A typical Rugby uniform is a jersey, shorts, and a mouth guard; so when putting girls who are battered up and dirty in a PROM DRESS makes it that much more fun. For a couple of years Mississauga Blues have been a part of this Prom Dress Rugby game to help raise money for Brest Cancer, it’s easy to raise money when people are dedicated to the sport and common who doesn’t want to watch people dress up in extravagant prom dresses and play Rugby! The Oakville Rugby Crusaders Club or “CRU” had ran this program for a couple years, and in 2009 they invited Mississauga Blues to join then and help organize this wonderful program to help them raise money for a great cause.
In 2009 it was only the under 18 girls who played each other and they raised a couple thousand dollars for the charity, the weather was wonderful and everyone had a great time. In 2010 instead of one game, we had two games which made it more enjoyable. It was no problem at all to ask the under 15 and the senior women to help out and make this event more fun and to raise more money. They sold t-shirts, food, and drinks and ended up raising a whopping $20,000!!!
The summer of 2011 Mississauga Blues and Oakville Crusaders were unable to sponsor the event again due to the scheduling with the men’s and women’s Ontario teams. There are numerous players in the Mississauga Blues club who are also on the Ontario team.
The Breast Cancer Prom Dress Rugby game for summers of 2009 and 2010 was a great success and for an amazing cause, and we hope to have one again in the summer of 2012!
