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    DAY ONE ALLOWS FOR INFO EXCHANGE
    Saturday, March 13, 2010 - Submitted by Doug Crosse in Toronto Bookmark and Share

    The first day of the Rugby Canada AGM is in the books with a long day of informative presentations to delegates, ranging from meeting new sponsors, insurance executives and receiving various reports from key employees and committee members.

    Watch the Rugby Canada AGM live here -- http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rugby-live1

    The day started off with a presentation from Kyle Nichols of Marsh Insurance, the company that is taking over Rugby Canada's and its members, insurance policy. They explained all the value added experience and interaction they will be able to bring to key stakeholders. As a former national team player from the mid 1990's on Nichols provided some much needed perspective on the issue of rugby insurance.

    The session was then followed up with an informative session with Mike Duffy and Graham Brown on Membership issues. Then Chris LeFevre offered his views and report on Keeping Canadian Rugby Competitive. He stressed that a two pronged approach was critical to keeping Canada relevant as the game progresses.

    "While it is important to develop the grassroots, if you abandon the tip of the spear, I am afraid it will be too late when you try and keep pace with the modern game," offered the IRB representative.

    Keith Gillam then offered up his views on Corporate Governance, following a thorough audit by a specialist on best practices within sporting organizations. Gillam was confident that Rugby Canada's governance structure is in touch with the preferred methods of building a sports organization.

    The delegates were then presented with the two Board nominees, Ontario's Mike Williams and Nova Scotia's Troy Myers. Both presented well with extensive rugby backgrounds and valuable business acumen as well.

    Throughout the busy day the business of rugby and all it envelopes in Canada was provided great attention, leaving one delegate to comment, "you sometimes forget that our leisurely past time still requires quite a lot of attention in order for it to exist in a modern environment."

    Presentations by Matthuw Ronald Jones of the Canadian Rugby Foundation and Gerald Woodman of KooGa Canada, rounded out the day, providing a generally buoyant mood among attendees.

    Day Two will deal with the votes and motions created from Day One's activities. Meetings start at 9:00AM (Time change in effect - 1 Hour forward as of 2 AM Local)

    Watch the Rugby Canada AGM live here -- http://www.ustream.tv/channel/rugby-live1

    http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3817&leagueID=0&page=43325

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