Calgary's Ron Leblanc has had a big impact on Canadian rugby photography over the past couple of years. As the official photographer for the NA4 Canada West team Ron began to also shoot Canada's test matches, on the road in Vancouver and Toronto.
He is a regular on the sidelines for the Alberta Premier League - and he is also the main man for the Prairie Wolf Pack of the Americas Rugby Championship. Here are Ron's 12 pics of the year!
Canada (Red jersey) vs Irish (Green jersey) Vancouver. The intensity of tackle of the Canada player on the Irish Player.
Canada (Red jersey) vs Wales (Yellow jersey) Toronto
Kneeling at the back of the end zone, the speed in which the Welsh player was able to make it to the end zone. He broke two tackles. He made it look so effortless.
Alberta Senior Women (Black Jersey) vs BC Senior Women (White Jersey)The flow of the action, the impassioned look and the speed of the players.
Mini Rugby CRU Saints (Red T-Shirts) vs Hornets (Black T-Shirts)
The look on the faces of the Saint's and Hornet's players. The contrast between the player and ball size magnifies the intensity of the little rugger's having fun playing rugby.
Calgary Irish (Green with blue stripe) vs Calgary Saints (Red and white stripe) Women Div 1 - I like the look on Sarah's face as she is going into contact, also the look of the Irish girls making the tackle.
Red Deer Titans (Purple black jersey) vs Calgary Saracens (Green and Black jersey) Div 2 - The sheer effort that the Red Titan player makes to score his try after a ten metre run.
Calgary Saracens (Black and green jerseys) vs Calgary Rams (Blue and white jerseys) Women's Div 1 - Angie Tetley making a good run.
Calgary Irish (Green Jersey) vs Calgary Rams (Blue jersey) Mens Div 2
The last ditch effort of an Irish player to stop Alun Spackman from scoring a try.
Calgary Saints (Red and White jersey) vs Calgary Saracens (Green and Black stripe jersey) Alberta Cup game - Todd diving for a Try. The game was being played in a downpour.
ARC - Canadian Division Prairie Wolf Pack (Grey jersey) vs The Rock (Navy and burgundy jersey) - Who says a prop can't run? Tyler Hawes had just received the pass and made a good 10 meters and is looking to pass off.
ARC - Canadian Division - Prairie Wolf Pack (grey jersey) vs BC Bears (Yellow jersey) - The tackle and the pass.
University of Lethbridge CIS Championship in Victoria.
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