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History

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

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

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