The “Upright Rugby Academy” was originally named, the “Elite Athlete Development Program”. Since we began the off-season training program in 2009, we have had close to 200 participants participate in our program.  Of those 200 players:

• 42 have gone on to play at the university or college level, many of whom started in their first year;
• 68 have played for Ontario as a junior;
• 10 have played for Ontario as under-agers at the senior level;
• 23 have represented Canada at the Junior level;
• 6 have gone on to play rugby professionally in Europe, in the UK, or here at home
• 4 have earned a spot with Canada’s Senior Men’s for the 2019 Summer Tour!!

National Senior Men’s Capped:

• Andrew Ferguson: Canada NSMT (2017-present), Toronto Arrows, Canada U20 (2013), FISU 7s (2013)
• Djustice Sears-Duru: Canada NSMT (2015-present), Canada U20 (2014), NSMT Top Prospect; Ontario Blues
• Kainoa Lloyd: Queens University; Canada U20 Long-list (2014); Canada Maple Leafs 7s; 2014 FISU 7s
• Matt Tierney: Canada NSMT (2017-present), PAU (French Top 14), Canada U17 (2013); Ontario Blues U19 (2014)
• David Richard: Canada NSMT Men’s 7s (2019-present), Canada Maple Leafs (2018-2019), Canada Youth Olympic

Junior National and University Honours:

• Josh Engelbrecht: Queen’s University (2017-present), Canada U20 long-list, Canada U18 (2017), OUA Rookie of the Year (2017)
• Callum Tam: Hong Kong Cricket Club Academy, Hong Kong U20, Canada U18
• Kevin Vertkas: UBC Thunderbirds, Canada U20 (2018), Canada U18 (2017), Canada Maple Leafs (2017-present)
• Ethan Hager: University of Victoria, FISU 7s (2019), Canada U20 long-list, Canada U18, Canada Maple Leafs (2017-present)
• David Richard: Jean Vanier High School,
• Sawyer Herron: University of Victoria; Canada U20 (2014), Ontario Blues
• Dan Mathie: Canada Maple Leafs; Ontario Blues; Canada U20 long-list (2013)
• Max Van Dijk: Guelph University; Canada Maple Leafs; Ontario Blues; Canada U20 (2014)
• Mike Santangeli: Western University; Canada U20 long-list (2013); 2014 FISU 7s
• Eric Garnham: Humber College; Canada U18 (2011)
• Jeremy Wright: Guelph University; Canada U20 long-list (2014)
• Chris Woodhead: McMaster University; Canada U17 (2011)

Provincial and University/College Honours:

• Will McArthur: Queen’s University
• Jamie Leveridge: Toronto Arrows (2017-18), McMaster University (alumni), Ontario U19
• Jackson Amos: Brock University (alumni), Ontario U19
• Jason Valencia: Guelph University; Ontario U19
• Jonathan Lorimer: University of Victoria; Ontario U19
• Bailey Kalef: University of Waterloo; Nova Scotia U18
• Matt Jones: University of Victoria
• Liam Grimes: Brock University
• Jesse Kokorudz: Laurier University
• Alex DeBoo: Laurier University
• Toby Sharland: Queens University
• Mitchell Reid: Humber College

• Taylor Black: Exeter Chiefs (UK Premier), Canada Youth Olympic 7s, Canada U18 (2017-present), Ontario Blues 7s & 15s
• Taylour Hurd: Brock University, Canada Maple Leafs long-list, Canada U18, OUA Rookie of the Year (2017)
• Thea White: Queens University
• Charli Mocon: Humber College; Canada U20; Canada U18 (2012); Canada Maple Leafs; Ontario Storm
• Daniel Spice: Western University; Canada U20 long-list (2014); Canada U18 (2012); Ontario Storm
• Sydnee Nolan: Queens University
• Kaitlyn Richards: Ontario Storm 7s; Canada Youth Olympic 7s (Nanjing, 2014)
• Bethany Greer: Western University