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Ross Braude is a 23-year-old born in Pretoria, South Africa. The player has also made 12 appearances for Rugby Canada. Ross Braude: The Toronto Arrows important scrum-half Ross Braude: Going from South Africa to Rugby Canada The native from South Africa first moved to Canada for Rugby Canada’s high-performance camp. This is what Braude said […]
Another edition of the men’s Rugby Europe Championship has come to a close, and all eight competing nations will feel that there were more positives than negatives to take “home”. Georgia took the gold again, as the Lelos beat Portugal in a spectacular Championship final held in the Spanish city of Badajoz. Romania and Spain […]
This weekend saw the first round of fixtures in the Gallagher Premiership kick-off. This is obviously a welcome change from the off-season. Financial trouble and the slimming down of playing squads to accommodate a smaller salary cap. These issues paint a different picture to the excitement being produced on the pitch. With the uncertainty around […]
The Toronto Arrows on TSN is one of the newest trends happening in Canadian sports. For a new league like Major League Rugby, to find itself on the television sets of one of the two main sports channels in Canada is almost unheard of. In regards to rugby union, (The Sports Network) TSN is an […]
Rugby New York wins thriller as a positive start and a loose Arrows defence in the first half played a big role in shaping the result. Rugby New York wins thriller in the Toronto Arrows home opener Three keys to the game Full Game Summary:#RNY was able to break through the Arrows' defence.#ArrowsUp made some […]
Exeter Chiefs are on their way to the Heineken Champions Cup semi-finals, yet a few months ago even the most passionate fans wouldn’t have predicted this. So what has changed for the Chiefs at Sandy Park? Look back a couple of weeks, the Chiefs had been humiliated in Bath. And before that, were put to […]
The Worcester Warriors have been suspended from all competitions with immediate effect. This was the result of news coming yesterday that the Worcester Warriors failed to meet their 5 pm BST deadline to show clear evidence they had a long-term ability to meet their financial obligations. Soon after this news broke that the Warriors have […]
The Toronto Arrows home opener is on Saturday, April. 8 at 4:00 p.m. ET. In that game, they will face Rugby New York. Rugby New York came into MLR in the same year as the Arrows and are currently the defending MLR champions. Toronto Arrows home opener against Rugby New York on April 8 Toronto […]
In just over a year since his Scotland debut against England in the 2022 Six Nations, scrum-half Ben White has already featured 14 times for Gregor Townsend’s side. Every single game that Scotland has played since that Calcutta Cup opener last February, White has had a part to play. After years of dominance over the […]
Scottish second-row Cameron Henderson has taken another big step in his professional career this week after signing a new long-term deal with Leicester Tigers. The 23-year-old has represented both of Scotland’s U18 and U20 sides, but with his future now secured at the English Premiership’s most successful club, could a full first-team cap soon be […]
Toronto Arrows’ Mike Sheppard is the current vice-captain who plays both the lock and flanker position for the Arrows. He has been with the team even before the Arrows made the jump to MLR. The Brampton native, born on December 20, 1988, has been a mainstay with the Canadian professional rugby union team. He has […]
The rugby world has yet again been shocked, when Scotland fullback Stuart Hogg this week after he announced he would be retiring from the game altogether after this year’s Rugby World Cup in France. With 100 caps for his country, almost 200 club appearances and three British & Irish Lions Tours to his name, Hogg […]
With the 2023 Six Nations over, fans and pundits alike are discussing their teams of the tournament. But do the numbers tell the same story? Using Fantasy Rugby, we have comprised an XV of the best performers statistically. Of course, this isn’t perfect, but Fantasy Rugby does consider a wide range of factors from tries […]
In the last pod of this season, Paddy and Andy discuss both finals, with Saracens and Leinster worthy winners. Ashton also makes his point as the Baa-Baas spank England. We will also have all the usual features before predicting the outcomes of the summer tours. Cheers, from ‘In the Bin’ rugby pod
They will be saying “Hail Leinster Rugby!” The Irish Rugby powerhouse has completed the 2017/18 double: the Guinness PRO14 and European Rugby Champions Cup. A massive achievement, that cements the current status of rugby in Ireland. A status of supremacy, from the national team through to the Celtic League grand final. Leinster 40 – Tries: Toner, Lowe, […]
With the Six Nations now firmly over and domestic rugby back at the forefront of a lot of rugby fans, Robert Rees looks back with a Natwest Six Nations team of the tournament. Six Nations team of the tournament Loosehead prop – Cian Healy A dominant and instrumental figure in the Ireland Grand Slam set […]
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Warren Gatland has had his say on the Rugby World Cup in France in his recent UK Daily Telegraph article. Wales failed to progress beyond the last eight not because they were outfought and outthought. Rather that there is something wrong with the rules of the game, and how it is played at the highest […]
The 2023 Rugby Canada women’s team might be seen as one of the best years in the national team’s history. There were many highlights for the national team, including playing the Pacific Four Series in the nation’s capital in the summer. 2023 Rugby Canada women’s team: Finished second in the WXV 1 competition Strengths Players […]
Rugby League players are a talented and fearless bunch, so it only stands to reason that amongst them are some unusual hobbies. If you’ve ever wondered what some of the most exciting rugby league players in the world get up to in their spare time, or get up to now that they’ve retired, then we’ve […]
The 2024 Six Nations is just around the corner and so starts the four-year cycle for all teams. For England and Steve Borthwick, the foundations have been laid by an encouraging semi-final performance at the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Charlie Inglefield asks what might this team look like through the eyes of Borthwick? And whether […]
As Alex Sanderson, Sale’s coach said after his team’s ugly 11-9 win over Bath – they found a way to win. Sale are definitely in the mix to go one better this year and win the Gallagher Premiership. On Friday’s evidence, they need to be a lot better. They played a second-string Bath outfit who […]
Saracens were back to their brutal best on Saturday. They suffocated the life out of a high-flying Harlequins outfit with consummate ease. This despite losing Ben Earl, and Elliot Daly in the warm-up and Alex Lozowski a couple of minutes into the game. No problem, up stepped the likes of Maro Itoje and Owen Farrell […]
We’re crunched the numbers, looked through the stats and brought you 14 wacky and wonderful facts from Round Five of the premier French League. 14 Top14 Round Five Facts and Figures Perpignan recorded their first victory of the season- the last Top14 side to do so- and got their first points in the standings. La […]
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Raheem Bashir started blogging on a Gmail site called Blogger and has covered sporting events in rugby union/league and soccer. Since then he has become the Last Word on Sports writer for rugby, soccer, and previously basketball. He is also a member of the North American Soccer Reporters and The Rugby Union Writers’ Club.
Raheem graduated from George Brown College with a Digital Media Marketing Post-Grad Certificate in 2019. From the same college, Raheem also did a post-grad certificate in Sport and Event Marketing in 2017. Lastly, he did an undergrad Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 2016.