Gastón Mieres

Uruguayan winger/fullback Gastón Mieres played in Major League Rugby between 2019-2022. He represented the Toronto Arrows for his entire MLR career.

Mieres began playing rugby at a young age for Lobos, his local club in Punta del Este, Uruguay. He caught the eyes of Los Teros early, progressing through he Uruguayan age-grades and he earning his international debut in May 2010 against Brazil. represented Uruguay at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens and began playing professionally in 2014, signing with Valpolicella in the Italian second tier before earning a short-term contract with Coventry in the English Championship in 2015. Following his stint in England, Mieres returned to Uruguay and Lobos. He again represented Uruguay at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco in 2018, and is one of Uruguay’s most capped players, having represented Los Teros at several Sudamerica Championships, Nations Cups, and Americas Rugby Championships, as well as at 3 Rugby World Cups in 2015, 2019, and 2023.

Mieres signed with the Toronto Arrows ahead of their inaugural MLR season in 2019, and played with them for 4 seasons, earning 36 appearances (32 starts) and with 15 tries scored, he is the Toronto Arrows All-Time leading Try Scorer. Although never recording over 1000m gained, he is also the Arrows’ all-time leader in that category, with 2,681m gained across his 4 seasons in Toronto.

achievements

Avery Oitomen

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 7th 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

Guiseppe du Toit

BC native Guiseppe du Toit played in Major League Rugby between 2019-2022, and again between 2024-2025. He represented the Toronto Arrows (2019-2022) and the Miami Sharks (2024-2025).

Du Toit attended the University of Victoria between 2013-2018, playing rugby for the UVic Vikes throughout. He represented the Canadian U20 side in 2015 and played with the BC Bears between 2017-2018, during which time he also played with Canada A in the Americas Pacific Challenge. He earned his full test debut for Canada against Chile in February 2017 during the ARC, and represented his country through the 2018 iteration and their 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifying campaign. His last test cap came at that World Cup in Japan, against South Africa.

Du Toit is an original Arrow, having played in the club’s first ever game in 2017 against the Glendale Raptors, and spent 4 seasons playing with Toronto, earning a total of 33 caps between 2019-2022 (31 starts), scoring 7 tries. In 2020, he joined the Trinity Western University Rugby team as the backs coach and would later attend TWU himself, playing there between 2021-2023. Du Toit did not play in the 2023 MLR season, but the Miami Sharks expansion side announced his signing on 7th January 2024, ahead of their inaugural MLR season in 2024.

Du Toit appeared in all 16 games of the Sharks’ inaugural MLR season, starting 6 times and scoring 1 try on 264m gained in possession as the Sharks finished with a respected 6-10 record, including a shock victory over the reigning champion New England Free Jacks. With the Sharks not qualifying for the MLR post-season, du Toit joined the Vancouver Highlanders (Canada’s only Pro Rugby Team following the demise of the Arrows) for their ‘Rugby Players’ Challenge’ exhibition season in summer/fall 2024, making his Highlanders debut against the German national side in July 2024. On 3rd November 2024, the Miami Sharks announced the return of Guiseppe du Toit for their 2025 MLR campaign.

achievements:

  • MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 13
  • MLR Team of the Week: 2019 – Round 4