Ontario winger D’Shawn Bowen played in Major League Rugby between 2023-2024. He represented the Toronto Arrows, the only Canadian club in MLR.

The Arrows announced the signing of the Toronto local in March 2023 (a few weeks into the season) from Rugby Canada’s National Men’s Sevens program. He earned 10 appearances (8 starts) and scored 5 tries including a hattrick on his home debut against the Rugby New York Ironworkers in Round 8, the 2nd hattrick in Arrows history. He finished 2nd on the team for tries scored, racking up over 500m gained. Although already an experienced international sevens player, he earned his first international XVs caps following the 2023 season for Canada’s August tour to Fiji & Tonga.

On 11th October 2023, the Toronto Arrows announced the return of D’Shawn Bowen for the 2024 MLR season.

Achievements:

• MLR Player of the Week: 2023 – Round 8
• MLR Team of the Week: 2023 – Round 8