Arrows Lineup Announced for First MLR Match in Toronto in 1,035 Days
April 1, 2022 - Major League Rugby (MLR)
Toronto Arrows News Release
TORONTO, ON - Toronto Arrows Head Coach Peter Smith has named his starting lineup for Saturday's home opener against Rugby ATL, representing the club's first lineup announcement for a Toronto-based MLR match in 1,035 days.
Chris Bell and Guiseppe du Toit draw in at scrum-half and inside centre, respectively, and Ueta Tufuga shifts to outside centre to cover for the injured Ross Braude and Dennon Robinson-Bartlett.
Conor McCann has been activated from the injured reserve and jumps right back into the #15 shirt; Brock Webster, who started at full-back last week, has completed his short-term contract with the club and is headed back to the national sevens program ahead of the World Rugby Sevens Series restart.
The forwards remain intact from the pack that started last week's victory against New York, while Marcello Wainwright is in contention to make his first appearance of the season off the bench.
Thirteen players are currently listed on the injured reserve and are unavailable for selection.
Squad Notes:
Wainwright is in contention to make his season debut off the bench
Bell and du Toit will make their first starts of the season
Ten squad members are full Canadian internationals: Baillie (34 caps), Ciulini (8 caps), du Toit (14 caps), Keith (24 caps), Kelly (1 cap), Nott (2 caps), Quattrin (13 caps), Rowland (6 caps), Rumball (43 caps), Sheppard (11 caps)
Thirteen players are on the injured reserve and are unavailable for selection: Braude, Brouwer, Brown, de la Vega, Faust, A. Ferguson, B. Ferguson, Flesch, Hood, Jones, Mieres, Robinson-Bartlett, Wadden
The Arrows (4-3; 19 points) hold a 1-2 all-time record against Rugby ATL (5-2; 26 points), with Toronto claiming the lone meeting in 2020 before the American outfit earned two victories over the displaced Canadians in 2021.
Saturday's game will kick off at 12 p.m. ET at York Lions Stadium, with tickets starting at $15.
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The Eastern Conference tilt will feature on TSN4 and stream on TSN.ca and the TSN App for Canadian audiences, and will be available on The Rugby Network for international audiences.
Toronto Arrows Lineup vs. Rugby ATL:
Cole Keith
Andrew Quattrin
Isaac Salmon
Mike Sheppard (C)
Paul Ciulini
Lucas Rumball
James O'Neill
Ronan Foley
Chris Bell
Sam Malcolm
Mitch Richardson
Ueta Tufuga
Guiseppe du Toit
John Sheridan
Conor McCann
Jack McRogers
Lolani Faleiva
Tyler Rowland
Kyle Baillie
Ollie Nott
Mitch Voralek
Will Kelly
Marcello Wainwright
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