PLAYER NOMINATIONS
Andrew Armstrong
OUA Championships – 1988, 1989, 1991
First Team 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Rookie of the Year – 1988
Captain – 1991
OUA All Star – 1991
Queen's MVP - 1991
Andrew controlled games and knew how to win. Both on and off the field Andrew was an outstanding captain who kept the winning traditions of Queen’s rugby together.
Other Teams – Ottawa Irish; Canada U-19; Ontario Team; Canada Sevens Team.
Alistair Clark
Queen’s Rugby Accomplishments
Queen's Rugby Seasons: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
1st XV: 4 years, Openside Flanker, Captain in 2008. Co-Captain in 2009.
Awards/Medals: 2009 OUA Gold, 2007 and 2008 OUA Silver. OUA East MVP 2008. OUA East Rookie of the Year 2006. OUA All-Star 2006, 2007, 2008. Queen's 1st XV MVP 2008. Queen's 1st XV Rookie of the Year 2006. OUA Academic All-Star in 2008-09 and 2009-10. Al Ferguson Award Winner 2009. Colour Award Winner 2009.
Local, Provincial, National Accomplishments
Canada Senior Men's 15s: 6 caps (2016- ). 1 try
Canada Senior Men’s A side - 7 'A' caps
Canadian Rugby Championship: Won four straight national titles with the Ontario Blues 2011-14. Regular starter throughout those four years. Began playing for the Blues in 2008.
Canada U-19: 2006
Alistair is one of few recent players who spent their entire four years playing solely for the 1st XV, two years of which he served as Captain. During his time while on the first XV Alistair was known for his positive attitude, tireless work rate, exceptional skill. Alistair was always willing to help a younger player improve his game, as flanker's following his footsteps can attest to, and instilling confidence in younger players cracking the 1st XV lineup.
Following his Queen’s playing career Alistair continued to play for the Blues and in 2016 Alistair was selected to the Canadian Men’s Senior 15s. To date he has 6 caps and 1 try.
Alistair continues to contribute to QRFC by attending training camp annually to help instill his knowledge and experience on the next crop of rugby players.
Steve Jamieson
Queen’s Rugby Accomplishments
Queen’s Rugby Seasons: 1983, 1984; Coach 1985, 1986
1st XV: 2 years, Fly-half, Captain in 1984
Awards/Medals: Queen’s Rookie Award 1983, Queen’s MVP 1986, Assistant Coach 1985 OUA Gold (2nds), Assistant Coach OUA Gold, 1986 (1st XV)
Local, Provincial, National Accomplishments
Quebec Provincial 15s 1981, ORU Senior Team 1991 (v Scotland)
Steve (Jaimer) began his rugby playing days at Queen’s in 1981 in the Queen’s intramural league, after a very successful junior career in Quebec at John Abbott College. After 2 years, he decided to try out for the Gaels and quickly established himself on the team, being selected Rookie of the Year in 1983 and MVP in 1984, the same year he served as Captain of the 1st XV.
Steve remained at Queen’s as an Assistant Coach and helped the 2nds to a Championship in 1985 and the 1sts to a Championship in 1986.
Steve’s involvement in rugby continues to this day. For the past 4+ years, he has been an Assistant Coach with St. Lawrence College in Kingston, 3 years with the women’s team and just starting his 2nd year with the men’s team. He has played for the Kingston Panthers since his Queen’s days, serving as captain and coach on several occasions. He has further given back to the game as the coach of the Sydenham and Frontenac SS’s men’s teams, played for the Can Am team in various age groups for many years and continues to play Old Boys currently. His work sabbaticals have allowed him to play for several clubs in Australia and New Zealand. His longevity as a player is remarkable.
Steve also continues to give back to Queen’s RFC as a co-chair of the annual Fundraising Golf Tournament.
Ryan Kruyne
Queen’s Rugby Accomplishments
Queen's Rugby Seasons: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
1st XV: 3 years, Flanker and Lock, Co-Captain in 2009.
Awards/Medals: 2009 OUA Gold, 2007 and 2008 OUA Silver. OUA MVP 2009. OUA All-Star 2009. Queen's 1st XV MVP 2009. Colour Award Winner 2009. OUA leading scorer in 2009 (99 points)
Ryan is the true embodiment of the QRFC spirit. Ryan started his first season on the 4th team but by the end of his second year he was a regular on the 1st XV. Ryan was known for his incredible work ethic, physical play and leadership. His leadership truly shown through when, during his final season, he was asked to take over as team captain when the current captain had to step away for Provincial duties. Ryan met the challenge head on, and continually rose to the top as the side’s best player.
Despite the fact that Ryan was a flanker/lock he was also the kicker. During the 2009 OUA Final Ryan was the one who calmly slotted a 40 meter penalty goal to spark a 13 point comeback to beat Western 23-19. He was the team’s leader and best player on an undefeated 2009 champion team.
James Morton
Queen’s Rugby Accomplishments
Queen’s Rugby Seasons: 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987
1st XV: 4 years, Fly-half
Awards/Medals: 1986 OUA Gold, 1987 OUA Gold, 1987 Queen’s MVP Recipient
Two time Queen’s Athlete of the Week
Ringer on 1989 Mardi Gras tour – Champions
Queen’s Old Boys 7s – 1990 – Ontario Champions
Local, Provincial, National Accomplishments
Canadian Junior Team – 1983
Province of Quebec senior XV – 1983, 1984, 1985
London Business School – 1993 MBA World Champions
Toronto Saracens – 1989 - 1992
James Morton (Morty) came to Queen’s in 1984 after playing for the Canadian junior team and started at fly-half for the first team in his rookie year. He never gave up the position for the next 4 years. During that time, he was an integral part of 2 OUA championship teams, 1986 and 1987. The 1987 championship was particularly special as the team went undefeated, thanks in part to Morton’s prolific kicking game. As the Queen’s goal kicker, he provided the Gaels with an extra weapon, making several game-winning kicks to help seal the victory.
Morty was a character and his lively spirit made many of the long, away-game trips seem almost enjoyable. His support for his teammates and keen knowledge of the game contributed greatly to the team’s success throughout his tenure.
James was recognized with an OUA all-star selection in 1986 and was the Queen’s MVP in 1987. His leadership on and off the field is why he is being nominated for the Hall of Fame.
Steve Orchard
Queen’s Rugby Accomplishments
OUA All-Star 2001, 2002, 2003, Jenkins Trophy Recipient 2003-04, Team MVP 2003-04, OUA Gold 2001 (vice-captain), Silver 2000, Bronze 2002, 5-time Academic All-Star, Queen's Colors award winner 2004. Two Time Chipman Massey Drury Award Winner, Vice-captain of 2001/02 championship team.
Local, Provincial, National Accomplishments
1998 U-19 Canada - World Cup 4th place finish, 1999 U-19 Canada - World Cup 6th place finish, 1997 U-17 Canada, member The Rugby Canada Academy in 2001, U-17, U-19 and U-20 Ontario Men’s Ontario Team Eastern Ontario Harlequins and Renegades Super League, 3 McCormick Cups with Toronto Irish
Steve played 5 seasons for the QRFC, all of them on the first XV. Steve was well known for his physical play, incredible intensity and leadership through example on the field.
During his final season at Queen’s Steve was recognized for his outstanding achievements both on and off the pitch by being award the Jenkins Trophy. The Jenkins Trophy is awarded annual to the top male athlete who best displays qualities of scholastic achievement, competitiveness, leadership, sportsmanship, dedication and exceptional contributions to his team
Steve’s involvement with the team did not end on the pitch. During his time at Queen’s Steve also ran the QRFC executive, developed the first QRFC website, organized the formal, and coordinated the 2004 tour to Chile.
Steve continues to be heavily involved in QRFC through his support for the annual golf tournament which he chaired in 2014 and was a member of the Golf Tournament Board in 2013 & 2015.
Calum Ramsay
Queen’s Rugby Accomplishments
Queen’s Rugby Seasons: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
1
st XV: 3 years, Scrum-half
Awards/Medals: 2009 OUA Gold, 2007 & 2008 OUA Silver. OUA Academic All-Star 2007, 2008, 2009. Colour Award Winner 2009
Local, Provincial, National Accomplishments
Canada Senior Men’s 15s – Performance Analyst – 2011 and 2015 World Cups
Canada Senior 7s – Performance Analyst (2013 – present), 2015 Pan Am Games Gold Medal
Calum could be nominated for both his playing career and as a builder for Queen’s rugby. Starting on the 4ths in 2005, he worked his way on to the first team in 2007 and spent his last 3 years at Queen’s starting at #9. He was a member of the OUA silver medal team in 2007 and 2008 and won an OUA championship gold medal in the undefeated 2009 season. Despite a dislocated shoulder suffered in the last regular season game, Calum started at #9 in that championship game and was a key contributor on the day.
Calum was recognized by the OUA as an Academic All-Star in 2007, 2008 and again in 2009. The Queen’s RFC also awarded him its highest honour – the Colour Award in 2009.
Calum retired from playing rugby after the 2009 season but still contributed to the team’s success. He joined the Rugby Canada national team as a performance analyst and has worked with the men’s 15s and 7s teams for the past 6 years. He regularly provides the Queen’s coaching staff with leading-edge skills and training techniques and has helped the QRFC raise $1000s of dollars through his generous donation of both Canada and other country’s sweaters and kit.
Calum remains with Canada’s national team programs located in Langford, BC.
BUILDER NOMINATIONS
Luke Follwell
Queen’s Rugby Player Accomplishments
Club Member (2000-2004)
OUA Champion (2001)
First XV (2001/2002, 2002/2003 and 2003/2004)
Colour Award (2004)
Rick Powers Award (2004)
Queen’s Rugby Tours
Argentina (2001, 2008), USA (2002), South Africa (2002, 2006), Chile (2004), Beijing & Hong Kong (2010) and Argentina & Uruguay (2012)
QRFC Builder Accomplishments
Assistant Coach (2004-2013)
Club Manager (2004 - Present)
OUA Champion (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
While a player at Queen’s Luke was an active member of the QRFC executive where he applied his amazing organizational skills to planning socials and in his final year a team tour to Chile. He pulled on the 1
st XV jersey in his last three seasons while at Queen’s. Upon completion of his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering Luke immediately became heavily involved in the QRFC as both a Manager and Assistant Coach.
As Team Manager Luke’s actions have been responsible for building QRFC into the Rugby Club that it is today. He and the coaching staff share the philosophy that you need to play games to become a better rugby player. Luke’s skills in arranging opposition, referees and fields is the reason that on any given weekend in the fall QRFC will field up to 8 teams in multiple locations across Ontario, Quebec and New York State.
Luke also acted as a team assistant coach from 2004-2013. After ten years Luke has stepped away from coaching, but continues in his responsibilities as Team Manager mentoring up and coming dedicated coaching staff to ensure the legacy of QRFC lives on.
Peter Huigenbos
Queen’s Rugby Player Accomplishments
Queen’s Rugby Seasons: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
1
st XV – 3.5 years (started on 4ths, 1
st XV part-way through 2
nd year); Forward
Awards/Medals: 2001 OUA Gold, 2001 OUA All-Star, Queen’s Colour Award 2001, Al Ferguson Award 2001
Local, Provincial, National Accomplishments
Rugby Canada Academy - Player
Rugby Canada Academy - All-Star
Queen’s Rugby Tours
Argentina (2001, 2008), USA (2002), South Africa (2002, 2006), Beijing & Hong Kong (2010) and Spain (2014)
QRFC Builder Accomplishments
Assistant Coach (2002-2003)
Head Coach (2004-2013)
Performance Analyst (2014 Present)
OUA Champion (2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
OUA Coach of the Year (4)
Since becoming Head Coach in 2004, Pete has been primarily responsible for building a culture of excellence at Queen’s Rugby – by focusing on exceptional Varsity/First Team performance while balancing the integrity of the Club structure (i.e. movement between the 6-8 teams, maintaining camaraderie amongst Varsity & non-Varsity players, etc.).
As a player, Pete played several years as a First Team player and was a leader on the OUA Championship Team of 2001 leading the league in tries and being named an OUA All-Star. After finishing his Queen’s playing career he went on to play representative rugby in Ontario with the Brantford Harlequins where he was part of the 2003 McCormack Cup Championship team and MVP, Niagara Thunder (Captain) and the Ottawa Harlequins (Captain). He stayed involved with the Queen’s program as an assistant coach.
Pete has continued to build the Queen's Rugby club into a holistic program that embodies the values of rugby. He started the foundation of not excluding any players based on skill, and continued a winning and respectful culture at Queens. He is a very passionate coach focused on player development and sport tactics, someone who always puts the well-being of his players ahead of his own without ever compromising performance or team development. During Pete’s tenure, 5 players have gone on to be capped for Canadian National Men’s XV, 3 for Canadian National 7s, 6 for Canada A and Maple Leafs and several for Canada Under 20.
He should be credited with building a very strong university rugby program in Canada and fostering a positive environment for men to grow both personally and athletically.
Sandy Townsend
Queen’s Rugby Accomplishments
QRFC 1
st XV 1977-80,
1st XV scrum half OUA gold medal in 1979.
QRFC Builder Accomplishments
In 2007 Sandy was a founding member of the Queen’s RFC Booster Club of which he was elected Chair, a position of continues to hold to this date. Through his involvement in the QRFC Booster Club Sandy has been instrumental in the initiation of the jersey drive, two hall of fame dinners, and the annual golf tournament. Under his leadership the Booster Club has provided significant financial support for the additionally coaching staff to support the Club as well as sending a team annual to the University 7s hosted annually in Victoria. Sandy also played a key role in the fundraising that was necessary for the establishment of Nixon Field.
Sandy is also heavily involved in rugby outside of Queen’s. He has been involved in Coaching provincial rugby teams in both Ontario and Quebec and for the past 20 years has served on the Board for the Aura Barbarians.
