COLLEEN HORTON - BUILDER
As one who has made significant contributions to the sport of rugby in Manitoba, Colleen has pretty much done it all; player, coach, manager, administrator and volunteer. There are very few in the Manitoba rugby community that do not know of her or have not been touched in some way by her involvement and influence.
Colleen played for many years and held positions of Vice President and President with the Wasps Women Athletic Association (WWAA) 1981 to 2001 and was honored with a number of team Most Valuable Player awards. She earned a reputation as both an accomplished and tenacious player that was to garner her as a member of the Canadian National Women’s Team in 1988 training in Montreal and a match versus the United States Women’s Team in Saranac Lake, New York. She was a mainstay of the Manitoba Sr. Women's Provincial Team for many years and was honored with the Sr. Women's
Team Most Valuable Player award in 2000.
Colleen was also instrumental in helping to establish the Brumbies ladies team in 2010. Here she served
as President from 2010 to 2016, coached for many years and remains involved to varying degrees to this
day.
Recognition of Colleens 25 plus years of Coaching resulted in an award from Sport Manitoba in 2019.
She has coached both boys and girls at Dakota Collegiate, girls programs at Springfield Collegiate and
Shaftsbury High School, Rugby Manitoba Colts (Junior Rugby) as well as the WWAA and the Brumbies.
Manitoba Provincial programs were to see Colleen manage the Senior Women's team in 2000 and 2001,
the Senior Men's Buffalo team in 2003 and 2004 and the Under 18 boy’s team in 2013. From Winnipeg
Women's Rugby Division Secretary and WWAA Representative in 1988, to Rugby Manitoba Board of
Directors Junior Coordinator in 2001, Rugby Manitoba Board of Directors Women's Division President
and a Director of the Manitoba High School Rugby Board in 2001, 2002 and 2003 as well as serving for
three years as Clubhouse Manager at Maple Grove Rugby Park, it is safe to say Colleen has certainly
been there and done it all
As one who has made significant contributions to the sport of rugby in Manitoba, Colleen has pretty much done it all; player, coach, manager, administrator and volunteer. There are very few in the Manitoba rugby community that do not know of her or have not been touched in some way by her involvement and influence.
Colleen played for many years and held positions of Vice President and President with the Wasps Women Athletic Association (WWAA) 1981 to 2001 and was honored with a number of team Most Valuable Player awards. She earned a reputation as both an accomplished and tenacious player that was to garner her as a member of the Canadian National Women’s Team in 1988 training in Montreal and a match versus the United States Women’s Team in Saranac Lake, New York. She was a mainstay of the Manitoba Sr. Women's Provincial Team for many years and was honored with the Sr. Women's
Team Most Valuable Player award in 2000.
Colleen was also instrumental in helping to establish the Brumbies ladies team in 2010. Here she served
as President from 2010 to 2016, coached for many years and remains involved to varying degrees to this
day.
Recognition of Colleens 25 plus years of Coaching resulted in an award from Sport Manitoba in 2019.
She has coached both boys and girls at Dakota Collegiate, girls programs at Springfield Collegiate and
Shaftsbury High School, Rugby Manitoba Colts (Junior Rugby) as well as the WWAA and the Brumbies.
Manitoba Provincial programs were to see Colleen manage the Senior Women's team in 2000 and 2001,
the Senior Men's Buffalo team in 2003 and 2004 and the Under 18 boy’s team in 2013. From Winnipeg
Women's Rugby Division Secretary and WWAA Representative in 1988, to Rugby Manitoba Board of
Directors Junior Coordinator in 2001, Rugby Manitoba Board of Directors Women's Division President
and a Director of the Manitoba High School Rugby Board in 2001, 2002 and 2003 as well as serving for
three years as Clubhouse Manager at Maple Grove Rugby Park, it is safe to say Colleen has certainly
been there and done it all