Toronto Wolfpack set for first on-field test against Super League veteran Hull FC
For Paul Rowley, it’s David against Goliath.
But the Toronto Wolfpack coach is eager to see how his newly assembled team, slated to start play in the third tier of English rugby league in early March, does Sunday in its first exhibition game against Hull FC.
It’s a stiff test. Hull FC was formed in 1865. The Wolfpack took their first steps last April at a news conference to announce the franchise’s formation.
Rowley and his coaching staff have been hard at work since November in northern England, building a team from scratch. While the Wolfpack have had informal sessions against Halifax and the Huddersfield Giants in recent weeks, Sunday’s game at the KCOM Stadium in Hull represents the new team’s first official test.