Academy Set for Winner-Take-All Clash with Selects in Coast to Coast Cup

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HALIFAX, NS – Toronto Arrows Academy Director and Head Coach Cory Hector has named his starting lineup for tonight’s Coast to Coast Cup Championship clash against the Atlantic Selects.

The Young Arrows are fresh off their 32-27 mid-week win over the British Columbia Bears, setting up the winner-take-all contest with their east coast hosts.

The rested Selects won their Coast to Coast Cup opener last weekend, earning a 38-14 victory over the Bears.

Tonight’s match will kick off at 6 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. AT from Wanderers Grounds, and will be streamed live, for free, on The Rugby Network.

Toronto Arrows Senior Academy Lineup vs. Atlantic Selects:

1. Gregory McDowell | Bishop’s University / Beaconsfield
2. David Scollon | University of Guelph / Oakville Crusaders
3. Sam Mace | University of Ottawa / Bytown Blues
4. Zach Zorbas | Brock University / Oakville Crusaders
5. James Stockwood | Durham College / Oshawa Vikings
6. Ben James | Wilfrid Laurier University / Guelph Redcoats
7. Gelel Rezig | Ecole de Technologie Superieur / Town of Mount Royal
8. Max Goodwin (C) | University of Guelph / Guelph Redcoats
9. Devon Ollson | Brock University / London St. George’s
10. Tiarnan Neville | Balmy Beach
11. Ethan Voskamp | Wilfrid Laurier University / Kingston Panthers
12. Jacob Ince | University of Guelph / Oakville Crusaders
13. Steven Commerford | Brock University / Peterborough Pagans
14. AJ Kosempel | Wilfrid Laurier University / Guelph Redcoats
15. Stan Blazkowski | Concordia University / Town of Mount Royal
16. Neil Trainor | Queen’s University / Stratford Blackswans
17. Aidan Vachon | University of Guelph / Brantford Harlequins
18. Evan Roy | University of Ottawa / Ottawa Beavers
19. Elliot Descarreaux | McGill University / Club de Rugby de Quebec 
20. Grant Meadows | Brock University / Aurora Barbarians
22. Adam Doyle | Queen’s University / Kingston Panthers
23. Thibault Le Coz | Universite de Montreal / Town of Mount Royal
24. Alexandre Laurendeau | McGill University / Beaconsfield
25. Thibaut Trape | Club de Rugby de Quebec

Coast to Coast Cup Schedule:

Game 1: Atlantic Selects 38 vs. British Columbia Bears 14
Graves-Oakley Park
June 17, 2023 // 6:15 p.m. AT / 5:15 p.m. ET

Game 2: British Columbia Bears 27 vs. Toronto Arrows Senior Academy 32
Wanderers Grounds
June 21, 2023 // 7 p.m. AT / 6 p.m. ET

Game 3: Atlantic Selects Bears vs. Toronto Arrows Senior Academy
Wanderers Grounds
June 24, 2023 // 7 p.m. AT / 6 p.m. ET

About Toronto Arrows Rugby Football Club:

Established in 2018, the Toronto Arrows Rugby Football Club is Canada’s first and only professional rugby union team.

Competing in Major League Rugby, the team is equipped to compete against top-tier North American professional 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://torontoarrows.com/

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For more information, please contact:

Brock Smith
Communications Manager
Toronto Arrows
[email protected]

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