Ontario native Avery Oitomen played in Major League Rugby in 2019, and again between 2023-2024. He represented the Toronto Arrows (2019, 2023) and the Miami Sharks (2024).

Oitomen played football through school, picking up rugby when he was 13 and played for the Ontario U16 in 2014 and the U19 side in 2016 , also representing the Canadian U17s, as well as the U19s in 2018. He played with the Toronto Arrows during their inaugural MLR season in 2019, scoring 6 tries in 11 games (8 starts) for the Arrows, behind only captain Dan Moor with 7.

Following the 2019 season, Oitomen stepped away from the Arrows to pursue a degree at Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales before returning to the team for their 2023 season, earning an additional 6 appearances (4 starts) and scoring another try. Following the 2023 season, Oitomen was selected by the Miami Sharks in the 2023 Expansion draft, coming a few months before the Arrows announced that they would not be competing in the 2024 season in late November 2023. On 7^th January 2024, the Miami Sharks confirmed the signing of Avery Oitomen ahead of their inaugural season in 2024 when he started 5 times in 10 games for the Sharks as they recorded a respectable and competitive 5-11 inaugural season. Oitomen earned a MLR Team of the Week selection for his performance in Rd 11 of that season.

achievements

• MLR Team of the Week: 2024 – Rd 11
• MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Rd 7