Captain Craig Hall scored four tries and 38 points Saturday as the unbeaten Toronto Wolfpack ran roughshod over their latest transatlantic visitor, pounding the Hemel Stags 74-16.
It was first versus worst in the standings with the fully professional Wolfpack beating up another team of part-timers in the Kingstone Press League 1, the third tier of English rugby league where Toronto (15-0-0) has had to start life.
Hemel (1-14-0) was outgunned but made the most of Toronto errors before a Wolfpack-record crowd of 7,247 at Lamport Stadium. The Wolfpack padded their lead with six unanswered second-half tries.
Toronto has the week off before starting the Super 8s round of playoffs, which features the top eight sides in the league. The teams, who carry their points forward, play each other with the eventual leader earning promotion to the second-tier Championship.
The second- and third-place teams then meet to decide the second promoted team.
The Wolfpack will play their first three games of the round in England before hosting the final four. Their next home game is Aug. 19.
