Tyler Rowland

Canadian prop Tyler Rowland played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2024. He represented the Toronto Arrows (2020-2023), and Old Glory DC (2024).

Ontario native Rowland is a capped Canadian international, having earned 9 caps for Canada since his international debut against Wales in July 2021 (through 2023). Rowland was signed in November 2019 ahead of the 2020 MLR season. In that truncated season, he earned 3 MLR caps, which he followed up with 12 (7 starts) and his first (and as of the conclusion of the 2023 season, only) MLR try. Through his first 4 MLR seasons, Rowland earned 41 MLR caps (20 starts) scoring 1 try. His high for appearances came in 2022, when he earned 14 (4 starts).

On 27th September, 2023, the Arrows announced that they had re-signed Tyler Rowland for the 2024 MLR season, where he was hoping to reach 50 caps in MLR. However, in late November 2023, the Arrows and MLR announced that they would not compete in the 2024 season due to financial difficulties. In early December that year, a dispersal draft was held for Toronto and NY players (the Ironworkers also announced that they would not compete in 2024 a week after the Arrows) and Rowland was selected 4th overall by Rugby FC LA. Later that month, RFCLA traded Rowland to Old Glory DC in exchange for 2024 Salary Cap Considerations (unknown), and the Flags confirmed this signing on 29th December 2023, ahead of the 2024 season.

Achievements:

MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Round 4

Steven Ng

Tayler Adams

New Zealand Fly-half/Fullback Tayler Adams played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2021. He represented the Toronto Arrows for his entire MLR career.

Like many kiwis, Adams was introduced to rugby early and played through high school and beyond, representing the New Zealand U20s at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship. Between 2012-2014 he played with the Southland Stags in the ITM Cup (later the Mitre 10, now the NPC) before moving to Australia and representing the Greater Sydney Rams in the Australian Nation Rugby Championship (NRC). He moved to the NSW Country Eagles for two seasons between 2016-2017, and was named Shute Shield Player of the Year in 2017 before returning to the Southland Stags in his native New Zealand for the 2018 season, during which he also earned 2 appearances for the Melbourne Rebels of Super Rugby.

Adams signed with the Toronto Arrows ahead of their 2020 MLR campaign, and started all 5 games for the 4-1 Arrows before the COVID-19 Pandemic cut the season short. He returned for the 2021 season as the Arrows’ primary place-kicker, and recorded 104pts in 12 games (11 starts), finishing 5th in the league. Adams was one of the Arrows players that never got to play a game in Toronto, having started on the road in 2020 and playing the entire 2021 season out of Atlanta due to border restrictions between the US & Canada as a result of COVID-19. He earned 17 MLR caps in total, 16 starts, and scored 1 try and 113pts.

achievements:

5th in MLR Scoring: 2021 (104)
100pt+ Season: 2021

Manuel Diana

Uruguayan back row Manuel Diana played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2021. He represented the Toronto Arrows for his entire MLR career.

Diana joined the Toronto Arrows ahead of the 2020 Major League Rugby season, scoring 2 tries and starting all 5 games as the Arrows went 4-1 before the COVID-19 pandemic shut the season down. He returned the following year, scoring another 3 tries and starting 12 of his 13 appearances for Toronto, recording an even 900m gained and completing over 100 tackles as the Arrows spent the 2021 season on the road, based out of Atlanta.

Following the arduous 2021 campaign, Manuel Diana returned to his native Uruguay, signing with Super Rugby Americas franchise Peñarol. Since departing MLR, Diana has represented Uruguay at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, and have helped Peñarol claim 3 SRA titles in 2022, 2023, and in 2025, when Diana captained the side.

Tomás de la Vega

Argentine flanker Tomy de la Vega played in Major League Rugby between 2020-2022. He represented the Toronto Arrows for his entire MLR career.

Buenos Aires native de la Vega represented the Los Pumas U20 side at two IRB World Rugby U20 Championships between 2009-2010 and played with Club Universitario de Buenas Aires (CUBA) in Argentina since 2010, as well as playing with Pampas XV from 2011-2014. De la Vega earned his full test debut for Los Pumas against Chile in May 2011, and earned 12 caps for the Argentinian National Team between 2011-2014. He continued to play for CUBA, and returned to International rugby with Argentina XV for the 2017 & 2018 ARC competitions. De la Vega is a man of many talents, and is an attorney as well as professional athlete.

De la Vega originally had a deal to join MLR with the New England Free Jacks, but when this fell through he joined the Toronto Arrows ahead of the 2020 season. He appeared in all 5 games of the truncated 2020 season before the COVID-19 Pandemic cancelled the rest of the season. He was in the league’s Top 10 tacklers in 2020 and would prove a fearsome tackler throughout his time in MLR. He earned 29 caps (26 starts) with the Arrows across 3 seasons, scoring 5 tries (including 4 in 2021) and completing 383 tackles including a huge 222 in the 2021 season when he finished 2nd league-wide behind teammate Lucas Rumball.

Despite spending 3 seasons with Toronto, de la Vega did not play an MLR game in Toronto until 2023, due to starting the 2020 season on the road and playing the 2021 season out of Atlanta.

achievements

2nd in MLR Tackling: 2021 (222)
T-6th in MLR Tackling: 2020 (66)

Richie Asiata

Mike Smith

Doug Wooldridge

Jack McRogers

Canadian hooker Jack McRogers played in Major League Rugby between 2019-2024, with the exception of the shortened 2020 season. He represented the Toronto Arrows since their inaugural season in 2019.

Between 2019-2022 (with the exception of 2020), McRogers was playing behind Canadian international starter, Andrew Quattrin. As a result, he did not earn a plethora of starts (10) but still earned 33 MLR caps, scoring 8 tries including a high of 6 in 15 games (3 starts) in 2022, the Arrows’ leading try scorer that season. In 2023, he again played a secondary role, scoring 1 further try in 8 caps (1 start), bringing his MLR total through his first 4 seasons in the league to 41 caps, 11 starts, and 9 tries.

On September 25th 2023, the Toronto Arrows announced the return of McRogers for the 2024 season.

Achievements:

MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Round 18
MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Round 15

Mitch Richardson

Ontario native Mitch Richardson played in Major League Rugby between 2019-2024. He represented the Toronto Arrows (2019-2023) and the Dallas Jackals (2024).

Richardson has increased his impact every year in his 5 completed MLR seasons. He earned 2 MLR caps (1 start) in his debut MLR season in 2019, before doubling it in 2020 (prior to the season shutdown) and doubling it again in 2021, where he scored his first MLR try and finished with 2 tries in 8 games (5 starts). In 2023, his latest MLR season with the Arrows, Richardson earned 12 further caps (all starts), racking up an enormous 788m gained an a personal best of 4 tries as well as 132 successful tackles on defence. Richardson was selected as the 2023 Players’ Player of the Year for the Arrows for his standout season, and earned his international debut for Canada in the summer of 2023, featuring in both games against Tonga in their 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up games.

In late November 2023 the Toronto Arrows and MLR announced that the Arrows would not compete in the 2024 season due to financial difficulties. A week later, the Rugby New York Ironworkers announced that they too would not compete in the 2024 season. In the subsequent Dispersal Draft for Toronto & NY players, Richardson was selected 2^nd overall by the Dallas Jackals, who confirmed his signing for the 2024 season on 12^th January, 2024. Richardson scored 3 tries in 15 games (all starts) for the Dallas Jackals that year, helping them to qualify for the post-season. Unfortunately, Richardson was injured while representing Canada in their July tests, while ruled him out from representing the Jackals in the post-season.

Following the announcement that the Dallas Jackals were withdrawing from MLR, Richardson did not declare for the Dispersal Draft. He represented Canada once again in their November tests, before announcing his retirement from rugby on Instagram on December 3rd, 2024 at the age of 28.