The 23-year-old flanker will remain at the Liberty Stadium until at least the summer of 2017 after winning plaudits in his debut season in Swansea.
Named Canadian Player of the Year in 2013, he was appointed national captain for the first time this summer ahead of the June internationals against Japan, Scotland and USA. He becomes the 17th player to pledge his future to the region this year. And the Ontario-born blindside cannot wait to be part of a new era under Steve Tandy.
He said: “I’m very excited about the future after signing the new deal. Work started right after the Connacht game at the end of last season to prepare for this year and there are a lot of exciting new things being brought on board that are going to make this team really special.
“The support, not only from the players and staff, but also from the community has been great since my arrival, so I am really exciting to be staying on.The amount of things I have learnt both on and off the field have helped me to develop as a person as well as a rugby player.
“Being an Osprey has opened my eyes to the high levels of professionalism that goes into every day life when you are preparing to play 20 plus games a year, the commitment it takes and the work that needs to be done every day in order to perform week in and week out.”
The diverse back-row showed he is comfortable at both no.8 and second-row in his 22 Ospreys appearances last season since his switch from Ontario Blues. He made his full international debut on the same day as his fellow Osprey Jeff Hassler in a 28-25 win over USA in June 2012 and now has 16 caps for Canada.
He has featured off the bench in all of the opening three games of the new PRO12 season, scoring his second Ospreys try in Sunday’s win over Edinburgh.
