Wolfpack open playoffs at home next month as promotion push takes shape

TORONTO — The Toronto Wolfpack know where and when they will take their next step toward promotion into the elite Super League. Still to be determined is who the trans-Atlantic rugby league team will face.

The Wolfpack announced Thursday that their first playoff game, dubbed “Semi-Final 2,” will be at Lamport Stadium on Sept. 22 with kickoff time of 1:30 p.m. ET. Toronto, long having wrapped up top spot in the second-tier Betfred Championship, will get a week off after the regular season ends before taking on the winner of a qualifying match between the second and third seeds.

The winner of the semifinal will advance to the final, while the loser will get another chance to advance in a preliminary final the following week.

The winner of the Oct. 5 playoff final will advance to the Super League.