About Scrum Canada

Scrum Canada is a website dedicated to the sport of rugby. We are an independent resource for all players, coaches, referees and fans, with the goal of providing insightful news, information and commentary on issues that directly affects the sport and those involved.

A special thank-you to Scott Wise, our brilliant web designer/developer. Scott is an award-winning graphic designer based in Toronto, Ontario (and the best brother-in-law anyone could ask for). To see more of his work, visit www.scottwise.ca.

OUR CONTRIBUTORS:

Peter Darbishire writes "The Whistleblower" column for Scrum Canada. Peter is based at Exeter, Ontario, and is a referee coach with the Niagara Rugby Referee Society and an IRB Educator. If you’re a player or coach and you want clarification on any of the laws of the game, Peter can be contacted at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Steve Darley writes the "International Perspectives" column for Scrum Canada. He has had a life-long connection to rugby starting out with life as a minis player in the Netherlands. He then went on to play at Stonyhurst College in England and then with Windsor Rugby Club, Panaga RFC in Brunei and various social teams in Hong Kong. In Canada, Steve played for the Toronto Nomads before finally moving to the comfort of the touchline where he now focuses on coaching. He is also a regular contributor on the radio with the Fan590 and is a commentator on Rogers TV as well as test match commentator for online audiences.

Dr. Scott Dunham writes the "Dr. Rugby" column for Scrum Canada. Dr. Dunham is a chiropractor and the clinic director of the Kew Gardens Health Group in the Beach area of Toronto. He is a member of the Balmy Beach Club, and has played representative rugby for Toronto, Ontario, Canada East and Canada ‘A’. He is also a supervising clinician at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College. Contact Scott at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

April Scott-Clarke writes "The Rugby Life" column for Scrum Canada. She has been playing club rugby since 2002 and has dabbled in coaching at the high school and junior rugby level. While she isn't a national or even provincial player, she's a fitness kickboxing and bootcamp instructor so she knows a few things about stating fit.

Elaine Kapogines (Wiltshire)  is the owner/editor of Scrum Canada. She started Scrum, Ontario's Rugby Magazine in 2008 after recognizing the need for better media coverage in the sport of rugby. Elaine was a front-row player for seven years and was one of the founding members of the Caledon WRFC. When she's not working on Scrum, she works for a custom content marketing firm as the associate publisher. Contact Elaine at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).