Arrows Announce Senior Academy Squad for 2023 Coast to Coast Cup

News Jun-16-2023

Arrows Announce Senior Academy Squad for 2023 Coast to Coast Cup

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TORONTO, ON – Toronto Arrows Academy Director and Head Coach Cory Hector has named his 25-man squad set to participate in the upcoming Coast to Coast Cup.

The travelling squad features representation from 11 different Canadian post-secondary institutions and 16 different Canadian grassroots clubs.

“Our squad is very much looking forward to the second version of the Coast to Coast Cup, and the build-up has been excellent,” said Hector. “Through our previous matches, we’ve been able to see and evaluate a number of talented players and select from a wide playing group. We feel the group we have selected show great potential and all will be looking to compete against some of the very best from each side of the country.”

The Senior Academy will open the second edition of the Halifax-based tournament on Wednesday, June 21 with a clash against the British Columbia Bears, before facing the host side Atlantic Selects three days later on Saturday, June 24.

Both Senior Academy matches will be played at Wanderers Grounds.

All matches from the tournament will be streamed live, for free, on The Rugby Network.

The Senior Academy has played three matches in advance of the Coast to Coast Cup; the Young Arrows started their 2023 campaign with a pair of home games against Quebec Senior Men and the Atlantic Selects in May before taking a trip to Laval for the return clash with Quebec earlier this month.

Toronto Arrows Senior Academy Coast to Coast Cup Squad:

FORWARDS
Tom Artmann | Concordia University / Town of Mount Royal
Max Goodwin | University of Guelph / Guelph Redcoats
Ben James | Wilfrid Laurier University / Guelph Redcoats
Sam Mace | University of Ottawa / Bytown Blues
Gregory McDowell | Bishop’s University / Beaconsfield
Grant Meadows | Brock University / Aurora Barbarians
Gelel Rezig | Ecole de Technologie Superieur / Town of Mount Royal
Evan Roy | University of Ottawa / Ottawa Beavers
David Scollon | University of Guelph / Oakville Crusaders
Hank Stevenson | Wilfrid Laurier University / Toronto Nomads
James Stockwood | Durham College / Oshawa Vikings
Neil Trainor | Queen’s University / Stratford Blackswans
Aidan Vachon | University of Guelph / Brantford Harlequins
Zach Zorbas | Brock University / Oakville Crusaders

BACKS
Stan Blazkowski | Concordia University / Town of Mount Royal
Steven Commerford | Brock University / Peterborough Pagans
Adam Doyle | Queen’s University / Kingston Panthers
Jacob Ince | University of Guelph / Oakville Crusaders
AJ Kosempel | Wilfrid Laurier University / Guelph Redcoats
Alexandre Laurendeau | McGill University / Beaconsfield
Thibault Le Coz | Universite de Montreal / Town of Mount Royal
Tiarnan Neville | Balmy Beach
Devon Ollson | Brock University / London St. George’s
Thibaut Trape | Club de Rugby de Quebec
Ethan Voskamp | Wilfrid Laurier University / Kingston Panthers

Coast to Coast Cup Schedule:

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

Game 2: British Columbia Bears vs. Toronto Arrows Senior Academy
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

Tickets:

Three-game tournament passes can be purchased here.

Want to help grow rugby at the Coast to Coast Cup? Join the Send a Kid to the Cup Challenge to help send youth to all three games for free! Tickets are $15 plus HST, and can be purchased here (you will be required to select seats to complete the purchase, but the tickets will be distributed to children and youth on your behalf). This is a challenge between the three teams, so don’t forget to mark which team you support upon check out!

For more information, please contact Atlantic Selects Director of Operations Dylan Aleck at [email protected] or Atlantic Selects GM Dr. John Gillis at [email protected].

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]

Header Photo Credit: Kyle Gilmor