A TRIP to Toronto is on the cards for teams in the Kingstone Press League One next year.

The RFL has confirmed that Toronto Wolfpack will join the UK’s third tier competition in 2017.

Toronto have also been invited to participate in the historic Ladbrokes Challenge Cup.

“It is with great pleasure that I can confirm Toronto Wolfpack’s entry into Kingstone Press League 1 next season,” said RFL Chief Executive Nigel Wood.

“We have worked closely with the Canadian club’s officials and investors in the last few years and have no doubts that Toronto Wolfpack will enhance a competition which has already established a reputation for welcoming new clubs.

“We are looking forward to working with Toronto Wolfpack, who will join us with the unanimous support of our member clubs.”

Toronto Wolfpack will play home and away fixtures in four or five-match ‘blocks’, staying in residential accommodation while in the UK and flying out other teams at their expense for home matches at Lamport Stadium in the Liberty Village area of downtown Toronto.

Visiting teams to Lamport Stadium, which is known as ‘The Den’, will fly out on a Thursday, play on Saturday and return to Europe on Sunday.

Toronto have already recruited a backroom and administrative team with a rich Rugby League pedigree which includes director of rugby Brian Noble, head coach Paul Rowley and Adam Fogerty, the former St Helens and Halifax player who has been appointed as director.

Wolfpack chief executive Eric Perez said: “Sports fans have long waited for a trans-Atlantic major league team and we’re proud to be the first with the launch of our club, the Toronto Wolfpack.”