2017 Toronto Wolfpack season

This article details the Toronto Wolfpack's rugby league football club's 2017 season. This is the Wolfpack's 1st season in rugby league history and they will start their campaign in League 1.

2017 Season Review

April 2016

After becoming the first North American team to join the RFL it was announced that former Leigh Centurions coach Paul Rowley would be taking the head coach's role for the Canadian team. Shortly after Brian Noble joined the club as the director of rugby. Coach Rowley announced that his assistant manager would be ex Super League and Ireland international Simon Finnigan. The Wolfpack announced that they would be playing their home games at the 9,600 capacity Lamport Stadium.

July 2016

Toronto made their intentions clear as they announced their first two signings. They came in the form of experienced Wakefield Wildcats centre Craig Hall and try scoring winger Liam Kay from Leigh Centurions. The Wolfpack announced that they had signed Warrington Wolves pair, back rower James Laithwaite and halfback Gary Wheeler, in a bid to recruit a competitive squad for the 2017 season.

August 2016

The month started off with the announcement that Toronto had signed its first Canadian player (and Canada's captain) in the form of Sheffield Eagles halfback Rhys Jacks. Following this young Australian halfback Blake Wallace signed for Toronto from the Illawarra Cutters. Further recruitment in the forwards was made as Wales prop Dan Fleming signed with the Wolfpack. 19-year-old halfback Reece Dean also joined the Toronto ranks from Challenge Cup winners Hull FC, identified as a player for the future by coach Rowley. The Wolfpack also announced that Leigh Centurions duo, loose forward Andrew Dixon and winger Jonathan Pownall, were to join for the 2017 season.

September 2016

The first signing of the month came in the form of loose forward Jack Bussey who was signed from RFL Championship side London Broncos. Toronto bolstered their pack further by bringing in experienced Ireland international hooker Bob Beswick from Super League side Leigh Centurions. Beswick will take up the role of head of strength and conditioning at Toronto along with his playing duties. Greg Worthington was the next to join Paul Rowley's roster with the powerful centre being sign from the coach's former club Leigh.

October 2016

Toronto announced their first American player. Centre Ryan Burroughs is the current captain of the United States national side and signed for Toronto from USA Rugby League team the Northern Virginia Eagles. Bradford Bulls player Kurt Haggerty retired from playing rugby league in order to become part of Paul Rowley's coaching staff at Toronto. In the middle of the month the 2017 fixtures were released and it was revealed that Toronto's first ever league match would be away to London Skolars in March 2017, their first home game would be in Round 6 against Oxford RLFC in May 2017. Following the fixture release, Toronto announced that they had signed young prop forward Toby Everett from the London Broncos on a season-long loan.

November 2016

The Wolfpack announced that they had signed former England international and veteran centre Richard Whiting from Super League side Leigh Centurions. In addition to this, young prop forward Steve Crossley signed for the Wolfpack from RFL Championship shield winners Bradford Bulls. Experienced Championship fullback Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e was signed from Sheffield Eagles. Toronto announced the signing of American born prop forward Jerome Veve from the Gold Coast Titans, in addition to this prop Jacob Emmitt signed for the Wolfpack from Swinton Lions. At the 2016 Four Nations final, the Wolfpack held a press conference where it was announced that Tongan prop Fuifui Moimoi had signed a one-year deal with the club from Leigh Centurions. In addition to this it was revealed that Premier Sports had acquired the rights to all of Toronto's matches for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. Furthermore, current Super League champions Wigan Warriors and Challenge Cup winners Hull FC will play Toronto in the pre-season friendlies.

Pre Season Friendlies

Wolfpack score is first.

Date	Competition	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Report
22/1/17	Pre Season	Hull FC	A	KC Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	Report
29/1/17	Pre Season	Wigan	A	Manchester Athletic Centre	W/D/L	Score	Try Scorers	Goal Scorers	Attendance	Report

2017 Fixtures and Results

2017 League 1 Fixtures

Date	Competition	Rnd	Vrs	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Att	Live on TV	Report
4/3/17	League 1	1	London	A	New River Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
12/3/17	League 1	2	Whitehaven	A	Recreation Ground	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
26/3/17	League 1	3	Keighley	A	Cougar Park	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
9/4/17	League 1	4	Doncaster	A	Keepmoat Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
14/4/17	League 1	5	North Wales	A	Racecourse Ground	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
6/5/17	League 1	6	Oxford	H	Lamport Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
12/5/17	League 1	7	Newcastle	A	Kingston Park	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
20/5/17	League 1	8	Barrow	H	Lamport Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
3/6/17	League 1	9	Coventry	H	Lamport Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
11/6/17	League 1	10	South Wales	A	The Wern	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
18/6/17	League 1	11	Workington	A	Derwent Park	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
24/6/17	League 1	12	Hunslet	H	Lamport Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
8/7/17	League 1	13	Gloucestershire	H	Lamport Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report
15/7/17	League 1	14	Hemel	H	Lamport Stadium	W/D/L	Score	Try Scores	Goal Scorers	Attendance	TV	Report

2017 Transfers In/Out

In

	Name	Position	Signed from	Date
	Craig Hall	Centre	Wakefield Wildcats	July 2016
	Liam Kay	Wing	Leigh Centurions	July 2016
	James Laithwaite	Second Row	Warrington Wolves	July 2016
	Gary Wheeler	Stand Off	Warrington Wolves	July 2016
	Rhys Jacks	Scrum Half	Sheffield Eagles	August 2016
	Blake Wallace	Scrum Half	Illawarra Cutters	August 2016
	Dan Fleming	Prop	Bradford Bulls	August 2016
	Reece Dean	Stand Off	Hull FC	August 2016
	Andrew Dixon	Second Row	Leigh Centurions	August 2016
	Jonathan Pownall	Wing	Leigh Centurions	August 2016
	Jack Bussey	Loose Forward	London Broncos	September 2016
	Bob Beswick	Hooker	Leigh Centurions	September 2016
	Greg Worthington	Centre	Leigh Centurions	September 2016
	Ryan Burroughs	Centre	Northern Virginia Eagles	October 2016
	Toby Everett	Prop	London Broncos	October 2016
	Richard Whiting	Centre	Leigh Centurions	November 2016
	Steve Crossley	Prop	Bradford Bulls	November 2016
	Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e	Fullback	Sheffield Eagles	November 2016
	Jacob Emmitt	Prop	Swinton Lions	November 2016
	Jerome Veve	Prop	Gold Coast Titans	November 2016
	Fuifui Moimoi	Prop	Leigh Centurions	November 2016
	Name	Scrum Half	London Broncos	Date

Out

	Name	Position	Club Signed	Date
	Name	Centre	Team	Date

References

External links

• Toronto Wolfpack
• Toronto Wolfpack Forum

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