The Nova Scotia Rugby Union (ORU) also known as Rugby Nova Scotia is the provincial governing body for the sport of

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in the

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province of

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

and a Provincial Union of

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. Rugby Nova Scotia governs various levels of rugby (Mini-Rugby, Under-12, Under-14, Under-16, Under-18, Senior, Masters, Non-contact).

High Performance Program

Rugby Nova Scotia is represented on the National stage by the Nova Scotia Keltics. This program includes 15's teams at the following ages: U15, U16, U17, U18, U19, U20 and Senior; which compete at the Canadian Rugby Championship in championship and festival divisions. In 2009,

decided to disband the RCSL and replace it with a new U-20 league called the

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. The Keltics were chosen as one of the remaining RCSL clubs to enter the newly formed league.

References

External links

official site
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