2020 Toronto Wolfpack season
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 Toronto Wolfpack season | ||||
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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 | ![]() | |||
Head Coach | ![]() | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | Lamport Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
Goals | ![]() ![]() | |||
Points | ![]() | |||
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2020 squad
First Team Squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 17 January 2020 |
Fixtures and results
Win Draw Loss
Pre-season friendlies
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Attendance |
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19 January | ![]() | 10-16 | ![]() | Wheldon Road |
Challenge Cup
Date | Rnd | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
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11 March | 5 | ![]() | 0-18 | ![]() | 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 |
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2 February, 14:30 | 1 | ![]() | H | Headingley | L | 10–28 | Kay, Miloudi | Wallace | 19,500 | Sky Sports | Report |
8 February, 14:00 | 2 | ![]() | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 16–24 | Wheeler (2), Singleton | Wallace (2) | 4,523 | Report | |
13 February, 19:45 | 3 | ![]() | A | DW Stadium | L | 10–32 | Russell, Thompson | Wallace | 10,333 | Sky Sports | Report |
21 February, 19:45 | 4 | ![]() | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 22–32 | Ackers, O'Brien, Russell, Wilkin | Wallace (3) | 11,182 | Report | |
29 February, 18:00 | 5 | ![]() | H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 0–32 | N/A | N/A | 4,823 | Sky Sports | Report |
5 March, 19:45 | 6 | ![]() | A | Headingley | L | 12–66 | McCrone, Wells | O'Brien (2) | 12,143 | Sky Sports | Report |
P–P[lower-alpha 1] | 7 | ![]() | A | Craven Park | Report | ||||||
P–P [lower-alpha 1] | 8 | ![]() | A | TBA |
Player statistics
As of 11 March 2020
# | Player | Position | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
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1 | Gareth O'Brien | Fullback | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
2 | Matty Russell | Wing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
3 | Chase Stanley | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Ricky Leutele | Centre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
5 | Liam Kay | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
6 | Joe Mellor | Halfback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Josh McCrone | Scrum-half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Adam Sidlow | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Andy Ackers | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
10 | Anthony Mullally | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Andrew Dixon | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Bodene Thompson | Second-row | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
13 | Jon Wilkin | Loose forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
14 | Darcy Lussick | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Gadwin Springer | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Tom Olbison | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Blake Wallace | Stand-off | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
18 | Brad Singleton | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
19 | Gary Wheeler | Wing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
20 | James Cunningham | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Sonny Bill Williams | Second-row | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Greg Worthington | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Hakim Miloudi | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
24 | Tony Gigot | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
25 | Jack Wells | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2020 transfers
In
Nat | Name | Position | Signed from | Date |
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![]() | Sonny Bill Williams | Second Row | Blues | November 2019 |
![]() | Brad Singleton | Prop | ![]() | November 2019 |
![]() | James Cunningham | Hooker | ![]() | November 2019 |
![]() | Tony Gigot | Fullback | ![]() | February 2020 |
![]() | Jack Wells | Second Row | ![]() | February 2020 |
![]() | Quinn Ngawati | Centre | N/A | March 2020 |
Out
Nat | Player | Position | Club signed | Date |
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![]() | Ashton Sims | Prop | Retired | August 2019 |
![]() | Nick Rawsthorne | Centre | ![]() | October 2019 |
![]() | Bob Beswick | Hooker | ![]() | October 2019 |
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Ryan Brierley | Scrum Half | ![]() |
December 2019 |
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Greg Worthington [lower-alpha 1] | Centre | ![]() |
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.