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Call for Applications: Student-Athletes for FISU World University Men’s and Women’s Rugby 7-a-Side Championships
FISU, the International University Sports Federation, will be holding the World University Rugby 7-a-Side Championships in Brive-La-Gaillarde, France in July 2012.
CIS is issuing this call for applications for male and female student-athletes interested in being considered for selection to Team Canada.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Time Commitment: Preparatory Camp & Tournament – USA
7s - Las Vegas, NV
February 9-12, 2012
Rugby Canada Invitational University Sevens Tournament
March 2-3, 2012
Pre-Event Training Camp
July 4-10, 2012
World University Championships
July 11-13, 2012
Please note that the selection and preparation events have been tentatively scheduled based on previous preparation scheduling for previous events. A confirmed schedule will be available once all the arrangements have been finalized.
Financial Commitment This is a self-funded event and although sponsorship is being actively sought to reduce participant costs, it is not guaranteed. Therefore, all participants should be prepared to assume the full cost of participation, estimated at a maximum of $3,000.
Selection Process All applications are due no later than 5:00 pm EST on Monday, November 28, 2011.
Eligibility Canadian athletes attending any accredited post-secondary institution (Canadian or otherwise) that meets FISU eligibility standards can compete for
Team Canada. To qualify, athletes must:
- be a Canadian citizen;
- be born between January 1st, 1984 and December 31st, 1994.
- be an amateur as intended by the International Olympic Committee
and the appropriate International Sports Federation; be a student
who is registered for, and pursuing a full-time course of study at
a post-secondary institution:
• full-time status must be authorized in writing by the
registrar of
the institution
• post-secondary institutions include community colleges,
professional schools, technical schools, C.E.G.E.P., and
universities, in or outside Canada or be a former student who has
graduated from a post-secondary institution as a student in good
standing, in the year preceding the event
(2011).
Selection Criteria In addition, certain selection criteria have been identified as prerequisites for consideration. Under these, the athletes must:
Women’s Team
- have been selected as a CIS All-Canadian; or
- been named to the CIS Championship All-star team; or
- be long-listed with the National Women’s Team program;
or
- be nominated by their CIS university rugby program.
Applications All applications are due by November 28th and must be accompanied by a $500 deposit cheque. Deposits will not be cashed if the athlete does not make the team.
Interested athletes must submit a brief resumé of their playing experience, particularly relating to 7-a-side rugby, via email to:
CIS Men’s Rugby 7-a-side Coordinating Committee OR
CIS Women’s Rugby 7-a-side Coordinating Committee
CIS International Program Services
E-mail: canada@universitysport.ca
801 King Edward Ave. Ste. N205
Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5
