Toronto Arrows R.F.C. was a
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
club based in
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...
, Ontario, Canada, that played in
Major League Rugby
Major League Rugby (MLR) is a professional rugby union competition in the United States. The league comprises 11 teams. While operating outside of the governance and oversight of the national governing body, the league is officially sanctioned ...
.
The Arrows team was an independent off-shoot of the
Ontario Blues
The Ontario Blues are the senior men's representative rugby team for Ontario Rugby Union, Ontario. They were founded in 2009 to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship against other representative teams from Canada, Argentina, and the United St ...
provincial programme and was funded by a group of private investors and supporters.
They are currently on hiatus following the 2023 season.
History
2017–2018: Ontario Arrows
The team was founded as the Ontario Arrows in 2017 with the intent of joining the
Major League Rugby
Major League Rugby (MLR) is a professional rugby union competition in the United States. The league comprises 11 teams. While operating outside of the governance and oversight of the national governing body, the league is officially sanctioned ...
(MLR) competition for the 2019 season.
The Arrows debuted September 9, 2017, in a match against the
Glendale Merlins losing 41–7.
120px, Co-founder and president Bill Webb
In spring 2018, the Arrows played a six-game exhibition schedule against the
Houston SaberCats
The Houston SaberCats are an American professional rugby union team based in Houston, Texas, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The SaberCats organization was born from one of the founding amateur rugby clubs ...
,
Rugby United New York
Rugby New York, originally known as Rugby United New York and officially nicknamed the Ironworkers, was a professional rugby union team based in New York City that was a member of Major League Rugby (MLR). The team played an exhibition season in s ...
,
Utah Warriors
The Utah Warriors are an American professional rugby union team based in Herriman, Utah, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2010 as the Utah Warriors of the Rugby Super League and re-founded in 2017 by Rugby Ut ...
, and Boston's
Mystic River Rugby Club
The Mystic River Rugby Club, sometimes called Boston Mystic, is a New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU) club, founded in 1974, located in Malden, Massachusetts, and Melrose, Massachusetts, who field teams in Division 1 American Rugby Premiershi ...
. The schedule was extended to include games against the Canada Selects. The Arrows' 2018 home opener was a decided victory over the Mystic River Rugby Club.
In July 2018, the Arrows announced that MLR had granted them exclusive rights to negotiate for a franchise in Ontario. In November 2018, MLR announced that the Arrows had joined the league for the 2019 season. At the same time, the Ontario Arrows changed their name to the Toronto Arrows. The ownership group is led by Bill Webb, partner and chief investment officer at Waypoint Investment Partners. The ownership group also includes the former general manager of the
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...
Brian Burke, Boat Rocker Sports (a division of
Boat Rocker Media
Boat Rocker Media Inc. is a Canadian multinational entertainment company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 2013 by the executives of Temple Street Productions, it holds interests in media production, distribution, brand licensing, ...
), Duncan McNaughton, an assistant coach with the Canadian women's team and the Queen's University men, Kevin Reed of AR3 Capital, and John Ferraro of Mass Marketing Inc.
As MLR operates as a single entity league, the ownership group purchased an equity stake in the league, at the cost of a few million dollars, and received operating rights to a franchise in the Toronto market.
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]
2019–2021: First MLR seasons
In the 2019 season the team split its home games between Alumni Field of York University
York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...
and Lamport Stadium
Allan A. Lamport Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium on King Street West in the Liberty Village neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the practice facility for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. It is also a part-t ...
in its inaugural 2019 MLR season.
After playing only five matches in 2020, the Arrows ceased play, along with the rest of the league, as the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
began. Due to border crossing concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2021 season
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...
, the Arrows temporarily relocated to Marietta, Georgia
Marietta is a city in and the county seat of Cobb County, Georgia, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of Atlanta's largest suburbs. Marietta is the fourth largest ...
, to share Rugby ATL
Rugby FC Los Angeles (RFCLA) is an American professional rugby union team based in Los Angeles, California, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team began play in 2020 as Rugby ATL, based in Atlanta, Georgia, but announced they would r ...
's facilities at Lupo Family Field.
2022–2023: Final seasons
For the 2022 season, the Arrows hosted their game against the LA Giltinis
The LA Giltinis were a Major League Rugby team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. The team was announced in 2020 and entered the league in the 2021 season as an expansion franchise. Owned by Adam Gilchrist and Loyals Rugby, the t ...
at Starlight Stadium
Starlight Stadium (formerly Westhills Stadium) is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Langford, British Columbia, Canada. It is used by Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League for soccer, by Rugby Canada for various events, and by the Wes ...
in Langford, British Columbia
Langford is a city on southern Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Langford is one of the 13 component municipalities of Greater Victoria and is within the Capital Regional District. Langford was incorporated in 1992 a ...
, marking the first MLR regular season game to be held in the province. The remainder of their home games were played at the renovated York Lions Stadium
York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the Keele Campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and ...
, over 1,000 days after the team's previous home game in Toronto.
On August 30, 2023, the Arrows announced the passing of president and general partner, Bill Webb. Bill Webb's passing resulted in an outpouring of support from across the rugby world, including players, teams, leagues and foundations. On November 27, 2023, it was announced that the Arrows would not compete in the 2024 MLR season.
Broadcasts
For 2019, home games were shown on GameTV
GameTV is a Television in Canada, Canadian English language Discretionary service, discretionary specialty channel. Owned by Anthem Sports & Entertainment, it primarily broadcasts competition-based programming, including game shows and reality com ...
. Lincoln Rose and Kit McConnico were the on-air talent.
For 2020, TSN was announced as the Arrows broadcast partner. Following the cancellation of the 2020 Major League Rugby season, TSN produced a 10-episode series, showing 60-minute highlights from chosen Arrows games, called "Arrows in an Hour."
Sponsorship
Players and personnel
Head coaches
* Chris Silverthorn (2019–2021)
* Peter Smith (2021–2023)
* Stephen Meehan (2023)
Captains
* Lucas Rumball
Lucas James Rumball (born 2 August 1995) is a Canadian rugby union player who generally plays as a back-row. He represents the Canada internationally and currently plays for the Chicago Hounds in Major League Rugby (MLR).
He was included in t ...
, Dan Moor (2019) (co-captains)
* Dan Moor, Lucas Rumball (2020) (co-captains)
* Lucas Rumball, Ben LeSage (2021) (co-captains)
* Mike Sheppard (2022)
**Lucas Rumball, Sam Malcolm
Sam Bruce Malcolm (born 25 September 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for the Toronto Arrows in Major League Rugby (MLR).
His preferred position of choice is first five-eighth but is also known to be an accomplishe ...
(Vice captains)
* Lucas Rumball (2023)
**Sam Malcolm, Mike Sheppard (Vice captains)
Team staff
, the members of the team staff are:
* Peter Smith — Head Coach
* Rob Howley
Robert Howley (born 13 October 1970) is a Welsh rugby union coach and former player. As a player, he won 59 caps for Wales, 22 of them as captain. He was part of the Wales coaching staff from 2008 to 2019. He is Currently Attack Coach for Welsh ...
— Attack Coach
* Francois Ratier – Defence & Skills Coach
* Francisco Deformes — Forwards Coach
* Cory Hector — Arrows Academy Director & Head Coach
* Alex Lee – Head of Performance
* Shane Cahill – Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
* Richard Owen – Head Performance Analyst
* Neil MacDougall – Team Manager
* Scott Shannon — Head Athletic Therapist
* Chris Chan – Senior Team Physiotherapist
* Terri Jones – Academy Athletic Therapist
* Dr. John Gillis – Head Team Physician
* Chris Silverthorn – Director of Player Development
Front office
* Bill Webb – President and General Partner
* Tim Matthews – Vice President and General Manager
* Rahul Srinivasan – Chief Commercial Officer
* Mark Winokur – Co-Founder and Special Advisor
Records
Season standings
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, 2019
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, –
, 3rd, , 16 , , 11 , , 0 , , 5 , , 472 , , 362 , , +110 , , 13 , , 57 , , 1 , , 0, , 1, , 17, , 30, , −13, , Lost Semifinal (Seattle Seawolves
The Seattle Seawolves are an American professional rugby union team based in the Seattle metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The Seawolves won two MLR championships in 2018 and 2019, and los ...
) 17–30
, -
, 2020
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, 1st, , 5 , , 4 , , 0 , , 1 , , 151 , , 89 , , +62 , , 3 , , 19 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , Cancelled
, -
, 2021
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, Eastern
, 6th, , 16 , , 5 , , 0 , , 11 , , 411 , , 412 , , −1 , , 10 , , 30 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , Did not qualify
, -
, 2022
The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...
, Eastern
, 4th, , 16 , , 8 , , 0 , , 8 , , 414 , , 390 , , +24 , , 9 , , 41 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , Did not qualify
, -
, 2023
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, Eastern
, 6th, , 16 , , 1 , , 2 , , 13 , , 306 , , 601 , , -295 , , 8 , , 16 , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , – , , Did not qualify
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! colspan="3", Totals !! 69 !! 29 !! 2 !! 38 !! 1,754 !! 1,854 !! -100 !! 43 !! 163 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 17 !! 30 !! -13 !! 1 postseason appearance
Notes
2018 season (exhibition)
All games in the 2018 season were exhibition games and did not count in the league standings.
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, March 3 , , Houston SaberCats
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, , Away , , Constellation Field , , Draw, 28–28
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, March 17 , , Rugby United New York
Rugby New York, originally known as Rugby United New York and officially nicknamed the Ironworkers, was a professional rugby union team based in New York City that was a member of Major League Rugby (MLR). The team played an exhibition season in s ...
, , Away , , Mazzella Field
Mazzella Field is a 2,400 seat soccer-specific stadium on the campus of Iona College (New York), Iona College in New Rochelle, New York. It is home to the Iona Gaels Iona Gaels men's soccer, soccer, lacrosse, and rugby union teams, as well as t ...
, , Lost, 19–36
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, April 6 , , Utah Warriors
The Utah Warriors are an American professional rugby union team based in Herriman, Utah, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2010 as the Utah Warriors of the Rugby Super League and re-founded in 2017 by Rugby Ut ...
, , Away , , Rio Tinto Stadium
America First Field (formerly Rio Tinto Stadium and referred to as The RioT) is a soccer-specific stadium in Sandy, Utah, United States. It is the home of Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Utah Royals of the National Women' ...
, , Won, 24–20
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, April 14 , , Rugby United New York , , Home , , York Alumni Stadium , , Cancelled due to weather
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, April 21 , , Mystic River Rugby Club
The Mystic River Rugby Club, sometimes called Boston Mystic, is a New England Rugby Football Union (NERFU) club, founded in 1974, located in Malden, Massachusetts, and Melrose, Massachusetts, who field teams in Division 1 American Rugby Premiershi ...
, , Away , , Pine Banks Park , , Won, 29–19
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, May 5 , , Mystic River Rugby Club , , Home , , York Alumni Stadium , , Won, 77–8
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, May 18 , , Canada Selects , , Home , , York Lions Stadium
York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the Keele Campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and ...
, , Lost, 0–19
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, May 26 , , Canada Selects , , Away , , Westhills Stadium
Starlight Stadium (formerly Westhills Stadium) is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Langford, British Columbia, Canada. It is used by Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League for soccer, by Rugby Canada for various events, and by the West ...
, , Lost, 28–58
2019 season
Exhibition
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! Date !! Opponent !! Home/Away !! Location !! Result
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, September 16, 2018 , , Glendale Raptors
The American Raptors were a professional rugby union team that was based in Glendale, Colorado. The team played in two seasons of the transcontinental Super Rugby Americas competition from 2023 to 2024, before withdrawing from professional rugby ...
, , Home , , York Lions Stadium , , Won, 40–18
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, October 20, 2018, , New England Free Jacks
The New England Free Jacks are an American professional rugby union team based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). They were announced in September 2018 and began to compete professionally in October 2018. They co ...
, , Home , , Wanderers Grounds
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The grounds are part of the Halifax Commons. The land was used in the 1880s by the Halifax Wanderer ...
, , Won, 40–14
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, January 12, 2019 , , Rugby United New York
Rugby New York, originally known as Rugby United New York and officially nicknamed the Ironworkers, was a professional rugby union team based in New York City that was a member of Major League Rugby (MLR). The team played an exhibition season in s ...
, , Neutral , , Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East div ...
Fieldhouse , , Postponed
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, May 18, 2019 , , New England Free Jacks
The New England Free Jacks are an American professional rugby union team based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). They were announced in September 2018 and began to compete professionally in October 2018. They co ...
, , Away , , Brophy Field at Dartmouth's
Corey Ford Rugby Clubhouse , , Postponed
, -
Regular season
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! Date !! Opponent !! Home/Away !! Location !! Result
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, January 26 , , New Orleans Gold
The New Orleans Gold (stylized as NOLA Gold) are an American professional rugby union team based in the New Orleans metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. Since January 2020, French rugby power A ...
, , Away , , Eagle Athletic Facility , , Lost, 31–36
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, February 8 , , Austin Elite
The Austin Gilgronis were a professional rugby union team based in Austin, Texas, United States. The team was founded in 2017 as the Austin Elite, and competed in Major League Rugby.
History
On September 19, 2019, after extensive polling at the ...
, , Away , , Dell Diamond
Dell Diamond is the home stadium of the Round Rock Express, the Triple-A Minor League Baseball affiliate of the Texas Rangers major league baseball team. On April 16, 2000, the then- Double-A affiliate Express played their first home game at th ...
, , Won, 23–19
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, February 17 , , Seattle Seawolves
The Seattle Seawolves are an American professional rugby union team based in the Seattle metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The Seawolves won two MLR championships in 2018 and 2019, and los ...
, , Away , , Starfire Stadium
Starfire Sports is a multi-purpose stadium and sporting facility in Tukwila, Washington, United States. It is located on the banks of the Green River, just south of Seattle. The stadium is operated by the nonprofit corporation Starfire Sports a ...
, , Lost, 30–35
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, February 22 , , Houston SaberCats
The Houston SaberCats are an American professional rugby union team based in Houston, Texas, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The SaberCats organization was born from one of the founding amateur rugby clubs ...
, , Away , , Aveva Stadium , , Won, 44–27
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, March 2 , , Glendale Raptors , , Away , , Infinity Park
Infinity Park is a stadium in the Denver enclave of Glendale, Colorado, and was formerly the unofficial home venue of the United States national rugby union team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,000 people. It opened in 2007, at a cost of ...
, , Lost, 0–22
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, March 10 , , San Diego Legion
The San Diego Legion are an American professional rugby union team based in San Diego, California, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team plays its home games at Torero Stadium. The Legion began play in the league's inaugural 2018 ...
, , Away , , Torero Stadium
Torero Stadium is an outdoor stadium in San Diego, California, located on the campus of the University of San Diego (USD). Opened in 1961, it is the home of the San Diego Toreros football and men's and women's soccer teams. The Toreros compete i ...
, , Won, 27–20
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, March 15 , , Rugby United New York , , Away , , MCU Park
Maimonides Park (formerly MCU Park and KeySpan Park) is a minor league baseball stadium on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. The home team and primary tenant is the New York Mets-affiliate ...
, , Lost, 21–24
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, March 30 , , Utah Warriors
The Utah Warriors are an American professional rugby union team based in Herriman, Utah, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2010 as the Utah Warriors of the Rugby Super League and re-founded in 2017 by Rugby Ut ...
, , Away , , Zions Bank Stadium
Zions Bank Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Herriman, Utah, United States, with a seating capacity of 5,000. The stadium is home to Real Monarchs, a MLS Next Pro team affiliated with Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer; the Utah Wa ...
, , Won, 64–31
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, April 7 , , New Orleans Gold , , Home , , Alumni Field , , Lost, 31–35
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, April 21 , , Houston SaberCats , , Home , , Alumni Field , , Won, 35–21
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, April 28 , , Seattle Seawolves , , Home , , Alumni Field , , Won, 29–7
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, May 5 , , San Diego Legion , , Home , , Lamport Stadium
Allan A. Lamport Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium on King Street West in the Liberty Village neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the practice facility for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. It is also a part-t ...
, , Won, 23–19
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, May 9 , , Austin Elite , , Home , , Alumni Field , , Won, 24–13
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, May 12 , , Utah Warriors , , Home , , Lamport Stadium , , Won, 28–21
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, May 26 , , Glendale Raptors , , Home , , Lamport Stadium , , Won, 40–12
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, June 2 , , Rugby United New York , , Home , , Lamport Stadium , , Won, 22–20
Post season
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, June 9 , , Seattle Seawolves
The Seattle Seawolves are an American professional rugby union team based in the Seattle metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The Seawolves won two MLR championships in 2018 and 2019, and los ...
, , Away , , Starfire Sports
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, , Loss, 17–30
, -
2020 season
On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
. On March 19, 2020, MLR announced that they had cancelled the season and all remaining games for 2020.
Regular season
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, February 9 , , Austin Gilgronis
The Austin Gilgronis were a professional rugby union team based in Austin, Texas, United States. The team was founded in 2017 as the Austin Elite, and competed in Major League Rugby.
History
On September 19, 2019, after extensive polling at the ...
, , Away , , Circuit of the Americas
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, , Won, 38–10
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, February 16 , , Houston SaberCats
The Houston SaberCats are an American professional rugby union team based in Houston, Texas, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The SaberCats organization was born from one of the founding amateur rugby clubs ...
, , Neutral , , Sam Boyd Stadium
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, , Won, 27–22
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, February 22 , , Seattle Seawolves
The Seattle Seawolves are an American professional rugby union team based in the Seattle metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The Seawolves won two MLR championships in 2018 and 2019, and los ...
, , Away , , Starfire Sports Complex
Starfire Sports is a multi-purpose stadium and sporting facility in Tukwila, Washington, United States. It is located on the banks of the Green River, just south of Seattle. The stadium is operated by the nonprofit corporation Starfire Sports a ...
, , Won, 39–17
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, March 1 , , Rugby ATL
Rugby FC Los Angeles (RFCLA) is an American professional rugby union team based in Los Angeles, California, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team began play in 2020 as Rugby ATL, based in Atlanta, Georgia, but announced they would r ...
, , Away , , Life University Running Eagles Stadium , , Won, 28–18
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, March 6 , , Colorado Raptors
The American Raptors were a professional rugby union team that was based in Glendale, Colorado. The team played in two seasons of the transcontinental Super Rugby Americas competition from 2023 to 2024, before withdrawing from professional rugby ...
, , Away , , Infinity Park
Infinity Park is a stadium in the Denver enclave of Glendale, Colorado, and was formerly the unofficial home venue of the United States national rugby union team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 5,000 people. It opened in 2007, at a cost of ...
, , Lost, 19–22
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, March 22 , , Rugby United New York
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, , Away , , MCU Park
Maimonides Park (formerly MCU Park and KeySpan Park) is a minor league baseball stadium on the Riegelmann Boardwalk in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. The home team and primary tenant is the New York Mets-affiliate ...
, , rowspan="11" , Cancelled
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, March 28 , , New Orleans Gold
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, , Away , , Gold Mine
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Historically, mining gold from alluvial deposits used manual separation processes, such as gold panning. The expansion of gold mining to ores that are not on the surface has led to more comple ...
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, April 4 , , Utah Warriors , , Home , , York Alumni Stadium
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, April 11 , , New England Free Jacks
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, , Home , , York Alumni Stadium
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, April 19 , , Rugby ATL , , Home , , Lamport Stadium
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, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, April 26 , , Old Glory DC
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, , Away , , Cardinal Stadium
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, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, May 1 , , New Orleans Gold , , Home , , Lamport Stadium
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, May 10 , , San Diego Legion
The San Diego Legion are an American professional rugby union team based in San Diego, California, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team plays its home games at Torero Stadium. The Legion began play in the league's inaugural 2018 ...
, , Home , , Lamport Stadium
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, May 18 , , New England Free Jacks , , Away , , Union Point Sports Complex
Union Point Sports Complex is a multi-purpose sports complex in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and was home to the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby.
History
Union Point is a 25-acre sports complex with indoor and outdoor facilities and is u ...
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, May 22 , , Rugby United New York , , Home , , Lamport Stadium
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
, May 30 , , Old Glory DC , , Home , , Lamport Stadium
, - bgcolor="#CCCCFF"
2021 season
Due to the Canadian federal government closing the border between the USA and Canada in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Toronto relocated to Marietta, Georgia for the 2021 season. Although intended to be for the start of the season, the ongoing pandemic meant that all of the Arrow's “home” games were played at Lupo Family Field, sharing the ground with Rugby ATL
Rugby FC Los Angeles (RFCLA) is an American professional rugby union team based in Los Angeles, California, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team began play in 2020 as Rugby ATL, based in Atlanta, Georgia, but announced they would r ...
for the season.
Regular season
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, -
! Date !! Opponent !! Home/Away !! Result
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, March 20 , , Rugby ATL
Rugby FC Los Angeles (RFCLA) is an American professional rugby union team based in Los Angeles, California, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team began play in 2020 as Rugby ATL, based in Atlanta, Georgia, but announced they would r ...
, , Away , , Lost, 14–21
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, March 27 , , Utah Warriors
The Utah Warriors are an American professional rugby union team based in Herriman, Utah, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2010 as the Utah Warriors of the Rugby Super League and re-founded in 2017 by Rugby Ut ...
, , Away , , Lost, 24–39
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, April 3 , , Old Glory DC
Old Glory DC RFC is an American professional rugby union team based in the Washington metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). Old Glory was founded in 2018, played some exhibition games in 2019, and began regular-season MLR pl ...
, , Away , , Won, 40–19
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, April 10 , , LA Giltinis
The LA Giltinis were a Major League Rugby team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. The team was announced in 2020 and entered the league in the 2021 season as an expansion franchise. Owned by Adam Gilchrist and Loyals Rugby, the t ...
, , Home , , Lost, 16–43
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, April 17 , , Seattle Seawolves
The Seattle Seawolves are an American professional rugby union team based in the Seattle metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The Seawolves won two MLR championships in 2018 and 2019, and los ...
, , Home , , Won, 52–7
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, April 25 , , Rugby United New York
Rugby New York, originally known as Rugby United New York and officially nicknamed the Ironworkers, was a professional rugby union team based in New York City that was a member of Major League Rugby (MLR). The team played an exhibition season in s ...
, , Away , , Won, 53–12
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, May 2 , , New Orleans Gold
The New Orleans Gold (stylized as NOLA Gold) are an American professional rugby union team based in the New Orleans metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. Since January 2020, French rugby power A ...
, , Away , , Lost, 14–22
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, May 9 , , Rugby ATL , , Home , , Lost, 29–33
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, May 15 , , Houston SaberCats
The Houston SaberCats are an American professional rugby union team based in Houston, Texas, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The SaberCats organization was born from one of the founding amateur rugby clubs ...
, , Away , , Won, 19–10
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, May 29 , , New England Free Jacks
The New England Free Jacks are an American professional rugby union team based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). They were announced in September 2018 and began to compete professionally in October 2018. They co ...
, , Away , , Lost, 12–14
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, June 6 , , San Diego Legion
The San Diego Legion are an American professional rugby union team based in San Diego, California, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team plays its home games at Torero Stadium. The Legion began play in the league's inaugural 2018 ...
, , Home , , Lost, 30–40
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, June 12 , , Austin Gilgronis
The Austin Gilgronis were a professional rugby union team based in Austin, Texas, United States. The team was founded in 2017 as the Austin Elite, and competed in Major League Rugby.
History
On September 19, 2019, after extensive polling at the ...
, , Away , , Lost, 47–21
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, June 20 , , New Orleans Gold , , Home , , Lost, 12–18
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, June 27 , , Rugby United New York , , Home , , Lost, 24–31
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, July 4 , , Old Glory DC , , Home , , Won, 34–28
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, July 11 , , New England Free Jacks , , Home , , Lost, 17–28
2022 season
Regular season
{, class="wikitable"
, -
! Date !! Opponent !! Home/Away !! Result
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, February 6 , , Seattle Seawolves
The Seattle Seawolves are an American professional rugby union team based in the Seattle metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The Seawolves won two MLR championships in 2018 and 2019, and los ...
, , Away , , Lost, 8–21
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, February 11 , , LA Giltinis
The LA Giltinis were a Major League Rugby team based in Los Angeles, California, United States. The team was announced in 2020 and entered the league in the 2021 season as an expansion franchise. Owned by Adam Gilchrist and Loyals Rugby, the t ...
, , Home , , Lost, 16–31
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, February 19 , , New Orleans Gold
The New Orleans Gold (stylized as NOLA Gold) are an American professional rugby union team based in the New Orleans metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. Since January 2020, French rugby power A ...
, , Away , , Won, 24–23
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, February 26 , , Old Glory DC
Old Glory DC RFC is an American professional rugby union team based in the Washington metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). Old Glory was founded in 2018, played some exhibition games in 2019, and began regular-season MLR pl ...
, , Away , , Won, 29–5
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, March 12 , , New England Free Jacks
The New England Free Jacks are an American professional rugby union team based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). They were announced in September 2018 and began to compete professionally in October 2018. They co ...
, , Away , , Lost, 15–21
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, March 19 , , Utah Warriors
The Utah Warriors are an American professional rugby union team based in Herriman, Utah, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2010 as the Utah Warriors of the Rugby Super League and re-founded in 2017 by Rugby Ut ...
, , Away , , Won, 27–24
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, March 27 , , Rugby United NY , , Away , , Won, 14–10
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, April 2 , , Rugby ATL
Rugby FC Los Angeles (RFCLA) is an American professional rugby union team based in Los Angeles, California, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team began play in 2020 as Rugby ATL, based in Atlanta, Georgia, but announced they would r ...
, , Home , , Lost, 14–20
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, April 9 , , Old Glory DC , , Home , , Won, 32–27
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, April 16 , , New Orleans Gold , , Home , , Won, 53–36
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, April 23 , , Houston SaberCats
The Houston SaberCats are an American professional rugby union team based in Houston, Texas, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The SaberCats organization was born from one of the founding amateur rugby clubs ...
, , Away , , Lost, 17–29
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, May 8 , , Rugby United NY , , Home , , Lost, 17–41
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, May 14 , , Dallas Jackals
The Dallas Jackals were a Major League Rugby team that began play in the 2022 Major League Rugby season, 2022 season as an expansion franchise. They were originally going to join the MLR for the 2021 Major League Rugby season, 2021 season, but on ...
, , Home , , Won, 57–0
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, May 19 , , New England Free Jacks , , Home , , Won, 33–18
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, May 28 , , Rugby ATL , , Away , , Lost, 23–34
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, June 5 , , Old Glory DC , , Home , , Lost, 35–50
2023 season
Regular season
{, class="wikitable"
! Date !! Opponent !! Home/Away !! Location !! Result
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, February 17 , , Rugby ATL
Rugby FC Los Angeles (RFCLA) is an American professional rugby union team based in Los Angeles, California, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team began play in 2020 as Rugby ATL, based in Atlanta, Georgia, but announced they would r ...
, , Away , , Silverbacks Park
Atlanta Silverbacks Park is a sports complex in unincorporated DeKalb County, just outside Atlanta, United States that is currently used primarily for rugby. It was formerly the home venue of the Atlanta Silverbacks soccer club, from which the c ...
, , Lost, 17–10
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, February 26 , , Rugby New York
Rugby New York, originally known as Rugby United New York and officially nicknamed the Ironworkers, was a professional rugby union team based in New York City that was a member of Major League Rugby (MLR). The team played an exhibition season in s ...
, , Away , , Mount Vernon Memorial Stadium , , Lost, 39–3
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, March 11 , , Chicago Hounds , , Away , , SeatGeek Stadium
SeatGeek Stadium is a football-specific stadium, soccer-specific stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois, about 12 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. It is the home stadium of Chicago Stars FC of the National Women's Soccer League, Chicago Fire FC II ...
, , Won, 27–26
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, March 18 , , Old Glory DC
Old Glory DC RFC is an American professional rugby union team based in the Washington metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). Old Glory was founded in 2018, played some exhibition games in 2019, and began regular-season MLR pl ...
, , Away , , Segra Field
Segra Field is a soccer-specific stadium in Leesburg, Virginia, and the home of Loudoun United FC of the USL Championship and previously Old Glory DC of Major League Rugby.
The stadium is located within Phillip A. Bolen Park, and adjacent to ...
, , Lost, 29–3
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, March 25 , , Utah Warriors
The Utah Warriors are an American professional rugby union team based in Herriman, Utah, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2010 as the Utah Warriors of the Rugby Super League and re-founded in 2017 by Rugby Ut ...
, , Away , , Zions Bank Stadium
Zions Bank Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Herriman, Utah, United States, with a seating capacity of 5,000. The stadium is home to Real Monarchs, a MLS Next Pro team affiliated with Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer; the Utah Wa ...
, , Lost, 47–19
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, April 1 , , Dallas Jackals
The Dallas Jackals were a Major League Rugby team that began play in the 2022 Major League Rugby season, 2022 season as an expansion franchise. They were originally going to join the MLR for the 2021 Major League Rugby season, 2021 season, but on ...
, , Away , , Choctaw Stadium
Choctaw Stadium, formerly Globe Life Park, is a multi-purpose stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States. The venue opened in April 1994 as a baseball stadium with the name The Ballpark in Arlington, serving as the home for the Texas Rangers ( ...
, , Lost, 14–11
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, April 8 , , Rugby New York , , Home , , York Lions Stadium
York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the Keele Campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and ...
, , Lost, 29–27
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, April 15 , , New England Free Jacks
The New England Free Jacks are an American professional rugby union team based in the Greater Boston area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). They were announced in September 2018 and began to compete professionally in October 2018. They co ...
, , Home , , York Lions Stadium
York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the Keele Campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and ...
, , Lost, 80–5
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, April 23 , , Seattle Seawolves
The Seattle Seawolves are an American professional rugby union team based in the Seattle metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The Seawolves won two MLR championships in 2018 and 2019, and los ...
, , Home , , York Lions Stadium
York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the Keele Campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and ...
, , Lost, 36–27
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, April 30 , , New Orleans Gold
The New Orleans Gold (stylized as NOLA Gold) are an American professional rugby union team based in the New Orleans metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. Since January 2020, French rugby power A ...
, , Away , , The Gold Mine , , Lost, 40–24
, - bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
, May 12 , , Rugby ATL , , Home , , York Lions Stadium
York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the Keele Campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and ...
, , Draw, 34–34
, - bgcolor="#FFFFCC"
, May 18 , , Old Glory DC , , Home , , York Lions Stadium
York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the Keele Campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and ...
, , Draw, 29–29
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, May 27 , , New England Free Jacks , , Away , , Veterans Memorial Stadium , , Lost, 57–20
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, June 3 , , Houston SaberCats
The Houston SaberCats are an American professional rugby union team based in Houston, Texas, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The SaberCats organization was born from one of the founding amateur rugby clubs ...
, , Home , , York Lions Stadium
York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the Keele Campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and ...
, , Lost, 48–26
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, June 11 , , San Diego Legion
The San Diego Legion are an American professional rugby union team based in San Diego, California, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team plays its home games at Torero Stadium. The Legion began play in the league's inaugural 2018 ...
, , Home , , York Lions Stadium
York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the Keele Campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and ...
, , Lost, 50–17
, - bgcolor="#FFCCCC"
, June 17 , , New Orleans Gold , , Home , , York Lions Stadium
York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the Keele Campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and ...
, , Lost, 26–24
References
External links
official website
(archived)
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Major League Rugby teams
Rugby union teams in Ontario
Rugby teams in Toronto
Rugby clubs established in 2017