VARSITY TEAMS
MEN’S RUGBY − O UA CHAMPIONS
Back Row (L–R): Peter Huigenbos (Head Coach), Rachel Taylor (Trainer), Mason Curtis (Coach), Ellen Fowler (Trainer), Ben Stinson (Coach), Marc van der Wal, Dave Williams, Doug Davidson, Dave Worsley, Jacob Rumball, Tom Kirkham, James Dent, Jeff Macdonald, Casey Petrie, Liam Underwood, Pat Richardson, Mike van der Westhuizen, Rami Bahgat, Buck Payne, Adam McQueen, Kevin Mackenzie, Mike Wong Jr. Middle Row (L–R): Kate Henning (Trainer), Grant Clark, Myles Dingwall, Pat Hong, Matt Kelly, Dan Moor, Angus Macphail, Brendan Mcgovern, Brendan Sloan, Matt Wolfe, Matt Gottschling, Gary Gilks (Coach) Front Row (L–R): Zach Chadnick, Graham Turner, George Gleeson, Mike Ulozas, Dave Merrithew, Keegan Myers, Andrew Carr Absent: Luke Follwell (Coach), Mike Wong Sr. (Coach), Chao Gu (Video Analyst), Tim Richardson, Graeme Whyte, Ciaran McSwiggan, Colin Greenwood
SEASON RECAP
The Gaels entered the season committed to avenge their loss to Western in the 2011 league championship. The team opened with a pair of strong road wins over McMaster and Laurier. Western dealt Queen’s its only loss with a 22-20 thriller at Nixon Field, kicking a penalty goal on full time. The Gaels then ran off five straight wins, clinching first place with an impressive 13-0 win at Guelph in the final week of the season. After finishing the regular season with most points scored and fewest against, the Gaels had little trouble dispatching Brock in the OUA semifinals. That set up a rematch at Nixon Field against longtime rival Western for the OUA championship. Captain Dan Moor charged down a kick in the first minute and ran it in to the delight of the 1,000+ fans. Later, Angus MacPhail and Brendan McGovern would also touch down. The dominant performance, led by openside Matt Kelly and man of the match flyhalf Liam Underwood, resulted in the 19th OUA championship for Men’s Rugby. Underwood’s gold medal clinching try was perhaps the finest in the storied history of the program.
RESULTS • First in OUA (7-1) • Defeated Brock in OUA semifinal (46-3) • Defeated Western to win the OUA Championship (29-18)
OUA ALL-STARS • Angus MacPhail, Jacob Rumball, James Dent, Brendan McGovern, Dan Moor, Graham Turner
TEAM AWARDS • MVP: Graham Turner • Rookie: Adam McQueen • MIP: James Dent SPECIAL HONOURS • Dan Moor: OUA Trillium Award • Adam McQueen: OUA Rookie of the Year • Liam Underwood: OUA Athlete of the Week (Nov.
11), Queen’s Athlete of the Week (Oct. 1, Nov. 4 & 11), Canadian National Senior Men’s Team Selection vs Italy, 3 Canada ‘A’ Caps • Graham Turner: Queen’s Athlete of the Week (Oct. 15) • Jacob Rumball: 3 Canada ‘A’ Caps • Peter Huigenbos: OUA Coach of the Year • Nixon Field: Grand Opening (Sept. 29)
GRADUATING STUDENT ATHLETES
Graeme Whyte Q, Rami Bahgat, Dan Moor Q, Michael van der Westhuizen Q, Matt Wolfe Q, Zach Chadnick, George Gleeson, Colin Greenwood, Matt Kelly Q, Parker Morrison Q, Doug Davidson Q, Myles Dingwall Q, Patric Hong, Ciaran McSwiggan, Matt Beck, Steve Humphries, Paul Makhoul, James Saunders, Greg Smith, Troy Stuckless, Matt Woodley, Colin McGrath
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COLOUR AWARDS 2012–13