After the celebration, it was back to work.

The Toronto Wolfpack had a couple of days of practice, preparing for their final Kingstone Press League 1 Super 8s match this afternoon against Doncaster (4:30 p.m., Game TV).

But before that, the players got to celebrate with the League 1 trophy, which they clinched last week along with promotion to the Kingstone Press Championship.

“The boys had a good few days of celebrating pretty hard,” coach Paul Rowley said. “But it came to an organic conclusion and by Tuesday or Wednesday, they were finding their way

to gyms.”

It was also back to work for team management as they prepare the Wolfpack for the rigours of the next division, one that will feature bigger players and teams that, like the Wolfpack, are full-time operations.

The club announced four signings this week. Ashton Sims is a Fijian international who is an 11-year veteran of the National Rugby League in Australia. Dave Taylor, known as the ‘coal train’ is an Australian regarded as one of the most exciting talents over the last decade. Josh McCrone is also a veteran of the NRL. And Olsi Krasniqi, a native of Albania, spent this season in England with the Salford Red Devils of the Super League. Earlier, the Wolfpack signed Tom Armstrong of Super League club Widnes.

“In relation to how we tackled (League 1), we understand the challenges of next year,” director of rugby Brian Noble said.

“We tried to add quality to our squad.

“But you have to be a good person first and foremost. So due diligence has taken place over months. It’s not guesswork. It’s a lot of homework, interviewing, and researching to get the right people.”

Noble noted that these are additions to the current roster, with 90 percent of the group expected back.

“We recognize we need more numbers, more substance in certain areas,” he said.

But the team isn’t giving up on one of the missions, developing North American players. The team employed U.S. international Ryan Burroughs, who scored the team’s first competitive try back in February, and are also keeping Quinn Ngawati, a native of Victoria, B.C., who saw limited action after arriving in July. Neither player was used in the Super 8s round.

“We’re going to be able to farm them out to other clubs,” Rowley said. “So while they won’t be playing for us, they’ll be getting plenty of experience.”

Rowley said the team will begin training in November, but up to seven of them will be involved in the Rugby League World Cup, taking place that month in Australia and New Zealand. They will take a break for Christmas and New Year’s then get back into it readying themselves for a February start.

“It’s not a rest period,” Rowley said of the off-season. “It’s a fixing-up period where the bodies are being put back together.”

And the Wolfpack players look forward to getting back at it. The trans-Atlantic schedule, while it came with its growing pains, also brought the team closer together.

The guys depended on each other while being away from their families for extended periods of time.

“It’s like coming into work with 30 of your best friends,” forward Ryan Brierley said. “How many jobs can you say that about?”