The Toronto Arrows Alexandre Janlin for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season. The 26-year-old loosehead prop is 6’2″ and 230 lbs. Alexandre played for RC Auch in the French Federale 1 since 2017.
Alexandre began playing rugby when he was 4 years old with L’Isle-Jourdain through the cadets. He joined Football Club Auch Gers, a French rugby union club based in Auch in Midi-Pyrénées, through the juniors, before joining the Stade Toulousain age-grade program.
His father was born in Montreal, and Alexandre holds a Canadian passport and will be designated as a domestic player.
Toronto Arrows Comments
The Toronto Arrows are pleased to announce the signings of Ireland under-20 grad Ronan Foley, French-Canadian prop Alexandre Janlin, and Ontario Blues-developed lock Hank Stevenson for the remainder of the 2021 Major League Rugby season.
“Challenging situations make for creative solutions, and we are very happy to have found some Canadian talent that can help us down the stretch,” said Mark Winokur, Toronto Arrows Chief Operating Officer, and General Manager. “Alex, Ronan, and Henry are all keen to dive into the team environment and help out, and we can’t ask for anything more. It helps that all three are talented Canadian players who will make us more competitive over the last quarter of the season.”
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