Sixty-six years of Alberta rugby. Born of a Welshman's challenge at a 1959 party. Named by its first captain. Still knocking heads at Lynn Davies Rugby Park.
Mini. Junior. Senior. Every age grade, every weekend.
On April 8, Hon. Nate Glubish, MLA for Strathcona-Sherwood Park, presented the cheque that sets the next chapter of our grounds in motion — a new modular clubhouse and realigned pitches that open athletic opportunity to every age group we serve.
Built in partnership with Stalcorp, Total Modular Limited, and McElhanney. Thirty years after Lynn Davies brought rugby home to Sherwood Park, the ground carries on.
"I can form a rugby team that could beat any other in the province of Alberta."
That boast at a party in 1959 became a rugby club. A Welshman, Chris Battin, made the declaration and followed through. His father Tom Battin became the team's first trainer. And the name — The Druids — came from first captain Brian Jones, who chose it for a club that was already wearing red.
The early years were quiet. Then the roof came off. From 1966 to 1968, The Druids took three consecutive Edmonton and Alberta championship titles. Titles would keep coming at the city and provincial level, and the club would go on to test itself against international opposition around the world.
Through the 1980s the club opened its doors to junior boys. The 1990s added junior girls and senior women's rugby. In 1997, the Edmonton Druids merged with the Strathcona Outlaws — a union that brought the club home to a proper ground in Sherwood Park. Sixty-six years on, the Druids remain a mainstay of rugby in Strathcona County.
From one Welshman's declaration to a $699K grant. Every chapter earned.
Chris Battin's challenge at a party becomes a club. Brian Jones is first captain and names it The Druids. Tom Battin trains the squad.
Three consecutive Edmonton and Alberta championship titles. The club finds its edge, and the travel starts.
The club's own security group goes pro — later running events at Commonwealth Stadium, Rexall Place and the Grey Cup.
The Druids expand from a senior men's club to a pipeline, launching a junior boys program that feeds every side after.
Junior girls and senior women's programs join the club. In 1997 the Edmonton Druids merge with the Strathcona Outlaws — and the Druids come home to Sherwood Park.
The grounds are renamed Lynn Davies Rugby Park, honouring the man who acquired and maintained them, and brought rugby to Strathcona County.
Six decades of rugby in the Edmonton and Strathcona communities.
A $699,508 provincial grant lands. A new modular clubhouse and realigned pitches are on the way. Built with Stalcorp, Total Modular Limited, and McElhanney.
Flag rugby for U5–U9 (non-contact); contact rugby from U11. Saturday morning festivals May–July. Flag belts and rugby balls provided; red shirts are standard kit for the youngest age groups.
Fast-flowing rugby for U13/U15 on Sundays and U16/U18 weeknight league games across the city. Qualified coaches, inclusive of all body types, team managed through TeamSnap.
The founding program. Competitive senior men's rugby in the Edmonton Rugby Union circuit, carrying the 1966–68 championship DNA into every home match at Lynn Davies.
Full-contact competitive women's rugby, rooted in the program the Druids built in the 1990s. Training runs year-round at the park.
Named in 2010 for the Sherwood Park rugby pioneer who acquired and maintained the grounds, then helped the Druids and Outlaws find a home together. Still the heartbeat of the club today.
Read Lynn's full storyThree years after moving to Sherwood Park, Davies set his sights on bringing rugby to the community — and spent three decades making it so. In 2010 the club renamed the grounds in his honour.
Sign up through Alberta Rugby Union / Sport Lomo. Mini, junior, senior — boys, girls, men, women.
RegisterThe 2026 volunteer signup is live. Families pitching in on BBQ Fridays, tournaments, and fundraisers is what keeps our fees low and our programs strong.
Sign upThe $699K grant covers the floor. Builders and brands who want to stand next to a 66-year club can talk to Jeremy Anthony, Club President.
president@druidsrfc.com
