2020 Toronto Wolfpack season
Rugby league team season
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The 2020 Toronto Wolfpack season was 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.
Super League XXV Rankwithdrew
Challenge Cup6th round
2020 recordWins: 1; draws: 0; losses: 6
Points scoredFor: 88; against: 214
| 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 | ||||
| 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) | |||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | N/a | N/a | 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 |
Player statistics
As of 11 March 2020
| # | Player | Position | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 | N/a | March 2020 |
Out
| Nat | 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 |
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Ryan Brierley | Scrum half | Hull Kingston Rovers |
December 2019 |
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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.