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We’re Hiring! Join Our Summer Dream Team!

Toronto Inner-City Rugby Foundation(TIRF) offers rewarding employment opportunities for people who genuinely care about the well-being of children, youth and community. Our dedicated team of professionals, and network of World Rugby certified coaches, mentors, and trained volunteers, work together to…

Three TIRF Supported Players Make The Long-List

Congratulations to the TIRF supported players who recently made Rugby Ontario Jr. Blues U18 Men’s long-list: Sherwin Phillips (#TIRF7s) William Daniel (Toronto Nomads Rugby Football Club) William Pilat-Cumberbatch (Buccaneers RFC) You can read Rugby Ontario’s full roster announcement here. Looking…

Profile: Zulfi Sheikh, A Game of Respect & Integrity

Discover the amazing young people that made our 2017 Summer Rookie Rugby program possible. Today we celebrate Zulfiqar “Zulfi” Sheikh, TIRF Rugby Supervisor. Zulfiqar “Zulfi” Sheikh truly represents TIRF’s ethos of “building community through rugby and rugby through community.” Zulfi…

Profile: Arielle Dubissette-Borrice, Applying the Cut-and-Switch In Life & Rugby

Today we celebrate Arielle Dubissette-Borrice, TIRF Rugby Supervisor.  With plans for retirement from the sport, Arielle Dubissette-Borrice is going strong in her role as a Rugby Supervisor. As a former Team Canada player, Arielle’s athletic career has spanned both the…