The announcement has gotten a fair amount of TV minutes and column inches over here since yesterday. The #packiscoming trending on social media also. There is a genuine excitement about Rugby League coming to Toronto; interest in the domestic Ontario league went through the roof compared to previous months. I was pleasantly surprised there wasn't some derisory Facebook postings from some of the Union trolls over here, the reaction being overwhelmingly positive.

One thing North America has going for it is the lack of schismatic upbringing, they don't have to pick one code or the other. It's a level playing field in those terms and while Union may have the slight lead, an ambitious promoter with a keen marketing sense and good financial backing could make up ground and take that lead away. Eric Perez is definitely that type of promoter.

Rugby League is much closer to NFL/CFL, it's simplicity is its strength and this is the best opportunity for growing the sport of Rugby League in years, to crack North American market as a major niche sport could unlock unheard of resources for our game.

Say's the enemy within. Who needs union to stifle our sport when some so called RL fans are more enthusiastic about keeping the game within it's small town northern heartlands.

Hope it works out for them , Really pleased they've got the gig .

decent write up today in the daily mirror (irrc was 7am when i read the story) regarding the wolfpack

paul rowley to throw the opening pitch at the toronto blue jays match on tuesday and the team is owned by a multi millionaire mining guy from Australia, money not a problem, hence travel and accomodation paid for the english clubs

Let's hope he's a Davy/Moran rather than a Koukash.

Bless....