2020 Toronto Wolfpack season

2020 Toronto Wolfpack season
2020 Toronto Wolfpack season
Super League XXV Rank	withdrew
Challenge Cup	6th round
2020 record	Wins: 1; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scored	For: 88; against: 214
Team information
CEO	Bob Hunter
Head Coach	Brian McDermott
Captain	Josh McCrone;
Stadium	Lamport Stadium
Top scorers
Tries	Matty Russell; Ricky Leutele ; Gary Wheeler (2)
Goals	Blake Wallace; Gareth O'Brien (7)
Points	Gareth O'Brien (18)

This article details the Toronto Wolfpack's rugby league football club's 2020 season. This is the Wolfpack's fourth season overall and the club started its first season in the Super League. The COVID-19 pandemic saw the season suspended after round 7 on 15 March 2020. The season did not resume until August and the mounting financial pressures on the club forced the club's management to withdraw the team from the 2020 Super League season on 20 July. Super League expunged the teams completed results from the season's results although individual player statistics such as appearances and points scored will still be recorded.^[1] At the time the season was suspended the team were bottom of Super League with a 0–6 record.

2020 squad

2020 Toronto Wolfpack
First Team Squad								Coaching staff
1 Gareth O'Brien – FB, SH, SO 2 Matty Russell – FB, WG 3 Chase Stanley – CE, SO, WG 4 Ricky Leutele – CE 5 Liam Kay – WG 6 Joe Mellor – SO, SH 7 Josh McCrone (c) – HB, HK 8 Adam Sidlow – PR, SR 9 Andy Ackers – HK 10 Anthony Mullally – PR 11 Andrew Dixon – LF, SR 12 Bodene Thompson – CE, SR 13 Jon Wilkin (vc) – LF, SH, SO, SR		14 Darcy Lussick – PR 15 Gadwin Springer – PR 16 Tom Olbison – SR 17 Blake Wallace – SH, SO 18 Brad Singleton – PR 19 Gary Wheeler – CE, SO 20 James Cunningham – HK, SH 21 Sonny Bill Williams – CE, SR 22 Greg Worthington – CE 23 Hakim Miloudi – FB, CE, SO, WG						Head coach Brian McDermott Assistant coaches Chris Plume Kurt Haggerty Legend: (c) Captain(s) (vc) Vice-captain(s) Updated: 17 January 2020 Source(s): 2020 Squad Numbers

Fixtures and results

Win Draw Loss

Pre-season friendlies

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Attendance
19 January	Castleford Tigers	10-16	Toronto Wolfpack	Wheldon Road

Challenge Cup

Date	Rnd	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Tries	Goals	Attendance
11 March	5	Huddersfield Giants	0-18	Toronto Wolfpack	John Smiths Stadium	Leutele (2)	O'Brien 5/5	1,000

Super League

These results were expunged and will not be recorded in the Super League statistics however individual statistics will remain official.

Date and Time	Rnd	Versus	H/A	Venue	Result	Score	Tries	Goals	Attendance	TV	Report
2 February, 14:30	1	Castleford Tigers	H	Headingley	L	10–28	Kay, Miloudi	Wallace	19,500	Sky Sports	Report
8 February, 14:00	2	Salford Red Devils	A	AJ Bell Stadium	L	16–24	Wheeler (2), Singleton	Wallace (2)	4,523		Report
13 February, 19:45	3	Wigan Warriors	A	DW Stadium	L	10–32	Russell, Thompson	Wallace	10,333	Sky Sports	Report
21 February, 19:45	4	Warrington Wolves	A	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	22–32	Ackers, O'Brien, Russell, Wilkin	Wallace (3)	11,182		Report
29 February, 18:00	5	St Helens	H	Halliwell Jones Stadium	L	0–32	—	—	4,823	Sky Sports	Report
5 March, 19:45	6	Leeds Rhinos	A	Headingley	L	12–66	McCrone, Wells	O'Brien (2)	12,143	Sky Sports	Report
P–P^[a]	7	Hull KR	A	Craven Park							Report
P–P ^[a]	8	Wakefield Trinity	A	TBA

^ ^a ^b as a result of the covid 19 outbreak, the RFL announced a suspension of fixtures in the Betfred Super League season indefinitely, during which time the season’s structure and fixture rescheduling will be considered.

Player statistics

As of 11 March 2020

#	Player	Position	Tries	Goals	Points
1	Gareth O'Brien	Fullback	1	7	18
2	Matty Russell	Wing	2	0	8
3	Chase Stanley	Centre	0	0	0
4	Ricky Leutele	Centre	2	0	8
5	Liam Kay	Wing	1	0	4
6	Joe Mellor	Halfback	0	0	0
7	Josh McCrone	Scrum-half	1	0	4
8	Adam Sidlow	Prop	0	0	0
9	Andy Ackers	Hooker	1	0	4
10	Anthony Mullally	Prop	0	0	0
11	Andrew Dixon	Second-row	0	0	0
12	Bodene Thompson	Second-row	1	0	4
13	Jon Wilkin	Loose forward	1	0	4
14	Darcy Lussick	Prop	0	0	0
15	Gadwin Springer	Prop	0	0	0
16	Tom Olbison	Second-row	0	0	0
17	Blake Wallace	Stand-off	0	7	14
18	Brad Singleton	Prop	1	0	4
19	Gary Wheeler	Wing	2	0	8
20	James Cunningham	Hooker	0	0	0
21	Sonny Bill Williams	Second-row	0	0	0
22	Greg Worthington	Centre	0	0	0
23	Hakim Miloudi	Wing	1	0	4
24	Tony Gigot	Fullback	0	0	0
25	Jack Wells	Prop	1	0	4

2020 transfers

In

Name	Position	Signed from	Date
Sonny Bill Williams	Second row	Blues	November 2019
Brad Singleton	Prop	Leeds Rhinos	November 2019
James Cunningham	Hooker	London Broncos	November 2019
Tony Gigot	Fullback	Catalans Dragons	February 2020
Jack Wells	Second row	Wigan Warriors (Loan)	February 2020
Quinn Ngawati	Centre	—	March 2020

Out

Player	Position	Club signed	Date
Ashton Sims	Prop	Retired	August 2019
Nick Rawsthorne	Centre	Hull Kingston Rovers	October 2019
Bob Beswick	Hooker	Newcastle Thunder	October 2019
Ryan Brierley	Scrum half	Hull Kingston Rovers	December 2019
Greg Worthington ^[a]	Centre	Featherstone Rovers	December 2019

^ On 9 game loan to Featherstone Rovers

Milestones

Round 1: James Cunningham, Brad Singleton and Sonny Bill Williams made their debuts for the Wolfpack.
Round 2: Brad Singleton scored his 1st try for the Wolfpack.
Round 4: Tony Gigot made his debut for the Wolfpack.
Round 5: Jack Wells made his debut for the Wolfpack.
Round 6: Jack Wells scored his 1st try for the Wolfpack.

References

^ "Toronto Wolfpack's results expunged". Yorkshire Post. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

External links

Toronto Wolfpack

[covid19-2] s a result of the covid 19 outbreak, the RFL announced a suspension of fixtures in the Betfred Super League season indefinitely, during which time the season’s structure and fixture rescheduling will be considered.

[3] On 9 game loan to Featherstone Rovers

[1] "Toronto Wolfpack's results expunged". Yorkshire Post. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

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