Arrows lineup named for Rugby Rally against Atlantic Selects

The Toronto Arrows will celebrate a return to Canadian soil on Saturday when they host the Atlantic Selects at York Lions Stadium. This past season saw the Arrows spending their entire Major League Rugby campaign south of the border with home games played in Atlanta.

Six Canadian internationals will line up in the Arrows XV that will be captained by scrumhalf Andrew Ferguson. The rest of the squad is a mix of senior MLR squad members with a handful of senior academy players and a first run-out for Collegiate Draft pick Sam Mace.

A number of club invitational players are also included who will be looking to impress the coaching staff with an eye towards the 2022 MLR season. Marcello Wainwright returns from injury and late-season addition Hank Stevenson will look to earn a permanent spot on the roster after initially joining on loan from the Utah Warriors.

The Atlantic Selects side is captained by prop Alex Forrest, who started for the Arrows in their first ever exhibition match against the Glendale Merlins in September 2017. Both Forrest and back row Liam Carter featured as replacements in the Arrows match against the New England Free Jacks played at Halifax in October 2018.

Kickoff is set for 5:30pm local time.

TORONTO ARROWS XV
1 Rob Brouwer, 2 Jack McRogers, 3 Marc-Antoine Ouellet, 4 Hank Stevenson, 5 Ben Jones (Balmy Beach), 6 Ollie Nott, 7 Marcello Wainwright, 8 Matt Fish (Waterloo County), 9 Andrew Ferguson (capt.), 10 Will Kelly, 11 Brandan Ferguson (Peterborough Pagans), 12 Andrew Norton (Balmy Beach), 13 Mitch Richardson, 14 Johnny Sheridan, 15 Mitch Voralek (Waterloo County)

Replacements: 16 Sam Mace, 17 Julian Alexander (Balmy Beach), 18 Darby Bradley (Oshawa Vikings), 19 Mason Flesch, 20 Siaki Vikilani, 21 Cole Brown (McMaster Marauders), 22 Liam McLaughlin (Ajex Wanderers), 23 Mitch King (Oshawa Vikings)

ATLANTIC SELECTS
1 Alex Forrest (capt., Charlottetown RFC, PE), 2 Sean Doyle (Charlottetown RFC, PE), 3 Phil Lanthier (Charlottetown RFC, PE), 4 Nigel Bannister (Halifax Tars, NS), 5 Jordan Montgomery (Castaway Wanderers, BC), 6 Seif Sanad (Halifax Tars, NS), 7 Sheldon Cudmore (Charlottetown RFC, PE), 8 Liam Carter (Charlottetown RFC, PE), 9 Johnny Cullen (Fredericton Loyalists, NB), 10 Lucas Shortall (Swilers, NL), 11 Dexten Fox (Fredericton Loyalists, NB), 12 Tom Jarman (Halifax Tars, NS), 13 Jesse McKay (Moncton Black Tide, NB), 14 James Duguid (Fredericton Loyalists, NB), 15 James Mitchell (Fredericton Loyalists, NB)

Replacements: 16 Mike McEachern (Halifax RFC, NS), 17 Eddie Mahar (Moncton Black Tide, NB), 18 David Mallard (Swilers, NL), 19 Pat Davis (Charlottetown RFC, PE), 20 Brandon Power (Eastern Shore, NS), 21 Barnaby Dunscombe (Halifax Tars, NS), 22 Cameron Pope (Belleisle Rovers, NB), 23 Sam Newhook (Baymen, NL)

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Peter Pender (Canada)