Toronto Wolfpack win rugby league promotion despite Barrow’s best efforts
TORONTO — Champagne flowed, beer was guzzled and a trophy was hoisted Saturday as the first-year Toronto Wolfpack moved up the English rugby league ladder.
Rugby’s first transatlantic team defeated a tough Barrow Raiders side 26-2 to secure promotion to the second-tier Championship with one game remaining in the season.
Eighteen unanswered second-half points secured the victory that assures Toronto (19-1-1) of the Kingstone Press League 1 title and the automatic promotion berth that comes with it.
Coach Paul Rowley praised the hard work and sacrifice of his players, saying they toil “for rewards that are nowhere near what other sportsmen get.”