2020 Toronto Wolfpack season
{{Infobox rugby league team season
| year = 2020
| team_colour = #000000
| font_colour = #ffffff
| league = Super League
| league_link = Super League XXV
| league_rank = withdrew
| league_wins = 0
| league_draws = 0
| league_losses = 6
| points_for = 88
| points_against = 214
| playoff_result =
| cup = Challenge Cup
| cup_result = 6th round
| cup_wins = 1
| cup_losses = 0
| CEO_title =
| CEO = {{flagicon|CAN}} Bob Hunter
| coach_title = Head Coach
| coach = {{flagicon|ENG}} Brian McDermott
| captain ={{flagicon|AUS}} Josh McCrone
| stadium = Lamport Stadium
| avg_attendance =
| agg_attendance =
| high_attendance =
| top_tries = {{flagicon|SCO}} Matty Russell
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ricky Leutele
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wheeler (2)
| top_goals = {{flagicon|AUS}} Blake Wallace
{{flagicon|ENG}} Gareth O'Brien (7)
| top_points = {{flagicon|ENG}} Gareth O'Brien (18)
| prev_season = 2019
| next_season = 2021
| list = yes
| list_link = Toronto Wolfpack#Seasons
}}
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.{{cite news |title=Toronto Wolfpack's results expunged |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/toronto-wolfpacks-results-expunged-2922695 |accessdate=23 July 2020 |work=Yorkshire Post |date=23 July 2020 }} At the time the season was suspended the team were bottom of Super League with a 0–6 record.
2020 squad
{{Rugby league squad
|squadname=2020 Toronto Wolfpack
|BC1=black
|FC1=white
|BC2=white
|FC2=black
|source=[https://www.torontowolfpack.com/toronto-wolfpack-2020-squad-numbers/ 2020 Squad Numbers]
|date=17 January 2020
|column1_title=First Team Squad
|list1a={{Rugby league squad player|no=1|name={{flagicon|ENG}} Gareth O'Brien|pos=FB|pos2=SH|pos3=SO}}
|list1b={{Rugby league squad player|no=2|name={{flagicon|SCO}} Matty Russell|pos=FB|pos2=WG}}
|list1c={{Rugby league squad player|no=3|name={{flagicon|NZL}} Chase Stanley|pos=CE|pos2=SO|pos4=WG}}
|list1d={{Rugby league squad player|no=4|name={{flagicon|SAM}} Ricky Leutele|pos=CE}}
|list1e={{Rugby league squad player|no=5|name={{flagicon|IRE|rugby league}} Liam Kay|pos=WG}}
|list1f={{Rugby league squad player|no=6|name={{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Mellor|pos=SO|pos2=SH}}
|list1g={{Rugby league squad player|no=7|name={{flagicon|AUS}} Josh McCrone|pos=HB|pos2=HK|captain=1}}
|list1h={{Rugby league squad player|no=8|name={{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Sidlow|pos=PR|pos2=SR}}
|list1i={{Rugby league squad player|no=9|name={{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Ackers|pos=HK}}
|list1j={{Rugby league squad player|no=10|name={{flagicon|IRE|rugby league}} Anthony Mullally|pos=PR}}
|list1k={{Rugby league squad player|no=11|name={{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Dixon|pos=LF|pos2=SR}}
|list1l={{Rugby league squad player|no=12|name={{flagicon|NZL}} Bodene Thompson|pos=CE|pos2=SR}}
|list1m={{Rugby league squad player|no=13|name={{flagicon|ENG}} Jon Wilkin|pos=LF|pos2=SH|pos3=SO|pos4=SR|vicecaptain=1}}
|list2a={{Rugby league squad player|no=14|name={{flagicon|AUS}} Darcy Lussick|pos=PR}}
|list2b={{Rugby league squad player|no=15|name={{flagicon|FRA}} Gadwin Springer|pos=PR}}
|list2c={{Rugby league squad player|no=16|name={{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Olbison|pos=SR}}
|list2d={{Rugby league squad player|no=17|name={{flagicon|AUS}} Blake Wallace|pos=SH|pos2=SO}}
|list2e={{Rugby league squad player|no=18|name={{flagicon|ENG}} Brad Singleton|pos=PR}}
|list2f={{Rugby league squad player|no=19|name={{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Wheeler|pos=CE|pos2=SO}}
|list2g={{Rugby league squad player|no=20|name={{flagicon|SCO}} James Cunningham|pos=HK|pos2=SH}}
|list2h={{Rugby league squad player|no=21|name={{flagicon|NZL}} Sonny Bill Williams|pos=CE|pos2=SR}}
|list2i={{Rugby league squad player|no=22|name={{flagicon|ENG}} Greg Worthington|pos=CE}}
|list2j={{Rugby league squad player|no=23|name={{flagicon|FRA}} Hakim Miloudi|pos=FB|pos2=CE|pos3=SO|pos4=WG}}
|coach=Brian McDermott
|assistant=Chris Plume
|assistant2=Kurt Haggerty
}}
Fixtures and results
{{legend2|#DDFFDD|Win|border=1px solid #000000}} {{legend2|#FFFFDD|Draw|border=1px solid #000000}} {{legend2|#FFDDDD|Loss|border=1px solid #000000}}
=Pre-season friendlies =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" | |||||
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ddffdd;" width=20 |
|19 January | {{leagueicon|Castleford|size=12}} Castleford Tigers | 10-16 | {{leagueicon|toronto|12}} Toronto Wolfpack | Wheldon Road |
=Challenge Cup =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" | ||||||||
| Date | Rnd | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Tries | Goals | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ddffdd;" width=20 |
|11 March | 5 | {{leagueicon|Huddersfield|12}} Huddersfield Giants | 0-18 | {{leagueicon|toronto|12}} 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.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" | |||||||||||
| Date and Time | Rnd | Versus | H/A | Venue | Result | Score | Tries | Goals | Attendance | TV | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background:#ffdddd;" width=20 |
|2 February, 14:30 | 1 | {{leagueicon|Castleford|12}} Castleford Tigers | H | Headingley | L | 10–28 | Kay, Miloudi | Wallace | 19,500 | Sky Sports | [https://www.superleague.co.uk/article/1246/castleford-defeat-toronto Report] |
| style="background:#ffdddd;" width=20 |
|8 February, 14:00 | 2 | {{leagueicon|Salford city|12}} Salford Red Devils | A | AJ Bell Stadium | L | 16–24 | Wheeler (2), Singleton | Wallace (2) | 4,523 | Report | |
| style="background:#ffdddd;" width=20 |
|13 February, 19:45 | 3 | {{leagueicon|Wigan|12}} Wigan Warriors | A | DW Stadium | L | 10–32 | Russell, Thompson | Wallace | 10,333 | Sky Sports | Report |
| style="background:#ffdddd;" width=20 |
|21 February, 19:45 | 4 | {{leagueicon|Warrington|12}} Warrington Wolves | A | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 22–32 | Ackers, O'Brien, Russell, Wilkin | Wallace (3) | 11,182 | Report | |
| style="background:#ffdddd;" width=20 |
|29 February, 18:00 | 5 | {{leagueicon|st Helens|12}} St Helens | H | Halliwell Jones Stadium | L | 0–32 | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | 4,823 | Sky Sports | Report |
| style="background:#ffdddd;" width=20 |
|5 March, 19:45 | 6 | {{leagueicon|Leeds|12}} Leeds Rhinos | A | Headingley | L | 12–66 | McCrone, Wells | O'Brien (2) | 12,143 | Sky Sports | Report |
| style="background:lightgrey;" width=20 |
|P–P{{efn|name=covid19}} | 7 | {{leagueicon|Hull KR|12}} Hull KR | A | Craven Park | Report | ||||||
| style="background:lightgrey;" width=20 |
|P–P {{efn|name=covid19|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.}} | 8 | {{leagueicon|Wakefield|12}} Wakefield Trinity | A | TBA |
{{Notelist}}
Player statistics
As of 11 March 2020
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||
| #
!Player !Position !Tries !Goals !DG !Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Gareth|O'Brien}} | {{rlp|FB}} | 1 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| 2
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Matty|Russell}} | {{rlp|WG}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Chase|Stanley}} | {{rlp|CE}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Ricky|Leutele}} | {{rlp|CE}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 5
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Liam|Kay}} | {{rlp|WG}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Joe|Mellor}} | {{rlp|HB}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Josh|McCrone}} | {{rlp|SH}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Adam|Sidlow}} | {{rlp|PR}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Andy|Ackers}} | {{rlp|HK}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Anthony|Mullally}} | {{rlp|PR}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Andrew|Dixon|dab=rugby league}} | {{rlp|SR}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Bodene|Thompson}} | {{rlp|SR}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Jon|Wilkin}} | {{rlp|LF}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 14
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Darcy|Lussick}} | {{rlp|PR}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Gadwin|Springer}} | {{rlp|PR}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Tom|Olbison}} | {{rlp|SR}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Blake|Wallace}} | {{rlp|SO}} | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 18
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Brad|Singleton}} | {{rlp|PR}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 19
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Gary|Wheeler|dab=rugby league}} | {{rlp|WG}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 20
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|James|Cunningham|dab=rugby league}} | {{rlp|HK}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Sonny|Bill Williams}} | {{rlp|SR}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Greg|Worthington}} | {{rlp|CE}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Hakim|Miloudi}} | {{rlp|WG}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 24
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Tony|Gigot}} | {{rlp|FB}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25
| style="text-align:left;" | {{sortname|Jack|Wells|dab=rugby league}} | {{rlp|PR}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2020 transfers
= In =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" | ||||
| Nat
!Name !Position !Signed from !Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|NZL}} | Sonny Bill Williams | Second row | Blues | November 2019 |
| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby league}} | Brad Singleton | Prop | {{leagueicon|leeds|12}} Leeds Rhinos | November 2019 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} | James Cunningham | Hooker | {{leagueicon|London|12}} London Broncos | November 2019 |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} | Tony Gigot | Fullback | {{leagueicon|Catalans|12}} Catalans Dragons | February 2020 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} | Jack Wells | Second row | {{leagueicon|Wigan|12}} Wigan Warriors (Loan) | February 2020 |
| {{flagicon|CAN}} | Quinn Ngawati | Centre | {{n/a}} | March 2020 |
= Out =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" | ||||
| Nat | Player | Position | Club signed | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|FJI}} | Ashton Sims | Prop | Retired | August 2019 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} | Nick Rawsthorne | Centre | {{leagueicon|hull KR|12}} Hull Kingston Rovers | October 2019 |
| {{flagicon|IRE|rugby league}} | Bob Beswick | Hooker | 12px Newcastle Thunder | October 2019 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}}
|{{leagueicon|hull KR|12}} Hull Kingston Rovers |December 2019 | ||||
| {{flagicon|ENG}}
|Greg Worthington {{Efn|On 9 game loan to Featherstone Rovers}} |{{leagueicon|Featherstone|12}} Featherstone Rovers |December 2019 |
{{notelist}}
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
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.torontowolfpack.com/ Toronto Wolfpack]
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