Re: Toronto : Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:21 am  

roopy wrote:

There are 10 in Canada.
The 3 playing out of Ontario are Brantford Broncos, Scarborough Centurions and Toronto City Saints.

Those 3 all existed before the Toronto Wolfpack and in 2019 the Ontario RL competition consisted of 4 regular seasons featuring 2 sides and a Grand Final featuring the same two sides....the Broncos and the Saints.
In 2015 the 4 Sides competing in the Ontario RL championship were Oakville, Brantford, Toronto Saints and Toronto Centurians, so it would seem that Toronto Wolfpack has resulted in fewer teams playing the game?

Re: Toronto : Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:55 pm  

Two teams in Ontario that have (apparently) played each other 3 times this year. Web-site here... http://www.canadarugbyleague.com/ The site looks Ok, but is well out-of-date in places. You've got to give them credit for keeping going with so few teams/players available, including both the men's and women's teams going on tour to Serbia last month.

Two teams in Ontario that have (apparently) played each other 3 times this year. Web-site here... http://www.canadarugbyleague.com/ The site looks Ok, but is well out-of-date in places. You've got to give them credit for keeping going with so few teams/players available, including both the men's and women's teams going on tour to Serbia last month.

Re: Toronto : Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:17 pm  

Canada Rugby League has always been a top down development.
The American comp started with some workmates from a school doing Friday afternoon fitness sessions with a former NRL player who started working with them, and grew from there over many years.
Canada started with some Union players getting together to play a game against the US sides, and they actually played a game against the USA national side before a club game was ever played.

Re: Toronto : Tue Oct 15, 2019 11:19 am  

Given the amount of other sports played in Toronto, the fact they had 4 amateur teams before they even had a pro team speaks volumes of the grass root set up and should be applauded.

A number of north west clubs should take note of how its done

Re: Toronto : Tue Oct 15, 2019 11:35 am  

Steph Curry wrote:

Given the amount of other sports played in Toronto, the fact they had 4 amateur teams before they even had a pro team speaks volumes of the grass root set up and should be applauded.

A number of north west clubs should take note of how its done

There are 17 teams in Serbia, now THAT should be applauded.

Re: Toronto : Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:18 pm  

Steph Curry wrote:

Given the amount of other sports played in Toronto, the fact they had 4 amateur teams before they even had a pro team speaks volumes of the grass root set up and should be applauded.

A number of north west clubs should take note of how its done

It's great that there are people playing the game, wherever that may be taking place.

However, why should having those 4 amateur sides, before the Wolfpack was formed, be applauded.
They are of no relevance to the Professional club whatsoever.

It's not as though they were at such a level to have a pathway to the professional side and very likely never will.

What remains fundamentally wrong is the 7000 mile round trip to play any of their fortnightly fixtures.
Talk about spreading the jam too thin.

Re: Toronto : Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:29 pm  

If it works out, fine.

If not, it'll be a very expensive blunder.

We won't know till this time next year. I'm fully expecting us and Wakey will be two teams having to go to Toronto TWICE.

Re: Toronto : Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:27 pm  

Gallanteer wrote:

If it works out, fine.

If not, it'll be a very expensive blunder.

We won't know till this time next year. I'm fully expecting us and Wakey will be two teams having to go to Toronto TWICE.

if reports are correct, you wont, the teams scheduled to play their loop fixtures away to toronto are more than likely to be moved to on the road fixtures, allowing every team 1 trip to toronto

Re: Toronto : Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:56 pm  

number 6 wrote:

if reports are correct, you wont, the teams scheduled to play their loop fixtures away to toronto are more than likely to be moved to on the road fixtures, allowing every team 1 trip to toronto

If the season starts earlier in 2020 (I thought that I'd read that it was staring in January) how many home games will they play on the road
I think it was 3 this season ?

Re: Toronto : Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:10 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

If the season starts earlier in 2020 (I thought that I'd read that it was staring in January) how many home games will they play on the road
I think it was 3 this season ?

It was 3.....and they ended the season with 9 of their last 11 played at home, which was a massive advantage that I don't see SL standing for.