HENRY HEADLINES OCAA MEN'S RUGBY AWARDS

TORONTO - Durham College's Devonne Henry (Whitby) is the 2025 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Men's Rugby Player of the Year.

The first-year fullback was the OCAA Scoring Champion tallying 79 points in six matches. Henry scored a league-high 10 tries, scoring at least one in each league match, while adding 10 converts and three penalty kicks. Henry has been the last line of defence and is one of the team leaders in open field tackles made this season. The League All-Star led the Durham Lords to an unblemished 6-0 record and the regular season championship.

The OCAA Rookie of the Year is Jayce Kroes (Milton) of Humber Polytechnic. The freshman flank quickly established himself as one of the most promising newcomers in the OCAA. Kroes consistently brings high energy, strong defensive pressure, and leadership beyond his years. Kroes' impact on both sides of the ball has been crucial to Humber's success. Also named a League All-Star, Kroes headlines the OCAA All-Rookie Team.

Humber's Fabian Rayne is the OCAA Coach of the Year. The defending provincial champions led the conference in scoring with 258 points in six matches. The Hawks finished second in the league with a 5-1 record despite seeing 16 new faces added to the roster and the loss of five key veterans. Rayne is a highly regarded coach provincially, having previously coached Ontario to two national titles.

James Robb-Kennedy (Barrie) of Humber is the OCAA Defensive Player of the Year. The fifth-year veteran anchors the Humber back row with exceptional consistency and physicality. As a flank, his tackling efficiency, breakdown dominance, and relentless work rate have made him a nightmare for opposing offences, while also scoring four tries for the Hawks. Robb-Kennedy is also a League All-Star.

The Georgian Grizzlies are honoured as the OCAA's Best Defensive Team for allowing a league-fewest 79 points against in six matches.

Joining Henry, Kroes and Robb-Kennedy as League All-Stars are Luke Flores (Columbus, Ohio) and Aung Thein (Ottawa) of Algonquin College; Houston Kaufman (Kitchener), Leo Tomes (Oakville), Aidan Vachon (Brantford) and Blake Wilson (Brantford) of Conestoga College; Owen MacKinnon (Whitby), Dylan McLean-Henry (Pickering), Ethan Montgomery (Whitby) and Taylor Payne (Brock) of Durham; Robert Allen (Alliston), Parker England (Barrie), Evan Mino (Barrie) and Kade Rennie (Collingwood) of Georgian College; Harry Lutumba-Mpongo (Scarborough), Cooper Markou (Mississauga) and Nick Rakobowchuk (Ottawa) of Humber; Alex Arsenault (Prince Edward County), Brady Fawcett (Wolfe Island) and Lane Labelle (Ottawa) of St. Lawrence College; Kyle Moller (Pretoria, South Africa), Chris Rojas (Scarborough) and William Ryan (Peterborough) of Seneca Polytechnic; and Keegan Fernandes (Mississauga) and Luke Hitchmough (Ottawa) of Sheridan College.

Along with Kroes, members of the OCAA All-Rookie Team include Algonquin's Hussein Al Trejawi (Ottawa); Conestoga's Tomes; Durham's Payne; Georgian's Mino; St. Lawrence's Arsenault, Seneca's Ryan and Sheridan's Hitchmough.

2025 OCAA MEN'S RUGBY AWARDS

OCAA Men's Rugby Player of the Year
Devonne Henry, Durham

OCAA Men's Rugby Rookie of the Year
Jayce Kroes, Humber

OCAA Men's Rugby Coach of the Year
Fabian Rayne, Humber

OCAA Men's Rugby Scoring Champion
Devonne Henry, Durham

OCAA Men's Rugby Defensive Player of the Year
James Robb-Kennedy, Humber

OCAA Men's Rugby League Champion
Durham Lords

OCAA Men's Rugby Best Defensive Team
Georgian Grizzlies

OCAA Men's Rugby All-Stars
Robert Allen, Georgian
Alex Arsenault, St. Lawrence
Parker England, Georgian
Brady Fawcett, St. Lawrence
Keegan Fernandes, Sheridan
Luke Flores, Algonquin
Devonne Henry, Durham
Luke Hitchmough, Sheridan
Houston Kaufman, Conestoga
Jayce Kroes, Humber
Lane Labelle, St. Lawrence
Harry Lutumba-Mpongo, Humber
Owen MacKinnon, Durham
Cooper Markou, Humber
Dylan McLean-Henry, Durham
Evan Mino, Georgian
Kyle Moller, Seneca
Ethan Montgomery, Durham
Taylor Payne, Durham
Nick Rakobowchuk, Humber
Kade Rennie, Georgian
James Robb-Kennedy, Humber
Chris Rojas, Seneca
William Ryan, Seneca
Aung Thein, Algonquin
Leo Tomes, Conestoga
Aidan Vachon, Conestoga
Blake Wilson, Conestoga

OCAA Men's Rugby All-Rookie Team
Hussein Al Trejawi, Algonquin
Alex Arsenault, St. Lawrence
Luke Hitchmough, Sheridan
Jayce Kroes, Humber
Evan Mino, Georgian
Taylor Payne, Durham
William Ryan, Seneca
Leo Tomes, Conestoga

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