2022 OBDA & OBJAA Academy Selections

December 12, 2022

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Rugby Ontario Announces OBDA & OBJAA Academy Selections

December 12th, 2022

(WHITBY, ON) - Rugby Ontario is pleased to announce the athlete selections for our High Performance Academies. The Ontario Blues Development Academy (Female) and the Ontario Blues Junior Arrows Academy (Male) will both be operating regionally in the East (Ottawa), Central (Toronto), and West (Niagara) for athletes ages 15 - 18. The academies are operated in partnership with the Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative (OHPSI), the Toronto Arrows and  will feature over 100 athletes from across the province. 

 “We are extremely excited to continue to see the growth of athletes in our program in all three regions with the investment from our funding partners, Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO) and the Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative (OHPSI)” said Amanda Andres , Coordinator, High Performance. “The Canadian Sport Institute Ontario provided us a unique opportunity to move in and be the first high performance tenants in their world class facility within Canada Games Park. We are excited to be the first tenants in the building that allows us to provide our athletes with an excellent support system which will allow them to be successful on their high performance journey.  

“On behalf of Rugby Ontario, I would like to congratulate all the athletes who have been named to the 2022/2023 Academy programs” said Myles Spencer, CEO of Rugby Ontario. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario, whose support through the Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative has made these programs a possibility. Thank you also to our partners at the Toronto Arrows for their ongoing support of the Ontario Blues Junior Arrows Academy.  In the Academy programs we are committed to supporting and developing Ontario's future provincial, national and professional athletes as they pursue success at the highest levels of rugby." 

Both programs will operate regionally with designated centres in Guelph, Toronto, and Ottawa. Each centre will provide technical/tactical training for all players as well as strength and conditioning programming. Access to key resources such as athletic therapy, nutritional support, mental performance coaching, and video review/analysis will also be provided to ensure the holistic development of all players. In addition, centralized training sessions and competitions will be scheduled throughout the program. 

Congratulations to all of the players selected to both the OBDA and OBJAA. Below are the selected athletes sorted by region: 

East Boys

Declan

Crew-Gee

Barrhaven Scottish

Oliver

Davis

Bytown Blues

Nathan

Drummond

Lanark Highlanders

Nicholas

García Gutierrez

Barrhaven Scottish

Benjamin

Holahan

Bytown Blues

Samuel

Lafrance

Bytown Blues

Finlay

MacCorquodale

Barrhaven Scottish

Vincent

Martin

Barrhaven Scottish

Michael

McGuinness

Bytown Blues

Lukas

Orange

Bytown Blues

Luuk

Ordeman

Barrhaven Scottish

Kyle

Shibata

Barrhaven Scottish

Evan

Shibata

Barrhaven Scottish

Andrew

Stevenson

Barrhaven Scottish

Jay

Yetman

Bytown Blues

East Boys Coaches

Ryan Surgenor

Stephen Rowlands


East Girls

Jimena

deBoer Gonzales

Barrhaven Scottish

Grace

Dingwall

Barrhaven Scottish

Hayley

Galbraith

Bytown Blues

Rachel

Gelinas

Belleville Bulldogs

Lily

McCaffrey

Ottawa Ospreys RFC

Ainsley

McDonell

Ottawa Irish

Macy

McDonell

Ottawa Irish

Sarah "Jiggy"

Schonfeld

Bytown Blues

Allison

Skeggs

Bytown Blues

Shondreya

Smardon

Barrhaven Scottish

Willow

Snider

Kingston Panthers

Leila

Tenekjian

Bytown Blues

East Girls Coaches:

Jackie Tittley

Megan Copeland-Dinan



Central Boys

Briar

Barron

Aurora Barbarians

Ben

Calconi

Toronto City

Finlay

Campbell

Ajax Wanderers

Rowan

Closs

Brock RFC

Sean

Conroy

Toronto City

Gaelen

Craig

Toronto City

Evan

Davies

Balmy Beach Club

Morgan

Di Nardo

Toronto City

Adam

Doane

Aurora Barbarians

Finn

Donnelly

Balmy Beach

Fionn

Fraser

Balmy Beach

Gavin

Grennan

Balmy Beach

Ryder

Jabal

Toronto City

Hayden

Johnstone

Toronto City

Charlie

McCully

Peterborough Pagans

Liam

Park

Oshawa Vikings

Lucas

Peddle

Mississauga Blues

Mason

Thompson

Oshawa vikings

Reece

Thompson

Barrie RFC

Stephen

Webb

Balmy Beach RFC

William

Wells Richards

Balmy Beach CLub

Central Boys Coaches

Iain McLeish

Patrick Maulson

Ken Darche



Central Girls

Jordyn

Andersen

Oshawa Vikings

Kylie

Armstrong

Toronto City Amazons

Robyn

Baker

Oshawa Vikings

Avery

Caruthers

Aurora Barbarians

Rielly

Cattel

Toronto City Amazons

Lauren

Cheng

Toronto Amazons

Debra

Chong

Aurora Barbarians RFC

Sarah

Clayton

Oshawa Vikings

Ainsley

Cummings

Barrie RFC

Bronwyn

Earle

Aurora Barbarians

Kiki

Idowu

Toronto City Amazons

Grace

Jenkins

Cobourg Saxons

Brynn

Jenkins

Peterborough Pagans

Carly

Kay

Oakville Crusaders

Lilia

Moffat

Toronto City

Guinevere

O'Hara

Toronto City

Zoe

Paton

Toronto City Amazons

Zalika

Pesso

Toronto Amazons

Jahlesha

Roye

Toronto Innercity Rugby Foundation

Jenna

Rutherford

Oshawa Vikings

Mackenzie

White

Oshawa Vikings

Central Girls Coaches

Jeremy Cairnie

Jenn Russell


West Boys

Ethan

Agren

Crusaders Rugby Club

Aidan

Beggs

Fergus Highland

Henry

Buis

Fergus Highland

Matthew

Carroll

Crusaders Rugby Club

Nathan

Carter

Niagara Wasps

Connor

Cavey

Niagara Wasps

Lukas

Cuthbert

Niagara Wasps

Matthew

Hodgson

Niagara Wasps

Rhys

Jones

Crusaders Rugby Club

Kohl

Kletke

Crusaders Rugby Club

Elijah

McQueen

Fergus Highland

Sam

Morreale

Burlington Centaurs

William

Rigby

Niagara Wasps

Brent

Thomson

Fergus Highlanders & Georgian Bay Titans

Mickael

TISSIER

Fergus Highland

Thymen

Van der Ploeg

SouthWest

Ramiro Ernst

Wentzel

Crusaders Rugby Club

Patrick

Wright

Crusaders Rugby Club

Max

Zhurba

Crusaders Rugby Club

West Boys Coaches

Sean Medeiros

Josh Celebre

Steve Commerford

Luke Bagshaw


West Girls

Nia

Bremner

Hamilton Hornets

Payton

Carter

Crusaders Rugby Club

Audrey

Cartwright

Crusaders Rugby Club

Sienna

Cavey

Niagara Wasps

Monica

Daniels

Crusaders Rugby Club

Olivia

Dibua

North Halton RFC

Renee

Engel

Niagara Wasps

Lilly

Evans

Guelph Rugby

Sarah

Fielding

Brantford Harlequins

Sophie

Geier

Niagara Wasps

Ava

Hodgson

Niagara Wasps

Addy

Holmes

Waterloo County

Emily

Hopper

North Halton RFC

Tessa

Jackson

Crusaders Rugby Club

Alyssa

Nieuwets

Niagara Wasps

Emma

Sauer

Niagara Wasps

Kennedi

Stevenson

North Halton RFC

Sierra

Thompson

Brantford Harlequins

Mia

Vandenhoek

North Halton RFC

Lilly

Vandenhoek

North Halton RFC

West Girls Coaches

Ian Fitzgerald

Mark Smerdon



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