Jamie Armstrong
Jamie Armstrong
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    203
  • Year:
    5
  • Hometown:
    Ottawa, Ont.
  • High School:
    Sacred Heart C.H.S.
  • Position:
    Half-back
  • Major:
    Economics
  • Club Team:
    Ottawa Irish
Bio

CAREER HONOURS

  • 2021 RSEQ Player of the Year
  • 3x RSEQ First Team All-Star (2019, 2021, 2023)
  • 2024 Gee-Gees Career Achievement Award
  • 2019 Gee-Gees men’s rugby Rookie of the Year
  • 2x Gee-Gees Male Athlete of the Week (Oct. 21, 2019, Sept. 27, 2021)

THIRD YEAR (2022)

Appeared in all six regular season matches, scoring one try and kicking three converts…Started both playoff matches, scoring a try in a 31-24 semifinal win over ETS…Concluded the season as the program’s all-time leader in points (88) and tied for first on the all-time list in converts (23)…Named the Canadian Leafs 7’s squad for the Tropical 7’s Tournament.

SECOND YEAR (2021)

Named RSEQ MVP and an RSEQ First Team All-Star…Started all six regular season games, leading the conference with 56 total points (two tries, 17 converts, four penalties)…Handled the kicking duties for the team, making a conference-best 17 tries…Had 17 more points than anyone else in the RSEQ…Became the first player in program history to score and convert a convert in the same match (Sept. 11 vs. Sherbrooke)…Named the Gee-Gees Male Athlete of the Week after scoring the game winning try against Montreal (Sept. 25)…Became the program’s all-time points leader Oct. 9, surpassing Nat Maginnis’s mark of 55 points…Started the playoff game against Concordia, converting all three tries.

SEASON NOT PLAYED (2020)

Season cancelled due to COVID-19.

FIRST YEAR (2019)

Dressed for five games, scoring two tries and was named to the RSEQ First All-Star Team…Selected as program Rookie of the Year and was nominated for uOttawa Male Rookie of the Year…Made first career appearance September 6 at ETS…Scored both his tries in a 41-21 victory versus Sherbrooke on October 20, earning game MVP honours…Was named Gee-Gees Male Athlete of the Week for October 21…Only Gee-Gee to have a multi-try game during the regular season…Dressed for the first RSEQ playoff match in program history, November 2 at McGill.

BEFORE THE GEE-GEES

Attended Sacred Heart High School in Ottawa, winning multiple City Championships in 7’s and 15’s…High school teammate of fellow Gee-Gees Connor Billo and Jack Chouinard…Captained the Eastern Ontario U18 team to a silver medal at Eastern Canadian Championships…Attended U20 Team Canada camp.