Salford v Toronto: Undefeated Wolfpack face biggest challenge of the season
Last Updated: 21/04/17 2:27pm
Toronto coach Paul Rowley is looking forward to seeing how his undefeated players respond to being the underdogs when they take on Super League high-flyers Salford on Sunday.
The newly-formed Canadian team face comfortably the biggest test of their brief existence when they take a break from their promotion campaign in Kingstone Press League 1 by continuing on the Wembley trail.
The Wolfpack knocked out London Broncos in the last round and have won all five league matches so far, piling up 162 points in their last two alone while conceding just six.
But they will get a more accurate gauge of their potential when they take on a rejuvenated Red Devils side in the fifth round of the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup at the AJ Bell Stadium.
"We're huge underdogs so that's something new to us, it's refreshing," said Rowley, who is set to give a debut to the club's latest high-profile signing, Scotland half-back Ryan Brierley.
"Salford are riding high at the top of Super League but it's a good time to play them, you want a big club early and we're looking forward to it.
"Obviously playing a team like Salford is good for us and the outcome doesn't damage us in terms of our objectives for this year. I guess it will be interesting to tell us where we're at as a team.
"We set our targets and our levels quite high and it's quite easy to drop off when you are beating our opponents like we have done in the last two weeks.
"It will be a stark reminder of the intensity required. That will be the biggest challenge, competing in an arm wrestle for long periods of time which we've not had to do yet."
Salford Red Devils: Justin Carney, Michael Dobson, Mark Flanagan, George Griffin, Greg Johnson, Josh Jones, Craig Kopczak, Olsi Krasniqi, Ryan Lannon, Robert Lui, Lee Mossop, Ben Murdoch-Masila, Dan Murray, Gareth O'Brien, Lama Tasi, Logan Tomkins, Adam Walne, Kris Welham, Josh Wood.
Toronto Wolfpack: TBC
