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Former Wolfpack halfback Blake Wallace now playing for Toronto’s replacement in Super League
Toronto Wolfpack's Blake Wallace, left, celebrates a try by teammate Bodene Thompson, centre, during Million Pound Game in Betfred Championship rugby league action against the Featherstone Rovers in Toronto, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. The Toronto Wolfpack will start and finish the 2020 Super League season in England. The Super League announced its revamped schedule for the resumption of 2020 play, with teams facing a condensed schedule and Toronto playing its remaining games on the other side of the Atlantic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Toronto Wolfpack players and staff could collect unpaid wages by March, union says
A Toronto Wolfpack rugby ball is shown in a handout photo. Super League wants more time, and information, before deciding whether to readmit the Toronto Wolfpack. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Stephen Gaunt, Touchlinepics Sports and Event Photography MANDATORY CREDIT
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Rugby league charity starts hardship fund for Toronto Wolfpack players
A Toronto Wolfpack rugby ball is shown in a handout photo. Super League wants more time, and information, before deciding whether to readmit the Toronto Wolfpack. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Stephen Gaunt, Touchlinepics Sports and Event Photography MANDATORY CREDIT
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Toronto Wolfpack set up GoFundMe campaign to help players and staff
Toronto Wolfpack's Sonny Bill Williams is tackled during a Super League match against the Salford Red Devils, at AJ Bell Stadium, in Salford, Britain, on Feb. 8, 2020.
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Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott left angry and bitter over team’s demise
Brian McDermott, manager of Toronto Wolfpack looks on ahead of the Betfred Super League match between Toronto Wolfpack and Castleford Tigers at Emerald Headingley Stadium on Feb. 2, 2020 in Leeds, England.
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Super League wastes little time in opting for a replacement for the Toronto Wolfpack
Fans cheer on the Toronto Wolfpack during a rugby game against Leeds Rhinos, March 5, 2020.
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Wolfpack forward Adam Sidlow left shocked, angry and saddened over team’s demise
Toronto Wolfpack forward Adam Sidlow (centre) is tackled in a Feb. 21, 2020, Super League game against the Warrington Wolves at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington, England.
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The Toronto Wolfpack are on the verge of collapse
A Toronto Wolfpack rugby ball is shown in a handout photo.
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Toronto Wolfpack lose bid for reinstatement to Super League
A Toronto Wolfpack rugby ball is shown in a handout photo. Super League wants more time, and information, before deciding whether to readmit the Toronto Wolfpack. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Stephen Gaunt, Touchlinepics Sports and Event Photography MANDATORY CREDIT
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Financially troubled Toronto Wolfpack likely to learn fate in early November
A Toronto Wolfpack rugby ball is shown in a handout photo. Super League wants more time, and information, before deciding whether to readmit the Toronto Wolfpack. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Stephen Gaunt, Touchlinepics Sports and Event Photography MANDATORY CREDIT
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Toronto Wolfpack fate deferred for four weeks as Super League continues review
A Toronto Wolfpack rugby ball is shown in a handout photo. Super League wants more time, and information, before deciding whether to readmit the Toronto Wolfpack. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Stephen Gaunt, Touchlinepics Sports and Event Photography MANDATORY CREDIT
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Toronto Wolfpack exodus continues as prop Brad Singleton leaves the club
A Toronto Wolfpack rugby ball is shown in a handout photo. The Toronto Wolfpack will sit out the rest of the 2020 Super League season, citing financial challenges due to the global pandemic. The club says it plans to field a team in the 2021 season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Stephen Gaunt, Touchlinepics Sports and Event Photography MANDATORY CREDIT
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Wolfpack captain Josh McCrone makes case for club’s return to Super League
Toronto Wolfpack's Josh McCrone looks up from under a bucket hat during a training session at Lamport Stadium in Toronto, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019. (Cole Burston/The Globe and Mail)
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Potential Wolfpack owner Carlo LiVolsi says he will take care of players
Toronto Wolfpack rugby balls and training equipment are shown at Lamport Stadium in Toronto on May 10, 2019. The Toronto Wolfpack are in a holding pattern, awaiting word from English rugby league authorities on whether they will be back in Super League next year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson
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Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott says team still has much to offer
Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott attends a team practice at Lamport Stadium on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. The Toronto Wolfpack made mistakes on and off the field, were underprepared for promotion to the top-tier Super League and have "damaged bridges within the game."But coach Brian McDermott says the transatlantic rugby league franchise, which stood down July 20 because of financial problems, is good for the sport if it can solidify its structure and business plan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson
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Watkins leaves Toronto Wolfpack for Salford Red Devils
England's Kallum Watkins is tackled by Australia's Josh Dugan during their Rugby League World Cup game in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. The Toronto Wolfpack are close to signing England international centre Watkins, needing only the approval of rugby league authorities to complete the deal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Andy Brownbill
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Toronto Wolfpack make their case for new owner and return to Super League
Toronto Wolfpack rugby balls and training equipment are shown at Lamport Stadium in Toronto on May 10, 2019. The Toronto Wolfpack's potential new owner will make his case to England's Super League on Tuesday with the transatlantic rugby league team also submitting a new five-year business plan to bolster his case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson
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Toronto Wolfpack ready to make case to return to action with new owner
Toronto Wolfpack rugby balls and training equipment are shown at Lamport Stadium in Toronto on May 10, 2019. The Toronto Wolfpack's potential new owner will make his case to England's Super League on Tuesday with the transatlantic rugby league team also submitting a new five-year business plan to bolster his case. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Neil Davidson
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Financially troubled Toronto Wolfpack move a step closer to new ownership
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Wolfpack’s Bodene Thompson signs with Leeds Rhinos for remainder of 2020 season
Toronto Wolfpack's Bodene Thompson scores a try against the Wigan Warriors during the Betfred Super League Round 3 Fixture at DW Stadium in Wigan, England on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Steve Gaunt Touchlinepics Sports and Event Photography *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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COVID-19 strikes Hull FC rugby league team as six players, two coaches test positive
LEEDS, ENGLAND - AUGUST 09: Rhys Williams of Salford Red Devils scores a try during the Betfred Super League match between Salford Red Devils and Hull FC at Emerald Headingley Stadium on August 09, 2020 in Leeds, England. Stadiums remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***
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Group behind New York rugby league bid pulls out of Wolfpack sweepstakes
Toronto Wolfpack owner David Argyle is seen at a practice at Lamport Stadium in Toronto on Sept. 12, 2018.
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Toronto Wolfpack mulling separate offers as it looks for new ownership
Toronto Wolfpack majority owner David Argyle is seen at a practice at Lamport Stadium, in Toronto, on Sept. 12, 2018.
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Toronto Wolfpack star Sonny Bill Williams headed to the NRL’s Sydney Roosters
New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams handles the ball during the Rugby World Cup Pool B game at Oita Stadium between New Zealand and Canada in Oita, Japan, on Oct. 2, 2019. Williams is on the move, with the Sydney Roosters looking forward to adding the former All Black to its lineup.
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Sonny Bill Williams looks to return to Sydney club with Wolfpack sitting out 2020 season
Sonny Bill Williams looks on during a Betfred Super League match between Leeds Rhinos and Toronto Wolfpack at Emerald Headingley Stadium on March 5, 2020 in Leeds, England.
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Toronto Wolfpack aim to become the Green Bay Packers of rugby through community ownership
Toronto Wolfpack owner David Argyle attends a practice at Lamport Stadium in Toronto on Sept. 12, 2018.
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Toronto Wolfpack to sit out rest of Super League season, citing financial challenges
Toronto Wolfpack's Aston Sims lifts up teammate Liam Kay as they celebrate defeating the Featherstone Rovers in the Million Pound Game in Betfred Championship rugby league action in Toronto, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Kay, the Toronto Wolfpack's leading try-scorer and first-ever signing, has left the transatlantic rugby league club to join Wakefield Trinity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Coral Challenge Cup to resume next month, but questions remain over field
Toronto Wolfpack hooker Andy Ackers runs the ball against the Huddersfield Giants during Super League rugby action in Huddersfield, England on Wednesday March 11, 2020. Gareth O'Brien kicked 10 points to help the Toronto Wolfpack bounce back from six straight Super League losses with a dominant 18-0 victory Wednesday over the Huddersfield Giants in the fifth round of the Coral Challenge Cup. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Toronto Wolfpack *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Wolfpack won’t play in Toronto this season due to coronavirus restrictions
LEEDS, ENGLAND - MARCH 05: Sonny Bill Williams of Toronto Wolfpack looks on during the Betfred Super League match between Leeds Rhinos and Toronto Wolfpack at Emerald Headingley Stadium on March 05, 2020 in Leeds, England (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)
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Super League looks to help out the Toronto Wolfpack over visa issue for imports
New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams sits on the field with daughter after the Rugby World Cup bronze final game at Tokyo Stadium between New Zealand and Wales in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 1, 2019.
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Toronto Wolfpack to return to action on Aug. 2 as Super League resumes
Toronto Wolfpack's Blake Wallace, left, celebrates a try by teammate Bodene Thompson, centre, in Toronto on Oct. 5, 2019.
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Rugby’s Super League could ban scrums for 2020 season in response to COVID-19
FILE PHOTO: Rugby League - Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves - First Utility Super League - Headingley Carnegie - 4/2/16 Jordan Cox of Warrington Wolves in action with Joel Moon of Leeds Rhinos Action Images via Reuters/Ed Sykes/File Photo
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Andy Ackers leaves Toronto Wolfpack for the Salford Red Devils
Toronto Wolfpack's Liam Kay, left, Gadwin Springer, second from right, and Andy Ackers (14) celebrate a try against the Featherstone Rovers during the Million Pound Game in Betfred Championship rugby league action in Toronto, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019. Ackers has unexpectedly left the Toronto Wolfpack for the Salford Red Devils. A disappointed Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott said the move came as a surprise.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Wolfpack look to offer fans tracking bracelets to help COVID-19 contact tracing
A Toronto Wolfpack rugby ball is shown in a handout photo. Saturday would have marked the Toronto Wolfpack's home opener, the first time they had hosted Super League opposition in regular-season league play and the Lamport Stadium coming-out party for former All Black Sonny Bill Williams. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Stephen Gaunt, Touchlinepics Sports and Event Photography MANDATORY CREDIT
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Like his team, Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott took the hard road to the top
Like his team, Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott took the hard road to the top
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Super League eyes an August return, but Wolfpack wouldn’t be home until October
A Toronto Wolfpack rugby ball is shown in a handout photo. The British government is providing 16 million pounds ($28.1 million) to "safeguard the immediate future" of rugby league, which has been grounded by the global pandemic. But funds from the emergency loan won't be available to the Toronto Wolfpack or France's Catalan Dragons and Toulouse Olympique. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Stephen Gaunt, Touchlinepics Sports and Event Photography MANDATORY CREDIT