Toronto Wolfpack founder looks to bring professional rugby franchise to Ottawa Globe_Sports
Eric Perez, who helped bring professional rugby to North America via the Toronto Wolfpack, is hoping to put a franchise in Ottawa.Eric Perez is looking to ramp up the Battle of Ontario by bringing a pro rugby league team to Ottawa.
Perez’s consortium — which numbers some 15 people — has already submitted the paperwork to the Rugby Football League, the governing body of English rugby league, at its board meeting last week. Perez, who calls the Ottawa market “amazing,” said his ownership group is working with the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group , which owns the CFL Redblacks, OHL 67’s and USL Championship’s Ottawa Fury FC . OSEG also manages TD Place stadium and arena.“We’re working with an incredible partner … who are super-excited to bring professional rugby league to Ottawa and to facilitate and help us by allowing us to be part of their incredible infrastructure,” Perez said.
Should Hemel resurface in Ottawa, it would start in the English third-tier as the Wolfpack did when they first took the field in 2017.
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