PRESENTED BY Canadian Opener GAME DAY PROGRAMME TORONTO WOLFPACK vs SWINTON LIONS Saturday May 5TH Fletcher’s Fields, Markham 4:30PM and this week will be no different.” “Due to the circumstances we’ve not been able to do as much with the players as normal. Our volume in training PAUL ROWLEY has been a lot less as has the intensity in certain parts of the prepara- «Being Back In Toronto» tion. We need to make sure our recovery is spot on moving forward. “The next month of fixtures are going to be brutal but extremely exciting; The wait is finally over Wolfpack fans! “It’s been the first taste of Canada for a there are a few big stages to perform on After over five months, the current lot of our players and the first chance and that is what we’re all about. Betfred Championship leaders touched for our fans to see quite a number of new We’ll be looking to bring it home strong down on Canadian soil for the first faces. First and foremost we met with our eight week block of games time this season to begin an exciting the fans on the Wednesday and that was here in Canada and I’m really looking week as they take on Swinton Lions in great for them.” forward to it,” he added. their first encounter on this side of the Atlantic for 2018. Despite relocating this game to Fletcher’s Toronto fans haven’t seen their perform Fields, Rowley had no doubt that at home since the club rounded off this week’s game would be no less spe- their League 1 Championship season cial and would round off a successful against Doncaster on 16 th September first week back in Canada for the club. He last year in front of a record crowd at explained: Lamport Stadium. “The first thing myself and Assistant Excitingly, this week gives the loyal fans Coach Simon Finnigan did after we the chance to flock to the nearby landed was drive straight to Fletcher’s Fletcher’s Fields Stadium in Ontario to Fields to have a look.” welcome their heroes back as the first “We’ll turn up and will be made to feel instalment of the Wolfpack’s eagerly really welcome this week in front of a anticipated homecoming. very loud and excitable home crowd and Toronto Head Coach Paul Rowley has we’ll enjoy every minute of it. At the spoken passionately throughout his end of day we’re taking to the field in side’s 14 game streak on the road about Canada to play the game we love whilst his desire to return to Canada. After being supported by the best fans in the touching down earlier this week, he spoke world so what’s not to be pleased of his delight and the importance about?” of the club’s return to the city. He said: This week’s clash with Swinton could “We were quick to get reacquainted with mark the Wolfpack’s tenth straight the place. We’ve been to our gym victory in all competitions. After dis- and all our usual haunts and there’s a patching the Lions 52-12 in the reverse buzz and excitement around the place. fixture in March, Toronto face a huge The Toronto fans are so enthusiastic and challenge against the battling they’ve been waiting a long time for Lancashire based side, with less than a this so I’m really please for them.” week to prepare before they play and Rowley and the players have been busy in then fly back to the UK to take on War- the days leading up to the match rington in the Challenge Cup. up with the Lions. The squad jumped Due to the hectic schedule, Rowley ad- straight back into the Toronto culture mitted his approach to training had and met up with fans in the city during undergone some alterations to ensure the the week to kick-start the festivities. welfare of his players, but The Wolfpack boss was particularly remained confident they would once pleased to be able expose his new players again rise to the challenge. He said: to the faithful fans for the first time and “We’ve got a short turnaround this week. give the supporters the chance to It’s not ideal to be going for one meet their idols in person, after watching week only but we’re attacking it positive- them for so long on television in ly. We’ve been very business-like in the UK. He continued: how we’ve approached things this year 2 | TORONTO WOLFPACK 2018 Wolfpack Squad #19 adam higson #15 Adam Sidlow #11 ANDREW DIXON #14 Andy Ackers #29 Jake Emmitt #18 James Laithwaite #2 JONNY POWNALL #6 Josh McCrone #10 Ashton sims #17 Blake Wallace #9 Bob Beswick #32 Darcy Lussick #5 Liam Kay #23 NICK RAWSTORNE #21 Olsi Krasniqi #27 Quinn Ngawati Sponsored by Sponsored by #33 CHASE STANLEY #24 Cory Paterson #31 Gareth O’brien #4 Gary Wheeler #22 Rich Whiting #7 RYAN BRIERLEY #26 Ryan Burroughs #28 SAM HOPKINS Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by #3 GREG WORTHINGTON #8 JACK BUCHANaN #13 Jack Bussey #25 JACK BUTLER- PAUL ROWLEY BRIAN NOBLE Simon finnigan Kurt Haggerty FLEMING Sponsored by Sponsored by 4 | TORONTO WOLFPACK TORONTO WOLFPACK | 5 WE FUEL THE AMBITION League standing: 12th Played: 11 Won: 0 Lost: 10 Drawn: 1 1 Ben Austin OF YOUR TEAM 2 Ilias Bergal 3 Bradley Bilsborough 4 Michael Butt 5 Elliott Caine 6 Gabriel Fell 7 Christopher Hankinson 8 Hayden Hansen 9 Jack Hansen 10 William Hope 11 Rhodri Llyod 12 Mark Nicholson 13 Kyle Shelford 14 Andrew Thornley 15 George Tyson 16 Luke Waterforth 17 Marcus Webb 18 Christopher Worrall 6 | TORONTO WOLFPACK TORONTO WOLFPACK | 7 204753225-Match-Day-Program-Ad-165x242.indd 1 22/01/2018 15:31 2018 Home Match SCHEDULE Round 13: Round 19: Toronto Wolfpack vs Swinton Lions Toronto Wolfpack vs Leigh Centurions Saturday May 5, 2018 | Fletcher’s Fields Saturday June 30, 2018 | Lamport Stadium 9:30PM BST / 4:30PM EDT 9:30PM BST / 4:30PM EDT Round 14: Round 20: Toronto Wolfpack vs Toulouse Olympique Toronto Wolfpack vs Sheffield Eagles Saturday May 19, 2018 I St James Park, Newcastle Saturday July 7, 2018 | Lamport Stadium 12:45PM BST / 7:45AM EDT 9:30PM BST / 4:30PM EDT Round 15: Round 21: Toronto Wolfpack vs Leigh Centurions Toronto Wolfpack vs Batley Bulldogs Saturday May 26, 2018 | Bloomfield Road Saturday July 14, 2018 | Lamport Stadium 7:30PM BST / 2:30PM EDT 9:30PM BST / 4:30PM EDT Round 16: Round 22: Toronto Wolfpack vs London Broncos Toronto Wolfpack vs Rochdale Hornets Saturday June 9, 2018 | Lamport Stadium Saturday July 21, 2018 | Lamport Stadium 9:30PM BST / 4:30PM EDT 9:30PM BST / 4:30PM EDT Round 17: Round 23: Toronto Wolfpack vs Dewsbury Rams Toronto Wolfpack vs Featherstone Rovers Saturday June 16, 2018 | Lamport Stadium Saturday July 28, 2018 | Lamport Stadium 9:30PM BST / 4:30PM EDT 9:30PM BST / 4:30PM EDT Round 18: Toronto Wolfpack vs Barrow Raiders Saturday June 23, 2018 | Lamport Stadium 9:30PM BST / 4:30PM EDT 8 | TORONTO WOLFPACK TORONTO WOLFPACK | 9 BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND UP – ROUND 11 Leigh Centurions 46 – Barrow Raiders 18 Swinton Lions 8 – Toulouse Olympique 62 EYE CATCHING SCORELINES half scores put the league leaders out to a Leigh’s 2018 revival is now in full swing as French side Toulouse ran riot in Lancashire, Featherstone Rovers 50 – Batley Bulldogs 12 30-4 lead to effectively wrap the game up. the early season strugglers notched up their piling more misery on struggling Swinton. The free scoring Rovers kept on the heels of The Blue and Whites battled until the end eighth straight win with a comfortable result Olympique bounced back from defeat at Toronto at the top of the Championship, dis- but had little answer the Canadian outfit’s at home over the struggling Raiders. Barrow Batley the previous week in style, scoring patching in form Batley with a red hot ten try onslaught in a fine attacking display. are without a win in their last six matches and eleven tries in all, including a hat trick and performance. Fev were in control throughout sit in ninth place whilst the Centurions have 30 point individual haul from fullback Mark the contest and showcased the attacking flare SUPER LEAGUE WATCH – THE BOTTOM scored a remarkable 226 points in their last Kheirallah and keep pace at the top in third they have shown all season, recording their fifth FOUR four matches. place on the ladder. straight win. What was more remarkable than Catalans Dragons moved off the bottom of the result was the try scoring feats of Feather- the table with a narrow 25-24 win over Hull Rochdale Hornets 18 – Sheffield Eagles 38 London Broncos 64 – Dewsbury Rams 6 stone winger Luke Briscoe, who scored again FC. Tony Gigot struck a last minute field goal Sheffield got back to winning ways; their After losing three straight games after a su- to equal Martin Offiah’s modern era record of to snatch the victory whilst fellow strug- second in three weeks with a hard fought win perb start to the year, London have arrested scoring a try in 15 consecutive games and his glers Huddersfield replaced the Dragons at over Rochdale. The Eagles grabbed seven the slide with three consecutive wins and 25th of the year. the foot of the table, going down 38 – 4 at tries, including a brace to American interna- looked impressive against an out of sorts Warrington.