STARTING XV: Ontario Arrows Name Lineup for First Meeting with Rugby United New York

16 March 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

STARTING XV: ONTARIO ARROWS NAME LINEUP FOR FIRST MEETING WITH RUGBY UNITED NEW YORK

Ontario Arrows head coach Chris Silverthorn has named his starting lineup for Saturday’s away clash against newly-appointed Major League Rugby side Rugby United New York.

Silverthorn has made three changes to his Arrows side that drew MLR’s Houston SaberCats 28-28 on Mar. 3, opting to bring in backs Josh Campbell and Kyle Lagasca, as well as lock Tom Van Horne.

Squad Notes:

– Five Arrows will make their first start for the club: Kelly, Lagasca, Lynott, McRogers, J. Van Horne
– Two players are in contention to make their Arrows debut off the substitutes’ bench: Smith, T. Van Horne
– Campbell and Lagasca return to the Arrows lineup after featuring in Ontario’s first-ever match last fall (Sept. 9, 2017 vs. Glendale Merlins)
– Four squad members are full Canadian internationals: Brouwer (9 caps), Ciulini (6 caps), Dolezel (16 caps), Wilson (1 cap)

Rugby United New York recently joined MLR as an associate member; New York’s first professional rugby team will play an exhibition schedule in 2018 before playing a full MLR schedule beginning in 2019.

Saturday’s match will be played at Iona College’s Mazzela Field, and will kick off at 2 p.m. EDT.

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Ontario Arrows Lineup vs. Rugby United New York

1. Pat Lynott
2. Jack McRogers
3. Tom Dolezel
4. Josh Van Horne
5. Paul Ciulini
6. Mike Sheppard (C)
7. Peter Milazzo
8. Kolby Francis
9. Alex Gliksten
10. Will Kelly
11. Kyle Lagasca
12. Shawn Windsor
13. Josh Campbell
14. John Sheridan
15. Aaron McLelland

16. Andrew Quattrin
17. Rob Brouwer
18. Mike Smith
19. Tom Van Horne
20. Marcello Wainwright
21. Mario Van Der Westhuizen
22. Jamie Leveridge
23. Mitch Richardson
24. Andrew Wilson

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

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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