Canada rugby captain Lucas Rumball left in dark as Toronto Arrows fold

Captain Lucas Rumball, like his Toronto Arrows teammates, has more questions than answers in the wake of news that the Major League Rugby franchise has closed shop.

Rumball and the Arrows players are waiting to hear more from the league, which has only said "player disbursement processes" would come later.

"It's limbo. There are so many questions right now to answer," said Rumball, who is also Canada's captain. "And not a lot of good solutions."

"There's all these things that the league has to decide what to do," he added. "Players' rights. Can guys sign anywhere? Can guys go anywhere? Is there going to be a dispersal draft? All those things are up in the air so for players, it's kind of wait and see. It basically comes down to the league deciding."

But with training camps set to open in January and many teams having already filled their roster, finding jobs will be difficult given the existing league salary cap and import rules — unless the league makes changes.

The Arrows currently have 22 players listed on their website, including talent from New Zealand, England and Ireland.

The league had allocated 130 international slots across 13 clubs for 2024, prior to the Arrows demise. This season, Toronto was allowed nine imports in its matchday 23 with Canadians and Americans counting as domestic players.

The league has previously counted Canadian players as domestic players south of the border. But visas still have to be acquired.

In August, the Toronto franchise was rocked by the death of Bill Webb, the club's president, majority owner and general partner, from prostate cancer. He was 59.

At the time, the club said Webb's family wanted the Arrows to continue and that "the entire organization will work to honour that wish