Wolfpack driven to extinction
By CHRIS JONES
Toronto celebrate Gary Wheeler’s try against Salford
Five things we learned from Toronto Wolfpack’s season
1: The Covid-19 crisis couldn’t have come at a worse time for the only Transatlantic club in frontline professional sport. It was their debut season in Super League and they had played seven matches, all of them away from home, when the lockdown began.
2: Unlike British clubs, the Wolfpack had no external means of funding their players during the lockdown. That lack of financial support ensured their demise.
3: The decision to not bring back the Wolfpack into Super League was taken by the other Super League clubs on a straight vote, with the RFL as the sport’s governing body having just one vote. Multiple conflicts of interest were only too obvious. The contrast with the process that resulted in Leigh Centurions taking the Wolfpack’s place in Super League was stark.