Rugby News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumours
The DHL Lions Series is still alive – the British and Irish Lions have beaten the All Blacks 21-24, on a cold and wet night at Westpac Stadium in Wellington. In one of the craziest matches in recent history; Owen Farrell kicked the goal of his career in the 78th minute, to win the game […] READ MORE
The second wave of Canadian Sports has just begun with the three sports of cricket, rugby league, and rugby union getting professional sports teams or leagues in Canada. This all started with the Toronto Wolfpack, which was born in 2016, but began life as pro rugby league team in 2017. That team now leads a […] READ MORE
The Toronto Wolfpack vs. Wigan Warriors was the third game in the Wolfpack’s young Super League season. Rugby superstar Sonny Bill Williams was not present in the game, as he and his wife celebrated the birth of his fourth child. It was also their third-straight loss to begin the season. Like the previous two games, […] READ MORE
The Wolfpack will continue its Super League journey against Castleford on Sunday, February 2, 2020. The Toronto Wolfpack v Castleford Tigers game will take place at a neutral venue at Emerald Headingley Stadium, the home of the Leeds Rhinos. The preview of this game was the tight preseason 16-10 win in Castleford at Mend-A-Hose Jungle […] READ MORE
Three players have left, and one player has retired for the Toronto Wolfpack while three others have signed with the Wolfpack. The three players that signed with Toronto include Sonny Bill Williams, James Cunningham, and Brad Singleton. All three players the Toronto Wolfpack have signed are Super League quality players. They will make a big […] READ MORE
Super League’s biggest signings for 2020 have been confirmed. This includes box office names like Sonny Bill Williams to world-class players like Gareth Widdop. These signings proved that the competition has incredible potential. So the below list of the Top Six Betfred Super League signings. They will be arriving in Super League when the new […] READ MORE
November 7, 2019, is when it was officially confirmed; Sonny Bill Williams will join Toronto Wolfpack in the Betfred Super League. The Super League CEO said this was the biggest moment in Super League history. Many people are comparing this signing to David Beckham in Major League Soccer (MLS). However, to Toronto sports fans, this moment […] READ MORE
In a game that some claimed to be a waste of time it took the All Blacks leadership group 40 minutes to prove that age is no barrier to success. With a combined age of 163 years, the group of five All Blacks leadership failed to show their age. Along with a committed squad of […] READ MORE
When rumours started of a newly promoted Super League team offering top dollar for a current All Black, few believed Sonny Bill Williams would sign with the Toronto Wolfpack. But, with confirmation on Friday of his two-year deal, there is ‘big value to having a big name player’ like this. Those are the intentions of […] READ MORE
The Toronto Wolfpack schedule for Super League is now out, and it has been confirmed that 11 of the 14 home games will be in Toronto. That means every Super League team will visit Toronto once at Lamport Stadium. Raheem Bashir assesses the teams to watch in 2020, the Toronto Wolfpack’s chances and the potential […] READ MORE
Raheem Bashir started blogging on a Gmail site called Blogger and has covered sporting events in rugby union/league and soccer. Since then he has become the Last Word on Sports writer for rugby, soccer, and previously basketball. He is also a member of the North American Soccer Reporters and The Rugby Union Writers’ Club.
Raheem graduated from George Brown College with a Digital Media Marketing Post-Grad Certificate in 2019. From the same college, Raheem also did a post-grad certificate in Sport and Event Marketing in 2017. Lastly, he did an undergrad Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto in 2016.