RMC announces changes to competitive sports program
KINGSTON, Ont. – The Royal Military College of Canada (RMCC) announced today that following an extensive three year analysis by the RMCC Varsity Review Committee, a number of changes to the College’s competitive sports program will be put into place. These changes will achieve a better balance between fall and winter sports, and will provide students with a better athletic experience.
RMCC has created a new competitive club program, and will shift the taekwondo and running teams from the varsity program to this new umbrella. Like varsity teams, competitive clubs will represent RMCC and compete at a high performance level outside of the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) and the Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) leagues. In addition to taekwondo and running, there will be five other competitive clubs: rowing, sailing, swimming, military skills and women’s rugby.
Moving forward, both the men’s and women’s basketball will no longer be played at the varsity level. Men’s and women’s basketball will solely be played at the intramural level.
“The Royal Military College of Canada is a founding member of Canadian Interuniversity Sport and will continue to be an active member in the league,” said Darren Cates, RMCC Athletic Director. “We are confident the changes being made will strike the right balance for the College and will allow us to better allocate our resources to the benefit of all officer and naval cadets.”
RMCC’s roster of varsity teams will now be as follows: men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, fencing, hockey, and rugby. RMCC also maintains a vibrant intramural program as well as a number of recreational clubs.
The mission of the Royal Military College of Canada, Canada’s Defence University, is to produce officers with the mental, ethical, physical and linguistic capabilities required to lead with distinction in the Canadian Forces.
For more information contact:
Darren Cates
Director of Athletics, Royal Military College of Canada
(613) 541-6000 x 6422
