Rain or not, Toronto Wolfpack ready for rugby league home opener this Saturday
TORONTO — There were smiles in the rain Thursday as the Toronto Wolfpack trained in advance of their weekend home opener.
After winning seven of eight competitive matches in England, rugby league’s first transatlantic team has embarked on the next step on its remarkable adventure — introducing the sport to Canada.
It starts Saturday against Oxford RLFC (2-2-0) with Wolfpack officials hoping that heavy rain forecast for the next couple of days will have dissipated by the mid-afternoon kickoff at Lamport Stadium.
The wet stuff is nothing new to a squad based in the north of England, although coach Paul Rowley tried to convince the media of the weather delights of Manchester. Rowley says his squad, which arrived Tuesday, is already enjoying Toronto.