I agree

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.

Canadians like grid iron and hockey. The end.

Has anyone thought about the players when they came up with this stupid idea. Toronto may stay 4 weeks over here. But British teams have to travel to Canada play a game, fly back, deal with jet lag, train and play a game the following weekend.

Absolutely crazy idea. I would imagine the cost to fly out a British team to play over there would be upwards of £25000. So half a million pounds to support this.

Paid for by the Canadian backers as I understand it. Although I have to say I struggle to see how this works apart from the initial profile it will give RL

how are part time players going to be able to play in the games.Its a lot of time off work

Quite right, they are not, without the risk of losing their main source of income. Its all well and good if the backers say they will cover the players losses but employers won't put up with them having at least 3 days off per fortnight. I will be writing to the RFL with all these questions. I wonder if they will have any answers even if they do reply.