The Toronto Arrows are billed as the home team as they take on their 2021 ‘roommates’, Rugby ATL at Lupo Family Field.

The first 10 minutes of the game saw 3 tries scored. Two for the Arrows and one for ATL, who added another 2 tries towards the end of the half before adding another shortly after half-time to make the score 14-26 to the ‘away’ team…who were playing at their home arena.

Toronto battled back into the game with tries from Gaston Mieres in the 53rd minute, followed by another from Tomy de la Vega 10 minutes later. Only one of these was converted, but Tayler Adams added a penalty in the 75th minute to give the Arrows a 29-26 lead with a handful of time remaining. However, with the clock well into the red, a last-gasp attack from the RATLERS found a way through, with Ross Deacon dotting down in the 82nd minute to seal the win for Rugby ATL.

 

The Toronto Arrows host the Seattle Seawolves at their home away from home, Lupo Family Field in Marietta, Georgia.

The Seawolves came into this game with a 1-3 record and this game would do nothing to improve that, being beaten for the entire 80 minutes by the Canadian outfit who finished as 52-7 victors. This was at the time the 3rd time a team had scored 50+ points in a game in the 2021 season, and was the 2nd highest score of the 2021 season so far, behind the LA Giltinis who scored 57 points against the Arrows, coincidentally.

Rugby ATL welcome the San Diego Legion to The Snake Pit in round 3 of the 2021 Major League Rugby Season.

Rugby ATL emerged as the victors thanks in part to Robbie Petzer’s 8/9 effort from the tee, totalling 21 of ATL’s 41pts which as at the time the most points ever scored by an ATL player! Rugby ATL set franchise records for both points scored (41) and winning margin (19) so a great day out unless you’re a Legion fan.

Rugby ATL’s first game of the 2021 Major League Rugby season saw them taking on their ‘roommates’ for the year, the Toronto Arrows. Also in their first game of the season. Due to border restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Toronto Arrows based themselves in Atlanta for the 2021 season. It could be considered a home game for both sides, but the Arrows saw next to no support due to limits on travelling and no home games.

Rugby ATL emerged as 21-14 victors, with Toronto picking up a losing bonus point for their efforts. Chance Wenglewski scored ATL’s first try and points of the 2021 season, while Jack McRogers crossed under the posts for the Arrows’ first points and try of the season, as well as their first ever 7pt try!

Rugby United New York travel to Georgia to face Rugby ATL in what would prove to be an excellent contest. RUNY would come out as 19-22 winners to hand ATL their first MLR defeat.

Zander van Schalkwyk would bag his 2nd try of the game in the last minute of the game to give ATL a losing bonus point. THe conversion was missed but even if this was successful it wouldn’t have given ATL the victory.

Rugby ATL got their MLR history off to a winning start with a victory at home in the franchise’s first game, against the Utah Warriors. Duncan van Schalkwyk scored ATL’s first ever MLR points with a 14th minute penalty, and Co-Captain Matt Heaton logged the franchise’s first try, in the 31st minute.

With a Bonus Point win here, Rugby ATL became the first 2020 expansion side to record both a win and a bonus point in the MLR standings.