The Ontario Arrows had their inaugural home game ‘iced’ out last weekend but they’ll get a chance to lace the boots up again on Saturday when they head east to face the Boston Mystics at Pine Banks Park. It’s part of a series of ‘Major League Rugby‘ concept matches also …
Read More »POSTPONED – Ontario Arrows vs Rugby United New York
UPDATE: Rugby United New York and the Ontario Arrows have met and agreed that in the interest of player welfare, today’s match has been cancelled. With accumulating ice on the pitch, both teams agreed that the risk of injury was above the threshold for playing matches at this level and …
Read More »Hurricanes to help Arrows with Professional Plans
On Wednesday the Ontario Arrows made waves with the announcement that they have formed a partnership with one of Super Rugby’s most iconic franchises – the Hurricanes. Based in Wellington on the southern tip of New Zealand’s North Island, on the face of it the two franchises couldn’t be further …
Read More »Team of the Week
It’s an eclectic selection this week with players from eight different competitions named covering three different continents. For Canadian fans it was a particularly good week as the Ontario Arrows notched their first ever victory in an arm-wrestle with the Utah Warriors while several exiles are putting up their hand …
Read More »Arrows hold off Warriors in Salt Lake City
The Ontario Arrows held off a second-half surge from the Utah Warriors to came away 24-20 winners at Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday evening. A dominant first half saw the Canadian team up 17-3 at the break but the injections of some key replacements and a costly yellow card to …
Read More »Match Preview – Utah Warriors vs Ontario Arrows
All eyes are on Rio Tinto Stadium on Friday night as the Utah Warriors host the Ontario Arrows in Major League Rugby preseason action. The Arrows, of course, are not yet part of the new competition but the Canadian team proved their class with a well-earned draw against the Houston …
Read More »Team of the Week
There wasn’t a whole lot of quality to choose from in Europe and the Jaguares put up a bit of a stinker which made things a little tricky. Thankfully New York got off to a flyer against the Arrows and an unusual selection from a foreign Club XV international helped …
Read More »Utah Warriors to play opening matches in Rio Tinto Stadium
The Utah Warriors have announced a venue change for their first two matches of their inaugural Major League Rugby preseason schedule. Originally set to take place at Zions Bank Stadium, the matches against the Glendale Raptors on Saturday, March 31 and the Ontario Arrows on Friday, April 6 will now …
Read More »New York win historic first match over Ontario
Rugby United New York have their first match under their belt and also their first win. The associate Major League Rugby franchise defeated the visiting Ontario Arrows by 36-19 at Mazzella Field on Saturday afternoon. Ontario did well to recover from an horrendous opening that saw New York leading by …
Read More »Match Preview – Rugby United New York vs Ontario Arrows
It’s another game for the history books as Rugby United New York takes its first steps on St. Patrick’s Day when they host the Ontario Arrows at Iona College’s Mazzolla Field. It’s not quite the first professional New York team, that will come next season when they are re-branded and …
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