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MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - The defending champion New York Ironworkers ran in six tries en route to a lopsided 39-3 victory over Toronto on Sunday, dropping the Arrows to 0-2-0 in Major League Rugby play. ....
Toronto Arrows defeat Houston SaberCats 19-10 in Major League Rugby play Toronto scrum half Ross Braude is shown in action May 8, 2021, at Lupo Family Field at Life University in Marietta, Ga.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto Arrows-Karl Moore MANDATORY CREDIT May 15, 2021 - 7:11 PM HOUSTON - The Toronto Arrows survived a stubborn Houston defence to defeat the SaberCats 19-10 in Major League Rugby play Saturday night. The Arrows dominated the first half but only led 12-3 at the half thanks to some hard-nosed Houston defending. Trailing 19-3, the SaberCats made it interesting in the 75th minute when Cecil Garber charged down a Pat Parfrey kick deep in the Toronto end and got to the ball first for a converted try that cut the lead to 19-10. ....
Eligible to play for Canada through his Montreal-born father, the young scrum half got a warm reception. That s one thing I can say about the Canadians I ve been involved with. They re really good people and really made me feel welcome, he said. Braude (pronounced Brody) has found a home with the Toronto Arrows, with national team coach Kingsley Jones watching his progress in Major League Rugby with interest. Braude, now 21, and the Arrows are in Texas on Saturday to take on the Houston SaberCats. Toronto (3-5-0) is coming off a last-second 33-29 loss to Rugby ATL in Marietta, Ga. Houston (2-5-0) lost 28-26 at NOLA Gold. ....
Neil Davidson Toronto scrum half Ross Braude is shown in action May 8, 2021, at Lupo Family Field at Life University in Marietta, Ga., in the Arrowsâ 33-29 Major League Rugby loss to Rugby ATL. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto Arrows-Karl Moore MANDATORY CREDIT May 14, 2021 - 1:30 PM Ross Braude took a leap of faith when he boarded a plane from his native South Africa to take part in a Rugby Canada high-performance camp last November on Vancouver Island. Definitely a lot of nerves, Braude said. A 20-year-old going out, around the world, on my own . I hadn t met any of the people, I d only spoken (to them) over the phone. ....