Re: Toronto - Half Term Report : Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:04 pm  

Well done York....stuff you Paul 'Mr Morals' Rowley...winker.

Re: Toronto - Half Term Report : Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:45 pm  

Budgiezilla wrote:

Well done York....stuff you Paul 'Mr Morals' Rowley...winker.

Typical response from the Leigh flat capper. Don't worry, thundering Toronto will soon be in Super league and lowly Leigh will not. The world will be forced to deal with international rugby league clubs in Super League, to the dismay of rugby union and the insular league flat cappers.

Re: Toronto - Half Term Report : Wed Aug 02, 2017 6:19 am  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Typical response from the Leigh flat capper. Don't worry, thundering Toronto will soon be in Super league and lowly Leigh will not. The world will be forced to deal with international rugby league clubs in Super League, to the dismay of rugby union and the insular league flat cappers.

Tapping Up - Tempestuous Toronto tragically Tanked by Youthful York City Slick Knights in tantalising tie !!!

Re: Toronto - Half Term Report : Wed Aug 02, 2017 6:47 am  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Typical response from the Leigh flat capper. Don't worry, thundering Toronto will soon be in Super league and lowly Leigh will not. The world will be forced to deal with international rugby league clubs in Super League, to the dismay of rugby union and the insular league flat cappers.

Do you really think that Union has anything whatsoever to fear about International RL.
With the sudden interest from the media in women's sport, RL is so far down the pecking order that, outside the RL bubble and forums like this, nobody gives a toss about our sport.

Re: Toronto - Half Term Report : Wed Aug 02, 2017 10:31 am  

Bulls Boy 2011 wrote:

Yes the York defeat was a shock but York played extremely well! Some fantastic rugby on show from them, they kept their discipline and Toronto did not hence the two sin bins from two team warnings. York coach must get a lot of praise too from taking points from their 64-22 loss in Toronto and using that to learn for this game.

You are right Toronto should have won and nope, no resting players. Toronto had a full team out minus the injured Andrew Dixon, Gary Wheeler, Sean Penkywicz and Ryan Bailey.

TORONTO - Quentin Togaga'e, Jonny Pownall, Greg Worthington, Craig Hall, Liam Kay, Blake Wallace, Ryan Brierley, Adam Sidlow, Bob Beswick, Jake Emmitt, James Laithwaite, Richard Whiting, Jack Bussey.

SUBS - Rhys Jacks, Fuifui Moimoi, Shaun Pick, Steve Crossley.

While the 64-22 defeat was a big loss, York competed well for most of it and I think the signs were there that York could compete if they played them at home. 7 trys in 20mins either side of half time did the damage, I thought the same would happen on Sunday when Toronto scored 2 quick trys straight after half time.

Despite his referee moan, I'm glad Rowley hasn't used injuries as an excuse as York were also missing some players who would've been in the 17 - including captain Ed Smith who will probably be at a Super League club next season.

One final point. I spoke to around 30 Canadian fans before the match, most of them living over here. Including those wearing Wolfpack gear, they had perhaps 200 there. If they reach Super League, and continue with the good marketing work they've done, I can see not just their home crowd but also their away support putting some established clubs to shame.

Re: Toronto - Half Term Report : Wed Aug 02, 2017 12:53 pm  

barham red wrote:

Am I missing something, the game was played at York.

when they have played in toronto.

Re: Toronto - Half Term Report : Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:06 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

when they have played in toronto.

How would you know what a 7k crowd looks like?

Re: Toronto - Half Term Report : Wed Aug 02, 2017 2:30 pm  

DGM wrote:

How would you know what a 7k crowd looks like?

Even IF Shudds got a 7k crowd, with the £99 season tickets, its only equivalent to 3.5k anywhere else

Re: Toronto - Half Term Report : Wed Aug 02, 2017 4:16 pm  

hilarious! thats a new one

could be worse and have salford , widnes crowds... (giants get 5k home fans every week so not too bad.)

or play in that thing called a stadium at belle vue thats shared with sheffield

Re: Toronto - Half Term Report : Wed Aug 02, 2017 5:17 pm  

Ste100Centurions wrote:

Tapping Up - Tempestuous Toronto tragically Tanked by Youthful York City Slick Knights in tantalising tie !!!

indeed, with Catalans & Toulouse 'not doing great' Jean, is now a 'fake' canadian, or should that be 'french-canadian' ?