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Richard Mauntah

The Toronto Wolfpack, moving up a league, will open against a team moving down one.

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Leigh Centurions, relegated from the Super League, will be the Wolfpack’s first opponent when the 2018 Kingstone Press Championship rugby league season opens on Feb. 4. It will be the first of 11 consecutive road games for Toronto. Other highlights will be the Feb. 11 game at the Barrow Raiders, also promoted from League 1, and the April 2 match at Toulouse Olympique, the Wolfpack’s first match in France.

The 11-game home schedule begins at Lamport Stadium on April 28 when the team faces Halifax RLFC. The team will travel to England for a May 26 game against Leigh in the Summer Bash, a neutral-site showcase weekend featuring all 12 Championship teams taking place in Blackpool. The final home game will take place on July 28.

Should the Wolfpack finish in any of the top four spots in the standings, they will enter the qualification round for promotion to the Super League. Otherwise, they will play seven matches in the Championship Shield.

The Wolfpack’s matches in the Challenge Cup will be determined at a later date.

Toronto’s first season was very successful, going 20-1-1 and winning the Kingstone Press League 1 championship while averaging over 7,000 fans at Lamport.