University of Waterloo Athletics

The 1977 men's rugby team was one of the hardest working, determined and accomplished Warriors program of all-time. The 1977 Ontario University Athletics Association (OUAA) men's rugby league was made up of eight strong programs, with Waterloo emerging on top winning the provincial title with a tie against Western in the championship match. Because of an earlier regular season win the Warriors were awarded the championship trophy. The Warriors would finish the season undefeated, a feat accomplished only twice by any men's rugby team at Waterloo. 

The 1977 men's rugby program had a number of players continue to have a positive impact on rugby beyond being members of the Warriors.  Three players were selected to play for a regional club team while most guys continued to play high level rugby following university. Members of the program, Jeff Sage, Todd Girdwood, and Ron Fukushima would go on to have successful high school coaching careers while Stephen Webb and Phill White coached at the university level. Webb, who is also now an important part of the Waterloo Warriors Men's Rugby Alumni Committee, also went to play rugby in Ireland alongside Dave King.  
 
This championship winning team was a very important part of paving a bright future for the men's rugby program, one that continues to excel in Ontario university competition having won two more championships since.