ONTARIO ARROWS NAME STARTING ROSTER FOR HISTORIC HOME OPENER

13/04/2018

(TORONTO, ON) – The Ontario Arrows have announced their starting roster for their historic first home match. The match takes place this Saturday, April 14 at York University’s Alumni Stadium against Major League Rugby Associate Club Rugby United New York. Kick-off is at 4:30pm.

In their last matchup, a young Arrows team fell 36-19 to New York at Iona College on March 17, 2018. The Arrows will look to rebound in this contest with a home crowd behind them.

Ontario Arrows’ partners York University recently announced that they will be giving away a free poncho to the first 1000 fans at the match so be there early to cheer on the Arrows!

Gates open at 3:00pm. Beverages and food will be available for purchase. Bags will be checked at the gate.

The match will not be streamed, but you can follow along atwww.twitter.com/ontarioarrows.

Ontario Arrows Lineup vs. RUNY

1 Rob Brouwer
2 Andrew Quattrin
3 Tom Dolezel
4 Mike Sheppard (capt)
5 Paul Ciulini
6 Marcello Wainwright
7 Peter Milazzo
8 Kolby Francis
9 Andrew Ferguson
10 Will Kelly
11 Jon West
12 Jamie Leveridge
13 Mitch Richardson
14 John Sheridan
15 Aaron Mclelland
16 Jack McRogers
17 Pat Lynott
18 Mike Smith
19 Josh Van Horne
20 Tom Van Horne
21 Alex Gliksten
22 Shawn Windsor
23 Cooper Coats
24 Kyle Lagasca

STAFF

Head Coach: Chris Silverthorn
Assistant Coaches: David Butcher, Aaron Carpenter
General Manager: Mark Winokur
Performance Analyst: Rodin Lozada
Athletic Therapist: Chris Kelly
Team Doctor: Dr. John Gillis

Rugby United New York Lineup

1 Anthony Parry
2 Dylan Fawsitt (capt)
3 Chris Sullivan
4 Dave Shotton
5 Nate Brakeley
6 Alex Schwarz
7 James Denise
8 Ross Deacon
9 Marcus Walsh
10 James Bird
11 Michael St Claire
12 Chris Vakasisikakala
13 Seamus Kelly
14 Connor Wallace-Sims
15 Luke Hume
16 Mike Brown
17 Brian McKellar
18 Callum Mackintosh
19 David Morgan
20 Nicholas Wolley
21 Gavan D’Amore Morrison
22 Mike Petri
23 Greg Voigt
24 Kyle Granby

About Ontario Arrows Rugby Club:

The Ontario Arrows Rugby Club is Canada’s first privately-funded high-performance rugby team.

The team is equipped to compete against top-tier North American club teams, providing emerging Canadian talent with enhanced and more frequent opportunities to hone their skills at an elite level.

For more information, visit https://ontarioarrowsrugby.com/

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For more information, please contact:

Brock Smith
Communications Manager
Ontario Arrows

brock@brocksmithcommunications.com

Kevin Baxter

Communications Support

Ontario Arrows

kbaxter@rugbyontario.com

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