The Toronto Arrows are no more but there will still be a distinctive Canadian flavour to Sunday's Major League Rugby championship game in San Diego.
The Toronto Arrows are no more but there will still be a distinctive Canadian flavour to Sunday's Major League Rugby championship game in San Diego.
"I think every team in the league does have a flavour, whether it's South African, whether it's Australian, whether it's Kiwi," he added."There's obviously Americans everywhere but to have such a Canadian flavour here is kind of cool and unique. Baillie, Keith, Quattrin and LeSage all played for the Arrows, who folded last November following the death of Bill Webb, the club's president and general partner.New England's LeSage, Baillie, Fryer, Keys, Keith and Qattrin were all called up for Canada's home test matches against Scotland and Romania last month while fellow Free Jacks DeWitt, Casey, Larsen, Olson and von Dadelszen were placed on standby.
Seattle downed the San Diego Legion 30-28 in the Western semifinal and the Dallas Jackals 28-25 in the final. The Jackals had ousted Houston 34-22 in their semifinal.The Free Jacks have won six of their last seven, with the lone loss a 27-17 decision at NOLA Gold on June 22. Seattle has won five of its last seven.LeSage says the Free Jacks, as champions, spent the season with a target on their backs.
New England has non-Canadian weapons. New Zealand-born fullback Reece Macdonald scored a spectacular try in the Eastern final, against Chicago, retrieving a kick in his own half and then outpacing five defenders to score.
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