Happy 5th Anniversary to the SJTRL.  Back on Friday April 29th, 2016…the first ever Co-Ed Touch Rugby League in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada kicked off the inaugural season.  We have been waiting to celebrate our 5th year since the Spring 2019 season finished.

We are so looking forward to getting out on the pitch (aka Field) again.

Emera New Brunswick Turf Field at Shamrock Park on Thursday nights at 9pm-10pm starting on May 12th until Thursday June 16th.

***NOTE*** The last four weeks of the season the time will be changed to start earlier at 8:30pm-9:30pm.

You have to be at least 18 years of age and the $55 Registration Fee is for 6 weeks (one night/hour per week) which also includes a Team T-Shirt. That’s 10 Regular Season games and then Playoffs and Finals.

***ALL Players must acknowledge and sign a Waiver prior to the season beginning***

***Provincial COVID-19 restrictions to be lifted March 14.  However ALL Players must follow the SJTRL – COVID-19 Return to Play plan only if we need to implement it.***

Click here for all the Registration Details

Upcoming Events:

– Monday March 7th 8am – Registration Opens (***48 spots available***)

– Monday May 2nd 8pm – Registration Closes (***Unless the 48 Spots are registered before that day/time***)

***NOTE*** If the season doesn’t work out due to low registration, we will refund your full registration fee back to you via an etransfer.

– Thursday May 5th – Teams will be created & players will be notified

– Monday May 9th 8pm – Teams colors & names submitted or selected by the Executive

– Thursday May 12th 9pm-10pm – Week 1

– Thursday May 19th 9pm-10pm – Week 2

– Thursday May 26th 8:30pm-9:30pm – Week 3

– Thursday June 2nd 8:30pm-9:30pm – Week 4

– Thursday June 9th 8:30pm-9:30pm – Week 5

– Thursday June 16th 8:30pm-9:30pm – Week 6 (Playoffs & Championship)

Our Rules are based off the Federation of International Touch (FIT) Rules.  We have been using the 4th Edition of FIT Rules since the league started in 2016.  We do have slight modifications to accommodate our League Rules but our foundation are the FIT Rules.

Below are the new rules we are implementing in the upcoming season.  Thanks to the England Touch for having these templates.

We will not be using the Coin Toss.  Since our fields have a specified area for Home vs. Away to allow the Away teams to easily shift from one Pitch to another.  The Home Team has choice to take ball or defer to 2nd Half.

Our Rule Documents will be updated very soon.

 

Third time is a charm they say… we have been looking forward to celebrating our 5th Anniversay since the conclusion of the 2019 Spring season.

We can’t wait to get back out on the pitch (aka Field) again… can you?

Here’s some information for the upcoming 2022 Spring Season:

• You have to be at least 18 years of age
• $55 Registration Fee
• 6 weeks (one night/hour per week) starting May until Mid-June.  This includes a Team T-Shirt. That’s 10 Regular Season games and then Playoffs and Finals.
• There are some Rule Changes to reflect the 2020 version 5 of the Federation of International Touch (F.I.T.) Rules. i.e. Onside Distance of 5m is now 7m, Interceptions = Zero Touch Count, Sin Bins, Drop Off Overtime Rules to name a few

 

What are you doing this Spring?

We appreciate everyone who did register for the 2021 Spring Season. Unfortunately we have to cancel the season due to low registration.

We are issuing full refunds and you’ll receive them today via an etransfer.

We are deeply sorry about not being able to have a Spring Season.

Thank you for understanding the matter.

Sincerely,
SJTRL

Happy 5th Anniversary to the SJTRL!  Back on Friday April 29th, 2016…the first ever Co-Ed Touch Rugby League in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada kicked off the inaugural season!

We are very happy to announce that we are back and looking forward to getting out on the pitch (aka Field) again.  The 2019 Spring Season seems so long ago…  Anyway, we’ve booked the

Emera New Brunswick Turf Field at Shamrock Park for our upcoming season on Thursday nights at 8:30pm-9:30pm starting on May 27th until Thursday July 22nd (skipping July 1st).

You have to be at least 18 years of age and the $65 Registration Fee is for 8 weeks (one night/hour per week) which also includes a Team T-Shirt. That’s 14 Regular Season games and then Playoffs and Finals.

***ALL Players must acknowledge and sign a Waiver prior to the season beginning***

***ALL Players must follow the SJTRL – COVID-19 Return to Play plan***

Click here for all the Registration Details

Upcoming Events:

– Monday March 29th 8:00am – Registration Opens (***48 spots available***)

– Monday May 17th 8pm – Registration Closes (***Unless the 48 Spots are registered before that day/time***)

***NOTE*** If the season doesn’t work out due to low registration, we will refund your full registration fee back to you via an etransfer.

– Thursday May 20th – Teams will be created & players will be notified

– Monday May 24th 8pm – Teams colors & names submitted or selected by the Executive

– Thursday May 27th 8:30pm-9:30pm – The Season starts for 8 weeks not including Canada Day week (July 1st) so it concludes on Thurs July 22nd.

Look what arrived all the way from Australia!!! New Touch Rugby balls … can’t wait to try them out.

For the “Potential” upcoming 2021 Spring season, the executive are working on our Operation Plan for the Return to Play. Plus we have delayed the start of the season to begin late May.

We would like to have a 8 week season (7 weeks of regular season and the 8th week is the Playoffs/Championship). Also as a FYI the Emera Turf field rental cost have increased in 2021.

So, stay tuned as we work out the details.

PS really looking forward to be on the pitch (aka field) again!

Long overdue but here’s the 2019 Season highlight video. Better late then never right?

We hope everyone is healthy and safe!

Here’s to Looking Forward to the “Potential” 2021 Spring Season…

If Youtube doesn’t work, check it out on Google Drive:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tMSSpqA12dJaaC1L_70PAe18PHICxJDr/view

For all our Year End Videos, check them out at:

http://www.sjtrl.com/videos/

Unfortunately, there will be no 2020 Winter Season…

However, we will be focusing and hoping for a 2021 Spring Season which will be our 5th year anniversary!!!

Stay tuned for updates.

Check out the Photos from the 2019 Saint John Co-Ed Touch Rugby League (SJTRL) Winter Season Week 5 – March 11th – End of Regular Season Matches.

The first season of the Saint John Co-Ed Touch Rugby League Winter concluded after the Week 5 Match 11th End of Regular Season Matches. The Playoffs and Championships were cancelled due to you know what.

***Disclaimer – The pics turned out kind of blurry due to the first time trying to take indoor pics.***

Here’s the Google Drive of the photos:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NEka1JU9LNyU6yePDVTI0ZA_6qOx9weM