2018 Wigan Warriors season
Wigan Warriors 2018 season | ||||
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Super League XXIII champions | ||||
Super League XXIII Rank | 2nd | |||
Play-off result | Champions | |||
Challenge Cup | Quarter Finals | |||
2018 record | Wins: 24; Draws: 0; Losses: 8 | |||
Points scored | For: 740; Against: 417 | |||
Team information | ||||
Chairman | Ian Lenagan | |||
Head Coach | Shaun Wane | |||
Captain | ||||
Stadium | DW Stadium | |||
Top scorers | ||||
Tries | Liam Marshall (17) | |||
Points | Sam Tomkins (252) | |||
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The Wigan Warriors play Rugby League in Wigan, England. Their 2018 season results in the Super League XXIII and 2018 Challenge Cup are shown below.
Super League[]
Wigan generally kept to consistent good form throughout the 2018 league season. They won all seven Super 8s games and sixteen out of twenty-three in regular season. The Warriors went on to finish the season second.[1][2]
Regular season[]
Matches[]
Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. | Pos. |
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2 February 2018 | Salford Red Devils | A | 40–12 | 5,568 | ||
10 February 2018 | Hull F.C. | N | 24–10 | 12,416 | ||
23 February 2018 | Warrington Wolves | A | 10–16 | 12,012 | ||
2 March 2018 | Widnes Vikings | H | 32–16 | 10,815 | ||
11 March 2018 | Wakefield Trinity | H | 30–18 | 11,455 | ||
18 March 2018 | Castleford Tigers | A | P–P | Postponed due to frozen pitch and heavy snowfall.[3] | ||
23 March 2018 | Huddersfield Giants | H | 48–10 | 10,641 | ||
30 March 2018 | St Helens | A | 18–21 | 17,980 | ||
2 April 2018 | Hull KR | H | 44–6 | 10,977 | ||
7 April 2018 | Catalans Dragons | A | 32–23 | 8,387 | ||
13 April 2018 | Leeds Rhinos | A | 9–8 | 12,221 | ||
20 April 2018 | Castleford Tigers | H | 28–12 | 11,866 | ||
26 April 2018 | Widnes Vikings | A | 32–24 | 5,668 | ||
4 May 2018 | Salford Red Devils | H | 30–0 | 10,733 | ||
19 May 2018 | Warrington Wolves | N | 38–10 | 38,881 | ||
25 May 2018 | Hull KR | A | 8–24 | 7,222 | ||
7 June 2018 | Wakefield Trinity | A | 16–32 | 4,681 | ||
16 June 2018 | Hull F.C. | A | 14–10 | 13,256 | ||
22 June 2018[a] | Castleford Tigers | A | 18–19 | 7,714 | ||
28 June 2018 | Leeds Rhinos | H | 46–8 | 10,645 | ||
6 July 2018 | Warrington Wolves | H | 13–12 | 13,249 | ||
12 July 2018 | Huddersfield Giants | A | 20–12 | 5,264 | ||
19 July 2018 | St Helens | H | 6–14 | 16,047 | ||
27 July 2018 | Catalans Dragons | H | 25–20 | 10,656 |
Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | St. Helens | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 713 | 298 | +415 | 42 | Super 8s |
2 | Wigan Warriors | 23 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 573 | 345 | +228 | 32 | |
3 | Castleford Tigers | 23 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 567 | 480 | +87 | 31 | |
4 | Warrington Wolves | 23 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 531 | 410 | +121 | 29 | |
5 | Huddersfield Giants | 23 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 427 | 629 | −202 | 23 | |
6 | Hull F.C. | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 534 | 544 | −10 | 22 | |
7 | Wakefield Trinity | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 581 | 506 | +75 | 21 | |
8 | Catalans Dragons | 23 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 488 | 531 | −43 | 21 | |
9 | Leeds Rhinos | 23 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 431 | 527 | −96 | 18 | The Qualifiers |
10 | Hull KR | 23 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 476 | 582 | −106 | 17 | |
11 | Salford Red Devils | 23 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 384 | 597 | −213 | 14 | |
12 | Widnes Vikings | 23 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 387 | 653 | −266 | 6 |
Super 8s[]
Matches[]
Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. | Pos. |
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10 August 2018 | Castleford Tigers | H | 24–22 | 10,293 | ||
18 August 2018 | Catalans Dragons | A | 35–16 | 6,739 | ||
31 August 2018 | St Helens | A | 30–10 | 14,061 | ||
6 September 2018 | Wakefield Trinity | H | 25–10 | 9,959 | ||
14 September 2018 | Warrington Wolves | H | 26–6 | 12,372 | ||
20 September 2018 | Huddersfield Giants | A | 13–6 | 4,197 | ||
28 September 2018 | Hull F.C. | H | 14–12 | 11,189 |
Table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | St. Helens | 30 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 885 | 408 | +477 | 52 | League Leaders Shield/Playoffs |
2 | Wigan Warriors | 30 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 740 | 417 | +323 | 46 | Playoffs |
3 | Castleford Tigers | 30 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 767 | 582 | +185 | 41 | |
4 | Warrington Wolves | 30 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 767 | 561 | +206 | 37 | |
5 | Wakefield Trinity | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 747 | 696 | +51 | 27 | |
6 | Huddersfield Giants | 30 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 537 | 794 | −257 | 27 | |
7 | Catalans Dragons | 30 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 596 | 750 | −154 | 25 | |
8 | Hull F.C. | 30 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 615 | 786 | −171 | 22 |
Grand Final Playoffs[]
Wigan finished second in the league, qualifying them for the Grand Final Play offs. Wigan beat Castleford Tigers in the semi-finals before beating Warrington Wolves, who had knocked them out of the Challenge Cup in the summer, to claim their fifth Grand Final championship.[4][5]
Date | Match | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. |
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5 October 2018 | Semi-final 2 | Castleford Tigers | H | 14–0 | 13,461 | |
13 October 2018 | Grand Final | Warrington Wolves | N | 12–4 | 64,892 |
Challenge Cup[]
As a 2017 Super League Super 8s team, Wigan Warriors entered the 2018 Challenge Cup in the sixth round and were drawn against Hull KR.[6] Wigan beat Hull KR and progress to the quarter finals where they were knocked out by Warrington Wolves.[7]
Date | Round | Opponent | H/A | Result | Scorers | Att. |
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13 May 2018 | Sixth Round | Hull KR | A | 28–10 | 3,524 | |
2 June 2018 | Quarter Final | Warrington Wolves | A | 0–23 | 10,213 |
Transfers[]
In[]
Player | From | Contract | Date | Ref. |
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Gabriel Hamlin | South Sydney Rabbitohs | 2 Years | October 2017 | [8] |
Dan Sarginson | Gold Coast Titans | 2 Years | December 2017 | [9] |
Joe Greenwood | Gold Coast Titans | 3 ½ Years | June 2018 | |
Chris Hankinson | Swinton Lions | 2 ½ Years | July 2018 |
Out[]
Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. |
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Lewis Tierney | Catalans Dragons | 2 Years | October 2017 | [10] |
Nick Gregson | Leigh Centurions | 1 Year | October 2017 | [11] |
Gabriel Fell | Swinton Lions | 1 Year | November 2017 | [12] |
Kyle Shelford | Swinton Lions | 1 Year | October 2017 | [13] |
Michael McIlorum | Catalans Dragons | 2 Years | January 2018 | [14] |
Anthony Gelling | New Zealand Warriors | 1 Year | January 2018 | [15] |
Frank-Paul Nu'uausala | Sydney Roosters | 1 Year | February 2018 | |
Joel Tomkins | Hull KR | 1 ½ Years | June 2018 |
Loans Out[]
Player | To | Contract | Date | Ref. |
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Jake Shorrocks | Salford Red Devils | One Month Loan | March 2018 | |
James Worthington | Toulouse Olympique | One Month Loan | May 2018 | |
Joe Bretherton | Toulouse Olympique | One Month Loan | May 2018 |
Squad[]
First team squad | Coaching staff | ||||||||
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Head coach Assistant coaches
Updated: 16 January 2018 |
Notes[]
- ^ Originally scheduled for 18 March 2018
References[]
- ^ "Wigan Warriors - Scores & Fixtures - Rugby League". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Super League Results". Sky Sports. October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Castleford P-P Wigan". 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Super League Grand Final: Wigan claim fifth title with victory over Warrington". BBC Sport. 11 October 2018.
- ^ Piercy, James (13 October 2018). "Super League Grand Final 2018: Wigan 12-4 Warrington – as it happened". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Challenge Cup sixth round: Holders Hull FC drawn away to Featherstone Rovers". BBC Sport. 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Challenge Cup: Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Wigan Warriors sign Gabriel Hamlin from South Sydney Rabbitohs". Sky Sports. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Dan Sarginson: Wigan Warriors re-sign centre from Gold Coast Titans". BBC Sport. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Lewis Tierney: Scotland back joins Catalans Dragons from Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Leigh Centurions sign young pair Jack Blagbrough and Nick Gregson". BBC Sport. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Gabe Fell returns to the Lions!". Swinton Lions. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Lions land Shelford from Wigan Warriors!". Swinton Lions. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ "Michael McIlorum: Catalans Dragons sign Wigan Warriors hooker on a two-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Warriors sign former Wigan centre Anthony Gelling to one-year-deal". Newshub. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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