Ontario Blues Junior Arrows Academy Athletes Announced for 2021-2022 Season

With files from Rugby Ontario

(WHITBY, ON) – Rugby Ontario, in partnership with the Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative, is excited to announce athlete selections for its High Performance Academies. Working with technical partners at the Toronto Arrows, the Ontario Blues Junior Arrows Academy will run this offseason from November to April. The program consists of athletes ages 15 to 18 and will operate regionally with designated centres in Guelph, Whitby/Toronto, and Ottawa. In total, the program will engage more than 50 athletes from 18 different clubs across the province.

“Through the support and investment at our partners at the Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSI), and the Ontario High Performance Sport Initiative (OHPSI), the 2021-22 Academy is poised to be the best program to date,” said Sean Medeiros, Rugby Ontario High Performance Coordinator. “In development with our technical partners at the Toronto Arrows, we are excited to work with these players for the next six months and to provide them support in all areas of athlete development.”

This year, the announcement of the athlete selection list is made solemnly as we recognize the selection of Brock Marshall, who tragically passed on October 24. Although the program will be without Brock, it will continue to honour his memory and achievements.

“Brock Marshall was one of our top performers at the Ontario Blues Junior Arrows Academy trials,” said Paul Connelly, Rugby Ontario High Performance Manager. “As a 15-year-old, excellent results in combine testing, combined with his outstanding game play, resulted in Brock being selected to join the OJBAA Central Academy.”

“With the strong support of parents Rick and Diane – both former rugby players – and his local Brock Rugby Community guiding his development, we have no doubt that Brock would have had a very bright future representing Ontario and the Arrows. Our thoughts are with the Marshall family and the entire Brock Rugby Community.”

The program will operate regionally with designated centres in Guelph, Whitby/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 six-month program.

Congratulations to all of the players selected to the OBJAA. Below are the selected athletes sorted by region.

Learn more about the Ontario Blues Junior Arrows Academy.

2021-2022 ONTARIO BLUES JUNIOR ARROWS ACADEMY ATHLETES

OBJAA Central

Briar Barron (Aurora Barbarians)
Charlie Chilcott (Aurora Barbarians)
Rowan Closs (Brock RFC)
Evan Davies (Balmy Beach)
Ryan Dier (Ajax Wanderers)
Morgan Di Nardo (Toronto City)
Adam Doane (Aurora Barbarians)
Tyler Janes (Ajax Wanderers)
Andrex Kellar (Cobourg Saxons)
Sam LeVasseur (Peterborough Pagans)
Logan Loveys (Lindsay RFC)
Brock Marshall (Brock RFC)
Ben McNee (Oshawa Vikings)
Grant Meadows (Aurora Barbarians)
Mac Reimer (Oshawa Vikings)
Owen Schuster (Ajax Wanderers)
Graeme Tremain (Toronto Nomads)
Stephen Webb (Toronto City)
Owen Williams (Ajax Wanderers)

OBJAA East

Eden Bertoia (Barrhaven Scottish)
Declan Crew-Gee (Barrhaven Scottish)
Oliver Davis (Bytown Blues)
Hunter Doucette (Barrhaven Scottish)
Nicolas Garcia-Gutierrez (Barrhaven Scottish)
Russell Greenwood (Kingston Panthers)
Justin Lee (Barrhaven Scottish)
Vincent Martin (Barrhaven Scottish)
Owen McDonell (Barrhaven Scottish)
Michael McGuinness (Bytown Blues)
Lukas Orange (Bytown Blues)
Luuk Ordeman (Barrhaven Scottish)
Evan Shibata (Barrhaven Scottish)
Kyle Shibata (Barrhaven Scottish)
Liam Walsh (Kingston Panthers)
Jay Yetman (Bytown Blues)

OBJAA West

Ethan Agren (Crusaders RFC)
Oliver Alpe (Crusaders RFC)
Brenden Black (Crusaders RFC)
Odin Elliott (London St. George’s)
Tyge Harvey (Burlington Centaurs)
Callum Hayes (Crusaders RFC)
Sanad Ibrahim (Crusaders RFC)
Jesse Kilgour (Barrie RFC)
Daniel Lucic (Crusaders RFC)
Elijah McQueen (Fergus Highlanders)
Koen Schroeder (Burlington Centaurs)
Garin Schroeder (Burlington Centaurs)
Matthew Teaff (Crusaders RFC)
Reece Thompson (Barrie RFC)
Mickael Tissier (Crusaders RFC)
Nicolas Tissier (Crusaders RFC)
Charles Trollip (Fergus Highlanders)
Maxim Zhurba (Crusaders RFC)