Cobourg Saxons Rugby Football Club

Our History
The Cobourg Saxons were established in 1997 with the club's first General Meeting being held at Kelly's Homelike Inn on December 22, 1997.

The Cobourg Saxons Rugby Football Club is home to eight different age divisions beginning with our youngest athletes in our Rookie Rugby Program to our Saxons Old Boys with our 'experienced' members over the age of 35 years. The idea of club rugby in Cobourg was always something much talked about by local rugby players, particularly during travels home from various clubs with which the Cobourg pla

yers associated with. Two key people involved in the inception of the Saxons were Mike McMahon and Bob Richards. Mike and several other Cobourg players had been travelling to Oshawa to play rugby with the Oshawa Vikings; while Bob and a handful of others had been playing for the Ajax Wanderers. Whenever Bob and Mike would cross paths, inevitably there would be a discussion about starting a rugby club in Cobourg. One of the aspects driving the rugby culture in Cobourg was the occurrence of an annual alumni game at CDCI West where returning West Vikings players would teach the current high school players a few lessons between the stripes. This idea came from the West Vikings coach Don Thompson. CDCI East would eventually hold their own alumni game. McMahon had already began looking into the process of starting a new rugby club. Richards and McMahon decided that a cross town alumni game, pitting the alumni from CDCI West against the alumni of CDCI East might be the best way to determine if there was enough interest for a senior men's rugby team in Cobourg. Many fans turned up for the Alumni contest and a hard fought battle played out on the rugby pitch at CDCI East. A lively social followed the game and plans for a senior men's rugby team were revealed to those in attendance. The interest was definitely there! The Saxons inaugural season in the summer of 1998 saw the Cobourg Saxons 1st VX go undefeated and un-scored on for the first 5 games of the season! The 2nd VX were equally competitive in their division. The Toronto Rugby Union would eventually move the Saxons 1st XV up to Division 4 to complete their first season. There were some very hard fought battles that fall and the Saxons 1st XV were ultimately crowned Division IV champions while the Saxons 2nd XV also finished first in their division. Dina Davis and Steve Barlow had established a women's rugby team, the Cobourg Crash, one year prior to the Saxons arriving. Spring of 1999 saw the Cobourg Saxons and the Cobourg Crash unite to become The Cobourg Saxons Rugby Football Club. Junior girls' and boys' programs were added shortly after that. A few years later Bob Richards and Simon Miranda (aka "Papa B"), went on to form the S.O.B.'s or Saxon Old Boys. In 2014 the Saxons would add minor rugby to their offerings. This exposed the young players parents to rugby and eventually there was a demand for a women's Touch Rugby team--and The Saxons Dirty Dames were born. The Cobourg club takes the name of the great Saxon Warriors who were known for their barbaric and highly effective combative techniques. This is appropriate in that the town of Cobourg was named for Cobourg, Germany after the marriage of a very popular prince and princess. The wedding took place in the district of Saxony.

08/23/2026

Good luck to our U14 boys today at the Junior Provincial Championships in Brampton. Get after it boys!

Photos from West Northumberland Independent's post

08/21/2026

Thanks West Northumberland Independent for sharing these great pics of our U18 Boys match vs Oshawa

08/16/2026

Big shout out to our U14 boys who punched their ticket to the Ontario Finals next weekend.
The boys showed heart and determination playing a man short for the entire tournament and still posting some convincing wins:
Saxons 28 vs Lindsay 10
Saxons 33 vs Brock 14
Saxons 28 vs Oshawa 14.
Great job men! Best of luck next weekend in Brampton

08/06/2026

Rugby isn’t over until we say it’s over! Who wants to play Fall 7’s 🙋🏽‍♂️🙋 Speak to your coaches to let them know you’re interested.

Photos from Cobourg Saxons Rugby Football Club's post

08/01/2026

POST 2 of 2. More great action shots and close ups by Richard Price at our recent Beach Rugby Festival. ❤️ 🏖️ 🏉

08/01/2026

POST 1 of 2 🏖️ 🏉 Still soaking up the feels from our Annual Beach Festival.

Thank you to all the teams that participated. The smiles on the kids faces say it all.

Thanks to Gil Jenkins and his crew for once again organizing this awesome event.

Thank you also to Richard Price for sharing some truly awesome pictures. Can’t wait for next year as the Saxons celebrate our 30th Anniversary!

07/29/2026

We all know how strong a rugby family is.. well, rugby family, today we need your help. Kayla Boisvert a former Saxon is missing… She was attending a festival in Salmo BC and hasn’t been seen or heard from since July 27… We’re asking you to please share this, and any other post you see… any information you may have could help find her. Please contact Salmo RCMP if you have any information

07/15/2026

🏖️ RUGBY, SUN, AND SAND! 🏉

The countdown is officially on! We are thrilled to announce the return of the Cobourg Saxons Minor Rugby Beach Festival!

Get your sunscreen packed and your game face on for a spectacular day of beach rugby right by the water.

📅 Event Details:

Date: Sunday, July 19th

Location: Cobourg Beach

Who: U6, U8 and U10 divisions

🤝 A Massive Thank You to Our Sponsors!

An event this incredible wouldn’t be possible without the unwavering, long-time support of our amazing community partners. We want to extend a huge shout-out and thank you to:

Battlefield Equipment Rental () 🚜 – Thank you for always helping us build a strong foundation for our young athletes!

Big Boy’s Burgers (bigboysburgers) 🍔🔥 – Thank you for keeping our community fueled up and supporting minor sports year after year!

Give them a follow and show them some love next time you need some heavy equipment or a legendary burger!

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07/09/2026

This Friday our U18 Boys host a touring side from Hymers College. Hymers is located in Hull, East Yorkshire. Come on out Friday to experience touring side rugby as our boys host this team from the UK.

07/08/2026

Our U18 Girls and U18 Boys travel west tonight to take on the Oshawa Vikings. Both games kick off at 6:30pm with the girls at Thompson Park and the boys at Brooklin Highschool.

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