TORONTO The Toronto Arrows have acquired veteran Canadian international forward Kyle Baillie from the NOLA Gold in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2022 Major League Rugby collegiate draft.
TORONTO — The Toronto Arrows have acquired veteran Canadian international forward Kyle Baillie from the NOLA Gold in exchange for a second-round selection in the 2022 Major League Rugby collegiate . . .
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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.
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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.