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Men’s Rugby History

2017-2018 Season Record: 7-1 (2nd in the OUA) Playoff Record: 2-2-1 (lost to Queen’s in OUA final, defeated UPEI, tied Victoria and lost to McMaster at nationals)

There was a mix of elation and disappointment for the Gryphons, who entered the 2017 season as the reigning OUA champions. Guelph had several different faces on the team but was still the same nightmare for its OUA competition, boasting a combination of power and speed that helped pile up wins. The Gryphons, led by veterans like Marcello Wainwright, Kyle Lagasca, two-sport athlete Scott Simmonds, and breakout rookie fly half John Sheridan, came flying out of the gate, winning four straight matches before a setback in Kingston to the undefeated Queen’s Gaels. The 34-26 loss gave head coach Cory Hector’s team plenty of incentive to finish the season strong. The Gryphons were essentially perfect down the stretch, outscoring Laurier, Trent and Western by a combined 152-0. Guelph defeated McMaster in an OUA semi-final, setting up a rematch with Queen’s, again on the Dixon Field pitch in Kingston. The Gryphons weren’t at their best and had to relinquish their OUA crown. In any other season, that would’ve been it, leaving the players a long time to ponder a disappointing loss. But Guelph was able to perform again as host of the inaugural Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship held over four days at Alumni Stadium. The Gryphons had an opportunity to play several of the side’s more inexperienced players in the grueling format and they were up to the task. Guelph defeated UPEI 66-0 in the opener before taking part in an epic 11-11 tie with Victoria, one of the premier university rugby sides in the country. The Vikes advanced to the final against UBC because of a better point differential in the opening round, leaving Guelph to face its OUA foe McMaster in the bronze medal match. The Gryphons had nothing left in the tank after the Victoria match and lost to the Marauders. But the tournament kicked off a new era in men’s university rugby and as coach Hector said, the Gryphons will now have something else to play for after the season ends. Blake Aram 5L Dalton Campbell 1L Jacob Carroll 1L James Caylor 4H Samuel Caylor 1L Alexander Chaffey 1L Marc Christopher 1L Jared Collinson 1L Julian Crowe 1L Griffin De Melo 1L Andrew Douglas 3L Jordan Evans 2L

Samuel Evans 5L Julien Forget 1L Kolby Francis 3L Graeme Francolini 1L Lucas Geisser 2L Mitchell Gleben 2L Max Goodwin 1L Christopher Gray 2L Jordan Hofstra 4H MacKenzie Kea 4H Mitchell King 1L Kyle Lagasca 3L

Gabriel Laplante 1L Simon Laughlin 2L Quenton McLean Lavado 1L Erich Milne 3L Walsham Owen 1L Dylan Parson 3L Giacomo Passarelli 2L Jeremy Seed 2L John Sheridan 1L Jason Simmonds 1L Scott Simmonds 4H

Brian Spiers 1L Alexander Sweett 2L Mitchell Talbot 2L Jason Valencia 4H Matthew Van Camp 3L Marcello Wainwright 3L MacLain Wakefield 2L Cody Weese-Burton 3L Ross Williams 1L Alexander Williamson 1L Benjamin Wust 2L

Awards Summary

OUA All-Stars

Jordan Hofstra

Kyle Lagasca

Erich Milne

John Sheridan

Marcello Wainwright

Team Awards

Robin Best Rookie of the Year – John Sheridan

Ieuan Evans MVP of the Year – Marcello Wainwright Coaching Staff Coach: Cory Hector Assistants: Ryan Brethour, Adam Maahs, Gary Robinson, Stephen Seccarrecia, Jeremy Wright Trainers: Alida Carlin, Erin Krausz, Zach Lockhart Physiotherapist: Craig Dixon

2016-2017 Season Record: 8-0 (1st in OUA)

Playoff Record: 2-0 (OUA Champions: beat McMaster in semi’s, beat Queen’s in OUA Final)

In 2016, the Gryphons were crowned OUA Champions in men’s rugby for the first time since 1998. After a perfect 8-0 regular season, the Gryphons

defeated McMaster 31-8 in the semi-finals to earn a spot in the OUA championship game for a third straight year. And for a third straight year, the

Queen’s Gaels were the opponent. After falling just short versus Queen’s in each of the previous two years in the OUA Final, the 2016 matchup would

see the Gryphons get the best of their long-time rivals with a dramatic 25-24 victory. With the score tied at 17-17 at the end of regulation, two extra time

periods were needed to find a winner. The two teams remained deadlocked at 24-24 after the two extra halves of play. A third period of sudden-death

overtime was scoreless. That meant the OUA Championship would be decided by a dropkick shootout with each team choosing five players to kick. In

the end, it would be Guelph’s Mark Perrin providing the heroics on the Gryphons home field by splitting the uprights in the 2nd round of dropkicks to

give the Gryphons the Turner Trophy for just the third time in school history.

Fifth year senior Eric Howard became just the second player in school history to be named OUA MVP during the regular season but was unavailable for

the playoffs as he was touring with Team Canada in Europe. Cory Hector, in his first year as head coach, was named OUA Coach of the Year. The

Gryphons had a total of six players named OUA All-Stars, the most of any school.

Antonie Alblas 4H

Blake Aram 4H

Jackson Boyle 1L

Ryan Brethour 5L

Riley Bruce 4H

Benjamin Burley 6L

James Caylor 3L

Sam Caylor -

Eric Charest-Pekeski 5L

Julian Crowe -

Andrew Douglas 2L

Jordan Evans 1L

Samuel Evans 4H

Kelsey Farrar 1L

Julian Forget -

Kolby Francis 2L

Lucas Geisser 1L

Mitchell Gleben 1L

Christopher Gray 1L

Darien Hewey -

Jordan Hofstra 3L

Eric Howard 4H

MacKenzie Kea 3L

Devin King 1L

Michael Little 4H

Zachariah Lockhart 4H

Adam Maahs 10L

Erich Milne 2L

Dylan Parson 2L

Giacomo Passarelli 1L

Mark Perrin 4H

Jeremy Seed 3L

Andrew Sicilia 4H

Dylan Silver -

Scott Simmonds 3L

Scott Sopel 4H

Nathaniel Stein 5L

Jesse Stevenson 2L

Alexander Sweett 1L

Matthew Van Camp 2L

R. Van Der Westhuizen 3L

Max Van Dijk 5L

Marcello Wainwright 2L

MacLain Wakefield 1L

Cody Weese-Burton 2L

Jeremy Wright 5L

Benjamin Wust 3L

Coach: Cory Hector (1st year) Manager: Steve Seccareccia

Assistant Coaches: Gary Robinson, Darrell Devine

Awards Summary:

OUA All-Stars

Eric Charest-Pekeski, Jeremy Wright, Eric Howard, Cody Burton, Jordan Hofstra, Ryan Brethour

OUA Major Awards winners

OUA MVP – Eric Howard

OUA Coach of the Year – Cory Hector

Team Awards

Robin Best Rookie of the Year – Maclain Wakefield

Ieuan Evans MVP of the Year – Eric Charest-Pekeski

2015-2016 Season Record: 7-1 (1st in OUA)

Playoff Record: 1-1 (beat McMaster in semi’s, lost to Queen’s in OUA Final)

The Gryphons matched a school record by posting a 7-1 record during the regular season. The first of those seven wins was the most impressive as the

Gryphons opened their 2015 regular season with a 35-28 victory over perennial power Queen’s. That victory marked the Gryphons first win over the

Gaels since 1998.

After defeating McMaster in an OUA semi-final, the Gryphons earned the right to host the three-time defending Turner Trophy champion Queen's Gaels

in what was a re-match of the 2014 OUA Final. The match was played on U of G's campus (Varsity Field) in front of a huge crowd. The Gryphons, who

were trying to win their first OUA title in Men's Rugby since 1998, and just the third in school history (with the other coming in 1974), ultimately fell just

short as they lost 24-23 to the Gaels.

The silver medal marked the Gryphons fifth straight season in which they earned an OUA medal. A total of six Gryphons were named OUA All-Stars

while head coach Darrell Devine was named OUA Coach of the Year for the third time in this his 9th season as head coach of the Gryphons.

Antonie Alblas 3L

Blake Aram 3L

Byron Boville 5L

Ryan Brethour 4H

Riley Bruce 3L

Benjamin Burley 5L

James Caylor 2L

Alex Charest-Pekeski 2L

Eric Charest-Pekeski 4H

Riley Di Nardo 1L

Andrew Douglas 1L

Samuel Evans 3L

Kolby Francis 1L

Lukas Gillham 5L

Darien Hewey 1L

Jordan Hofstra 2L

Eric Howard 3L

MacKenzie Kea 2L

Kyle Lagasca 2L

Michael Little 3L

Zachariah Lockhart 3L

Adam Maahs 9L

Brandon McLeod 2L

James McLeod 4H

Erich Milne 1L

Dylan Parson 1L

Mark Perrin 3L

Stephen Seccareccia4H

Jeremy Seed 2L

Andrew Sicilia 3L

Scott Simmonds 2L

Nathaniel Stein 4H

Jesse Stevenson 1L

Mitchell Talbot 1L

Matthew Van Camp 1L

Peter Vandersteen 4H

Jonathan West 4H

R. Van Der Westhuizen 2L

Max Van Dijk 4H

Marcello Wainwright 1L

Cody Weese-Burton 1L

Jeremy Wright 4H

Benjamin Wust 2L

Coach: Darrell Devine Trainers: Taryn Blignaut, Emily Coleman

Assistants: Cory Hector, Phil Murphy, Gary Robinson

2014-2015 Season Record: 7-1

Playoff Record: 1-1; OUA Silver Medalists

For a fourth straight season, the Gryphons men’s rugby team took home a medal. After three consecutive bronze medal finishes, this time around it was

silver as the Gryphons fell just short in the OUA Final versus the Queen’s Gaels.

The men’s rugby team matched the school record for most wins in the regular season by going an impressive 7-1 (the 2012-2013 team also posted a 7-1

regular season record). A four match win streak to start the season saw the Gryphons outscore their opponents by an astonishing total of 221-14. A 33-17

loss to the defending champions Queen’s would then be followed up with three more wins heading into the post-season.

After earning a bye in the first round of the playoffs, the Gryphons played host to the Brock Badgers in an OUA semi-final showdown. The match was

played at Alumni Stadium and saw the Gryphons come up with their strongest defensive performance of the season. The result was an 18-0 shutout over

the Badgers. While points were hard to come by, fourth year man Martin Damianoff electrified the crowd with a highlight reel 50-metre sprint for a try to

give the Gryphons an early lead. Joe Newman also converted a pair of penalty kicks on the day. As a result of the 18-0 victory, the Gryphons earned a

spot in the OUA Final.

In the OUA championship match, the Gryphons would go up against two-time defending champion Queen’s. The Gryphons got off to a fast start, jumping

out to a 16-0 lead 30 minutes into the match thanks in part to tries from Alexander Charest-Pekeski and Eric Howard. However, the Gaels were able to

respond with a strong second half in which they scored 29 unanswered points on the way to a 32-23 victory.

The Gryphons had a five players named OUA All-Starts (Eric Charest-Pekeski, Jeremy Wright, Joe Newman, Eric Howard and Byron Boville), as well

as two major award winners (All-Around Player – Jeremy Wright, OUA Rookie of the Year – Brandon McLeod).

Antonie Alblas 1L

Blake Aram 1L

Byron Boville 3L

Ryan Brethour 2L

Riley Bruce 1L

Benjamin Burley 3L


Martin Damianoff 3L

Samuel Evans 1L

Dimitri Frederick 3L

Lukas Gillham 3L

Jeffrey Hogle 3L

Thomas Kelly 3L

Michael Little 1L


Adam Maas 7L

Garrett MacMillan 2L

Graeme Mahar 5L

James McLeod 2L

Josh Morgan 5L

Tyler Murray 3L

Taylor Nash 2L

Joe Newman 4H

Patrick O’Brien 2L

Jake Onishi 2L

Mark Perrin 1L

Jonathon Pigozzo 3L

Stephen Seccareccia 2L

Marcus Sherry 2L

Andrew Sicilia 1L

Jonathan Skelton 2L

Dylan Smith 2L

Scott Sopel 2L

Nathaniel Stein 2L

Jason Valencia 2L

Peter Vandersteen 2L

Max Van Dijk 2L

Joshua Van Horne 4H

Thomas Van Horne 5L

Jonathan West 3L

Jordan Williams 2L

Brian Woodley 1L

Jeremy Wright 2L

Taylor Zak 3L

Coach: Darrell Devine Manager: Matt MacNeil

Assistants: Mark Eby, Cory Hector Therapist: Judy Lynch

Trainers: Terri Burns, Robert Paris

Awards Summary:

OUA All-Stars

Eric Charest-Pekeski, Jeremy Wright, Joe Newman, Eric Howard, Byron Boville

OUA Major Awards winners

All-Around Player – Jeremy Wright

OUA Rookie of the Year – Brandon McLeod

Team Awards

Robin Best Rookie of the Year – Brandon McLeod

Ieuan Evans MVP of the Year – Eric Howard

2013-2014 Season Record: 5-2-0

Playoff Record: 2-1; OUA Bronze Medalists

The men’s rugby team had an impressive season, finishing with a 5-2-0 record and third place in the OUA standings. The team advanced to the OUA

playoffs where defeated RMC in a long, hard fought quarterfinal game by a score of 34-31. The win advanced them to the semifinals against the Western

Mustangs, where they fell 29-22, moving them to the bronze medal game against the McMaster Marauders. The team did not finish out playoffs empty-

handed, earning themselves their third-straight OUA bronze medal after a 26-22 win over the Marauders. Overall, the Gryphons ended their season with

127 points and only allowed 97 points against them.

The Gryphons had a total of five players named OUA all-stars including Byron Boville, Eric Charest-Pekeski, Jeremy Wright, Lukas Gillham and

Graeme Mahar. Boville was tied for second in scoring this season with a total of four tries in the regular season for 20 points, and two tries for 10 points

in the playoffs. Second year, front-row forwards, Charest-Pekeski and Wright were tied for fifth in scoring overall, both tallying 15 points with three

tries each.

Antonie Alblas 1L

Blake Aram 1L

Byron Boville 3L

Ryan Brethour 2L

Riley Bruce 1L

Benjamin Burley 3L


Martin Damianoff 3L

Samuel Evans 1L


Lukas Gillham 3L

Jeffrey Hogle 3L

Thomas Kelly 3L

Michael Little 1L


Adam Maas 7L


Graeme Mahar 5L

James McLeod 2L

Josh Morgan 5L

Tyler Murray 3L

Taylor Nash 2L

Joe Newman 4H

Patrick O’Brien 2L

Jake Onishi 2L

Mark Perrin 1L

Jonathon Pigozzo 3L


Marcus Sherry 2L

Andrew Sicilia 1L

Jonathan Skelton 2L

Dylan Smith 2L

Scott Sopel 2L

Nathaniel Stein 2L

Jason Valencia 2L


Max Van Dijk 2L

Joshua Van Horne 4H

Thomas Van Horne 5L

Jonathan West 3L

Jordan Williams 2L

Brian Woodley 1L

Jeremy Wright 2L

Taylor Zak 3L

Coach: Darrell Devine Manager: Matt MacNeil

Assistants: Mark Eby, Cory Hector, Gary Robinson Therapist: Judy Lynch

Trainers: Terri Burns, Robert Paris

Awards Summary:

OUA All-Stars

Byron Boville, Graeme Mahar, Eric Charest-Pekeski, Lukas Gillham, Jeremy Wright

Team Awards

Robin Best Rookie of the Year – Blake Aram

Ieuan Evans MVP of the Year – Byron Boville

2012-2013 League Results: 7-1

Playoff Results: OUA Bronze Medalists

The men’s rugby team had an incredible turnaround season in the OUA with a regular season record of 7-1 to finish second entering the postseason. Their

top two finish was good for a first-round bye to bring the Western Mustangs to Guelph for the semi-final game. After defeating the Mustangs 12-5 in the

regular season, the Gryphons dropped a heartbreaking 21-15 loss to keep them out of gold medal contention. They bounced back to take their second

consecutive bronze medal with a dominant 48-8 performance over the Brock Badgers.

The Gryphons were rewarded with five OUA All-Stars. Byron Boville (Barrie, Ont.) earned the most valuable player award and first career all-star nod

after scoring eight tries and added a convert for 42 points on the year. Fly half Jonathan West (Scarborough, Ont.), fourth-year prop Graeme

Mahar (Toronto), flanker Nicholas Walters (Mississauga, Ont.) and third-year eight-man Robert Paris (Barrie, Ont.) all joined Boville as all-stars. The

award is the second in as many seasons for West.

Byron Boville 2L

Ryan Brethour 1L

Benjamin Burley 2L

Jeff Caudle 5L


Ryan Collins 2L

Mark Dinsmore 4H


Lukas Gillham 2L

Ryan Hanley 4H

Jeffrey Hogle 2L

Eric Howard 1L

Thomas Kelly 2L

Adam Maahs 6L

Graeme Mahar 4H

Jeffrey McKenzie 3L

Alan Miller 3L

Josh Morgan 4H

Tyler Murray 2L

Taylor Nash 1L

Joe Newman 3L

Jake Onishi 1L

Robert Paris 3L

Jonathon Pigozzo 2L

Michael Powers 2L

Chris Reid 1L

P. Sean Sinel 5L

Jonathan Skelton 1L

Daniel Smith 3L

Dylan Smith 1L

Scott Sopel 1L

Nathaniel Stein 1L

Braden Stubel 4H

Jason Valencia 1L


Max Van Dijk 1L

Joshua Van Horne 3L

Thomas Van Horne 4H

Nicholas Walters 5L

Jonathan West 2L

Jordan Williams 1L

Jeremy Wright 1L

Taylor Zak 2L

Coach: Darrell Devine Manager: Steve Seccareccia


Trainers: Eric Goiviea, Rachael Grafe

Awards Summary:

OUA All-Stars

Byron Boville, Graeme Mahar, Robert Paris, Nick Walters, Jon West

OUA Major Awards

Darrell Devine – OUA Player of the Year

Team Awards

Robin Best Rookie of the Year – Eric Charest-Pekeski

Ieuan Evans MVP of the Year – Byron Boville


Championship Results: OUA Bronze Medalists

The Gryphon men’s rugby team finished the regular season with a 3-4-1 record in fourth place for a spot in the post-season. In the OUA quarterfinal, the

Gryphons defeated the Waterloo Warriors 27-10 at Varsity Field in front of an excited home crowd. The Gryphons were unable to overcome the top-

seeded Western Mustangs and dropped a 28-3 semi-final game. In the OUA bronze medal game, the Gryphons took on the McMaster Marauders and won

the bronze medal with a decisive win of 26-16.

Four Gryphons were named OUA All-Stars this season and Darrell Devine was recipient of the OUA Coach of the Year award. This is the second time

Devine has won a coach of the year award with his first honour coming in 2008. All-Star honors went to Joe Newman (Waterdown, ON), Jon West

(Scarborough, ON), Scott Beukeboom (Lindsay, ON), and Nathan Lippert (Oakville, ON). Newman, in his second season with the Gryphons, finished

with 11 conversions and 38 points, which ranked him sixth in OUA scoring

Michael Alford 2L

Scott Beukeboom 4H

Byron Boville 1L

Benjamin Burley 1L

Jeff Caudle 4H

Ryan Collins 1L

Leighland Cotter 1L

Martin Damianoff 2L

Mark Dinsmore 3L


Kurt Gibbons 1L

Lukas Gillham 1L

Ryan Hanley 3L

Jeffrey Hogle 1L

Thomas Kelly 1L

Nathan Krasulja 2L

Nathan Lippert 4H

Adam Maahs 5L


Graeme Mahar 3L

Jeffrey McKenzie 2L

James McLeod 1L

Alan Miller 2L

Josh Morgan 3L

Tyler Murray 1L

Joe Newman 2L

Robert Paris 2L

Jonathon Pigozzo 1L

Michael Reid 4H


Marcus Sherry 1L

P. Sean Sinel 4H

Daniel Smith 2L

Braden Stubel 3L

Joshua Van Horne 2L

Thomas Van Horne 3L

Andrew Wallace 3L

Nicholas Walters 4H

Zachary Warrick 3L

Jonathan West 1L

Robin White 3L

Taylor Zak 1L

Coach: Darrell Devine Manager: Mike Powers


Trainers: Rachael Grafe, Alicia Kokoszka

Awards Summary:

OUA All-Stars

Joe Newman

Jon West

Scott Beukeboom

Nathan Lippert

OUA Major Awards

Darrell Devine – OUA Coach of the Year

Team Awards

Robin Best Rookie of the Year – Jon West

Ieuan Evans MVP of the Year – Nathan Lippert


Playoffs: 0-1

The men’s rugby team finished the regular season with a 3-4-1 record and in fifth place for a spot in the post season. In the OUA quarter-final, the

Gryphons lost a tough matchup, 44-0 to the Queens Gaels to end their season. The team returned to the post season after a one-year hiatus, showing

marked improvement from last season, where they only won a single game.

Three Gryphons were named OUA all-stars this season including Michael Reid (Niagara Falls, Ont.), Scott Beukeboom (Lindsay, Ont.) and Nathan

Lippert (Oakville, Ont.). Reid led the team in scoring this season with 20 points scoring four tries in seven games played.

Panagiotis Alexis 1L

Michael Alford 1L

Scott Beukeboom 3L

Nathan Card -2

Jeff Caudle 3L

Martin Damianoff 1L

Mark Dinsmore 2L

Sean Gowland 5L

Michael Halaliku 2L

Ryan Hanley 2L

Andrew Hatch 3L

Owen Hopkins 3L

Przemek Koniecek 4H

C Leonard 6L

Nathan Lippert 3L

Adam Maahs 4H

Graeme Mahar 2L

Alex Mason 3L

Connor McCann 1L

Dustin McCrank 5L

Jeffrey McKenzie 1L

Alan Miller 1L

Dan Moore 2L

Josh Morgan 2L

Joe Newman 1L

Robert Paris 1L

Michael Powers 1L

Michael Reid 3L

Kevin Richard 1L

Jared Root-McCaig 4H

Andrew Shafto 2L

Daniel Simmonds 2L

P. Sean Sinel 3L

Daniel Smith 1L

Thomas Sobotka 5H

John Stoneham 1L

Braden Stubel 2L

Tom Van Horne 2L

Andrew Wallace 2L

Nicolas Walters 3L Zachary Warrick 2L Robin White 2L

Coach: Darrell Devine Trainers: Jacquie Camley, Jillaine Corp

Assistants: Mark Eby, Cory Hector Manager: Stacey Scribnock

Awards Summary:

OUA All-Stars

Scott Beukeboom

Nathan Lippert

Michael Reid

Team Awards

Robin Best Rookie – Robert Paris

Ieuan Evans M.V.P – Michael Reid

2009-2010 Season Record: 1-7

The men’s rugby team finished the regular season in eighth place in OUA standings with a 1-7 record. The team’s one win this season was against

Toronto’s Varsity Blues, which they won by a staggering 56-12 lead. Many of their losses were close calls, with Guelph barely behind in points.

Guelph had one OUA leader this season in overall points: C Leonard (Toronto, ON) scored 20 points (8 GP, 4 tries) finishing 16th in overall OUA

scoring. Two Gryphons were named OUA all-stars including Leonard for the second time in two years and Scott Beukeboom (Lindsay, ON) for the first

time.

Mike Alcombrack 6L

Scott Beukeboom 2L

Harrison Brown 4H

Nathan Card 1L

Jeff Caudle 2L

Mark Dinsmore 1L

Andrei Dobrota 4H

Chris Goode 2L

Sean Gowland 4H

Michael Halaliku 1L

James Haley -1

Ryan Hanley 1L

Andrew Hatch 2L

Owen Hopkins 2L

Przemek Koniecek 3L

Nathan Krasulja 1L

C Leonard 5L

Adam Maahs 3L

Graeme Mahar 1L

Philip Martin 4H

Dustin McCrank 4H

Andrew Mills 1L

Josh Morgan 1L

Michael Reid 2L

Jared Root-McCaig 3L

Andrew Shafto 1L

Daniel Simmonds 1L

Dan Smith -

Thomas Sobotka 4H

Jamie Speers -

Kyle Steeves 3L

Braden Stubel 1L

Josh Van Horne 1L

Tom Van Horne 1L

Mark Verok 3L

Andrew Wallace 1L

Robin White 1L

Nick Woods 2L

Coach: Darrell Devine Therapist: Judy Lynch

Assistants: Mark Eby, Cory Hector Trainer: Jillaine Corp

Manager: Stacey Scribnock

Awards Summary:

OUA All-Stars

C Leonard

Scott Beukeboom

Team Awards

Robin Best Rookie – Braden Stubel

Ieuan Evans M.V.P – Scott Beukeboom

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2008-2009 The Men’s Rugby team finished the regular season third in the OUA West with a 4-2-1 record on their way to the OUA playoffs. The Gryphons started

the season 4-0 in September and were named the OUA Team of the Month before finishing the year with three straight losses to enter the playoffs. With a

first round loss in the playoffs (45-0) to the Western Mustangs, the Gryphons were eliminated from the post season. Head coach Darrell Devine was

named the OUA West Coach of the Year. Four Gryphons were honoured as OUA West All-Stars including Sean Gowland (Toronto, ON), Thomas

Sobotka (Mississauga, ON), C Leonard (Toronto, ON) and Kyle Binkley (Barrie, ON).

Ryan Abbott -2L

Mike Alcombrack 5L

Konstandinos Angelopoulos-

Scott Beukeboom 1L

Miles Bies 2L

Kyle Binkley 4H

Harrison Brown 3L

Alexander Cairns -2

Jeff Caudle -1

Andrei Dobrota 3L

Michael Goddard -

Chris Goode -1

Sean Gowland 3L

James Haley -1

Ben Halyk -1

Mark Harding -1

Cory Hector 2L

Owen Hopkins 1L

Przemek Koniecek 2L

Nathan Krasulja -

C Leonard 4H

Nathan Lippert 2L

Ken Lowe -

Mike Lush -

Adam Maahs 2L

Philip Martin 3L

Alex Mason 2L

Dustin McCrank 3L

Matt Rampen -

Michael Reid 1L

Jared Root-McCaig2L

Daniel Simmonds -

P. Sean Sinel 2L

Dan Smith -

Thomas Sobotka 3L

Jamie Speers -

Kyle Steeves 2L

Darryl Stock 5L

Richard Thompson2L

Mark Verok 2L

Andrew Wallace -

Robin White -

Nathaniel Whittingham -

Robert Wilson 2L

Nick Woods -1

Coach: Darrell Devine Manager: Stacey Scribnock

Assistant: Mark Eby Trainers: Natalie Paladino, Alison Tabalba

Awards Summary OUA Awards

OUA West Division All-Stars – Kyle Binkley, Sean Gowland, C Leonard and Thomas Sobotka

OUA West Division Coach of the Year – Darrell Divine

Team Awards

Robin Best Rookie – Dustin McCrank

Ieuan Evans M.V.P – C Leonard

University of Guelph Awards

Dr. James Maclachlan Trainer of the Year Award – Alison Tabalba

2007-2008 The Men’s Rugby team made their first appearance in the playoffs in four years finishing the season with a 4-3 league record and third in the OUA West.

In the quarter-finals, the Gryphons lost a 30-3 decision to the McMaster Marauders to end their season. Three Gryphons were named OUA West

Division All-Stars including fifth-year Matt Hendrie (Brantford, Ont.), second-year Harrison Brown (Toronto, Ont.) and fourth-year Kyle Binkley

(Barrie, Ont.). Hendrie and Brown both led the Gryphons in points and ranked 12th in OUA scoring accumulating 25 points with 5 tries in seven matches

apiece. The recent focus on building the program has begun to bring the Gryphons back as contenders in the OUA and the players and coaches alike are

excited about the prospects for the future.

Ryan Abbott 2

Mike Alcombrack 4H

David Balaski 1L

Marko Barakoski 3

Alexander Barr 1L

Deepak Bhathal 3

Miles Bies 1L

Kyle Binkley 3

Samuel Blyth 1L

Kyle Braden 1L

Harrison Brown 2

William Brown-Bury 5

Alexander Cairns 2

Jeff Caudle 1L

Andrei Dobrota 2

James Godin 1L

Chris Goode 1L

Sean Gowland 2

James Haley 1L

Ben Halyk 1L

Mark Harding 1L

Andrew Hatch 1L

Cory Hector 1L

Matthew Hendrie 5

Adam Kennedy 1L

Brent Kennedy 1L

Przemek Koniecek 1L

C Leonard 3

Nathan Lippert 1L

Ryan Lippert 2

Adam Maahs 1L

Philip Martin 2

Alex Mason 1L

Stuart Olesen Varnell 1L

Brian Poel 1L

Jared Root-McCaig 1L

P. Sean Sinel 1L

Thomas Sobotka 2

Kyle Steeves 1L

Darryl Stock 4H

Richard Thompson 1L

Mark Verok 1L

Conrad Williams 1L

Robert Wilson 1L

Nick Woods 1L

Coach: Darrell Devine

Assistants: Mark Eby, Mark Devine

Trainer: Ali Tabalba

Manager: Stacey Scribnock

Awards Summary OUA Awards

OUA All-Stars – Matt Hendrie, Harrison Brown, Kyle Binkley

Team Awards

Robin Best Rookie – Nathan Lippert

Ieuan Evans M.V.P – Matt Hendrie

2006-2007 For the second-year in a row the Gryphons had a tough season. The team finished fifth in the OUA West Division with a 2-6-0 record and failed to make

the OUA playoffs. The Gryphons played hard until the end, closing out the season with a 1-point loss to the Windsor Lancers. Dave Neill and forward

Geoff Sinke were named OUA West Division All-Stars. Sinke led the Gryphons in points and ranked 13th in OUA scoring accumulating 30 points with

8 conversions in 6 matches. This marked Sinke’s third appearance in as many years on the All-Star squad.

Ryan Abbott 1L

Mike Alcombrack 3

Marko Barakoski 2

Deepak Bhathal 2

Kyle Binkley 2

Kyle Braden -

Brad Bradford -

Harrison Brown 1L

William Brown-Bury 4H

Alexander Cairns 1L

John DeFinney -

Andrei Dobrota 1L

Alex Easler -

Sean Gowland 1L

Sunny Gurm -

Ron Hamilton 5

Mark Harding -

Andrew Hatch 1L

Matt Hendrie 4H

Devon Howsam 3

Mark Hubner -

Przemek Koniecek -

Kyle Leach 1L

Scott Lennox 2

C Leonard 2

Ryan Lippert 1L

Ben Machin -

Chris Mandville 3

Philip Martin 1L

Sean Moloney 4H

Dave Neill 6

Michael Robertson -

Geoff Sinke 3

Thomas Sobotka 1L

Darryl Stock 3

Steve Street 1L

Owen Willems 4H

Ryan Williamson 1L

Coach: Gary Whitley Manager: Dave Neill

Assistants: Mark Eby, Darrell Devine, Steve Foti, Trainers: Lacey Scott, Alison Tabalba, Judy Lynch

Dave Knowles, Clayton Gillis

2005-2006 The Gryphs had a tough season this year finishing at the bottom of the West Division standings with a 3-5-0 record, but it was not without highlights.

Matt Hendrie was 10th leading scorer in the OUA with 6 tries for 30 points in 7 contests from the outside centre position. Teo Schwartenztruber,

Guelph’s #8 man and wing Geoff Sinke were recognized as OUA West Division All-Stars. In 6 games, Teo accumulated 20 points on the season with 4

tries while Sinke accumulated 18 points with 8 conversions in 6 matches. This marked Sinke’s second appearance in as many years on the All-Star team.

Number: indicates letters earned in that sport, 1L: indicates 1st Letter, H: indicates Honour Award (4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Mike Alcombrack 2

Mark Barakoski 1L

Chris Bell 4H

Kyle Binkley 1L

Ian Boos 2

Geoffrey Brooks 3 William Brown-Bury 2

Scott Cressman 2

Andrew Ford 2

Gavin Grusnick -

Sunny Gurm -

Ron Hamilton 4H

Matt Hendrie 3

Douglas Howat 1L

Devon Howsam 2

Aaron Kovats 2

Kyle Leach -

Scott Lennox 1L

C Leonard 1L

Ryan Lippert -

Chris Mandville 2

Ian Marthinsen 1L

Sean Moloney -3

Dave Neill 5

Owen Reeves 1L

Jase Regina -

Michael Robertson -

Teo Schwartzentruber 1L

Geoff Sinke 2

Darryl Stock 2

Charles Strathdee 1L

Steve Street -

Rohan Taylor 1L

Robert Wilson -l

Jonathan Wynn 1L

Coach: Gary Whitley Manager: Dave Neill

Assistants: Mark Eby, Clayton Gillis, Dave Knowles Trainer: Heather Stewart

2004-2005 The 2004 campaign was a carbon copy of the Gryphons’ first game of the year in which they lost to Windsor 20-17. The Gryphs dominated

possession and territory in most of their games throughout the season, but were unable to turn those advantages into points. Guelph’s hard working

pack led by the front row of Ron Hamilton, Dave Neill and Sean Maloney was definitely one of the bright spots. The other highlight was the

continued improvement of the back row sparked by Geoff Sinke who dominated lineout plays in the league this year. Overall, the Gryphs sported a 2-

5 league record and finished in 5th spot in the West Division. Captain Dave Neill and Geoff Sinke were named OUA West All-Stars.

Number: indicates letters earned in that sport, 1L: indicates 1st Letter, H: indicates Honour Award (4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Mike Alcombrack 1L

Mark Barakoski -

Matt Baxter -

Chris Bell 3

Deepak Bhathal 1L

Kyle Binkley 1L

Ian Boos 1L

Geoffrey Brooks -2 William Brown-Bury -2

Jim Burns -

Dan Button -

Justin Cresser -

Scott Cressman 1L

Luke Doehn 2

Patrick Edwards -

Andrew Ford 1L

Gregor Graham 3

Ron Hamilton 3

Matt Hendrie 2

Douglas Howat -

Devon Howsam 1L

Aaron Kovats -1

Adam Krasinski -

Scott Lennox -

Chris Mandville 1L

Conor Meade -

Sean Moloney 3

David Mullock -

Dave Neill 4H

Geordie Newlands -

Michael Polla -

Mitchell Pulkys 1L

Michael Robertson - David Romanowitch -

Anthony Saxton -

Geoff Sinke 1L

Hillel Sokolsky 2

Craig Stewart -

Darryl Stock 1L

Charles Strathdee -

Joel Swanson 1L

Martin Uus -

Mike Walters -

Chris Wilson -3

Robert Wilson 1L

Jonathan Wynn -

Coach: Gary Whitley Trainers: Carla Brash, Steve Foti

Assistants: Mark Eby, Dave Knowles, Clayton Gillis, Steve Foti

2003-2004 With a 5-3 record, the Gryphons finished 2nd in Tier II and earned a berth to the playoffs. Unfortunately, a loss to Queen’s, the 3rd place team in Tier

I, kept the Gryphs from advancing to the semi-finals. Five Gryphons were recognized as OUA All-Stars including lock Geoff Brooks, hooker Dave

Neill, 8-man Matteo Schwartzentruber, scrum half Ryan Williamson and prop Chris Keillor who received honours for his second year in a row.

(No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Matt Baxter -

Chris Bell 2

Geoff Brooks 2 William Brown-Bury 1G Gavin Coverdale 3

Dan Cressman -

Andrew Crooks -

Luke Doehn 1G

Kellan Eckstrom -

John Fitzgibbon 1G

Andrew Ford -

Gregory Graham 2

Peter Hackett -

Ron Hamilton 2

Cory Hector 1G

Matt Hendrie 1G

Doug Howat -

Chris Keillor 4H

Aaron Kovats -1

Chris Lindey -

Andrew Mackie 2

Chris Mandville -

Geoff Marr -

Sean Moloney 2

Dave Neill 3

Geordie Newlands -

Alex Nichols -

Paul Oates 1G

Michael Polla - David Romanowitch -

Daniel Rossi -

Teo Schwartzentruber 1G

Garth Serjeantson -

Hillel Sokolsky 1G

Chris Stickle 4H

Charles Strathdee -

Andrew Terluk 1G

Martin Uus -

Travis Val 4H

Jamie Waller -

Geoff Watts 1G

Ryan Williamson 1G

Chris Wilson 3

Ryan Yantzi 1G

Coach: Gary Whitley Assistants: Wayne Stobie, Mark Eby, Jim Flynn, Dave Knowles Trainer: Carla Brash

2002-2003 The Gryphons battled hard throughout an injury-plagued season seeing players bumped to different positions and young rookies gain experience in

pivotal roles facing tough OUA Tier I competition. Despite the overall season record of 0-6, the Gryphon side showed evidence of promise in their

young squad and ended the season on an upbeat note against the first place Western Mustangs. Chris Keillor was selected as an OUA All-Star at the

flanker position.


Dale Arsenault 1G

Dallas Baker 3

Allan Baxter -

Chris Bell 1G

Geoffrey Brooks 1G

Jamie Callingham -

Matthew Cornell -

Gavin Coverdale 2

Blair Cressman 1G

Luke Doehn -

Kenton Doyle -

Brian Fritz 2

Derren Gould 1G

Gregor Graham 1G

Aaron Gray 2

Cameron Green -1

Peter Hackett -

Ron Hamilton 1G

Cory Hector -

Andrew Hopwood -

Douglas Howat - Marc Johnston-Roche -

Dave Jones 1G

Gareth Jones -

Chris Keillor 3

Aaron Kovats 1G

Patrick Large 5

Chris Lindey -

Geoff Marr -

Tim Matthews 4H

Sean Moloney 1G

Scott Morrison -

Ryan Nalysnyk 1G

Dave Neill 2

Geordie Newlands -

Adam Newstead -

Callum Paterson -

Ryan Pogue 1G

Sebastian Salole 2

Sebastian Sambor -

Adam Seewald 3

Garth Serjeantson -

Kevin Shirley -

Jamie Slough -

Hillel Sokolsky -

Chris Stickle 3

Charles Strathdee -

Salvador Urrutia 1G

Travis Val 3

Joe VandenBerg 2

Geoff Watts -

Ryan Williamson -

Chris Wilson 2

Brendan Wringe -

Coach: Gary Whitley Trainer: Tina Simms

Assistants: Ian Baille, Mark Eby, Wayne Stobie

2001-2002 Sporting a large core of veterans, the Men's Rugby team hoped to repeat last year's unbeaten league performance. Unfortunately, the Gryphons were

unable to achieve a perfect record in their 2001-02 campaign finishing with a 5-2-1 record. They outscored the competition 352 to 104 scoring 91

unanswered points against Toronto, an all-time record and followed it up with a 90-5 victory over York. Throughout the season, the team lost three of

their starters due to injury. With a bye on the last weekend of league play and one late loss, the Gryphons were idle while fate determined their

playoff hopes. Regrettably, the Gryphs ended their season in 5th spot, without a berth to post-season action. Nonetheless, there was a silver lining in

that Steve Foti and James O'Shea earned First Team All-Star status while Ryan DeForge, Adam Seewald and Brian Fritz grabbed Second Team

honours.


Richard Arnold -

Dale Arsenault -

Dallas Baker 2

Ryan Brown 1G

Scott Burton 2

Jamie Callingham -

Corey Cheek -

Matthew Cornell -

Gavin Coverdale 1G

R.T. DeForge 6

Darren Deleebeeck -

Mark Eby 5

Stephen Foti 5

Brian Fritz 1G

Matthew Gardner -

Alexander Gawel 2

Christopher Gaydon 2

Devon Gergovich -

Gregor Graham -

Aaron Gray 1G

Cameron Green 1G

Peter Hackett -

Kirk Kahu -

Chris Keillor 2

Robert Koloshuk -

Patrick Large 4

Benjamin Luxton -

Andrew Mackie 1G

Tim Matthews 3

Ryan Nalysnyk -

Dave Neill 1G

Adam Newstead -

Bengt Northwood 4H

James O’Shea 2

Dave Rhydderch -

Sebastian Salole 1G

Sebastian Sambor -

Joe Scott -

Adam Seewald 2

Kamil Sikorski -

Hillel Sokolsky -

Chris Stickle 2

Sean Thompson -

Travis Val 2

Joe VandenBerg 1G

Chris Wilson 1G

Coach: Gary Whitley

Assistants: Ian Baille, Wayne Stobie

Trainer: Jessica Salt

2000-2001 Sporting an impressive 6-0-2 unbeaten record, the Men’s Rugby Gryphons ended up in a 3-way tie for top spot in the OUA. In a

semi final showdown, the Gryphs had their title hopes come to an end with a 31-13 loss to the defending OUA champion.

Western Mustangs. However, the 2000 season wrapped up on a positive note with 5 players receiving All Star recognition and

head coach, Gary Whitley, sharing Coach of the Year honours. Captain and centre, Steve Foti, flyhalf, James O’Shea and

fullback, Clayton Gillis, were named as First Team OUA All Stars with flanker, Ryan Ellement and veteran centre, Brendan

Murphy, placing on the Second Team. Gary Whitley’s award marks the second time in 3 years that he has achieved this honour.

(No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters

earned over 4 years)

Jeffrey Adams 3 Christopher Gaydon 1G Brendan Murphy 2

Dallas Baker 1G Clayton Gillis 4H Gus Murray 4H

Allan Baxter 1G Matthew Glenn - Adam Newstead -

Ryan Brown - Derren Gould - Bengt Northwood 3

Scott Burton 1G Aaron Gray - Brendan O’Kane -

Jamie Callingham - Roxie Graystone - James O’Shea 1G

Andrew Clark - Luke Harris - Van Ortega -

Matthew Cornell - Mark Heritage 1G Craig Pope 2

Gavin Coverdale David Hobson 2 Jason Reynar -

Sean Diening 2 Andrew Hopwood - Dave Rhydderch -

Bill Donkers - Kirk Kahu - Adam Seewald 1G

Mark Eby 4H Chris Keillor 1G Garth Serjeantson -

Ryan Ellement 2 Robert Koloshuk - Chris Stickle 1G

Patrick Farrell - Michael Kulakowsky - Travis Val 1G

Stephen Foti 4H Gordon MacDonald -1 Graeme Whyte 3

Seamus Frew - Tim Matthews 2 Chris Wilson -

Alexander Gawel 1G John McDonald 1G Douglas Young 1G

Coach: Gary Whitley

Assistants: Ian Baille, Jason Kay, Wayne Stobie

Trainer: Charlotte Littlejohn 2

1999-2000 The Men’s Rugby Gryphons finished their season in 3rd spot in Division I of the OUA. In the semis, the Gryphs were knocked

out of contention with a 24-3 loss to perennial powerhouse, Queen’s. The following individuals were OUA All Stars: Steve Foti,

Centre; Dave Hobson, flanker; Peter Parke Jr, lock and Ryan Smith, centre.



Dallas Baker -

Allan Baxter -

Kieran Bliss 2

Darren Breckenridge -

Harvey Brown -

Scott Burton -

Jamie Callingham -

James Caven -

Andrew Clark -

Philip Clarke 1G

Paul Coulas -

Tom Davis 2

Sean Diening 1G

Petar Duspara -

Stefan Eberspaecher -

Mark Eby 3

Ryan Ellement 1G

Jeremy Ellison -

Steve Foti 3

Seamus Frew -

Brian Fritz -

Haydn Gage 2

Chris Gaydon -

Clayton Gillis 3

Andrew Goody 1G

Roxie Graystone -

Jordan Hamilton 1G

Graham Heydorn 2

David Hobson 1G

Mark Ingram -

Chris Keillor -

Arjon Lamers 2

Patrick Large 3

Erik Leach -

Mike Lightstone -

Gordon MacDonald 1G

Tim Matthews 1G

John McDonald -

Brendan Murphy 1G

Gus Murray 3

Brengt Northwood 2

Brendan O’Kane -

Van Ortega -

Peter Parke Jr. 5

Alexander Payne -

Craig Pope 1G

Will Raham 2

Gordon Roth -

Sebastian Salole -

Richard Scarborough -

Andrew Schneppenheim -

Garth Serjeantson -

Ryan Smith 2

Andrew Thompson -

Adam Tumminieri -

Travis Val -

Jean-Francois Vanasse -

Edward Wang -

Graeme Whyte 2

L.D. Winegard -1

Derek Wright 1G

Doug Young

Coach: Gary Whitley Assistant: Ian Baillie

Trainer: Charlotte Littlejohn

1998-1999

The Men’s Rugby team garnered the Turner Trophy and OUA title for the first time since 1974. This marks only the second

time in Rugby history dating back to 1923. Arjan Lamers, Dave Harman, Gus Murray, Jason Kay, Randy Warrington and RT

Deforge were all selected to the Division I All Star Team while coach, Gary Whitley, was awarded Coach of the Year honours.



Jeff Adams 2

Marc Apollonio -

Matt Baker -

Parry Bast -2

Andrew Binnington -

Kieran Bliss 1G

Tolly Bradford -3H


Dave Brewin 1G

Jon Davis -

Tom Davis 1G

R.T. DeForge 5

Anthony Di Cerbo -

Petar Duspara -

Stefan Eberspaecher -

Mark Eby 2

Ryan Ellement -

Steve Foti 2

Brian Fritz -

Haydn Gage 1G

Christopher Gaydon -

Clayton Gillis 2

Andrew Goody -

Roxie Graystone -

Jordan Hamilton -

Dave Harman 2

Paul Haughton -

David Hobson -

Fred Janson -

Ian Johnson 2

Dave Jones -

Rohit Joshi -

Jason Kay 3

Chris Keillor -

Cameron Krempulec -

Arjan Lamers 1G

Mike Lightstone -

Mitch MacDonald 1

John McDonald 1G

Andrew McIntosh -

Adam McMaster -

Geoff McMullen -

David Millar -

Brendan Murphy -

Gus Murray 2

Bengt Northwood 1G

Brendan O’Kane -

Van Ortega -

Peter Parke Jr. 4H

Owen Roberts -

Brent Shantz -

Ryan Smith 1G

Joe Sorrenti -

Geoff Stratton 1G

Andrew Thompson -

Adam Tumminieri -

Tristen Vosburg 2

Eddie Wang -

Randy Warrington 5

Donnie Wheeler -

Patrick Wilson -

L.D. Winegard 1G

Doug Young -

Coach: Gary Whitley

Assistants: Ian Baillie / Peter Grumme

Trainers: Krista Patterson / Kelly Sheehan

Team Doctor: Dr. Steve Gawron

1997-1998 The Men’s Rugby Team once again qualified for the Division I playoffs as they finished the regular season strongly. Despite finishing fourth with a

3-4 record, the Gryphons played Western even for most of the game before dropping their league semi final 25-7. Ryan DeForge, David Harman and

Steve Foti were all OUA All Stars.


Jeffrey Adams -1

Dave Atkinson 2

C.B. Ball -

Daniel Ballantyne -

Parry Bast 2

Kieran Bliss -

Tolly Bradford 3


Dave Brewin -

Adam Cegielski -

Mike Cowbrough 4H

Tim Cowley -1

RT DeForge 4H

Greg DeMille -

Marten Dykstra 1G

Mark Eby 1G

Ryan Ellement -

Stephen Foti 1G

Clayton Gillis 1G

David Gilman -

Andrew Goody -

Jordan Hamilton -

David Harman 1G

Luke Hill -

David Hobson -

Ian Johnson 1G

Jeff Kaufmann 5

Lewis Kavanagh 1G

Jason Kay 2

Patrick Large 2

Mark Lasseter 1G

Michael Lewis -

Troy Leyburne -

Colin MacMillan 2

Nick McGowan 1G

Andrew McIntosh -

Sean McKenzie -

Adam McMaster -

Brendan Murphy -

Gus Murray 1G

Bengt Northwood -

Santiago Olmos -

Tim O’Shea -

Mathieu Ourliac -

Peter Parke Jr. -3

Timothy Redmond -

Shane Roney -

Doug Schillinger -


Shane Seibert -

Jeff Sewell -

Victor Sprenger -

Geoff Stratton -

Andrew Thompson -

Shawn Verbakel -

Tristen Vosburg 1G

Randy Warrington 4H

Dylan Weese -

Don Wheeler -

L.D. Winegard -

Tony Worrall -

Derek Wright -

Wesley Wright -

Coach: Gary Whitley

Assistants: Ian Baillie / Peter Grumme / Andrew Henry

Trainers: Anita Hooper / Krista Patterson / Kelly Sheehan

1996-1997 Despite playing competitive rugby, particulary as the season progressed, the ‘96 Gryphons were hard pressed to find the winning column. Highlights

of the season were the tied game at Queen’s, the only point the Gaels dropped at home in their championship season and the win over Waterloo which

guaranteed a spot in division one next season.


Philip Abbink -

Eric Arseneau -

David Atkinson 1G

Dan Ballantyne -

Parry Bast 1G

Mike Bell 1G

Andrew Binnington -

Kieran Bliss -

Tim Bonney-James 1G

Tolly Bradford 1

David Brewin -

Adam Cegielski -

Mike Cowbrough 3

Tim Cowley -1

Tom Davis -

RT Deforge 3

Warren Donovan -

Marten Dykstra -

Chris Fleming -

Andrew Goody -

Trevor Griffin -2

Peter Grumme 3

Jordan Hamilton -

Dave Harman -

Luke Hill -

Dave Hobson -

Bob Horvat 1G

Randy Jamieson -

Chris Jones -

Jeff Kaufmann 4H

Jason Kay -1

Derek Kea 1G

Gordon Kee -

Rob Koloshuk -

Phil Lambert -

Patrick Large 1G

Khai Ma -1

Mitch MacDonald -

Colin MacMillan 1G

Andrew McIntosh -

Sean McKenzie -

Charles Meyers -

Brendan Murphy -

Tim O’Shea -

Peter Parke Jr. 3

Joe Parkinson 4H

Will Raham -1

Tim Redmond -

Shane Roney -

Doug Schillinger -


Shane Seibert -

Geoff Stratton -

Justin Turner -

Mike Vanberkel -

Lenin Volney -

Tristen Vosburg -

Eddie Wang -

Randy Warrington 3

Derek Watrich 1G

Kevin Weaver -

Dylan Weese -

Georg Weiss -

Donald Wheeler -

Wes Wright -

Coach: Jim Atkinson

Assistants: Gary Whitley / Ian Baillie / Andrew Henry

Trainers: Christine Vander Weg / Anita Hooper

1995-1996 The Rugby Gryphons placed 5th in the regular season with a 1-5-1 record marked by several narrow defeats. Ryan Deforge and

Kyle Nichols were selected to the Division I All Star Team.



Philip Abbink -

Jeff Adams 1G

David Atkinson -

Parry Bast -

Mike Bell -

Marc Binkley -

Jason Bowen -

Tolly Bradford -

Peter Brady 1G

Ian Copland 1G

Mike Cowbrough 2

Tim Cowley 1G

Mike Danischewsky

Jason Dear -

RT Deforge 2

Shawn Drybrough

Shane Green -

Trevor Griffin 2

Cam Haddow 1G

Trevor Harkley -

Bob Horvat -

Randy Jamieson -

Steve Jones -

Jeff Kaufmann 3

Jason Kay 1G

Derek Kea -

Gordon Kee

Rob Koloshuk -

Phil Lambert

Jean Lanca

Brian Livingston

Paul Luimes

Khai Ma 1G

Mitch MacDonald

Glenn Marquardt 1G

Jon McMeekin

John Morrison 2

Kyle Nichols 2

Emile Nicot

Tim O'Shea

Joe Parkinson 3

Will Raham 1G

Tim Redmond

Kirk Serjeantson 1G

Doug Schillinger

Matt Schmidt 1G

Mark Shepherd 3

Ryan Simons -

Geoff Stratton

Justin Turner

Tristen Vosburg

Eddie Wang

Randy Warrington 2

Derek Watrich

Don Wheeler

Wesley Wright

Jeremy Yethon 1G

Coaching Staff: Jim Atkinson Ian Baillie Gary Whitley Bryan Vickers

Trainers: Christine Van der Weg /Anita Hooper

1994-1995 The Rugby Gryphons placed 3rd in regular season play with a 3-2-2 record. Guelph lost the OUAA Final 29-5 to defending

OUAA champion, Queen's, after advancing with a 3-0 penalty kick victory over McMaster in a replay of the semi final. Courtney

Anderson, Joe Parkinson, Peter Parke Jr. and Paul Kilpatrick were all selected to the Division I All Star Team while Jim Atkinson

was named Coach of the Year.



Jeff Adams

Brad Anderson

Courtney Anderson 2G

Dave Atkinson

Parry Bast

Marc Binkley

Peter Brady

Ian Copland

Mike Cowbrough 1G

Jason Dear

Ryan Deforge 1G

Marten Dykstra

Bill Eady 1G

Shane Green

Chris Goodale 3

Trevor Griffin 1G

Peter Grumme 2

Cameron Haddow

Mike Harrison

Andrew Henry 5

Bob Horvat

Chris Jones

Derek Kea

Brendan Keane

Paul Kilpatrick 4H

Tony Kwan 3

Mark Lasseter

Owen Lewis

Steve MacCulloch 3

Glenn Marquardt

Jon McMeekin

Dave Millar

Kyle Nichols 1G

Tim O'Shea

Peter Parker Jr. 2

Joe Parkinson 2

Sean Paterson 2

Jonathan Reader 1G

Tim Redmond

Dave Sararus

Bob Scheifele

Doug Schillinger

Matt Schmidt

Doug Shearer

Mark Shepherd 2

Jon Sherbino

Ryan Simons

Adam Thatcher

Keith Thompson

Randy Warrington 1G

Derek Watrich

Craig Weber 1G

Scott Winch

Jeremy Yethon

Coach: Jim Atkinson

Assistants: Ian Baillie Wayne Stobie James Wallace James Webb Gary Whitley

Trainers: Chris Elder, Debbie Zarubick

1993-1994 The Gryphons just fell short of post season play this year as their 4-3 record lost a tie breaker to Western to edge them out of the

playoffs. Although not a member of the final four this year, the Gryphons still had a good season and received strong play from

Division I All Stars Courtney Anderson and Mark Shepherd. (No.: indicates letters earned in that sport, G: indicates Gold G - 1st letter earned, H: indicates Honour Award - 4 or more letters earned over 4 years)

Pablo Aguero 1G

Jeremy Allison

Courtney Anderson 1G

Marc Binkley

Peter Brady

Peter Buchanan-Smith 3

Duncan Burns

David Christiansen

Jason Cogley 1

Jason Cook

Brent Davies 4H

Jason Dear

Jonathan Donovan

Greg Dowdall

Scott Du Guid 2

William Eady

Ian Fisher

Kevin Franks

Chris Goodale 2

Scott Gordon

Shane Green

Peter Grumme 1G

Cameron Haddow

Michael Hager 2

Clark Hargreaves

Trevor Harkley 3

Jeff Harrison

Andrew Henry 4H

Robert Horvat

Matthew Johnston

Alex Jones

Chris Jones

Derek Kea

Brendan Keane

Rashid Khan 1G

Paul Kilpatrick 2

Tony Kwan 2

Darrin Landoni

Steven MacCulloch 2

Dan Maddox 2

Brian Marquardt

Stephen Marsland

Jon McMeekin

Matthew Morin

Chris Moyle

Josh Newlands

David Nolf

Joseph Parkinson 1G

Sean Paterson 1G

obert Prior

Chris Saini

Jason Saunders

Matthew Schmidt

Mark Shepherd 1G

Jonathan Sherbino

Kristian Sturm 1G

Greg Styles 1G

Adam Thatcher

Dan Thompson

Craig Weber

Robert Willmets

Scott Witzel

David Woodley

Mark Yanchus 4H

Coach: Jim Atkinson Assistants: Kevin GilIan Wayne Stobie James Wallace James Webb

Trainers: Michel Charron Carrie Jones

1992-1993 The Gryphons returned to post season competition in a very tough Division I grouping of the OUAA Rugby League. Guelph

finished the regular season with a 4-3 record highlighted by a 12-8 road victory over defending champion, Queen's. The

Gryphons met the Gaels in the OUAA semi finals, but dropped a 27-6 contest. Peter Parke, Kevin MacLean and Paul Kilpatrick

were selected as OUAA All Stars.



Bryan Archambault

Geoff Bibby

Doug Brown

Peter Buchanan-Smith 2

Chris Burkhart

Duncan Burns

Dave Christiansen

Jason Cogley 1G

Dave Darling

Brent Davies 3

Greg Dowdall

Scott Du Guid 1G

Ian Fisher

Newton Francis 4H

Kevin Franks

Chris Goodale 1G

Cameron Haddow

Mike Hager 1G

Clark Hargreaves

Trevor Harkley 2

Jeff Harrison

Andrew Henry 3

Scott Jenkins 1G

Alex Jones

Paul Kilpatrick 1G

Tony Kwan 1G

Adam MacArthur

Ken MacLean 1G

Don MacPherson 1G

Chris MacRae

Dan Maddox 1G

Jeff Marchildon

Steve Marsland

Chris Morash

Josh Newlands

Wayne Pannell 3

Peter Parke 1G

Sean Paterson

Chris Saini

Bob Scheifele

Ian Smith -2

Kris Sturm

Greg Styles

Dan Thompson

Bryan Vickers -2

Derek Watrich

Rob Willmets

Dan Wilson

Scott Witzel

Nick Woo-Sam

Kevin Woytko

Coach: Jim Atkinson Assistants: Kevin Gillan, Jamie Hobson, Wayne Stoble, James Wallace

Trainers: Tracy Stafford, Michel Charron

1991-1992 Playing in the competitive first division the Gryphons just missed out on a playoff berth as they posted a 3-4 record. Bryan

Vickers, Darryl Denyes, Andrew Armstrong and Ian Smith were selected to the OUAA All Star team. Hopes are high for an

improved finish next year.



Courtney Anderson

Bryan Archambault

John Baillie 3

Geoff Bibby

Peter Buchanan-Smith 1G

Chris Burkhart

Duncan Burns

Roger Cameron

David Christiansen

Jason Cogley

Michael Cupit 3

Brent Davies 2

Scott Du Guid

Robert Durigon 1G

David Dyer

Ian Fisher

Newton Francis 3

Kevin Franks

Mark Gibeault 3

Michael Hager

Clark Hargreaves

Trevor Harkley 1G

Jeffrey Harrison

Andrew Henry 2

Adrian Jemmett

Scott Jenkins

Thembela Kepe

Paul Kilpatrick 1G

Richard Kilpatrick 4H

Anthony Kwan

Scott Lees

Steven MacCulloch 1G

Ken MacLean

Don MacPherson

Justin Magnan

William Martinen

Cory McKeown

Michael Morin 3

John Morrison

Scott Owen -1

Wayne Pannell 2

Mike Passero 1G

Sean Paterson

Simon Patterson

Tim Pauley

Thomas Reidy

Jeff Richardson 2

Jason Russell

Chris Saini

James Scala -

Robert Scheifele

Gordon Shepard

Ian Smith 2

Bryan Vickers 2

Robert Willmets

Coach: Jim Atkinson

Assistants: Kevin Gillan Jamie Hobson Peter Kalra Matt Prins Wayne Stobie James Wallace

Manager: Courtney Yourkin

Trainer: Tracy Stafford

1990-1991 The Gryphons finished in first place in Division II with a 6-1 record and earned promotion to Division I next season. They

dropped a close 22-18 decision to McMaster, the first place team in Division I, in the league semi finals. Ian Smith, Tom

Franklin, Jeff Richardson, Mark Gibeault, Richard Kilpatrick and Joe Halls were selected as League All Stars and Jim Atkinson

was Coach of the Year.



Courtney Anderson

John Baillie -2

Kevin Bates

Geoff Bibby

Richard Boyles -1

Tim Brooks

Duncan Burns

Chris Chenier

Dave Christiansen

Jason Cogley

Mike Cupit -2

Brent Davies

Mike Davies 1G

Russell De Groote

Carey De Jonge 2

Scott Duguid

Rob Durigon

Dave Dyer

Bill Eady

Luka Erceg

Brian Evans 2

Junior Francis 2

Tom Franklin 3

Kevin Franks

Mark Gibeault 2

Paul Gifford

Craig Gignac

Joe Halls

Clark Hargreaves

Andrew Henry 1G

Jamie Hobson 3

Buddy Howells

Scott Jenkins

Curtis Jorgensen

Dave Kelly

Peter Kennedy

Richard Kilpatrick 3

Paul Lantz 1G

Scott Lees

Steve MacCulloch

Gordon MacOdrum

William Martinen

Mike Morin 2

John Morrison

Scott Owen -1

Wayne Pannell -1

Peter Papadedes

Sean Paterson

Tim Pauley

Matt Prins

Robert Prior

Tom Reidy

Jeff Richardson lG

Jason Russell

Todd Russell -1

Chris Saini

Jim Scala

Gordon Shepard

Ian Smith 1G

Tim Smith 1G

Jeff Stewart

Lenny Vaisanen

Bryan Vickers 1G

Mike Vukobratic

Mike Walker 1G

Doug Walters

Brad Weatherill

Cal Wenghofer

Chad Wilkinson

Rob Willmets

Andrew Wright

Mike Zanibbi

Coach: Jim Atkinson

Assistants: Kevin Gillan Peter Kalra Wayne Stobie James Wallace

Manager: Courtney Yourkin

Trainers: Chris Sulway Kathy McKay Tracy Stafford

1989-1990

There was an optimistic outlook during preseason but several early injuries paved the way to a winless season in tough division

one ranks. Tom Franklin was selected as an OUAA All Star at the utility forward position. Next season, competing in division

two, Guelph should be ready for another run at the playoffs.



Ian Baillie 2

Kevin Bates

Neil Beaton 4H

Richard Boyles 1G

Tim Brooks

Gary Brown

Duncan Burns

Rob Campbell

Chris Chenier

Dave Christiansen

Jason Cogley

Eric Cranfield

John Cranfield

Mike Cupit 2

Peter De Jong

Carey De Jonge 1G

Gord Doig -1

Rob Durigon

Luka Erceg

Bill Fielding

Tom Franklin 2

Mark Gibeault -1

Marc Glavin

Chris Goodall

Jamie Hobson 2

Jeff Horler

Mike Howie

Adrian Jemmett -2

Ben Kahn

Peter Kennedy

Richard Kilpatrick 2

Paul Lantz

Tony Mara

Jason McCulloch

Mike Morin 1G

Mike Mulkins

Matt Nash

Josh Newlands

Scott Owen 1G

Wayne Pannell -1

Mike Passero

Matt Prins

Mike Puckering

John Henry Reddi

Jeff Richardson

Jason Russell

Todd Russell 1G

Tim Smith

Jeff Stewart

Chris Sulway

Mark Teeter

Jeff Thompson

Len Vaisanen

Bryan Vickers

Mike Walker

James Wallace 2

Brad Weatherill

Kerry Williamson lG

Mark Yanchus

Coach: Jim Atkinson

Assistants: Paul Baker, Junior Francis

Trainer: Kathy McKay

1988-1989 The Gryphons just missed qualifying for the OUAA Playoffs as they finished with a 4-3 record in Division I. That mark tied

them with Queen's for third spot, but the tie breaker left the Gryphons out of post season play. The highlight of the year was a 16-

10 victory over McMaster in the final regular season game which knocked the Marauders from the unbeaten ranks. Scott Young

and Junior Francis were selected to the Division I All Star Team.



Duncan Alexander 3

John (Ian) Baillie

Neil Beaton 3

Tom Breckles

Gary Brown

Chris Chenier

Eric Cranfield

John Cranfield

Mike Cupit 1 G

Carey De Jonge

Gord Doig

Jason Evans

Bill Fielding

Junior Francis 1 G

Tom Franklin 1 G

Mark Gibeault 1 G

Grant Gladish

Mark Glavin

Dave Green 4 H

Scott Henderson

Jamie Hobson 1 G

Jeff Horler

Mike Howie

Richard Jack

Adrian Jemmett 2

Andrew Jordan

Richard Kilpatrick 1 G

Paul Lantz

Tony Mara

Blake Moggy

Mike Morin

Leroy Newman

Scott Owen

Wayne Pannell 1 G

Simon Patterson

Chris Pawluk

Matt Prins

Jeff Richardson

Rob Rowland

Todd Russell

Rich Schooling

John Sizeland

Steve St. Clair

Gerry Stehouwer

Wayne Stobie

Jeff Thompson

Mike Vanderheyden 1 G

Dave Vanduyvenvoorde

John Wells

Cal Wenghofer

Kerry Williamson

Greg Wright

Scott Young

Coach: Jim Atkinson Assistant: Paul Baker Trainer: Kevin Coward

1987-1988 The Gryphons were elevated to Division I in 1987 and responded with a 4-3 record which was good enough for third place. In the

playoffs Guelph dropped a 21-6 decision to McMaster in semi-final action. Wayne Stobie, Scott Young and Neil Beaton were all

selected as OUAA All-Stars.



John Adams

Duncan Alexander 2

Jim Amesbury

Ian Baillie 1G

Neil Beaton 1G

Tom Breckles

Gary Brown

Charles Burrows

Scott Carter

Tony Cheffings

Christopher Chenier

Craig Cox

Ken Cox

Gord Doig 1

Stirling Dorrance

Brian Evans 2

Junior Francis

Tom Franklin

David Green 3

Brian Greven

Greg Hall

Jamie Hobson

Rob Hollands

Jeff Horler

Mike Howie

Richard Jack 2

Adrian Jemmett 3G

Andrew Jordan

Peter Kalra 1G

Richard Kilpatrick

Mike Kim

Elliot Lawrence

Steve Laycock

Blake Moggy

Kirth Murray

Rod Nicolls

Dave Neufeld

Roy Newman

Andrew Olsen 1

Scott Owen

Matt Prins

Jeff Richardson

Rob Rowland

Pat Russell

Todd Russell

Oliver Schimpl 1 G

Dave Simpson

John Sizeland

Steve St. Clair 1 G

Gerlad Stehouwer

Wayne Stobie 2

Matt Thurley

Mike Vanderheyde


Jamie Webb 3 H

John Wells

Cal Wenghofer

Brian Whittaker

James Wraith 1 G

Greg Wright

Tim Woods

Mark Yanchus 3

Scott Young 2

Coach: Jim Atkinson Assistant: Paul Baker Trainers: Tania Crane Jill McParlane

1986-1987 The rugby team went undefeated in Division II play in the revamped OUAA Rugby League with a 6-0-1 record. They dropped an

11-4 decision to Division I champion McMaster in playoff action but earned promotion to Division I for next season. Duncan

Alexander, Scott Young, James Wallace, Mark Yanchus and Dave Green were all selected as OUAA All-Stars.

(x Denotes letter winner, xx Denotes first time letter winner).

Bob Alberico x

Duncan Alexander xx

Richard Boyles

Kevin Brannon

Jamie Carlson

Christopher Chenier

Anthony Cheffings

Eric Cranfield

Gord Doig xx

Stirling Dorrance

Brian Evans xx

Marc Glavin

David Green x

Greg Hall

Jamie Hobson

Ian Ingham x

Richard Jack xx

Adrian Jemmett

Andrew Jordan

Peter Kalra

Craig Lonsdale

Mark Love

John Lumsden

John McGuigan

Blake Moggy

Dave Neufeld

Roderick Nicolls

Andrew Olsen

Jon Paul

Matthew Prins

Mike Puckering

Mo Oishi

Tony Rizkallah

Rob Rowland

Gordon Rutherford x

Steve St. Clair

Wayne Stobie xx

Matt Thurley

Mike Vanderheyden


Dominic Wale xx

Gerry Walker xx

James Wallace xx

Ron Warzek

James Webb x

John Wells

Brian Whittaker

Chris Wright x

Mark Yanchus x

Scott Young xx

Fred Corradini - Trainer

Paul Baker - Assistant Coach

Jim Atkinson - Coach

1985-1986 The Gryphons narrowly missed the playoffs for the second year in a row with a 3-4 record. Western and Waterloo, the two league

finalists were both in Guelph's division and the team proved quite competitive with there squads. Dan Moser was selected to the

league All-Star team.


Bob Alberico *

Duncan Alexander

Paul Baker *

Neil Beaton

Nelson Bendall

Peter Bigelow

Chad Blough

Kevin Brannon *

Kirk Brannon

Marc Broadbent

Bart Brusse

Tony Cheffings

Christopher Chenier

Rob Clarke

Eric Cranfield

Jamie Deeks

Chris De Josselin De Jong

Cliff Dreher

James Docherty

Gord Doig

Doug Edwards

John Edgecombe

Dave Gaunt

Brad Geddes

Mark Glavin

Stuart Grant

David Green **

Greg Hall

Joe Hand

Ian Ingham *

Richard Jack

Ross Wilson

Marcel Jakob

Andrews Jordan

Peter Kalra

Bill Lawrence *

Craig Lonsdale

John Lumsden **

Dave MacPhail **

Ron Martin

Paul Morgan *

Dan Moser *

Andrew Olsen **

Jon Paull

Alex Peirson

Rob Rowland

Helen Russell

Gord Rutherford **

Rich Schooling

Neil Skinner **

Wayne Stobie

Dave Van Veen **

Gerry Waiker

Barry Warzek

John Wells

Mike Whittamore *

Chris Wright **

Mark Yanchus **

Scott Young

Jim Atkinson (Coach)

Doug Campbell (Assistant Coach)

James Webb (Assistant Coach)

Marilyn Moore (Trainer)

1984-1985 The rugby Gryphons had a 4-3 record during the regular season but found themselves one game out of the playoffs in the newly

revamped OUAA rugby league. Competing in the West Division, the highlight of the year was a victory over Western,who

eventually qualified for the league semi-finals. The Gryphons expect to be strong in the coming years as a number of players

gained valuable experience throughout the 1984 season.


Bob Alberico **

Cliff Arcand

Paul Baker *

Doug Bayliss **

Chad Blough

Kevin Brannon **

Jamie Carlson **

Tony Cheffings

Ian Cowie

Scott Daniel

Nigel Day *

Chris De Josselin De Jong

Jamie Deeks

Cliff Dreher **

John Edgecombe

Jeff Garber *

David Green

Ian Ingham **

Rickard Jack

John Jackson

Andrew Jordan

Peter Kalra

Craig Lonsdale

Rob MacNeil *

Curt Maly

Dave Mintz **

Paul Morgan **

Dan Moser *

Fred Neufeld

Andy Olsen

Rob Pahl **

Alex Peirson

Kevin Pendreigh *

Richard Schooling

Neil Skinner

Steve St. Clair

Glen Stevens

Wayne Stobie

Dave Van Veen **

Gerry Walker

James Wallace

Barry Warzek

Jamie Webb

John Wells

Cam Wigle

Ross Wilson


Doug Campbell (Assistant Coach)

Tony Mitchell (Assistant Coach)

Helen Russell (Manager)

1983-1984 Despite losing eight players from the team that finished in first place the previous year, the Gryphons finished with a 4-4-1 record

in the very competitive league. Many rookies came through with strong performances which augers well for the future. Wing

Forward Rob MacNeil was selected to the OUAA All-Star Team. The high point of the season would have to be the 15-9 win

over defending champion Toronto. The Junior team also had a good season with a 5-3 record, and the seven-a-side squad took the

league trophy with a 42-0 win over Waterloo.


Robert Aspinall xx

Paul Baker xx

Jeff Baldock x

Doug Bayliss

Kevin Brannon

Ian Buchanan x

Bob Butella x

Jamie Carlson

Ian Cowie

Peter Crow x

Nigel Day x

Cliff Dreher

Jim Fee

Chris Fitzpatrick x

Ian Fraser

Jeff Garber

Mark Hartley

Julian Hesketh

Mike Homburger

Ian Ingham

John Jackson

Jeff Kane

Darren Keyes x

Jean-Marc Le Dorze

Mike Lennox

John Lumsden

Rob MacNeil x

Curt Maly

Will May

Greg Meredith

John Mi Hiken

Dave Mintz

Paul Morgan

Dan Moser x

Dan O'Neill

Adrian Park

Kevin Pendreigh x

Rob Puskas x

Mark Renaud

Gary Roke

Clark Smillie

Steve Trach xx

Dave Van Veen

Jamie Webb xx

Nick Wedgwood

John Wells

Ian White

Mike Whittamore

Ross Wilson


Doug Campbell (Asst. Coach)

Helen Russell (Manager)

Fred Bauer (Trainer)

Martha Scott (Trainer)

1982-1983 As usual the Red-Black-Gold challenged all year - capturing first place in the regular schedule. The OUAA Championship

escaped in overtime after the Gryphons and Toronto played to scoreless tie. Included in this super year was the seconds

championship over McMaster.


Rob Aspinall

Derek Baker

Paul Baker

Jeff Baldock x

John Bannerman xx

Fred Bauer xx

Ian Buchanan

Bob Butella xx

Jamie Carlson

Steve Clarke

Peter Crow xx

Nigel Day xx

Andrew Donnelly x

Cliff Dreher

Chris Fitzpatrick x

Richie Guit x

Julian Kesketh

Paul Kendall x

Darren Keyes xx

Jamie Knighton xx

Bill Lawrence xx

Mark Lawrence xx

Jean-Marc Le Dorze

Bob Leuthard xx

Carl Lowenberger x

John Lumsden

Paul Lunn

Rob MacNeil xx

Will May

Greg Meredith

Dave Mintz

Tony Mitchell

Dan Moser xx

Dan O'Neill

Kevin Pendreigh xx

Rob Puskas

Paul Richter

Mark Renaud

Paul Skuriat

Jeff Tendijowski

Nick Wedgwood

Gary Whitley x

Ross Wilson


Gary Chapman (Asst. Coach)

Deb Van Vliet (Trainer)

1981-1982 Always a strong team the rugby Gryphons once again went right down to the wire before losing a tough game at Queen's to slip

to third place out of the playoffs. Highlight of the year was a victory over Toronto who went on to win the OUAA Championship.


Martin Abell

Robert Aspinall

Paul Baker

Jeff Baldock x

John Bannerman

J. Burn

Jay Boucher

Mike Craddock

Nigel Day

Peter Crow

Andrew Donnelly x

C. Echesortu

Craig Evans xx

Chris Fitzpatrick x

Greg Gain

Richard Guiot x

P. Jackson

Mark Janiec

D. Keyes

J. Knighton

Peter Kohnke x

Peter Woytluk

Mark Lawrence x

W. Lawrence

Rob Lepage xx

Carl Lowenberger x

Robert MacNeil

E. Manley

Don McDowell xx

Kevin MeIsaac

D. Mintz

A. Mitchell

Adrian Park xx

K. Pendreigh

Robin Puskas

Gary Whitley x

Coach - Jim Atkinson

Asst. Coach - Gary Chapman

Trainer - Deb Van Vliet

1980-1981 The Rugby Gryphons, always one of the most competitive teams on campus, ended their season at 4-3-1, good enough for fourth

place in the league. The seconds suffered a heartbreaking loss to Queen's in the final game, ending their hopes of a play-off berth

after leading the league for most of the season.


Jeff Baldock *

Barry Hawe **

Rob Lepage

Ian Buchanan *

Terry Hughes **

Carl Lowenberger *

Doug Campbell **

Darren Keyes

Les O'Brien *

Andrew Donnelly *

Peter Kohnke

Andrew Parkinson *

Chris Fitzpatrick *

Tony Lavallee *

Leo Pavone

Blair Gillis *

Bill Lawrence

Rob Puskas

Richard Guiot **

Mark Lawrence *

Mike Ryckman

Bill Todd

Gary Whitley **


1979-1980 Once again this season, the Rugby Gryphons came close but received no cigar. The team ended up 5-3 after dropping the first

two games, but the season again went right down to the final game at Queen's to decide who would advance to the championship.

Unfortunately, the Golden Gaels came up with a 26-6 win and moved on. The Gryphons ended up fourth.



Trainer - Arlene Chapman

Alumnus - Steve Howie

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