STARTING XV: Arrows Name Lineup for Second Leg of Canada Selects Series

25 May 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STARTING XV: ONTARIO ARROWS NAME LINEUP FOR SECOND LEG OF CANADA SELECTS SERIES

Ontario Arrows head coach Chris Silverthorn has named his starting lineup for Saturday’s away match against the Canada Selects.

The Arrows will be entering the British Columbia leg of the two-match spring series looking to rebound following last Friday’s 19-0 loss to the Selects in Toronto.

Silverthorn has made six changes to his starting lineup that featured at York Lions Stadium last week. Prop Clint Lemkus and lock Tom Van Horne will both start the match after coming in off the bench last Friday, while the remainder of the forwards are unchanged. Last week’s starters Shawn Windsor and Aaron McLelland move to fly-half and full-back respectively, while wing Kyle Lagasca and centre Mitch Richardson draw in after coming on as substitutes in last Friday’s fixture.

“We’re looking forward to getting right back out there following last week’s match,” said Silverthorn. “We want to respond strongly, and the back-to-back nature of this series gives us an opportunity to take the lessons we learned from our first match and put them to good use right away.”

Three current Arrows have been selected for inclusion into the Canada Selects’ squad – lock Paul Ciulini, scrum-half Andrew Ferguson, and wing Kainoa Lloyd. Both Ciulini and Lloyd scored tries in last week’s fixture.

Squad Notes:

– Lemkus and Van Horne will make their first starts for the club
– Goos and Thiel are in contention to make their club debuts off the substitutes’ bench
– Four squad members are Canada Under-20 program grads: Kelly (2017), Milazzo (2016), Richardson (2016), Thiel (2016); Post is a Hong Kong Under-20 program grad

Saturday’s match will be played at Westhills Stadium in Langford, B.C., and will kick off at 8 p.m. EDT (5 p.m. PDT / local time).

The game can be streamed live through Rugby Canada’s Facebook page.

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Ontario Arrows Lineup vs. Canada Selects

1. Rob Brouwer
2. Alex Post
3. Clint Lemkus
4. Mike Sheppard (C)
5. Tom Van Horne
6. Marcello Wainwright
7. Peter Milazzo
8. Kolby Francis
9. Alex Gliksten
10. Shawn Windsor
11. Kyle Lagasca
12. Jamie Leveridge
13. Mitch Richardson
14. John Sheridan
15. Aaron McLelland

16. Cam Sandison
17. Pat Lynott
18. Alex Forrest
19. Dillon Goos
20. Travis Larsen
21. Mario Van Der Westhuizen
22. Cooper Coats
23. Josh Campbell
24. Josh Thiel

STAFF
Head Coach: Chris Silverthorn
Assistant Coaches: David Butcher, Aaron Carpenter, Cory Hector
General Manager: Mark Winokur
Performance Analyst: Rodin Lozada
Athletic Therapist: Chris Kelly
Team Doctor: Dr. John Gillis

Canada Selects Lineup vs. Ontario Arrows

1. Noah Barker
2. Steven Ng
3. Ryan Kotlewski
4. Paul Ciulini*^
5. Conor Keys
6. Matt Heaton
7. Lucas Rumball^ (C)
8. Luke Campbell
9. Andrew Ferguson*^
10. Gordon McRorie
11. Kainoa Lloyd*^
12. Nick Blevins
13. Ben LeSage
14. Cole Davis
15. Patrick Parfrey^

Substitutes
Liam Chisholm
Grant Crowell
Dustin Dobravsky
Guiseppe du Toit^
Doug Fraser
Karsten Leitner
Liam Murray
Cole Keith
Robbie Povey
Theo Sauder

* denotes player who has featured for the Ontario Arrows in 2018

^ denotes player who featured for the Ontario Arrows in 2017 inaugural match in Glendale, CO (Sept. 9, 2017)

About Ontario Arrows Rugby Club:

The Ontario Arrows Rugby Club is Canada’s first privately-funded high-performance rugby team.

The team is equipped to compete against top-tier North American club teams, providing emerging Canadian talent with enhanced and more frequent opportunities to hone their skills at an elite level.

Ontario Arrows Spring 2018 Schedule

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Header Photo Credit: Tim Aylen