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.
Robber convicted in execution-style killing of Shelby County store clerk; jury recommends death sentence
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A Shelby County jury convicted Michael Anthony Powell, who was a convicted robber at the time of his arrest in the deadly shooting, of capital murder in the killing of 54-year-old Tracy Latty Algar at the Kirkland Chevron that Sunday morning more than four years ago. Algar was killed execution-style in the bathroom of the convenience store. Only several hundred dollars were taken in the holdup.
The trial lasted more than a week and when it was over, the jury recommended Powell be sentenced to death, said Shelby County District Attorney Jill Lee. Presiding Circuit Judge Bill Bostick will sentence Powell on May 24.
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Toronto (2-3-0) and Seattle (1-3-0) lost their first two games of the season before bouncing back with wins.
The Arrows were coming off a 43-16 loss to the expansion Los Angeles Giltinis while the Seawolves, MLR champions in 2018 and 19, beat the Utah Warriors 20-15 last time out.
It was a dominant performance by the Arrows, who had the error-prone Seawolves on the back foot from the get-go.
Joaquin Tuculet, Ben LeSage, Ross Braude, Patrick Parfrey, Jack McRogers, Jason Higgins and Gaston Cortes scored tries for Toronto, which led 24-0 at the half.
Tayler Adams kicked five conversions and a penalty. Toronto got two automatic conversions for scoring under the posts.