It is mission accomplished for Toronto Wolfpack who have secured promotion to the Kingstone Press Championship at the first attempt to move a step closer to Super League.
The Canadian newcomers maintained their 100 per cent home record in League 1, the third tier of English domestic rugby league, by defeating second-placed Barrow 26-2 in front of a season-best crowd of 7,972 at the Lamport Stadium.
Captain Craig Hall, who kicked five goals to take his points tally for the year to 416, was presented with the League 1 trophy at the end of the Wolfpack's penultimate match of their inaugural season to spark the celebrations.
The Toronto club have dropped just three points in their 21 league matches, all in the Super 8s, and are now expected to step up their recruitment ahead of an assault on Super League.
Paul Rowley's men were forced to work much harder for their second win over the Raiders, who were hammered 70-2 in Toronto in May and will join their victors in the Championship if they win a four-team play-off to determine the second promotion place.
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Toronto led only 8-0 at half-time, full-back Quentin Laulu-Togagae scoring the only try, and Barrow half-back Lewis Charnock cut the deficit to six points with a penalty early in the second half.
However, quickfire tries from Blake Wallace and Richard Whiting ended any hope of a shock and Wallace added a second on the hour.
