MONTREAL, Que. – On Thursday (Nov. 14, 2025) in Montreal, two student-athletes from the Guelph Gryphons men's rugby team were named All-Canadians for the 2025 rugby season as part of the 2025 Canadian University Men's Rugby Championships awards luncheon, hosted by École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS Piranhas).
Charles Trollip was named to the first team as an All-Canadian with
Owen Williams was named a Second Team All-Canadian. This is the second consecutive season in which the Canadian University Men's Rugby Championships have awarded All-Canadians, with the national championship tournament now in its ninth year of existence after launching in 2017. The Gryphons, who defeated the UBC Okanagan Heat in a national quarterfinal on Wednesday afternoon, will now prepare for a national semifinal matchup versus the UBC Thunderbirds on Friday (Nov. 14) at 4pm.
Gryphons Men's Rugby – 2025 First Team All-Canadians
Charles Trollip
Gryphons Men's Rugby – 2025 Second Team All-Canadians
Owen Williams
Charles Trollip – First Team All-Canadian
Guelph native
Charles Trollip has been named an All-Canadian for a second consecutive season, earning first team honours. Trollip, the fourth-year prop, has established himself as one of the premier props in the country. The human kinetics major plays a major role for his team especially during the scrums, while also adding four tries for the Gryphs on the season. Trollip has been named an OUA First Team All-Star in his previous two seasons.
Owen Williams – Second Team All-Canadian
For a second consecutive season,
Owen Williams has been named as a Second Team All-Canadian. Williams, the fourth-year 8-man player from Erin, Ontario, always has a knack for coming up big when the lights shine the brightest. The human kinetics major stepped up for the Gryphons this postseason, scoring five tries, including three in the OUA Championship game. Williams'
hat trick of tries in the OUA gold medal game helped lead Guelph to a program-record fifth consecutive OUA banner. Williams is a three-time OUA All-Star and was the 2022 OUA Rookie of the Year.
2025 Men's Rugby Major Award Winners
Player of the Year: Marcus D'Acre, Queen's Gaels
Rookie of the Year: Jack Gore, Laurier Golden Hawks
Forward of the Year: Cody Nhanala, UBC Thunderbirds
Back of the Year: Morgan Di Nardo, Victoria Vikes
Coach of the Year: Jean Baptiste Dargelos, ÉTS Piranhas
2025 Men's Rugby First Team All-Canadians
Ethan Jurgeneit, Trinity Western Spartans
Brahim Mahmoudi, ÉTS Piranhas
Charles Trollip, Guelph Gryphons
Xabi Chrit, ÉTS Piranhas
Brad Hunger, McGill Redbirds
Bastien Curutchet, ÉTS Piranhas
Cody Nhanala, UBC Thunderbirds
Owen Wright, Dalhousie Tigers
Stephen Webb, UBC Thunderbirds
Marcus D'Acre, Queen's Gaels
Stanislas Bresse, ÉTS Piranhas
Talon McMullin, UBC Thunderbirds
Henry Corkum, McGill Redbirds
Morgan Di Nardo, Victoria Vikes
Stanislas Blazkowski, ÉTS Piranhas
2025 Men's Rugby Second Team All-Canadians
Evan Vodarek, UBC Okanagan Heat
Jordy Auger, Victoria Vikes
Josh Seguin, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Relmu Wilson-Valdes, UBC Thunderbirds
Joe McNulty, UBC Thunderbirds
Caleb Graham, Trinity Western Spartans
Roman Layley, Montreal Carabins
Owen Williams, Guelph Gryphons
Paul Arditti, ÉTS Piranhas
Ben Holahan, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Liam James, UBC Thunderbirds
Jules Normandin, ÉTS Piranhas
Kevin Rothe, Calgary Dinos
Ryder Kanewske, Acadia Axemen
Michael Oughtred, Victoria Vikes
