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History
[edit]The Canadian Irregulars are an Elite Invitational Rugby 7s team who regularly compete at the annual Dubai 7s. They were originally formed as the Kurdistan Irregulars when founder and Head Coach Neil Young worked in the Kurdish capital of Erbil. In 2017 they changed name to become the Canadian Irregulars to reflect the high representation of Canadian based players.
In 2019, The Canadian Irregulars defeated Wyvern Harlequins in the Cup Final of the Dubai 7s International Social - Competitive Section to win their first silverware.
In 2021, after a Covid enforced 2 year break, The Irregulars entered two teams in the Dubai 7s, in both the Elite International Mens Open and the International Mens Social. Both teams achieved a creditable 5th place finish after reaching the Quarter Finals of both events.
Notable Players
[edit]William Scott Browne - Full International Luxembourg
Christian Olsen - Full International Luxembourg
Elias Hancock - Canadian Maple Leaf 7s International
James Flemming - Canada 7s (World Student Games)
Pierre-Hardy Gouombas - Canada U19
Ronan Kerr - Scotland U20 & Boroughmuir Bears S6
Stuart Allison - Watsonsians RFC (Scotland)
Donald Crawford - Melrose RFC (Scotland)
Gavin Wood - Southern Knights S6 & Melrose RFC (Scotland)
Dawson Fatoric - Pacific Pride (Canada)
Kyle Browne - Stirling County & Stirling University (Scotland)
Josh Van Zeeland - Full International Luxembourg
Craig Fairbairn - Melrose RFC
Major Honours
[edit]2018 - Dubai 7s International Social PLATE Runners Up
2019 - Dubai 7s International Social CUP Winners
2021 - Dubai 7s International Open 5th
2021 - Dubai 7s International Social 5th