LEIGH CENTURIONS head coach John Duffy is adamant his club are “Super League ready” after winning the fight to replace Toronto Wolfpack in next year’s top flight.

Leigh beat off competition from Toulouse Olympique, London Broncos, Bradford Bulls, Featherstone Rovers and York City Knights to fill the 12th slot left vacant following the rejection of Toronto’s bid to rejoin the competition last month.

Duffy said: “I’ve just stopped crying — I’m so happy for everyone who has put so much work into the criteria document.

“We are Super League ready — we’ve got a stadium which is hosting World Cup games, a chairman who is putting in the money, and we’ve been there and done it.

“I think it’s exciting more than daunting. We are straight in with getting up to speed, and our goal is to give it a good go and make sure we stay in Super League.”

Leigh were the unanimous choice of an independent seven-person panel.