MacDowell Rugby Holding Tour Talent ID Session At UVic on Friday, October 17th: November Mexico Tour, December NZ Tour
MacDowell Rugby is holding a talent ID session for two international tours to end the 2025 season. The ID session is this Friday at UVic’s Wallace Field, details and a registration link are below.
The first tour is a U19 tour to Mexico City to play top regional teams from Mexico. MacDowell Rugby is entering both a boys U19 and girls U19 7s team. The tournament is November 8th and 9th.
The second tour is the prestigious Global Youth Sevens in NZ which has the top youth 7s teams from NZ, Australia and the Pacific Islands. MacDowell Rugby is entering both a boys U18 and girls U18 7s team. That tournament runs December 19th to 21st.
MacDowell Rugby is also planning a Europe tour in 2026, details to be released in November.
MacDowell Rugby is searching for fresh talent to join our upcoming international tours across Mexico, New Zealand, and Europe. This session is designed to identify driven athletes ready to elevate their game, compete with top players, and experience rugby at the highest level.
Session Details:
Date: October 17th, 2025
Time: 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Who: Athletes aged 14-18
Location: Wallace Field, UVic
What a great job that Robin with McDowell Rugby in Canada and Salty Thompson with EIRA rugby in the USA have accomplished. Both have done this without assistance from Rugby Canada or USA Rugby. Keep going fellas!