Rumoured to have signed for Toronto.

Have you got a source?

Dixon is not really a problem, there's plenty of decent 2nd rowers out their, but Kay will be hard to replace!

Have they increased the 250k cap?

I've heard a few rumours but that's all they are Derek,probably won't be the last either.

Rugby Leaguer......also connects Rowley, Brian Noble and Steve Ferrers to Toronto also.

Toronto...the stupidest idea BRITISH Rugby League has ever had. There is the prospect in 2 or 3 years of at least 25% of SL clubs not being British

Yeah absolutely insane Toronto, and people wonder why other sporting fans dont take our game seriously...

worst idea I have ever heard.Even our die hard supporters will struggle to find the money to go over there

A marketing plan to get the teams over there,not the fans.A couple years promoting Canada RL and then jump ship.

Surely everyone of our injured players are going to Toronto to join our ex-coach - I thought that was standard since Rowley quit. Familiar badge either way... www.canadarugbyleague.com/team/t ... enturions/

Surely everyone of our injured players are going to Toronto to join our ex-coach - I thought that was standard since Rowley quit. Familiar badge either way... www.canadarugbyleague.com/team/t ... enturions/

Quote ="Deeeekos"Surely everyone of our injured players are going to Toronto to join our ex-coach - I thought that was standard since Rowley quit. Familiar badge either way... www.canadarugbyleague.com/team/t ... enturions/'" thats a great wind up

Quote ="Deeeekos"Surely everyone of our injured players are going to Toronto to join our ex-coach - I thought that was standard since Rowley quit. Familiar badge either way... www.canadarugbyleague.com/team/t ... enturions/'" thats a great wind up

Toronto is good for RL if we want to feast at the top table we need to support our club not worry about the rest, if they have been illegally approaching players then it's not a great place to start

Its simple if they or any other player does not want to play for leigh, they can leave. Would be surprised if they did leave.

Liam Marshall at Swinton looks a great prospect - is he still on Wigan's books?

From what I have read this "so-called" Canadian team is nothing to do with the official RL set-up in Canada: if they are using entirely non-Canadian players I fail to see how this can benefit the game at all. One thing it will do is inflate wages below Super League level meaning even fewer teams will be able to compete. What does this say to the expansion teams who have been introduced in recent seasons?

They're a real team. Sure one of our Canadian Leythers on here was involved with them & I remember the club sending them some old kits when they were just getting going, hence the familiar logo.

Thought with the greatest half back ever to play Rugby League (in his own mind) leaving we'd be done with silly rumours.

I do think it's a mad idea to put a Canadian team into the British system. Despite this weekend's result I still think it's mad to have Toulouse in a league were teams can't afford to play each other home and away (the French league should move to summer & be involved with the League 1 promotion playoffs). Still can't deny there's an appetite for RL in Canada they do seem to get good attendances for internationals. Think we should consider having Canada & USA national teams in the European international Championships. Also perhaps a small end of season transatlantic cup competition between Canadian, American, French & League 1 clubs, could be something like:
A: GB 1st V Fr 2nd
B: Fr 1st V GB 2nd
C: Ca 1st V US 2nd
D: US 1st V Ca 2nd

Semi 1: A V D
Semi 2: B V C

With the semis & the final in Canada or the US. That'd promote the game over there & in France while giving them someone else to play without the huge financial burden of trying to incorporate them into a league of teams just about surviving on a shoestring budget.

I agree

No wind up. Just search Toronto Centurions Rugby in Google if you think the link provided was a clever wind up.
I am not sure how the Canadian Team is going to work and if it is to be affiliated with an existing setup or be a completely new entity.
One thing I do know it that you guys are closer than I am to a Toranto based team

They have an affiliate membership.

You may find some information of interest on the Toronto Wolf Pack Twitter Account.

Ah yes, those famous Toronto Wolfpacks



That account was set up 3 hours ago and then immediately announced Beswick, Annakin, Kay and Dixon as players as well as Rowley, Noble and Steve Ferres as getting involved too.

Also, if the person running it is Canadian, they are very familiar with small regional Journos like Jack Dearden from Radio Manchester and Mick Gledhill from Bradford.

I am going to go out on a limb and say that it MIGHT not be an official twitter account and will turn out to be a wind up!



I can't see anything online to suggest the the Toronto Wolfpacks actually exist. They don't have a website and a google search brings up nothing.

Think somebody has gone fishing with this one!

Would be Toronto RLFC Nozzy..

That twitter account also claims that the "Toronto Wolfpacks" have signed Chris Annakin from Wakefield Which is impressive since he has just signed a new contract... with Wakefield... today! www.loverugbyleague.com/news_216 ... -deal.html Whoever set up the account needs some better bait!

That twitter account also claims that the "Toronto Wolfpacks" have signed Chris Annakin from Wakefield Which is impressive since he has just signed a new contract... with Wakefield... today! www.loverugbyleague.com/news_216 ... -deal.html Whoever set up the account needs some better bait!

Considering no one can be approached till May 1st, they are not exactly starting off with the RFL on the right foot. Unless of course Wood is letting money blind him again.

Oh and let's not forget Rowleys ethics and morals

It will be interesting to see what, if anything, actually happens with Toronto as far as Championship 1 is concerned. I have to admit I am a bit skeptical - if Leigh struggle to promote a game against Rochdale Hornets, can you imagine Toronto doing it, and Hemel Hempstead or Gloucestershire All Golds as well?! Most Canadians couldn't even pronounce Gloucester! Most would never have heard of the towns of Wigan, St Helens, Warrington, Huddersfield, Widnes etc. - one would think the best approach would be to do what they started doing, a strong international game being used to attract interest with local clubs being developed underneath it. A long term strategy but the international crowds were excellent.

The international focus seems to have been switched (low-key away games mainly) and the Canadian clubs seem to have been left to their own devices whilst the previous financiers focus on this UK bid. I can see the logistics working out OK as long as someone is funding it, but how long will the money last?

A quick search of "Toronto star Canada rugby league team" will find an article in that newspaper from October 2015, outlining the plan and people involved.
A search on Wikipedia now also throws up Toronto RFLC, showing Director of Rugby as Brian Noble, expected inaugural coach as Paul Rowley and CEO as Eric Perez.
I would post links but I'm not that tech savvy I'm afraid.
It certainly seems to be a distinct possibility now, but I am not convinced it will be financially viable in the long run. Especially with the proposed idea of playing runs of 4 games in a row in the UK and then 4 in Canada (and so on). Tough to build a core loyal following with those regular large home game gaps, let alone a larger crowd over time.