to       introduce a       Administration       SportLomo               SportLomo             platform
                   streamline branch union       proven            and Member           Competitions            Competitions          introduced in
                   league management.            competitions      Services             management              management            2017
               •   Empower volunteers with       management                             platform                platform
                   the implementation of a       platform to be    Manager -            launched in             amended as
                   single competition            utilized by all   Competitions,        2017 and                necessary
                   management platform           branch            Events and           amend as
                   which will manage all         unions.           Marketing            necessary by
                   aspects of club                                                      March 2018
                   competitions including                                           •   Collaborate with •      Club Services     •   Pilot Blue Card
                   but not limited to; match                                            Sportlomo on            Coordinator           system for
                   management,                                                          additional              participates in       concussion
                   match/injury reporting,                                              features (ex.           weekly phone          reporting by
                   roster form database                                                 Injury reporting).      calls with            Sep
                   development and                                                                              Sportlomo on
                   streamlined club                                                                             additional
                   communication.                                                                               opportunities
Overall        •   Through a combination of •    By 2020           Rugby            •   Registration -      •   Juniors up 3%.    •   1% increase in

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participation in       all of the tactics above,    expand          Development      Stable senior     •   Minors up 12%        senior, 5%
Community              expand rugby                 registered      Manager          numbers. A 5%     •   Senior down 6%       increase in
Rugby                  participation within         rugby players                    increase in       •   Youth house          junior and 15%
                       traditional clubs, as well   by 20%                           junior numbers,       leagues              increase in
                       as establishing new rugby                                     15% growth in         conducted by         minor
                       clubs and participation                                       minor numbers         Barrie RFC &         registrants by
                       models                                                        by Dec                TIRF.                Dec
                   •   Acknowledge                                  Director of                                             •   Conduct Hall of
                       outstanding contributions                    Administration                                              Fame & Annual
                       by members of the rugby                      and Member                                                  Awards
                       community                                    Services                                                    program by
                                                                                                                                Nov

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PILLAR 2: HIGH PERFORMANCE
VISION: To develop national leading representative and player development programs, that consistently produces high performance 15s and 7s
athletes.

HIGH PERFORMANCE RUGBY PILLAR AT A GLANCE

   FOCUS                              KEY PERFORMANCE          RESPONSIBLE        2018 TARGETS           2018 ACTUALS      2019 TARGETS
                 KEY ACTIVITIES
    AREA                                 INDICATORS                STAFF                                  TO 30 NOV
Provincial   •   Significant          • By 2020, 50% of all   High           •   In conjunction with    • Budgets        • Expand winter
Teams            investment to          national squads are   Performance        CEO construct             constructed     “Program”
                 achieve success on     made up of            Manager            provincial budgets        and sponsored   Academy to
                 the national scale     Ontario athletes.                        and sponsorship to        sourced.        London
                 (7s & 15s).                                                     develop increased                         (supporting
             •   Establish a clear                                               frequency of high                         Guelph, Whitby
                 pathway from                                                    performance training                      and Ottawa) by
                 Junior to Senior                                                and playing                               Nov
                 Blues Programs.                                                 opportunities for all                   • Add “elite”
                                                                                 provincial teams by                       training sites at
                                                                                 July                                      selected
                                                                             •   Develop relationships                     universities for our
                                                                                 with high performance                     top national
                                                                                 partners to aid in the • Partnership      prospects by Mar
                                                                                 development of            with CSIO for • Expand
                                                                                 Ontario based             Women’s 7’s     partnership with
                                                                                 national players by       maintained.     CSIO to include
                                                                                 July                                      men and potential

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•   40% of all 2018                                      “tight-five”
                                                                              national squads are                                  national level
                                                                              made up of Ontario        •   YOG Team               prospects by Mar.
                                                                              Players by Dec                make-up            •   50% of all 2019
                                                                          •   Pre-budgets to be set                                National Team
                                                                              by Nov.                                              squads are to be
                                                                          •   HP winter training        •   Women-43%              made up of
                                                                              dates established for                                Ontario players by
                                                                              our HP athletes by        •   Men-75%                Dec.
                                                                              Oct.                                             •   2020 Pre-budgets
                                                                          •   ETS, Town of Whitby       •   Winter                 set by Dec.
                                                                              and Abilities Centre to       Combine            •   Execution of
                                                                              be brought in as              dates have             Winter “Program”
                                                                              partners for winter HP        been set with          at Guelph, Whitby
                                                                              development.                  CSIO.                  and Ottawa by
                                                                                                            Executed.              April
                                                                                                        •   ETS and the        •   Establish 3-year
                                                                                                            New Whitby             partnership with
                                                                                                            Dome in                ETS by March
                                                                                                            Partnership.       •   Establish “Fields”
                                                                                                        •   Confirmed for          partnership with
                                                                                                            2018/19                the Town of
                                                                                                            Academy                Whitby by Mar
                                                                                                            Season.
            •   Continue to        •   By 2020, establish   High          •   Identify potential        •   April 7’s          •   Support U16 and
                develop a 5 year       separate streams     Performance       additional 7’s                meeting                U18 development
                aligned                for 15s and 7s       Manager           Provincial teams and          resulting in set       pathway for our
                representative         focused athletes.                      programs beyond the           direction for          7’s program based
                pathway program.                                              U18 level (e.g. U16)          7’s program            at regional
                                                                          •   All head coaches to           completed              academies by
                                                                              attend player                 and 7’s fall           Nov.

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succession and               plan            •   Continue to
                                                                              develop depth chart          confirmed.          develop 15’s
                                                                              meeting at the           •   7’s depth chart     regional program
                                                                              culmination of all           completed for       with expansion
                                                                              provincial programs          new season.         into London area
                                                                              by September.            •   15’s depth          by June.
                                                                          •   Continue to develop          chart on-going •    Establish direct
                                                                              working partnership          for each age        pathway from
                                                                              with RC to build 7’s         group.              Ontario U18 to
                                                                              program within the       •   Establishment       Junior Arrows
                                                                              province to aid in the       of men’s            (U19) to Arrows
                                                                              development of high          program at          Academy (U23) by
                                                                              performance/ high            CSIO to mirror      June
                                                                              potential players            the women’s     •   Ongoing
                                                                              (ongoing)                    program.            partnership with
                                                                                                                               RC / CSIO to
                                                                                                                               identify our best
                                                                                                                               national level
                                                                                                                               candidates by Dec
                                                                                                                           •   Support our elite
                                                                                                                               athletes by
                                                                                                                               providing regional
                                                                                                                               university training
                                                                                                                               sites supported by
                                                                                                                               ETS/University
                                                                                                                               S&C and Coaching
                                                                                                                               partners by Mar

            •   Solidify regional    •   Operate all        High          •   Addition of Provincial   •   U15 and U16     •   Maintain U15,
                hub identification       provincial hub     Performance       Teams at Boys U-15,          7’s programs        U16, U17 and U18
                and development          programs at full   Manager           Boys U-16, Girls U-16.       have been           Boys and Girls

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model.              capacity. (18 Teams                                      confirmed for       programs at
                                  x 24 Players)         •   Partnership with RC in         2018/19             Central and
                                                            athlete combine                season.             Western Regions
                                                            testing and core skill     •   Kris Robinson       by Jun
                                                            development.                   (RC) to         •   Expand Ottawa
                                                        •   Single training site for       execute             and London
                                                            winter HP.                     testing for         regions to U16
                                                        •   Addition Core                  2018/19             and U18 Boys and
                                                            Training in London             winter              Girls by Jun
                                                            and Ottawa.                    sessions.           (16 teams in total)
                                                        •   Central and Western        •   New Whitby      •   Rugby Canada to
                                                            Hubs for Team                  Dome will be        execute 3
                                                            Training.                      site for all        combine tests (40,
                                                        •   Increased number of            combine             Jumps and
                                                            training sessions and          testing and         Bronko).
                                                            competitive games              core skill      •   ETS to administer
                                                            during competition             sessions.           all other testing at
                                                                                       •   Establishment       Whitby Dome by
                                                                                           of London HP        Nov.
                                                                                           Centre.         •   Establish working
                                                                                           Ottawa              partnership with
                                                                                           pushed to           Toronto Arrows for
                                                                                           2019.               all technical
                                                                                       •   14 Provincial       training by Jun .
                                                                                           age grade
                                                                                           teams were
                                                                                           established.
                                                                                       •   Weekly-
                                                                                           training
                                                                                           sessions
                                                                                           executed. All

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teams           •   All provincial
                                                                                                          selected by         teams selected as
                                                                                                          the end of          “Regional Teams”
                                                                                                          June.               will compete at
                                                                                                                              Eastern Nationals
                                                                                                                              by Sep

            •   Increase high level   •   Identify and        High          •   Boys U18 and U16 to   •   Guelph          •   Continue EIRA
                playing                   develop playing     Performance       play similar standard     University          series at Guelph
                opportunities for         relationships with  Manager           USA teams in summer       EIRA series         University by July.
                provincial teams.         rugby organizations                   2018                      conducted in    •   EIRA series
                                          outside Ontario                   •   U18 girls to play         July.               expanded to
                                                                                similar standard USA  •   4 EIRA teams,       include U16 and
                                                                                teams in summer           12 Ontario          U18 Women’s
                                                                                2018                      Age Grade           competition by
                                                                            •   U19 Blues men to play     Teams, 2 club       July.
                                                                                similar standard USA      teams and one •     Introducing
                                                                                teams in summer           touring side to     matches v UK

RUGBY ONTARIO OPERATIONAL PLAN 2018                                                                       PAGE    21|
2018                      be engaged.          touring teams to
                                      •   Senior Blues men to   •   U18 Girls            provide extra
                                          play 2 x games            competed vs.         competition by
                                          against USA based         Sarnia Sr.           Sep
                                          teams by Sept             Women            •   Jr. Arrows (U19) to
                                      •   Support               •   U19 Blues            compete at
                                          establishment of          competed in          Guelph vs. EIRA
                                          Ontario Arrows            Guelph               and a series of
                                          Professional Rugby.       University           exhibition games
                                      •   Sr. Blues                 EIRA.                in preparation for
                                          development side to   •   Sr. Blues            CRC in August
                                          play in Eastern CRC       players              2019.
                                      •   Sr. Blues in RC           represent        •   Adopt regional
                                          completion.               Arrows in            model for U20 and
                                                                    exhibition           Senior Women by
                                                                    season.              Sep to match
                                                                •   Development          revised RC
                                                                    side                 structure
                                                                    established      •   Sr. Men to be
                                                                    with Ontario         represented at RC
                                                                    Arrows.              Nationals by
                                                                    Eastern CRC is       Arrows Academy.
                                                                    not executed         (Partnership) by
                                                                    but did play         Sep
                                                                    exhibition
                                                                    against
                                                                    Quebec.
                                                                •   Sr. Blues to
                                                                    represent
                                                                    Ontario at the
                                                                    CRC in

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Calgary.

Talent           •   Standardized           •   Depth chart of   High          •   Positional profiles to     •   Continuing.      •   Work with RC to
Identification       selection and talent       provincial and   Performance       be finalized and               Template             establish updated
                     ID criteria.               national team    Manager           utilized in all                provided by          player selection
                 •   Develop position           athletes to be                     provincial programs            RC is shared         and talent ID
                     profiles                   produced each                      by June                        with coaching        criteria by Mar.
                     documentation              year.                          •   2017 Provincial                staff.           •   Provide provincial
                     (15s/7s).              •   All talent                         selection criteria to be                            coaches with
                                                identification                     reviewed and               •   Selection            position profile
                                                documents                          amended to be used             criteria is          documentation for
                                                accessible via                     for 2018 programs              established          all winter sessions
                                                Rugby Ontario                      commencing June                and                  and April Regional
                                                website                        •   Selection criteria to          drafted/review       Identification
                                                                                   be established at              ed with all          sessions by Apr.
                                                                                   November/December              coaches.       •     Maintain/update
                                                                                   coaches planning           •   Executed at          all provincial
                                                                                   meeting.                       Ontario              player IPP’s and
                                                                               •   Selection criteria to          Provincial           Depth Chart
                                                                                   be shared with Rugby           Trials.              Rankings and
                                                                                   Canada by June.            •   Player ranking       make them
                                                                               •                                  lists provided       available to RC
                                                                                                                  to Ken               programs (7’s and
                                                                                                                  Goodland as          15’s) by Sep.
                                                                                                                  well as access
                                                                                                                  to HUDL video
                                                                                                                  stream for all
                                                                                                                  age grade
                                                                                                                  teams.
                                                                                                              •

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•   Establish             •   Identify and         High        •   Review performance         •   Non-provincial    •   Establish Regional
                model/network for         engage individuals Performance       of 2017 talent ID staff        coach talent          YDO’s for West,
                talent ID personnel       to support talent ID Manager         who worked as                  ID list               Central and East
                across Ontario            across the province                  identifiers of talent in       commenced.            Regions in support
            •   Establish 7s ID       •   Identify and                         school, age group              Completion            of 15’s and 7’s
                Pathway.                  engage 7s specific                   club and junior                targeted for          regional programs
                                          individuals                          provincial hub                 Q4                    By Mar.
                                                                               programs by March.         •   Over 40           •   Utilize Ontario
                                                                           •   Reappoint or identify          provincial            Summer Games if
                                                                               new talent ID staff as         coaches               held in 2019 (U17
                                                                               required by May                spread across         Regional Based
                                                                           •   Increase “on ground”           Ontario.              Competition) as
                                                                               personal for 2018. 4       •   Ottawa                talent
                                                                               total coaches. One for         engagement            identification for
                                                                               each region.                   in provincial         Ontario U18
                                                                           •   Ontario talent ID staff        HP program            Program by Jul
                                                                               to utilize Ontario             did not           •
                                                                               Summer Games and               happen.
                                                                               club 7’s competitions      •   George
                                                                               from September to              Burford
                                                                               December to develop            position still
                                                                               2018 provincial depth          under
                                                                               chart players                  consideration..
                                                                           •   Establish “The                 Confirmed.
                                                                               Program”                   •   Ontario
                                                                           •   3 combines over 8-             Summer
                                                                               month period. Set              Games Staff
                                                                               training standards.            selected. Each
                                                                           •   6 Core Skill Sessions          branch is
                                                                           •   3 Position Specific            represented.
                                                                               Skill Sessions.                Co-ordinated

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by Khalil
                                                                                                                Ajram in the
                                                                                                                role of RO 7’s
                                                                                                                Manager.
                                                                                                            •   ID on-going
                                                                                                                with
                                                                                                                formalized
                                                                                                                network of
                                                                                                                coaches from
                                                                                                                all 4 branches.
                                                                                                            •   Winter
                                                                                                                Combine
                                                                                                                successfully
                                                                                                                executed.
            •   Establish greater      •   By 2020, all major     High          •   Run a minimum of 2      •   RO supported      •   Establish School
                links with Post-           identified school,     Performance       coach development           Dave Butcher          and Club Poster
                Secondary                  club and Post-         Manager           session focused on          (Queen’s) with        Promotional
                Education                  Secondary                                University and              his coach             campaign to
                Associations to            Education                                College coaches by          development           recruit new
                identify players for       Associations events                      Dec                         weekend. All          athletes and elite
                senior provincial          to be attended by                    •   Contact all OUA             RO age grade          athletes from
                programs.                  provincial ID staff.                     rugby coaches 2 x per       coaches in            other sports by
                                                                                    year with regard to         attendance            Mar.
                                                                                    identified and              paid for by       •   All RO Winter
                                                                                    potential players by        RO.                   Academy sessions
                                                                                    Dec                                               will be open to all
                                                                                •   Develop OUA viewing     •   Partner ships         High School and
                                                                                    ID program for Senior       with Guelph,          Club Coaches by
                                                                                    Blues staff by Dec          Trent                 April.
                                                                                •   February RO Super           established.      •   Continue to
                                                                                    Coaches Clinic to be        Queen’s and           develop “Coaches

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established.                Brock in            Corner” Video site
                                                                                                              process.            for all club and
                                                                              •   OUA coaches to be       •   Butcher and         high school
                                                                                  approached to               Hector on           coaches by Dec.
                                                                                  identify “Arrow             Arrows staff.  •    Continue HS
                                                                                  Academy” players.       •   Establishment       coaches talent ID
                                                                                                              of Coaches          network by June.
                                                                                                              Corner on      •    Work with
                                                                                                              Website             University Coaches
                                                                                                              replaces Super      Network for
                                                                                                              Clinic.             players
                                                                                                                                  identification (Jr.
                                                                                                                                  Arrows and Arrows
                                                                                                                                  Academy) By Dec

Player      •   Ensure all athletes  •   By 2020, have 4        High          •   RO and RC to            •   Completed       •   All provincial
Development     engaging with            high performance       Performance       consolidate working         Q1                  athletes will be
                provincial rep           training centers       Manager           partnership to                                  monitored/lead by
                teams have               active in Ontario.                       maximize OHPSI and                              our ETS training
                strength and         •   By 2020, 50% of all                      OTP funding by                                  partners by Dec.
                conditioning             nationally carded                        March                   •   Completed       •   Atheletes
                provision.               rugby athletes are                   •   ETS establishing            Q1                  supported by
            •   Utilize state of the     Ontarians.                               winter training                                 Ontario University
                art technology to    •   By 2020, 90% of all                      program for all                                 Partners (regional)
                support province         athletes involved in                     “Program” athletes.     •   New Whitby          By Dec.
                wide athlete             individual player                    •   Move to single              Dome Centre     •   Maintain the year-
                development.             development                              academy training            confirmed.          round RO
            •   Develop a year           program, will be                         centre (Whitby) with        Guelph and          development
                round individual         achieving Rugby                          support centres in          Ottawa/Kingst       program:
                player development       Canada fitness                           Ottawa and London.          on to be        •   Winter Academy
                program for high         standards.                           •   Multiple combines (3)       confirmed.          Training Sessions

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potential/high                                        in an effort to hold      •   Completed           (15’s and 7’s) Nov-
                performance                                           athletes accountable          Q1                  April:
                athletes.                                             for their S&C training.                       •   7’s Competition
            •   Develop 7’s specific                              •   All selected provincial                           Window: Mar-July
                player development                                    athletes will be          •   Completed       •   15’s Competition
                program aligned                                       provided ETS app for          Q1                  Window: April-
                with RC provincial                                    remainder of the                                  August
                Canadian Sevens                                       competitive season.                           •   7’s Club/Elite
                Academies                                             (Funded)                                          Competition:
            •   Develop curriculum                                •   Work in hand with RC                              Sept-Nov.
                of excellence for                                     Eastern 7’s Academy       •   Kingston 7’s    •   Support 7’s
                player development                                    with respect to talent        Camp was a          specific regional
                programs.                                             ID and training.              big success.        camps and
            •   Continue to                                       •                                 National            training (RO and
                develop 7s specific                                                                 coaches             CSIO) by Dec
                athletes through                                                                    identify        •   Develop RO
                alignment with                                                                      numerous            “Tight Five”
                Rugby Canada                                                                        Ontario based       program in
                Regional                                                                            athletes.           partnership with
                Development                                                                     •   RO continuing       Ontario
                Centers.                                                                            to support RC       Universities by
                                                                                                    head coach          Dec.
                                                                                                    Sandro and his •    Establish
                                                                                                    CISO 7’s            partnership with
                                                                                                    training            Hartpury College
                                                                                                    ground for          (UK) for PD
                                                                                                    girls and boys.     opportunities and
                                                                                                                        hosting for boy’s
                                                                                                                        U16 tour/Academy
                                                                                                                        exchanges by Nov
Elite       •   Identify               •   In 2017, plan   High   •   Structure east and        •   Eastern         •   Execution of UofG

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Competition       developmental              regional            Performance       west GTA teams to         Ontario            / EIRA competition
Environment       windows to place           representative      Manager           play minimum of 2         decided not to     by July.
                  high potential             competition.                          games by Oct 2018         engage with    •   Hosting Eastern
                  athletes into          •   By 2020, launch 4                 •   Support EORU senior       RO HP              Canadian
                  performance level          funded regional                       men’s team and            program for        Championships at
                  competition.               representative                        facilitate GTA and        summer 2018.       Queen’s University
              •   Develop and                Men’s and                             EORU team             •   Eastern            Aug. 19-25th.
                  maintain HP                Women’s teams.                        competition               Ontario        •   Participate in
                  programming for        •   Identify and                                                    integrating        CRC’s Men u19 by
                  identified regional        develop support                                                 into RO HP         Aug
                  athletes.                  system and                                                      Academy in     •   Participate in
              •   Develop a regional         resources for                                                   November..         Eastern Canadian
                  representative             athletes.                                                                          Championships:
                  program across                                                                                                Sr. Women and
                  Ontario                                                                                                       Men by Aug.
              •   Enhance support                                                                                           •   Double # of
                  system to a wider                                                                                             incoming tour
                  base of sub                                                                                                   games by as all
                  provincial rep team                                                                                           levels by Sep
                  athletes (Nutrition,                                                                                      •   Introduce 2 inter-
                  S&C, Athlete                                                                                                  regional matches
                  Assistance).                                                                                                  per team by Sep.
                                                                                                                            •   Expansion of 7’s
                                                                                                                                Elite program to
                                                                                                                                include Northern
                                                                                                                                7’s Series (July
                                                                                                                                2019- Toronto)
                                                                                                                            •   Support Elite
                                                                                                                                Athlete Training at
                                                                                                                                Regional
                                                                                                                                University Sites by

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Dec.
                                                                                                                            •   ASAD to continue
                                                                                                                                to drive RO
                                                                                                                                Coaches Corner
                                                                                                                                PD and Video
                                                                                                                                Production by Dec
            •   Support the       •    Support key         High          •   Support volunteer        •   Partnerships      •   Establish a clear
                development of         volunteer groups to Performance       network where                have been             player 7s pathway
                Ontario 7s series      facilitate the      Manager           needed to develop            established           from club to
                program and Rugby      Ontario 7s series.                    7’s series                   with our              country by Mar
                Canada Elite      •    Align HP 7s                       •   In conjunction with          Provincial 7’s
                competitions.          program to RC                         competitions and             clubs and elite
                                       Regional                              events coordinator           teams. Fall
                                       Development                           deliver the Mag 7’s as       league
                                       Centers to support                    a key event in the           established.
                                       athletes and                          Ontario 7’s series       •   Mag 7’s taken
                                       competitions.                         calendar by Oct              off 2018
                                                                         •   RO and RC to                 calendar.
                                                                             develop schedule for     •   RC schedule
                                                                             CSA elite                    completed
                                                                             competitions                 and shared
                                                                         •   With the Abilities           with RO 7’s
                                                                             Centre review skills         Group.
                                                                             and educational pilot    •   On-going.
                                                                             program conducted            London ASAD
                                                                             2017 and expand              program still
                                                                             program where                under
                                                                             deemed appropriate           consideration.
                                                                             by Dec
            •   Research other     •   Research and meet   High          •   Consolidate the          •   On-going          •   Establish direct
                Provincial Sport       with current high   Performance       partnership              •   Reviewing             partnership with

RUGBY ONTARIO OPERATIONAL PLAN 2018                                                                       PAGE     29|
Organizations             performing            Manager           developed with two         Basketball         the Toronto
                representative            provincial and                          sports Organizations       Ontario Elite      Arrows by Mar.
                programs, develop         national sport                          in 2017 by March           Team League    •   Continue to
                a model for               organizations to                    •   Add a third sports         for potential      communicate with
                successful                review and discuss                      organization by March      model for          Basketball Ontario
                competition and           representative                      •   Conduct a minimum          Ontario Jr. HP     - ongoing.
                development.              programs.                               of 2 meetings to share •   Investigate    •   Reach out to TFC
                                                                                  best practices by Dec      Ontario            with respect to
                                                                                                             East/West          developing a U23
                                                                                                             Representative     Academy by Apr.
                                                                                                             Teams with
                                                                                                             Club Support
                                                                                                             Model based
                                                                                                             on Basketball
                                                                                                             Ontario elite
                                                                                                             league.
            •   Engage clubs to       •   Process developed     High          •   Review success of      •   On-going       •   Continue to
                nominate players,         and implemented       Performance       Club Committee and     •   Meetings with      broaden our
                coaches, managers         to obtain required    Manager           redefine roles and         Oakville,          recruiting base for
                and match officials       information from                        responsibilities as        Saracens and       Provincial Level
                to support regional       clubs                                   deemed necessary by        Barrie             coaches and
                representative                                                    March                      completed.         managers by Dec.
                leagues.
Staff       •   Recruit/Retain HP     •   Create 2              High          •   In conjunction with RC •   Supported      •   Produce 20 RO
Development     and S&C staff to          professional          Performance       High Performance           Queen’s            Coach’s Corner
                facilitate                development           Manager           staff run 2-day            University 2-      Videos with
                developmental HP          opportunities per                       coaching clinic for all    Day coaching       supporting
                programs.                 year targeted at                        provincial coaches in      clinic. All        technical
                                          provincial coaches.                     February.                  Ontario Age        documents by
                                                                              •   With coach                 Grade coaches      Dec.
                                                                                  development                in attendance. •   All Ontario based

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manager identify one    •   On-going.             club, school and
                                                                                     opportunity                                       representative
                                                                                     (minimum) to engage                               coaches and
                                                                                     provincial staff in                               management staff
                                                                                     performance level                                 invited to attend
                                                                                     work shop by                                      any Rugby Ontario
                                                                                     December.                                         Session by Dec
                                                                                                                                   •   Support RO staff
                                                                                                                                       to attend three
                                                                                                                                       PD opportunities.
                                                                                                                                       (Queen’s
                                                                                                                                       Conference) by
                                                                                                                                       Dec
            •   Develop a network       •   Identify and recruit   High          •   Identify through        •   Position          •   Engage 18
                of high level               coaches in key         Performance       application and             specific              Ontario and/or
                coaches to facilitate       areas of specialism    Manager           recruitment coaches         coaches               Canadian Players
                a consistent                – Scrum, Throwing,                       to staff all level of       established for       to deliver position
                regional                    Scrum half pass                          provincial programing       each Age              specific skill
                representative              and Kicking.                             by January.                 Grade                 training to our age
                program.                                                         •   Identify through            provincial            grade athletes by
            •   Identify and                                                         provincial rep              program.              Dec.
                develop specialist                                                   program, coaches        •   Elite coach       •   Select one coach
                skills coaches to                                                    with the ability to         pathway               for each age level
                deliver specialist                                                   coach at national age       document to           to provide
                sessions to                                                          grade level by Sept         be established        position specific
                provincial teams,                                                •   Provide a minimum of        for 2018/19           skill instruction (i.e.
                clubs, schools and                                                   two opportunities for       season in             Throwers, #9’s,
                universities                                                         identified coaches to       conjunction           Kicking, Scrum
            •   Identify and                                                         receive coach               with new              and Lineout) by
                support a high                                                       development by              structure.            Sep
                performance-                                                         December.               •   Ian Fitzgerald    •   Utilize referees at

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coaching cohort         •   Review performances        attended RC            5 RO Core Skill
                                          of 2017 skills coaches     National               sessions to
                                          and retain existing or     Training               improve Coach
                                          recruit new coaches as     Centre in              and Players Rugby
                                          needed by January.         March 2018.            IQ with respect to
                                      •   Run one specialist     •   Professional           law interpretation
                                          skills clinic for          Development            By Dec.
                                          provincial, club and       session            •   All Provincial
                                          school coaches             provided by            players and
                                          (Academy)                  Queens                 coaches to utilize
                                                                     University for         HUDL resources
                                                                     all Provincial         by Dec
                                                                     coaches            •   All provincial
                                                                 •   HP Manager             coaches provide
                                                                     engaged club           with access to the
                                                                     and school             The Rugby Site by
                                                                     coaches                Mar
                                                                     through            •   All junior
                                                                     regional visits.       Provincial players
                                                                 •   Utilizing              to be invited to
                                                                     Coaches                join The Rugby
                                                                     Corner to              Site by Jun
                                                                     communicate
                                                                     technical
                                                                     information.
                                                                     HUDL Video
                                                                     Support.

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PILLAR 3: COMMERCIAL
VISION: Continue to professionalize Rugby Ontario, strengthen our brand and development meaningful partnerships.

COMMERCIAL PILLAR AT A GLANCE

                                              KEY             RESPONSIBLE          2018 TARGETS            2018 ACTUALS TO             2019 TARGETS
  FOCUS
                   KEY ACTIVITIES       PERFORMANCE              STAFF                                          30 NOV
   AREA
                                         INDICATORS
Branding       •    Develop a top-     • 1 consistent        Chief Executive   •   Review the two new      •   Continued           •   Continue 100%
                    line brand           brand for Ontario   Officer and           2017 partnerships           partnership with        of existing
                    strategy.            Provincial          Manager -             with well established       Under Armour &          partnership (e.g.
               •    Consistent           programs            Competitions,         organizations.              Abilities Centre        Under Armour,
                    branding of        • New professional    Events and        •   Add a partnership       •   Allianz onboard         Abilities Centre,
                    Rugby Ontario        home established    Marketing             with a third                with the Blues          Honda , ETS,
                    Provincial teams     by end of 2017                            organization by                                     Adelhard etc) by
                    (Blues).                                                       June.                                               Dec
                                                                               •   Implement an online     •   Under               •   Establish a
                                                                                   merchandising               consideration for       minimum of 2
                                                                                   platform launched in        potential               new partnerships
                                                                                   by April                    implementation          (e.g. Local 27-
                                                                                                               in 2019                 Carpenters
                                                                                                                                       Union, a financial
                                                                                                                                       institution,
                                                                                                                                       Penolta) by Dec

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•   Develop long         •   Continue to grow     Chief Executive   •   Partner with an       •       Toronto            •   Establish a
                   lasting working          the pool of          Officer and           additional well               Wolfpack               minimum of 2
                   relationships with       corporate            Manager -             established                   engaged                new partnerships
                   partners.                sponsors.            Competitions,         organization to add                                  (e.g. Local 27-
               •   Establish            •   Establish 2 key      Events and            value to Rugby                                       Carpenters
                   relationships with       yearly               Marketing             Ontario brand by                                     Union, a financial
                   brands that add          philanthropic                              June                                                 institution,
                   legitimacy to            fundraising events                                                                              Penolta) by Dec
                   Rugby Ontario.           by 2017, ongoing
               •   Develop
                   champions for
                   rugby in Ontario
                   (Private Donors,
                   Corporate
                   Businesses etc.).

               •   Develop              •   Establish on-line    Chief Executive   •   25% increase in           •    Increased         •   Establish Rugby
                   consistent               store in 2017.       Officer and           merchandising                  merchandising         Ontario online
                   branding through         Profitable,          Manager -             revenue from 2017              presence at all       store by March
                   on-line                  sustainable          Competitions,         to 2018 by Dec                 RO events in
                   merchandising            revenue stream       Events and                                           2018
                   platform.                by 2018.             Marketing
                                        •
               •   Establish a          •   Establish            Chief Executive   •   Identify & engage     •       Identified &     •     City of Vaughan
                   centralized              endowment fund       Officer and           potential partners            engaged City of        and Fletchers
                   professional             for Rugby Ontario    Manager -             for the Centre of             Markham, City of       Field Group
                   home for Rugby           Centre of            Competitions,         Excellence by Dec             Oakville, Town         targeted
                   in Ontario.              Excellence,          Events and                                          of Whitby, City        partners by Dec
                                            ongoing to 2020      Marketing                                           of Vaughan
                                                                                                             •
Revenue        •   Redefine jersey      •   Grow recurring       Chief Executive   •   Targeted revenue of   •       Achieved           •   Targeted

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Generation         sponsorship             sponsorship         Officer and           $50,000 by Dec            $30,000.               revenue of
                   structure.              funding by 15% in   Manager -                                       Balance of             $100,000 by Dec
                                           2020                Competitions,                                   $20,000
                                                               Events and                                      expected
                                                               Marketing                                       December
               •   Target new          •   Establish new       Chief Executive   •   Review two Key        •   Continued          •   Key activity to
                   funding                 corporate           Officer and           Brands established        partnership with       establish new
                   opportunities           partnerships with   Manager -             in 2017 by March          Under Armour,          corporate
                   available through       3 key brands by     Competitions,                                   Honda                  partnerships with
                   Rugby Ontario           2019                Events and                                                             3 key brands
                   partners.                                   Marketing         •   Identify and engage   •   Toronto                achieved by
               •   Redefine                                                          a 3rd brand by Dec.       Wolfpack               2018 (Under
                   partnership                                                                                 engaged                Armour, Honda,
                   expectations,                                                                                                      Toronto
                   shift to more                                                                                                      Wolfpack)
                   mutually                                                                                                       •   Identify and
                   beneficial                                                                                                         engage 2 more
                   agreements.                                                                                                        brands by Dec.

               •   Secure funding      •   Partnership with    Chief Executive   •   Targeted for 2019     •   Partnerships       •   3 fundraising
                   for regional            Ontario based       Officer and                                     established with       events
                   representative          organizations and   Manager -                                       Adelhard,              conducted by
                   teams.                  government          Competitions,                                   Waypoint, Boat         Dec
                                           funding by 2018     Events and                                      Rocker
                                                               Marketing
Event and      •   Continue to grow    •   Generate10% of      Chief Executive   •   Conduct all Rugby     •   Rugby in the       •   Conduct all
Competitions       and                     funding from        Officer and           Ontario annual            Square (June),         Rugby Ontario
Management         professionalize         events by 2018      Manager -             events (Corporate         Junior Cup and         annual events
                   Rugby Ontario       •   Grow event          Competitions,         7s, Junior Cup Day,       Minor Festival         (Corporate 7s,

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major events.            revenue up 20%       Events and            McCormick Cup,               Days (August),          Junior Cup Day,
                   (Mag 7s, Junior          by 2020.             Marketing             Minor Festival) by           Mc McCormick            McCormick Cup,
                   Cup Day,             •   Generate                                   Oct                          Cup (September)         Minor Festival,
                   McCormick Cup,           international                                                           all conducted.          RO HS 7s, Jr. 7s
                   Mini Festival).          interest in Mag 7s                                                                              Championships)
                                            tournament,                            •   $50,000 profit           •   Corporate 7s            by Dec
                                            generate $25,000                           generated by                 (Rugby in the       •   Targeted
                                            profit in 2017.                            Corporate 7’s by             Square)                 revenue of
                                        •   2018 $50,000,                              Nov                          generated a             $100,000 by Dec
                                            2019, $75,000,                                                          profit of $58,000
                                            2020 $100,000

               •   Use major events     •   Work in-             Chief Executive   •   All major Rugby          •   Activations at      •   All major Rugby
                   as a way to              conjunction with     Officer and           Ontario partners             Rugby in the            Ontario partners
                   promote our              the clubs to         Manager -             activating onsite as         Square, Junior          activating onsite
                   programs and             establish a direct   Competitions,         per contractual              Cup Day, Minor          as per
                   partners to our          pipeline to the      Events and            agreements by Dec            Festival,               contractual
                   members, with            club from the        Marketing                                          McCormick Cup,          agreements by
                   direct selling and       sponsor.                                                                OWL Cup.                Dec (Rugby in
                   marketing                                                                                                                the Square,
                   opportunities to                                                •   All Ontario based        •   Competition             Junior Cup Day,
                   partners.                                                           Senior Blues (Men)           structures and          Minor Festival,
               •   Develop a                                                           competitions                 community days          McCormick Cup,
                   professional                                                        continue to be               operated                OWL Cup).
                   strategy to                                                         linked to a local club       independently.      •   World Cup send
                   correctly market                                                    day or community                                     off function
                   and promote                                                         festival by Aug                                      conducted by
                   Ontario Blues                                                                                                            Sep
                   programs to the                                                                                                      •   Golf Tournament
                   entire Ontario                                                                                                           conducted by
                   sporting                                                                                                                 Sep

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community.                                                                                                      • Fundraising
                                                                                                                                     dinner/luncheon
                                                                                                                                     (Martin Johnson)
                                                                                                                                     by Sep
Communicati    •   Create and           •   Launch a new      Communications    •   Grow social media      • Since Jan 2017        • Grow social
on and             deliver optimal          website in 2017   & Marketing           following by 25%       Facebook - Up 43%         media followings
Marketing          communication        •   Double Social     Coordinator and       across all platforms   Twitter - Up 25%          by Dec:
                   platforms to the         Media following   Manager -             by Dec                 Instagram – Up            Facebook - 8%
                   RO membership.           by 2020           Competitions,                                103%                      Twitter - 8%
                                                              Events and                                                             Instagram - 15%
                                                              Marketing                                                              You Tube - 20%
               •   Investigate          •   Introduce one     Communications    •   Recommend a new        •   Targeted 2019       • Investigate
                   potential new            new               & Marketing           communication                                    possibilities and
                   communication            communication     Coordinator and       portal to be                                     if appropriate
                   portals.                 portal by 2020.   Manager -             established in 2019                              introduce new
                                                              Competitions,         by Dec                                           Communications
                                                              Events and                                                             Portal by Dec
                                                              Marketing
               •   Through RO           •   RO                Communications    •   Quarterly              •   Monthly             •   Monthly
                   Communication            Communication     & Marketing           newsletters to             newsletters             newsletters
                   platforms, ensure        platforms         Coordinator and       produced for the           distributed (Bi-        distributed (Bi-
                   RO members are           updated daily     Manager -             membership                 monthly in off-         monthly in off-
                   updated in a                               Competitions,     •   All relevant rugby         season                  season) by Dec
                   timely fashion on                          Events and            news updated daily     •   News updated        •   News updated
                   all relevant rugby                         Marketing             via website and            daily via website       daily via website
                   news.                                                            social media               and social media        and social media
                                                                                    (ongoing)                                          by Dec
               •   Targeted             •   Targeted          Communications    •   Enhance branding of    •   Ongoing          •      Provide
                   marketing and            marketed and      & Marketing           Ontario Blues on       •   Six sevens teams        professional
                   communication            communication     Coordinator and       social media through       competed in             communications
                   program to               program           Manager -             graphics,                  comp. in March.         through

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create positive           developed and       Competitions,           biographies and           Provided               graphics and
                     messaging                 implemented by      Events and              increased                 professional           multimedia for
                     around the                2020.               Marketing               video/photo content       comms through          provincial team
                     benefits of           •   Research and                                from events               graphics and           matches by Dec
                     participation in          implement                                   (ongoing)                 multimedia         •   Stream
                     rugby.                    marketing                                                         •   Developed              Provincial team
                 •   Redefine                  strategies around                                                     templates that         matches By Sep
                     marketing                 Ontario Senior                                                        have been used
                     strategies around         Blues                                                                 with CRC, All
                     Ontario Senior            competitions by                                                       American, EIRA
                     Blues                     2020.                                                                 series
                     competitions.
Corporate        •   Strengthen ties to    •   By 2020,            Chief Executive     •   Renew 2017            •   Ongoing            •   Continue
Social               the various rugby         encourage each      Officer, Director       partnership               partnership with       partnerships with
Responsibility       communities               member club to      of Administration       established with a        Canadian Tire          Their
                     through offering          champion a local    and Member              charitable                Jumpstart              Opportunity,
                     support to worthy         cause.              Services                organization by       •   Partnerships           MLSE
                     charitable            •   Promote club        and Manager -           March.                    established with       Launchpad and
                     organizations.            community           Competitions,       •   Identify and engage       Their                  the Abilities
                 •   Continue to               activities and      Events and              potential 2nd             Opportunity and        Centre,
                     promote and               partnerships        Marketing               chartable                 MLSE                   Canadian Tire
                     support clubs             through RO                                  organizations by          Launchpad              Jumpstart by
                     that take a               media channels                              Dec                                              Dec
                     proactive             •   2 strategic
                     approach to               partnerships
                     making a                  established with
                     difference in their       charitable
                     communities.              organizations by
                 •   Partner with              2020.
                     charitable
                     organizations to

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provide an
                  opportunity for
                  Rugby Ontario’s
                  membership to
                  make a
                  difference.

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PILLAR 4: FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION
VISION: To raise the professional standard of the organization by remodeling and enhancing operational and administration processes.

FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION PILLAR AT A GLANCE

                                             KEY               RESPONSIBLE            2018 TARGETS           2018 ACTUALS TO         2019 TARGETS
  FOCUS
                 KEY ACTIVITIES        PERFORMANCE                STAFF                                          30 NOV
   AREA
                                         INDICATORS
Financial    •   Remodel the          • Online financial       Chief Executive   •   Review 2017             •   Review and      •   System
Management       organization’s         system identified      Officer,              functionality of            adjustments to      remodeling
                 financial system,      and implemented        Director of           LiveCA system by            processes           completed in
                 processes and                                 Administration        January. Adjust as          completed in Q1     2017 and 2018
                 budgets.                                      & Member              required by March.                              through Live CA
                                                               Services,
                                                               Operations &
                                                               Finance
                                                               Manager
             •   Increase financial   •   Increase in the      Chief Executive   •   Maintain the            •   Targeted Q4     •   2020 Annual
                 independence and         percentage of        Officer,              percentage of                                   Budget Board
                 health of the            discretionary over   Operations &          discretionary over                              approved by
                 organization.            targeted funding     Finance               targeted funding by                             Dec
             •   Deliver a balanced       by 10%               Manager               10% by Dec              •   Targeted Q4     •   Maintain the
                 budget.              •   Reduce the                             •   Reduce the                                      percentage of
                                          percentage of                              percentage of annual                            discretionary
                                          annual revenue                             revenue derived from                            over targeted
                                          derived from                               registrant fees by 2%                           funding by 10%
                                          registrant fees by                         by Dec                                          by Dec
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5%                                                                                        •   Reduce the
                                                                                                                                            percentage of
                                                                                                                                            annual revenue
                                                                                                                                            derived from
                                                                                                                                            registrant fees
                                                                                                                                            by a 2% by Dec

             •   To meet all annual       •   Ontario Ministry    Chief Executive   •   100% of Ontario            •   2017 Audited     •   100% of Ontario
                 financial reporting          and RO              Officer,              Ministry requirements          Financial            Ministry
                 requirements.                governance          Director of           met by Ministry due            statements           requirements
                                              annual              Administration        dates.                         provided to the      met by Ministry
                                              requirements met.   & Member                                             Membership and       due dates.
                                                                  Services,                                            Ontario Ministry •   2018 Audited
                                                                  Operations &                                         by March 31          Financial
                                                                  Finance                                                                   statements
                                                                  Manager                                                                   provided to the
                                                                                                                                            Membership by
                                                                                                                                            April
Membership   •   Integrate an effective   •   New registration    Director of       •   Provide support and        •   Sportlomo        •   New registration
Services         and efficient                platform in place   Administration        guidance to clubs to           registration         platform
                 membership                   for 2018 season.    & Member              ensure effective and           system launched      introduced
                 registration platform                            Services and          efficient integration of       in January           through
                 and process.                                     Membership            registration process.      •   Functionality        SportLomo in
                                                                  Services          •   Continually review             reviewed             2018
                                                                  Coordinator           functionality of the           through weekly   •   Review
                                                                                        new Sport Lomo                 development          functionality and
                                                                                        registration and relay         calls with           recommend
                                                                                        to SportLomo                   Sportlomo            potential
                                                                                    •   Recommended                •   Changes              changes for
                                                                                        potential changes (if          undertaken on        2020 by Dec
                                                                                        any) for 2019 by Oct.          an ongoing basis

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in consultation
                                                                                                                    with SportLomo
             •   Provide educational     •   Registration         Director of       •   Sport Lomo              •   Webinar            •   Sport Lomo
                 opportunities and           webinars and         Administration        registration webinars       conducted and          registration
                 resources to member         resource materials   & Member              and resource                resources              webinars and
                 clubs on registration       available to all     Services and          materials, including        provided for           resource
                 procedures,                 clubs for 2018       Membership            any 2019 updates,           Clubs in January       materials,
                 insurance.                  season               Services              available by Dec                                   including any
                                                                  Coordinator                                                              2019 updates
                                                                                                                                           available by
                                                                                                                                           March
Operations   •   Integrate central       •   New CMS              Director of       •   SportLomo               •   SportLomo          •   New CMS
                 management system           platform in place    Administration        registration                registration and       platform
                 to support                  for the 2017         & Member              management fully            management             introduced
                 administration and          season.              Services,             integrated by end of        fully integrated       through
                 operational                                      Membership            Jan                         in Q1                  SportLomo in
                 processes.                                       Services                                                                 2017
                                                                  Coordinator,                                                         •   2019 updates
                                                                  Manager -                                                                completed by
                                                                  Competitions,                                                            March
                                                                  Events and
                                                                  Marketing
             •   Develop and deliver     •   Operation plans      Chief Executive   •   2018 Operational Plan •     Plan approved at •     2019
                 annual operational          annual approved      Officer and           Board approved by           Feb 11 Board           Operational Plan
                 plans linked to             by RO Board.         Director of           Jan                         meeting                Board approved
                 Strategic Plan.                                  Administration                                                           by Jan
                                                                  & Member
                                                                  Services

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