Wolfpack: Departure of Rowley confirmed

Coach Paul Rowley, who brought the Toronto Wolfpack to within one win of promotion to the elite Super League, is leaving the rugby league team.

The former England hooker helped create the club from nothing, assembling a squad that topped England’s third-tier League 1 in 2017 and the secondtier Championship in 2018. Rowley’s record at the Wolfpack helm was a glittering 53-7-3.

The Wolfpack lost a Super League promotion playoff dubbed the Million Pound Game 4-2 to London Broncos on Oct. 7.

The 43-year-old Rowley, thanking Wolfpack fans, wished the team well.