Toronto Arrows Announce Lineup for Seattle Clash

For Immediate Release

MARIETTA, GA – Toronto Arrows Director of Rugby Chris Silverthorn has named his starting lineup for tomorrow’s ‘home’ clash with the Seattle Seawolves in Atlanta.

Fifteen Canadians have been included in Toronto’s 23-man lineup, including 21-year-old debutant Mason Flesch at lock.

The fully-fit Spencer Jones has been named to the bench, with the centre primed to make his first appearance for the club since the 2019 MLR semi-final (June 9, 2019) – a gap of 678 days.

Thirteen full internationals have been named to the Arrows’ matchday squad, carrying a combined cap total of 387 matches.

Squad Notes:

• One player will make his first MLR appearance: Flesch
• Rumball is ranked 1st in MLR in breakdown steals (10), 1st in defensive ruck arrivals (39), 4th in successful tackles (56), 9th in attacking ruck arrivals (72)
• Diana is ranked 1st in MLR in carries (52), 6th in offloads (5)
• LeSage is ranked 2nd in MLR in offloads (9), 8th in linebreaks (4)
• Adams is ranked 3th in MLR in points scored (35), 7th in kicks (23), 8th in kicking metres (733)
• de le Vega is ranked 3rd in MLR in successful tackles (59), 6th in defensive ruck arrivals (24)
• Wadden is ranked 4th in MLR in attacking ruck arrivals (79)
• Quattrin is ranked 4th in MLR in defensive ruck arrivals (24)
• Tuculet is ranked 6th in MLR in offloads (5)
• Six squad members are full Canadian internationals: Ciulini (8 caps), Keith (16 caps), LeSage (16 caps), Parfrey (32 caps), Quattrin (5 caps), Rumball (35 caps)
• Four squad members are full Argentinian internationals: Cortes (5 caps), de la Vega (12 caps), Montero (27 caps), Tuculet (56 caps)
• Three squad members are full Uruguayan internationals: Diana (27 caps), Leivas (76 caps), Mieres (72 caps)

Tomorrow’s match marks the fifth league meeting between Toronto and Seattle, with the Arrows claiming a 39-17 victory in the two sides’ lone 2020 game. The Seawolves (1-2; 6 points) are coming off a 20-15 win over Utah, while Toronto (1-3; 6 points) is looking to rebound following a 43-16 loss to Los Angeles.

Saturday’s game will kick off at 10:30 a.m. ET. The cross-conference tilt will air on TSN2 and stream on TSN.ca and the TSN App for Canadian audiences, and will be available on The Rugby Network for American and international audiences. Full broadcast details can be found here.

Toronto Arrows Lineup vs. Seattle Seawolves

1. Cole Keith
2. Jack McRogers
3. Tyler Rowland
4. Mason Flesch
5. Paul Ciulini
6. Tomas de la Vega
7. Lucas Rumball (C)
8. Manuel Diana
9. Ross Braude
10. Tayler Adams
11. Manuel Montero
12. Pat Parfrey
13. Ben LeSage (C)
14. Gaston Mieres
15. Joaquin Tuculet
16. Pat Lynott
17. Andrew Quattrin
18. Gaston Cortes
19. Adrian Wadden
20. Marcello Wainwright
21. Jason Higgins
22. Leandro Leivas
23. Spencer Jones

About Toronto Arrows Rugby Football Club:

The Toronto Arrows Rugby Football Club is Canada’s first 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: Davey Wilson