Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club
Encyclopedia
The Calgary Canadian Irish Athletic Club (CCIAC) is a sports club based in the north-east of Calgary
, Alberta
.
The club runs a number of rugby union
and field hockey
teams for both men and women as well as a number of junior programs.
community in Calgary was conceived by Derrick Wright and Jim Sullivan to name but two. It was decided not to confine the club's activities to rugby, but to promote other amateur sports, to improve and maintain the moral, intellectual, physical and social qualities of its members and to stimulate good citizenship and friendship.
The club has been committed to being the premier outdoor athletic club in Calgary ever since 1971, and one of the most successful rugby programs in Western Canada
Quinten Fyffe (2003)
Ryan Smith (2007, 2011)
In 1993 the club was the first rugby club in Calgary to open its own clubhouse and playing fields, complete with 2 full size rugby pitches and 2 field hockey pitches.
In 1999 a Women's Rugby team joined the club to form one of the best women's rugby programs in Canada.
In 2003 the club became the first rugby club in Calgary to open an indoor gym.
In 2011 the Women’s rugby program left the CCIAC.
In 2011 all three senior men's rugby teams qualified for playoffs.
In 2011 the 2nd division team won the provincial championship by beating the Norwesters 16-12.
Mixed mini rugby
(U7, U9)
Boys junior rugby (U11, U13, U15, U17, U19)
Girls junior rugby (U15, U19)
Junior girls field hockey
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
The club runs a number of rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
and field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
teams for both men and women as well as a number of junior programs.
History
The club was founded in 1971. The idea of forming a rugby football club based on the IrishIrish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
community in Calgary was conceived by Derrick Wright and Jim Sullivan to name but two. It was decided not to confine the club's activities to rugby, but to promote other amateur sports, to improve and maintain the moral, intellectual, physical and social qualities of its members and to stimulate good citizenship and friendship.
The club has been committed to being the premier outdoor athletic club in Calgary ever since 1971, and one of the most successful rugby programs in Western Canada
CCIAC Senior Men Players who have represented Canada at the Rugby World Cup
Julian Loveday (1999)Quinten Fyffe (2003)
Ryan Smith (2007, 2011)
Highlights
In 1973 a ladies field hockey section of the club was formed.In 1993 the club was the first rugby club in Calgary to open its own clubhouse and playing fields, complete with 2 full size rugby pitches and 2 field hockey pitches.
In 1999 a Women's Rugby team joined the club to form one of the best women's rugby programs in Canada.
In 2003 the club became the first rugby club in Calgary to open an indoor gym.
In 2011 the Women’s rugby program left the CCIAC.
In 2011 all three senior men's rugby teams qualified for playoffs.
In 2011 the 2nd division team won the provincial championship by beating the Norwesters 16-12.
Senior rugby
The club fields three senior men's teams (Alberta cup, Calgary 2nd & 3rd division).Junior programs
The CCIAC runs a number of junior programs for all age groups.Mixed mini rugby
Mini rugby
Mini rugby also known as New Image Rugby is a form of rugby union designed to introduce the sport to children. It uses a smaller ball and pitch than standard rugby, and has nine players a side....
(U7, U9)
Boys junior rugby (U11, U13, U15, U17, U19)
Girls junior rugby (U15, U19)
Junior girls field hockey