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Wolfpack to meet Olympique in rugby league semifinals

The Toronto Wolfpack will face Toulouse Olympique in a promotion playoff semifinal after the French side beat York City Knights 44-6 Saturday.

Toronto has reeled off 22 consecutive wins since losing to Toulouse

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Josh McCrone and his Wolfpack teammates will tangle with Toulouse Olympic in rugby semifinal play on Sept. 22, with the winner advancing to the Oct. 5 Grand Final for a place in the top-tier Super League. (Mathew Tsang/Toronto Wolfpack/Canadian Press)

The Toronto Wolfpack will face Toulouse Olympique in a promotion playoff semifinal after the French side beat York City Knights 44-6 Saturday.

The transatlantic rugby league team will host Toulouse on Sept. 22 at Lamport Stadium with the winner advancing to the Oct. 5 Grand Final for a place in the top-tier Super League.

The loser plays the following weekend for a second chance to make the final.

Toulouse handed Toronto its only defeat of the regular season, a 46-16 decision in France on March 6. The Wolfpack have not lost since, reeling off 22 straight wins, including two over Toulouse (42-14 and 28-16).

Toronto (26-1-0) had a first-round playoff bye by virtue of finishing atop the Betfred Championship regular-season standings. Toulouse (20-7-0) was second and York City (19-7-1) third.

The other promotional playoff semifinal will feature Feathestone Rovers (18-10-0) against York City Knights. Rovers beat Leigh Centurions (18-10-0) 34-18 on Sunday.

Toronto fell at the last promotion hurdle last season, losing 4-2 to London Broncos in the Million Pound Game. The Broncos (10-9-0) turned heads in the Super League but were relegated with a loss to Wakefield on Friday.

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