The Buccaneers Executive Committee would like to invite you to our club's 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held next year, Sunday Jan 11, 2026 at 11:00am. This years' AGM will be hosted virtually on Microsoft Teams.
Teams link;
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_NzIwMGY1YTctYzRiYS00YjM0LWI0NGMtNTdmYzU1ODRmMDMx%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%221a258a00-ad64-461e-8150-86d6cc888e96%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%221d170fc2-9c6d-4cf9-ae37-05e7c961275a%22%7d
The AGM is where the club's Executive Team has a chance to discuss all our club businesses with its members and give you a retrospective on the past year. The Executive Committee is then elected to run every aspect of our club, including finances, sponsorships, fundraising, on field performances, social events and club growth. We have much to celebrate and discuss as a club and we would love to see all of our registered members attending.
The meeting will be chaired by Club President Richard Williams. As club members, you have voting rights at this meeting. Anyone who was a registered member of the club for the 2025 and in good standing can vote at the AGM. This including playing members such as senior men's, senior men's university students, masters/old boys and U16/U18 juniors, as well as non-playing social members in good standing and lifetime Hall Of Fame members.
Positions labelled vacant will be NOT be contested by the incumbent member, otherwise the existing executive member HAS decided to seek re-election.
Here is the list of all the positions available and current holders seeking re-election or vacancy when applicable:
- Director of Recruitment¹ - Vacant (previously held by Leighland Cotter)
Responsible for outreach and recruitment to prospective players.
- Director of Social Events¹ - Joshua Jacobs
Responsible for proposing, organizing and hosting social events.
- Director of Funding¹ - Vacant (previously held by David Jennings)
Responsible for outreach to potential sponsors, as well as applying to grants.
- Director of Mini's Rugby¹ - Vacant in 2025
Responsible for mini's rugby matters such as practices, coaching, registrations, communication with parents, etc.
- Director of Communications¹ - RJ Lacorte
Responsible for maintaining club communications via email, social media and website.
- Kit Manager¹ - Vacant (previously held by Will Kim)
Responsible for managing kit inventory, coordinating jerseys, and ordering new kit.
- Secretary ¹- Vacant (previously held by Brian Kennedy)
Responsible for chairing monthly executive meetings, the annual AGM and administrative work.
Positions NOT open to election due to 2 year commitment
- President² - Richard Williams
- Treasurer² - Dean Spencer
- VP Senior Men's Rugby² - Kyle Watkinson
- VP Junior's Rugby² - Sultan Butt
Director positions have a one-year commitment
Vice-president positions have a two-year commitment
In order to run for a position, you require a nominator and a seconder (one other person that is a club member that agrees to put your name forward). A member can nominate themselves. A non-member cannot be nominated for a position. All players are members, as well as non-playing members in good standing.
Nominations can be sent via email with the name of their seconder to the Club President Richard Williams at [email protected] no later than Friday January 9, 2026 @ 11:50PM.
If we don't have any nominations for a position, nominations will also be taken live during the AGM.
If current executive members run for re-election in their current positions and if there are no other nominees to their position, they will automatically be re-elected.
If you are unable to attend the AGM, you can proxy your vote, giving another attending member the ability to vote on your behalf. Please notify us of your proxy voter via email to to the Club President Richard Williams at [email protected] no later than Friday January 9, 2026 @11:50PM.
The agenda for the AGM will be shared in a separate communication before the AGM.
Please reach out to any of us if you have any questions,
Toronto Buccaneers Rugby Club - Executive Committee
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