TORONTO - Algonquin College's Taha Chahrour (Ottawa, Ont.) is the 2019 Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Men's Rugby Player of the Year.
The second-year player was a key member of an Algonquin unit that went 5-1 in regular season play. Chahrour scored five tries in five matches. The East Division Player of the Year is also an East Division All-Star.
Chahrour's teammate, Brad Grant (Ottawa, Ont.), is the OCAA Rookie of the Year. Grant scored a pair of tries in five matches, and helped Algonquin to a second-place finish. The East Division Rookie of the Year is also an East Division All-Star.
John Daggett of Georgian is the OCAA Coach of the Year. Daggett led his Grizzlies to a perfect 6-0 regular season record, winning the West Division for the fifth consecutive season. Daggett is also the West Division Coach of the Year.
Durham's Ty Jacob (Oshawa, Ont.) is the OCAA Scoring Champion. The fourth-year centre scored 78 points in six matches on 20 converts, seven tries and one penalty kick, helping lead the Lords to consecutive East Division championships. The East Division Scoring Champion is also an East Division All-Star.
Zack Snider (Waterloo, Ont.) of Conestoga is the West Division Player of the Year. The second-year player scored 32 points in five matches, scoring four tries while contributing six converts. Snider is also a West Division All-Star.
Seneca's Joe Ribbins (Georgetown, Ont.) is the West Division Rookie of the Year. The fullback scored his first OCAA try, and helped lead Seneca to a second-place finish in the West Division.
Geoff Tomlinson of Algonquin is the East Division Coach of the Year. Tomlinson led his Thunder to a second-place finish in the East Division with a record of 5-1, handing East Division champion Durham its only loss of the season.
Georgian's Ryan Connolly (Barrie, Ont.) is the West Division Scoring Champion. The third-year scrum-half tallied 58 points on four tries and 19 converts in six matches.
Along with Chahrour, Grant and Jacob, OCAA East Division All-Stars include Algonquin's Sheldon McRae (Ottawa, Ont.) and Kirill Petin (Ottawa, Ont.); Durham's Daniel Cooper (Uxbridge, Ont.), Robert Eliadis (Uxbridge, Ont.), Hayden Parkins (Oshawa, Ont.) and Devon Parson (Caesarea, Ont.); Fleming's Kai Lucas (Peterborough, Ont.) and Trey Tenhave-Williams (Toronto, Ont.); and St. Lawrence's Zak Raymond (Kingston, Ont.), Evan Sim-Spence (Kingston, Ont.) and Travis Zelinski (Kingston, Ont.).
Along with Snider, OCAA West Division All-Stars include Georgian's Tennyson Brown (Alliston, Ont.), Donovan Jacko (Brampton, Ont.), Duncan Montague (Barrie, Ont.), Kurtis Nakashima (Lucan, Ont.) and Zach Patfield (Minesing, Ont.); Humber's Chris Dominey (Brampton, Ont.), Scott Kisiel (Toronto, Ont.) and Richard Sheffield (Mississauga, Ont.); Seneca's Erik Keppen (Whitby, Ont.), Levi Konecny (Whitby, Ont.), Liam McGuckian (Newmarket, Ont.) and Liam McLaughlin (Pickering, Ont.); and Sheridan's Tristian Hilton-Hastings (Mississauga, Ont.) and Justin Tota (Brampton, Ont.).
2019 OCAA MEN'S RUGBY AWARDS
OCAA Men's Rugby Player of the Year
Taha Chahrour, Algonquin
OCAA Men's Rugby Rookie of the Year
Brad Grant, Algonquin
OCAA Men's Rugby Coach of the Year
John Daggett, Georgian
OCAA Men's Rugby League Scoring Champion
Ty Jacob, Durham
OCAA Men's Rugby East Division League Champion
Durham Lords
OCAA Men's Rugby West Division League Champion
Georgian Grizzlies
OCAA Men's Rugby East Division Player of the Year
Taha Chahrour, Algonquin
OCAA Men's Rugby West Division Player of the Year
Zack Snider, Conestoga
OCAA Men's Rugby East Division Rookie of the Year
Brad Grant, Algonquin
OCAA Men's Rugby West Division Rookie of the Year
Joe Ribbins, Seneca
OCAA Men's Rugby East Division Coach of the Year
Geoff Tomlinson, Algonquin
OCAA Men's Rugby West Division Coach of the Year
John Daggett, Georgian
OCAA Men's Rugby East Division Scoring Champion
Ty Jacob, Durham
OCAA Men's Rugby West Division Scoring Champion
Ryan Connolly, Georgian
OCAA Men's Rugby East Division All-Stars
Taha Chahrour, Algonquin
Daniel Cooper, Durham
Robert Eliadis, Durham
Brad Grant, Algonquin
Ty Jacob, Durham
Kai Lucas, Fleming
Sheldon McRae, Algonquin
Hayden Parkins, Durham
Devon Parson, Durham
Kirill Petin, Algonquin
Zak Raymond, St. Lawrence
Evan Sim-Spence, St. Lawrence
Trey Tenhave-Williams, Fleming
Travis Zelinski, St. Lawrence
OCAA Men's Rugby West Division All-Stars
Tennyson Brown, Georgian
Chris Dominey, Humber
Tristian Hilton-Hastings, Sheridan
Donovan Jacko, Georgian
Erik Keppen, Seneca
Scott Kisiel, Humber
Levi Konecny, Seneca
Liam McGuckian, Seneca
Liam McLaughlin, Seneca
Duncan Montague, Georgian
Kurtis Nakashima, Georgian
Zach Patfield, Georgian
Richard Sheffield, Humber
Zack Snider, Conestoga
Justin Tota, Sheridan
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