Double Champions! Senior Men Win Both Marshall Premiership Titles

It’s a double! Our Senior Men’s 1st XV and 2nd XV have both been crowned 2026 Marshall Premiership champions, with both sides finishing top of their leagues.

1st XV: champions with a round to spare

The 1st XV wrapped up the Marshall Premiership title with a week to spare, capping a season that included a 45–5 win over Balmy Beach at Cru Park. With the crown already secured, the final-round trip to Balmy Beach on Saturday ended in a 31–12 defeat, but that one goes firmly in the “nothing to see here” column.

2nd XV: leaving nothing to chance

The 2nd XV went into the final round top of the table on 53 points, holding the tiebreaker over Brantford, and knowing a result at Balmy Beach would seal it. With a score to settle after Beach’s last-play 12–7 win at Cru Park earlier in the season, they delivered, putting up 38 points in a 38–24 win on the road. Paired with Brantford’s draw elsewhere, that crowned our side Marshall Premiership 2XV champions.

Now for the cups

There’s no time to celebrate for long. The 1st XV will host the winner of Ajax and Peterborough in the McCormick Cup quarter-finals at Crusaders Park on Saturday, October 3, and the 2nd XV host the Gee-Gage Cup semi-final on Saturday, October 17.

And the biggest day of all is coming to Cru Park: we’re hosting McCormick Cup Finals Day on Saturday, October 24, with both the Gee-Gage and McCormick Cup finals, a Kids’ Zone, food trucks, a DJ and a live band. Get your tickets early, and come and cheer on the Cru!

Congratulations to all the players, coaches, managers and volunteers behind two championship seasons. Up the Cru!