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The Toronto Arrows remain winless at home this year as they lost another game, this time at York Lions Stadium. Even with getting two recent draws at home, the Arrows are still struggling to get results at York Lions Stadium. Credit though to Houston, who saw this as a must-win game to keep their MLR […] READ MORE
There has not been a lot to be excited about this year for the Toronto Arrows. They are not having a great season and will likely miss the MLR playoffs for the fourth-straight year. However. there is a silver lining, which is D’Shawn Bowen. D’Shawn Bowen: The impactful Toronto Arrows winger 🗣️ "Playing at home, […] READ MORE
TORONTO, ON – The Toronto Arrows earns thrilling draw in an exciting match that went back and forth against Rugby ATL. The Arrows trailed the entire game, but were able to score the last 14 points in the game to tie the game late against Atlanta at York Lions Stadium. Toronto Arrows earns thrilling draw […] READ MORE
As of right now, there is only one pro rugby union team in Canada, and that is the Toronto Arrows. Paddy O’Gorman, though, is one of the people trying to bring a pro rugby union team to Vancouver, British Columbia in MLR. This would mean a rivalry for both the Canadian club, the Arrows, and […] READ MORE
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 […] READ MORE
The Toronto Arrows loses a close game as they were unable to close the deal as the Seattle Seawolves came from behind to win at York Lions Stadium. There were more positives than in the previous game against the New England Free Jacks, but still unable to get a result. Toronto Arrows loses close game […] READ MORE
TORONTO, ON – The New England Free Jacks won big as they scored 80 points against the Arrows. The Free Jacks showed why they are the best team in the Eastern Conference, and the Arrows will want to forget this game sooner rather than later. The New England Free Jacks won big at York Lions […] READ MORE
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 […] READ MORE
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 […] READ MORE
On Friday, George Killebrew officially stepped down as MLR Commissioner as stated in a Major League Rugby press release. Killebrew was MLR’s second and right now longest-ever serving MLR Commissioner. Under his leadership, Major League Rugby was able to have sustainable growth and most notably supported the players financially during the difficult COVID-19 times. Former […] READ MORE
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.