Will Featherstone pip Toronto Wolfpack to the Super League?

Featherstone have already beaten three teams in the play-offs. Surely they won’t complete the set in the final on Saturday? By Gavin Willacy for No Helmets RequiredFor nearly two years, Toronto Wolfpack have been edging towards a place in the Super League. On Saturday they might finally seal it. This time last year, almost everyone assumed they would beat London Broncos to clinch their seat at the top table. But like a runaway horse leading the Derby, they froze at the final hurdle. Again, Brian McDermott’s team of NRL and Super League veterans are up against underdogs who have nothing to lose. This time Featherstone Rovers are standing in their way.Despite their superb performance at Leigh and impressive win at York, no one outside the rhubarb triangle can have expected Featherstone to win at Toulouse last Sunday, let alone by a 36-12 scoreline. Now for Toronto in the Championship play-off final. Surely they cannot win four away matches in four consecutive weekends against the four teams who finished above them in the league? That would be an astonishing achievement, especially for a club with a mixture of full-time imports, part-time locals and borrowed bodies. Related: Salford stand on verge of maiden Grand Final after beating Castleford Continue readingread full article

Source: TheGuardian

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